El País

A magistrate targets the Podemos leader in connection with the theft of an ex-colleague’s cellphone

The self-employed could soon pay according to their real income, rather than a fixed monthly amount regardless of how much they make

In Madrid, meanwhile, there was normality as residents of 10 cities woke up to their first working day under the Spanish government’s new restrictions

On Friday night a perimetral lockdown went into force across the region, despite the opposition of the local government and the resignation of citizens

Authorities have not released information about the thresholds they are working with, but papers seen by EL PAÍS prove that as early as July they set a top figure of 60 positive cases per 100,000 people

Meetings of more than six people will not be permitted across the region, while residents of the affected cities will not be able to leave their municipalities with exceptions such as getting to work

The region will implement the measures from 10pm tonight, but is filing an appeal against them with the Spanish High Court

The Popular Party premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso has resorted to legal action against the central government’s measures without the backing of her coalition partner Ciudadanos

The Health Ministry on Thursday published new regulations in the Official State Gazette that will see the capital and nine other municipalities in the region confined, something regional premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso has been fighting to avoid

Despite having agreed uniform criteria for Spanish cities in a bid to slow the coronavirus spread, the PP-run administration did a U-turn on Wednesday to the surprise of many

Spain’s High Court also cleared 33 other defendants accused of fraud in connection with the 2011 listing of a bank that had to be bailed out a year later

Quim Torra described the Supreme Court’s decision as a “coup” and urged separatist parties to stay united ahead of a regional election in the coming months

The Socialist Party administration of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is seeking a way to intervene in the region, which has the worst infection rates in Europe

Illegally spying on former Popular Party treasurer Luis Bárcenas was just one of the jobs carried out without judicial oversight by a group of officers who also disseminated false evidence against Catalan separatists and the leftist party Podemos. EL PAÍS has reconstructed events based on testimony from their targets

In an unusual turn of events, Health Minister Salvador Illa held a press conference on Friday where he made clear that, in the government’s opinion, the region is not going far enough

Right-wing parties warn they will legally challenge any move to grant clemency to the imprisoned leaders of the 2017 failed secession attempt

The executive wants the regional premier to leave more decisions in the hands of her health team

The face-to-face between Pedro Sánchez and Isabel Díaz Ayuso signaled a thaw in months of frosty relations

The accused apologized via video link for throwing coins at beggars in Plaza Mayor ahead of a Champions League match in 2016

According to the central lender, GDP will fall between 10.5% and 12.6% this year as a result of the coronavirus crisis

Sources close to the premier denied that any decisions have been made yet regarding stricter coronavirus measures, directly contradicting statements made earlier in the day by Antonio Zapatero

The new law will offer citizenship to the descendants of members of the International Brigades

Regional leaders have pledged to invest €80 million to revamp an underresourced system, but professionals are skeptical as they struggle to cope with a second wave of Covid-19

Pro-independence association ANC defends the need for the public events despite a call by the Barcelona Medical Association to cancel them

Over three decades after a massacre that drew international attention, Inocente Orlando Montano was found guilty of “terrorist” crimes

The remarks by Vox leader Santiago Abascal in Congress reminded many lawmakers of an old phrase uttered by regime nostalgics about life being better under the dictatorship