Brussels urges Spain to form “stable government” to deal with high debt
The European Commission warns about the risk of non-compliance with EU rules after Madrid submitted a budgetary plan for 2020 “based on a no-policy-change scenario”
The European Commission warns about the risk of non-compliance with EU rules after Madrid submitted a budgetary plan for 2020 “based on a no-policy-change scenario”
As caretaker PM Pedro Sánchez struggles to form a government, the opposition tells him to take responsibility for a sweeping scandal affecting former regional leaders of Andalusia
Two former regional premiers from the Socialist Party (PSOE) have been found guilty by a Seville court in the main case of the so-called “ERE scandal,” involving a decade of irregularities in the use of a €680-million government fund meant for laid-off workers
According to an official poll by the the regional government, 48.8% of citizens now reject secession from Spain, compared to 41.9% who are in favor
Pedro Sánchez may have reached a preliminary agreement with the anti-austerity Unidas Podemos, but securing support from Catalan separatist lawmakers will prove tricky
The deal signed between the Socialist Party and Unidas Podemos to form a coalition government is a step forward, but explanations are still required
After months of negotiations following the April election, which failed to break the political stalemate, the two party leaders have made an agreement less than 48 hours after Sunday’s vote
The demonstrations staged by pro-independence supporters entered their second day on Tuesday, with around 2,000 people blocking a major artery for freight traffic between both countries
Caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has a tall task ahead of him if he is to secure support from the parties he needs to back him in order to form a government
While there were smiles all round at the Socialist Party HQ, the mood was more somber at Ciudadanos. Podemos chief Pablo Iglesias, meanwhile, brought his baby daughter with him to hear the results
The solution to the current political deadlock in Spain requires negotiating a bare-bones governing program as soon as possible
The center-right party fell from 57 seats in Congress to just 10 at Sunday’s vote, with the conservative Popular Party and far-right Vox making major gains
A poll that was meant to unblock the political situation in Spain has only served to complicate it, with losses for the left, a recovery for the PP and a huge boost for the far-right
Read our updates from the November 10 polls in Spain
A voting official showed up dressed as a bear in Soria, while ‘Star Wars’ characters were seen in Seville
Spaniards have gone to the polls for the fourth time in as many years to elect 350 deputies and 208 senators
Recent remarks by the caretaker PM have also infuriated prosecutors, adding uncertainty to a vote where the far right is expected to make significant gains
The 29-year-old, who has two new specials in the pipeline with streaming giant Netflix, is currently touring with his 10th solo show
The arguments and policies set out by Vox during Monday’s pre-election debate should have set all kind of alarm bells ringing
In a televised face-off on Monday night that could prove decisive, Pedro Sánchez of the Socialist Party talked tough on Catalonia with the four other candidates
Guests at the 2019 Princess of Girona awards were blocked from entering, despite the heavy security measures in Barcelona given the presence of Felipe VI and his family
With Spaniards going to the polls for the fourth time in four years this Sunday, Spain’s political leaders are on the stump and are preparing for tonight’s TV debate
A recent survey has the Socialist Party winning 121 seats, two fewer than in April, while right-of-center parties stand to benefit collectively from the new vote
A Barcelona court found the men guilty of the lesser offense of abuse because the victim was in an “unconscious state”
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At 3am on October 27 Spaniards will gain an hour, a practice that the European Union wants to end by 2021
Forty-four years later, the remains of the late autocrat were transferred from the Valley of the Fallen today to a cemetery in Madrid, cheered on by supporters