PP to tweak abortion reform again to placate party rebels
Half a dozen hardline senators and deputies have been threatening to vote against the bill
Opposition accuses Popular Party of running a “police state”
Spain’s ruling group pushes penal code reform and Citizen Safety Law through Congress
Rajoy congratulates himself on taking Spain out of the crisis without a bailout
PM uses State of the Nation Address to announce measures aimed at boosting growth
PP seeks minor changes to abortion law following reform fiasco
New bill wants parental consent for 16- to 18-year-olds, but drops case-based terminations
PP to introduce life sentences despite opposition rejection
Ruling party to push through penal reform bringing in life terms reviewable after 25 years
PP and PSOE to draft joint terror law
Paris attacks underscore need to update existing legislation to address new jihadist threat
Government presents terror laws without consulting opposition
Legislation will see prison terms for those who look at webpages seeking jihadist recruits
Spain’s attorney general resigns
Eduardo Torres-Dulce had felt the pressure over legal action against Catalan self-rule vote
Ruling party rams controversial security legislation through Congress
Opposition calls it “a gag law” while a group of citizens sings protest song in parliament
Political change almost irreversible, says Podemos after voter poll
New Spanish leftist party drops to second behind the Socialists in latest survey
Nearly two years later, anti-corruption promises have yet to become a reality
PM's reiterated pledges to regenerate Spanish democracy are stuck in Congress
PM calls on opposition to “get serious” and detail plans for federal state
Socialist leader says new model would help resolve issue of Catalan independence drive
Congress to tighten travel expense rules, but smaller parties call for more
PP and Socialists agree to start publishing total cost of all deputies’ trips
Court revokes day release privileges granted to ex-Balearics leader
But disgraced former Popular Party official Jaume Matas will not return to jail immediately
PP seeks to legalize on-the-spot deportations of illegal immigrants
Move comes as 400 sub-Saharans make fresh attempt to jump Melilla border fence
Catalan premier planning to sign referendum decree this Saturday
Central government set to launch appeal against vote on independence as soon as it is called
Referendums lead to poverty, PM warns
Mariano Rajoy's voices thoughts on Scottish independence vote as a warning to Catalonia
Catalan ex-leader may have committed “one or several crimes” – finance minister
Cristóbal Montoro uses Congress address to link Jordi Pujol's hidden fortune to independence drive
Pedro Sánchez Castejón wins Socialist leadership race in first open vote
The virtual unknown is promising to take the party “as far to the left as its grassroots voters”
Juan Carlos to have top legal protection from the courts within a month
Government seeks opposition support for fast-track legislation tailor-made for ex-monarch
King Juan Carlos signs the law that ends his 39-year reign
Madrid rolls out massive security operation for Felipe VI’s coronation
Majority of Spaniards want chance to vote on king or republic
But support for a popular referendum does not mean that most would want to get rid of monarchy
Coronation of Prince Felipe to take place on June 19
Government is working on fast-track legislation to establish rules of the handover
Abdication comes at low point for monarchy in opinion polls
Latest survey gave the crown an average approval rating of just 3.72 out of 10
Spanish government asks state attorney to crack down on Twitter hate speech
Prosecutor warns of difficulty of tackling all online insults in generalized way “Incitement to hatred” provision cannot be applied to all cases, she says
Spanish Congress to examine controversial abortion reform in July
Socialists suspect conservative government is delaying passage of bill until after European elections
Drop November vote and we can talk, Rajoy tells Catalan nationalists
Prime Minister unveils Popular Party policy guidelines for European elections in a Senate address