Javier Casqueiro

Attempt is turning point for Spanish politics, more accustomed to a go-it-alone approach

Document asks Constitutional Court to warn 21 regional officials that they face suspension

Rajoy accepts opposition calls to change 1978 charter as Catalan challenge mounts

Mariano Rajoy meets with party leader Albert Rivera, as well as Podemos chief Pablo Iglesias The prime minister is due to hold talks with other opposition politicians to deal with the crisis

State will not spare any political or legal tools in dealing with self-rule bid, says prime minister

Mariano Rajoy fails to offer proposals to diffuse Catalan political crisis PP leader also declines to talk about possible pacts if his party does not win majority

Conservative leaders at Madrid conference express pride in policies applied by Rajoy

Santamaría calls Catalan chief’s non-cooperation in court “an absolute atrocity”

Governing party assuming it will have to negotiate with Ciudadanos in wake of polls But it says it will not let the emerging group dictate who will be prime minister

Mariano Rajoy says Christmas period vote gives more leeway to constitute new parliament

Center-right party positioning itself as the only group that can guarantee the unity of Spain

Mariano Rajoy was met with cries of “Independence!” and “Fascist!” in city of Reus

As region prepares for pivotal elections, Mas criticizes Madrid’s “strategy of fear”

67 percent of those surveyed would like to see a government based on cross-party pacts

No arrival date set for asylum seekers, but government is drafting plan to ensure integration

Theft of over 1,400 blank Syrian passports in Turkey fuels Islamic State infiltration theory

Brussels wants Madrid to accept around 15,000 claims, making it a top recipient nation

At joint Madrid conference, UK leader and Spanish PM Rajoy also discuss refugee crisis

Rajoy struggling to find most propitious moment to hold what could be a watershed vote

PP and some Catalan parties grateful, but secessionists angry at Felipe González's views

PM sums up his achievements ahead of general elections due for the end of the year

Mariano Rajoy asks Catalonia’s leader for common sense ahead of September 27 election

Conservatives also targeting new party Ciudadanos in bid to prevent debacle at elections

Ibex 35 benchmark index closes down 4.56%, the biggest drop since August 2012 Analysts say a Grexit would have a “limited” effect on Spain's recovery in the short term

Lunch meeting between Pedro Sánchez and Mariano Rajoy went “very badly,” say sources

But new poll shows conservatives are still ahead in voter intention, followed by Socialists

PM Rajoy warns PSOE that deals with extreme leftist groups would be “bad for stability”