The winner of the election, Alberto Núñez Feijóo of the Popular Party, claims the right to try to form a government first. But legal experts say such a ‘right’ is not enshrined in the Constitution
The U.N. secretary general talks to EL PAÍS about the Russian invasion, Europe’s failure to address the refugee crisis and why more needs to be done to address global warming
A spokesman for the party attacked a proposal to outlaw hate speech in electoral discourse as an ‘attack on free speech’ after misinterpreting figures on crime in Catalonia
Sales by the West’s 10 largest industry players grew by 7.5% in the last quarter of 2022, earnings reports show. A German company is offering to buy a Spanish ammunition maker for twice what it was worth two years ago
Chances of finding survivors grow dimmer in Turkey and Syria, where the death toll exceeds 23,000, but rescue teams still managed to save a few people on Friday
The deployment of two new destroyers will take place in 2024 and 2025. The government has bypassed parliament to ensure its leftist minority partner would not vote against the move
Alliance leader Jens Stoltenberg cautioned about a fundamental shift in the approach to defense. US President Joe Biden formalizes deal with Spain to expand America’s presence at Rota base
The Spanish foreign minister will attend the Summit of the Americas in LA and the pledge is expected to provide a political boost to the Biden administration
Juan Carlos I, who fled the country amid allegations of financial irregularities, arrived on a private jet from Abu Dhabi, where he has been living since 2020
Russia’s military operations in Ukraine may last just weeks, but Putin could seek total occupation of the country or even challenge NATO, according to military and diplomatic analysts, who have not ruled out a “miracle of Dnieper”
In documents accessed by EL PAÍS, the responses from Washington and NATO to Vladimir Putin’s demands reject closing the door on future incorporations to the Alliance but do pave the way for mutual trust-building measures
Foreign minister to explain government’s position while junior partner Unidas Podemos slams decision to send aircraft and the opposition questions who’s in charge
The British justice system must decide if the former monarch enjoys protection as a sovereign in the case brought against him by his former lover Corinna Larsen
‘Unfortunate errors’ in the preparation handbook for the 2022 exam included listing Mariano Rajoy as still being prime minister and stating that the death penalty is part of Spanish law
The Spanish Constitution only says what the wife of the head of state cannot do. She has to make up her own agenda, where women’s issues and development aid figure prominently
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares will meet with mayors of towns near the British Overseas Territory amid concerns that strict checks might make a comeback
Despite recommendations to stay home, thousands turned up in Madrid for a traditional event that was canceled last year due to the coronavirus health crisis
The Interior Ministry and CNI intelligence services are sifting through the evacuation candidates to ensure no jihadist extremists infiltrate the operation
One year after leaving Spain amid accusations of financial irregularities, the former monarch is hoping to return to the country, but this is unlikely to happen any time soon
The changes to the National Security Law, which incorporates lessons from the coronavirus pandemic, would also let the government requisition private assets and suspend activity