Healthcare funding slashed in Catalonia during independence push
Regional system shed 2,400 jobs and lost 1,100 hospital beds under former premier Artur Mas
Battle lines drawn in intense first Catalan election debate
Pro- and anti-independence leaders locked horns in discussion ahead of regional vote on December 21
Snow blind: how half a ton of cocaine destroyed a tiny Portuguese island
A yacht stacked with the drug set its cargo adrift with devastating effects on the local community in the Azores
Climax of foolishness
Catalan separatists’ march in Brussels seals their break with democracy and with Europe
Google’s Sundar Pichai: “We are worried about political meddling”
The CEO of the global tech company speaks to EL PAÍS about the impact of digital disruption
Baa baa black shop: Madrid’s one-way street policy draws pedestrian ire
Police stop people from walking the “wrong” way on Preciados and Calle del Carmen on weekends
Pro-independence demonstration in Brussels attracts 45,000 protestors
Catalan separatists present their cause as a battle against the “Francoists” of the Spanish government
Spain’s León province upset at Rajoy for calling UK “cradle of parliamentarism”
In 2013, UNESCO declared medieval decrees from León to be oldest documentary evidence of European parliamentary system
Catalan politician Josep Rull on time in prison: “The food was very gassy”
Sacked minister spent month behind bars playing table tennis, reading letters and watching television
Fugitives without privileges
The withdrawal of the European arrest warrant for Puigdemont leaves his hypocrisy clear to see for his supporters
Spanish PM: Willing to overhaul Constitution, but conditions apply
Catalan crisis is acting as a catalyst for reform, but PM warns that broad consensus is required
Catalonia: it’s all in the head
Nobel laureate Ramón y Cajal quashed the pseudoscientific theories fueling separatism in Catalonia
How Portugal became the cool kid on the euro bloc
To the surprise of many, the unassuming country has won some of the world's top political posts
The Spanish Constitution
The lethargy of the country’s lawmakers is damaging the way that citizens view the current political climate
Podemos could lose votes to almost every other party in Catalonia
Poll shows supporters turning to other options, partly due to ambiguity over independence bid
Catalan separatists keep independence plans, but stay vague on time frames
Key parties ERC and JuntsxCat pushing for “dialogue” with Spanish state after December 21 election
Madrid neighborhood fights to stop rising drug dens and violence
Residents of Puente de Vallecas come together to stop addicts and dealers from ruining the community
Supreme Court withdraws European arrest warrant for Puigdemont
Spanish authorities concerned Belgian courts could limit their ability to pursue rebellion charges
A tense campaign
Citizen mobilization is key to ending the victimhood promoted by Catalan separatists
Four suspected ISIS members arrested in raids in Spain and Morocco
Alleged terrorists detained in Catalonia, Madrid and Tangiers in joint Spanish-Moroccan operation
Syria begins to rebuild
Survivors of Civil War are starting to return as government begins to restore infrastructure in large cities
Spanish court refuses to release two prominent Catalan ex-officials
Supreme Court lets six out on bail, but keeps former deputy and interior chief behind bars as campaign begins
Basque leader defends region’s fiscal deal amid claims of special treatment
Premier Iñigo Urkullu says arrangement provides a reference point in debate over regional financing
Russia, misinformation and social networks
Moscow is still doing what it has always done, but now it is focusing on the negation of democracy
Could this technology replace the need to learn languages?
The boom in instant-translation devices has many translators and interpreters concerned
Esteban González Pons: “Spain should ask NATO for protection against fake news ”
The eurodeputy talks to EL PAÍS about the impact of Russia’s meddling in the Catalonia crisis
The false excuses of the Catalan pro-independence movement
Separatist leaders had long been promising a resounding response to the Spanish government, something that they now deny