The exclave city’s local leader, Juan Vivas, has called on Spain’s central government to help, calling the situation ‘a total humanitarian and social emergency.’ In recent days police have recovered more than 25 bodies of migrants who drowned trying to swim to the city
The sociologist and public‑policy expert left his job in the US as a teaching fellow for thinker Michael Sandel to join Fundación Avanza, the policy think tank of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE)
The US president broke protocol by patting the World Cup trophy before kick-off
The World Cup match takes on new meaning after a column in which the conservative politician said France is a team ‘without Frenchmen’
Six descendants of Spanish émigrés recount their experience as new citizens of a country that many have never been to, yet has always been a part of their identity
Two aides to the disgraced official also received prison sentences over corruption during the Covid pandemic. The ruling increases the pressure on the government of Pedro Sánchez, which is dealing with several high-profile probes
The leader of the far-left party La France Insoumise, who launched his campaign last Sunday in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, is the only clear candidate right now for the 2027 French presidential election
The administration of Pedro Sánchez, a socialist, sees vindication of its progressive policies as it grapples with the fallout of several high-profile legal probes
‘Wherever a person is discriminated against because of their origin, the principle of the equal dignity of all human beings is violated,’ he told a joint session of both houses, where he received a long ovation
Now under investigation back home on influence-peddling and money laundering charges, the ex-prime minister of Spain defends his risky mediation with Chavismo and the opposition by noting the number of political prisoners he helped free
The average weekly working time in Spain is 36.3 hours, compared with Germany’s 33.9. Differences between countries are explained by the weight of part‑time employment and by shorter full‑time weeks
Benjamín León Jr underscored the ‘frustration’ felt by Trump at the fact that the Spanish government is not spending 5% of GDP on defense as agreed by NATO
He is the first former head of government to be formally accused after leaving office with an unblemished record
The WHO has downplayed the risk of a larger outbreak: ‘All cases have been isolated and are being managed under strict medical supervision’
Most passengers walked out of the ‘MV Hondius’ on Sunday, with a few more set to do so Monday. The health minister called it a ‘day of national pride’ despite having to overcome a refusal by authorities in the Canary Islands to let the ship dock
Madrid argues the archipelago must accept the vessel as the nearest EU port, and because Spanish citizens are aboard
The Italian-American economist defends a progressive coalition of countries to address current problems, and says there is going to be a global realignment as pushback for Trump’s actions
Sánchez asserts that Spain is a ‘loyal partner’ of the Alliance and notes that he relies solely on ‘official documents and government positions’
The three countries condemn the ‘dramatic situation facing the Cuban people’ and call for respect for the island’s sovereignty in response to Trump’s pressure
The Global Progressive Mobilization forum held in Barcelona sought to regain momentum amid the anger and fear fueled by extremist parties
We made the mistake of minimizing and caricaturing the rise of authoritarianism. This far-right populism took advantage of the distrust in democracies generated by the Great Recession to infiltrate the very core of society. If we want a democratic recovery to succeed, we cannot continue to uncritically defend a system that not only led to the 2008 crisis but also failed to pursue a just way out of it
In an exclusive interview with EL PAÍS in Brasília, the Brazilian president discusses global turmoil, elections against another Bolsonaro, his career, and his visit to Spain to meet with Pedro Sánchez and other international leaders
Lawyers and rights advocates praise the move but complain about a lack of specific information regarding eligibility criteria, as they race to prepare for a caseload that could reach 750,000 applications
The move is meant to regularize the situation of people already living unofficially in the country, and bucks a global trend toward harsher immigration policies
The Chinese and Spanish leaders made a show of unity in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where they met Tuesday to reinforce economic and diplomatic ties at a time of heightened tension with the US
Since the program began, Madrid has granted papers to approximately 240,000 members of this community on humanitarian grounds. But a surge in applications has collapsed the system
Following US strikes on national territory, the Iraqi prime minister asserts that the army will defend itself if attacked again: ‘We cannot stand idly by when we have martyrs and wounded’