PM to hold a Cabinet meeting to declare state of alarm in Madrid
The move comes after Pedro Sánchez gave the regional premier an ultimatum: if she does not implement coronavirus measures, the government will act unilaterally
The move comes after Pedro Sánchez gave the regional premier an ultimatum: if she does not implement coronavirus measures, the government will act unilaterally
Pedro Sánchez said he would like to reach an agreement with regional authorities and assured that the latter's powers will be respected
The editor of ‘The New Yorker’ talks to EL PAÍS about Donald Trump and the deepening ideological differences his country faces as it heads towards elections in November
As a result of the decision, fines cannot be levied on citizens who break the perimetral confinements of 10 cities and the continuance of the measures themselves is now hanging in the balance
Equality Minister Irene Montero has announced plans to repeal the 2015 reform that requires young women to get permission from their parents before they can terminate a pregnancy
The Socialist Party’s Pedro Sánchez today laid out details of how some of the €140 billion that is due to be disbursed to Spain by the EU will be invested and managed
A magistrate targets the Podemos leader in connection with the theft of an ex-colleague’s cellphone
The central executive makes allowances for greater expenditure, but warns that the economy will contract by around 11.2% this year due to the crisis
The Foreign Ministry wants to use the country’s diversity as a selling point to improve its global reputation, which has been damaged by the pandemic
The self-employed could soon pay according to their real income, rather than a fixed monthly amount regardless of how much they make
On Friday night a perimetral lockdown went into force across the region, despite the opposition of the local government and the resignation of citizens
Papers seen by EL PAÍS evidence that as early as July, authorities established a top figure of 60 positive cases per 100,000 people
The region will implement the measures from 10pm tonight, but is filing an appeal against them with the Spanish High Court
Madrid's regional premier, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, is alone in her insistence on a harmful legal challenge with no scientific basis
The Popular Party premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso has resorted to legal action against the central government’s measures without the backing of her coalition partner Ciudadanos
The Health Ministry on Thursday published new regulations in the Official State Gazette that will see the capital and nine other municipalities in the region confined, something regional premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso has been fighting to avoid
The Spanish region is pushing for passenger testing at origin and destination to avoid the need for quarantines
Several Spanish regions opt out of a plan introducing stricter restrictions to curb soaring transmission
Health experts warn that the measures agreed to by the ministry and the Madrid region are insufficient and come too late to control community transmission
Spain's High Court also cleared 33 other defendants accused of fraud in connection with the 2011 listing of a bank that had to be bailed out a year later
The two sides have agreed that coronavirus criteria will be uniform for all cities in Spain with more than 100,000 inhabitants
Quim Torra described the Supreme Court’s decision as a “coup” and urged separatist parties to stay united ahead of a regional election in the coming months
Health Minister Salvador Illa warns that “much tougher measures” will be needed if action is not taken soon
The decision means that Quim Torra will have to step down from his position, paving the way for a new institutional crisis in Catalonia
The Socialist Party administration of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is seeking a way to intervene in the region, which has the worst infection rates in Europe
Illegally spying on former Popular Party treasurer Luis Bárcenas was just one of the jobs carried out without judicial oversight by a group of officers who also disseminated false evidence against Catalan separatists and the leftist party Podemos. EL PAÍS has reconstructed events based on testimony from their targets
In an unusual turn of events, Health Minister Salvador Illa held a press conference on Friday where he made clear that, in the government’s opinion, the region is not going far enough