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Valencia 6th November 2015

UK MP tells Labour International meeting in Alicante: Vote to Stay in Europe

• British Labour Party MP promotes campaign to keep Britain in EU • Says Britons in Spain make up largest group of…


Madrid 5th November 2015

20,000 expected to march in Madrid Nov. 7 to protest violence against women

• Organized by Spain’s feminist movement, march expected to draw thousands • Protest over chronic problem of gender- & domestic-violence nationwide More…


Spain 5th November 2015

Latest poll shows conservative PP could win Dec. 20 election, Socialists’ & Ciudadanos’ vote share rising

• Conservative governing party seen ahead in voter-preference poll • Coalition government likely following Dec. 20th general elections A new election poll…


Spain 5th November 2015

Petitioners oppose PP government proposal to offer bullfighting courses to Spanish teenagers

• More than 430,000 Spaniards oppose bullfighting in classrooms • Two-year elective bullfighting course for teenagers hits public opposition Hundreds of thousands…


Spain 5th November 2015

Podemos taps former military Chief of Staff as candidate in upcoming Dec. 20 general elections

• Anti-austerity party lures former Defense chief to election ticket • Rodríguez Fernández to campaign for Congressional seat from Zaragoza Spain’s insurgent-left…


Spain 4th November 2015

Socialist party seeks kinder, gentler labour reforms in appeal to both workers and business

• Socialists treading fine line between labour and business • PSOE sees voter concerns over unemployment key to election victory Spain’s opposition…


Madrid 4th November 2015

Madrid regional government readies materials and resources to provide assistance to refugees

• Regional authorities in Madrid say they are ready to coordinate refugee aid • Local governments, Spanish NGOs to provide assistance to…


Spain 4th November 2015

Spanish NGOs band together to promote #GivingTuesday fundraising initiative

• Nonprofits, NGOs to bring first-ever #GivingTuesday to Spain on Dec. 1st • Spaniards can donate to cause of choice online via…


Spain 4th November 2015

Gender violence education falls short in Spain’s Autonomous Communities, teachers’ union says

• CCOO says Spain’s regional gov’ts failing to educate against gender violence • Schools should teach more about equality, violence prevention, union…


Balearic Islands 4th November 2015

Spain’s Balearic Sea could be classified as ‘Hope Spot’ protected area

• Mission Blue study could net Balearic Sea a global ‘hope spot’ designation • Caifornia NGO working with Mallorca’s Asociación Ondine to…


Basque Country 4th November 2015

País Vasco launches Elkarlan awards for citizen-led social projects

The Basque regional government has announced the launch of the first edition of its annual Elkarlan awards, to be granded to the…


Catalonia 30th October 2015

Catalan support for independence waning, says Metroscopia poll

• Opinion poll shows four-point drop in backing for Cataluña independence • Post-election survey also shows growing sentiment against Artur Mas A…


Spain 28th October 2015

Spanish nonprofit, charitable federation calls for Constitutional change to help country’s poorest

• Red Cross, Cáritas and others want right to public assistance guaranteed • Groups urge parties to enshrine basic economic, social rights…


Spain 28th October 2015

Poll finds most Spaniards would welcome refugees from Syria

• Survey shows 52% of Spaniards say country can accept more refugees • Economic capacity to absorb more remains concern for 64%…


Andalucía 27th October 2015

Searchers in Granada said close to finding Civil War-era grave of poet Federico García Lorca

• PSOE-led regional government gave ‘green light’ to renewed effort • Third time since 2009 that teams search for Spanish poet’s unmarked…


Spain 27th October 2015

Greenpeace campaign calls on political candidates to remember environment in election campaign

• Greenpeace urges political candidates to honor environmental pledges • Clever campaign uses ‘Little Prince’ quote to focus attention on environment Greenpeace…


Spain 25th October 2015

Bullfighting on the wane in Spain, as youth no longer identify with once-national pastime

• Younger generations of Spaniards are largely disinterested in bullfighting • Local and regional bans on the spectacle are growing throughout Spain…


Catalonia 24th October 2015

Carme Chacón re-asserts leadership in Cataluña as head of PSOE-PSC regional list for Dec . 20 vote

• Former PSOE Defense Minister emerges as party leader in general elections • Chacón loyalists comprise majority of PSOE-PSC candidates on Catalan…


Madrid, Spain 23rd October 2015

#VIDEO: LGBT activists’ march in Madrid to demand end to transgender discrimination in Spain

• March organizers demand transgender orientation not be treated as illness • Protest will call on lawmakers to legislate equality for transgender…


Spain 23rd October 2015

Podemos falls to fourth place in opinion polls, following poor showing in Catalan elections

• Latest opinion polls show Spain’s newest left-wing party losing steam • Party image dogged by Venezuela ties, poor showings in regional…


Barcelona, Catalonia 20th October 2015

Barcelona-based Worldreader e-literacy program wins 2015 Meffy Awards for mobile innovation

• Awards for ‘Innovation in Education’ & ‘Mobile First’ technology • Worldreader promotes e-literacy in Sub-Saharan Africa & worldwide The London-based Mobile…


Andalucía 13th October 2015

Massive Andasol solar plant in Andalusia provides power to half a million Spaniards

• Solar plant in mountains near Granada supplies power to 600,000 homes • More than 620,000 mirrors span an area the size…


Barcelona, Catalonia 13th October 2015

Church agency sees poverty becoming chronic in capital of Cataluña

• Cáritas sees 24% jump in people seeking assistance in 2015 • Year-on-year recurrence among six of every 10 people seeking aid…


Ceuta, Melilla 13th October 2015

Congress to decide transfer to mainland of 1,500 refugees

• Left parties press for ‘urgent & immediate’ access for refugees • Gov’t critics say right to asylum being denied those held…


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