Judge upholds Carmena approach to Franco-era past
• Judge says Carmena gov’t can’t be accused of ‘inactivity’ on Historic Memory • Formation of commission, deliberative approach conforms to law,…
• Judge says Carmena gov’t can’t be accused of ‘inactivity’ on Historic Memory • Formation of commission, deliberative approach conforms to law,…
• Police unit used to dislodge 15-M protesters cut to 80 officers • Police reassigned to other duties in line with city…
Two local judges have cancelled the year-long moratorium on the payment of fines by motorists for driving vehicles in downtown Madrid in…
The Madrid Central anti-pollution plan put in place under the progressive administration of former Mayor Manuela Carmena significantly reduced air-contamination in Spain’s…
► Ultra-right party targets plaza renamed in honour of late-activist Pedro Zerolo ► VOX conflates renaming with ‘Historical Memory’ changes by Carmena…
► Court will hear environmentalist lawsuit, halts proposed changes to plan ► Motorists again face fines for circulating downtown without required permits…
► Thousands march through capital to protest changes to ‘Madrid Central’ plan ► Critics say Mayor aims to dismantle program to combat…
► New mayor’s first measure to cancel fines for non-permitted vehicle traffic ► Critics say nixing ‘Madrid Central’ measures risks air-quality conflict…
► Socialists win most votes in 10 of 12 regional elections contested Sunday ► PSOE also wins 33pct of Euro Parliament vote…
Madrid’s city council approved regulations on Wednesday that will require private owners of tourist flats in the city centre to obtain the…
Madrid’s city government has said it intends to modify an 18-year-old municipal animal protection law in order to ban circus acts using…
Madrid’s city council has ordered preparation of a study leading to the development of a price index to be used in setting…
Madrid Mayor Manuela Carmena has confirmed that she intends to stand for re-election in May 2019 municipal elections in the nation’s capital,…
The Madrid municipal government has vowed to appeal a court ruling this week that Spain’s 2007 Historical Memory law does not require…
The on-again, off-again saga of the Madrid municipal government’s effort to change the Franco era names of 52 streets in the Spanish…
• Madrid pedestrian crossings readied for 23rd June start of World Pride 2017 • Global LGBT festival coincides with 40th anniversary of…
• Identity card will enable migrants to forestall deportation until case is heard • Local document will facilitate inclusion in ‘padron’ census,…
• Ahora Madrid, PSOE, Ciudadanos vote to remove signs glorifying Franco-era • After tense debate, Partido Popular’s Madrid city councilors abstain from…
• Monument removed on 80th anniversary of Condor Legion’s Guernica bombing • Seven Condor Legion aviators reburied in simple, individually marked graves…
• Special commission proposes change to 47 pro-Franco street and plaza names • New signs to honor 10 Women, 23 men, victims…
• European mayors to create ‘network of cities’ for refugee relief, resettlement • Despite Spanish government opposition, ‘Mayors of Change’ pledge support…
• Manuela Carmena says she’ll not back away from 200-mn euro spending hike • Mayor reaffirms commitment to projected 21% increase in…
• Madrid and Barcelona mayors, Podemos’ Iglesias avert celebrations today • Catalan nationalists claim sovereignty, solidarity with indigenous America “In fourteen hundred…
• Commission targets 8 individuals, 5 groups associated with Franco regime • Falange, JONS and military to lose ‘Medal of Honour’, ‘Favourite…
• Co-workers help gender violence victims come forward, seek assistance • Nearly 3/4 of gender violence-related murders occur in towns, smaller cities…
• Thousands mark anniversary, marching from Plaza de Cibeles to Puerta del Sol • Chants of ‘They Don’t Represent Us!’ and ‘Yes…
• Broad-based committee to rename 150 streets, plazas honoring Franco era • Names changes to comply with 2007 ‘Historic Memory’ law, stalled…
• Puerta del Sol protest points to 64 LGBTphobic attacks in Madrid since Jan. 1st • Demand city & regional gov’t action…
• ‘La desmemoria de España’ faults lack of political will to face Franco-era past • Justice for victims of Franquista repression hampered…
• New commission to seek consensus on removal of Franco-era markers • Madrid mayor Manuela Carmena has named the respected attorney and…
• Madrid mayor Carmena qualifies statement supporting Sánchez candidacy • As the presidential candidacy of Socialist party leader Pedro Sánchez faces defeat…