Errejón’s ‘Más Madrid’ to enter general election fray
► Más Madrid assembly votes overwhelmingly to field congressional candidates ► Errejón likely to lead list, Podemos could lose 10 seats in…
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Catalan CDR activists arrested over alleged bomb plot
► Gov’t says violent plot over court sentencing of independence leaders foiled ► Guardia Civil arrests nine, seizes documents, computers & bomb-making…
Spain’s single-mother families at highest risk of poverty
► Women head 82% of single-parent households, highly vulnerable to poverty ► Study calls for ‘Monthly Living Income’, increase in child benefit…
‘Feminist Emergency’ called over gender violence spike
► Rallies, vigils scheduled for Friday night in more than 200 cities nationwide ► Organizers demand funding of measures to combat violence…
VOX wants LGBT activist’s name axed from Madrid plaza
► Ultra-right party targets plaza renamed in honour of late-activist Pedro Zerolo ► VOX conflates renaming with ‘Historical Memory’ changes by Carmena…
It’s crunch time: new gov’t or new elections for Spain?
► Felipe VI finalizes talks today with party leaders over forming new gov’t ► Failure of Socialists to garner support will trigger…
Hundreds of groups back 27th September climate strike
► More than 300 NGOS, unions backing Global Climate Strike action in Spain ► Marches and rallies planned for 32 Spanish cities,…
Campaigners seek to end calf-killing in ‘becerradas’
► PACMA denounces killing of five calves in ‘becerrada’ in Segovia province ► More than 100 municipalities nationwide allow similar killing of…
Catalan rally turnout lower amid pro-independence split
► 40pct fewer attend Catalonia ‘national day’ independence rally in Barcelona ► Surveys now show more Catalans rejecting independence than supporting Catalonia’s…
Supreme Court eyes 24th September for Franco ruling
► Supreme Court chooses day after deadline for formation of new government ► Justices said to want to lessen political impact of…
PACMA condemns Valencia’s ‘tiro y arrastre’ events
► City of Valencia subsidizes upcoming ‘pull-and-drag’ events in September ► Horses pushed, pulled, beaten, whipped to carry loaded wagons through sand…
Officials warn of conflating gender, domestic violence
► Equating gender violence with ‘inter-family violence’ creates confusion ► VOX says gender violence ‘big lie’, same amount of violence against men…
Spain’s solar-thermal energy generation hits record high
► Solar-thermal electricity production up 4.1% over previous record set in 2015 ► Sun’s energy converted to stored heat, electricity by large-scale…
Socialists, Unidas Podemos to renew negotiations today
► Sánchez secures tentative PRC & PNV support, abstention pledge from ERC ► Unidas Podemos foresees lengthy negotiations with 23 Sept deadline…
Migrant boat arrivals from N. Africa drop by 45 percent
► Interior Minister Grande-Marlaska credits combined efforts by Spain, Morocco ► 15,683 migrants arrived from Jan-Aug versus 28,642 in same period last…
Orihuela football club supports diversity, LGBT rights
► Deportiva Orihuela says its membership voted for rainbow emblem on uniform ► Goalkeeper jersey includes logo of local ‘Atrévete Orihuela’ LGBT…
PSOE airs social program in bid to lure Podemos support
► Socialists want solo gov’t with support from Podemos, who insist on coalition ► New elections in November, if PSOE unable to…
Iberian lynx cubs born in Caceres, first time in 40 years
► Two lynx cubs born to mother released into wilds of Extremadura in 2015 ► Nationwide, native lynx reintroduction program has seen…
Spanish teens develop app to protect women from harm
► Team of Madrid-area high school students develop ‘When&Where’ mobile app ► App to protect women, girls from assault reaches finals in…
Sánchez vows to keep trying after failed investiture bid
► In repeat of 2016, Unidas Podemos blocks Sánchez bid to become president ► Acrimonious debate in Congress after negotiations breakdown on…
Colau unveils plan to cut Barcelona vehicle emissions
► Barcelona mayor says new measures to cut CO2 by 20 tonnes annually ► Announcement same day as EU request that Spain…
Gov’t alleges fraud in 1941 ‘purchase’ of Franco estate
► Sánchez gov’t says Franco concocted 1941 purchase to mask coerced sale ► Lawsuit questions Franco family ownership of Pazo de Meirás…
Ciudadanos leaders ousted from Madrid pride parade
► Centre-right party blocked by protesters, chants of No Pasaran! at pride event ► Critics complain of Ciudadanos alliances with far-right, anti-LGBT…
Protesters stage die-in at Pamplona San Fermín festival
► Spain’s AnimaNaturalis & international PETA group protest killing of bulls ► Activists target bull-running, deaths of 54 animals in bullring during…
Judge blocks changes to Madrid anti-pollution plan
► Court will hear environmentalist lawsuit, halts proposed changes to plan ► Motorists again face fines for circulating downtown without required permits…
Sánchez sets timeline for Congress vote on candidacy
► Congress debate to kick off Monday 22nd July, first vote to take place next day ► Unidas Podemos votes crucial, but…
Diplomatic tension over Vatican envoy’s Franco remarks
► Outgoing envoy took parting shot at Sánchez gov’t over Franco reburial plans ► Spain to file formal protest, review tax status…
Madrileños protest changes to city’s air-pollution plan
► Thousands march through capital to protest changes to ‘Madrid Central’ plan ► Critics say Mayor aims to dismantle program to combat…
Open Arms ready to risk jail in rescuing migrants at sea
► ‘Better to be jailed than complicit’ says migrant rescue NGO’s founder ► Group will no longer abide by accord to desist…
NGO report says 32% of Spaniards breathe polluted air
? Nearly 1/3 of people breath foul air, below EU & Spanish air-quality standards ? By WHO air-quality standards, nearly 98% of…
The baby rattle and the Franquista firing squad
► 83-year-old man recovers baby rattle buried with mother executed in 1936 ► Catalina Muñoz Arranz tried on trumped-up charges, executed by…