Madrid kicks off nine days of ‘World Pride’ celebration
• Most important LGBT celebration worldwide arrives to Spain’s capital city • World Pride Madrid 2017 honours 40 years of struggle for…
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Socialist reversal on CETA stirs waters on EU trade deals
• PSOE abstention on CETA pact sets off centre-right alarms in Madrid, Brussels • Spanish NGOS, labour unions pressure Socialists to vote…
Spanish police break up Nigerian sex-trafficking ring
• Nigerian women, girls subjected to voodoo, then trafficked via Libya, Italy • Forced to work in Europe as prostitutes to pay…
PACMA sets date for ‘Misión Abolición’ bullfight protest
• Spain’s animal-rights party announces 16th Sept as date of annual protest • PACMA seeks end to bullfighting, bull-running and bull-baiting fiestas…
Socialists pull support for EU-Canada free-trade deal
• PSOE reverses position on free-trade accord, now says it won’t vote for CETA • Socialist ‘No’ vote or abstention on trade…
#VIDEO: Barcelona awakens to giant Greenpeace sun
• Activists roller 2,000 litres of biodegradable paint in busy traffic roundabout • Protest aimed at Spain’s reliance on fossil-fuels over renewable…
All’s not well with Unidos Podemos, warns IU’s Garzón
• IU leader cites Unidos Podemos inability to gain credibility among electorate • Garzon faults Podemos for internal disputes, focus on parliamentary…
Spanish celebrities support CEAR pro-refugee campaign
• ‘Tu silla, Su refugio’ campaign seeks to raise awareness about refugee aid • Chairs designed by celebrities on exhibit at CaixaForum…
Plurinationalism takes centre-stage in political debate
• Socialists embrace ‘plurinational’ nature of Spain in party’s new platform • PP, Ciudadanos roundly criticize move as ‘radical’ leftward shift in…
Franco-era torture victims’ lawsuits target ‘Billy the Kid’
• Ex-police inspector charged with rights abuses in final years of Franco regime • After failed extradition try, lawsuits test Spain’s statute-of-limitations…
Sánchez seeks alliances to dismantle PP grip on power
• Socialist calls on parties in Congress to join in dismantling ‘retrograde’ PP laws • Stressing PSOE return to left roots, Sánchez…
‘Anticaps’ challenge Podemos in Catalonia, Andalucia
• Podemos ‘Anticapitalistas’ support for Catalan plebiscite breaks with party line • In Andalucia, ‘Anticaps’ push for statutes, more autonomy from national…
Congress rejects Podemos censure motion against Rajoy
• No-confidence move against Rajoy defeated in 170-82 vote, 97 abstentions • Podemos, PSOE appear open to future cooperation to remove Rajoy…
Ikea to provide job training to refugees across Spain
• Sweden’s global DIY home-furnishing chain extends helping hand to refugees • Ikea to start rollout of pilot employment program to all…
Oxfam criticises Spain over arms sales to Saudi Arabia
• Gov’t has sold 650mn euros worth of arms to Saudis during war with Yemen • Spain’s humanitarian aid just 700k euros…
Gov’t recognizes child poverty still a problem in Spain
• Rajoy gov’t tells Congress that 29.7pct of Spain’s children at risk of poverty • NGO say nearly 600,000 children of working…
Spanish NGOS tell gov’t ‘No More Excuses’ over refugees
• NGOs join ‘Queremos Acoger Ya’ platform to demand gov’t accept refugees • Madrid protest march called Sat 17th June from Plaza…
Tensions rise over Catalan independence referendum
• Announcement of October referendum dismissed by Rajoy government • Secret secession law to be made public less than 60 days before…
Socialists to abstain on censure motion against Rajoy
• PSOE falts Podemos motion for lack of clear program for alternative gov’t • Unidos Podemos, allies headed for certain defeat on…
Greenpeace says plastic major Mediterranean pollutant
• Mediterranean Sea plastics pollution comparable to contamination in Pacific • 72 percent of garbage collected on Spain’s Mediterranean beaches is plastic…
PSOE’s ‘We are the Left’ theme is challenge to Podemos
• Sánchez team airs new left-wing theme for upcoming PSOE party conference • Socialists under Sánchez to claim leadership of Spanish Left…
Critics call out conditions, injustice at migrant centres
• Judges for Democracy, SOS Racismo, Women’s Link decry detention centres • Barcelona ready to file suit against Interior Ministry to close…
Podemos rejects unilateral referendum vote in Catalonia
• As independence debate heats up, Podemos backs away from Puigdemont plan • Faced with stiff Madrid resistance, Catalan gov’t considers unilateral…
Remains of executed Republicans uncovered in Valencia
• Discovery at ‘grave 113’ in Paterna expected to prompt more excavations • 2,238 Republican prisoners in Valencia executed by firing squad…
Madrid installs LGBT signals for World Pride 2017 fest
• Madrid pedestrian crossings readied for 23rd June start of World Pride 2017 • Global LGBT festival coincides with 40th anniversary of…
Socialists rebound, eclipsing Podemos in new voter poll
• Surge in support linked to Sánchez appeal to left in PSOE leadership contest • Governing PP support falls 6.1% since last…
Family files suit at UN over Valley of Fallen remains
• Executed trade unionists’ family says gov’t failed to comply with court order • Lawsuit filed claims Spain in violation of UN…
Caixa rewards innovative approaches to social problems
• Projects tackle gender violence, poverty, social exclusion, hate speech & more • Social Innovation awards carry 15K euros prize money for…
Balearics set to place new restrictions on bullfighting
• Balearics’ Armengol says parties will enact new law, despite PP opposition • Legislation would allow bullfights, but prohibit injuring or killing…
Gender violence funding increase far short of demands
• Socialists, women’s groups see last-minute PP budget increase as insufficient • Under pressure, 4mn euros more allocated toward gender violence prevention…
Rajoy in-person testimony in PP graft trial set for July
• Spain’s High Court dismisses request that Spanish PM testify via video linkup • Rajoy to testify over alleged illegal financing of…