Official says false gender-violence testimony a myth
• President of Domestic & Gender Violence agency says false charges very rare • Agency says gender violence complaints, convictions rose during…
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Spanish foreign development aid falls to 1980 levels
• Fourth-largest Eurozone economy gives just 0.13% of GDP to development aid • 19th of 28 in Europe, Spain less generous than…
Street protests called for Congress vote on Rajoy
• ‘Surround Congress’ demo called by 25-S platform in repeat of 2012 protest • Interior Ministry mobilizes National Police riot squads to…
Spain’s wind-power sector shows signs of rebound
• Buoyed by exports, Spain’s wind-power producers appear poised for recovery • Deloitte report sees resilience, despite losses from PP-imposed renewables tax…
Barcelona seeks migrant detention centre closure
• City official cites ‘infrahuman’ conditions for immigrants, asylum seekers • Interior Ministry given 20 days to transfer detainees or face legal…
Socialists call for tax-evasion investigation of Apple
• PSOE wants Congress Committee to calculate Apple taxes owed since 2003 • Party says tax-evasion via Apple-Ireland agreement cheats Spain of…
PSOE Castilla-La Mancha kills ‘Historic Memory’ law
• Socialists knock back Podemos proposal for regional ‘Democratic Memory’ law • Castilla-La Mancha PSOE at odds with Podemos since withdrawal of…
Catalonia drops psychiatric test for transexuals
• Move announced as part of region’s desire to ‘de-pathologise’ transexuality • Special unit set up in Barcelona to handle all gender…
Socialists approve abstention to enable Rajoy gov’t
• PSOE approves abstention 137-96 after heated Federal Committee debate • Vote deeply divides Socialists, some deputies expected to vote ‘No’ to…
Podemos Madrid leadership battle heats up
• ‘Pablistas’ cut deal with ‘Anticapitalistas’ to block pro-Errejón ‘Adelante’ group • Errejónistas quickly counter, announcing broader alliance with other factions In…
Catalans defy Supreme Court ruling on bullfighting
• Supreme Court ruling says 2010 Catalan law cannot ban bullfighting altogether • Regional government vows strict regulations to make bullfighting impossible…
‘Adelante’ leaders seek more inclusive Podemos
• ‘Adelante’ platform wants broader ideological, gender diversity in Podemos • See move further left, abandoning social-democratic centre as mistake for party…
NGOFILE: Coordinadora Estatal de Comercio Justo (CECJ) ~ National Fair-Trade Coordinating Council
• Coordinadora Estatal de Comercio Justo (CECJ) ~ National Fair-Trade Coordinating Council • Spain’s Coordinadora Estatal de Comercio Justo (CECJ, or ‘National…
PSOE battle lines drawn on historic decision Sunday
• Socialists’ to decide Sunday whether to abstain or block Rajoy return to office • PSOE-Andalucia and PSC at odds in historic…
Wind-powered Rioja winery nets savings, cuts C02
• Pierola winery generates 250,000 KW from wind, double annual power needs • New turbine will cut 150,000 kilos of CO2 emissions…
NGOFILE: UNICEF Comité Español ~ UNICEF Spain
• Unicef España ~ United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund Spain • UNICEF Comité Español is the Spanish National Committee for the United…
Socialists face rebellion at the roots over Rajoy vote
• PSOE rank-and-file, regional leaders in revolt over anticipated abstention vote • Grassroots petition nets 80% of signatures needed to force party…
Madrid LGBT law faces Catholic church backlash
• Pro-church media attack anti-homophobia legislation as ‘discriminatory’ • Backlash follows move to deny Catholic school funding over director’s remarks News media…
NGOFILE: Colectivo LGTB de Madrid (COGAM) ~ Madrid LGBT Collective
• Colectivo de Lesbianas, Gays, Transexuales y Bisexuales de Madrid (COGAM) ~ Madrid LGBT Collective • Spain’s Colectivo de Lesbianas, Gays, Transexuales…
Podemos readies for ‘general strike’ against Rajoy
• Iglesias says Podemos must be ready to ‘take to streets’ against Rajoy • Party leader expects labour-led strike to overturn 2012…
CCOO’s Toxo pegs PSOE crisis to 2010 Zapatero cuts
• Socialist PM Zapatero’s austerity cuts angered voters, began slide in support • Labour leader fears PSOE crisis could trigger ‘long rightwing…
PSC leadership race: It’s ‘No’ to Rajoy, whoever wins
• Current leader Iceta faces off against Gramanet mayor Parlón in tight race • Both candidates pledge to reverse PSC’s decade-long slide…
PSOE edges toward abstention to enable Rajoy gov’t
• Socialist’s Fernández avoids meeting of all regional leaders over Rajoy vote • Secret ballot at 23rd October Federal Committee meeting will…
NGOFILE: Cruz Roja Española ~ Spanish Red Cross
• Cruz Roja Española ~ Spanish Red Cross • The Cruz Roja Española (Spanish Red Cross) is a voluntary, humanitarian institution that…
Not everyone in Spain exalts Hispanic Heritage Day
• Madrid and Barcelona mayors, Podemos’ Iglesias avert celebrations today • Catalan nationalists claim sovereignty, solidarity with indigenous America “In fourteen hundred…
#VIDEO: Art centre replaces Franco women’s prison
• Galerias exhibition at Segovia’s La Carcel art centre through 16th October • Contemporary art space focuses on women, repression and resistance…
Anti-poverty, free trade protests set across Spain
• Anti-poverty activists, anti-free trade platforms unite for week of protests • Madrid, Valencia marches Saturday to mark global day for poverty…
PSOE caretaker begins drive for abstention on Rajoy
• PSOE leader attempts to make cases to membership for ‘technical abstention’ • Basque and Catalan parties may break ranks and vote…
Iglesias: ‘I’m more incendiary, Errejón is more timid’
• Podemos’ Citizens Council postpones definition of party direction • Iglesias losing internal allies, appeals to membership with ‘firebrand’ image Leaders of…
Podemos debates future party leadership, direction
• Iglesias’ populism vs Errejón’s transversality in party leadership contests • Debate continues as elections loom for party in three regions, a…
Activists protest return of bullfighting to Catalonia
• Constitutional Court said ready to overturn Catalan law banning bullfighting • Animal-rights activists mobilize with petitions, call for nationwide protests Animal…