Hazte Oír loses appeal over loss of tax-exempt status
A panel of judges from Spain’s Audiencia Nacional penal court has confirmed the Spanish government’s revocation last year of tax-exempt status from…
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Felipe VI refuses inheritance amid Juan Carlos scandal
In a surprise statement issued by the Zarzuela royal palace Sunday, it was revealed that Spain’s head of State, King Felipe VI,…
Sánchez centralizes control of fight against coronavirus
After a grueling seven-hour meeting of the government’s Council of Ministers executive cabinet, Spanish President Pedro Sánchez announced late Saturday a series…
Court injunction suspends Murcia’s parental veto plan
A three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Justice of Murcia (TSJM) has ruled in a 2-1 vote to temporarily suspend the…
Spain’s coronavirus crisis could last four or five months
Officials in Spain’s Health Ministry are now saying that the coronovirus epidemic in Spain will last anywhere from two to five months,…
Iberian lynx reintroduced into Castilla-La Mancha wild
Regional government officials in Castilla-La Mancha have announced the release of an 11-month-old Iberian lynx into the Montes de Toledo, bringing to…
Spain’s youth say ethnic, gender discrimination prevail
Results of an annual survey among Spanish youth show that seven out of 10 young people in Spain say they’ve been victims…
Valencia’s ‘Fallas’ suspended over coronavirus fears
Valencia’s regional government has announced the postponement until further notice of the massive annual Fallas celebrations in the city of Valencia, as…
Redexis jumps into Spain’s solar energy market
Spanish natural gas utility Redexis is jumping headlong into Spain’s booming solar energy market, having signed an agreement with the national appliance…
Gov’t pledges ‘shock plan’, COVID-19 cases top 1,600
Spain’s coalition government has moved to implement emergency measures as part of a comprehensive “shock plan” that President Pedro Sánchez says will…
COVID-19: Madrid schools shut, hospitals under strain
Healthcare authorities in the regional community of Madrid announced late Monday the emergency closure of all schools and universities in the region…
Coalition gov’t agrees to freeze urban rental evictions
Spain’s new coalition government has agreed to place a hold on evictions of renters behind on their monthly rental payments in areas…
Hundreds of thousands demand equality, end to violence
Some 300,000 supporters of women’s rights turned out Sunday to march in cities and towns across Spain on the occasion of International…
Endesa powers retail fashion stores with renewables
Nearly 800 stores of the retail fashion chain Tendam, which includes stores operating under the Cortefiel, Pedro del Hierro, Springfield, Women’secret and…
Spain supports Greece over migrant crisis at border
Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska on Wednesday expressed the Spanish government’s support of Greece in the face of a humanitarian crisis caused…
Gov’t, right-wing face off over new education legislation
The Consejo de Ministros of Spain’s new coalition government on Tuesday approved new legislation governing education in Spain that if approved by…
EU court rejects arrest warrant for rapper Valtònyc
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg has rejected a Spanish court’s request for the arrest and extradition…
Moderates chosen to lead Spain’s Catholic bishops
Two Catholic archbishops considered to be moderates aligned with the policies of Pope Francis have been elected by fellow bishops to preside…
Podemos set to join the once-loathed ‘political caste’?
It would seem to be an about-face from Podemos’ official discourse, which pointed to term limits and salary restrictions for party leaders,…
Gov’t activates plan to reverse rural depopulation
In an effort to address the chronic problem of depopulation in rural areas of Spain, President Pedro Sánchez took 12 members of…
Actor Willy Toledo cleared of religious hate speech
Spanish actor Willy Toledo has been acquitted by a Madrid criminal court of the charges of hate-speech against religious sentiment and obstruction…
Gov’t says arms sales to Saudis resume with restrictions
Spain’s coalition government has lifted temporary restrictions on the sales of Spanish-made munitions and equipment to Saudia Arabia, with sales to be…
United Left (IU) ejects Feminist Party over trans dispute
Spain’s Izquierda Unida party, the junior political partner of the left-wing, anti-austerity Unidas Podemos coalition, has voted to expel from its ranks…
Court acquits Spanish rapper of glorifying terrorism
Spain’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday overruled the country’s Tribuna Supremo high court and acquitted the lead singer of Spanish rap-rock group Def…
Government approves rescue package for farm sector
The government’s Consejo de Ministros executive cabinet on Tuesday used Spain’s express Decreto Ley process to approve a package of 14 measures…
Spanish Catholic women push for equality within church
Dozens of Catholic women’s groups have organized to hold rallies on Sunday March 1st in front of Spain’s principal Catholic cathedrals to…
Anti-eviction activists distressed after Iglesias meeting
Following a meeting Friday with Unidas Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias, who is 2nd Vice President for Social Affairs in Spain’s new coalition…
Major retailers jump into Spain’s booming solar market
The Spanish subsidiary of French home-improvement chain Leroy Merlin is about to have some company in Spain’s retail solar-panel market, as Ikea,…
Sexual assault law ready for Congress by Women’s Day
A dispute between the Socialist party (PSOE) and its junior governing coalition partner Unidas Podemos over how best to advance legislation to…
Oxfam backs Iglesias’ call for minimum monthly income
Oxfam Intermón, the Spanish affiliate of the UK-based international aid agency Oxfam, has called on Spain to establish a guaranteed monthly income…
Sánchez gov’t, Catalan parties jockey for advantage
The government of President Pedro Sánchez and the leadership of Catalonia’s two main pro-independence parties appear to be jockeying for position in…