Spain fourth worldwide in guarding children’s rights
• KidsRights Index 2016 recognizes Spain’s protection of children’s rights • Annual index charts 163 countries on right to life, health, education…
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#VIDEO: Barcelona’s Colau pressured over dolphins
• Mayor Colau recently scrapped a costly renovation of the city’s Dolphinarium • Activists want to see dolphins in sanctuary facility prior…
Cardinal’s controversial remarks trigger inquest
• Fiscalía opens investigation into alleged homophobic, anti-feminist comments • Valencia Archbishop said one of most conservative of Spain’s Catholic prelates The…
Spaniards’ global solidarity exceeds rest of Europe
• Pew Research report sees Spaniards more outward-looking than rest of Europe • Spaniards prefer rights, aid, diplomacy to military in resolving…
#VIDEO: Presidential debate leaves no clear winner
• WATCH FULL DEBATE IN SPANISH, BELOW … The morning after Spain’s four-way Presidential debate in Spain on Monday night — the…
Barcelona homeless average four years on streets
• Nearly 9 in 10 homeless in Barcelona are men, 2/3 from other countries • One quarter of all individuals interviewed living…
Socialists seek compensation for Nazi camp victims
• Catalan Socialists propose to reform Spain’s 2007 Historical Memory Law • Measure would pay 135,000 euros each to German camp victims…
26-J Elections: Making sense of the latest voter polls
• PP seen to place first again, while Podemos supplants PSOE in second place • Analysts cite generational demographics behind transformed political…
Socialist voter disconnect seen as 26-J approaches
• Latest CIS poll shows PSOE being outpaced by rival Unidos Podemos coalition • Socialist base seen dismayed, disenchanted with Spain’s oldest…
City of Valencia to ban ‘bou embolat’ bull-taunting
• Spain’s second-largest city moves to ‘reduce stress’ of bulls in local festivals • Officials say they’ll continue to monitor bullfighting for…
Podemos presents economic programme a la IKEA
• Party says format aims to get voters to actually read its economic programme • Projection includes 25 billion euro tax hikes,…
Spain’s 2015 air quality fell for first time since 2008
• Nearly 99% of Spain breathes air polluted beyond WHO recommended levels • Suspended particles, NO2 and SO2 said to be alarmingly…
#VIDEO: Activists seek freedom for Spain’s dolphins
• Spain to hold 100 dolphins in captivity with new ‘Texas Ranch’ tourist shows • Activists call for closure of Spain’s 12…
Iglesias gets ‘Communist pride’ pushback on Twitter
• #SomosComunistas (We Are Communists) Tweets trended for hours Tuesday • PCE response to positioning ‘Unidos Podemos’ as ‘social democrat’ formation Less…
Migrant arrivals to Canarias, Almeria unabated
• Salvamento Marítimo rescues 57 migrants off Canaries, 33 off coast of Almeria • Steady arrival of sub-Saharan economic migrants, asylum seekers…
Report says anti-gypsy sentiment still rife in Spain
• Rights group notes spike in anti-Roma slurs, incitement over the Internet • Gov’t failure to prosecute online hate crimes seen fueling…
PSOE courts LGBT vote with 26-J campaign launch
• PSOE campaign kickoff set for Pedro Zerolo plaza in Madrid’s Chueca barrio • Socialists seek to retain LGBT loyalty in crucial…
#VIDEO: Protesters greet world’s largest cruise ship
• Barcelona protest cites negative impacts on environment, neighbourhoods • Taller than Eiffel Tower, 2,500 staterooms, 7,000 passengers and 2,000 crew About…
Polls show ‘Unidos Podemos’ overtaking Socialists
• PSOE trails Unidos Podemos coalition by at least 3.5 percent, say surveys • Conservative PP remains firmly in lead, Ciudadanos relegated…
#VIDEO: Podemos film debut in run-up to elections
• New documentary follows Podemos from inception to Congress in 15 months • Director says timing coincidental, not intended to influence upcoming…
Voters get single chance to see candidates debate
• Monday 13th June set as sole televised debate among presidential hopefuls • Debate to follow televised Spain-Czech opener in Eurocopa 2016…
Amnesty decries Spanish arms sales to Egypt regime
• Spain joins 11 other EU countries violating ban on arms sales to Al Sisi gov’t • Weapons, kit sold to Egypt…
Spain receives more groups of Syrian, Iraqi refugees
• 67 refugees resettled this week from Eritrea, Syria, Iraq, C. African Republic • Nearly 600 expected by end-June, far short of…
‘Unidos Podemos’ targets key regions to beat PSOE
• Campaign strategists eye Catalonia, Valencia, Balearics, Andalucia & Madrid • Left-wing coalition hopes to surpass Socialists in votes and seats in…
#VIDEO: PACMA takes on bull-slaughter festival
• Animal-rights party to take legal action over mistreatment of bulls in festival • Bulls subject to unimaginable levels of suffering, stress…
PSOE’s Sánchez vows ‘political Pact with Catalonia’
• Socialist promises Constitutional recognition of Catalonia’s ‘unique’ stature • Post-election ‘Pact with Catalonia’ would expand regional self-government In a further sign…
Basques say Spain hinders Franco-era rights inquiry
• Legislators fault ‘delaying and obstructionist’ tactics over Franco-era abuses • Resolution says Rajoy gov’t blocking Argentine judge’s ongoing rights probe Legislators…
Spain readies Paris climate accord ratification
• Next Congress could opt for urgent six-month ratification of Paris Agreement • Spain awaiting word on carbon pricing as it prepares…
Battle of Ebro monolith to get makeover in Tortosa
• Local citizens vote to ‘recontextualise’, rather than remove monument • Dictator’s ‘Mayor in Perpetuity’ honor revoked by vote of municipal council…
Podemos gives partners veto over Catalan plebiscite
• Podemos cedes veto power over post-election coalitions to Catalan partners • Accord effectively shackles governing pact to Catalan referendum litmus test…
POLITIFILE :: A Guide to Spain’s Political Parties
• Progressive Spain introduces new POLITIFILE directory to political parties • Detailed info & useful links to party websites, social media and…