NGOs demand action from Congress on climate change
► Environmental groups join call for comprehensive climate-change legislation ► Groups urge symbolic declaration of international climate-change emergency More than two-dozen leading…
Spain
Spain slides in EU ranking of respect for LGBT rights
► Spain falls from ‘Top 10’ list of European countries for first time since 2010 ► From 2nd place in 2011-12, Spain…
Court will let Catalan secessionists take elected seats
► Catalans on trial for rebellion may attend first day of legislative session only ► Congress, Senate to rule whether to suspend…
European Court supports Spain’s push for overtime pay
? Gov’t requirement for accurate logs of hourly work gets backing from ECJ ? 376K Spaniards had been working 2.96mn overtime hours…
Once-endangered Iberian lynx now thriving in Spain
► Native species’ population has grown from 94 in 2004 to 686 across Spain ► 100mn euros from EU funded successful breeding,…
Are bullfights and bull-running on the wane in Spain?
► All events involving bulls fell by 2.1% in 2018, with bullfighting falling 4.7% ► Animal rights activists say 8,400 bulls will…
PSOE, Podemos agree to work toward forming new gov’t
► Pedro Sánchez & Pablo Iglesias met for two hours Tuesday afternoon ► Parties form negotiating teams, first task to agree Congress…
Spain set to celebrate World Fair Trade Day on Saturday
► More than 50 events, festivities planned at local, regional levels across Spain ►’We Are Fair Trade’ campaign to raise public awareness…
VOX party’s social media bark more than election bite
? Analysts detect sophisticated, coordinated campaign using fake ‘bot’ accounts ? FB, Twitter, Instagram support built with far-right, Islamophobic messages How to…
Courts say fugitive Puigdemont can stand in EP election
► Madrid court rules Catalan leader, colleagues eligible in 26th May elections ► Ruling overturns elections board veto, but no guarantee of…
NGO says poverty hits single mothers, children hardest
► Women heading 82pct of single-parent families at higher risk of poverty ► Save the Children seeks 100 euros/child monthly income for…
Trade unions seek repeal of Rajoy-era labour ‘reforms’
Spain’s trade-union movement took to the streets Wednesday, marching in more than 70 cities nationwide and demanding that the next government dismantle…
PACMA again defeated by Spain’s electoral legislation
Animal-rights party PACMA (Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal, or ‘Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals’) has criticized Spain’s electoral legislation for…
Feminists say women’s vote key to PSOE election victory
Spain’s feminist organizations have lauded the participation of women in rallies and demonstrations in the months leading up to the 28th April…
Greenpeace climbers protest climate change, rising seas
While Spain was on momentary pause the day before national elections at the weekend, climbers from Greenpeace España scaled Barcelona’s iconic Columbus…
PSOE wins election, will need support to form new gov’t
► High voter turnout & splintered right-wing vote hand victory to Socialists ► PP suffers historic defeat, ultra-right VOX party falls short…
Open Arms sets sail with humanitarian aid for migrants
The flagship vessel of Barcelona-based Proactiva Open Arms migrant rescue organization set sail Tuesday with a shipment of humanitarian aid for migrants…
Hazte Oír targets PP, Cs & PSOE with buses, billboards
Ultra-right group Hazte Oír (Make Yourself Heard) has targeted Spain’s three leading political parties in a campaign of negative attack ads aimed…
Party leaders vie for undecided voters in first TV debate
With as many as 30 percent of Spanish voters still saying they are undecided over which party they’ll vote for on 28th…
UN report details abuse of migrants en route to Spain
More than half of migrants and refugees who arrive to Spain by boat from North Africa have denounced some form of abuse…
Homeless demand visibility, attention in political debate
A group of about 30 homeless people have camped out in front of the government’s Ministry of Health in Madrid since 16th…
Researchers deploy robots, drones in renewables project
Spanish teams at universities and research labs in Andalucía and the Basque Country are joining with other researchers in France, Ireland, Portugal,…
Animal-rights party slams VOX, right-wing in video
Spain’s animal-rights party, PACMA (Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal, or ‘Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals’), has issued a hard-hitting campaign…
Valencia elections gambit may pay off for Socialists
The Socialist party in Spain’ Valencian community is on track to win the most votes in upcoming regional elections on 28th April…
Feminists demand political parties deliver real equality
More than 100 women’s organizations across Spain have signed on to a manifesto in the run-up to 28th April general elections, calling…
NGO sponsors child malnutrition photo diagnosis app
University researchers working with the Spanish affiliate of international non-governmental aid agency Action Against Hunger (ACT International) have developed a breakthrough mobile…
Marlaska defends LGBT rights against VOX machismo
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska has called for Spaniards to defend the rights of the LGBT community in Spain, lashing out against those…
Court orders pay rise for NGO workers soliciting support
The highest court in Spain’s central region of Castilla-León has ordered non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and non-profit associations operating in Spain to stop…
Municipalities to get funding to combat gender violence
Vice-President and Minister for Equality Carmen Calvo said Tuesday that the government of President Pedro Sánchez has set aside funding for the…
Just how reliable are Spain’s pre-election poll results?
Less than three weeks until Spain’s 28th April general elections, a flurry of voter survey polls are being released on a near-daily…
New decrees target energy poverty, promote renewables
The government of President Pedro Sánchez announced on Friday its approval of two new Decretos Leyes (‘Decreed Laws’) containing measures aimed at…