European report sees Spain advance on LGBT rights
• Spain moves up a notch in 2016 European ranking of rights for LGBTI people • Of 49 countries, only Malta, Belgium,…
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Madrid protesters denounce LGBTphobic attacks
• Puerta del Sol protest points to 64 LGBTphobic attacks in Madrid since Jan. 1st • Demand city & regional gov’t action…
Police join LGBT-rights awareness day in Valencia
• Gay & lesbian police, university experts to speak on diversity and LGBT rights • Seminar to review homophobia, hate crimes, violence…
#VIDEO: LGBT rights group denounces Barcelona fans’ homophobic slurs against Cristiano Ronaldo
• Slurs mar pre-match ‘Moment of Silence’ for ex-Barca star Johan Cruyff • La Liga denounces chants in report to Royal Spanish…
LGBT activists in Madrid protest spate of seven homophobic attacks in first three weeks of 2016
• Wave of homophobic violence sparks concern in Madrid’s LGBT community • Hundreds of protesters gathered in Madrid Saturday to protest the…
LGBT federation says Spanish laws not sufficient to protect against transgender bullying, discrimination
• Vigil marks suicide death of Barcelona transgender teen bullied at school • Rights group says nearly half of all LGBT youth…
Parties overcome PP objection, Madrid plaza renamed in memory of LGBT activist Pedro Zerolo
• PSOE, Ahora Madrid & Ciudadanos unite to overcome PP opposition • Zerolo led FELGTB federation during difficult years of Aznar administration…
Andalucia legislature passes “appropriate sanctions” resolution against LGBT-phobic crimes
• Nearly 40% of LGBT-phobic crimes nationwide occur in southern region • Resolution paves wave for to sanctions similar to those approved…
#VIDEO: LGBT activists’ march in Madrid to demand end to transgender discrimination in Spain
• March organizers demand transgender orientation not be treated as illness • Protest will call on lawmakers to legislate equality for transgender…
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Spain nets 140bn euros in compromise EU recovery deal
► Final deal cuts direct grants to 72.7bn, ups loans to 67.3bn with EU oversight ► Spain agrees not to repeal Rajoy-era…
Gov’t to unfreeze local budget surpluses to aid recovery
Spain’s coalition government has told the national association of municipalities and provinces that local town councils across Spain will be allowed to…
Decade of austerity cuts undermined healthcare system
The Spanish section of global rights campaigner Amnesty International has issued a damning report on the gutting of Spain’s public healthcare system…
Minister rebuffs proposed blanket amnesty for migrants
The Minister of Social Security, Inclusion and Migration, José Luis Escrivá, has defended a case-by-case analysis of the situation of each migrant…
Spain led Europe in new solar, wind capacity in 2019
Spain took the lead among European countries in 2019 in the installation of both photovoltaic solar capacity and wind-powered electricity installation according…
Coalition parties fare poorly in Galicia, Basque elections
► Unidas Podemos shocker loss of 14 seats in Galician regional parliament ► PSOE has lackluster showing, to remain as PNV’s coalition…
Relatives urge victims’ removal from Valley of Fallen
The families of eight victims of the Franco regime who believe their family members’ remains are buried in the Valle de los…
Catalonia’s COVID outbreaks muddle nationalist agenda
Nearly all of Catalonia 7.5 million residents will be required to wear facemasks both in enclosed public spaces and in most outdoor…
Trial probes Franco family patrimony of Pazo de Meirás
A court case brought against the family of former Spanish dictator Francsco Franco by government prosecutors in Galicia heard witness testimony this…
Gov’t extends freeze on mortgages, loans, utilities cutoff
The coalition government’s Consejo de Ministros executive cabinet on Tuesday voted to extend through September 30th the moratorium on payment of mortgages…
Outbreaks cascade across Spain’s regional communities
Cascading coronavirus outbreaks have spread across 15 of Spain’s 17 autonomous regional communities since the state-of-alert lockdown was lifted, with the national…
Activists oppose hotel planned for Almeria natural park
The Partido Popular-led right-wing regional government of Andalucía is on the verge of approving construction of a four-star hotel with 33 rooms,…
2,870% hike in Spain arms sales to Saudis in one year
The policy of Spain’s “progressive” coalition government regarding arms sales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has made a radical about-face since…
Shuttered coal-fired plants not replaced by renewables
Spain has shut down seven of the country’s 15 coal-fired power plants, as plant operators say they cannot afford to invest sufficiently…
Gov’t greenlights ERTEs furlough plan through Sept 30th
Spain’s coalition government on Friday passed decree legislation that will extend the ERTEs temporary work furlough program through September 30th, following an…
Top three Defence Ministry posts now held by women
For the first time in the history of Spain, the country’s Ministry of Defense will be led entirely headed by women, after…
Nissan, Alcoa closures loom large in economic downturn
Spain’s central government and regional authorities in Catalonia and Galicia have been left scrambling to avert imminent plant closures by multinationals Nissan…
Oxfam: Pandemic could push 700,000 more into poverty
Tenuous gains made in the fight against poverty over the last four years as Spain began easing out of its last economic…
Judges overrule PP’s veto of Madrid Central traffic fines
Two local judges have cancelled the year-long moratorium on the payment of fines by motorists for driving vehicles in downtown Madrid in…
Canaries migrant arrivals already reach last year’s total
Spain’s Canary Islands are experiencing an “exponential increase” in the arrival of migrants to the islands off Morocco’s Atlantic coast so far…
Court rules against permanent use of interim employees
A Spanish judge in a district administrative court in Alicante has ruled that an employee of the Alicante municipality who had been…