Annual EU survey shows Spaniards among most favorable toward increasing EU development aid
• 78% of Spaniards support EU aid, 26% would like to see funding increase • Spaniards are among the greatest supporters within…
Sánchez candidacy faces defeat, Socialists remind Podemos of support for Spain’s ‘mayors of change’
• Madrid mayor Carmena qualifies statement supporting Sánchez candidacy • As the presidential candidacy of Socialist party leader Pedro Sánchez faces defeat…
NGO charges Spain, other EU border states with violation of women and children refugees’ rights
• Thousands of children separated from mothers, never heard from again • Amid the chaos of thousands of refugees and asylum seekers…
#VIDEO: PACMA president denounces hunters’ abuse, abandonment of greyhounds [in Spanish]
• Animal rights activist says thousands of dogs abused, abandoned each year • Greyhound hunting: ‘It’s not just one rotten apple, the…
Pedro Sánchez knocked back on investiture vote, Podemos leader’s attack draws demand for apology
• Iglesias accusation against Felipe González draws ire of Socialist Deputies • As expected, Socialist party leader Pedro Sánchez failed to garner…
#VIDEO: Pablo Iglesias ties Socialist ex-President Felipe González to 1985 murders of ETA members
• Iglesias links ex-President Felipe González to 1985 murders of ETA members • Podemos leader’s reference met with jeers, calls to ‘Get…
#VIDEO: Last American to have served in ‘Abraham Lincoln Brigade’ during Civil War dies in California
• Delmer Berg [1915-2016], last American veteran of International Brigades • Lifelong Communist and WWII veteran was harassed for many years by…
Pablo Iglesias Tweet calling release of ETA prisoner ‘good news for democrats’ generates controversy
• Separatist served six years for attempt to rebuild Batasuna on ETA orders • A congratulatory Tweet by anti-austerity Podemos party leader…
Pan-European study shows Spain lagging in terms of ethnic diversity, political representation in Congress
• 10 pct of population foreign-born, but under-represented in Congress • A new study of the number of immigrants elected to public…
Nearly 300 Spanish towns & cities join growing movement to prohibit use of animals in circus acts
• Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante, Málaga, Córdoba among cities joining ban • Nearly 300 towns and cities across Spain have joined a growing…
Sánchez to call on parties to drop objections, support candidacy to avoid new general elections
• PSOE leader’s speech today kicks off investiture debate, voting in Congress • In a speech this afternoon opening debate on his…
Madrid city government selects May anniversary to place plaque honoring 15-M protest in Puerta del Sol
• Plaque will honor 2011 movement for its role in ‘regenerating democracy’ • Madrid’s municipal government has announced it has chosen the…
Advocates of bull-running and bull-baiting events in local festivals suffer defeats in Valencia, Catalonia
• Xàbia & Ondara limit bull spectacles, Xirivella & Roses prohibit altogether • Proponents of bull-running and bull-baiting in local festivals in…
Facing Sánchez ballot defeat, PSOE to seek Podemos future abstention as clock ticks toward new election
• Iglesias’ popularity declines amid voter discontent over Podemos tactics • As the Socialist party (PSOE) prepares for this week’s near-certain rejection…
Poaching of endangered Imperial Iberian eagle nests linked to gov’t budget cuts for wildlife conservation
• A pair of young eagles can fetch 10,000 euros on the black market • Wildlife conservation organisation SEO/BirdLife has denounced the…
#VIDEO: NGO programme raises awareness among Madrid students about homelessness [in Spanish]
• ‘Cooperación Internacional’ NGO has homeless tell their stories to students • Programme makes youth aware that homelessness could happen to anyone…
#VIDEO: Sánchez calls on PSOE rank-and-file to support pact amid criticism from Socialist ‘barons’
• Socialist leader seeks to bolster support for ‘progressive, reformist’ pact • As sniping between between Socialist party (PSOE) and anti-austerity party…
#SafePassage for Refugees: marches slated for more than 25 Spanish cities at 12 noon, Saturday Feb. 27th
• Marchers will demand an end to ‘closed borders’ policy toward refugees • More than 25 marches are planned in cities across…
Nearly 14,000 women in Spain at risk of forced prostitution from human trafficking & sex slavery
• Police freed 783 women from forced prostitution, sexual coercion in 2015 • Spain’s Interior Minister said during a press conference this…
#VIDEO: PSOE’s Hernando says Pablo Iglesias now Rajoy’s ‘great hope’ for blocking Sánchez investiture
• PSOE spokesman: “Pablo Iglesias is today the great hope of Mariano Rajoy’ • Accuses Podemos directly of ‘spreading lies’ about PSOE-Ciudadanos…
Amnesty criticizes Spain for restricting freedoms, ongoing evictions and mistreatment of immigrants
• Global rights report says Spain curtails freedoms of assembly, expression • Amnesty International (AI) has denounced the Spanish government in its…
Podemos pulls out of talks with Socialists, joins Popular Party in slamming PSOE-C’s centrist accord
• Sánchez criticizes Podemos for being last-in & first-out of four-party talks • Anti-austerity Podemos moved Wednesday to scuttle a legislative accord…
#VIDEO: Pablo Iglesias press conference rejecting PSOE-Ciudadanos accord [in Spanish] – 24/02/16
• Podemos rejects PSOE-C’s pact, says can only work with PP abstention vote • Iglesias: ‘neither legislative nor gov’t accord, because numbers…
#VIDEO: Animal rights group denounces ram fights as cruel and promoting suffering for entertainment
• Animals made to head-butt each other until one ‘loses’ consciousness • Animal rights party Equo has called on municipal authorities in…
‘Reformist’ accord between PSOE & Ciudadanos falls short of votes needed to elect Pedro Sánchez
• Pablo Iglesias says pact insignificant, Podemos continues talks with PSOE • The executive committees of Spain’s Socialist Party (PSOE) and centre-right…
Greenpeace demands immediate demolition of Almeria beachfront hotel following High Court ruling
• Supreme Court rules hotel complex built in violation of zoning regulations • Greenpeace activists on Tuesday demanded the immediate demolition of…
#VIDEO: Pedro Sánchez press conference accepting Ciudadanos’ terms for legislative accord – 23/02/16
• Socialist leader accepts Ciudadanos’ call for ‘fast-track’ Constitutional reform • Says PSOE membership approval pending, talks with Podemos to continue ►…
Four-party negotiations continue for second day as Socialists up against deadline for investiture accord
• PSOE must submit any deal to membership approval before Congress vote • A second session of negotiations is set to take…
EU Parliament commission to hear complaint against Spain over Franco-era rights allegations
• Complaint alleges Spain violates treaties by ignoring extradition requests • A European Parliament commission has agreed to hear a complaint that…
#VIDEO: Thirty-five years later, the 23-F attempted military coup that nearly ended Spain’s democracy
• Guardia Civil officers’ 1981 attempt to takeover Congress thwarted • In recent weeks, many political commentators have remarked that the current…
PSOE, Podemos, Compromís & IU to meet: Focus turns to Sánchez investiture, coalition on standby
• Parties’ negotiating teams set to meet at 4:30 pm Monday in Congress • At the initiative of Alberto Garzón, leader of…