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…
Spain’s wage gap of 24% between men and women continues to rise, reaching highest level in six years
• Report release coincides with today’s nationwide ‘Day for Wage Equality’ • Spain continues to lag other European countries that are reducing…
PSOE knocks back Podemos power-sharing offer on 14 counts, including Catalonia, tax & spending hikes
• Podemos ‘obsession with political control’ over judiciary, media criticised • Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE) on Saturday knocked back a proposal made…
International Brigades monolith defaced in backlash over removal of ‘Franquista’ monuments in Madrid
• Fourth attack in two years targets mayor Carmena and ‘Murderous Reds’ • Vandals in Madrid have attacked a monument to the…
Greenpeace activists arrested after ‘Stop Garoña’ banners unfurled on Nuclear Safety Council building
• Protest to stop reopening of 45-year-old nuclear plant closed in 2013 • Greenpeace activists were arrested in Madrid Wednesday after rapelling…
Podemos also wants Catalan-style referendum for Valencia, says regional party leader Antonio Montiel
• Says Valencians need in-out vote to ‘redefine our relationship’ with Spain • In a shift of direction for new-left, anti-austerity party…
Judge acquits Airbus 8, citing ‘lack of evidence’ of violence on picket line during 2010 general strike
• Unions cite 300 similar cases pending under Franco-era anti-strike law • A Spanish judge has acquitted eight union members of charges…
Constitutional Court suspends Catalonia’s Foreign Ministry while hearing government’s legal challenge
• Ruling annuls Catalan ministry’s creation, activities for up to five months• Spain’s Constitutional Court has suspended all activity by Catalonia’s newly…
#VIDEO: Pedro Sánchez responds to Iglesias, offering negotiations first and ‘photo opp’ later
• PSOE leader says negotiators should start work toward coalition accord • The leader of Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE), Pedro Sánchez, has…
Civil Guard arrest 26 hunters, veterinarians in Andalusia crackdown on mutilation of hunting dogs
• Practice part of ancestral ritual believed to bring hunters ‘good luck’ • A special unit of Spain’s Civil Guard police force…
Debate on Sánchez candidacy to form government on March 2nd, voting rounds set to begin March 3rd
• March 3rd vote requires absolute majority, 2nd-round just simple majority • As Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE) struggled Monday to come to…
Podemos deals blow to PSOE coalition hopes, demands Catalan vote & extraordinary Cabinet role
• Demands include Pablo Iglesias oversight of key ministerial functions • Spain’s new-left, anti-austerity party Podemos appeared determined Monday to torpedo chances…
#VIDEO: Podemos press conference on proposal for participation in coalition government [in Spanish]
• Pablo Iglesias says Catalonia referendum “essential” to accord with PSOE • Insists PSOE cannot negotiate simultaneously with Podemos and Ciudadanos ►…
Andalusia far ahead in solar capacity, already reaches EU’s 2020 target of 20% renewable energy
• Southernmost region boasts 43 percent of total solar production in Spain • Andalusia has become the first region in Spain to…
#VIDEO: Valentine’s Day protest march in Madrid condemns ongoing gender violence nationwide
• Protest organized under theme of “Love neither hurts, nor kills” • Marchers condemn murders of 24 women by men in first…
Sánchez to offer ‘olive branch’ to Catalans via talks on 23 economic, social issues rejected by PP’s Rajoy
• PSOE leader will reiterate rejection of Catalan independence from Spain • The leader of Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE), Pedro Sánchez, will…
#VIDEO: Sculpture at undersea museum in Lanzarote reminder of daily plight of refugees, asylum seekers
• Sculpture depicts Middle East refugees’ attempts to reach safety • Art work installed at world’s first underwater museum in Canary Islands…
Compromís resolution in Valencia to call for halt to Spanish arms shipments where human rights at risk
• Saudi-purchased Spanish weapons linked to rights abuses in Syria, Yemen • Valencia’s Compromís coalition says it will introduce a resolution in…
PP Madrid leader Aguirre abruptly resigns following Civil Guard searches of party HQ in corruption probe
• Sudden resignation accepted by Popular Party leader Mariano Rajoy • Veteran Popular Party (PP) politician Esperanza Aguirre resigned suddenly Sunday afternoon…
Madrid plan to drop Franquista street names stalls, lawsuit threat against towns with Franco-era names
• Towns with names honoring Franco & Nationalist generals come under fire • The ill-timed release of a short-list of Madrid streets…
Activists present 103,000 signatures urging end to government subsidies of wild animals in circus acts
• InfoCircos animal rights platform gathered 103,000 signatures in 30 days • A group of five animal-rights NGOs working together under the…
#VIDEO: Compromís ‘Rita Leaks’ allegations may result in prosecution of PP’s former Valencia mayor
• 300 pages of allegations, receipts reportedly show malversion of funds • In a case brought to light by Valencia’s regional Compromís…
Puppeteers jailed for ‘glorifying terrorism’ in satirical carnival show in Madrid released by judge
• Puppet show gone wrong embroiled Mayor Carmena’s gov’t in controversy • A Madrid judge who ordered the release Wednesday of two…
Podemos central committee opts for four new primary elections to restore order at regional level
• Power void in regions after clash over Pablo Iglesias’ central leadership • The national Coordinating Council of new-left, anti-austerity party Podemos…
Balearic Islands ban bullfighting and bull-running, all public subsidies for festivals involving bulls halted
• PSOE-led ‘Pacto’ amends legislation over objections of PP, Ciudadanos • The parliament of the Balearic Islands on Tuesday passed an amendment…
Thousands march in Getafe, Madrid and other cities in support of ‘Airbus 8’ strikers on first day of trial
• Labour leaders, politicians join marchers in national ‘right to strike’ protest • Labour leaders and politicians from Spain’s principal left-wing parties…
Podemos Deputies to be seated next to Socialists in Congress, as PSOE-Podemos tensions appear to ease
• PSOE’s Sánchez and Podemos’ Iglesias to share front row in new Congress • In a sign of possible easing tensions between…
#VIDEO: Historic Casa Pinet restaurant in Tàrbena issues ‘call to arms’ at Change.org to avoid closure
• Petitioners ask PSOE’s Ximo Puig to save Alicante mountain town tavern • The colourful Casa Pinet restaurant in the Alicante mountain…
Supreme Court agrees to hear ‘discriminatory’ challenge to 2015 electricity ‘auto-consumo’ law
• Environmentalists, solar producers & consumer organisations filed lawsuit • Spain’s Supreme Court has agreed to consider a lawsuit filed by Greenpeace,…
PSOE continues coalition talks with Ciudadanos, plus Podemos allies Compromís and United Left (IU)
• Socialists say Podemos held to account if ‘veto’ enables PP return to power • Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE) remains hopeful that…
Activists, Spanish government say 17,000 girls of African descent at risk of female genital mutilation
• Activists say girls under age 15 at risk in Spain may number up to 24,000 • Spain’s government Council of Ministers…