Basque group ETA disarms, gov’t says ‘No’ to amnesty
• Armed group turns over 3.5 tonnes of guns, munitions in eight arms caches • Gov’t says ETA still a terrorist group,…
Politics
PSOE says PP budget fails to fund gender violence pact
• PSOE’s Ángeles Álvarez slams ongoing PP cuts to fight against gender violence • Socialist Deputy says no funding earmarked for all-party…
Unidos Podemos, PSOE critize gov’t budget proposal
• Unidos Podemos slams ongoing ‘pillage’, PSOE says it will vote against budget • Save the Children says gov’t offers 10pct of…
Court suspends Catalan budget for referendum funding
• ‘Tribunal Constitucional’ unanimously suspends budget for up to five months • Court issues warns Puigdemont, 18 others to desist or risk…
Gov’t working group on gender violence starts hearings
• First step in establishment of federal ‘Pacto de Estado’ against gender violence • Working group to include input from women’s groups,…
Podem pulls out of Colau-backed coalition party
• One week after unity accord, Podemos affiliate pulls out of coalition process • Podem dissident faction’s entry in coalition leadership elections…
Ciudadanos resignation weakens PSOE-Andalucia gov’t
• PSOE-Ciudadanos parliamentary alliance just one vote short of losing majority • Potential trouble for Susana Díaz, in midst of bid for…
Socialist ‘Old Guard’ backs Susana Díaz candidacy
• Andalucia president finally throws hat into three-way PSOE leadership race • Ousted leader Sánchez says party must move forward and not…
Court bars Homs from Congress over independence vote
• Supreme Court fines, bars Catalan politician from public office for two years • Catalan Parlament defies gov’t and Court, funds another…
Podem agrees to join united Catalan progressive party
• Podem to join Barcelona en Comú, other parties in progressive formation • Move will transform En Comú Podem electoral coalition into…
Opposition parties begin repeal of PP’s 2015 ‘Gag Law’
• Measures introduced by PNV, PSOE have support to overturn controversial law • Passed by 2015 PP majority, law curbs rights to…
Podemos to demand ‘rights for all’ in marches Saturday
• Party to launch series of marches to push for full access to basic services • Podemos say politico-economic-media cabal denies to…
Barcelona’s Colau calls for united Catalan Left
• Barcelona mayor tells ‘En Comú Podem’ activists it’s time for Left to unite • Colau promotes new regional leftwing party to…
Sánchez team challenges PSOE over election process
• Sánchez campaign advisors cite registration, campaign finance irregularities • Vote for new party leader expected in mid-May, prior to June party…
Mas fined, barred from office over Catalan referendum
• Mas found guilty of promoting unconstitutional independence referendum • Former Catalan president fined, barred from public office for two years In…
Sánchez, López call for unity, Díaz set to join PSOE race
• Former PSOE leader Sánchez calls for unity as Susana Díaz about to enter race • Patxi López calls for run-off ballot…
Iglesias slate wins resounding Podemos victory
• Slate led by Pablo Iglesias wins 60% of seats on Podemos ‘Consejo Ciudadano’ • Errejón slate eclipsed, members opt for left-leaning…
Podemos Vistalegre 2 balloting to decide party’s future
• 456,443 Podemos members finish voting all this week on series of measures • ‘Errejónistas’ vs ‘Pablistas’ leadership battle to be decided…
Sánchez calls for return to Socialists’ activist roots
• Ousted PSOE leader gathers overflow crowd of supporters in Zaragoza • Sánchez raps caretaker commission effort to impose limits on next…
PACMA urges ratification of EU animal welfare treaty
• Animal-rights party urges full ratification of Convention on Animal Protection • Group reject’s PP proposal to allow mutilation of pets for…
Podemos crisis as Bescansa resigns leadership post
• Podemos co-founder resigns amid leadership crisis between Iglesias, Errejón • Party’s number-three leader had been trying to broker a compromise solution…
IU warns of EU changes on refugees, asylum seekers
• IU’s MEP Marina Albiol says Trump-style restrictions on refugees underway • Draft legislative amendments would change EU policies toward asylum seekers…
Pedro Sánchez officially joins race to lead Socialists
• Ex-PSOE leader sees candidacy ‘plebiscite’ over who should control of party • Sánchez joins Patxi López in race, Andalucia’s Susana Díaz…
Sánchez to take campaign to reclaim PSOE to Sevilla
• Ousted PSOE leader to headline rally Saturday in Susana Díaz stronghold • Sánchez rally hopes to turn out 10,000 local PSOE…
Socialists decry PP cuts to gender-equality funding
• PSOE condemns gender-equality funding cuts for small-businesses, universities • Socialists say cuts show PP sees equal-pay, rights for women as unimportant…
Errejón wants term limits for Podemos, no IU merger
• Proposals would block Izquierda Unida merger, decentralize power in Podemos • Two-term limit would see Iglesias exit gen secretary post after 2020 elections The…
PSOE’s Sánchez said ready to launch leadership bid
• Former Socialist leader’s aides tell press he’s set to announce next week • A Sánchez bid to lead PSOE would make…
Errejón, ‘Anticaps’ oppose Iglesias’ leadership style
• Íñigo Errejón, ‘Anticapitalistas’ against Iglesias’ ‘hyper-leadership’ style • Errejón proposes rule changes to limit power of Podemos general secretary In an…
Patxi López throws hat into PSOE leadership contest
• Former Basque ‘Lehendakari’ hopes to bind internal rifts, rebuild Socialist party • Unclear whether ousted PSOE leader Pedro Sánchez will stand…
Iglesias looks to Podemos unity in run-up to conclave
• Podemos chief’s ‘Plan 2020’ will incorporate ideas of Errejón, Anticapitalistas • Confrontation is out and party unity is in as ‘Vistalegre…
Socialists set to kick party conference into June
• PSOE Federal Committee meeting set to announce leadership election dates • Caretaker commission leaks predetermined dates for elections, party conclave The long-awaited…