In photos: Easter in Spain under the coronavirus lockdown
Reuters photographer Jon Nazca has traveled to Ronda in the southern Spanish city of Málaga to compare this year’s…
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Catalan premier announces snap election amid dispute over role as deputy
In a surprise institutional statement, Quim Torra said the date will not be set until the regional budget is passed in…
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Spaniard in Wuhan faces tough choice: Stay with husband or evacuate
Spain is planning to repatriate citizens who are trapped in the Chinese city due to a coronavirus outbreak, but for…
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Deià: The Spanish village with more tourist accommodation than residents
The picturesque spot in Mallorca is home to just over 600 people, but the high number of visitors in the summer is…
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Spain trying to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan along with French, British nationals
China has recommended that foreigners stay put in the quarantined city, but added that it will not prevent them from…
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Jailed Catalan leader speaks in parliament on Article 155: “It did nothing to stop us”
Oriol Junqueras, who is serving a 13-year sentence for his role in the 2017 breakaway bid, appeared at an investigation…
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Catalan premier challenges regional parliament by refusing to give up seat
Quim Torra got his Together for Catalonia party to abstain from the day’s voting after the speaker warned him that his…
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Spanish dentist caught secretly filming colleague undress given three years
The female employee discovered a pen drive that had been used to record her when she got changed at the Madrid clinic…
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Civil Guard colonel slams actions of Mossos chief during independence drive
Diego Pérez de los Cobos tells court he would have removed Josep Lluís Trapero from his role as head of the regional…
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In Madrid, investors eye tenants who still pay just €7 a month
Despite soaring rent prices, there are still a few lucky residents on old Franco-era contracts. Real estate trusts are…
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Minister’s secret meeting with Venezuelan lawmaker sparks political storm
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez claims that José Luis Ábalos “did what he could to avoid a diplomatic crisis” given that…
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Filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar triumphs at Spain’s Goya Awards
The internationally acclaimed director won in seven categories, including Best film, for his semi-autobiographical…
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The Fitur tourism fair: Around the world in 10 pavilions
Belgian chocolate from Flanders, virtual reality from Moscow, dance rhythms from Colombia and much more are all on…
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Police: Minister met Venezuelan vice-president to avoid her entry into Spain
Media reports claim that transportation chief José Luis Ábalos had secret talks with Delcy Rodríguez inside a private…
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Catalan premier refuses to comply with Supreme Court decision to strip him of his seat
The Barcelona Electoral Commission has given the regional parliament 48 hours to name a replacement, but Quim Torra…
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Spain’s foreign minister travels to Morocco amid territorial water dispute
Rabat’s decision to pass laws appropriating an area near the Canary Islands encroaches on Spanish maritime borders at a…
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Effects of Storm Gloria in Spain: “Recovery will be very tough”
Valencia leader Ximo Puig demands swift action from the central government to deal with the aftermath of a weather…
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Why Venezuelans from all generations are flocking to Madrid
No other influx of immigrants has been this intense in Spain’s recent history, with more than 20,000 people from…
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Spain’s olive oil industry is already feeling the impact of Trump’s tariffs
The 25% levy on the product, combined with low prices and the European Union’s failure to address storage issues, has…
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€5 tickets for Spain’s new low-cost rail service to go on sale on Monday
The AVLO, which will cover the popular Madrid-Barcelona route, will begin operating in April, and will offer an average…
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The shoestring superpower
Some nations have acquired the capacity to cheaply and stealthily intervene in the domestic politics of rivals,…
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Spanish PM to negotiate with Catalan separatists on lowering sedition sentences
Pedro Sánchez needs an absolute majority in Congress if he is to pass his planned reforms to the criminal code, which…
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“We have medication that prevents breast cancer, yet nobody uses it”
Spanish oncology expert Miguel Martín wants to see state-funded research in treatments that the pharmaceutical industry…
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¿Qué? podcast, S04E2: A new Catalan trial and Vox’s idea for a parental veto
This week we discuss the latest court case covering the 2017 events in Catalonia, and examine the far-right Vox party’s…
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Which school talks are under threat from the far-right’s ‘parental veto’?
Vox is pushing for a system to be introduced in regional education programs targeting workshops on the prevention of…
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Ex-Mossos chief seeks to distance himself from Catalan independence leaders
This week saw the start of the High Court trial of four figures connected to the regional police involved in the events…
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Spanish prime minister announces date of meeting with Catalan premier
In his first interview since being sworn back into office, Pedro Sánchez said he would see Quim Torra in February, and…
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An inside look at drug-fueled “personal growth” weekends in a Madrid villa
Experts warn that so-called therapeutic experiences involving hallucinogenics such as ayahuasca and toad venom could…
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Spain’s political parties lock horns over far-right Vox’s ‘parental veto’
The controversial policy from the group would give parents the right to stop their children from attending workshops on…
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The pioneering Spanish company where staff work a four-day week
Software Delsol, located in the southern city of Jaén, has introduced the new timetables this year in a bid to boost…
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Spain’s dying railroad towns: Trying to catch a new train to prosperity
These once-bustling centers of activity were largely abandoned when other forms of transportation took over. But the…
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Is Spain’s Antonio Banderas an ‘actor of color’?
Several US media outlets have been criticized for claiming that the Spaniard, who has been nominated for an Oscar this…
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Safety failures in Spain
An investigation is urgently needed into what happened and why communication failed after the explosion in Tarragona,…
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Barcelona man reclaims art of small talk through free street conversations
Adrià Ballester, 26, sees the act of chatting with complete strangers as a form of activism in an internet-dependent…
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PM announces pension hike, defends prosecutor general pick after first Cabinet meeting
Pedro Sánchez tells press he now has “no reservations” about the leader of his coalition partner Podemos, Pablo…
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