Catalan crisis most pressing priority for new Spanish PMPedro Sánchez pulls off unlikely feat but fragile government faces myriad challengesFri Jun 01 2018 - 19:18
Pedro Sánchez ousts Rajoy to become Spain’s prime ministerSocialist becomes the new PM with the support of a ‘Frankenstein coalition’Fri Jun 01 2018 - 19:04
Endgame for Spain’s Rajoy as parliament turns against himLeader could resign ahead of no-confidence vote amid torrent of corruption allegationsThu May 31 2018 - 19:49
Future of Spanish prime minister Rajoy in the balanceSpain’s parliament is more fractured than it has been since the return to democracyThu May 31 2018 - 01:00
Socialists scramble to gather support for motion against Mariano RajoySpanish prime minister faces no-confidence vote this weekMon May 28 2018 - 18:49
Purchase of plush house could cost Spanish firebrand dearPablo Iglesias of Podemos faces confidence vote within party over ‘elite’ propertyMon May 28 2018 - 01:00
Spanish opposition seeks to unseat corruption-plagued RajoySocialists could struggle to gather support for no-confidence vote against prime ministerFri May 25 2018 - 15:13
Catalan leader clashes with Madrid on ‘provocative’ cabinet choicesSpanish direct rule remains after Quim Torra appoints jailed and exiled politiciansMon May 21 2018 - 20:20
Basques watch Catalan independence bid with cautionMarked surge in Spanish unionism unnerves nationalists in northern regionFri May 18 2018 - 02:00
Spanish unionists concerned at new Catalan president’s intentionsCiudadanos urges PM to act swiftly to curtail any fresh attempts at unilateral secessionThu May 17 2018 - 17:27
Catalonia elects Quim Torra as new regional presidentCatalan parliament votes in candidate handpicked by Puigdemont to end stalemateMon May 14 2018 - 15:58
‘I think the Irish are Spaniards who got lost’Ian Gibson has lived in Spain for decades and is best known for his work on the poet Federico García LorcaMon May 14 2018 - 05:00
Catalan pro-independence candidate could break deadlockUnionists warn against ‘xenophobic’ Joaquim ‘Quim’ Torra as presidentFri May 11 2018 - 18:58
Women’s protest at Spanish broadcaster reflects feminist tideJournalists wear black and share claims of manipulation by superiorsSun May 06 2018 - 21:27
Catalan parties approve law reform allowing Puigdemont to governControversial move permitting exile to exert power from abroad likely to be blockedFri May 04 2018 - 19:00
Eta disbands after campaign of violence in which 800-plus diedBasque terrorist group says it has ‘dissolved all structures’ and ended its ‘political project’Wed May 02 2018 - 18:30
Spanish judiciary criticised over not guilty verdict in alleged rape casePamplona and Madrid among cities in which protesters chanted ‘It’s not abuse, it’s rape’Sun Apr 29 2018 - 18:28
Six decades on, a ray of light reaches Franco’s resting placeFamilies want to exhume bodies of loved ones buried next to Spanish dictatorSat Apr 28 2018 - 00:05
Madrid region president quits over video of face cream theftCristina Cifuentes of Popular Party resigns after footage emerges of supermarket incidentWed Apr 25 2018 - 19:24
Real world intrigue plagues drug smuggling TV series in SpainMadrid Letter: Controversy fuels success of Galicia-based ‘Fariña’ TV show set in 1980sWed Apr 18 2018 - 01:00
Bar assault trial raises spectre of Basque separatist violenceEight youths face terrorist charges after civil guards hospitalised in northern Spain in 2016Tue Apr 17 2018 - 21:28
Court stops jailed Catalan leader Sànchez facing investiture voteMadrid compares pro-independence activity to terrorism but activists insist it is not violentThu Apr 12 2018 - 18:03
Germany will not extradite Carlos Puigdemont on rebellion chargeFormer Catalan leader, released on bail, could still face trial for misuse of public fundsThu Apr 05 2018 - 20:02
Madrid regional president faces fake degree allegationsPolitician did not attend classes and university falsified documents, newspaper claimsWed Apr 04 2018 - 19:50
Pro-independence parties defy Madrid with motionCatalan politician Clara Ponsatí hands herself in to Scottish authoritiesWed Mar 28 2018 - 20:25
Extradition case raises stakes for both sides in Catalan crisisArrest of Carles Puigdemont in Germany comes as Spanish supreme court formalises charges of rebellion against 13 Catalan politiciansMon Mar 26 2018 - 20:38
Has ride-sharing firm Uber met its match in Barcelona?Regulatory restrictions and incensed taxi drivers make city a challenge for companyMon Mar 26 2018 - 01:00
Five Catalan politicians jailed over independence driveSecessionist leader Marta Rovira flees to Switzerland as 13 politicians charged with rebellionFri Mar 23 2018 - 18:48
Pro-independence Catalans seek new presidential candidateInvestiture vote could take place as soon as Thursday due to judicial pressuresWed Mar 21 2018 - 17:14
Spanish boy’s murder fuels debate on prison sentencesEleven-day search for Gabriel Cruz ended in arrest of father’s partner, Ana Julia QuezadaFri Mar 16 2018 - 01:00
Spain’s style icons and top firms seek to redefine ‘luxury’Current definition too negative and fails to take account of emotions, firms argueWed Mar 14 2018 - 01:00
Spanish police arrest 155 over trafficking ring linked to IrelandThree-year investigation reveals efforts to smuggling mostly Chinese migrants into UK and RepublicTue Mar 13 2018 - 15:29
‘P***ing people off’ through satire thriving in Spain’s political chaosTone of Mongolia magazine is risque, irreverent and politically indiscriminateSat Mar 10 2018 - 06:00
Court blocks jailed candidate’s Catalan presidency bidJordi Sànchez has been refused leave to be sworn in as regional leaderFri Mar 09 2018 - 16:33
Women’s strike a new cause of Spanish discordMadrid Letter: Political right accuses leftists of commandeering protestsWed Mar 07 2018 - 01:00
Puigdemont stokes tensions with Madrid despite withdrawalCatalan independence champion presents human rights complaint against Spain to UNFri Mar 02 2018 - 18:58
Madrid threatens more direct rule if jailed activist becomes Catalan presidentMain secessionist parties agree to back Jordi SánchezWed Feb 28 2018 - 18:36
Basque separatist group Eta to vote on disbandingNewspaper gains access to internal communique sent to militantsThu Feb 22 2018 - 15:53
Catalan politician flees to Switzerland to avoid court summons‘I will be more use to my movement free than behind bars,’ says Anna GabrielTue Feb 20 2018 - 17:45
New-look Spanish anthem sticks in a few throatsRight-wing parties swoon after pop star performs new words to national tuneMon Feb 19 2018 - 17:38
Spain ordered to pay Eta bombers compensation for police abuseTwo men carried out 2006 attack on Madrid airport car park, killing twoTue Feb 13 2018 - 17:40
Photoshopped Jesus image leads to fining of Instagram userSpanish court finds Daniel Serrano guilty of offending religious feelings with pictureFri Feb 09 2018 - 16:44
‘Grind the cocaine well’ – Spanish drug pamphlet sparks outrageZaragoza authorities under fire for including consumption advice in documentWed Feb 07 2018 - 01:00
Puigdemont may seek ‘symbolic’ leadership role in CataloniaSecessionist parties meet to discuss deal to put new Catalan president in placeMon Feb 05 2018 - 19:44
Carles Puigdemont admits Madrid has ‘won’ in text messagesExiled Catalan independence leader appears to accept defeat in bid to be presidentWed Jan 31 2018 - 18:00
Puigdemont investiture postponed amid independence camp splitsCatalan parliament in limbo as speaker calls off debate to swear in new presidentTue Jan 30 2018 - 18:20
Mystery surrounds Catalan leader’s scheduled investitureCarles Puigdemont’s lawyer refuses to rule out dramatic return by exiled politicianMon Jan 29 2018 - 17:22
Corruption claims threaten to destabilise Spanish governmentSenior member of Rajoy’s governing Popular Party confirms kickbacks systemFri Jan 26 2018 - 01:00
Catalan leader’s Denmark visit triggers failed arrest warrant attemptCourt rejects Spanish prosecutor’s request after Puigdemont travels to conferenceMon Jan 22 2018 - 15:42
Secessionist parties in control as Catalan parliament reopensUncertainty surrounds Puigdemont’s plan to be sworn in from exile in BelgiumWed Jan 17 2018 - 17:42
