Row as Portuguese president tries to block leftist coalitionCavaco Silva accused of acting beyond his brief in blocking formation of left-wing coalitionTue Oct 27 2015 - 01:00
Spain struggles to exorcise Eta’s ghostsIt’s four years since the terrorist group ended its armed campaign for an independent Basque state. But the legacy of violence is still felt in the region’s politicsSat Oct 24 2015 - 02:00
Catalan leader Artur Mas’s court appearance heightens tensionsHundreds on streets in Barcelona waving region’s flag and chanting ‘independence’Thu Oct 15 2015 - 19:28
Call for Spain to do more for Syrian refugees in ‘prison city’Many try to reach Europe via highly policed Spanish territory of Melilla in north AfricaThu Oct 08 2015 - 20:28
Loss of majority in Portuguese election a headache for coalitionCentre-right partnership received 38.5% of the votes – but it will have to read carefullyMon Oct 05 2015 - 19:49
Portuguese PM confident of re-election despite troika austerityPassos Coelho’s Social Democratic Party goes into weekend election with four-point leadSat Oct 03 2015 - 03:00
Separatists unite after Catalan president accusedArtur Mas faces charges over disobeying ruling on 2014 independence referendumWed Sept 30 2015 - 18:57
Breakaway Catalan parties develop secession ‘road map’Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy refuses to give any ground to the separatistsTue Sept 29 2015 - 01:00
Catalonia takes decisive step towards secessionIndependence from Spain was the key issue in yesterday’s regional electionsMon Sept 28 2015 - 14:42
Pro-independence parties win election in CataloniaGovernment waves legal stick to warn against moves towards independenceSun Sept 27 2015 - 22:55
Flag scuffle highlights tensions in Catalan electionNationalist parties are threatening to secede from Spain depending on results of voteSat Sept 26 2015 - 01:00
Economic uncertainties of an independent Catalonia‘Propaganda war’ between separatists and unionists pivots on EU membershipThu Sept 24 2015 - 16:35
Photographer’s fanciful scenes from Catalan independenceDoctored images in ‘The Book of Marvels’ poke fun at customary triumphalismMon Sept 21 2015 - 13:19
Tripped-up Syrian refugee given football coaching job in SpainHungarian camera operator who stuck her foot out in front of migrants dismissedFri Sept 18 2015 - 01:00
Thousands rally for independence in BarcelonaCatalans mark national day and the beginning of an election campaignSat Sept 12 2015 - 01:00
Catalonia’s national day taken over by political agendaCatalan nationalists use the Diada to campaign for independenceFri Sept 11 2015 - 01:00
Spanish pensioner offers firms €5,000 in return for jobSpanish recovery yet to really dent unemployment as classified advertisement showsFri Sept 04 2015 - 13:14
Legal barriers, potential scandal hinder Catalan independencePolls indicate election will be tightly foughtThu Sept 03 2015 - 01:00
Corrupt Mayor Clicker game pokes fun at Spanish scandalsApp inspired by real-life scenarios such as arrest of former minister Rodrigo Rato for fraudTue Aug 11 2015 - 17:02
Spanish activists see red over bullfights as tide starts to turnAnimal rights group takes legal action over killing of bull amid changing attitudesSat Aug 08 2015 - 02:00
Spain tense ahead of Catalan electionIf Artur Mas and allies win, they plan to have independent Catalan state by 2016 or 2017Tue Aug 04 2015 - 01:00
Spanish communist student joins fight against Islamic StateTwo men who fought alongside Kurds face terrorism charges after returning homeSat Jul 25 2015 - 02:00
Male-dominated domain of bullfighting engulfed in gender controversyImage on Toros magazine sparks row over ‘feminised’ image of bullfighterThu Jul 23 2015 - 19:17
Spanish unemployment rate drops to lowest level since 2011At 22.4%, the rate is just below the level when prime minister Mariano Rajoy took officeThu Jul 23 2015 - 16:41
Anniversaries spark interest in buried history of Spanish civil warState policy of ‘don’t mention the war’ now challenged by growing curiosityTue Jul 21 2015 - 01:00
Official intolerance in Morocco stokes civil liberties debateRecent incidents involving minorities and women suggest rising conservatismSun Jul 19 2015 - 17:29
Catalan pro-independence groups propose election with no politiciansSupporters say plan would ‘create a photograph of Catalan society’Mon Jul 13 2015 - 01:00
Greek crisis fuelling anxiety as contagion concerns spreadSpain keen to be seen as the ‘good student’ in the euro zone classroomThu Jul 02 2015 - 01:00
Spanish government positive despite market rumblingsHowever observers say that Spain is not immune to contagionMon Jun 29 2015 - 18:02
Accusations fly over flag as Spanish Socialist leader confirms candidacyPedro Sánchez’s use of national ensign at Madrid election address causes controversyMon Jun 29 2015 - 01:00
Spanish aristocrat to be exhumed for paternity test, orders judgeLatest twist in extraordinary story of ‘Red Duchess’ of Media SidoniaWed Jun 24 2015 - 22:18
Former monk draws parallels to Gaudí with cathedral of recycled materialsJusto Gallego’s work is divinely inspired or an eyesore, depending on your perspectiveFri Jun 19 2015 - 15:46
Madrid mayor straight into crisis over offensive tweetsGuillermo Zapata wrote tweets in 2011 mocking victims of Holocaust and EtaFri Jun 19 2015 - 01:00
‘Miracle granny’ taking Madrid politics by stormRetired judge Manuela Carmena set to be confirmed as Spanish capital’s mayorSat Jun 13 2015 - 02:00
Former Spanish PM’s visit gives boost to Venezuela’s oppositionFelipe González cuts short trip after being denied visit to politicians in jailTue Jun 09 2015 - 22:00
Woman says Ireland’s abortion laws put her life in dangerSpanish woman forced to carry dead foetus for weeks due to ‘religious fundamentalism’Tue Jun 09 2015 - 15:40
Soccer final thrusts Catalan independence bid back into spotlightBoth Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao fans booed as Spanish anthem was playedWed Jun 03 2015 - 17:05
Prehistoric skull reveals oldest known murderInjuries found on 430,000-year-old skull suggest ‘deliberate aggression’, scientists sayThu May 28 2015 - 17:18
Political transformation of Spain likely to be driven by PodemosAusterity policies and claims of fraud have steered voters towards the newTue May 26 2015 - 16:23
Ada Colau almost certain to be Barcelona’s new mayorLeft-leaning Colau can now be an activist in a position of powerTue May 26 2015 - 00:25
Spanish parties tainted by corruption face vengeful electorateNew left- and right- wing groups set to gain from Popular Party and SocialistsSat May 23 2015 - 01:00
Bitter dispute in Galicia over selection of author with links to FrancoCelebration of Spanish region’s literary heritage marred by controversyTue May 19 2015 - 18:39
Spanish mayor refusing to pay for five-metre omeletteFailed record attempt for world’s largest tortilla leaves Vitoria with egg on its faceThu May 07 2015 - 18:46
Podemos policy manifesto suggests shift to centre groundSpanish party’s radical roots left behind as it signals less strident approachWed May 06 2015 - 18:02
‘Road map’ of Basque country coalition aims to consolidate peaceSpanish government has not responded with any measures of its own since Eta ceasefireWed Apr 29 2015 - 01:02
Political leaders feeling the heat as Spain gripped by corruption scandalAuthorities have frozen 78 bank accounts belonging to former economy minister and IMF chief Rodrigo RatoMon Apr 27 2015 - 01:00
Lorca executed by Francoists at start of civil warPoet was killed in 1936 on orders of troops loyal to Franco, police papers confirmFri Apr 24 2015 - 01:00
North coast of Africa is doorway to new life for many migrantsThousands of migrants tried to get to Europe via Ceuta and Melilla last yearSat Apr 18 2015 - 01:00
Little chance of former archbishop moving out of spotlightHe may no longer serve as archbishop of Madrid but he won’t go quietlyWed Apr 15 2015 - 01:00
Jihadism takes root in Spain’s African outpostsRadical Islamic messages have hit home in two marginalised citiesSat Apr 11 2015 - 01:00
