Eta’s legacy still divides as Spain awaits definite end to campaignSeparatist prisoners’ landmark statement evokes both support and scepticismSat Jan 04 2014 - 01:00
Catalan leaders agree vote on independenceReferendum planned for November 2014 will not take place, vows PM RajoyThu Dec 12 2013 - 20:03
‘Get married and be submissive’ book raises hackles in SpainPublication angers feminists and delights Catholic cheerleadersWed Dec 11 2013 - 01:00
Madrid and London on different pages over independence voteIn remarks about Scotland, Spanish PM Rajoy was sending a message to CataloniaSat Nov 30 2013 - 01:00
Repsol and Argentina in preliminary agreement on compensation for subsidiary takeoverTue Nov 26 2013 - 20:25
Pensioners’ collective aims to take an innovative approach to retirementTailor-made residence for the elderlyMon Nov 25 2013 - 18:38
Spanish pianist may face jail over neighbour’s noise complaintWoman accused of causing ‘psychological injuries’ over claims she played eight hours a dayWed Nov 13 2013 - 01:00
Spanish broadcaster RTTV gets new lease of life as end loomsStation transforms itself from being government puppet to outspoken criticSat Nov 09 2013 - 01:00
How Madrid lost its mojoA great capital with fine museums and a lively vibe is grippedby an identity crisisSat Nov 02 2013 - 01:01
Spain complicit in US spying, reports ‘El Mundo’Spanish spy chief called before Congress for explanation over latest allegationsThu Oct 31 2013 - 01:00
Teachers and students strike in Spain over education cutsGovernment reform a throwback to right-wing dictatorship, protesters sayFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:02
Court ruling opens door to mass release of Eta prisonersContinued imprisonment of Eta member Inés del Río ‘not lawful’Tue Oct 22 2013 - 01:00
European Court of Human Rights halts eviction of squatting Spanish familiesStrasboug court seeks information on future housing status of 16 families from Spanish governmentThu Oct 17 2013 - 01:00
Fears of right-wing involvement taint event urging Catalonia to stay in SpainNational day marking Columbus’s voyage provides backdrop for row over separatismSat Oct 12 2013 - 01:01
Spain warned austerity programme breaches human rightsCuts have led to growth in family poverty, says Council of Europe reportThu Oct 10 2013 - 11:52
New protest party expects to reign in SpainPartido X, born out of the ‘indignados’ movement, has just gone publicThu Oct 10 2013 - 01:10
Case against paralympian fraudsters dropped as man behind scam is finedMembers of Spanish basketball team had to return Sydney gold medals as they did not have disabilites they claimedTue Oct 08 2013 - 01:10
Balearic islanders protest against dilution of Catalan languageFluency in Catalan is no longer a requisite for most Balearic civil servantsMon Oct 07 2013 - 01:00
Portuguese voters punish government over austerity programmeParty of PM Pedro Passos Coelho loses control of 30 municipalities in local electionsTue Oct 01 2013 - 01:00
Catalan parliament approves call for vote on independence from SpainResolution says date should be fixed by end of this year for ballotSat Sept 28 2013 - 01:00
Spanish king’s health prompts talk of abdicationHealth of Spanish king Juan Carlos and his future as monarch have come under scrutinyThu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00
Argentinian judge orders arrest of Franco era ‘torturers’Order seeks extradition of four men from Spain for alleged human rights abusesFri Sept 20 2013 - 01:00
Thousands of Catalans form ‘human chain’ as part of push for independenceEchoing chain organised by Baltic states seeking to break from Soviet Union in 1989, Catalan one stretches 400kmThu Sept 12 2013 - 01:54
Catalans unite for ‘human chain’ as part of bid to separate from SpainTomorrow’s stunt comes as the likelihood of a vote on independence next year appears to fadeTue Sept 10 2013 - 01:00
Britain threatens ‘unprecedented’ legal action over Gibraltar border checksCameron ‘disappointed’ by ‘disproportionate’ Spanish border measuresTue Aug 13 2013 - 01:00
Cameron ‘seriously concerned’ after Spain threatens new border controls for GibraltarRow over fishing near Rock sparks latest tensionsTue Aug 06 2013 - 01:00
Rajoy says he will not resign over scandalSpanish prime minister tells Congress he was deceived by former party treasurer BárcenasFri Aug 02 2013 - 01:00
Rajoy to face parliament over corruption allegationsSpanish prime minister will be asked to explain alleged payments from slush fundThu Aug 01 2013 - 01:00
Spanish train driver released from custodyWoman from US dies from her injuries bringing death toll of Santiago de Compostela crash to 79Mon Jul 29 2013 - 01:04
Families endure agonising wait for news of loved onesRelatives of Spanish train crash victims await results of forensic examinations to confirm their worst fearsSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:39
‘I was talking to them so they wouldn’t sleep, so they wouldn’t die. It was hell’Local resident Isidro Castaño was one of the first people to arrive at the scene of the crash.Fri Jul 26 2013 - 01:00
Rajoy urged to go before congress amid allegationsOpposition Socialists plan to trigger no confidence vote if Spanish PM fails to discuss corruption chargesSat Jul 20 2013 - 01:00
‘Red’ priests bring theology down to earthLeftist churches, with their emphasis on social justice, are on the rise in Spain – in spite of Vatican disapprovalSat Jul 20 2013 - 01:00
European Commission rules Spanish shipbuilding tax breaks illegalTax-break sums estimated at more than €2 billion must be returned to Spanish treasuryThu Jul 18 2013 - 01:00
Mariano Rajoy fights for political life as Spanish corruption allegations snowballPrime minister denies accusations party got payments under the counterTue Jul 16 2013 - 01:00
Spanish corruption scandal threatens to unseat prime minister Mariano RajoyEl Mundo publishes alleged logs of illegal payments to members of Partido PopularWed Jul 10 2013 - 01:17
Portugal may need new ‘soft rescue’ bailout packageLisbon reportedly negotiating details of ESM credit lineMon Jul 08 2013 - 21:02
Formula found to continue coalition, says Portuguese prime ministerDeal may include redistribution of posts in favour of People’s Party, the junior partnerFri Jul 05 2013 - 01:00
Entire layer of Spanish youth frozen out from jobs marketA type of age-based apartheid favours those in work and victimises entrantsWed Jul 03 2013 - 01:00
Second ministerial resignation throws Portugal’s government into turmoilForeign minister Paulo Portas steps down over replacement of finance minister who resigned on MondayWed Jul 03 2013 - 01:00
Murder-suicide suspect under ‘financial pressure’Costa del Sol town in shock after death of two Irish women and British manSat Jun 29 2013 - 10:12
Flowers only clue to tragedy at idyllic Costa del Sol residenceMurder-suicide family were extremely private but well-liked in communityFri Jun 28 2013 - 13:33
Three may have been dead for daysBodies in Spanish villa discovered by landlord worried about rental paymentsFri Jun 28 2013 - 01:00
Murder-suicide suspected in deaths of family in SpainAuthorities are not looking for any other suspects in the caseFri Jun 28 2013 - 01:00
Google should not be forced to remove personal data from internet, says European Court of Justice adviserNon-binding opinion prompted by dispute between search engine corporation and Spainish data protection agencyTue Jun 25 2013 - 18:36
Spanish police arrest eight suspected jihadistsOperation part of investigation in Spanish territory of Ceuta in north AfricaSat Jun 22 2013 - 01:00
Apology to Spain’s Princess Cristina for tax office error“What happened is simply an error of administrative procedure”Thu Jun 20 2013 - 01:08
Signs of chill in Basque region’s climate of peaceIs there really a risk of a split in Eta and a return to armed activity?Tue Jun 18 2013 - 01:00
Basque human rights report documents abusesMore than 1,000 people killed in campaign for independence, says reportSat Jun 15 2013 - 01:00
