Tag: Salvador Illa

• Tuesday, February 16th 2021 - 07:27 UTC

  Separatist parties boost majority in Catalonia; Spanish far right elected to legislative for the first time

  

  Separatist parties in Catalonia have boosted their parliamentary majority in the regional elections. The pro-union Socialist Party, led by former health minister Salvador Illa, won the most votes to claim a narrow victory but will struggle to form a government.

• Tuesday, December 29th 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Spain creates registry of people refusing to be vaccinated against Covid-19

  

  Spain will set up a registry of people who refuse to be vaccinated against the new coronavirus and share it with other European Union member states, although it will not be made public, Health Minister Salvador Illa said on Monday.

• Saturday, October 10th 2020 - 08:31 UTC

  Spanish government ignores Madrid authorities and declares a lockdown on the 3,8 million people city

  

  Spain's government invoked a state of emergency on Friday to reimpose a partial lockdown for several million people in and around Madrid, one of Europe's worst COVID-19 hotspots after a court had struck down the measures.