Tag: Spain

• Thursday, January 7th 2021 - 09:37 UTC

  Paris court of appeal rules that ETA Basque group can be handed to Spain

  

  The Paris Court of Appeal has ruled that the former long-time leader of Basque separatist group ETA, Josu Ternera, can be handed over to Spain, a judicial source said on Wednesday.

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

  Spain trying to prevent a hard border with Gibraltar; commuters will have a special document

  

  Cross-border workers who commute between Gibraltar and Spain will be exempt from border controls after Brexit even if no agreement on free movement is reached with Britain, Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Monday.

• 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, December 26th 2020 - 09:28 UTC

  Galicia disappointed with fisheries post Brexit deal, pledges a belligerent attitude to recover lost fishing rights

  

  Spain's regional government of Galicia has publicly expressed its concern about the fisheries chapter in the recently agreed UK/EU post/Brexit trade deal, which it considers will have a cost of 190 million Euros for the regional fleet and anticipates it will adopt a “belligerent” attitude to recover the lost fishing rights of the regional industry,

• Friday, December 11th 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Spanish government takes over Franco's summer palace and its art collection

  

  The Spanish state on Thursday took over former dictator General Francisco Franco's summer palace, complete with its vast art trove, and evicted his heirs as part of the leftist government's efforts to erase the legacy of his rule.

• Thursday, December 10th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Spain's ex king Juan Carlos from exile, settled a back tax bill worth 678,000 Euros

  

  Spain's former King Juan Carlos, who left his homeland under a cloud of scandal in August, has settled a back tax bill worth over 678,000 Euros including interest and fines, his lawyers said on Wednesday.

• Saturday, December 5th 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  Falklands' trawler catches fire and sinks at Vigo port; probable total losses

  

  A Falkland Islands trawler “Baffin Bay” has sunk at the Galician port of Vigo where it was undergoing maintenance work. The Falklands' Department of Natural Resources reported that on the morning of Thursday 3 December 2020 it was advised of a fire onboard Fishing Vessel “Baffin Bay” while she was berthed at Bouzas in Vigo.

• Friday, November 27th 2020 - 09:15 UTC

  Spain warns time running out to find a Brexit agreement over Gibraltar

  

  Time is running out to find a Brexit agreement between Spain and Britain over Gibraltar, Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya said on Thursday. At stake in the talks is avoiding a hard European Union border in southern Spain after Britain completes its departure from the EU at the end of this year.

• Tuesday, November 24th 2020 - 08:52 UTC

  Spanish King on a 10-day quarantine after close contact with a positive case

  

  Spain's King Felipe VI started 10 days of quarantine on Monday after coming into close contact with someone who later tested positive for the new coronavirus, a Royal House source said.

• Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:15 UTC

  Spain to begin a Covid-19 vaccination program in January, president Pedro Sánchez announced

  

  Spain will begin a comprehensive coronavirus vaccination program in January and expects to have covered a substantial part of the population within six months, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Sunday.