Tag: Spain

Friday, January 18th 2019 - 09:03 UTC
UK and Spain agree to guarantee reciprocal suffrage at municipal level post-Brexit

Spain’s Foreign Minister Josep Borrell announced this week that Madrid and London have agreed to guarantee electoral rights in local elections for British residents in Spain and Spanish residents in the UK post-Brexit.
Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Coalition of rightwing parties will rule Andalusia for the first time in 36 years

A coalition of rightwing parties will rule Spain's most populous region, Andalusia, for the first time in 36 years under a deal with the far right. The conservative Popular Party (PP) will rule along with the centre-right Citizens.
Saturday, December 29th 2018 - 08:06 UTC
Rightwing coalition to rule Socialist stronghold Andalusia: first time in 36 years

An alliance between the right-wing Partido Popular, Ciudadanos and Vox resulted in Ciudadanos’ deputy Marta Bosquet being voted in as Speaker of the Andalusia Parliament. She received 59 votes from the three parties, which put her ahead of left-wing alliance Adelante Andalucía’s Inmaculada Nieto who held 50 votes.
Saturday, December 22nd 2018 - 06:11 UTC
Catalonia protest President Sanchez decision to lead his weekly cabinet meeting in Barcelona

Thousands of pro-independence protesters angry about Spain’s cabinet holding a meeting in Catalonia have blocked roads across the region and clashed with anti-riot police in its capital. Grassroots separatist groups and unions called the protests to show their disgust at Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s decision to lead his weekly cabinet meeting in Barcelona.
Thursday, December 13th 2018 - 21:19 UTC
Socialist Pablo Iglesias regrets about Venezuela: “The political and economic situation is disastrous”

The Spanish Socialist leader, Pablo Iglesias, appeared before the Spanish Senate on Thursday over the alleged illegal financing that his political coalition, Podemos, could have received from Venezuela and Iran. In a tense debate with a senator from the Popular Party (PP), Iglesias said that the situation in the South American country “is disastrous” and that he regrets things he has said in the past.
Thursday, December 13th 2018 - 07:07 UTC
Spain's minimum wage will increase by 22% in 2019, announces PM Sanchez

Spain's minimum wage will jump by 22% in 2019 - the largest annual increase in more than 40 years. It means millions of low-paid workers could see a pay rise from €736 ($835; £665) to €900, effective from January. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the increase on Wednesday, declaring “a rich country cannot have poor workers”.
Friday, December 7th 2018 - 16:07 UTC
Atocha Massacre fugitive captured in Brazil

Spanish diplomatic sources confirmed Thursday that Carlos Garcia Julia, 65, a fugitive Spanish terrorist, convicted for the politically motivated killings of five people in 1977, is in the custody of Brazil's Federal Police in the state of Sao Paulo.
Wednesday, December 5th 2018 - 09:06 UTC
Madrid bans old petrol and diesel vehicles to combat pollution

Madrid has activated an anti-pollution order that significantly restricts private vehicles in the city center, including a total ban on the most polluting cars.
Monday, December 3rd 2018 - 07:34 UTC
Far right party wins seats in Andalusia: first time since the death of Franco in 1975

A far-right party has won seats in a Spanish regional election for the first time since the country's military dictatorship ended in 1975. The Vox party took 12 parliamentary seats in Andalusia on Sunday, beating expectations that it would win five.
Friday, November 30th 2018 - 02:02 UTC
Second leg of Libertadores Cup decider set for Dec. 9 in Madrid

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol)'s disciplinary board Thursday turned down Boca Juniors' request and thus cleared the way for the second leg of the Libertadores Cup final to be played at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu on December 9, it was announced.