Tag: Spain

• 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.

• Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 08:36 UTC

  Gibraltar Territorial Waters remain protected against illegal fishing

  

  The Government of Gibraltar wishes to counter the untrue claims that there has been an agreement to allow the breaking of the Rock's marine protection laws by commercial fishermen. There is absolutely no truth to these claims.

• Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 06:06 UTC

  Theresa May optimistic on EU summit to endorse Brexit deal, but Spain remains adamant on Gibraltar

  

  Preparations for a summit to endorse Britain's deal to quit the European Union risked running aground on the rock of Gibraltar on Friday, as Spain defended its veto over the fate of the tiny territory. Britain's PM Theresa May and leaders of the other 27 EU member states are to meet Sunday to approve their divorce agreement and set a course for negotiating their future post-Brexit relationship.

• Friday, November 23rd 2018 - 17:49 UTC

  Cuba agrees to discuss human rights with Spain

  

  The governments of Spain and Cuba Thursday signed a memorandum of political consultations in Havanna which clears the path to talks regarding human rights, it was reported.

• Wednesday, November 21st 2018 - 09:20 UTC

  Spanish PM insists Gibraltar is a bilateral issue between Madrid and London

  

  Spain will vote against the divorce agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom unless Gibraltar’s future relationship with the bloc is considered a bilateral issue between Madrid and London, rather than between the EU and UK, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said.

• Wednesday, November 21st 2018 - 08:26 UTC

  Spain, Portugal and Morocco interested in hosting the 2030 World Cup

  

  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in Rabat that he had pitched the idea of a joint bid between his country, Portugal and Morocco to host the 2030 World Cup.

• Tuesday, November 20th 2018 - 08:48 UTC

  Spanish comments on Brexit will inspire no confidence in Gibraltar

  

  The Government has noted the comments about Gibraltar made by the Foreign Minister of Spain this morning following a meeting of the General Affairs Council of the European Union.
  The Chief Minister has immediately been in touch with the Prime Minister’s office in Downing Street.