Tag: Spain

• Saturday, May 28th 2011 - 07:21 UTC

  Over 100 injured in Barcelona as police takes protestors with rubber bullets and tear gas

  

  Over 100 people were injured on Friday when police forcibly evicted protesters who have been camped out for two weeks in the main square of Barcelona as part of a nationwide mobilization against youth unemployment, austerity, corruption and the country’s political class

• Wednesday, May 25th 2011 - 15:33 UTC

  Gibraltar opposition anticipates hostility with a Spanish PP government

  

  Gibraltar’s opposition has signalled unease with the prospect of the conservative PP forming a government in Spain in the near future. In a statement analysing the municipal results the Opposition says that Gibraltarians will feel “extremely nervous” about the prospect of the PP in power.

• Monday, May 23rd 2011 - 04:02 UTC

  Spain’s ruling Socialists suffer major defeat but early elections ruled out

  

  Spain's ruling Socialist Party sustained heavy losses in municipal elections on Sunday, amid widespread protests against high unemployment. The conservative People's Party (PP) took 37.5% of the vote compared with almost 28% for Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's PSOE, with more than 90% of votes counted.

• Sunday, May 22nd 2011 - 12:48 UTC

  London and Madrid address Spanish incursions into Gibraltar waters

  

  British Foreign Minister William Hague raised the UK’s concerns over Spanish incursions into Gibraltar waters during a meeting with his Spanish counterpart last February, according to a response to a question in the House of Lords.

• Saturday, May 21st 2011 - 09:56 UTC

  Spaniards take to cities’ plazas and call for a protest no-vote in Sunday’s local elections

  

  Tens of thousands of Spaniards angry over unemployment protested for a sixth day, ahead of Sunday's local elections in which the ruling Socialists are expected to suffer heavy losses.

• Thursday, May 19th 2011 - 17:23 UTC

  Spanish opposition anticipates “changes” in dealings with Gibraltar

  

  The Foreign Affairs spokesman for Spain’s conservative Popular Party, Gustavo de Arístegui, said that his party would continue to seek dialogue with Gibraltar if it wins national elections in Spain next year. But he also warned that “there will be changes” in Spain’s dealings with Gibraltar.

• Thursday, May 19th 2011 - 06:31 UTC

  Young Spaniards seeking jobs set up Egypt style protest in the heart of Madrid

  

  About 20,000 young people angry over high unemployment have spent the night camping in a famous square in Madrid as political protest grows. A big canvas roof was stretched across Puerta del Sol square, protesters brought mattresses and sleeping bags and volunteers distributed food.

• Monday, May 9th 2011 - 05:52 UTC

  ‘Informal’ talks with Spain to address Bay of Gibraltar incidents and Trilateral Forum

  

  Gibraltar’s Chief Minister met ‘informally’ with President Rodriguez Zapatero’s top Moncloa official Bernardino Leon to seek ways of getting the tripartite (UK, Spain, Gibraltar) process back on its feet.

• Thursday, May 5th 2011 - 23:51 UTC

  Spain loses 12-year battle: Argentina can use La Rioja denomination for its wines

  

  Spain has lost its 12-year battle with Argentina over the use of the name La Rioja. The northwestern Argentine province of La Rioja was founded by a Spaniard in 1591; the Spanish were also responsible for introducing vines to the region, reports Decanter.com.

• Friday, April 29th 2011 - 21:40 UTC

  Spain hits new unemployment record; crackdown on the black economy

  

  Weak jobs data, sliding retail sales and rising inflation confirm Spain’s economic recovery is faltering. The official figures released Friday showed 21.3% of the workforce without a job, up from 20.3% at the end of last year.