World news about “Spanish politics” published by euronews.
Spain unveils anti-political corruption measures Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is to table new anti-corruption laws on political parties’ financial activities along with tougher sanctions for… 20/02/2013
Rajoy scandal fears hit Spanish bonds The rate of interest the Spanish government is having to offer to get investors to buy its bonds rose sharply on Monday. A row over slush fund allegations… 04/02/2013
Spain’s political crisis In this News Plus, we take a look at Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s precarious position – the man who reached the pinnacle of his career on an… 04/02/2013
Anger in Madrid over alleged Popular Party corruption – nocomment Hundred of protestors demonstrate in front of the Popular Party headquarters in Madrid, demanding the government resign over the latest corruption scandal. 02/02/2013
Catalonia rises on a wave of independence “I am part of Catalan culture, and it is very important to me.” “We have a very open way of seeing the world. For many years the Catalan culture was… 16/11/2012
Bailout pressure mounts on Spain The latest grim Spanish jobs numbers put further pressure on the government to seek international aid. A majority of economists say the official forecasts… 26/10/2012
ETA, steps toward contrition The autonomous northern Basque region in Spain votes to elect a new government on Sunday, one year after the armed separatist group ETA renounced… 19/10/2012
Spain takes its time over rescue Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is playing his cards close to his chest. While in New York, visiting the UN, he did not announce anything relevant to his… 26/09/2012
Bailout call delay pushes up Spain’s borrowing costs The amount of interest that the Spanish government is having to offer to borrow money in the short term is again creeping up. That is because investors… 25/09/2012
Austerity bites deeper in Spain Spain’s government has announced further deep budget cuts for this year in its increasingly unpopular austerity drive, one day after an anti-austerity general… 30/03/2012
Reporter: Basque country after ETA The announcement of the final abandonment of armed struggle by ETA, was received with a mixture of scepticism and hope in the Basque region. For decades… 11/11/2011
How will Spain fix its economy? From the streets, anger and frustration. That 8 years of a socialist Government plus a financial crisis and real estate meltdown have left Spain with 21%… 10/11/2011
Spanish general election 2011 : partiesThe political parties fielding candidates in these elections are representative of Spain’s multiple regional identities. Few parties are, like the PP and the… 08/11/2011
ETA prisoner questions in Spanish elections ‘Goodbye ETA’ the newspaper headlines read. The days immediately following the decision by the armed separatist band in Spain to stop using violence to push… 24/10/2011
Spain’s lower house backs budgetary ‘golden rule’ Spanish MPs have overwhelmingly backed moves to put a so-called ‘golden rule’ on budgetary stability into the constitution. Ruling Socialists and… 02/09/2011
Spanish Socialists pay price for economic gloom An ongoing economic crisis with low growth, high levels of debt and unemployment: it was against this background of gloom that the Spanish Socialist prime… 29/07/2011
Spanish protesters defy ban In Madrid crowds of Spanish demonstrators have maintained their protest camp in the central square for the sixth day running. Similar camps have been set up… 20/05/2011
Spain’s opposition Socialists urge Rajoy to resignSpain’s Prime Minister is facing fresh calls to quit over claims he took money from a secret bank account run by his Popular Party’s former… 03/02/2013
Spanish protesters call for Rajoy resignation as corruption scandal closes inMore than 500 protesters rallied outside the headquarters of Spain’s ruling People’s Party on Thursday night after a newspaper alleged that Prime Minister… 01/02/2013
Spain’s PM Rajoy denies receiving secret cashSpain’s ruling People’s Party has denied that Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and other leaders received secret cash payments. The statements come after… 31/01/2013
Spain’s El País prints People’s Party ‘secret accounts’Spanish newspaper El País has published what it says are handwritten accounts showing past donations from construction firms to leading political figures in… 31/01/2013
King of Spain’s son-in-law ordered to pay millions in bailThe son-in-law of Spain’s King Juan Carlos has been ordered to post more than eight million euros in bail as part of an ongoing corruption probe. A court in… 30/01/2013
Rajoy vows action over latest party corruption allegationsProtesters targeted the Madrid headquarters of the ruling People’s Party on Saturday night, over new revelations about a former party treasurer, embroiled in… 19/01/2013
Scandal hits Spain’s Popular PartyThe former treasurer of Spain’s governing Popular Party, attempting to get the Spanish to accept unprecedented austerity, has dragged his party into a… 19/01/2013
Catalonia: ceremony for President MasArtur Mas has taken up his post as Catalonian President in a ceremony at the Generalitat Palace, after he was re-elected on Friday. Mas heads the… 24/12/2012
Rajoy in Afghanistan pledges Spanish presence after 2014The Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has become the second Western leader to make a surprise pre-Christmas visit to Afghanistan. The morale-boosting… 22/12/2012
Spain minister: 2013 may be ‘last year of recession’Spain’s budget minister has presented an optimistic assessment of the country’s economy, putting on a brave face over the latest gloomy figures. Cristóbal… 23/10/2012
Spain’s Rajoy faces high-stakes regional electionThe Spanish government is facing a crucial test over its handling of the country’s financial crisis. Voters have been casting their ballots in a regional… 21/10/2012
Parliament braced for protesters in MadridHundreds of indignados, calling themselves the 25s group marched on Parliament in Madrid angry at how the government is managing the country’s faltering… 25/09/2012
Catalonia threatens early elections over tax dispute with MadridCatalonia’s leader is considering calling early elections in the wealthy region, as Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy calls for national unity to combat… 20/09/2012
Spain: Communist leader Carrillo dies age 97Veteran Spanish communist leader Santiago Carrillo has died at the age of 97. Although he lived in exile for decades, Carrillo was a central figure in… 18/09/2012
Spain’s king urges ‘determination’ as ministers plan more austerityPublic service workers took to the streets of Madrid on Friday to protest wage cuts, as the Spanish government prepared to approve a multi-billion euro… 13/07/2012
Anti-austerity pensioners invade German consulate in BarcelonaA group of pensioners in Barcelona has taken to the streets and invaded the German consulate to protest against the country’s stance over the euro… 22/06/2012
Spain: Miner protest intensifiesMiners in Asturias, north-west Spain, are continuing their protests against the withdrawal of government subsidies for mines, saying that without the funding… 12/06/2012
Spain ‘indignados’ gear up for first anniversarySpain’s ‘indignados’ and anti-austerity protesters worldwide are gearing up for four days of demonstrations in the run-up to the movement’s first… 12/05/2012
Spain’s PM fails to land big regional endorsementSpain’s ruling centre-right People’s Party has been dealt a blow ahead of launching a new austerity budget on Friday. Despite being tipped to win, it has… 26/03/2012
Spain unions organise general strike following labour lawsThe leaders of Spain’s two main labour unions have called for a general strike later this month to protest against government reforms. New rules cut the… 17/03/2012
Rubalcaba to head Socialist Party in SpainAfter losing the general election in November, Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba has been chosen to lead Spain’s Socialist Party. Having previously held the posts of… 05/02/2012
Spanish political veteran Manuel Fraga diesVeteran Spanish politician Manuel Fraga, the last surviving minister of General Franco’s right-wing regime, has died at the age of 89. In a career spanning… 16/01/2012
Spanish royals reveal their salariesSpain’s royals have revealed their salaries for the first time. King Juan Carlos picked up a pay cheque and expenses of nearly 300,000 euros. The moves… 28/12/2011
Spain’s PM Rajoy names insiders in new cabinetThe new Spanish prime minister has chosen mostly close advisers to make up his cabinet, which has the unenviable task of reviving a floundering economy and… 21/12/2011
Rajoy elected Spanish PM after parliament voteSpain’s incoming Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has won a vote of confidence in parliament. He received 187 votes in favour, 149 against and 14 abstentions… 20/12/2011
Spain awaits a painful dose of medicineIt was an election victory the polls had predicted. Second guessing what policies Mariano Rajoy will pursue has not been so easy. Behind his centre right… 20/12/2011
Rajoy sets out Spain’s new economic targetsSpain’s incoming Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has set out a programme of deep cuts to fight the financial crisis. In his first speech as leader to the… 19/12/2011
Spain’s Rajoy resists pressure to reveal crisis plansHe is getting down to work but keeping his cards close to his chest. Fresh from a landslide election victory, Spain’s next prime minister must try to rescue… 22/11/2011
Basque left electoral gains contrasts Spanish conservative winIn an interview by satellite link with politician Jon Inarritu in the city of San Sebastian in Spain’s Basque region, euronews asked him about the Amaiur… 21/11/2011
Basque peace dividend in MadridNationalists in Spain’s autonomous northern Basque region have real reasons to celebrate these elections. The Amaiur left-wing coalition of several parties… 21/11/2011
Spain’s conservatives win an absolute majorityThe Congress of deputies or lower house has 350 seats and Mario Rajoy’s centre right won 186 seats a landslide majority to take control. The Socialists in… 21/11/2011
Spain’s conservatives sweep to victoryIn Madrid, Mariano Rajoy has led his PP party, the centre right conservatives, to their greatest victory in a Spanish election after over seven years in… 21/11/2011
Socialist debacle signals a change in SpainThe mood of defeat swept through the Socialist Party headquarters earlier than was expected. It was their most humiliating loss in the polls for 30 years in… 21/11/2011
Right turn at the Spanish ParliamentThe centre-right Popular Party, has stormed to victory at the Spanish parliamentary elections with provisional counts showing them winning a 44.6 percent… 20/11/2011
Spanish Elections: Rajoy set to winAn early count based on the official results of 78 percent of polling stations, shows the Popular Party winning with 44 percent of the vote. This would… 20/11/2011
Spanish Elections: Exit poll resultsVoting stations in Spain have now closed, and exit polls suggest a landslide victory for Popular Party President, Mariano Rajoy. The poll showed the… 20/11/2011
Spanish Election: Rajoy comments on landslide victoryMariano Rajoy, the leader of the Popular Party has commented his comfortable victory on the night of the Spanish election. He began by thanking those who… 20/11/2011
Spanish Election: Rubalcaba admits defeatThe PSOE candidate Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba has made a statement at his party headquarters that he has “clearly lost the election,“ and thanked those who did… 20/11/2011
Spanish Elections: Lower voter participationEarly reports indicate a decrease in voter turnout at this years Spanish elections. At 18:00 CET the 57.59 percent of those eligible to vote had done… 20/11/2011
Rajoy’s rise as Spain slumpsMariano Rajoy was the candidate who never quit, no matter what remarks were made about his charisma. His perseverance became a trademark, a political asset… 20/11/2011
Zapatero’s seven years in MadridThe economic crisis made Spanish reformist prime minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero throw in the sponge in September and call autumn elections. Saying… 20/11/2011
Centre right tipped for victory in Spanish electionOn Spain’s last day of campaigning for Sunday’s general election the centre-right Partido Popular was in bouyant mood. That is the result of showing a… 19/11/2011
Spain’s centre-right looks set for big election winHe is not celebrating just yet. But as campaigning draws to a close ahead of Sunday’s election, Mariano Rajoy looks all but certain to become Spain’s next… 18/11/2011
Scuffles at pre-election protest in SpainJust days before elections in Spain, students and teachers have taken to the streets to make their voices heard. Scuffles broke out between police and some… 18/11/2011
Voters set to punish Spanish socialists in electionThree days before the general election in Spain, students are once again protesting against cuts in education. For months, Spanish people have been out on… 17/11/2011
Gay rights and Spanish rightThe likelihood of Spain’s conservatives taking power at the next election threatens the country’s law on gay marriage, approved in 2005, one of the social… 10/11/2011
Spanish people’s movement refuses to bow to despairIt caught Spanish politics by surprise: thousands of Spaniards outraged by the authorities’ failure to respond to ordinary people’s desperation. They massed… 10/11/2011
Mixed reactions to Spain’s early electionSpanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has announced early elections will take place on November 20 instead of next March. The premier said… 29/07/2011
Spain will hold early elections in NovemberSpanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has announced early elections will take place on the 20 November instead of next March. The premier… 29/07/2011
Spanish deputy PM has sights set on top jobSpain’s Deputy Prime Minister has quit his position to run for the top job. Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba plans to succeed Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez… 08/07/2011
Spanish protesters rally against politicians and banksThousands of young people took to the streets of Spain’s capital Madrid again on Sunday. They were angry at high unemployment and politicians who they said… 19/06/2011
‘The Outraged’ continue their demonstrations in MadridThe 25 day protest in Madrid’s Sol Square may be over, but that does not mean the young demonstrators have finished making their point. Thousands of them… 13/06/2011
‘Los Indignados’ vote to continue protestSpaniards angered by the handling of their country’s economic crisis have voted to continue occupying central squares in several cities across the… 30/05/2011
Spanish defence minister out of running for top jobSpain’s first female defence minister is not in the running to become Prime Minister. Carme Chacon announced she will not seek her party’s nomination in the… 27/05/2011
Why are Spain’s young people so angry?It is no coincidence that Spain’s youth protests erupted in the run-up to local elections. On their placards, demonstrators display the reasons for their… 23/05/2011
Spaish vote expected to hit governmentSpanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, has cast his vote in local elections that are expected to deliver a stinging blow to his ruling… 22/05/2011
Separatist party to participate in Spanish local electionsA new Basque separatist alliance will be allowed to take part in Spanish local elections on May 22. Bildu have had an order barring them from taking part… 06/05/2011
Spanish government set to ban new Basque partyThe Spanish government has asked prosecuters to investigate candidates of the recently formed Basque independence party Bildu for links to SORTU and … 20/04/2011
Spanish PM to step downThe socialist Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, says he will not seek a third term in the country’s general election next year. Spain… 02/04/2011
