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Spain

Northern Spain wildfires "under control" but alerts remain in place

Wildfires raging for over a week in northern Spain have been brought under control, authorities say. Eight out of a maximum of 49 blazes are still

29/12/2015

Spain

Spanish forest fires rage in Asturias region

Dozens of forest fires raged across northern Spain on Sunday (December 27) after strong winds hindered efforts to keep them from spreading. Some

28/12/2015

Spain

Spanish PM's coalition bid receives latest blow from Podemos

Spain’s left-wing Podemos party leader has told Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy that he will not offer any support for a new government formed by

28/12/2015

Spain

Divisions over who should lead Catalonia in parliament

Catalonia’s anti-capitalist party, the CUP – which is part of a pro-independence coalition – has failed to reach a final decision on its partner’s

28/12/2015

Sport

Messi scoops Player of the Year Award in Dubai

At the Global Soccer Awards in Dubai which are held as part of the International Sports Conference Lionel Messi walked away with the Player of the

27/12/2015

Spain

African migrants protest in Spanish city of Roquetas de Mar

Migrants from Africa set fire to rubbish bins in the Spanish coastal city of Roquetas de Mar on Saturday. Spanish media reported the incident

26/12/2015

Spain

Spain's king calls for unity after inconclusive elections

Spain’s King Felipe has used his traditional Christmas message to call for unity after the country’s inconclusive election last Sunday. Political

25/12/2015

Spain

El Gordo: Senegalese migrant rescued from Med shares top prize

Residents of Roquetas de Mar in southern Spain celebrated on Wednesday as news emerged that all 1,600 winning tickets in this year’s El Gordo lottery

24/12/2015

Spain

Spain's political parties search for a deal to form a government

The political jigsaw pieces in Spain are left spread on the table. No clear picture has emerged despite the leader of the liberal Ciudadanos

23/12/2015

Spain

Getting lucky with El Gordo

Spanish syndicate wins 'The Fat One'

22/12/2015

Spain

El Gordo: Spain goes crazy for "The Fat One"

Lottery prize fund tops 2.24 billion euros

22/12/2015

Spain

After the elections Spain gears up for El Gordo

Organisers in Madrid on Monday night were putting the final touches to the preparations for the world’s richest lottery. Spain’s ‘El Gordo’ which

22/12/2015

Spain

Rajoy claims mandate to start talks on forming new Spanish government

The People's Party won the most votes but not an absolute majority and will find it hard to cobble together a government

21/12/2015

Spain

Spain decides: 'Together We Can' emerges as big winner in Catalonia

There were cheers in Catalonia as the leftist coalition containing Pablo Iglesias’ Podemos party emerged as the region’s big election winner

21/12/2015

Spain

Mariano Rajoy faces tough negotiations to form a coalition government

Mariano Rajoy’s Partido Popular may have come first in the voting but if he is to form a new government he may have to do it in a coalition with one

21/12/2015

Spain

Independence issue weighs heavily on the minds of voters in Catalonia

The national parties have been struggling to come up with proposals to appease the separatist movement

20/12/2015

Spain

Some 130 fires rage across northern Spain

More than 130 fires raged on Sunday (December 20) across northern Spain, where unusually warm and dry weather made it difficult to contain the

20/12/2015

Spain

Only one thing certain in Spanish elections: the uncertainty of the outcome

Opinion polls suggest the incumbent prime minister of the conservative People's Party will scrape through, but without an absolute majority

20/12/2015

Spain

Spain votes in tightest election in 40 years

Experts agree that Spain, which has been struggling economically, is seeing the end of a long-established two-party system.

20/12/2015

Spain

Voting stations prepare for Sunday's election in Spain, the tightest in decades

It has been a day of reflection in Spain ahead of the country's tightest election in decades

19/12/2015

Spain

Campaigning closes in Spain's tightest election race in decades

Campaigning has come to a close in the tightest general election race Spain has seen in decades. Polls suggest Sunday’s (December 20) vote will see

19/12/2015

World

Mould-breaking election in Spain indicates four into two won't go

From being a two-party contest for the last 40 years Spain has four leading contenders going into Sunday's general election, with two newcomers threatening the Conservatives and Socialists' chances of

18/12/2015

My Europe Series

Unemployment in Spain: a life without hope?

Jerez de la Frontera – where more than 1 in 3 is out of work Every day is a challenge for 27-year-old Miguel Angel Vaca Fernandez, as he strives to

18/12/2015

My Europe Series

Spain: long road to recovery

Spain goes to the polls on December 20 in what is being billed as one of the most crucial elections in recent years. The region of Aragon is seen as

18/12/2015

Spain

Mariano Rajoy, Spanish conservative rolls with the punches

Mariano Rajoy is candidate for his own succession. The least that can be said of the conservative head of the Spanish government is he has got

18/12/2015

Spain

Pedro Sanchez woos Spaniards to vote Socialist

Many supporters of Pedro Sanchez largely forgive his career inexperience in favour of his looks; the leader of Spain’s Socialist party (PSOE) just

18/12/2015