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Spain police dismantle Madrid's 'largest' cocaine distribution network

Spanish police said they seized 600 kilograms of cocaine and arrested 12 people in the country.

14/03/2021

Destinations

How to have a local experience in a very touristy country

Euronews journalist Marta Rodríguez shares some tips on how to get the best out of a trip to her native Spain.

13/03/2021

Spain

Police seize drug 'submarine' designed to smuggle narcotics into Spain

Similar drug-smuggling vessels have in the past been discovered at sea, especially near Central and South America.

12/03/2021

Travel News

Valencia is the first city in Europe to measure tourist CO2 emissions

This popular Spanish holiday destination wants to better understand the environmental impact of its tourism industry.

11/03/2021

Spain

Puigdemont has lost his immunity from prosecution. What happens next?

The decision by MEPs will likely extend the three-and-a-half-year legal saga on the Catalan separatists' fate by months, if not years, as many avenues for appeal remain open.

10/03/2021

Spain

Madrid set for early elections after regional government collapses

Spain's political landscape has been shaken after the regional government in Madrid split and called an early election.

10/03/2021

Spain

Pablo Hasel: Fresh protest in Spain over jailing of rapper's backers

Pablo Hasel, a previously obscure artist in the Spanish rap scene, is now at the centre of a battle over free speech in the country.

06/03/2021

Spain

EU's top court rules Spanish fooball clubs received illegal state aid

The top EU court has upheld a decision from the bloc's executive arm ordering football clubs to repay illegal state aid.

04/03/2021

Spain

Uproar as Spanish king's sisters vaccinated on trip to see dad in UAE

The sisters of Spanish King Felipe VI acknowledged Wednesday that they got COVID-19 vaccine shots during a visit to the United Arab Emirates to see their father.

04/03/2021

Ecotech

Seville is turning 35 tonnes of unwanted oranges into electricity

Forget marmalade, this Spanish city is using oranges to make renewable biofuel.

02/03/2021

Smart Regions

This is Europe’s first cross-border mobile hospital

In partnership with the European Commission

The French and Spanish Pyrenees regions get help with medical emergencies from the European project EGALURG. Its self-reliant mobile hospital also brings COVID-19 vaccine relief to rural communities.

01/03/2021

Sport

Former president of FC Barcelona released after ‘Barçagate’ arrest

Josep Maria Bartomeu was arrested on Monday as part of an investigation into an alleged smear campaign against figures at the football club, dubbed ‘Barçagate’.

01/03/2021

Spain

Britons living in Spain faced with post-Brexit reality

Britons are advised to register for healthcare as residents in Spain and have until June 30, 2021 to change their driving licences to Spanish ones.

28/02/2021

Spain

Pablo Hasél: Violence in Barcelona 11 days after rapper's arrest

The protests, which are supported by the far-left Podemos party, are putting strain on relations between the governing parties.

28/02/2021

Spain

Former Spanish king pays €4.4 million in bid to settle tax situation

The payment marks Juan Carlos I's second attempt to regularise past undeclared income.

26/02/2021

Spain

Spain's vaccination programme picks up speed as second phase kicks in

The authorities expect to have 70% of the population vaccinated by the end of the summer

25/02/2021

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Robots used to pour and deliver beers in Seville bars during pandemic

One machine pours the beers at the bar, using advanced engineering to ensure the perfect pint.

24/02/2021

Europe

Why a rapper’s arrest has led to carnage on the streets of Barcelona

For more than a week protests have raged over the jailing of rapper Pablo Hasél, whose sentence has ignited a heated debate over freedom of expression in Spain.

23/02/2021

Spain

Spain marks 40 years since failed paramilitary coup attempt

The coup was declared a failure when the king appeared on television to support the new democratic government. Before his televised speech, the country had been holding its breath for the 18 hours that the ordeal at the Parliament lasted.

23/02/2021

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Firefighters free dog that got itself trapped between rocks in Spain

They used hammers, drills and sheer strength to liberate the hound.

23/02/2021

Spain

Pablo Hasél: More violence in Spain as protesters take on police

Hasél was jailed for nine months last week over lyrics and comments deemed insulting to Spain's king and that glorified violence.

22/02/2021

Spain

Shops smashed and looted in Barcelona as Pablo Hasél protests continue

Protesters have been calling for the release of the rapper since he was arrested earlier this week, in a case that has ignited a free speech debate in Spain.

20/02/2021

Spain

Pablo Hasél: Spain sees 4th night of riots as government shows strain

Cracks in the Spanish government have begun to show over the Pablo Hasél case and the handling of the street violence his arrest has stirred up.

20/02/2021

Spain

Third night of violence in Spain over rap artist Pablo Hasél's jailing

Nearly 80 people have been arrested and more than 100 injured since Tuesday amid a furore over free speech and use of violence by Hasél's supporters and police.

18/02/2021

Spain

Clashes during Spanish protests in support of rap artist Pablo Hasel

Protesters in Madrid and Barcelona clashed with police for the second night in a row on Wednesday.

17/02/2021

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Protests break out in Spain over arrest of anti-monarchy rapper

Emergency services said Wednesday that 33 people were treated for injuries in the disturbances.

17/02/2021