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Spain

Why were the Messis convicted?

Lionel Messi and his father Jorge have both been sentenced to 21 months in jail (though it is very unlikely that they will be put behind bars) and handed multi-million Euro fines, after being found gu

06/07/2016

Spain

Messi facing 21 months in prison for tax fraud

Spanish media say the Barcelona player was convicted of the multi-million euro fraud along with his father. The sentence can be appealed.

06/07/2016

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Protesters stage "Pamplona bloodbath" for bulls

PETA activists protest against the treatment of bulls in the annual San Fermin festival, that will take place tomorrow in Pamplona (Spain).

06/07/2016

Economy

Holiday jobs mean big fall in Spanish unemployment

Tourism jobs boosted the number of people in work in Spain in June. The total of registered unemployed fell to its lowest level since September 2009.

04/07/2016

Spain

Holidaymakers stranded by delays and cancellations at Barcelona airport

The big summer holiday getaway has literally failed to get off the ground for thousands of people at Barcelona airport.

02/07/2016

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Michelle and Letizia

Michelle Obama has met Spain’s Queen Letizia at her residence in the Palace of La Zarzuela in Madrid.

01/07/2016

Spain

Tax inspectors raid Google's Spanish offices

Spanish tax inspectors have raided Google’s offices in Madrid as part of an ongoing investigation into possible tax evasion.

01/07/2016

Spain

Del Bosque to step down as Spain coach after Euro 2016

Spain’s national coach Vicente del Bosque is retiring from football management, following the defending champions’ elimination from Euro 2016 by Italy.

01/07/2016

Spain

Victory for the Popular Party, but is it enough to end Spain's political deadlock?

After six months of political deadlock, Spain has yet another hung parliament.

27/06/2016

Spain

Spain's political parties consider coalition, but not with Rajoy

Mariano Rajoy’s Popular Party may have won the most seats in Spain’s second general election in a little over six months, but it still falls short of the 176 needed for an outright…

27/06/2016

Spain

Sense of deja-vu grips Spain

The Popular Party is short of a majority despite winning the parliamentary election - failing to break six months of political deadlock

27/06/2016

Spain

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's conservative People's Party wins Spanish general election

The conservative People’s Party (PP) of acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy won most seats in Spain’s parliamentary election on Sunday, increasing the number from the last election in…

26/06/2016

Spain

Jobs and a government por favor Spain goes to the polls

Spain goes to the polls in an election expected to exacerbate European frustration with traditional mainstream politics.

26/06/2016

Spain

Spain's politicians discuss Brexit in final day of general election campaigning

Spain's political parties wrap up their general election campaigns with warnings and reassurances over the UK's Brexit vote.

25/06/2016

World

Spanish go to polls again but similar inconclusive result expected on Sunday

For six months the Spanish have struggled in vain to form a new government after two new parties smashed the two-party system back in December. Having failed, voters now have to try again to elect a n

23/06/2016

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Solar Impulse lands in Spain after Atlantic crossing

A solar-powered airplane lands in Spain on Thursday morning (June 23) after its trans-Atlantic flight on the latest leg of its globe-circling voyage.

23/06/2016

Spain

Spain: interior minister faces calls to quit

Spain’s interior minister is facing mounting calls to resign after allegations he tried to smear his political rivals.

23/06/2016

Business Line

Spain seeks jobs and a government after general election

The referendum in the UK on whether to leave or remain in the European Union has dominated the news headlines over recent weeks.

22/06/2016

Economy

Spain desperate for jobs and a functioning government

Spain goes to the polls on Sunday barely six months since the last election.

22/06/2016

Spain

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Paris Agreement win Asturias Award

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement have won the International Cooperation division of the 2016 Princess of Asturias Awards.

22/06/2016

Spain

Highs and lows of Euro 2016 would-be qualifiers

Cheers as well as tears as the group stages of Euro 2016 near completion.

22/06/2016

My Europe Series

The left-wing mayor who prefers to take the metro

Elected mayor of Madrid a year ago with the backing of Podemos, Manuela Carmena, 72, is a leading figure of Spain's "new left".

17/06/2016

Spain

Richard Ford wins Princess of Asturias Award for Literature

American writer Richard Ford received the Princess of Asturias Literature award in Oviedo on Wednesday.

15/06/2016

Spain

Spain's party leaders fight for votes in TV debate

For the first time the leaders of four political parties have taken part in a televised debate before Spain’s June 26 election.

14/06/2016

Next Series

A surgical strike against bacteria

Why do surgical implants sometimes get infected? And what are scientists doing to combat the problem?

13/06/2016

Next Series

Takeaway: surgical strike against bacteria

Drug-resistant bacteria are becoming a major threat Bacteria increase their resistance by sticking together They form so-called biofilms that protect them from antibiotics Biofilms contaminate implant

13/06/2016