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Protest take place in Madrid at plans to pardon Catalan separatists

Thousands of mainly right-wing protesters took to the streets of Madrid in opposition to plans to pardon jailed Catalan separatist leaders

13/06/2021

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Women Protest in Spain after body of missing girl found

Women took to the streets of Barcelona to protest against violence against women and children.

12/06/2021

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Spain players vaccinated three days before first match

Spain players vaccinated three days before first match

11/06/2021

Spain

Spain searches for girl after sister found dead near Canary Islands

Authorities suspect the two sisters were taken by their father, who is also missing.

11/06/2021

Sport

EURO 2020: This is your quick guide to Spain

Spain won the European Championships in 1964, 2008, and 2012. They will be aiming for a fourth title this summer.

10/06/2021

Travel News

Spain reopens to global tourists - as long as they are vaccinated

Visitors from both low and high-risk countries will be able to visit as Madrid strives to reinstate its "world tourism leadership" after being hard-hit by the pandemic.

07/06/2021

Spain

Van Gogh Museum reopens as restrictions ease in The Netherlands

An exhibition entitled "They're Here to Stay: A Decade of Remarkable Acquisitions and Their Stories," opened virtually in February.

05/06/2021

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SPAIN: police evacuate nearly 5,000 youth

Almost 5.000 people, many of them without keeping social distance and without wearing masks, were evacuated by Urban Guard and Mossos d'Esquadra in Barcelona

05/06/2021

Spain

Pilgrims in Spain walk the Camino again to reach Santiago's cathedral

Committing to the pilgrim's path has for centuries been a source of renewal for those willing to put their lives on hold and seek spiritual healing.

05/06/2021

Business Planet

The road to sustainability: the superhighway built from paper waste instead of cement

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet heads to Spain to look at a pioneering construction project that’s using waste paper instead of cement to build a highway.

04/06/2021

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Moroccan migrants queue to seek asylum in Spain

Hundreds of Moroccan migrants who recently crossed into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta queued to potentially seek asylum and avoid deportation to Morocco.

03/06/2021

Spain

Spanish court rules Western Sahara rebel leader should remain free

The leader of a movement seeking independence from Morocco has testified in a Spanish investigation into allegations against him of torture and genocide. The court's decision to keep him free is likely to infuriate Rabat.

01/06/2021

Nature

One man's battle to preserve the 'lungs of the Mediterranean’

Marine biologist, Manu San Felix has made it his mission to save threatened seagrass meadows.

01/06/2021

Spain

Backlash for Spain's postal service anti-racist campaign

Spain's postal service is feeling a backlash from its attempt to highlight racial inequality after releasing four stamps of different skin colour and different values

30/05/2021

Spain

Antoni Gaudi's iconic church in Barcelona reopens to the public

The Sagrada Familia Basilica is the most visited building in Spain, and the second most visited church in Europe.

29/05/2021

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Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium open mass Covid-19 vaccination centre

FC Barcelona and the Catalan Health Ministry open a Covid-19 vaccination centre at the football club's Camp Nou stadium.

27/05/2021

Europe News

Zinedine Zidane quits as manager of Real Madrid

France legend Zinedine Zidane has quit as manager of Spanish giants Real Madrid, the club announced on Thursday.

27/05/2021

World

Italy? Spain? Poland? DNA tests probe Christopher Columbus' origins

The voyages of Christopher Columbus helped Europeans discover America, but the famous explorer’s own origins have long been a matter of controversy. But now scientists are hoping to shed light on them thanks to the latest advances in genetic technology.

26/05/2021

Spain

Is Morocco using migration as a bargaining chip against the EU?

A heavy influx of 8,000 migrants in Spain last week came following the hospitalisation of Ghali in the country, a move that angered Morocco.

25/05/2021

Focus

The International Tourism Trade Fair gets to grips with new travel aspirations

Who hasn't dreamt of travelling around the world once again or discovering one's own country? As restrictions on movement begin to ease, the tourism sector looks to recover from the pandemic by focusing on safe and sustainable travel.

24/05/2021

Spain

Spain begins vaccinating 30,000 homeless people

The homeless have been one of the groups most exposed to the virus in Spain, with limited access to face masks and hygiene. Vaccinating them has posed many challenges for health authorities. The Janssen vaccine which requires only one shot has made things easier.

24/05/2021

Spain

Spanish enclave of Ceuta adjusts to latest migrant influx

Residents of Ceuta confront the sudden arrival of thousands of African migrants with sympathy, and concern, others with hostility.

22/05/2021

Spain

Catalonia’s new president wants another referendum on independence

Pere Aragonés, 38, was elected Catalonia's president on Friday.

21/05/2021

Spain

Repatriation flight rescues stranded Spaniards from Nepal

Nearly 100 Spanish mountaineers, trekkers and tourists were repatriated after being stranded in Nepal, where a strict lockdown came into force on April 29 following a spike in cases.

21/05/2021

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Thousands of migrants swim to reach Spain

The migrants reached the enclave by swimming or walking at low tide from beaches in neighbouring Morocco

18/05/2021

Spain

Ceuta: Europe ‘will not be intimidated’ on issue of migration, says EU

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez has vowed to “restore order” after the influx of migrants entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco, amid a diplomatic spat between the two sides.

18/05/2021