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COP25: Cities claim their role in fighting climate change

The role of cities, the health risks caused by climate change and the critics to Madrid's mayor from indigenous leaders were some of the hot topics on the second day of COP25.

03/12/2019

World

Spanish Parliament reconvenes - with Sanchez still short of majority

Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez is seeking to form a coalition government with far left partners Podemos, but the two parties together don’t have enough seats to form an absolute majority.

03/12/2019

Spain

COP25: UN Sec-Gen says planet is 'close to a point of no return'

The Climate Summit, which should lay the bases for a new phase of climate action, starts today in Madrid. #COP25 is the last UN climate meeting before 2020, when many nations must submit new action plans.

02/12/2019

Spain

"Point of no return" is hurtling towards us, says UN head

"Point on no return" is hurtling towards us, says UN head

01/12/2019

Spain

Spanish farmers work with private enterprise to combat desertification

Up to 70% of the entire Spanish countryside could become dry and arid if recovery measures are not taken quickly

29/11/2019

Spain

Sunbathers come to aid of exhausted migrants on Gran Canaria beach

Two dozen people disembarked a rickety boat on Aguila beach in Gran Canaria, with members of the public joining emergency workers in coming to their aid.

29/11/2019

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Sunseekers spring into action as migrants arrive at Spanish beach

Sunbathers soaking up the rays in the Canary Islands joined forces with emergency workers on November 29 after a rickety boat carrying two dozen migrants landed unexpectedly on a beach in the Spanish archipelago.

29/11/2019

Spain

Sending Europeans to the moon: ESA signals ambition with record budget

The European Space Agency is pursuing a number of ambitious projects, including a mission to test asteroid deflection capability

28/11/2019

Spain

Activist confronts Spanish far-right on gender violence declaration

On Monday, Vox refused to sign a declaration presented by Madrid's city council condemning violence against women.

26/11/2019

Spain

Catalan separatists approve talks with Spanish socialists

A Catalan separatist party in Spain voted to support a Socialist-led Spanish government, demanding talks on independence.

26/11/2019

Target

Cities of the future: Dreaming of a smart urban revolution

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Cities of the future: Dreaming of a smart urban revolution

25/11/2019

Spain

First transatlantic cocaine submarine found off the coast of Spain

Two men have been arrested and a third has escaped.

25/11/2019

Spain

Spain could lose its biggest glacier in just 20 years

Such is the rate of global warming that scientists predict that the Lost Mountain glacier in northern Spain will disappear altogether within twenty years.

24/11/2019

Spain

Ryanair cabin baggage policy 'abusive' and invalid — Spanish court

A court in Spain has found Ryanair's cabin baggage policy to be "abusive" and has deemed it invalid after a customer case.

20/11/2019

Spain

Why Spain is tracking smartphone users on a massive scale

Spain's National Institute of Statistics has launched a controversial survey this week involving tracking mobile phones on a massive scale, without the consent of customers.

20/11/2019

Spain

Domestic abuse survivor on why walking away is not easy

'One day I will change - but how long will that take?'

20/11/2019

Spain

Meet the communist town in Spain that switched to the far-right

Totana became the only municipality ruled by the communist United Left party to vote massively for the far-right Vox party.

19/11/2019

Spain

Euroviews. It’s time for Sánchez to sit and talk with Catalan leaders about our future ǀ View

The new government will have to take politics out of the courts and go back to the negotiating table where the Catalan government has been waiting for too long. The response of an EU member state to a political problem cannot simply be judicial repression and police violence.

19/11/2019

Spain

On board Aita Mari, the migrant rescue ship defying Spain

The NGO faces a fine of up to €901,000.

19/11/2019

Spain

Catalan leader admits disobeying electoral rules in court hearing

A conviction for Torra would likely lead to widespread protests and fresh elections.

18/11/2019

Spain

Spain's top women footballers go on strike over pay dispute

The two-day strike action resulted in the cancellation of eight matches scheduled to take place over the weekend.

16/11/2019

Spain

Watch: Fabulous flamenco as video toasts Spain's universal art form

"Flamenco doesn't make distinctions, it distinguishes us," according to a Madrid dance school.

16/11/2019

Green News

Greta Thunberg sails to Spain with YouTubers for climate conference

The teenage environmental activist continues to advocate the no flying movement, by sailing all the way to Europe.

14/11/2019

Spain

ECJ advice suggests jailed Catalan leader could have sought immunity

The advice from Advocate General Maciej Szpunar is a boost for the Catalan separatist movement and Oriol Junqueras, who was voted into the European Parliament in May despite being detained in Spain since 2017 after an illegal independence referendum.

12/11/2019

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Police face off against protesters on France-Spain border

French police have used pepper spray and batons to push back pro-Catalan independence protesters who blocked a major highway border pass between France and Spain.

12/11/2019

Spain

Socialists and Podemos reach coalition deal in bid to form government

Spain's Socialists and left-wing Unidas Podemos (UP) have reached a coalition agreement in a bid to form government, senior UP lawmaker Alberto Garzon said on Tuesday.

12/11/2019