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Spain

Catalan leader Quim Torra says there must be a new independence vote

Catalan leader Quim Torra wants a new vote on Catalan independence.

17/10/2019

Spain

Catalan pro-independence protesters clash with police

Protesters clash with police in third day of Catalan pro-independence demonstrations

16/10/2019

Spain

At least four detained as protests turn violent again in Barcelona

At least four people have been detained as Spanish riot police clash with Catalan separatist protesters in Barcelona for a second consecutive day on Tuesday.

15/10/2019

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Protesters and police in fierce battles at Barcelona airport

Police clashed with Catalan independence supporters at Barcelona airport during protests Monday after 12 separatist leaders were sentenced for their part in a failed secession bid in 2017.

15/10/2019

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Spanish police clash with Catalan separatists as they try to disperse

Police clashed with protesters late on Monday night in downtown Barcelona after Spain's Supreme Court convicted 12 separatist leaders of illegally promoting the wealthy Catalonia region's independence and sentenced nine of them to prison.

15/10/2019

World

Catalan activist condemns severity of sentences for separatists as anti-democratic

A Catalan activist and political commentator has condemned the sentences handed out to pro-separatist as leaders as undemocratic. Andres da Silva told Euronews' Good Morning Europe that the severity of the sentences was undemocratic and greatly worsened the situation.

15/10/2019

Spain

Pro-separatist protesters clash with police at Barcelona airport

More than a dozen people have been injured as protesters clashed with police across the Catalonia region on Monday after the Supreme Court sentencing of pro-independence leaders.

14/10/2019

Spain

The Spanish government launches campaign curb criticism

The Government of Spain and its main leaders have launched a campaign on social media under the hashtag #Everybodysland, at the same time that Spain's Supreme Court sentence -convicting nine Catalan separatist leaders to between 9 and 13 years in prison- was made public.

14/10/2019

Spain

Catalan regional leader calls for amnesty for convicted separatists

"We call for an end to repression, for the release of the political prisoners, for the exiles to be free to return home, for an amnesty that should mark an endpoint for all of those who have suffered reprisals", said president Quim Torra.

14/10/2019

Spain

Spain's top court to rule on Catalan separatists' rebellion charges

The 12 defendants — including former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont currently in self-imposed exile — face up to 25 years in jail.

14/10/2019

Spain

Protesters in Barcelona demand release of jailed Catalan leaders

Barcelona is getting ready for the verdict from Spain's Supreme Court in the trial of the Catalan separatist leaders, nine of whom have been in pre-trial detention for close to two years.

13/10/2019

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Parachutist left dangling during Spain's National Day parade

A parachutist hit some technical difficulties during Spain's National Day parade on Saturday (October 12) after misjudging his landing, smashing into a lamp post and remaining suspended as hundreds at the parade looked on.

12/10/2019

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Spanish university builds eco-campus for students to learn outside

The University of Malaga partners with Ecosistema Urbano to design open, outside classrooms for students.

09/10/2019

World

Madrid to curb exploding parakeet population using 'humane' method

Madrid is to take steps to reduce its parakeet population after numbers soared in recent years

09/10/2019

World

Barcelona residents use balcony flags to show stance on independence

A war of flags has taken over Barcelona's balconies with both pro and anti-independence supporters using their outside spaces to make clear where they stand on Catalonia's secession debate.

08/10/2019

Spain

Spanish officers rescued by drug traffickers after collision at sea

Once rescued, the officers arrested their four rescuers and recovered a total of 80 packages containing hashish with an approximate weight of about 3,000 kgs, the Guardia Civil said in a statement.

07/10/2019

Spain

Spain says it will respond with strength to new US tariffs

Spain has summoned the US ambassador in Madrid to express its complete rejection of any new US tariffs on European Union goods.

04/10/2019

Spain

Spain launches €300m plan to soften tourism blow of Thomas Cook

Spain launches €300 million plan to combat the economic fallout of the collapse of Thomas Cook, acting Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto said.

03/10/2019

Spain

Watch again: Catalans march on anniversary of independence referendum

Spain’s acting prime minister warned demonstrators 'not to play with fire'.

01/10/2019

Spain

Euroviews. Spain’s assault on the European Parliament’s integrity sets a dangerous precedent ǀ View

The Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament decided on 3 September to submit observations to the European Court of Justice on the case of the jailed MEP from Catalonia, Oriol Junqueras. [...] The importance of the Court’s decision cannot be underestimated.

01/10/2019

Spain

Disabled workers at Spain tourist hotspot 'stand for 11 hours a day'

A Spanish trade union has criticised Madrid's Royal Palace over working conditions.

27/09/2019

Spain

New left-wing party in Spain hopes to unite leftist bloc in elections

The new left-wing party was created by Inigo Errejon, the co-founder of Podemos, which he left in January after a disagreement with leader Pablo Iglesias.

26/09/2019

Spain

Spain will exhume Franco's remains on Thursday

The location of Franco's tomb continues to fracture Spanish opinion with 43% in favour of the move and 32.5% against, according to a recent poll.

24/09/2019

Spain

Euroviews. Instead of ignoring abuses of its member states, the EU must defend its citizens’ rights ǀ View

What is certainly questionable is whether there has really been a paradigm shift in countries that wish to take part in the European project; a change which has meant going from being old nation states to becoming new member states.

24/09/2019

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Spanish cyclists rescue trapped deer from flooded ruins of a building

The animal is pulled free and then runs into nearby woodland.

22/09/2019

Spain

'The UK has forgotten us': Britons hold anti-Brexit protest in Malaga

Spain is home to some 300,000 British nationals who may lose their benefits when Britain leaves the EU.

22/09/2019