Spain

Spain

The 'Revolt of Empty Spain': Why is Spain's rural world protesting?

The 'Revolt of Empty Spain': Why is Spain's rural world protesting?

31/03/2019

Spain

Catalan separatists clash with police in protest against far-right

Members of the Catalan Separatist Committees for the Defence of the Republic faced-off with riot police after holding an anti-Vox party demonstration.

30/03/2019

Spain

Group broke into N Korean embassy in Spain and offered intel to FBI

Spanish court reveals details of mysterious break in.

27/03/2019

Spain

Politics meets football as Catalonia plays first match for two years

England’s comeback thrashing of Montenegro, Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury or France’s dismissal of Iceland would have been most people’s headlines from Monday’s international football fixtures. But there was one game you probably didn’t hear about.

26/03/2019

Spain

Spanish farmers say politicians are failing to prepare for the future

Spanish farmers say they have been ignored by politicians in Madrid and Brussels who are failing to help the region tackle depopulation and climate change

26/03/2019

Spain

FBI informant stole from North Korean embassy in Spain, court says

He is the alleged leader of a group of 10 people who attacked the North Korean embassy in Madrid on February 22.

26/03/2019

World

Road Trip Day 7 - Europe's truck driver shortage

The road trip team travels with two truck drivers, who talk about the effect of the EU on their profession.

26/03/2019

Spain

Spain's Socialists lead latest poll but fall short of majority

Spain's Socialists led in a poll published on Sunday in daily El Pais, but fell short of a majority with its main ally ahead of a general election next month.

24/03/2019

My Europe Series

INSIDERS | Spain and the rise of the far-right

In Spain, issues like border protection, crime, and unemployment, have propelled far-right Vox party into office in Andalusia’s last regional elections.

22/03/2019

My Europe Series

INSIDERS | The rise of the Spanish Far-Right

In Spain, issues like border protection, crime, and unemployment, have propelled far-right Vox party into office in Andalusia’s last regional elections.

22/03/2019

My Europe Series

INSIDERS | Why far-right Vox party is gaining foothold in Spain

In the Andalucía region of southern Spain, the electoral breakthrough of the far-right Vox party has sent a shockwave through Spanish politics. Critics are calling the party stance anti-immigration and anti-feminist. Insiders’ Sophie Claudet sat down with Valérie Gauriat to find out more.

22/03/2019

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Flowers and music for Madrid commuters to welcome in spring

Young musicians welcome passengers from Atocha and Chamartín stations in Madrid with music and tulips on the first day of spring

21/03/2019

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Spain's "Fallas" festival ends with burning of giant ninots

Fireworks and flames took over central Valencia on Tuesday (March 19) as locals and thousands of tourists celebrated the end of a four-day festival with the burning of over 380 ornate and colourful monuments made up of giant figures known as ninots, in the "Crema de Fallas" (burning of the fallas).

20/03/2019

Spain

Watch: Thousands gather for burning of ninots at Fallas festival

Each neighbourhood in the city spends a year building the ornate monuments, only to set them alight and begin again.

20/03/2019

Spain

This competition thinks it's found the best recipe to cook on Mars

Contestants in a Spanish cooking competition had to come up with a dish that was both tasty but could also be transported to and prepared on the red planet.

18/03/2019

Spain

Thousands of Catalan separatist supporters protest in Madrid

Thousands of pro-Catalan independence supporters marched in Spain's capital over the trial of 12 separatist leaders who face prison sentences for their role in the failed independence bid.

16/03/2019

Ocean

360 video: "The fish are happier in these open waters"

In partnership with the European Commission

As part of an episode on how fish farming could offer the world a more sustainable future, the Euronews Ocean team shot a 360 video at fish farm Aquanaria.

15/03/2019

Spain

Spanish villagers 'receive envelopes of cash from mystery benefactor'

Fifteen inhabitants have been receiving the envelopes, which have contained amounts ranging from €50 to €100.

14/03/2019

Spain

Spain halts electric shock experiment on violent prisoners

Spain's Interior Ministry called off the second phase of a scientific experiment on violent inmates that could curb aggression.

13/03/2019

Spain

How has jihadism changed in Spain 15 years since Madrid train attacks?

Fifteen years after the Madrid train attacks on March 11, 2004, jihadists in Spain are younger and mostly hail from second generation immigration communities.

12/03/2019

Destinations

The 5 best sustainable restaurants in Madrid

Our selection of the best organic and sustainable lunch and dinner options in the Spanish capital.

12/03/2019

Sport

Zinedine Zidane: Frenchman reappointed as Real Madrid's head coach

French professional football coach and former player Zinedine Zidane is set to return to Real Madrid as manager, the Spanish football club said.

11/03/2019

Spain

Exiled ex-Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to run in EU elections

"It is the moment to make another step to internationalise the self-determination right of Catalonia from Europe's heart to all the world," Puigdemont wrote on Twitter.

10/03/2019

Earth News

Ecotourism through Navarra

A complete guide to this singular Spanish region known for its rare delicacies and scenic ‘greenways’.

10/03/2019

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Spanish women march for equality on International Women's Day

Women's rights have become one of the hot topics of next month's general election.

09/03/2019

Spain

Watch: Women in Madrid join bike protest to mark Women's Day

Women of all ages gathered in Madrid, Spain, to take part in a bike protest against gender-violence on Women's Day.

08/03/2019