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Rally in Barcelona against plan to grant Catalan separatists an amnesty

Right-wing officials joined a mass rally in Barcelona on Sunday to protest plans to grant jailed Catalan separatists an amnesty.

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Spain: King Felipe VI asks Pedro Sánchez to form a new government

The proposal of the task comes just a week after right-wing opposition Alberto Núñez Feijóo failed in his bid to do so.

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Why Spain's conservatives are unlikely to come into power despite win

Two months after elections in Spain, right-wingers have a chance to form a new government this week. But is their attempt doomed to fail?

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Spanish People's Party supporters rally against Catalan amnesty bill

The show of force followed repeated calls from party representatives for disaffected Socialists to support Feijóo's investiture to impede Sánchez from striking a deal with the separatists.

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Member states snub Sánchez's plan to make Catalan an EU language

Member states of the European Union have poured cold water over an ambitious request made by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.

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Catalan separatist leader demands amnesty to back Sánchez government

Exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has asked for amnesty and an end to all legal proceedings against Catalan separatists in exchange for his support to back a new left-wing coalition government led by Pedro Sánchez.

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? EU Climate commissioner steps down

On this edition of Brussels, my love? we ask what problems EU climate plans could face following the departure of Commissioner Frans Timmerman and whether Spanish regional languages including Catalan, Galician and Euskera can become official EU languages.

Europe Decoded

Can Basque, Catalan and Galician really become EU languages?

Having an additional official EU language can result in a hefty price tag for the union's institutions.

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Spain: Pedro Sánchez's socialist candidate wins key parliament vote

In an eleventh-hour deal, socialist candidate Francina Armengol secured the backing of the hard-line wing of Catalan independence and was elected parliament Speaker.

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Why has PM Sanchez's secret Moroccan holiday infuriated Spain?

There has been a last-minute change in Pedro Sánchez's holiday destination that no one knew about. He is now strolling the streets of Marrakech while the opposition recalls recent controversial concessions made to Rabat.

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Brussels disects the Spanish elections

In this edition of Brussels, my love?, we discuss the recent Spanish elections that ended with what appears to be a political stalemate with the lack of an absolute majority leaving the nation and the continent asking, what happens next?

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Could a Catalan separatist party join a coalition government in Spain?

It may be possible for Puigdemont to acts as the kingmaker, but Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his leftist PSOE party has always ruled out helping Catalonia's separatists.

Europe News

Election has left Spain in political disarray. What could happen next?

The Spanish general election was expected to be a bellwether for the political direction of the European Union as a whole.

Europe News

Spanish elections: Uncertainty hangs over future government

The right-wing bloc which was expected to win, only secured 169 seats. The left-wing bloc won 153 seats - both falling far from an absolute majority.

Europe News

Spain's Conservative Party wins election but short of majority

Sunday's general election results in Spain have created uncertainty with regards to the future of the next government - causing a possible deadlock.

Spain

Spaniards vote in election that may see another EU country swing right

Voters in Spain withstood soaring summer temperatures to vote Sunday in a general election that could make the country the latest European Union member to swing to the political right.

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Spain set for economic & social change if conservatives win election

Spanish people will go to the polls on Sunday, as Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez bids to maintain power.

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Voter fraud claims rife on social media ahead of Spain election

Days before Spain holds its general election on Sunday, misleading claims have been spreading on social media. The Cube took a closer look at what's true and what's false.

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Sánchez's aim to reinstate leftist coalition set to fail, polls say

Pedro Sánchez, Spain's prime minister since 2018, is facing re-election with recent ballots and most polls against him.

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Feijoo welcomed in Pontevedra ahead of Spain's Presidential Elections

As presidential hopeful Alberto Núñez Feijoo arrives in a holiday town in Pontevedra he is reassured by local support but faces the possible challenge of working with a rival