Spain Spain debates bill to scrap forced sterilisation of disabled people As the Spanish Parliament debates a bill to scrap forced sterilisation of women and girls with disability, Euronews spoke to a survivor. 21/01/2020
no comment Ten provinces on red alert as Storm Gloria sweeps across Spain Powerful Storm Gloria swept parts of Spain with high winds, heavy rain and snow forcing the closure of Alicante airport, disrupting 190 flights. The Ports of Gandia and Formentera were also closed. 21/01/2020
Smart Regions Degraded land begins to bloom thanks to European composting project A European project is helping to bring new life to degraded land, working to transform and reinvigorate the soil with organic compost and man-made 'technosols'. 20/01/2020
United Kingdom British territory Gibraltar 'could stay in Schengen Area after Brexit' Gibraltar's chief minister, Fabian Picardo, says the territory should remain accessible to the rest of the EU after January 31. 18/01/2020
no comment Believers and Retrievers: pets taken to church for special blessings The Catholic tradition is meant to bring the animals health and protection for the coming year. 17/01/2020
no comment Fire and horses as unique Las Luminarias festival kicks off in Spain The annual ritual sees horses ridden through bonfires. 17/01/2020
Spain Spanish islands ban pub crawls in crackdown on drunk tourists The bans will take place at Magaluf and a number of other party destinations. 17/01/2020
Spain EU parliament launches process to lift Puigdemont's MEP immunity The decision could take several months. 16/01/2020
Spain 'Almost unbelievable': Metal plate from Spain blast kills man 3km away He was one of two people killed in a huge explosion at a chemical plant in north-east Spain on Tuesday. 15/01/2020
Spain Second death confirmed after chemical blast in Spain Catalonia emergency services have called the blast a 'chemical accident' 14/01/2020
Spain Catalan separatist leaders take up MEP seats in blow to Madrid Catalan separatist leaders Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comin vowed to push their secessionist cause onto Europe’s agenda as they took up their seats in Strasbourg, despite facing an arrest warrant in Spain. 14/01/2020
brussels bureau Catalan MEPs take their seats in Strasbourg Now fully accredited MEPS, they are here to attend the first plenary of the year. After expressing his joy, Carles Puigdemont told the press the Catalan independence question was a European issue. 13/01/2020
View Oriol Junqueras is Europe and it has spoken with a loud voice: Spain must respect democracy ǀ View More than two years ago, Oriol Junqueras was the legal, legitimate and elected vice president of Catalonia, contributing decisively to calling a referendum of self-determination. Now, he could also be remembered as a key shaper of Europe. 09/01/2020
Spain What does Spain's new coalition mean for Catalan movements? What does Spain's election result mean for Catalonia's independence movement? 08/01/2020
Spain Spanish socialists win MPs' backing for left-wing coalition government This is the first coalition government since Spain's transition to democracy after the regime of Francisco Franco. 07/01/2020
Belgium EU parliament accredits Catalan separatists EU parliament accredits Catalan separatists 07/01/2020
Spain Spain's Sanchez falls short for coalition agreement once again Spainish Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez must wait yet again before he can move forward with a coalition government. 06/01/2020
Spain Spanish left-wing coalition fails to secure support in first vote As expected, Spain's interim Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has failed in his first attempt to get Parliament's backing to form a coalition government. A second vote on Tuesday should give him the votes he needs. 05/01/2020
Spain Spanish parliament debates Sanchez's left-wing coalition plan Spain's coalition saga continues. 04/01/2020
Belgium Belgian judge suspends arrest warrant for Catalan leader Puigdemont A lawyer for the Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont said Belgian judicial authorities have suspended the arrest warrant against him due to his immunity as an MEP. 02/01/2020
Spain Survivors remember the Spanish Civil War, 80 years on The last generation of Spanish Civil War survivors spoke to Euronews about their experiences, 80 years on. "I will never forgive them," said 99-year-old Alejandro del Amo Diaz. 27/12/2019
no comment Watch: Indoor sky-diving elf draws Christmas lottery numbers The elf showed off some killer acrobatics and collected some last-ditch letters for Santa Claus. 24/12/2019
Spain What does European court ruling mean for Catalan figureheads? What does the ECJ ruling mean for Puigdemont and how does EU law work in the Catalonian indpendence struggle. An explainer. 24/12/2019
Spain Winners cash in €400,000 in Spain's traditional Christmas lottery This year, the incredibly popular Spanish lottery, known as El Gordo or "The Fat One", handed out a total of €2.24 billion in prizes. 22/12/2019
no comment Graffiti in Barcelona shows El Clasico rivals kissing The picture was the latest in a series of football-themed street works by a local artist called TVBOY. 20/12/2019
brussels bureau Junqueras immunity: European Parliament President calls on Spanish authorities to comply ruling Oriol Junqueras, former Vice President of Catalonia, became a Member of the European Parliament as soon as he was elected – so says the EU's top court in Luxembourg. That means he enjoyed parliamentary immunity from that moment on, even if he was in pre-trial detention. 19/12/2019
