English

More about this topic

Sport

Champions League: Bayern Munich v Atletico Madrid preview

Bayern Munich will look to recover from the disappointment of failing to secure the Bundesliga title on Saturday when they host Atletico Madrid in

Spain

No end in sight to the pain in Spain?

It is not clear how the unprecedented situation in the country's modern history could be resolved if this second election is inconclusive.

Spain

Spain set to go to the polls again as coalition talks fail

Spain is going to the polls again after King Felipe VI announced the failure of the latest round of coalition talks. It was the second time the

Spain

Spain poised for new election as coalition efforts fail

Just four months after an inconclusive general election, Spain is set to go back to the polls. Final talks on Tuesday between King Felipe and

ADVERTISEMENT

Culture news

Spain marks 400th anniversary of Cervantes' death

Both William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes died 400 years ago this year. But while Britain is paying tribute to its most famous bard in grand

Mexico

Mexican writer Fernando del Paso wins Cervantes Prize

Spain’s King Felipe has presented the country’s highest literary award, the Cervantes prize, to Mexican writer Fernando del Paso in recognition of a

No Comment

Cervantes honoured in Spanish parliament

Actors put on a performance inside the Spanish parliament as part of a commemoration of the 400th anniversary of writer Miguel de Cervantes’s death.

Sport

New Nou Camp as Barca unveil major reconstruction project

Barcelona's Nou Camp is to undergo major reconstruction.

Spain

Suspected Islamist recruiter caught in Spain

Spanish police have arrested a Moroccan man on the island of Mallorca on suspicion of having close links to Islamic militants. The man has not been

Economy

Spain wants to slow deficit reduction

Spain plans to cut its government deficit this year and next at a slower pace than originally agreed with the European Commission as it struggles to bring its public debt in line with Brussels' demand

Spain

Spain's acting Industry Minister resigns

Jose Manuel Soria's name has been linked to revelations in the Panama Papers

Spain

Apartment building collapse in Tenerife

A residential building collapsed in the Canary Island of Tenerife on Thursday (April 14) injuring at least three people and prompting evacuation of

France

Spanish police arrest suspected Paris supermarket gunman 'arms supplier'

Spanish police have arrested a French man suspected of supplying weapons used by an Islamist militant in an attack on a Paris supermarket . Two other

France

Spain: police arrest French 'arms supplier' to Paris supermarket gunman

Spanish police have arrested a French man suspected of supplying weapons to the Islamist militant who attacked a Paris supermarket. The siege in

Sport

Klopp Kops a draw in Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund welcomed back former boss Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool took on Dortmund in the quarter-final of the Europa League. DESCANSO: Dortmund

Economy

Wine war: French ambassador summoned over Spanish truck attacks

Spain’s Foreign Ministry has summoned France’s ambassador after French farmers hijacked Spanish trucks at the border and drained their cargo of wine

Spain

Is Spain really abandoning its siestas?

The world thought it hilarious: ‘Spain scraps siestas’ screamed the headlines after Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy proposed reducing working hours and

Economy

Spain looks to turn back the clock and end the siesta

Spain’s acting prime minister has unveiled plans to do-away with the siesta, the country’s traditional afternoon nap time. Mariano Rajoy wants to cut

Business Series

Santander to close hundreds of Spanish branches

Santander is to close around 450 smaller branches in its home country Spain this year, partly because of the shift to internet banking but also to cut costs.

Europe News

Road deaths in Spain, Portugal and Greece down sharply

Across the bloc, the number of people killed has fallen by 15 percent since 2010, but in Spain, Portugal and Greece that number is down around a third.