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Spain's King Felipe presides over national day parade

Spain’s King Felipe presided over a military parade marking the country’s national day during which more than 3,000 soldiers marched through central

Spain

Spain arrests 89 suspected people-smugglers

Some 89 Chinese and Pakistani nationals have been arrested as part of a Spanish operation to break up a human trafficking ring. Those detained are

Spain

Spain says high-speed rail line in Catalonia was sabotaged

Spanish officials say deliberate sabotage of fibre-optic cables led to traffic chaos on the high-speed rail system in Catalonia on Thursday (October

Sport

Lionel Messi to stand trial for tax evasion

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and his father Jorge are to stand trial in Spain on three counts of tax fraud. Lionel Messi to stand trial for tax evasion

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Why has a former head of the IMF had his passport confiscated?

Former Spanish Economy Minister Rodrigo Rato has had his passport confiscated by a court in Spain. Mr Rato is under investigation for money

Europe News

Spain's King focuses on unity during first European Parliament address

Spain’s King Felipe VI has spoken of the importance of unity and solidarity in the EU. He has addressed the European Parliament for the first time

Spain

Spain: King's sister to appear in court on tax fraud charges

The sister of the Spanish king is to appear in court in January on tax fraud charges. The investigation into Cristina de Borbon is part of a wider

Spain

Ex-IMF chief's passport revoked as fraud charges investigated

Former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato has had his passport revoked. It was withdrawn as part of an ongoing investigation into claims

Sport

Ronaldo equals Real Madrid's scoring record

Real Madrid have honoured their star player Christiano Ronaldo, who has equalled the club goalscoring record previously held by Raul. There is a bit

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Madrid Games Week third edition

Spain

Charging Artur Mas over Catalonia's 'illegal referendum' turns him into a 'martyr'

Catalonia’s government has denounced as politically motivated, charges of civil disobedience being brought against their acting regional president

Economy

Inflation data in Germany and Spain worrying for eurozone

Driven by low energy costs, consumer prices in Spain fell at their fastest rate in seven months in September, according to early estimates from the

Spain

Spain: Catalan President faces 'civil disobedience' charges over breakaway vote

Still celebrating the separatist camp’s victory in Catalonia’s local elections this weekend, regional President Artur Mas has now been summoned to

Spain

Catalan president Artur Mas charged with organising illegal independence referendum

Sport

Champions League day two match preview

The champions league returns on Tuesday night with eight matches across Europe, among them Bayern Munich, riding high after scoring three and

World

Catalonia looks to the future after regional elections

Catalonia may have voted, but despite the fact that the separatist groups won 72 seats, uncertainties remain. The grouping Junts pel Si or Togther

Spain

Rajoy rejects Catalan independence after separatists' election win

Spain’s Prime Minister has ruled out independence talks for Catalonia after separatist parties won an absolute majority in Sunday’s regional

Spain

Significant regional election victory for Catalan separatists

The independence movement in Catalonia has secured a significant victory in regional elections. Pro-secession parties in Catalonia win landmark vote

Spain

Catalonia: Pro-unity party plays down separatist vote

Among those parties opposed to Catalan independence, Ciudadanos emerged as the only winner. They garnered 18 percent of the vote – a substantial

Spain

Catalan separatists celebrate major win in regional poll

Celebrations in Barcelona as pro-independence parties win a clear majority of seats in Catalonia’s regional parliament. In what was billed as a