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Barcelona dreaming: Sonar Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary

When it started in 1994, only 6,000 people turned up to see a series of concerts spread between an art museum and a dance hall in Barcelona. At that time, email hardly existed in Spain, let alone big electronic music festivals...

15/06/2023

Culture news

The world's best restaurant El Bulli becomes a gastronomy museum

Spain's El Bulli, repeatedly voted the world's best restaurant before it closed over a decade ago, is set to reopen as a museum dedicated to the culinary revolution it sparked. The museum is dubbed "elBulli1846", a reference to the 1,846 dishes that were served in the eatery.

15/06/2023

Europe News

NATO says support for Ukraine makes a difference on the battlefield

Speaking in Brussels NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said he expected more pledges of support from his allies and greater investments in defence.

15/06/2023

Europe News

Spain will soon lead the EU Council. Here are its priorities

Spain will steer the EU's political debate for the entire second half of the year.

15/06/2023

Sport

Real Madrid confirm signing of Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund

The England international will be unveiled to Real Madrid fans this Thursday.

14/06/2023

Spain

Euroviews. Spain underwent a political regression while nobody was watching

A reactionary wave is coming our way that could consolidate itself in the 23 July general elections after Spain suffered a process of conservative cultural and political backsliding, Antonio Maestre writes.

13/06/2023

Spain

Buried with their executioners: Spain Civil War victims to be exhumed

Spain will try to exhume the bodies of 128 victims of late dictator Francisco Franco’s army buried without identification at the Valley of Cuelgamuros mausoleum.

13/06/2023

Spain

Work begins in Spain to exhume bodies of 128 Civil War victims

Work begins in Spain to exhume bodies of 128 Civil War victims

12/06/2023

Culture news

Primavera Madrid Day 3: Female talent comes to the forefront

Primavera's maiden voyage to Madrid ended with a finale full of female phenomenons, including St. Vincent, Caroline Polachek and Rosalía. Here's our final verdict.

12/06/2023

Culture news

Primavera Madrid Day 2: Kendrick Lamar as assured as ever

After floods called off the first night of Primavera Sound's Madrid weekend, a night of big acts including Depeche Mode, Skrillex and Christine & the Queens gets the ball rolling again.

11/06/2023

Canada

French firefighters battle Canadian fires that could last 'all summer'

Two days after arriving in Quebec to assist their Canadian colleagues in the fight against the historic fires that are ravaging the country, French civil protection firefighters and rescue workers are working on operational preparation.

11/06/2023

Spain

Spanish minister to pay €18,000 damages for "outrageous" allegations

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Rafael Marcos after "outrageous" allegations were levelled against him in public without any legal basis.

10/06/2023

Culture news

Primavera Madrid Day 1: Weather disasters and Blur's redemption

Festival cancellations, nearly missed trains, and perhaps the best Blur gig to take place in two decades. Here's our take on the first day of Primavera Madrid.

09/06/2023

Football Now

Which football clubs are doing their bit for the climate?

In partnership with Media City

As the world's most popular sport, is football doing enough to address the climate crisis? In partnership with Media City Qatar.

08/06/2023

Spain

Spain: Immigration police offered days off for migrant border arrests

An internal order in Irún's Immigration and Border Brigade, northern Spain, granted up to five days off to officers who made 10 arrests.

08/06/2023

Spain

Desertification of Spanish marshlands shows climate crisis has arrived

Water shortages in the Doñana marshlands of southern Spain is bad news for both wildlife and rice growers

08/06/2023

Destinations

Where are the best cities in Europe for a working holiday?

From high internet speeds to the cost of accommodation, new research ranks 60 cities around the world for working from home.

08/06/2023

Culture news

Primavera Sound hits Madrid for the first time: Festival Preview

Here are our three reasons why Primavera is the festival to keep your eye on every Summer.

07/06/2023

Italy

Cancer survivors in Italy and Spain wait for ‘right to be forgotten’

Millions of cancer survivors in Italy and Spain face discrimination when applying for insurance or loans, with their medical history tanking their chances of obtaining long-term deals -- even when they've been cancer-free for decades.

06/06/2023

World News

Spanish scientist helps free Australia's 'worst female killer'

Kathleen Folbigg spent twenty years in prison being demonised for killing her four children, until a Spanish scientist helped to free her, and expose one of Australia's biggest injustices.

05/06/2023