Spain

Spain's dwarf bullfighters see red over their right to work

Spain’s parliament has banned bullfighting performances featuring dwarves dressed as firefighters or clowns, but the 'bombero toreros' are fighting back.

10/05/2023

Culture news

Europol sting leads to recovery of over 11,000 stolen artefacts

An art trafficking sting has led to 60 arrests and over 11,000 art objects recovered in a massive victory for European authorities cracking down on art theft.

04/05/2023

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Spanish worshippers prayed for rain on May Day

The "El Abuelo" religious procession in the southern Spanish city of Jaen on May 1st, saw worshippers pray for rain. Spain has had its hottest April on record and there are fears it could face a drought this year.

02/05/2023

Europe News

George Orwell to finally enter Huesca as Spanish city honours writer

The English author, who penned "Homage to Catalonia" and "1984", fought on the Republican side in the Spanish civil war but was invalidated after being shot in the neck.

02/05/2023

France

May Day marches see workers in many European cities protest over pay

Workers across Europe marked May Day by calling for better pay and conditions at a time of crippling inflation.

01/05/2023

Taste

Spring is the season to try these local European delicacies

From French sea almonds to Greek wild fennel, locals recommend Europe’s must-try seasonal food.

29/04/2023

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Spain heatwave, offshore wind plans & pharma rules

Record breaking temperatures in some Spanish areas, as April sees new highs.

28/04/2023

Culture news

Spain's ex-king has secret daughter, explosive new book claims

Spain's Juan Carlos is said to have had a fourth daughter from an extramarital affair. A new book claims to lift the lid on an open secret in the Spanish royal court.

28/04/2023

Spain

Spain's April heatwave sees temperatures nudging 40C

Unseasonably hot weather has seen April temperatures nudging 40C in parts of Spain. Last year was Spain's hottest since 1961, and warm air from North Africa is giving Spaniards a foretaste of another scorching summer several months early.

27/04/2023

Europe News

Conservative and socialist MEPs trade accusations over Doñana park

S&D Leader Iratxe García said EPP Chair Manfred Weber was "making a fool of himself" after Weber attacked the European Commission's partiality.

27/04/2023

Spain

South American trade on the agenda as Brazil's Lula visits Spain

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited Spain on Tuesday on the second stop of a European tour aimed at resetting relations and making progress on a long-delayed trade deal between the EU and the Mercosur bloc of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay

26/04/2023

Europe Decoded

What to expect from Brazilian President Lula's visit to Spain

Brazilian President Lula’s remarks created divisions ahead of his first European trip even as Spain was hoping to deepen ties.

25/04/2023

My Europe Series

Spaniards wait years to move loved ones as fascist leader exhumed

Like many others, Rosa Gil has spent the past 15 years trying to remove the remains of her own grandfather from the same mausoleum.

24/04/2023

Spain

Remains of Spain's former fascist Falange party leader exhumed

The remains of Spain's former fascist Falange party leader José Antonio Primo de Rivera have been exhumed and removed from the Valley of the Cuelgamuros, formerly known as the Valley of the Fallen

24/04/2023

Work

Beyond menstrual leave: This company now offers ‘endometriosis leave’

French retail giant Carrefour is allowing workers diagnosed with severe endometriosis to take 12 days of extra paid leave per year.

21/04/2023

Health news

3,000-year-old human hair provides first proof of drug use in Europe

The unusual finding of human hair in a cave in Menorca has provided the first direct evidence of the use of plant drugs by people in Europe.

21/04/2023

Earth News

2022 was Europe's second warmest year ever and heat is here to stay

Europe's leading scientists on "alarming" climate change and what it means for our daily lives.

20/04/2023

Spain

Return of the King: Spain's Juan Carlos makes 'unwanted' visit home

This is the second time the former monarch has visited Spain since he moved to the Middle East amid scandalous affairs and criminal accusations.

20/04/2023

Spain

500 days of darkness: Spanish 'cavewoman' shocked by Ukraine war news

Beatriz Flamini emerged from the 70-metre-deep cave in southern Spain last Friday to learn about the Ukraine war for the first time.

19/04/2023

Spain

Food prices in Spain expected to rise due to crop failure

A winter drought in southern Europe has led to water use restrictions in France and Italy, while some Spanish ecologists warn the country's cereal crops may become unsustainable in the future.

19/04/2023