Sánchez to forgive €15 bn in Catalonian debt to shore up shaky Junts alliance
Spain's new Government said it will write-off Catalonia's debts to keep its shaky Junts alliance intact.
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Sánchez rejects Catalonian independence referendum as ‘unconstitutional’
No constitution in the world allows for ceding part of its nation's territory, Sánchez argued
Spain’s Puigdemont locks horns with EU’s Borrell again, this time over ‘sexist speech’
Spanish Junts leader Carles Puigdemont has grilled the European Commission on "sexist speech" by Josep Borrell, the EU's top diplomat.
Spain looking to overcome ‘doubts’ about making Catalan, Basque and Galician official EU languages
Spanish ambassadors to the other 26 European Union Member States have received a document from José Manuel Albares, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, detailing…
Spain’s police detain three in probe into murder attempt on politician
Spanish police on Tuesday detained three people in their investigation into a murder attempt on the former head of Spain's conservative People's Party in Catalonia.
Tensions high as Spain prepares to confirm Sánchez as PM
A estimated 2 million people protested in major Spanish cities over the weekend against the amnesty law
Brussels enters Catalan amnesty battle: ‘serious concerns’ about draft law
European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders has written to Spain’s acting government expressing “serious concerns” over a potential new amnesty law for Catalan…
Spain: Sánchez set to strike amnesty deal with Puigdemont
Pedro Sánchez is set to reach an amnesty agreement with Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont, which would secure Sánchez the needed parliamentary votes to become…
In Brussels and Madrid: the fight against Puigdemont’s amnesty
More than 100,000 flag-waving Spaniards gathered in Madrid’s historic Plaza Colón (Columbus Square) on October 29.
Spanish separatists insist on ‘Scottish Way’ to independence and Amnesty Law
Spain’s Catalan separatists are demanding a Scottish-like referendum ahead of Socialist Pedro Sánchez’s attempt to land another term as Prime Minister.
Thousands protest in Madrid against amnesty plan for Catalan separatists
More than 60,000 people gathered in a massive protest in Madrid on Sunday, September 24, to protest plans to give amnesty to Catalan separatists in the country.
Spanish Socialists ready to amnesty Puigdemont and other convicted Catalan separatists, their own leaders claim
Exiled Spanish MEP Carles Puigdemont may be closer to getting his way regarding a new amnesty law.
European Parliament to debate ‘controversial’ kiss in Women’s World Cup
The European Parliament has added the “controversial” kiss at the FIFA Women's Football World Cup Final on August 20 to its list of items to be debated at Strasbourg's…
Catalan separatist Puigdemont demands amnesty in exchange for support for Sánchez
The Belgium-based fugitive also demanded the Spanish Government “forgoes the use of the justice system” against the separatist movement.
Socialists win presidency of Spanish Parliament with the separatists’ support
The Spanish Congress has elected the candidate of the Socialist Party (PSOE) as their president for the next four years.
Spain: PP to offer Congress presidency to Basque nationalists
Spain’s centre-right Partido Popular (PP) is willing to offer the presidency of Congress to the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), observers say.
Spain elections: Vox backs Feijóo unconditionally in bid to stop ‘enemy’ separatists
Spain’s Conservative party Vox has offered parliamentary support to the centre-right Partido Popular in order to block its "enemies" - regional separatists - from…
Left-wing pushes for multiple languages in Spanish Parliament
The acting vice president and leader of the Spanish progressive party Sumar Yolanda Díaz wants more languages in congressional debates.
Spanish elections: blocs now tied after overseas votes, leaving Puigdemont as kingmaker
The tallying of votes from Spaniards abroad has changed the distribution of seats in the Spanish Congress to the disadvantage of the Socialist Party and Spanish…
Overseas votes could tip the balance in Spanish government negotiations
Spain has started counting votes from its Embassies and Consulates abroad on July 28, votes that could alter the results of the Spanish general election.
Spain: Basques demand direct participation from Sánchez in premiership negotiations
The leader of the Spanish Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) Andoni Ortuzar has demanded the direct involvement of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in negotiations with…
Spain’s fate may be decided in Waterloo
Talks aimed at the formation of a Spanish coalition government are currently underway in Waterloo, Belgium.
Spanish elections: Catalans ‘to seek independence’ in exchange for support for Sánchez
Following Spain’s inconclusive general election on July 23, the two largest separatist parties in the Spanish region of Catalonia have pledged to support another…
Catalan independence leader Puigdemont and co-defendants lose immunity appeal
The General Court of the European Union has rejected an appeal by Carles Puigdemont and his fellow Together for Catalonia (JxCat) MEPs Toni Comín and Clara Ponsatí,…