Politics

According to a councilor from her party, terms such as “slut” and “whore” were yelled at the politician during a pro-Catalan independence protest outside City Hall

José Luis Martínez-Almeida of the Popular Party has become mayor with support from Vox, after negotiations that went right down to the wire

Supreme Court said that letting Oriol Junqueras leave prison before a verdict is handed down in the recently concluded trial poses a risk, as it would mean letting him go to Brussels

The traffickers apparently made so much money from selling cocaine that they chose to buy new clothes instead of washing old ones

With one day to go before the deadline, Ciudadanos and the Popular Party are in tense negotiations over who should be the next mayor of the Spanish capital

The new financial plan will include a project to celebrate Spain’s conquest of America, a hotline for victims of “inter-family violence” and plans to streamline the region’s public sector

This week we discuss the Supreme Court ruling that has suspended the exhumation of the former dictator, and talk about how much cash guests are expected to give at Spanish weddings

The 12 leaders charged for their role in the 2017 secession bid insisted that their only aim was to give Catalans a chance to express themselves through a referendum

Ex-parliament speaker and civil society leader are being criminalized for exercising their constitutional rights, say attorneys in closing arguments at the Spanish Supreme Court

Government sources say this step was bypassed, given the difficulty involved with modifying the agreement in the current climate in Spain of political uncertainty

In closing arguments, lawyers for independence leaders accepted the lesser charge but denied accusations of rebellion, sedition and misuse of public funds

The decision comes a day after the PSOE organizational secretary threatened new elections if the anti-austerity party does not drop its demands to be part of a coalition

Negotiations between far-right Vox and Ciudadanos have been tense, but deals with the Popular Party over the new leaders in the region and City Hall could now be a step closer

The Civil Guard nature protection service has received a vet’s report analyzing the health of nine animals at the popular theme park in the Spanish capital

Father Santiago Cantera, who is fiercely opposed to former dictator Francisco Franco being exhumed from the site, took exception to an unannounced visit by civil servants

Communities on both sides are observing the 50th anniversary of Franco’s decision to close all access to and from ‘The Rock,’ and recalling the dramatic effects that it had

Newly elected lawmakers, including Pedro Sánchez, astronaut Pedro Duque and far-right Vox leader Santiago Abascal, have submitted their financial holdings – and there are some interesting findings

Pedro Sánchez will meet with opposition leaders after being asked by King Felipe VI to submit to an investiture vote

In closing arguments today, the prosecution in the Supreme Court case sought to prove the pro-independence leaders had committed rebellion and not the lesser offense of sedition

This week we discuss the public prosecutor’s closing arguments in the “procés” case, and also examine the possible ramifications of a tragic suicide in Madrid

In a fractured post-election scenario, Pedro Sánchez is keeping his Socialist Party’s options open until all groups have made their positions clear

‘Deep Space,’ presented at the Goethe Institut in Madrid, uses virtual reality to change the totalitarian nature of Civil War monument the Valley of the Fallen

Dual programs are on the rise and math is becoming a hot option because of its excellent job prospects

Ecologists in Action report shows nitrogen dioxide at its lowest at 14 of 24 measuring stations in the capital, but a new right-wing administration could ditch the system

Madrid and Barcelona are home to the 10 neighborhoods with the highest annual per capita income

The Socialist Party government of Pedro Sánchez has been working on a project to move the remains of the former dictator since last June, but has met the stiff opposition of his family