Politics

Small businesses are having trouble implementing the new rules, which force all companies, regardless of size, to keep track of worker schedules

Growing numbers of pensioners struggling to make ends meet are putting their properties on the market at lower prices, on the condition they may continue to live there until they die

Judicial authorities greenlight search of a room used by the WikiLeaks founder during his seven-year stay in the diplomatic headquarters in London

The acting prime minister smoothly diffused a tense situation on Saturday at the mortuary chapel for Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, a leading political figure who died on Friday

Along with some of Spain’s top politicians and heads of state, around 8,000 waited in line to file past the coffin in the lower house of parliament at the weekend

The former deputy prime minister in the Socialist Party government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, has passed away in Madrid after suffering a stroke earlier in the week

A poll by the regional Opinion Studies Center has found that 48.6% of respondents in Catalonia are against the separatist drive, up four points from March

The unusually hot weather, caused by high pressure, clear skies and warm air from Africa, is likely to last until Wednesday, with the worst day for seekers of cool conditions on Monday

Pedro Sánchez has become a leading figure of the European Socialists, a role he hopes to take advantage of to give the country a more important role in the 28-member bloc

A new book explores how movies have emphasized negative aspects of Spain’s imperial past while playing down Anglo-American wrongdoing, often to support a political cause

The move represents a U-turn for Popular Party president Pablo Casado, who garnered a disastrous result at the April 28 election

Blocking the appointment of Miquel Iceta, a man who “builds bridges,” would be “a bad start,” says Pedro Sánchez of the Socialist Party

This week we discuss the early talks between Spain’s political parties as they seek to form a government, and examine a memorial service at a Nazi camp that took an unexpected turn

Elliott Abrams, the special representative for the South American country, tells EL PAÍS that there has already been military intervention there by Cuba

Archeologists found the toy lying next to the body of Catalina Muñoz, who was shot in 1936 and buried in Palencia, northern Spain

Natalia Sánchez Uribe, who went missing on May 1, was located by French police. Sources close to the case say that she was slightly disoriented and taken to hospital

Five of the politicians in court for their roles in the 2017 pro-independence drive won seats in Congress and the Senate at the general election, but are still being held in custody

Fears over piracy and spoilers have led to strict security measures that make it harder for voice actors to do their job, while the streaming boom has increased job insecurity

Animal welfare groups hail move phasing out most breeding programs, but conservation experts say initiative shows little understanding of how these centers help endangered species

Acting PM Pedro Sánchez met with the leaders of Ciudadanos and Podemos on Tuesday in a bid to forge governing alliances following the general election of April 28

Authorities in Paris have located the backpack of Natalia Sánchez Uribe in a park close to the economics school where the 22-year-old was studying via the Erasmus program

The former Catalan premier, who fled Spain after the failed secession bid, had challenged an earlier decision to ban his nomination

Spanish Justice Minister Dolores Delgado walked out of the event at the former Nazi concentration camp, where thousands of exiled Spanish Republicans died

The conservative party’s disastrous showing at the April 28 polls proves, for many insiders, that going after supporters of far-right group Vox was a mistake. Here’s how the debacle unfolded

Speaking to EL PAÍS, the lawyer of the alleged ringleader insists no violence was used at the Madrid diplomatic mission, and says testimony from Korean staff should not be trusted

The punishment in Morocco for intimate relations with someone of the same sex is up to three years behind bars, pushing many to seek asylum in the Spanish exclave city Melilla

The suspect, who had been convicted of fraud in the past, was part of a ring that attempted to make €3 million on the sale