EUROPEAN UNION ambassadors announced “another important step in protecting the EU’s external borders” but it could mean Britons would have to pay €7 to submit a “travel authorisation” application before travelling to the Continent on holiday. With the UK heading for life as a ‘third country’ and ditch the EU’s […]
MPs say they have “grave concerns” at the lack of progress made by the government’s business department in preparing for Brexit. The Public Accounts Committee said the department was one of the most heavily involved with the UK’s EU departure. But the committee’s chairwoman said it was “operating in a […]
A senior DUP MP today warned Theresa May that his party is prepared to bring down the Government rather than see Northern Ireland fracture away from Britain. Nigel Dodds, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party at Westminster, said his party would enforce its “red line” that Brexit must not lead to a rift between Northern Ireland and the […]
Remain-backing MPs believe they will get a chance to send Theresa May back to the negotiating table if they don’t like the final Brexit deal, after comments by David Davis. The Brexit secretary suggested MPs would be allowed to amend a motion on the deal in the autumn. Downing Street […]
Antoine Griezmann punished Arsenal’s lax defence late on as 10-man Atletico Madrid salvaged a draw from the Europa League semi-final first leg at Emirates Stadium. The visitors were on the back foot for almost the entire game after defender Sime Vrsaljko was dismissed for two yellow cards in the first […]
American filmmaker receives top honour awarded by Spain for his lifetime contribution to cinema US filmmaker Martin Scorsese has won the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts. The director of Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and The Age of Innocence joins a prestigious list of names from the realms of science, technology, sports, arts and the […]
One in four companies created in Spain during the first quarter of 2018 belong to the construction sector. 26,258 companies were created of which 5,987 (23%) dedicated their activity to construction or real estate. According to the quarterly report on the creation of companies prepared by the financial company Gedesco, […]
Report from the Mixed Committee on Drug Problems will serve as the basis for future regulations covering alcohol, and has now been passed on to the Spanish Health Ministry. A congressional committee has recommended new measures to combat the problem of underage drinking on Spanish streets – a practice commonly known as botellón (literally, […]
Basque separatist group ETA has handed over several cases of weapons and munitions to French authorities as a confidence-building measure ahead of its expected disbanding, a French prosecutor said Wednesday. Bayonne prosecutor Samuel Vuelta Simon said he had received a tip-off that “a quantity of arms” belonging to ETA had […]
Pilots working for Spanish airline Vueling started a two-day strike Wednesday to demand better work conditions, leading to the cancellation of 246 flights, the low-cost company said. The work stoppage will continue on Thursday and will take place again on May 3rd and 4th next week, mostly affecting flights to or from Barcelona, […]
Show of unity breaks down after US, Australia and others reject post-Brexit trade plans. Resistance to a joint UK-EU proposal to the World Trade Organization on trade after Brexit – which was once celebrated by the trade secretary, Liam Fox, as “real progress” – has triggered a break down in unity, with […]
The Popular Party politician had been under increasing pressure to resign in recent weeks due to irregularities related to a master’s degree she obtained in 2012. Embattled Madrid premier Cristina Cifuentes resigned from her post on Wednesday morning after a video emerged of her apparently stealing two bottles of anti-aging cream from […]
