Jordi Sanchez, a separatist civic leader in jail over his alleged role in Catalonia’s secession bid, is mulling dropping his bid to lead the region in what could ease a months-long political blockage. In an appeal Tuesday at the Supreme Court against the decision to keep him in jail pending […]
Spain’s airports will cap bottled water prices at €1.60 and install drinking fountains in response to complaints from passengers to the public ombudsman. Travellers say they cannot take water on the plane, because a maximum of 100 millilitres of liquid per container up to a total of one litre is […]
Spain’s central bank on Tuesday increased its growth forecast for 2018 to 2.7 percent from 2.4 percent as the government plans to reduce income tax for some workers and hike wages for civil servants. In a statement, it said this reduction in the tax burden would however lead to a […]
AID workers on a boat seized by Italian authorities could face between four and seven years in jail for ‘human trafficking’, forcing the charity to seek help from the Spanish government for the first time in its history. Proactiva Open Arms works tirelessly in the Mediterranean, rescuing refugees whose lives […]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union governments will insist on their “unilateral” control over whether and how British banks can operate in the bloc after Brexit, ministers will agree on Tuesday ahead of their leaders’ summit on Friday. According to a draft seen by Reuters, ministers preparing the EU’s joint negotiating […]
London (Reuters) – Britain has withdrawn its offer to lead a European Union military force next year because of Brexit, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday. Rapid-reaction forces of about 1,500 soldiers, called EU Battlegroups, were formed in 2007 but have never been deployed. “The European Commission has been […]
Ireland’s deputy premier has warned the UK there will be no Brexit withdrawal treaty if there is any U-Turn on the “backstop” solution to avoid a hard border on the island. Simon Coveney, the country’s Foreign Affairs Minister and Tanaiste (deputy prime minister) insisted the UK government has provided a […]
The UK will regain full control over the country’s fishing waters for the first time in 40 years after December 2020, Michael Gove has insisted. The environment secretary said he shared the “disappointment” of fishing communities who hoped this would happen on Brexit day, 29 March 2019. But Mr Gove […]
The deal announced on Monday On Monday, the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier said the legal text of the agreement for the 21 months after Brexit marked a “decisive step” but added that it was “not the end of the road”. The key aspects of the agreement announced in Brussels […]
Online retail giant Amazon is facing its first possible strike in Spain and what will be the company’s largest in Europe to date. The store, which started out life as an internet-based book, record and video shop and has now branched out into clothing, cosmetics, electronics and even food, has […]
The Hawk aircraft crashed at the air base on Anglesey Island in north Wales. Photos purporting to be of the scene showed a large cloud of smoke exploding from the ground, reaching dozens of metres high. The pilot’s condition is not yet known. The Welsh Ambulance Service said it was […]
Lawyers want to stop exiled former Catalan president from justifying his ‘crimes’ abroad. A Spanish prosecutor on Tuesday asked a judge to invalidate Carles Puigdemont’s passport to stop the exiled former Catalan president from justifying his “crimes” to international audiences. Puigdemont and four members of his former Cabinet fled […]
