A Spanish judge has summoned Catalan separatists he is probing for their alleged role in the region’s independence drive to tell them what they are charged with, the penultimate step before trial. Among those summoned to the Supreme Court on Friday is Jordi Turull, the former Catalan government spokesman who is tipped […]
The biggest rise was seen in the UK, with 12,141 new registrations. Spain’s economy may be recovering as it shakes off the effects of the crisis, but that isn’t slowing down the number of Spaniards who are moving abroad. In total, 76,197 people with Spanish nationality registered as residents in […]
Prosecutors in Spain have accused former Spanish international player, Xabi Alonso, of defrauding the Spanish state of €2m (£1.7m) between 2010 and 2012, and are seeking a five-year jail sentence and €4m fine The allegations of tax fraud are related to the former Real Madrid player’s income from image rights. […]
British holidaymakers are searching for cheaper alternatives to Spain for package holidays in summer 2018. Rising costs have caused Brits to look east, with searches for all-inclusive holidays to Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia soaring. Spanish sun and sea destinations, such as the Balearic and Canary Islands, still hold the crown […]
Five justices from the Supreme Court will have to decide whether to ratify the six-year, three-month prison sentence against Iñaki Urdangarin on corruption charges Five Spanish Supreme Court justices will begin a hearing on Wednesday to decide on the future of Iñaki Urdangarin, King Felipe VI’s brother-in-law, in connection with […]
ANTI-BREXIT campaigner Gina Miller said she felt “no relief” after Brexit Secretary David Davis and his EU counterpart Michel Barnier published the latest withdrawal deal proposals earlier this week. Ms Miller argued that Brexit Secretary David Davis was “just kicking the can down the road” with his latest Brexit deal proposals. […]
DUP leader Arlene Foster has said a border in the Irish Sea after Brexit would be “catastrophic” for Northern Ireland’s economy. Under the EU’s current “backstop plan”, Northern Ireland would remain in the EU Customs Union if no agreement is made between the UK and EU before Brexit takes place. […]
A longer transition period after Brexit may be needed to guarantee continued security co-operation, MPs have said. The Commons Home Affairs Committee said the UK and EU should remain open to extending the transition phase after the UK’s exit beyond December 2020. It warned the EU against limiting co-operation to […]
Britain has been warned not to “divide and conquer” the remaining 27 EU countries in upcoming Brexit trade talks as it could be “damaging for the UK”. This has come in a report from think tank the Institute for Government, which has warned Prime Minister Theresa May and her ministers […]
Protesters have thrown dead fish into the Thames outside Parliament as they oppose the Brexit transition deal. The fishing industry and many coastal MPs are unhappy that the UK will not regain control of the country’s fishing waters on Brexit day, 29 March 2019. Instead it will be subject to […]
At 10pm on Tuesday night, workers at the Amazon logistics center in the Madrid municipality of San Fernando de Henares began a 48-hour strike. It’s the first stoppage that the US e-commerce giant has suffered in Spain since it began operating in the country. The nearly 2,000 workers in the enormous high-tech […]
The hard-fought agreement between the UK and EU over a 21-month transition period after Brexit has been thrown into doubt after Spain refused to endorse the deal without further concessions over Gibraltar. With days to go before the 27 EU leaders are expected to welcome the two sides coming together over […]
