Thousands of Spanish senior citizens took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday to demand better public pensions. The protesters said recent increases — which included a 0.25% rise in 2017 — have been too small and should instead match the rate of inflation. “Defend your pension and the pensions […]
The film “Campeones” (“Champions”), a comedy about a basketball team featuring actors with mental disabilities, has won best picture at the Spanish Film Academy’s Goya Awards. Directed by Javier Fesser, “Campeones” took the top prize at the gala that ended early Sunday morning, while the dark thriller “El reino” (“The […]
Britons won’t need a visa for short stays in Europe – but Theresa May is angered by Gibraltar being branded a “colony” by the EU. Downing Street has said it is “completely unacceptable” to describe Gibraltar as a “colony”, after the term was used in an EU document. On Friday, […]
The politicians and association chiefs have been behind bars since 2017, and will now be tried in the Supreme Court for their role in the illegal referendum and pro-secession drive. The Catalan pro-independence leaders who have been in pre-trial custody since late 2017 began their transfers today from jails in the northeastern […]
One man has been arrested in a joint operation between Policia Nacional, and law enforcement agencies in Italy and Columbia. 2.5 tonnes of cocaine was seized in two shipments which arrived in Italy, but was bound for Barcelona. Officers intercepted the cocaine, replaced it with salt and sent the ship […]
The Spanish Football league is to sponsor the new Davis Cup Finals, organised by a group founded by Barcelona defender Gerard Pique. La Liga says it’ll promote the tennis competition through its international broadcasts in Europe, Asia, Africa, the US and Latin America. The overhauled Davis Cup Finals will be […]
Authorities are preparing to deport two Colombians and a Spaniard who were held on Wednesday in Caracas as they were covering the crisis for EFE The Venezuelan government has released three journalists who were arrested on Wednesday as they were covering President Nicolás Maduro’s standoff with the opposition for the Spanish news agency […]
Pilots working for the Spanish carrier Air Europa have asked bosses not to force them to sleep over in Venezuela if they find themselves there when they finish their shifts, in light of escalating violence in the streets following a disputed government takeover. The airline is one of the few […]
The move by the ride-hailing services comes in the wake of a new regional law that would force passengers to book their journeys 15 minutes in advance Ride-hailing services Uber and Cabify announced on Thursday that they would be pulling their services out of Barcelona from tomorrow onward. The companies […]
Spanish banking giant Banco Santander on Wednesday posted an 18 percent rise in 2018 net profit as revenue growth in Spain offset the negative impact of exchange rate fluctuations. The eurozone’s largest bank by market value said earnings jumped to 7.81 billion euros ($8.93 billion) last year, slightly higher than […]
