Valuable Opinions, Comments & Gossip
Latest News, Stories
& Hot Topics
Tools & Widgets to
help with finances
Featured Polls, Surveys & Stats
Discussions, Advice & Topical Chat
Search
How To Guides
- Business
- Childbirth & Education
- Legal Formalities
- Motoring
- Other
- Pensions & Benefits
- Property & Accommodation
- Taxes
Did you know...?
Topics
- Airports and Airlines Spain
- Paramount Theme Park Murcia Spain
- Corvera International Airport Murcia Spain
Latest Blogs
- Join us for Tea on the Terrace
- When Expat Eyes Are Smiling
- Meet Wincham at The Homes, Gardens & Lifestyle Show, Calpe
- QROPS 2014
- Spain Increases IHT in Valencia & Murcia
- Removals to Spain v Exports from Spain
- The Charm of Seville
- Gibraltar Relations
- Retiro Park : Madrid
- Community Insurance in Spain
- Calendar Girls
- Considerations when Insuring your Boat in Spain
- QROPS – HMRC Introduces changes that create havoc in the market place
- QROPS – All Change From April 2012
- Liva & Laia : 15th November
283 News results found for 'Ciudad'
- Spain's daily coronavirus deaths lowest in a month - Sat 25th Apr 2020
Spain’s daily coronavirus deaths fell to the lowest in more than a month on Friday, prompting the government to declare the most acute phase of the epidemic was over as it prepared criteria to ease one of Europe’s strictest ... more - Opinion poll places Ciudadanos as most voted party in Spain - Sat 13th Jan 2018
An opinion poll compiled by Metroscopia and published in the Spanish "El Pais" newspaper on Friday predicts that if a general election were held in Spain now the center-right party Ciudadanos would win the most support ... more - Puigdemont pressures ally to support his bid to be sworn in from Brussels - Thu 11th Jan 2018
Catalonia’s two main pro-independence parties have hammered out part of the deal that could see them forming a new government in the region, but the question of who will become regional premier, or more precisely how, ... more - Catalan parties propose self-exiled former leader as president - Wed 10th Jan 2018
The two main pro-independence parties in Catalonia have agreed to back former leader Carles Puigdemont as their candidate to head the region, raising the likelihood of a renewed push this year for a split from Spain. ... more - Spanish government under heavy fire over Christmas freeway chaos - Tue 9th Jan 2018
Spain’s opposition parties have launched an all-out attack against the government over its handling of its first major management crisis since it lost the protection of an absolute majority in the national Congress ... more - Catalan crisis ‘probably cost Spain around 1bn euros’ - Thu 4th Jan 2018
The Catalan independence crisis has likely cost Spain a billion euros, according to the country’s economy minister. ... more - Ex-Catalan official seeks release from jail as he mulls bid for the premiership - Thu 4th Jan 2018
The Spanish Supreme Court will decide on Thursday whether to keep Catalonia’s ousted deputy premier, Oriol Junqueras, in pre-trial custody in connection with a criminal inquiry into rebellion against the authority of Spain ... more - Anti-independence parties close to victory in Catalan election: poll - Mon 18th Dec 2017
A new poll commissioned by EL PAÍS has indicated that it is still unclear whether pro-independence parties or the so-called constitutional parties – which are against independence – will triumph at the Catalan regional ... more - Business creation drops 14.3% in Catalonia as independence push bites - Wed 13th Dec 2017
Catalonia has paid an economic price for the flurry of political activity by the pro-independence movement in October ... more - Catalan separatists to lose majority in tight election - poll - Mon 11th Dec 2017
Catalonia’s independence movement could suffer a serious setback in elections this month, according to a poll published on Sunday, which suggests separatist parties will narrowly fail to secure a majority in the regional ... more - Unionist parties to benefit most from expected record turnout at Catalan elections - Thu 7th Dec 2017
Opinion polls indicate that turnout at the Catalan elections of December 21 could be in the 80% range, a figure that would shatter the record of 74.95% set in September 2015 ... more - Over half of Spaniards want early national election - poll - Mon 13th Nov 2017
More than half of Spanish voters favour an early national election, a survey showed on Monday, as support waned for a minority government embroiled in the country’s worst political crisis in decades. ... more - Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain - Fri 27th Oct 2017
Catalonia’s regional parliament declared independence from Spain on Friday in a disputed vote that is now likely to be declared illegal by Spain’s constitutional court. ... more - Catalan separatists want to declare independence on Friday - Wed 25th Oct 2017
While the Catalan government has yet to openly define what it plans to do in response to the impending application of Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution, which entails a suspension of home rule, recent guidelines issued ... more - Madrid to remove all Catalan officials who refuse to comply with the law - Mon 23rd Oct 2017
The Spanish government is aiming to remove a minimum number of key Catalan officials when it implements emergency measures to restore the law in the breakaway region next Saturday ... more - Spanish PM announces reduction of Catalan powers without dissolving parliament - Sat 21st Oct 2017
In a news conference following a two-hour Cabinet meeting on Saturday, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced that Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont, his deputy and all the members of the Catalan government will be ... more - Rajoy: a leader being “forced to act” to restore the law in Catalonia - Sat 21st Oct 2017
Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution will be applied in Catalonia “to restore institutional legality and normality,” said Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in a Friday news conference at the close of a EU summit in Brussels ... more - Puigdemont’s far-left partner tells him to proclaim a Catalan republic - Fri 13th Oct 2017
The radical far-left party that is supporting the minority government of Carles Puigdemont in Catalonia has sent the regional premier a letter demanding “the proclamation of the republic.” ... more - Spanish PM in Congress : “To vote against democracy or outside of it is not democracy” - Wed 11th Oct 2017
Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy addressed Congress on Wednesday afternoon to talk about his government’s plans, a day after Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont declared independence, then immediately placed it on hold ... more - Spain passes law to make it easier for companies to move around country - Sat 7th Oct 2017
Spain’s government on Friday passed a law to make it easier for companies to move their operations around the country just as some businesses consider leaving the region of Catalonia amid a rising conflict over a plan for ... more - Survey reveals Spain’s cheapest supermarkets - Fri 29th Sep 2017
Filling your shopping cart with similar products in your city’s cheapest supermarket or in the most expensive one can have major repercussions for your wallet. In Madrid, for example, the gap between the costliest and the ... more - Spain : 4,772 political parties and counting - Tue 15th Aug 2017
In 2016, Helen Mukoro packed her bags and moved to Teruel in northeast Spain to start a new left-leaning political party whose goal was “to defend decency, democracy, and human rights.” ... more - Beachgoers in Murcia face fines for nudism, loud music or urinating in sea - Tue 18th Jul 2017
From July 24, nudism will no longer be an option on the beaches of San Pedro del Pinatar (Murcia), despite the fact that some of the sands there have a naturist tradition that dates back to the days of the Spanish dictator ... more - Heatwave sees record temperatures in southern, central Spain - Sat 15th Jul 2017
The current heatwave affecting Spain has set record high temperatures in several cities in the south and central regions of the country, the Spanish media and state meteorological agency (AEMET) informed on Friday ... more - Spain braces for summer as temperatures begin to soar - Mon 12th Jun 2017
A warm air mass settled over the Iberian peninsula on Saturday, bringing unusually hot weather for this time of the year. The Spanish weather agency, AEMET, said that temperatures will continue to rise on Monday, with much ... more - Spain's Socialists fight for relevance in leadership vote - Sun 21st May 2017
Spain's Socialists choose their leader on Sunday in a vote that will decide their relevance as a center-left party for next few years and set the tone for the ruling minority conservative government's influence in ... more - Spain's M-15 Legacy: Ended Two-Party System 6 Years Later - Tue 16th May 2017
The occupation by thousands in Spain inspired the rise of the Occupy movement worldwide ... more - Spanish parties to vote on exhumation of dictator Franco - Tue 9th May 2017
Spain’s Congress is expected to approve on Tuesday a motion urging the government to exhume the remains of the dictator Francisco Franco from the massive monument dedicated to his memory ... more - Spain loses arbitration claim over renewable energy subsidy cuts - Sat 6th May 2017
Spain has lost the first of the international arbitration processes underway over its cuts to renewable energy subsidies. The International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has rendered an award in ... more - Spanish PM Rajoy on the ropes as corruption scandals hit ruling party - Thu 20th Apr 2017
The arrest on Wednesday of a former premier of the region of Madrid, and a court’s decision to make Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy take the witness stand at the Gürtel graft trial, have seriously hurt the Spanish PM’s attempt ... more - Murcia's Corvera Airport finally cleared for take off ? - Tue 18th Apr 2017
The regional government of Murcia has made definitive steps toward reviving the region’s international airport in Corvera and is once again putting the management contract for this ‘ghost’ travel hub out to tender, despite ... more - Spain's growth may top 2.5 percent for next two to four years - minister - Tue 28th Mar 2017
Spain's economy could grow at a rate above 2.5% every year for the next two to four years, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said on Tuesday ... more - Spanish government will have enough support to pass budget - minister - Mon 27th Mar 2017
Spanish Budget Minister Cristobal Montoro said on Monday he was convinced the centre-right minority government would get enough parliamentary support from opposition parties to approve delayed plans for this year's budget ... more - Spanish PM warns opposition lack of support could force new elections - Mon 20th Mar 2017
Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy has warned that he is ready to do “the impossible” in order to see this political term through, but that he needs “a bit of political stability in order to do so.” ... more - A nominee emerges in battle to head Spain’s leaderless Socialists - Tue 17th Jan 2017
A nominee has stepped up to lead Spain’s Socialist Party (PSOE), which has been run by a caretaker team since the previous secretary general resigned in October of last year. Patxi López, a party veteran who has been the ... more - Spain’s two main parties reach deal in fight against fuel poverty - Tue 27th Dec 2016
Spain’s main opposition Socialists (PSOE) have used their clout in Congress to push the minority government into a deal against fuel poverty. The guarantee of electricity will depend on household income – which is not ... more - Rajoy Gives Up Control of Spain Market Regulator in Brexit Push - Fri 16th Dec 2016
PM Mariano Rajoy’s decision to replace a party loyalist with an independent expert at the head of the markets regulator will help Spain lure companies seeking a new base after Britain leaves the European Union, according to ... more - Spain to spend €450 million on youth wage subsidies - Fri 16th Dec 2016
The Spanish government will earmark €450 million to help low-earning young people in the country. The decision is the result of negotiations between the ruling Popular Party (PP) and the reform-oriented party Ciudadanos, ... more - Spanish government proposes “pact” to end working day at 6pm - Tue 13th Dec 2016
The Spanish government is proposing a cross-party pact to work toward ending the working day at 6pm. Speaking after an appearance before a Congressional commission, Employment Minister Fátima Báñez told reporters: “Somebody ... more - Bullish Spanish opposition calls on government to repeal “gag law” - Wed 30th Nov 2016
The Spanish Congress on Tuesday asked the government to repeal a controversial public safety law that was passed when the Popular Party (PP) still enjoyed an absolute majority. Known popularly as the “Gag Law” because of its ... more - Spain eyes corporate tax rate in bid to boost ailing revenues - Sat 19th Nov 2016
Spain’s minority Popular Party (PP) government is in preliminary talks with the center-right party Ciudadanos about the possibility of beefing up the country’s corporate tax regime, according to sources. With Spain’s tax ... more - Spain's Rajoy gets taste of challenges ahead as opposition unites - Sat 19th Nov 2016
Spain's opposition parties have scored their first victory against newly reinstated PM Mariano Rajoy, paralysing an education bill, in a taste of the challenges he will face in his second term ... more - Spaniards flunk politicians when it comes to fight against corruption - Wed 16th Nov 2016
A total of 80% of Spaniards believe that the government has failed to curb corruption, a new report from Transparency International shows. In the wake of a string of high-profile scandals involving politicians, more than two ... more - Spain's Rajoy gets taste of challenges ahead as opposition unites - Wed 16th Nov 2016
Spain's opposition parties have scored their first victory against newly reinstated PM Mariano Rajoy, paralysing an education bill, in a taste of the challenges he will face in his second term ... more - Spain's new government struggles to draw line under political paralysis - Wed 9th Nov 2016
Political paralysis persists in Spain 10 days into the new minority government's mandate as it has been unable even to convene urgent cross-party talks on a budget for next year ... more - Moody's sees credit-negative struggles for Spain's new govt - Mon 7th Nov 2016
Ratings agency Moody's said on Monday that Spain's new minority government would struggle to implement economic reforms, an assessment it called credit negative ... more - Spain’s new Cabinet suggests few changes to major policies - Mon 7th Nov 2016
Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy, who was sworn into office for a second term on Monday, has announced the names of the ministers who will make up his new Cabinet ... more - Rajoy set to be reinvested as Prime Minster - Wed 26th Oct 2016
Mariano Rajoy, the caretaker prime minister of Spain is set to be reinvested as Prime Minster after appealing to parliament to end the political stalemate ... more - Poll Reveals PP Coalition Victory in THIRD election - Mon 17th Oct 2016
A poll in Spanish national newspaper El Pais has suggested the conservative Partido Popular would win a second term in office if Spain holds a general election in December, albeit in coalition ... more - Six Votes Rajoy Needs in Spain May Turn Up in the Basque Country - Thu 22th Sep 2016
Caretaker Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy may have a chance to end Spain’s 9-month political impasse and avoid an unprecedented third election after regional ballots in the north of the country next week clarify the state of ... more - Spanish court to investigate politician from Rajoy's People's Party - Wed 14th Sep 2016
Spain's Supreme Court said on Tuesday it would investigate a prominent figure from the conservative People's Party (PP) for alleged money laundering offences, as politicians struggling to form a government clash over ... more - Third elections would see record abstention, better result for PP : Poll - Tue 13th Sep 2016
After two back-to-back general elections and a political deadlock lasting nearly nine months, Spanish voters have grown weary of politics ... more - Spain proposes former minister linked to Panama Papers for World Bank - Sat 3rd Sep 2016
Spain has nominated as its World Bank representative a former industry minister who resigned following allegations of links to offshore dealings which emerged after he was named in the Panama Papers ... more - Spain's acting PM Rajoy loses second parliamentary vote of confidence - Sat 3rd Sep 2016
Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy failed on Friday to win the confidence of parliament to serve a second term as prime minister, starting the countdown to a possible third election if a deal can't be brokered in ... more - Benidorm bans giant sandcastles - Thu 1st Sep 2016
There are plenty of buildings that the concrete-heavy resort of Benidorm probably do without ... more - Spain's acting PM loses confidence vote to form government - Thu 1st Sep 2016
Spain's acting premier on Wednesday lost a parliamentary confidence vote for a second term after he failed to win enough support from the opposition, bringing the country closer to a potential third election in a year ... more - What happens if Mariano Rajoy does not get reinstated ? - Wed 31st Aug 2016
For the first time in Spain’s democratic history, the political situation remains at a standstill following two inconclusive general elections held on December 20 and June 26 ... more - Spain closer to third election in a year as confidence vote looms - Wed 31st Aug 2016
PM Mariano Rajoy needs the support of the Socialists, which have trailed his centre-right People's Party (PP) in both elections, to reach a majority and form a government. "I will be very clear, the Socialist party will ... more - No is no, Socialist nominee tells Spanish PM at brief meeting - Tue 30th Aug 2016
Spanish acting PM Mariano Rajoy met with Socialist candidate Pedro Sánchez for half-an-hour on Monday, in a fruitless effort to convince his rival to abstain at an upcoming congressional vote to choose Spain’s new leader ... more - Spain's Socialists say no to Rajoy, prolonging political deadlock - Mon 29th Aug 2016
Spain's Socialist leader said on Monday his party would not back acting PM Mariano Rajoy's re-election and end an eight-month political impasse after meeting him for the final time before a confidence vote in parliament on ... more - Spain starts countdown to possible third national election in year - Mon 29th Aug 2016
The clock starts ticking on Wednesday towards what could be Spain's third national election in a year when acting PM Mariano Rajoy faces a confidence vote in parliament for a second term in office ... more - Spanish economy powers ahead as politicians dither - Thu 25th Aug 2016
Spain's economy grew strongly in Q2 as consumer spending stayed robust and demand for exports rose, though there were signs that a vibrant investment climate may be starting to cool after months of political uncertainty ... more - Socialists to propose law change in bid to avoid Christmas Day elections - Thu 25th Aug 2016
If, as appears likely, the Popular Party (PP) leader Mariano Rajoy fails in his bid to be voted back in as prime minister at next week’s investiture debate, Spaniards are set to be called to a third general election in a ... more - PP accepts Ciudadanos’ demand for further-reaching corruption measures - Wed 24th Aug 2016
The conservative Popular Party (PP) has accepted a proposal from emerging center-right group Ciudadanos to implement measures that would see the suspension of public officials from all levels of Spain’s administrations who ... more - Socialist Party assumes Rajoy will fail in bid to form government - Mon 22th Aug 2016
Spain’s Socialist Party (PSOE) says it will not review its decision to reject supporting interim PM Mariano Rajoy of the Popular Party (PP) in his bid to form a government at the investiture debate beginning on August 30, ... more - Spain may call Election on Christmas Day - Sat 20th Aug 2016
Will the Spain's politicians dare to steal Christmas ? ... more - Spain's Socialists dismiss pressure to back Rajoy-led government - Sat 20th Aug 2016
The leader of Spain's Socialist party on Friday rejected pressure to help break an eight-month political deadlock by supporting their conservative rivals and told acting PM Mariano Rajoy to find help elsewhere ... more - Spain's acting PM Rajoy takes 'decisive step' to form government - Thu 18th Aug 2016
Spain's acting prime minister Mariano Rajoy said on Thursday he had taken a "decisive step" towards forming a government by agreeing to a pact with a smaller rival, but still lacks the majority he needs for a second term. ... more - Spain's Rajoy drags out suspense on government talks - Wed 17th Aug 2016
Spain's acting PM Mariano Rajoy struggled on Wednesday in his bid to form a government after the centrist Ciudadanos party insisted he meet their demands before talks and the Socialists renewed their pledge to oppose him ... more - Reform deal in sight to break Spain's political deadlock - Tue 16th Aug 2016
Spain's interim prime minister will move within touching distance of ending an eight-month legislative stalemate on Wednesday when his party considers an offer of support for a new government in exchange for political ... more - Scandals force PP to negotiate anti-corruption points with Ciudadanos - Mon 15th Aug 2016
Time and again, one of the main concerns voters express in opinion polls in Spain is corruption. The success of Podemos and Ciudadanos in the last two elections was in large part due to their unequivocal stance on ... more - Spain’s regional parties call on Socialists to lead a coalition government - Fri 12th Aug 2016
The spokesman for the Catalan Democratic Party (PDC), formerly Convergència, one of the leading forces in the pro-independence Junts pel Sí bloc in the regional parliament, dismisses the ongoing talks in Madrid aimed at ... more - Spain's conservatives to vote on pact with Ciudadanos Aug. 17 - Wed 10th Aug 2016
Spain's acting PM Mariano Rajoy said on Wednesday his conservative party's leadership would next week vote on whether to agree to reforms demanded by liberals Ciudadanos ("Citizens") as a condition to form a government ... more - Spanish PM ready to negotiate 125 points with opposition leaders - Mon 1st Aug 2016
Spanish acting prime minister Mariano Rajoy will meet with two opposition leaders this week in a bid to secure enough support to break a seven-month deadlock and form a government ... more - Spain's Rajoy to start government talks with other parties on Friday - Fri 29th Jul 2016
Spain's conservative acting prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, will call the heads of the Socialist Party and the liberal Ciudadanos on Friday, to seek their support to form a government ... more - Manifesto calls on politicians to avoid third election - Fri 22th Jul 2016
A group of Spain's leading artists and intellectuals, along with prominent ex-political leaders, have signed an open letter calling on the country's parties to do everything in their power to avoid a third national election ... more - Spain’s King Felipe gives Rajoy 1 week to form government - Thu 21st Jul 2016
King Felipe VI on Thursday initiated the legal procedure to give Spain a new government in the wake of the repeat election of June 26 ... more - Spain's Rajoy strikes deal on house speaker though deadlock drags on - Wed 20th Jul 2016
Spain's acting PM, Mariano Rajoy, on Tuesday edged potentially closer towards forming a government after cutting a deal with his most likely partner, liberal newcomers Ciudadanos, to elect one of his ministers to the post of ... more - Spain rejects EU deficit reprisals, insisting economy will grow above 3% this year - Mon 18th Jul 2016
The government of acting PM Mariano Rajoy has rejected Brussels’ demands that it implement further budget cuts to the tune of €10 billion, freeze a further €1.1 billion in EU funds and impose a proposed fine on Spain for not ... more - August 2 'reasonable' for Spain confidence debate on government: Deputy PM - Fri 15th Jul 2016
August 2 would be a suitable date for a parliamentary debate on the viability of any government formed by caretaker PM Mariano Rajoy, the acting administration's No. 2 said on Friday.Spanish politics has been in limbo since ... more - Spain maintains level 4 alert and says Nice attack was “jihadist” - Fri 15th Jul 2016
The Spanish Interior Ministry has decided to keep the national threat level for terrorist attacks at 4 – the highest possible level is 5— following the attack in the French city of Nice ... more - Spain's Socialists say will vote against PP re-election - Thu 14th Jul 2016
The leader of the Spanish Socialists Pedro Sanchez reiterated on Wednesday his party would not vote in favour of re-electing the acting conservative People's Party (PP), potentially extending a seven-month political deadlock ... more - Spain's Ciudadanos party suggests will not block conservative government - Tue 12th Jul 2016
The small, liberal Ciudadanos party will neither back nor block a government led by Spain's conservative PP, leader Albert Rivera said on Tuesday, his most flexible stance yet after months of political deadlock and a repeat ... more - Twenty-three Spanish provinces on alert for high temperatures - Mon 11th Jul 2016
Twenty-three Spanish provinces were on alert on Monday due to the risk of high temperatures of up to 40ºC, according to Spanish meteorological agency Aemet ... more - Spain heading for more deadlock as Socialists reject backing PM Rajoy - Sat 9th Jul 2016
Spain's Socialist party will oppose a government led by acting PM Mariano Rajoy, whose party won the most votes in last month's election, increasing the odds that an almost 7-month political stalemate will trundle on ... more - Second election campaign kicks off in Spain, but no party is yielding - Fri 10th Jun 2016
A new campaign race is underway in Spain, and everyone is claiming that there will be no need for a third election – although nobody has explained why that is ... more - Spain Fires Up Another Campaign With Rajoy Recovery on Trial - Thu 9th Jun 2016
Spain’s political leaders return to the campaign trail for the 2nd time in 6 months on Thursday as the country wrestles with how best to consolidate its economic recovery ... more - New poll confirms Spanish parties will be forced to reach elusive deals - Thu 9th Jun 2016
The Popular Party (PP) will win the Spanish general election of June 26, but lose two to five seats in parliament, putting it even further from the majority it needs to form a government, according to a new voter intention ... more - PSOE attack Podemos for calling itself “the new social democracy” - Wed 8th Jun 2016
As Spain’s four main candidates in the upcoming general election prepare for the only televised debate of the campaign race, new ideological battle lines are being drawn in the center-left ... more - Spain expects 4 provinces to hit 40c today - Wed 8th Jun 2016
First alert over high temperatures in Spain of the year. Seven provinces on Wednesday were on a yellow warning (the lowest of the three in the system) for high temperatures, according to Spain’s State Meteorological Agency ... more - Spanish Socialists propose political deal with Catalonia to end conflict - Tue 31st May 2016
The central government’s ongoing conflict with Catalonia could be resolved through “a political pact” that would insert new wording in the Spanish Constitution to reflect the region’s “singularity” and to “improve its ... more - Spain's centre-right PP to strengthen position in election - poll - Mon 23rd May 2016
Spain's centre-right People's Party (PP) is on course to increase its share of the vote in a general election next month, a poll showed on Sunday, but it may not be enough to end political stalemate in the country ... more - Parties fail to reach agreement to cut election campaign spending - Wed 11th May 2016
Spain’s main parties have failed to reach a deal to reduce the more than €130 million that the new general election of June 26 will cost ... more - Podemos join with communist group to run in new election - Tue 10th May 2016
Podemos and the leftist federation United Left (IU), which includes the Spanish Communist Party, republicans, greens and feminists, will run together in the fresh general election of June 26 ... more - King Felipe to call further election on Tuesday - Tue 3rd May 2016
Spain’s King Felipe will formally call new general elections for June 26 on Tuesday when he signs a decree presented by the Speaker of Congress, Patxi López. It will mark the first time in recent Spanish history that a ... more - New June election will benefit PP, poll confirms - Mon 2th May 2016
It will be a victory by attrition. When Spaniards go to the polls again on June 26 after the December election failed to produce a new government, turnout will be lower, a new poll for EL PAÍS shows ... more - Spain's election re-run would fail to break deadlock - Poll - Sun 1st May 2016
A new election due to be held in Spain on June 26 is unlikely to break the political stalemate to form a government after a previous vote in December produced the most fragmented result in decades, a poll showed on Sunday ... more - PSOE come up with last-ditch offer in bid to avoid new elections - Tue 26th Apr 2016
In a last-minute attempt to avert new elections in Spain, the Socialist Party (PSOE) on Tuesday accepted nearly all of the policy points contained in a document seeking the creation of a leftist governing alliance ... more - Spanish judges divided over Ausbanc fees-for-speeches scandal - Fri 22th Apr 2016
Some within Spain's judiciary have reacted with disbelief to news that a number of judges have been paid as guest speakers at legal conferences organized by Ausbanc, the consumer-rights group whose president has been ... more - Last Minute Talks Ruled Out Elections Inevitable - Thu 21st Apr 2016
Political parties in Spain have ruled out last minute talks to secure parliamentary support and form a government making a general election in June almost inevitable ... more - Podemos Reject Socialist Pact Elections Loom - Mon 18th Apr 2016
Members of Spanish anti-austerity political party Podemos (We Can) have overwhelmingly rejected a coalition pact with socialist party PSOE ... more - Podemos to Vote on Socialist Government Support - Fri 8th Apr 2016
Anti austerity party Podemos (we can) is set to hold a grass roots referendum of its members on whether or not to back a socialist government in Spain as early as next week ... more - Spain's Socialists, Podemos open coalition talks - Thu 31st Mar 2016
Spain's Socialist party and anti-austerity newcomer Podemos will hold talks on forming a coalition, exploring an as yet untried combination to break a deadlock that has left the country without a government since ... more - Rajoy relents on refusal to deal with parliament - Tue 29th Mar 2016
Spain's acting PM Mariano Rajoy agreed on Tuesday to go to parliament and report on his latest meetings with the European Council, backing away from an earlier refusal to submit to parliamentary oversight of his caretaker ... more - PSOE open to “representatives” from Podemos, Ciudadanos in government - Tue 29th Mar 2016
The secretary general of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, said on Tuesday that he was open to forming a government that counted on ministers from emerging parties Podemos and Ciudadanos. The comments, made during a radio interview ... more - Spanish parties enter final stage of talks in weakened state - Mon 28th Mar 2016
Spanish politicians have a month left to negotiate a governing deal that will avert a fresh general election in June ... more - Rajoy has barely met in person with king since election - Fri 25th Mar 2016
King Felipe VI and acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy have hardly had any working meetings since the December 20 general election ... more - Spain's political stalemate shows signs of stifling recovery - Thu 17th Mar 2016
The political stalemate in Spain is starting to chip away at its economic revival, raising the chances of a slowdown the country can ill afford if bickering between political leaders drags on ... more - Ciudadanos ready to drop PSOE if they negotiate Catalan self-rule vote - Mon 14th Mar 2016
The alliance between emerging party Ciudadanos and the Socialists – the only such political agreement to emerge since Spain’s inconclusive December 20 general election – could yet flounder if the latter reaches any deals ... more - Majority of Spanish Congress against EU refugee deal signed by acting PM - Fri 11th Mar 2016
Acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will go to the European Council on March 17 to defend a position that most of Spanish Congress radically rejects ... more - King decides against meetings with Spain’s political chiefs - Mon 7th Mar 2016
Spain’s King Felipe VI has decided not to call a new series of meetings with Spain’s political leaders, with a view to inviting one of them to form a government. Monday’s announcement comes in the wake of Socialist Party ... more - Murcia 'now legal owner of Corvera Airport' - Sun 6th Mar 2016
The Superior Court of Justice has recognised the region of Murcia's ownership of Corvera airport, and as such the 'keys' have been legally transferred from the former concessionaire - Aeromur - to the Regional Government ... more - Spain's acting PM to renew push for coalition with Socialists - Sat 5th Mar 2016
Spanish acting PM Mariano Rajoy on Saturday renewed his push for a coalition between his People's Party (PP) and the Socialists after their leader Pedro Sanchez failed to win the backing of parliament to form a government ... more - Spain : 2 more months of uncertainty as PSOE lose 2nd vote - Sat 5th Mar 2016
As was widely expected, Socialist Party (PSOE) chief Pedro Sánchez was unsuccessful on Friday evening at a second investiture vote, at which deputies in Spain’s lower house once more rejected his candidature as prime ... more - PP, Podemos will seek new talks with Socialists if tomorrow’s vote fails - Thu 3rd Mar 2016
The conservative Popular Party (PP) and emerging anti-austerity group Podemos plan on contacting the Socialist Party (PSOE) on Saturday in a bid to restart negotiations to form a government, should, as is expected, Socialist ... more - Sánchez suffers harsh attacks from PP, Podemos during investiture debate - Wed 2th Mar 2016
Tuesday saw the first debate of this week’s investiture session in Congress, at which Socialist Party (PSOE) leader Pedro Sánchez, who has been invited by Spain’s King Felipe to try to form a government, appealed to his ... more - EU Holds Spain to Budget Goal as Rajoy Fights for Job - Tue 1st Mar 2016
The European Commission is holding firm on Spain’s budget targets, according to two officials with knowledge of its position, undermining Acting PM Mariano Rajoy’s efforts to present himself as the country’s best advocate in ... more - Spain's Socialist leader presses Podemos to back unlikely leadership bid - Tue 1st Mar 2016
Spain's Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez urged the anti-austerity party Podemos on Tuesday to back his proposed coalition with the liberal Ciudadanos as he geared up for a seemingly doomed parliamentary vote on his bid to form ... more - PSOE leader appeals for support ahead of investiture debate - Mon 29th Feb 2016
The leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), Pedro Sanchez, made an appeal on Monday for the "forces of change, progress, and of the Left," to support his attempt to be named Spanish PM in the investiture ... more - Podemos rejects latest offer from PSOE - Mon 29th Feb 2016
The leader of left-wing anti-austerity group Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, made it clear on Monday that his party would not be considering the latest offer from the Socialist Party (PSOE) secretary general, Pedro Sánchez, in a ... more - Last year saw Spain’s biggest capital flight since 2012 - Mon 29th Feb 2016
Investors took €70.2 billion out of Spain in 2015, according to new balance of payment figures published on Monday by the Bank of Spain ... more - PSOE Leader Gets Party Backing for Pacts - Sun 28th Feb 2016
Spanish Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez got the support of a majority of party members for his policy of seeking political pacts, clearing the way for him to put his name forward to try to form a new coalition government in a ... more - Ciudad Real Airport on sale at 89% discount - Sun 28th Feb 2016
The Airport of Ciudad Real is on sale once again. ... more - Spain to consider switch to GMT - Sun 28th Feb 2016
Spain is reportedly considering switching to Greenwich Mean Time, bringing them into the same time zone as the UK ... more - Court overturns requirement for public workers to speak Catalan - Sat 27th Feb 2016
The Catalan government has said it will ignore a Catalonia regional High Court (TSJC) ruling that overturns protocols establishing that civil servants employed by the northeastern region should begin conversations with the ... more - Ciudadanos call for inquiry into Murcia's Corvera Airport - Thu 25th Feb 2016
The Ciudadanos political party spokesman for the region of Murcia, Miguel Sanchez, has called for an inquiry to be commissioned into the award of contracts surrounding Corvera International Airport ... more - Ciudadanos seeks meeting with PP to request abstention in PM vote - Thu 25th Feb 2016
The day after signing a far-reaching government agreement with the Socialists (PSOE), Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera said on Thursday that he would try to convince the Popular Party (PP) to abstain at next week’s ... more - Ciudadanos and PSOE sign deal hoping to win cross-party support - Wed 24th Feb 2016
Socialist Party leader Pedro Sánchez and Ciudadanos head Albert Rivera on Wednesday signed a wide-ranging policy agreement that they hope will win the support of other political forces and pave the way for a government led ... more - PSOE negotiating deal Podemos and Ciudadanos simultaneously - Tue 23rd Feb 2016
Spain's PSOE appeared to be making significant political headway on Monday night after convincing the leftist Podemos party not to block its parallel negotiations with the center-right Ciudadanos for a possible pact to form ... more - Rajoy : "Election likely June 26th" - Sat 20th Feb 2016
In conversation with other European leaders on Thursday, acting Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy was heard saying that he thought it likely that a new general election would have to be held later this year, given that the December ... more - Ciudadanos offers to meet with PP as it pushes pact with Socialists - Sat 20th Feb 2016
Cuidadanos leader Albert Rivera will sit down with acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy next Tuesday to discuss the Popular Party’s (PP) proposal for a coalition government, sources told EL PAÍS on Friday ... more - Catalonia puzzle weighs on Spain's political pacts - Thu 18th Feb 2016
A cartoon in the Catalan newspaper La Vanguardia sums up the state of play in the prolonged struggle to form a Spanish government ... more - Popular Party offers two deputy PM posts to Socialists and Ciudadanos - Thu 18th Feb 2016
The Popular Party (PP), which has been struggling to find support to form a coalition government after the December general election, has offered Socialist secretary general Pedro Sánchez and the leader of Ciudadanos, Albert ... more - Spain's new PM to be named 2nd March ? - Mon 15th Feb 2016
The session to name a new Spanish prime minister will be held on March 2nd and 3rd ... more - Corvera Airport Passenger Forecast Revised - Sat 13th Feb 2016
The regional government of Murcia this week revised their forecast for passenger numbers at the yet to be opened Corvera Airport to 'between 2.5 and 3.5 Million by the year 2025' ... more - Rajoy refuses PSOE leader handshake - Fri 12th Feb 2016
Acting PM Mariano Rajoy and Socialist Party (PSOE) chief Pedro Sánchez met on Friday in Congress as part of the ongoing negotiations in a bid to form a government after inconclusive general elections in December. But far ... more - Session to name Spain’s next PM may take place in early March - Wed 10th Feb 2016
PSOE leader Pedro Sánchez is planning to make his bid to become PM in early March, according to sources familiar with the situation ... more - Podemos deputies to be moved from “nosebleed section” of Congress - Tue 9th Feb 2016
Spanish anti-austerity party Podemos has been allocated a new spot inside Congress after complaining about being sent to “the nosebleed section” of the chamber in late January ... more - PSOE leaves territorial issues to one side in bid to close cross-party deals - Mon 8th Feb 2016
The PSOE is tiptoeing around the Catalan independence issue in its bid to hammer out a government program with other congressional forces that will ensure its secretary general, Pedro Sánchez, becomes the new PM of Spain ... more - Podemos would overtake PSOE at new election - Sun 7th Feb 2016
If a fresh general election were held tomorrow, the conservative Partido Popular would win again, a new poll by the Center for Sociological Research (CIS) shows ... more - PSOE refuse to bow to Podemos’ over negotiation demands - Fri 5th Feb 2016
Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez on Friday rejected a demand by Pablo Iglesias of Podemos to choose between his party and Ciudadanos during negotiations about a possible formation of a new Spanish government ... more - Podemos refuses to back deal between PSOE and Ciudadanos - Mon 1st Feb 2016
Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias said on Monday that he will not support an alliance between the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) and emerging group Ciudadanos, “either actively or passively.” ... more - Spain's PSOE Under Pressure to Choose Partner - Wed 27th Jan 2016
Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez came under fire from all sides on Wednesday as he tries to secure support to form a government without alienating factions within his party ... more - Spain's parties to discuss new government with king next week - Tue 26th Jan 2016
Parties on the right and left have been jockeying for power in the month since the Dec. 20 vote, though none is yet in a position to cement an alliance after the political landscape fragmented at the ballot box. The part ... more - Spain's Ciudadanos'opposes any government, involving Podemos' - Mon 25th Jan 2016
Spain's centrist Ciudadanos party said it would oppose any government that included the anti-austerity Podemos, complicating any attempt by the Socialists to form a government with leftist allies to break the election ... more - Spain's Socialists tell Rajoy to form government or move aside - Sun 24th Jan 2016
Spain's Socialists told the centre-right Partido Popular on Saturday to form a government or move aside, as politicians jostled for power more than a month after inconclusive elections ... more - Spain's Rajoy says still pushing for alliance with Socialists - Sat 23rd Jan 2016
Spain's acting PM Mariano Rajoy said on Saturday he was still pushing to try and form a political alliance to govern with the left-wing Socialists and centrist party Ciudadanos, a day after deferring a confidence vote in ... more - PSOE to negotiate with Podemos if Rajoy’s PM bid fails - Sat 23rd Jan 2016
Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez on Friday thanked Podemos head Pablo Iglesias for his “offer” to form a joint coalition ... more - Rajoy prepares PP for failure of PSOE deal offer - Tue 19th Jan 2016
One month after inconclusive elections that yielded a hung parliament, and with Spanish politicians still unable to reach deals to form a government, acting PM Mariano Rajoy is preparing his Partido Popular (PP) for the fact ... more - 61% of Spaniards want deals to avoid new election - Mon 18th Jan 2016
Most Spaniards do not want to see a repeat election, a new survey has found ... more - Spain's king to meet political leaders amid deadlock - Fri 15th Jan 2016
Spain's King Felipe will meet leaders of political parties throughout next week in an attempt to help break the political impasse after last month's inconclusive national election, the palace announced on Friday ... more - Rajoy preparing government and PP for fresh elections - Fri 8th Jan 2016
With the new year just begun, Spain is facing an unprecedented political situation. ... more - Spain's Socialist leader rules out pact with right - Thu 7th Jan 2016
The leader of Spain's opposition Socialist party, Pedro Sanchez, ruled out a pact with the ruling People's Party during a visit to Portugal on Thursday to study its leftist coalition government's success in booting out a ... more - Rajoy : “I will be the PP candidate if new elections are held” - Wed 30th Dec 2015
Acting PM Mariano Rajoy stated on Tuesday that he will be the Popular Party (PP) candidate for prime minister should he fail to be able to form a new government and new general elections have to be called ... more - Spain's Socialists face hard choices in aftermath of inconclusive election - Thu 24th Dec 2015
Spain's Socialists face a tough choice of allying with a rival party or triggering a new ballot after an inconclusive election on Sunday plunged the country into political uncertainty ... more - Rajoy will seek support of Ciudadanos and Socialists to form government - Tue 22th Dec 2015
With an election victory in his hands but without the weight for a strong majority, acting Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy is seeking support from new and traditional rivals in order to form a stable government ... more - Fitch: Inconclusive Spain Vote Increases Fiscal Reform Risks - Mon 21st Dec 2015
The following statement was released by Fitch's rating agency ... more - Socialists confirm they will vote ‘no’ to Rajoy as PM - Mon 21st Dec 2015
After the general election failed to produce a strong enough winner to create an easy majority in Congress, Spain’s political parties on Monday began the chess game of crafting alliances with likely, and even unlikely, ... more - Ruling Partido Popular Wins Spain Elections - Sun 20th Dec 2015
The People's Party (PP) of PM Mariano Rajoy won Spain's general election on Sunday, exit polls showed, although it will have to rely on other parties if it is to govern for another four-year term ... more - Voting underway at tightest elections Spain has ever seen - Sun 20th Dec 2015
Spaniards are going to the polls in the country’s most important general election in a generation this Sunday ... more - Rajoy rejects notion of “great coalition” with Socialists - Sat 19th Dec 2015
Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy on Friday rejected the notion that his ruling Partido Popular would try to form a grand coalition with the main opposition Socialist Party (PSOE) after Sunday’s general election, in a bid to stop ... more - Debt and reforms top investor concerns as Spain goes to the polls - Wed 16th Dec 2015
Spain may no longer be in economic or financial crisis but record public debt and the ability - and willingness - of the incoming government to pursue "structural reforms" are reasons for investors to be cautious ahead of ... more - In Spain, small town is laboratory for new era of compromise politics - Tue 15th Dec 2015
The local politics of this small Spanish town known for beach horse-racing and manzanilla wine offer a window into the ambitions of Ciudadanos, the centrist party most expected to shake up Spanish government in years to come ... more - Socialist leader corners PM on corruption in one-on-one TV debate - Tue 15th Dec 2015
After declining to participate in two previous debates involving multiple candidates – including one organized by EL PAÍS – Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy finally faced off with one of his election challengers on Monday night ... more - A guiri’s guide to the Spanish election - Mon 14th Dec 2015
Why is this election so significant ? ... more - Spain's new parties gain ground ahead of election - Sun 13th Dec 2015
Spain's new political forces Podemos and Ciudadanos have gained ground ahead of a general election on Dec. 20, a poll showed on Sunday, sapping support for mainstream parties and reinforcing expectations that no one party ... more - Rajoy suggests there could be “a surprise” on December 20 - Thu 10th Dec 2015
PM Mariano Rajoy came out with an enigmatic statement at a Wednesday meeting with the press to discuss the upcoming general election ... more - Spanish politicians get personal to convince undecided voters - Wed 9th Dec 2015
The ability to cook, endure a high-speed car crash or win at table football are not usually prerequisites for political office, but election candidates in Spain are showing off these and other skills to try to lure undecided ... more - Opposition leaders rail against deputy PM over corruption in TV debate - Tue 8th Dec 2015
With less than two weeks before the country goes to the polls, the leaders of Spain’s three main opposition parties last night outlined their programs and proposals in a televised debate alongside Deputy PM Soraya Sáenz de ... more - Spanish PM rejects pacts while rivals discuss constitutional reform - Mon 7th Dec 2015
Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy has criticized the offer of Socialist party (PSOE) leader Pedro Sanchez to offer a three-way pact with the Citizens (Ciudadanos) and Podemos parties to set up a "program in common" if the PSOE win ... more - EU calls on next Spanish government to extend economic reforms - Mon 7th Dec 2015
Less than 2 weeks ahead of Spain’s general election, the European Commission has given its broad support to the policies carried out by the government of PM Mariano Rajoy over the last 4 years ... more - Spain's ruling party seen winning election but well short of majority - poll - Thu 3rd Dec 2015
Spain's ruling Partido Popular will win a Dec. 20 parliamentary election but fall short of a majority, according to a closely watched official poll which also showed a leap in support for a new reformist party that may play ... more - Spain's Rajoy stays away as candidates hold election debate - Tue 1st Dec 2015
Three of the candidates vying to become Spain's next PM clashed over the economy, corruption and Catalan independence in an election debate on Monday but a 4th, PM Mariano Rajoy, stayed away. ... more - Spain's Ciudadanos overtakes Socialists ahead of debate - Mon 30th Nov 2015
Spain's ruling Partido Popular held on to its lead in an opinion poll three weeks before a national election but new party Ciudadanos overtook the Socialists (PSOE) to move into second place ... more - Three-way tie seen in Spain's vote as Ciudadanos gains ground - Sun 29th Nov 2015
Newcomer Ciudadanos has caught up with Spain's long-established political parties and will tie three ways with them in the Dec 20 national election, a poll published on Sunday showed ... more - Spain's Rajoy vows to cut tax, create jobs if re-elected - Sat 28th Nov 2015
Spain's ruling party will cut income tax and create two million jobs over the next four years if re-elected next month, center-right PM Mariano Rajoy told a campaign rally on Saturday ... more - Spain expands anti-jihadism pact to main opposition parties - Fri 27th Nov 2015
The Spanish government and several opposition groups signed an anti-terrorist pact on Thursday aimed at improving the fight against global jihadism ... more - Government not ruling out further counter-terrorism measures - Sun 22th Nov 2015
The Spanish government has not ruled out adopting any new measures in its fight against jihadist terrorism, including changes in public policy, criminal laws and operations from a military standpoint if deemed necessary ... more - Spain opts to maintain terrorism threat level after Paris attacks - Sun 15th Nov 2015
As Paris awoke in a state of shock over terrorist attacks that killed at least 129 people and injured over 350 on Friday night, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy spoke out on Saturday to express solidarity with France and ... more - Catalan parliament passes motion declaring start of secession process - Mon 9th Nov 2015
Exactly one year after Catalan separatists organized an informal referendum on self-rule, the regional parliament held a historic session to debate and vote on a motion to start breaking away from Spain. ... more - Spanish PM agrees to reform Constitution if he wins re-election - Sat 7th Nov 2015
PM Mariano Rajoy will accept discussing reforms to Spain's 1978 Constitution if he wins a second term in office in the December 20 general election ... more - Spain Is Beating Germany at Its Own Game, Rajoy Adviser Says - Tue 3rd Nov 2015
PM Mariano Rajoy's chief economic adviser said Spain is doing better than Germany when it comes to boosting exports within the strictures of the euro ... more - Most Catalans reject ruling separatists' plan to split from Spain : Poll - Fri 30th Oct 2015
Most Catalans reject the region's ruling separatist parties' plan to start a political process that would lead to full independence from Spain within 18 months, a survey by pollster Metroscopia showed on Friday ... more - Rajoy officially dissolves parliament for December 20 general election - Mon 26th Oct 2015
PM Mariano Rajoy on Monday sidestepped questions about his political future after signing a resolution formally dissolving parliament ahead of December's general election ... more - Merkel and Sarkozy back Spanish PM at European People's Party Congress - Sat 24th Oct 2015
The continent's conservative leaders headed en masse to the European People's Party Congress in Madrid on Thursday to demonstrate their unequivocal support for the policies and reforms applied by PM Mariano Rajoy in Spain ... more - Spain sets December 20th for general election - Fri 2th Oct 2015
Spain finally has a date for its next general election: December 20th. PM Mariano Rajoy, of the Partido Popular, made the announcement on Thursday night, during a television interview on Antena 3 ... more - Spain's Rajoy says general election likely on December 20th - Thu 3rd Sep 2015
Spain will probably hold national elections on December 20, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Thursday, leaving him less than four months to persuade Spaniards an economic recovery is good enough to warrant giving him a ... more - Catalan citizenship offer enrages authorities in Valencia and Aragon - Wed 26th Aug 2015
A suggestion by a Catalonia government official that the region could offer Catalan citizenship to residents of Valencia, the Balearics, parts of Aragon and parts of southern France if it becomes independent has been met ... more - Spain's Podemos losing support amongst voters - poll - Sun 26th Jul 2015
Spain's anti-austerity party Podemos slipped further behind two mainstream parties in a poll published by the El Pais daily on Saturday, less than six months before a parliamentary election expected in November ... more - Single bid on Spain's 'ghost airport' - Sun 19th Jul 2015
One of Spain's "ghost airports" - expensive projects that were virtually unused - received just one bid in a bankruptcy auction after costing some EU1.1 Bln to build. The buyer's offer: EU10,000 ... more - Rajoy insists on 'stay-the-course' plan to win Spanish re-election - Fri 17th Jul 2015
After Spain's ruling conservatives were clobbered in local elections in May, party colleagues of PM Mariano Rajoy suggested he not run for re-election later this year ... more - Spain's Rajoy points to Greek turmoil in appeal to voters - Sat 11th Jul 2015
Spain faces a stark choice in looming elections between growth and economic turmoil similar to Greece's, PM Mariano Rajoy said on Saturday, taking a swipe at leftist opponents as his party gears up for one of its toughest ... more - Spain's anti-austerity Podemos tied with mainstream parties : Poll - Sun 5th Jul 2015
Spain's anti-austerity Podemos is virtually tied with the country's two mainstream parties less than 6 months to a parliamentary election with no sign of a front-runner emerging, a poll showed on Sunday ... more - Spain's León Airlines folds after just 8 weeks - Wed 1st Jul 2015
León Airlines has ceased operations just eight weeks after it commenced them. In a statement, the start-up said its flights had failed to attract adequate demand while state funding promised to it by the company managing ... more - Basque Nationals Only Party in Spain Growing in Support - Fri 29th May 2015
Spain's Basque National Party is the only traditional party in Spain which is growing and gaining more support in the country as its policy shows results, a Spanish member of the European Parliament from Basque National ... more - Catalan Independence Bid Hit by Podemos's Barcelona Win - Mon 25th May 2015
Catalan President Artur Mas's bid to win independence from the rest of Spain suffered a body blow on Sunday as voters in Barcelona ousted his party from city hall ... more - Spain's ruling PP gets worst local election result in 20 years - Mon 25th May 2015
Spain's ruling People's Party (PP) took a battering in regional and local elections on Sunday after voters punished Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy for four years of severe spending cuts and a string of corruption scandals ... more - Rajoy: “Who's talking about bailouts, recession or unemployment?” - Tue 19th May 2015
In difficult times, the Partido Popular is a sure bet. That was the gist of PM Mariano Rajoy's message at a rally on Tuesday in Pamplona, where he portrayed his conservative group as "the only guarantee for the future" of ... more - Spain's PP in lead as Podemos loses ground - Sun 10th May 2015
If a general election was to be held in Spain today, the ruling Partido Popular would be victorious once again with 25.6% of the vote, a new poll shows. ... more - Spain's Podemos founder resigns amid rift over party strategy - Fri 1st May 2015
One of the founder members of Podemos, the one-year-old leftist party that has up-ended Spanish politics, resigned on Thursday in a surprise move that questions its strategy just as opinion polls show it may have peaked. ... more - Spain's economy grows in Q1, concerns linger - Thu 30th Apr 2015
Spain's economy expanded in the first quarter at its fastest pace in over seven years, setting it firmly on course to meet a new 2015 growth target of 2.9%, although fresh data also showed large economic imbalances had yet ... more - Spain: From a Two-Party System to Political Alliances - Wed 29th Apr 2015
Less than a month for municipal and regional elections, Spain is going through a complicated period of negotiations of political pacts in light of the prospect that in most cases no party will win a majority of votes ... more - Ciudad Real Airport : The Penny Finally Drops... - Sun 26th Apr 2015
After eight failed attempts to sell Spain's Ciudad Real Airport, the penny seems to have finally dropped for the administrators of the bankrupt facility - their expectations that anyone is seriously interested in ownership ... more - Spain's PP seen losing Valencia seats in Elections - Mon 20th Apr 2015
Voters in Spain's Valencia region, a bastion of conservatism for two decades, are likely to desert PM Mariano Rajoy's party in droves in May's regional election, a poll published yesterday found, in a taste of nationwide ... more - Spain's anti-austerity Podemos neck-to-neck with mainstream parties - Sun 12th Apr 2015
Spain's anti-austerity Podemos would win an election by a razor-thin margin if it were held now, a poll showed, but the new leftist party has lost some support in recent months and is running virtually neck-to-neck with the ... more - Only 14 of Spain's 48 Airports in profit - Mon 30th Mar 2015
Only 14 of the 48 airports run by Spain's AENA national airports authority closed 2014 with a pre-tax profit, according to annual results released by the government-controlled body on Friday ... more - Ex-treasurers of Spain's ruling PP set for slush fund trial - Mon 23rd Mar 2015
Two former treasurers of Spain's ruling conservative Partido Popular are among 6 people who should face trial over allegations that the party ran a slush fund, the country's high court said on Monday ... more - Spain's fractured political landscape in focus as Andalusia votes - Sun 22th Mar 2015
Spain's two new political newcomers are facing their first real test in Sunday's election in Andalusia as they challenge the established parties following a profound economic and political crisis. ... more - Spanish PM: not all election hopefuls targeted by courts should be banned - Mon 16th Mar 2015
PM Mariano Rajoy admits that corruption is the issue that has most hurt the Partido Popular during his second term in office ... more - Ciudadanos expected to trump regional polls in Spain - Sun 15th Mar 2015
Ciudadanos is emerging as a Spanish political party that may be decisive in the March 22 elections in Andalusia, the nation's most-populous region, according to a Sigma Dos poll published in El Mundo newspaper. ... more - Spain arrests eight suspected Islamist militants in dawn raid - Fri 13th Mar 2015
Eight suspected Islamist militants accused of planning attacks in Spain and recruiting fighters to send to Syria and Iraq were arrested in dawn raids across Spain on Friday, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. ... more - Spain general election poll shows 4 parties practically tied - Mon 9th Mar 2015
Spain's political map has changed to make way for new forces that will play a major role in future decision-making, the latest voter intention survey shows. ... more - Leader of Spain's Podemos: stop austerity to halt far-right's rise - Sun 8th Mar 2015
Europe must stop its austerity policies or watch far-right movements continue to grow and pose a real danger to democracy, said Pablo Iglesias, leader of Spain's Podemos party that like Greece's Syriza aims to offer a ... more - Study Into Water Tariffs in Spain - Sat 7th Mar 2015
Spanish consumer association FACUA has published an analysis of household water tariffs in 28 Spanish cities across Spain, finding differences of up to 338.7% depending on the city, with variations of up to EU439.8 per year ... more - Spain's traditional parties set to suffer in Andalusia: Poll - Mon 2th Mar 2015
Spain's traditional 'big two' parties - the right wing Partido Popular and the PSOE - both look certain to suffer as a result of the growth in popularity of the recently formed political parties Podemos and Ciudadanos. That ... more - Rajoy accused of lying by opposition leader - Tue 24th Feb 2015
Spain's State of the Nation Debate, which began with a triumphant speech by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, descended into a tense face-off between the leaders of the two main parties on Tuesday afternoon. ... more - Spain's Ciudad Real Airport stubbornly launches 9th sale offering - Sat 21st Feb 2015
Over the next few weeks the 9th offering in the sale of Ciudad Real Airport will take place by the receivers of the bankrupt facility ... more - Spain's Podemos leads opinion poll, but may have peaked - Sun 8th Feb 2015
Anti-austerity party Podemos is set to win a Spanish general election due this year, according to a poll published in newspaper El Pais on Sunday, but support for the leftist party may be showing signs of fatigue ... more - Ciudad Real Airport sale continues after 12 months of indifference - Sun 28th Dec 2014
It was just over 6 years ago - 18th December 2008, to be exact - that Spain's Ciudad Real Airport officially opened (for the first time, at least) ... more - Study into Spain's Taxi Fares - Fri 26th Dec 2014
Spanish Consumer Association FACUA has carried out an analysis on taxis fare across of 45 cities in 2014, which shows how costs can vary as much as 131.7% for similar journeys. ... more - EC Slams 'Wasteful Spending' at Spanish Airport - Thu 18th Dec 2014
And no, it's not Castellon, Corvera or Ciudad Real ! ... more - Spain's Ciudad Real Airport administrators fail to take the hint - Sun 5th Oct 2014
The administrators of the bankrupt Ciudad Real last week applied to the Commercial Courts for permission to launch an 8th phase for the sale of the facility. ... more - Spain to create 500,000 m2 mall space by 2016 - Thu 21st Aug 2014
Spain will see 16 new shopping centres open over the next two years, adding more than 500,000 m2 of retail space, according to local estate agent Mislocales. So far this year new malls have opened at El Nevero in Badajoz, ... more - Murcia's Corvera Airport "WILL open March 2015" - Thu 14th Aug 2014
A report in today's edition of La Verdad suggests that Corvera Airport is unlikely to welcome 1 Million passengers during the first 2 years of operation ... more - Ciudad Real Airport Administrators Lower Price & Extend Deadline... Again - Sun 27th Jul 2014
Administrators of the former privately owned Ciudad Real airport have lowered the asking price for the sale of the bankrupt facility to EU80 Mln ... more - Ciudad Real Airport sale extended yet again - Sun 6th Jul 2014
One might be forgiven for feeling a sense of 'deja vu' upon hearing that the sale process of Ciudad Real Airport has been postponed yet again ... more - Ciudad Real : Administrators Silent on Airport Sale - Sun 8th Jun 2014
The deadline for the sale of Ciudad Real Airport set by the administrators of the Bankrupt facility expired on the 31st of May ... more - Spain's Ciudad Real Airport Sale Hits Further Problem - Thu 22th May 2014
Attempts by the administrators of Ciudad Real airport to sell the [formerly] privately owned facility have run into further problems ... more - EU sends investigators to Leon Airport - Sat 19th Apr 2014
The EU is sending a delegation of inspectors to Leon Airport in order to evaluate the nature and extent of regional and national funding received by the facility ... more - EU changes airport funding rules : Lookout Corvera, Castellon ! - Wed 9th Apr 2014
The European Commission has published new guidelines on permitted state aid for airports and subsidies paid to airlines. ... more - Fooled Out - Tue 1st Apr 2014
There shall be none of the traditional "April Foolery" related news article today. ... more - Madrid Metro to close 24 stations for upgrades this summer - Tue 25th Mar 2014
In its biggest maintenance project for a decade, the Madrid Metro will temporarily close 24 stations on 5 lines over the summer so that workers can reinforce rails and foundations along 34 kilometers of track. ... more - Badajoz Airport to ressume international flights - Sat 22th Mar 2014
Four years after closing, the Minister of Works, Housing, Planning and Tourism for the region of Extremadura has announced how Badajoz airport is set to reopen for international flights once more ... more - Europe's regional airports struggle as traffic shifts to hubs - Mon 10th Mar 2014
Dozens of small European airports, which blossomed with the advent of no-frills flying, face cutbacks or even closure as traditional airlines become more competitive and regulators clamp down on state aid ... more - Ciudad Real Airport Sale Falters - Sat 1st Mar 2014
The Chinese travel group - HNA - who last week requested an extension in the deadline for the sale of Ciudad Real airport in order to prepare a bid - has rejected the administrators request that the group finance the legal ... more - Ciudad Real Airport Sale Extended Due to Chinese Interest - Sat 22th Feb 2014
The Commercial Court of Ciudad Real has agreed yet again to extend the duration of the sale process for Ciudad Real Airport ... more - Ciudad Real Airport back in operation (Just not as an Airport) - Sat 15th Feb 2014
The Bankrupt Airport of Ciudad Real has once again been put to use - although not as orginally intended ... more - Businessman Makes 3rd Offer to Buy Ciudad Real Airport - Sun 9th Feb 2014
Malaga-based businessman Francisco José Ortiz, has reportedly made a third bid to buy Spain's Ciudad Real Airport ... more - Comprehensive Study of Spain's Taxi Fares - Tue 4th Feb 2014
Spanish Consumer Association FACUA has published a study on taxi fares in 45 cities across Spain which reveals a variation of up to 131.7% between similar trips. ... more - Ciudad Real Airport Sale : Fiasco Drags On - Wed 29th Jan 2014
The Commercial Courts of Ciudad Real have approved the extension for the deadline of the sale of Ciudad Real Airport until the 19th February ... more - New Ciudad Real Airport Owner to be Advised Monday - Sat 25th Jan 2014
Phase I of the sale process for Ciudad Real Airport ended at 1:30 pm on Friday, after the original deadline had been extended to allow interested parties time to secure the bank security guarantee required by the ... more - Spain's Ciudad Real Airport - Bidding Closes Today - Fri 24th Jan 2014
José Francisco Ortiz, President of WWI Investment Corporation, has resubmitted his offer to purchase Ciudad Real Airport from the receivers of the bankrupt facility ... more - Only One Bid to Buy Spain's Ciudad Real Airport - Sun 19th Jan 2014
Vistajet - a private charter airline company - yesterday denied reports published in the Spanish press that they were interested in submitting a bid to buy Ciudad Real Airport ... more - Ciudad Real Airport Sale Extended - Fri 3rd Jan 2014
Bankruptcy Administrators overseeing the sale of Ciudad Real Airport have extended the deadline to sell the privately owned facility until 15:00 Hrs on January 24th ... more - No Bids Received in Ciudad Real Airport Sale - Sat 28th Dec 2013
The deadline for the submissions of bids to own the rights to fly to Ciudad Real Airport, Castile-la-Mancha, officially passes at 09.00 Hrs on Monday 29th ... more - Spain's Ciudad Real Airport 6th Most Visited in World 2013 - Mon 23rd Dec 2013
Spain's Ciudad Real Airport - also known as Don Quixote - became the 6th most visited place in entire world during 2013 ... more - Sale of Spain's Ciudad Real Airport Underway - Sun 8th Dec 2013
Spain's Ciudad Real Airport - also know as Don Quixote Airport - goes on sale on Monday morning for the bargain price of just 100 million Euros ... more - There's only one Gareth Bale - Mon 2th Sep 2013
Gareth Bale : The former Tottenham Hotspur - and now Real Madrid - Football Player has broken all former record in his transfer to the Spanish side for the sum of €100 Million (£86 Million) ... more - Corvera and Castellon : I hope you are embarassed - Wed 21st Aug 2013
You can forget all about the race between Spain's Castellon and Corvera airports in being the first privately owned facility to become operational, following the closure of the only previous privately owned airport in Spain, ... more - Ciudad Real Airport Goes On Sale for €100 Million - Thu 8th Aug 2013
Spain's infamous Ciudad Real Airport has gone on sale for a bargain basement price of just 100 million Euros ... more - Spain Foreign Office against travel to Acapulco - Mon 11th Mar 2013
The Spanish Foreign Ministry is warning Spaniards not to travel to Acapulco following the rapes of 6 women from Spain who were vacationing at the international resort in early February. ... more - Offer to buy Spain's first Privately-Owned Airport - Sun 3rd Mar 2013
An offer of €40 Million has been made to buy Ciudad Real's Don Quixote Airport ... more - Thousands to Protest across Spain on Saturday - Sat 23rd Feb 2013
Thousands are expected to attend demonstrations in towns and cities across Spain today in protest over harsh austerity and the way the country's being run in the wake of its financial crisis ... more - "Everything going well at Corvera" : Minister - Mon 18th Feb 2013
The Minister of Culture and Tourism for the region of Murcia, Pedro Alberto Cruz, has finally admitted that Airports in Spain "have a bad reputation, as have developments and theme parks." ... more - Ciudad Real Airport back in use - Sat 10th Nov 2012
Castille-la-Mancha's troubled Don Qixote-Ciudad Real airport has been put to an ingenious new use ... more - Spain's crisis fuels Catalan independence fervour - Tue 11th Sep 2012
Catalan National Day is bigger and bolder this year, reflecting the severity of the worst economic crisis of the post-Franco era that has fuelled separatism and highlighted fractures between Spain's wealthy northeast and the ... more - Castellon airport 'will see more visitors in 4 months than Ciudad Real did in 4 years' - Mon 23rd Apr 2012
The President of Castellon Province, Javier Moliner, has told Europa Press how the contraversial airport should not set itself a target of becoming profitable ... more - Volotea 'no plans to fly to Corvera' - Mon 23rd Apr 2012
Volotea, the Barcelona based Spanish low-cost carrier, created just last year by the founders of Vueling, Carlos Muñoz & Lázaro Ros, has recently been in the press for establishing a number of new routes to and from Spanish ... more - Cuidad Real Aiport warns pilots not to land - Fri 20th Apr 2012
The owners of Ciudad Real's private airport have finished the markings on the ground surrouunding the airport, denoting that the facility has ceased to be operational ... more - Expansion calls for the closure of 15 Spanish airports - Mon 16th Apr 2012
A damning report in today's 'Expansion' newspaper has called for the closure of 15 Spanish airports ... more - Spain's first private airport under suspicion of illegal funding - Sat 14th Apr 2012
The privately owned Don Quixote airport in Ciudad Real suffered a further blow yesterday after bankruptcy forced the owners to cease the operation of any commercial activity ... more - Madrid, Barcelona vie for "EuroVegas" casino project - Thu 15th Mar 2012
A U.S. billionaire's proposal to build a European Las Vegas in Spain has cash-starved politicians salivating over potential revenue and jobs, although the company's reported demands for tax breaks and special treatment have ... more - Huesca airport sees 21 passengers in 6 months - Fri 9th Mar 2012
Spanish daily, ABC, has revealed how Huesca airport in North-East Spain, has processed just 21 passengers over the last 6 months ... more - Ministers comments 'have not harmed Castellon airport' - Wed 7th Mar 2012
The Valencian Minister for infrastructure, Planning and the Environment, Isbel Bonig, commented earlier today how Castellón airport has not been affected by yesterday's comments made by Spain's Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel ... more - Politician criticises Paramount, Corvera and Gay tourism - Wed 7th Mar 2012
The regional spokesman for the IU-Verdes in Murcia, Jose Antonio Pujante, has criticised the latest campaign of the the Ministry for Tourism of promoting "Gay Tourism" in the region. The Green party politician went on to say ... more - Regional Deputy calls for a new airport - Mon 5th Mar 2012
The Regional Deputy for Andalusia, Juan Jose Primo, has said how it is "necessary" for Cordoba to have it's own airport, depite the fact that there are currently no scheduled arrivals or departures from the facility ... more - AENA invest 413 Mln Euros in quietest airports - Mon 27th Feb 2012
Cinco Dias has revealed how the 12 smallest airports by passenger numbers in the AENA network of 49 airports have swallowed up 413 Million euros in Investments over the past decade ... more - Castellon Airport 'could have' buyers interested - Fri 20th Jan 2012
The President of the Generalitat Valencia, Alberto Fabra, said yesterday that they "could have" buyers interested in Castellón airport ... more - Unions express concerns over AENA control of private airports - Thu 19th Jan 2012
The main trade unions representing AENA employees have expressed their relief at recent news issued by the Ministry of Public Works, that Madrid's Barajas airport and Barcelona's El Prat airport will no longer be sold off to ... more - Badajoz Airport Closure - Wed 11th Jan 2012
The last commercial flight departed from Badajoz airport in Extremadura yesterday, raising further questions about the country's fascinantion for building airports that it is unlikely to ever need, or be able to sustain ... more - Santander Chairman loses Tax appeal case - Wed 11th Jan 2012
Banco Santander Chairman Emilio Botin lost a bid at Spain's National Court to block three groups' ability to file complaints against him over accusations he broke national tax laws by hiding funds in Switzerland ... more - Corvera airport takes a further step towards becoming operational - Sat 31st Dec 2011
The new regional airport at Corvera, Murcia, is expected to commence testing over the course of the first quarter of 2012 ... more - 20 Spanish airports fly under 100k passengers annually - Mon 14th Nov 2011
Spain now has the largest number of currently operational commercial airports in Europe which either fly internationally, or have aspirations to do so : 48 publicly operated and 2 privately operated airports ... more - Generalitat de Valencia spend 15 Mln on non-existent building - Thu 10th Nov 2011
The PP's Generalitat of Valencia government, formerly led by Francisco Camps, paid renowned architect Santiago Calatrava more than 15 million euros for three skyscrapers to be located close to the Ciudad de las Artes y las ... more - Spain's regional airports continue to decline - Tue 1st Nov 2011
Following the departure of Vueling at Ciudad Real airport and Ryanair at Reus airport, question marks have been raised above the operational efficiency of regional airports and their failure to turn a profit, despite the ... more - Aeromur hope to commence operations at Corvera by April - Mon 31st Oct 2011
Sacyr - the builder of Corvera airport, and majority shareholder in Aeromur, the concession holder - has called upon AENA to name a date for the closure of the nearby San Javier airport to ensure that Corvera remains viable ... more - Castille la Mancha airport closes - Mon 31st Oct 2011
The first Private Airport in Spain saw it's last flight depart this weekend after barely three years in operation ... more - Marketing for Castellon Airport Underway - Thu 27th Oct 2011
The opening of Castellon airport next year will be central to the marketing plan of the Provincial Tourist Board, which is launched today in encouraging local municipalities and businesses to take part in the 'joint ... more - Unsold properties doubles in 2 years - Wed 24th Aug 2011
Spanish property portal Idealista.com has published a report detailing the nature of currently unsold properties throughout Spain ... more - Murcia's Corvera airport may never open - Mon 6th Jun 2011
Despite claims by the Minster of Development for the Murcia Regional Government that the new Corvera airport should attract over 3 Million passengers per year, Spain's track record with opening new airports could lead many ... more - Spanish election results by region - Mon 23rd May 2011
The Political map of Spain's provincial governments is decidedly blue this morning, following the Partido Party's overwhelming defeat of many of the PSOE's key areas ... more - Expat arrested over stabbing - Tue 15th Jun 2010
An expatriate has been arrested by police in Spain in connection with the stabbing of another expat ... more - Crackdown on Air Traffic Controllers Salary - Mon 8th Feb 2010
On Friday the government approved a Royal Decree which limits the power of Spanish Air Traffic Controllers, who have so far seem to have been in control of the body which manages their employment. That has resulted in the ... more