Spain’s Feijoo kicks off long-shot bid to form government
Spain’s rightwing opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo on Tuesday launched a likely fruitless bid to form a government following a July election in which no party won a majority.
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Spain’s women players ready to stick to football after ending boycott, says Bonmati
Spain’s women players want to “just stick to football” after they ended their boycott of the national team that started after former Spanish Federation (RFEF) boss Luis Rubiales kissed ...
Subway, train lines, roads closed in Madrid, central Spain after heavy rain
A few subway lines in Madrid and high-speed train connections with southern cities were closed on Monday morning and two men were missing after torrential rain hit central Spain.
Emergency ...
Spanish election: Franco’s ghost?
“Europe is threatened by anti-European mobs who destroy police stations, burn libraries and stab babies,” explained Santiago Abascal, the leader of Spain’s far-right Vox Party and the bogeyman in ...
Spain votes in election that could see Socialists lose power (updated)
Spaniards began voting on Sunday in a potentially close-run general election that could see Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s governing Socialists lose power and a far-right party make up part ...
Dominant Spain crush Costa Rica 3-0 in World Cup group opener
Spain began their Women’s World Cup campaign in scintillating fashion by beating Costa Rica 3-0 in their Group C opener on Friday thanks to an own goal and first-half ...
Spain’s far-right party Vox would abolish law allowing abortion
Spain’s far-right party Vox proposed abolishing the current laws allowing abortion and euthanasia, according to its election manifesto published on Friday.
“We defend the right to life from conception ...
Croatia’s experience might provide edge in final – Perisic
Croatia’s experience might prove key when they go up against a youthful Spain in Sunday’s Nations League final in the Netherlands, midfielder Ivan Perisic said on the eve ...
Spain’s former king Juan Carlos denies having secret daughter
Spanish former King Juan Carlos denied claims made in a new book that he had a secret daughter in comments to Spanish news agency Efe on Friday.
It is rare ...
Spain backs more active role for EU in Cyprus talks (updated)
Spain stands by Cyprus in its search for a just and viable solution to the island’s political problem, while its prime minister on Tuesday said it would take the ...
Six dead after bus plunges off bridge into river in Spain (Update)
Six people died and two were injured after a passenger bus careened off a bridge and plunged into anoverflowing river in northwestern Spain, emergency services said on Sunday.
Two survivors – ...
Youth in Spain see jobs gain after years of instability
A revamp of Spain’s labour rules has led to a 142 per cent rise in young workers with permanent contracts in a country where rates of youth unemployment and under-employment ...
Spain’s Sanchez says EUMED will push for dynamic gas price cap (Updated)
The leaders of the nine Mediterranean countries in the EU agreed on Friday to push for a dynamic cap on gas prices rather than a fixed ceiling, Spanish Prime Minister ...
Hydrogen pipeline between Spain and France to cost $2.6 bln
An underwater pipeline to carry green hydrogen between Spain and France will cost about 2.5 billion euros ($2.6 billion), Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday, adding he hoped the European ...
German pass masters will test Spain’s possession game, says Luis Enrique
Spain could be given a taste of their own medicine when they take on Germany in a potentially decisive clash at the World Cup on Sunday because both European heavyweights ...
Spain hope to banish ghosts of last World Cups, says Azpilicueta
Spain had World Cup campaigns to forget in 2014 and 2018 but the former champions have an opportunity to rebuild with a new-look team that has several promising youngsters, defender Cesar Azpilicueta ...
France, Germany, Spain agree on moving on with FCAS warplane development
France, Germany and Spain have reached agreement on starting the next phase of development of a new fighter jet dubbed FCAS, Europe’s largest defence project at an estimated cost ...
Macron says to discuss Pyrenees gas pipeline with Spain next week
French President Emmanuel Macron said in Prague that he will meet with his Spanish and Portuguese counterparts next week to discuss the cross-Pyrenees MidCat gas pipeline project and reach a “...
EU can learn from Spanish gas price limit, EU energy chief says
The European Union can learn from Spain and Portugal’s mechanism to cap the price of gas used in power generation, although the scheme is not suitable to immediately roll ...
France, Germany to provide each other with gas, electricity, to weather crisis
France will send gas to Germany if needed while Germany stands ready to provide it with electricity, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday, saying this showcased European solidarity in the ...
Number of organ donors in Cyprus still at very low level
Cyprus has a very low number of organ donors in relation to other EU countries, Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela said on Thursday during a visit to the Transplant Clinic at ...
Cyprus and Spain to cooperate in organ transplantation
Cyprus and Spain’s Health Ministers met on Wednesday in Nicosia to discuss issues related to a bilateral cooperation in organ transplantation and the set up of a committee to ...
‘They roam about like cats’: Spanish cities try to halt wild boar invasions
Large groups of wild boar are now a common sight in some Spanish cities and authorities say they have no option but to capture and put them down as they ...
Spain reports second monkeypox-related death in Europe
Spain reported its second monkeypox-related death on Saturday, in what is thought to be Europe’s second death from the disease and only the third outside of Africa in the ...