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April 7, 2019

No independence for Catalonia, says Spanish PM

There will be no independence for Catalonia, nor a referendum on the question if the socialists are returned to power, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told supporters Sunday. “No is no,” Sanchez told a Socialist Party meeting at Zaragoza, in…

April 6, 2019

CORRECTED: Spain arrests Polish millionaire at heart of eavesdropping scandal

A fugitive Polish “multi-millionaire” at the heart of an eavesdropping scandal that contributed to the ruling Civic Platform liberals losing elections in 2015 has been arrested in Spain, police said Saturday. Marek Falenta was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison…

April 6, 2019

Spain arrests Polish millionaire at heart of eavesdropping scandal

A fugitive Polish “multi-millionaire” at the heart of an eavesdropping scandal that contributed to the ruling Civic Platform liberals losing elections in 2015 has been arrested in Spain, police said Saturday. Marek Falenta was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison…

April 5, 2019

Spanish Church defends bishop in ‘gay cure’ controversy

Spain’s Roman Catholic Church on Friday defended a bishop whose diocese near Madrid is being investigated after a newspaper reported it ran “courses” to “cure” gay men of their homosexuality. The regional government of Madrid said Tuesday it was investigating…

April 5, 2019

Spain to re-open Manchester consulate over Brexit

Spain will re-open a consulate in Manchester it had closed during the financial crisis, its third in Britain, to help Spaniards deal with Brexit, the government said Friday. “Faced with an imminent Brexit, we consider it necessary to reinforce our…

April 4, 2019

Spanish man arrested over wife’s death revives euthanasia debate

Spanish police said Thursday they had arrested a man who helped his seriously ill wife to commit suicide, reviving a debate over euthanasia less than a month before a general election. The man, who was later released by a judge…

April 4, 2019

Catalonia’s president pressed to call fresh election

Catalonia’s separatist president, who has lacked a majority in the regional parliament since October, was under pressure Thursday from opposition parties to call snap polls in the Spanish region. The 135-seat Catalan regional parliament approved a non-binding motion criticising Quim…

April 4, 2019

EU law strengthens Spanish hand in Gibraltar dispute

As Brexit day looms, the question of how to handle Britain’s border with Ireland has dominated the debate over the withdrawal agreement. But now a new EU law has shone a light on the future of another tricky frontier, that…

April 4, 2019

Oscar-winner Javier Bardem struggles to get work in Spain

He is Spain’s best-known actor, but Javier Bardem says he has trouble getting work there. “I work much less in Spain than I would like to,” the Oscar-winning star told AFP. “I don’t get the scripts because people think I…