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Spanish toy makers agreed Wednesday to end gender stereotypes in their adverts and vowed to stop featuring boys exclusively with cars and soldiers, and girls playing with dolls. The code of conduct it agreed with Spain’s leftist government aims to…
Spain has barred from its waters a Maltese ship carrying cargo from a Russian vessel, in line with EU sanctions over the Ukraine invasion, the Spanish transport ministry said Wednesday. “The Maltese-flagged ship Black Star is denied access to Spanish…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez vowed Wednesday to “be accountable” for allegations that Madrid spied on dozens of Catalan separatist figures using controversial spyware. Canada’s Citizen Lab group said last week that more than 60 people linked to the Catalan…
Russia is withdrawing from the United Nation’s tourism body, the UN World Tourism Organization said Wednesday ahead of a vote to suspend Moscow’s membership over its invasion of Ukraine. “Russia has announced its intention to withdraw from UNWTO,” the UNWTO…
Spain’s leftist government and King Felipe VI have taken steps to boost the transparency of the monarchy, which has been tainted by financial scandals involving senior royals including his father, former monarch Juan Carlos. Under a decree passed Tuesday by…
Spain and Portugal reached an agreement with the European Commission Tuesday to slash electricity prices on the Iberian Peninsula, under an exemption allowing them to separate it from the price of gas. According to Madrid, around 40 percent of households…
At least one person drowned and 24 were missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off Spain’s Canary Islands, the Spanish coastguard said Tuesday. The boat departed from Cap Boujdour in Western Sahara with 61 people…
Spain’s intelligence service CNI had court approval to spy on Catalan separatist figures, the El Pais newspaper said Tuesday citing sources close to the agency. The spying targeted selected individuals and was not “massive” as alleged, according to the unnamed…
At least one person drowned and 26 were missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off Spain’s Canary Islands, the Spanish coastguard said Tuesday. The boat departed from Cap Boujdour in Western Sahara with 61 people…