In a corruption case that has shaken Spain's royal family, Inaki Urdangarin, the husband of Princess Cristina, has been told he has five days to report to a prison to start his sentence.more
Migrants rescued from the Mediterranean and turned away by Italy and Malta have arrived in Spain's port of Valencia. The first of three vessels entered harbour soon after dawn. The Aquarius, which rescued the 630 migrants last weekend, arrived several hours later carrying a second group.more
The Spanish government on Monday recognised the powers of newly-elected Catalan leader Quim Torra but objected to his choice of councillors - some of whom are being held in custody - and refused to ratify his chosen team, official documents showed.more
Several hundreds of thousands people demanded in Barcelona yesterday the release of arrested activists of the Catalan pro-independence movement, which the Spanish authorities have accused of "rebellion".more
Protests broke out across the Spanish region of Catalonia on Sunday after former leader Carles Puigdemont was taken into custody in Germany. At least 89 people were injured in clashes with police and four arrests were made.more
The Spanish government Mariano Rajoy approved on Friday a support program for young people renting a flat. It provides monthly subsidies up to EUR 390.more
The Spanish media comment on the recent EU summit as saying that Germany and France are strengthening their alliance at the expense of other EU members. more
The Catalan Police (Mossos) attempted to destroy a copy of a terror attack warning sent by US intelligence services at the end of May, weeks before terrorists attacked Barcelona and Cambrils, El Periódico reported on Sunday evening.more
A Ryanair jet had to make an unscheduled stop in northern Spain to boot a "drunk" Irish couple off the plane. The intoxicated pair were heading back to Dublin from the Costa Blanca capital of Alicante on Wednesday afternoon.more
The security measures protecting one of Spain's landmark monuments, Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica and the city's most visited monument, have now been beefed-up, the monument's management said on Wednesday.more
Oriol Junqueras, number two to exiled president Carles Puigdemont, was sent to Estremera prison two months ago along with several of his colleagues. Six of them have since been released on bail of €100,000 (£88,900).more
Spain's supreme court has withdrawn an international arrest warrant for Catalonia's former leader Carles Puigdemont and four other members of his deposed cabinet.more
The end of the year is record-breaking in this decade in terms of the number of immigrants who, without important documents, have entered the territory of Spain. more
The Barcelona court yesterday ordered the Spanish police to give the names of officers sent to block the referendum organized on 1 October in Catalonia.more
About 610 million euros have been spent on border protection since the influx of African migrants, according to research by the porCaus Foundation.more
