text

Brexit: Gibraltar keeps calm but is ready to play hardball

ShockofvotehasgivenwaytoresignedpragmatismontheRock,butsovereigntyisnotupfornegotiationNotcontentwithalistofdailyspecials–optionsonanovercastearlyspringmorningi

text

China Internet giant Baidu to help Spanish museums go digital

TouristsfromaroundtheworldflocktoSpainforitsarchitecturaltreasuresandmasterpieceartworks.Nowthosewhocan’tmakethetripcanenjoycollectionsofPicassoandGoyaonline,af

text

Spanish PM to appeal to Constitutional Court if Puigdemont invested

SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyrepeatedonWednesdaythathisgovernmentwouldappealtothecountry'sConstitutionalCourtifCarlesPuigdemontweretobeinvestedastheleaderoft

text

Catalan separatist leader stays vague on possible return, Spain on alert

SpanishauthoritiesaremonitoringborderstomakesurethatfugitiveCatalanseparatistleaderCarlesPuigdemontdoesnotsneakbackintoSpaintotakeupthepresidencyoftheregionalpa

text

Spain wants exiled ex-Catalan leader arrested if he travels to Denmark

Spain'sGeneralProsecutionofficesaidonSundaythattheSpanishprosecutorwillasktheSpanishSupremeCourttoreactivatetheEuropeanarrestwarrantifex-Catalanleader,CarlesPui

text

Catalonia election: Spain's King Felipe warns separatists

ThekingofSpainhasissuedarenewedcallforunityamidtheongoingfalloutfromCatalonia'soutlawedindependencereferendum.InhisChristmasmessage,FelipeVIurgedthepeopleofCata

text

Opinion: An unpredictable future for Catalonia and Spain

Cataloniaisbackinthelimelight.InasnapregionalelectiononDecember21,thethreeseparatistpartieswonatotalof70seats,givingthepro-independencegroupsamajorityinthe135-s

text

Analysis: Crucial elections in Catalonia

Politicalpartiestendtoexaggeratethe“importance”and“extraordinariness”ofelectoralcontestsinordertomotivatepotentialvoters.Noneedforitonthisoccasion.TheDecember21

text

Politically divided Spain united by El Clasico rivalry

OftensymbolisedaspittingtheprideofCataloniaagainstSpain'scapital,the'ElClasico'betweenBarcelonaandRealMadridisamatchlacedwithpoliticalandsocialasmuchassportingt

text

FIFA threatens to boot Spain out of World Cup

Thegoverningbodyofworldfootball(FIFA)confirmedonFridaythatithaswrittentotheSpanishfederation(RFEF)warningtheycouldbesuspendedformthe2018WorldCupbecauseofpolitic

text

Two Civil Guards and civilian shot dead in north of Spain

TwoSpanishCivilGuardsandacivilianwhowasaccompanyingthemwereshotdeadatafarmnearthevillageofAlbalatedelArzobispointheprovinceofTeruelinthenortheastofSpainlateonTh

text

Catalan arrest warrants withdrawn by Spain's Supreme Court

ASpanishjudgehaswithdrawnEuropeanarrestwarrantsforoustedCatalanPresidentCarlesPuigdemontandfourotherex-ministers.TheyfledtoBelgiumamonthagoafterdeclaringunilate

text

Spanish PM urges winners of Catalan elections to respect law

MADRID,Nov.22(Xinhua)--SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyinsistedonWednesdaythatwhoeverwinstheCatalanregionalelectionsonDec.21must"respectthelaw."Rajoyhimselfcall

text

Spanish PM urges Catalans to defeat separatists at polls

SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyonSundayarrivedinBarcelonaforthefirsttimeafterthecentralgovernmentappliedthearticle155ofSpanishconstitutiontosackCatalangovernme

text

Spanish PM in Barcelona for first Catalonia visit since direct rule

SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyonSundayarrivedinBarcelonaforthefirsttimeafterthecentralgovernmentappliedthearticle155ofSpanishconstitutiontosackCatalangovernme

text

Spanish Constitutional Court annuls Catalan independence declaration

ThemembersoftheSpanishConstitutionalCourtonWednesdayvotedunanimouslytodefinitivelyannultheunilateraldeclarationofindependenceforCataloniawhichwasapprovedbyCatal

text

Catalonia crisis: Protests over detention of deposed leaders

SeveralmajorroadsandsomeraillinesinCataloniahavebeenblockedbypro-independenceactivistsprotestingagainstthedetentionoftheregion'sdeposedleaders.Separatisttradeun