March 29, 2024

The Return

A plan to forgive Catalan separatists in Spain might have seemed like a political masterstroke when it was first conceived, but the future for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his minority government in Madrid is still far from certain. The exiled leader of the Catalan...

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July 25, 2023

In Limbo

Spain grappled with a political impasse Monday after the results of Sunday’s general elections showed no single party securing the parliamentary majority needed to form a government, CNN reported. The results showed that the center-right Partido Popular (PP) led the race with 136 seats, while the...

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July 20, 2023

Winning Minds, Losing Hearts

“Sanchismo” might be the wedge issue in Spain’s general election on July 23. That’s because the center-right Partido Popular leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo and other conservative leaders are expected to defeat Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party – in part, because they...

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July 06, 2023

On Edge

The European Union’s General Court rejected an appeal by Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont to maintain his immunity as a lawmaker of the European Parliament, a ruling that could pave the way for his extradition to Spain to face trial, Reuters reported Wednesday. Puigdemont and other...

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May 26, 2023

Swinging Politics

Aficionados of Spanish history will likely know that the fascists won the country’s civil war in the 1930s. Socialists took over in the 1980s and 90s, from 2004 until 2011, and again in 2018 when Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party...

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May 02, 2023

Ridicule Vs. Respect

The Spanish government passed a bill this week that will ban “comic” bullfighting events featuring dwarves wearing costumes, a move that disability rights groups welcomed but a few surviving performers criticized, the Associated Press reported. Groups of people with dwarfism – self-styled as “dwarf toreros” –...

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April 18, 2023

Yes and No

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez apologized this week to sexual assault victims for a legal loophole in landmark legislation that aimed to combat sexual violence – but has also allowed some convicted offenders to be released early and others to receive a reduced sentence, Agence...

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March 10, 2023

Fair Wages

A Spanish court ruled this week that a divorced woman should receive about $215,000 from her ex-husband as compensation for unpaid housework during their 25-year marriage, Insider reported. The case centers on Ivana Moral, 48, who divorced her husband in 2020. When the couple married in...

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January 26, 2023

Dragnet

Russia’s military intelligence agency is suspected of directing a Russia-based white supremacist group to carry out the letter bombing campaign in Spain last year, the Moscow Times reported. In late November and early December, six letter bombs were addressed to prominent government, military and diplomatic targets...

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January 04, 2023

Chipping In

A new Spanish environmental law will force tobacco companies to pay for the clean-up of millions of cigarette ends discarded by smokers each year, the Guardian reported Tuesday. The legislation, set to come into force this week, will also require firms to educate the public about...

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December 02, 2022

Lethal Mail

Spanish authorities stepped up security at government buildings Thursday after finding six letter bombs directed at high-profile targets, including Spain’s prime minister and the Ukrainian ambassador in Madrid, Reuters reported. Officials said initial investigations showed that the homemade devices were sent from within the country. The...

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November 10, 2022

The White List

The Spanish government presented a bill this week that aims to increase transparency in interactions involving public officials and lobbyists, including creating a register of interest groups, the Associated Press reported. The proposed law would require officials involved in any policymaking to report their meetings with...

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