The Irish Times

Former Spanish king returns from self-exile for visit after financial scandal

Juan Carlos to meet son, King Felipe, after two years in Abu Dhabi following abdication

Thu May 19 2022 - 16:58

Spain’s conservatives seek ‘reboot’ after civil war

Galician moderate takes helm of crisis-ridden Popular Party

Sun Apr 03 2022 - 15:10

Madrid letter: Rancour lives on two decades after bombing

Horrific 2004 train attack killed 193 and left legacy of division

Thu Mar 10 2022 - 20:00

Spain’s coalition government splits over sending of lethal aid to Ukraine

Podemos calls for diplomatic response to crisis as Sánchez moves to send weapons

Mon Mar 07 2022 - 18:41

Spanish conservative leader agrees to step down after week of chaos

Dispute with Madrid rival sees Pablo Casado quit Popular Party leadership

Thu Feb 24 2022 - 17:12

Spanish conservatives at war over corruption claims

Face mask contract at centre of power struggle in Spain’s main opposition party

Fri Feb 18 2022 - 16:35

Nationalist fury at ruling against Catalan language policy in schools

‘Total immersion’ model has been in place in region’s schools for four decades

Fri Nov 26 2021 - 18:00

Spanish opposition leader under scrutiny after attending Mass for dictator

Pablo Casado’s party says he was at service in Granada at the weekend by accident

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 18:29

Top court appointment leaves Spanish judiciary in the dock

Scandal-ridden candidate Enrique Arnaldo is approved for post

Mon Nov 15 2021 - 01:00

Pope Francis urges Spaniards to reconcile over Catalonia dispute

Pontiff appears to criticise hardline stances on both sides of independence debate

Wed Sept 01 2021 - 18:17

Spain’s right at odds after censure vote targets far-right leader

Vox party’s Santiago Abascal accused of divisive behaviour in multicultural Ceuta

Thu Jul 29 2021 - 17:35

Spain pardons nine Catalan leaders and hails ‘new era of dialogue’

Government move denounced by far-right opposition as ‘coup d’état’

Tue Jun 22 2021 - 17:25

Spain’s PM to issue pardons for nine jailed Catalan separatists

Pedro Sánchez hopes move will pave way for reconciliation on country’s most divisive issue

Mon Jun 21 2021 - 14:37

Spanish king in eye of storm over Catalan pardons

Monarch will have to sign off release of independence leaders by government

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 17:10

Strong showing for moderates could ease Catalan talks with Madrid

Socialists win Sunday’s Catalonia elections but nationalists increase their majority

Mon Feb 15 2021 - 22:16

Spanish small-town mayors face flak for getting coronavirus vaccine

Politicians received Covid-19 jab despite not being high risk

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 21:30

Spain’s new memory law to help search for Franco’s victims

Law will make state responsible for identifying victims and pave way for probes into abuses

Tue Sept 15 2020 - 18:35

Spanish regional elections see nationalists surge

Win for moderate in Galicia raises questions about opposition leader’s hardline style

Mon Jul 13 2020 - 17:51

Coronavirus upheaval leaves Spain’s Pedro Sánchez struggling

Minority government wins vote to extend state of emergency but alienates Catalan nationalists

Thu May 21 2020 - 19:00

Leftist deal raises prospects of new Spanish government

Socialists sign accord with Podemos two days after election as voter patience runs out

Tue Nov 12 2019 - 18:46

Spain’s reckoning with its past shows Francoism is far from dead

Reburial of dictator’s remains has raised questions about the legacy of his regime

Sat Oct 26 2019 - 06:00

Elections round-up: how people voted across the EU

Country-by-country guide to elections that saw modest gains for the far-right in many member states

Mon May 27 2019 - 19:43

Spain’s right-wing ‘prince’ divides a nation ahead of election

Popular Party’s Pablo Casado has ramped up his fiery rhetoric in a bid to become PM

Mon Apr 22 2019 - 06:00

Sánchez’s Catalan strategy angers adversaries and unsettles allies

Worryingly for the prime minister, there are now voices of dissent within his Socialist Party

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 20:13

Angry scenes mar Spanish prime minister’s Barcelona visit

Madrid government claims trip will boost chances of Catalan solution

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 20:00

Spain’s opposition leader hit by scandal over masters degree

Magistrate finds evidence that Pablo Casado’s degree was a ‘gift’ because of political connections

Thu Aug 09 2018 - 14:28

New Spanish opposition leader to take tough line on Catalonia and abortion

Pablo Casado promises a return to traditional conservative values for Popular Party

Sun Jul 22 2018 - 16:00

Spanish conservatives elect hardline new leader

Popular Party chooses traditionalist Pablo Casado following divisive leadership contest

Sat Jul 21 2018 - 18:02

Spain’s once-dominant conservatives face an existential crisis

As the Popular Party chooses a new leader, members grapple with a threat of extinction

Fri Jul 20 2018 - 01:00

Pedro Sánchez ousts Rajoy to become Spain’s prime minister

Socialist becomes the new PM with the support of a ‘Frankenstein coalition’

Fri Jun 01 2018 - 19:04

Endgame for Spain’s Rajoy as parliament turns against him

Leader could resign ahead of no-confidence vote amid torrent of corruption allegations

Thu May 31 2018 - 19:49

‘I think the Irish are Spaniards who got lost’

Ian Gibson has lived in Spain for decades and is best known for his work on the poet Federico García Lorca

Mon May 14 2018 - 05:00

Women’s protest at Spanish broadcaster reflects feminist tide

Journalists wear black and share claims of manipulation by superiors

Sun May 06 2018 - 21:27

Madrid region president quits over video of face cream theft

Cristina Cifuentes of Popular Party resigns after footage emerges of supermarket incident

Wed Apr 25 2018 - 19:24