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May 4 2021

Madrid leader scores stunning victory for right in regional poll
PP doubles vote in blow to Socialist central government
May 2 2021

News in-depth
Head of Madrid government looks to exploit lockdown fatigue
Electoral success for Isabel Díaz Ayuso in Spanish capital will have nationwide consequences
April 30 2021

Spanish economy
Spain submits EU recovery fund spending plans
Some economists say government’s forecast of likely boost to growth is too optimistic
April 29 2021

Daniel Dombey
Venezuelan politics haunt Madrid’s election campaign
Émigrés watch as Spanish politicians invoke failures of regime in Caracas
April 14 2021

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Political polarisation hampers Spain’s pandemic response
Prime minister Sánchez at odds with Madrid regional chief over lockdowns and vaccine policy
April 2 2021

News in-depth
Madrid restaurateurs laud regional president in fight against Covid curbs
Isabel Díaz Ayuso has been reluctant to impose tight restrictions on hospitality sector
March 30 2021

Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: Nations call for independent probe into virus origin - as it happened
March 17 2021

News in-depth
Divisive election looms in Madrid as Spanish politics polarise
Snap regional poll in May could deal decisive blow to country’s main centrist party
March 15 2021

Pablo Iglesias quits as Spain’s deputy PM to stand in regional elections
Leftwing radical announces intention to run as candidate to head Madrid’s regional government
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March 10 2021

Regional government collapses in Madrid
Move by capital’s leader to dissolve assembly underscores divisions among Spain’s centre-right
March 10 2021

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Tussle over judicial appointments intensifies in Spain
Government and opposition at odds on choice of judges as corruption cases cast shadow
March 9 2021

Vote by MEPs opens path for Carles Puigdemont’s extradition to Spain
European Parliament lifts immunity of Catalan leader who faces trial over independence push
February 19 2021

Jail sentence for rap artist ignites Spanish free-speech protests
Treatment of Catalan musician Hasél prompts debate over country’s penal code
February 15 2021

Spanish centre right licks wounds after drubbing in Catalan poll
Pro-independence camp comes out on top despite Socialists winning most single-party votes
February 10 2021

Catalan separatists take leaf from Scottish nationalist playbook
Pro-independence politicians look north for strategy ahead of Sunday’s regional polls
January 26 2021

Spain’s health minister quits to run in Catalan regional elections
Ruling Socialists take a political gamble as the country battles record number of coronavirus cases
January 21 2021

News in-depth
Spanish pension reforms increase strains within coalition
Changes form part of commitments Madrid must make in return for EU recovery funding
January 11 2021

Spain
Madrid grinds to a halt amid biggest snowfall for 50 years
Spanish officials expect temperatures to plunge further and fear biggest test yet to come
December 17 2020

Interview
Juan Carlos affair bolsters Spanish minister’s republican campaign
Alberto Garzón is one of the most vocal republicans to sit in the cabinet post-civil war
December 3 2020

Spanish parliament passes 2021 budget
Passage of plans to spend €27bn from EU recovery fund strengthens PM Pedro Sánchez’s hold on power
November 30 2020

Spain set to approve budget to increase role of state and taxes
Madrid says it will spend all of the approximately €140bn it is due to get from EU recovery fund
November 24 2020

News in-depth
Language wars in Spain stoked by schools bill
Removal of reference to Spanish as medium of instruction is seen by some as insidious threat to the state
October 27 2020

Spain’s coalition unveils ambitious tax and spend plans
Leftwing government wants to increase public investment to fight inequality
October 27 2020

Brexit
Spain and Gibraltar seek last-minute Brexit deal
Keeping free movement would give British territory closer ties to EU than when it was part of bloc
October 25 2020

Spanish economy
Spain plans to use €750bn EU recovery fund to boost economy
Madrid seeks to borrow €27bn against future grants before their formal approval by Brussels

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