Theatre actors performing in underwear sparks censorship row in Spain

[ad_1] Two small theatre companies in Toledo say local right-wing parties PP and Vox cancelled their play because actors performed in their underwear, saying it “scandalised the public”. ADVERTISEMENT Two…

Spain’s Sánchez blasts Europe’s right in heated Strasbourg standoff

[ad_1] Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez blasted on Wednesday Europe’s right-wing for pandering to far-right ideologies in a heated standoff in the European Parliament. ADVERTISEMENT In a debate intended to…

Spain PM stands by Gaza comments that angered Israel

[ad_1] MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Sunday defended comments he made about the Israeli offensive in Gaza which angered Israel, saying “it was a question of being humane”.…

Brussels, my love? The EU lacks leverage in the Middle East

[ad_1] In this edition of Brussels, my love? we discuss EU diplomacy in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and talk about Spanish politics after the passage of a controversial amnesty law. ADVERTISEMENT…

Israel calls on Spain and Belgium to “stop supporting terrorism”

[ad_1] The warning came after Pedro Sánchez opened the door to the possibility that Spain could unilaterally recognise the Palestinian state even if the international community fails to do so.…

Spain denounces ‘indiscriminate’ Gaza deaths, angering Israel

[ad_1] Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday denounced what he called the indiscriminate killing of Palestinians in Gaza, drawing an angry response from Israel which said the remarks gave…

Women make up more than half of ministers in new government of Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez

[ad_1] Sánchez was reelected prime minister on Thursday with backing from 179 lawmakers in Spain’s 350-seat parliament. His election was opposed by 171 deputies from the centre-right Popular Party and…

Spain’s leader defends amnesty deal for Catalan separatists ahead

[ad_1] Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday defended his controversial amnesty deal for Catalonia’s separatists in parliament a day before the Socialist leader seeks the endorsement of the…

Spain’s Parliament to vote on Prime Minister Sánchez’s re-election

[ad_1] Spain’s Socialist Party has struck a deal with a fringe Catalan separatist party to grant an amnesty for people involved in the region’s failed secession bid, sparking a protest…

Spanish right rally against PM Sánchez’s amnesty proposal

[ad_1] The conservative PP and far-right Vox party claim the amnesty measure goes against the principles of equality, territorial unity and the separation of powers. ADVERTISEMENT Thousands of right-wing demonstrators…