The center-right party lost ground to anti-independence Ciudadanos, but is still positioning itself as the only group that can guarantee the unity of Spain
Pro-independence parties Junts pel Sí and CUP win majority of seats in parliament but fall short of 50% of votes
The difference between votes and seats and the difficulty of choosing a leader are all key factors that will determine the next steps in the regional parliament
Catalan premier Artur Mas celebrates the election results on Sunday. / Getty
Current premier asks detractors of independence to respect the results “just like we, as democrats, would have accepted defeat”
What is going on between Catalonia and the rest of Spain? John Carlin presents a guide for perplexed foreigners
Car manufacturer apologizes to Spanish customers, but says it does not yet know which vehicles have been affected
The Spanish subsidiary of Volkswagen Group is bracing for the fallout from the emissions-test scandal in the US. Company says its vehicles are no longer sold with the affected motors
President holds first face-to-face with families of the 43 teaching students who disappeared one year ago on Saturday
Construction work on a McDonald's across from Somosaguas Centro. / J. V.
Protestors in exclusive area of Pozuelo – which is also home to Cristiano Ronaldo – say building license was unlawfully awarded
Florinda Meza and Roberto Gómez Bolaños during one of their skits in the 1990s.
The former wife of ‘Chespirito’ is immersed in a battle for the TV star’s fortune nine months after his death
One of Europe’s largest crossings, the engineering feat is unveiled four years late, €239 million over budget and dogged by controversy
A statue of St. Junípero Serra in Los Angeles. / REUTERS
Church holds up Spanish-born friar canonized by Pope Francis on Wednesday as a symbol for Latinos
Video: President Santos (l) and FARC leader “Timochenko” shake hands. / Atlas
Santos government and rebels reach historic deal on transitional justice during Havana talks
Manuel Bioque, one of the Spanish victims of the drug thalidomide. / Carlos Rosillo
Spaniards born with severe deformities due to German drug vow to keep fighting after justices confirm that statute of limitations on their case has run out
While the country prepares to take in 17,000 new asylum seekers, those already here are being held back by the paperwork required to process their applications
Stephen Hawking photographed in Tenerife. / G. Lejarcegi (EL PAÍS)
The renowned physicist reflects upon the origins of the universe, the importance of science, and his illness in an exclusive interview
Study reveals time you need to put in to afford key products in 71 cities
A combination of economic aid, diplomacy and joint police action in Mauritania have all helped halt the people traffickers
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Barcelona airport: 6am, and Sam Cookney begins his journey to work.
After his blog post proving it was doable went viral, Sam Cookney decided to put his crazy plan into practice
Many have been drawing comparisons between the Syrian refugee crisis and the exodus during Spain’s 1936-39 Civil War
Osama Abdul Mohsen and his sons Mohammed and Zaid were greeted by neighbors in the Madrid suburb of Getafe
New book explores the origins of puzzling Spanish idioms that can sound shocking, vulgar or nonsensical to many foreigners
There are around 1,200 Spanish converts to this mystical form of Islam, most of them in Granada and Cáceres
