Three decades after Spain joined what was then the European Community, support for the EU has slipped but remains high, while the country has undergone a raft of profound changes
The ‘infanta’ is due to face trial over an embezzlement scandal involving her husband. Royal sources say “the decision to renounce the rights of succession continues to be in her hands”
Popular Party conservatives are set to lose their decades-long grip over the Valencian region and the cities of Madrid and Cádiz, while Andalusia finally invests its Socialist premier-elect
Votes from the PSOE’s nine councilors and the Podemos-backed leftist bloc’s 20 representatives will be enough to make the retired judge the Spanish capital’s new leader on Saturday
Mariano Rajoy reveals he will soon be making changes in both his administration and the PP to win back disaffected voters ahead of fall ballot
Consuelo Ciscar, former director of IVAM, posing with alleged Chinese mafia ringleader Gao Ping in 2008. / Tania Castro
Contemporary art center also wildly inflated visitor numbers under controversial director Consuelo Ciscar, who was replaced last year
Parent company of Zara fashion brand posted 17% sales growth and has opened 63 new establishments in 27 countries
A view of the construction work at La Peineta stadium in March. / L. S.
Row between City Hall and regional government hikes cost of move, which was meant to have been free, to €40m
Original plans to eliminate terminations on demand have now been reduced to ensuring parental consent. But deputies may rebel, as they did the last time there was a vote on the issue
Descendants of those expelled from Spain 500 years ago will not have to give up their own nationality or take up Spanish residence
Police officers during the eviction on Thursday morning. / Bernardo Pérez
Eviction comes on penultimate day of mandate of outgoing Madrid Mayor Ana Botella. Ahora Madrid and Podemos condemn move, claiming it was politically motivated
Court turns down appeal to have case thrown out, saying there is evidence to suggest player benefited from scheme related to image rights
Solar panels on the roof of a home. / Uly Martín
Amounts due will discourage use of home solar panels. Only off-grid consumers will be able to use batteries without penalties
Court-appointed attorney Juan Antonio Gragera. / S. S.
The court-appointed attorney defending the chief suspect in the huge Gürtel inquiry has so far only received a pittance for his work
Only 20 percent of all consumer purchases are made with credit cards, says Mastercard
Researchers want more proactive policies such as more explicit warning labels, but see little interest from Rajoy government
The lizards are loose again in ‘Jurassic World,’ the long-awaited fourth entry in the dino-disaster franchise, as Danish director Thomas Vinterberg takes Carey Mulligan ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’
Ben Cardew navigates the minefield that is the Spanish way of greeting people. “Is a kiss too overly friendly? Could a handshake be too cold?”
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Signs of Raúl Castro’s reforms are starting to show in the city’s historic center as more private businesses open up
Ex-Spanish PM was not permitted to attend court hearing of opposition leader Leopoldo López during Caracas trip
Pérez Molina faces corruption allegations as pressure on him to resign grows
Recovery now not expected to kick in until next year, when 2.0% rise is predicted
