Spain’s Catalunya To Vote On Bullfighting Ban

Lawmakers in Catalonia will vote on a bullfighting ban this week. The vote on Wednesday comes after animal rights activists collected 180,000 signatures on a petition calling for the assembly to decide on a motion on the ban. Various indications suggest...

Spain May Bring in Military Air Traffic Controllers to Guarantee Air Traffic

Spain has announced it may bring in military air traffic controllers to guarantee air traffic, as more air traffic controllers are allegedgly on “sick” strike, which has caused chaos at Barcelona airport. Staff shortages have also affected...

Guardia Civil and Police Head Justifies PP Leader Arrests in Alicante

Mr. Francisco Javier Velázquez – Director General of the Police and Guardia Civil, stood up for the police actions that were taken during the arrest of the PP Leader of Alicante – Jose Joaquin Ripoll. The Chief of police said that those actions...

Spain Extends Invitations to Cuban Political Prisoners

Spain’s Foreign Minister – Miguel Angel Moratinos expressed his sympathy for the 52 Cuban political prisoners who are going to be released by Raul Castro’s Government. Moratinos said that Spain extends open invitations to those prisoners and the...

Spanish Government to Save 250 Million Euros

The Spanish Government is bent on reducing public spending by any means possible. After the recent labor reforms, the government has planned to save an additional 250 million Euros by laying off administration vacancies by 5%. Today, the Cabinet approved...

Spanish Police Crackdown on Recent Corruption Charges

According to the National Police, 11 arrests were made today and 19 search operations were carried out in Valencia, Orihuela and Alicante. The police crackdown operations were carried in regards to recent corruption charges against Jose Joaquin Ripoll...

Approval of Catalan, Galician and Basque in Full Preparation

Preparations are being made by the Senate, for the approval of Catalan language, Galician and Basque in full. The Senate has approved the amendments to a regulation that will result in the expansion of different regional languages and their usage across...

Zapatero accused of trying to “fool” Catalans by PP

In an attempt to condemn the Prime Minister on his unrealistic promises that he made to the Catalans, Esteban Gonzalez Pons – Assistant Secretary General of Communication of the Partido Popular, accused Zapatero of trying to “fool” the Catalans. Furthermore,...

Spain Approves Abortion Law Sparking Controversy

The approval of the abortion law in Spain was reciprocated through a wave of shock, awe and relief, by the masses on Monday. Despite the legality of the abortion law, the regions of Murcia and Navarra have refused to accept it and their respective officials...

New Era of Town Construction and Collaboration with Prosecutors

Town planning procedures in Spain are being taken care of, with more precision and sensitivity. Juan Carlos Rubio – the Environmental Prosecutor mentioned in his 2009 review, a new era of town construction and collaboration with prosecutors. Last year’s...