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Catalonia’s Parliament Supports Wearing Burqa
Catalonia’s parliament rejected the idea of imposing a ban against the wearing of Burqa: an Islamic veil that Muslim women wear to cover their entire face, except for the eyes. Almost one week back, a resolution moved by the center right nationalists...
Spain Refuses Royal Air Force Use of Spanish Airspace
The tension between the Spanish and the British security forces stretched over another few degrees, when Spain openly refused to allow the Royal Air Force to use the airspace near Gibraltar for military exercise purposes. A British forces spokesman...
Catalonia Has Been Granted New Powers of Self Rule and Independence
Spain’s Constitutional Court ruled a statute in favor of the Catalan region, declaring Catalonia as an independent nation. The court approved almost 188 articles of the statute but left 14 out of the endorsement list because of their weak legal stance. However,...
Catalan Autonomy Statute Out of Court
A Statute was endorsed by Spain’s constitutional court on Monday, while increasing the self-govt. of the northeastern areas of Catalonia. The region had been under a constant challenge by the conservatives, advocating a strong central state. It took...
Gaddafi Extends Warm Welcome to Spanish PM
In his tent outside Tripoli, the Libyan Leader – Muammar Gaddafi extended a warm reception to the Spanish P.M – Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Thursday. Both leaders discussed the plans on bilateral relationships and developmental aspects of...
Marbella Mayor’s Magazine costs 10,000 euros per month
(Updated) The PSOE party of Marbella has revealed the cost the government has spent on the printing of the Mayor’s new “AM” magazine, without counting the cost of distribution. In the following six months, from July to December, 59,900...
Zapatero Describes Spanish Presidency as Positive and Useful
While speaking in the Spanish Congress of Deputies, Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero voiced his opinion by describing the 6-month period of the Spanish Presidency as something “useful” and “positive”. The solid support of the EU partners...
Spain’s role as EU President “satisfactory”: PM
Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has said that Spain has played an active role in the European Union at a crucial time and described the country’s performance to be ‘satisfactory’. Spain’s role as EU president is drawing to...
Crown Prince urges Madrid to build closer ties with India
Prince Felipe of Spain urged Madrid to build close ties with the fast growing Indian nation, which he described as a “giant”. Last Tuesday, at a gathering in Madrid, Felipe told top leaders of Indian firms that during all his visits to India, he...
