Spain has entered its third day of a landmark case that has exposed the deep rifts in the country and triggered a political crisis with the northeastern region of Catalonia. The most prominent of the 12 Catalan separatist leaders was the...

1. Spain's PM calls snap election for April Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called for a general election to be held on April 28. The decision followed the Spanish parliament's rejection of the government's preliminary 2019...

Tensions flared-up between the British and Spanish navies on Sunday after a Spanish warship ordered ships to move from UK-controlled waters near Gibraltar. In audio of the incident obtained by the Gibraltar Chronicle, the crew aboard the...

Huge protests took place in Madrid on Sunday by centre-right parties who are opposed to moves by the Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez to ease tensions in the Catalonia region. Sánchez said he would appoint a rapporteur for talks with separatists...

It's been more than three years since the world was shaken by the horrific image of three-year-old Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi's lifeless body being washed up face-down on a Turkish beach. The picture was a stark warning about the dangers...

A team of miners specialised in rescue missions has now dug almost 2m of the parallel shaft that is supposed to lead them to the 2-year-old boy who fell down a well in southern Spain 12 days ago. However, the rescue team fears they will...

Miners in southern Spain edged closer on Friday to the area where a two-year-old boy who fell down a well 12 days ago is believed to be. As of around 8.30pm CET, miners had cleared 3.35 metres of the final four-metre horizontal stretch...

The first autopsy results on the body of Julen, a two-year-old toddler who fell into a 100-metre deep borehole on January 13, revealed that the boy suffered multiple injuries due to the fall, reported EFE. The boy landed on his feet and...

Parked taxis continued to block one of Madrid's main avenues on Monday, as part of an open-ended strike asking for regulation for the online ride-hailing sector. The cause of the drivers' dissatisfaction is the increasing prevalence of...

1. Fears footballer was on a plane that disappeared over the English Channel Fears are growing that Cardiff City’s new record signing Emiliano Sala was aboard a light aircraft that went missing over the English Channel. AFP news agency,...

After decades of socialist rule, the conservative Popular Party (PP) has taken power in Andalucia, southern Spain, with the help far-right party Vox. The anti-immigration party agreed to support a Conservative/centre-right coalition...

Possible collateral damage to the Brexit is becoming more likely, at least for Spanish carrier Iberia. Airlines that fall below the 51% threshold for EU ownership will not be able to operate within Europe if no Brexit deal is signed....

In this edition of The Brief from Brussels: Spanish airline Iberia might be grounded in case of no-deal Brexit because of its British ownership In Brief: Members of the European Parliament urge Britain to cancel Brexit - EU Parliament...

The Catalan regional police service, Mossos d’Esquadra, have arrested a least 17 people who they believe are linked to a jihadist cell based in and around Barcelona. The arrests, made during a raid, are part of a year-long...

Residents of nearby Totalan came out in a show of support for the distraught family of the missing boy. Many held placards saying "All Spain is with you" and "we are sending you our strength". "We want to thank all this solidarity and...

A missing Spanish boy's rescue from a borehole "could take days," Juan Lopez Escobar, an engineer in the rescue team working to get him out, told Euronews. An enormous search and rescue operation is underway to try and find Julen, 2, who...

Seen by many as Europe's Oscars, the European Film Awards will take place this weekend (Saturday 15) in Seville. Ahead of the award ceremony Wim Winders, the President of the European Film Academy spoke to euronews, taking a look back at...

The far-right Vox party stunned the Spanish political establishment earlier this month by gaining 12 seats in Andalusia's regional government — a first since Franco's dictatorship. Now pollsters believe that the anti-immigration party...

Preliminary results for Spain's regional election in Andalucia have shown the Socialist PSOE party will win most seats, falling short of a majority, while a far-right party has made gains. The populist VOX party, made up of former...

A far-right party has entered a regional parliament in Spain for the first time since the Franco dictatorship. Vox took 12 seats in Andalucia's regional election on Sunday. The Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) won the poll with 33...

1) Paris 'gilets jaunes' protest French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe met with leaders and members of the "gilets jaunes" ("yellow vests") movement on Monday after scenes of chaos across Paris over the weekend. It follows President...

All the United States had to do to obtain its independence was "kill four Indians [Native Americans] but besides this, it was very easy," Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said during a conversation about the future of Europe with...

Many schools in Europe are embracing digital technology as a way to improve the learning experience in the classroom. Itaka school in the Spanish city of Seville is no different. Most of the students at the school now rely on portable...

Residents of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, located on the very tip of northern Africa, found themselves at the centre of escalating immigration anxiety after violent border assaults in July and August. But behind sensational media...