More than a year after the disputed October 1 referendum, former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont insists that the decision on whether Catalonia gains independence or not falls on the Catalan people. In an interview with the...

Every day, some eight thousand Spaniards cross the border between Spain and Gibraltar to work on the rock, by car, on foot, and by bicycle. Now they are worried about Brexit. They are afraid of losing their jobs or being required to...

Ten people, including two Britons, have been killed in flash flooding on the Spanish island of Mallorca, authorities said on Wednesday. A child is still missing following the heavy rains on Tuesday in the municipality of Sant Llorenc,...

The world's first full-sized Hyperloop passenger capsule has been unveiled in Spain giving those in attendance a glimpse of the future. California based company Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (Hyperloop TT) revealed the slimline...

Former Dutch politician Jeroen Dijsselbloem was at the helm of the Eurogroup for five years, dealing with huge economic fallout in the Eurozone - including Greece. In an interview with Euronews Correspondent Damon Embling in Brussels, he...

Former Dutch politician Jeroen Dijsselbloem was at the helm of the Eurogroup for five years, dealing with huge economic fallout in the Eurozone - including Greece. In an interview with Euronews Correspondent Damon Embling in Brussels, he...

Salvador Sobral is back, being welcomed for a sellout two nights in Madrid. His performances earned him standing ovations at the Teatro Nuevo Apolo. It was his victory for Portugal at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest that earned him...

Since its creation in 1953, Spain's star-studded San Sebastián film festival has emerged as one of the most prestigious in the Spanish-speaking world. The top prize went to Spanish director Isaki Lacuesta for "Between Two Waters". It is...

Slowly but surely, a creeping threat is destroying Spanish rice paddies. Global losses from the Apple snail are estimated at tens of billions of euros per year. Futuris takes a look at how scientists are tackling this problem in a simple...

A Belgian judge has refused a European Arrest Warrant against a rapper accused of insulting Spain's royal family. Josep Miquel Arenas - known as Valtonyc - won't now be sent to Spain, where he also faces accusations of writing lyrics...

In this edition of the Brief from Brussels: It seems like mission impossible for enacting Article 7 disciplinary procedure against Hungary; and Belgian judge refuses European Arrest Warrant for rapper accused of insulting Spanish royal...

Talks over a divorce deal with Britain are continuing in a spirit of good cooperation. That from the EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as he arrives in Spain for talks about Gibraltar. Although the tiny British territory is not part of...

Hundreds die in dangerous sea journey to Canary Islands

An extradition ruling on the controversial Spanish rapper Valtonyc has again been delayed. Belgian courts will decide on September 17 whether he should be sent back to Spain to face charges of glorifying terrorism. Appearing before a...

Spanish police seized 67 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside pineapples in Madrid. The cocaine was coated in a wax and gave off the scent of fresh fruit to conceal odours from the drug. The pineapples originated in Costa Rica and were...

Thousands of people descended onto the narrow streets of a Spanish village to celebrate the "Tomatina" festival. Held annually on the last Wednesday in August, around 20,000 revellers attended this year's tomato battle on Wednesday. The...

Nations fail to resolve their differences over how to deal with climate change, while scientists and civil society vow to keep fighting.

A controversial rapper - given a jail sentence in Spain, accused of glorifying terrorism and insulting the Crown - is not being extradited there for the time being. Josep Miquel Arenas - better known as Valtonyc and currently in Belgium...

The Spanish taxi drivers six-day strike ended late on Wednesday. It's after the government says it'll limit licenses for online cab companies such as Uber and Cabify. The taxi drivers claim online companies work under less restrictive...

Ex Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has returned to Belgium from Germany after Spain dropped an international arrest warrant for charges of rebellion over an illegal declaration of independence. “This will not be my last stop, this is...

The rapper Josep Miquel Arenas, better known as Valtònyc, has taken refuge in Belgium. In Spain, he's been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for threats, glorification of terrorism and insults to the crown. Josep doesn't...

The UNESCO list of world heritage sites has a new addition. After Spain's medieval city of Medina Azahara was added on Sunday. The site had remained buried for a thousand years until its discovery at the beginning of the 20th century. It...

Croatia will play Russia in the quarter-finals of the World Cup after a penalty shoot-out victory over Denmark. The two could not be separated after a closely fought game, including the penalty shoot-out which saw goalkeeping heroics...

Russia's shocking win over Spain in the Round of 16 got the team one step closer to its first ever World Cup championship. But while there's still a lot of game left to be played, The Banter's Jeffrey Marcus says, regardless of the...