Hosts Russia have made the quarter finals of the World Cup after beating favourites Spain 4-3 on penalties in Moscow. In a contest dominated by Spain, Russia held strong defensively for 120 minutes, and their tactics paid off as...

Business Planet travels to Valencia, Spain, to see how cleantech startups are getting access to the market through clusters. One of these clusters, AVAESEN, is managed by Bianca Dragomir who was named European cluster manager of the...

For the first time since 1980, Iranian women were allowed to watch their national team take on Spain at the World Cup this week and hold their own. For Iran, soccer is "the one secular institution that really unites the country," says...

The new Spanish government's pro-EU credentials are clear to see. A former head of the European Parliament, Josep Borrell, seen here in 2005 campaigning for the EU constitution, is in charge of foreign policy. And Nadia Calviño,...

Two Italian ships will help escort the Aquarius vessel full of 629 migrants to Spain. They will also take 500 people off the ship to ease the overcrowding and the Italian coast guard will deliver supplies for the remainder of the trip....

The fate of the six hundred or so migrants stranded in the Mediterranean aboard the Aquarius ship forced Europe into some soul-searching. And it became the battleground for MEPs, as they came together at a Strasbourg plenary session....

British businessman Bill Browder, an outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was arrested by Spanish polic” in Madrid on a Russian arrest warrant, according to a tweet he posted on Wednesday morning. He was released later...

As EU leaders meet with their Western Balkan counterparts at a summit on Thursday, there'll be a notable absence. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy won't be at the meetings. Why? Because they involve Kosovo President Hashim Taci....

Brief from Brussels: An EU-Balkans summit, supposed to focus on EU enlargement, is overshadowed by Iran, the Mideast peace process and trade tariffs. The Catalan crisis also touches the meeting of leaders, with Spanish Prime Minister not...

Brief from Brussels: An EU-Balkans summit, supposed to focus on EU enlargement, is overshadowed by Iran, the Mideast peace process and trade tariffs. The Catalan crisis also touches the meeting of leaders, with Spanish Prime Minister not...

Abandoned animals drowned after a nearby river burst its banks in Zaragoza, a province in the northeast of Spain. Animal rights activists filmed pugs and cows trapped in their pens trying to escape the flooding. In the video, pigs can be...

Abandoned animals drowned after a nearby river burst its banks in Zaragoza, a province in the northeast of Spain. Animal rights activists filmed pugs and cows trapped in their pens trying to escape the flooding. In the video, pigs can be...

Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, wanted on a Spanish arrest warrant, has been detained in Germany after entering the country from Denmark, his lawyer says. Puigdemont has been in self-imposd exile in Brussels for the last...

The detention of Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont has sparked clashes between police and his supporters amid a mass protest in Barcelona. Protesters threw rubbish and other objects at riot officers, who used batons to prevent...

Established screen stars Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem were among the best of Spanish film talent honoured on Saturday at the 2018 Goya Awards in Madrid. Some carried red fans carrying the slogan 'more women' to highlight inequality in...

Catalonia's former leader says he will stand for re-election as regional president, despite risking arrest if he returns to Spain. Carles Puigdemont is charged with sedition and rebellion for declaring the region's independence. The...

Jean-Claude Juncker has said he would respect the results of a yes vote in a Catalan independence referendum. But the European Commission president, speaking at a Euronews question-and-answer session, said that an independent Catalonia...

Jean-Claude Juncker has said he would respect the results of a yes vote in a Catalan independence referendum. But the European Commission president, speaking at a Euronews question-and-answer session, said that an independent Catalonia...

Jean-Claude Juncker has said he would respect the results of a yes vote in a Catalan independence referendum. Speaking to Euronews he said that an independent Catalonia would need to take the same path to joining the EU as other nations...

The European Commission has clarified its position on the Catalonia independence referendum after Jean Claude Juncker appeared to say that he would support a yes vote. The commission says the EU chief meant to say was that he would...

PM Trudeau says 'recent acts of terror are despicable,' vows to stand 'united and stronger in the face of hatred'

At least eight of the suspects connected to the terrorist attack in Barcelona had reported links to the town of Ripoll.

Police say men they arrested were linked to recent U.K. and Belgian attacks

European authorities stepped in to avert a collapse of Spain’s Banco Popular (POP.MC) following a run on the bank, orchestrating a last-minute rescue on Wednesday by Santander (SAN.MC), the country’s biggest lender. Owners of Popular...