Following the Spanish parliament's rejection of emergency housing measures on Friday, hundreds of thousands of protesters across more than 50 Spanish cities called for a general strike to force authorities to act.
Spain's left-wing government wants to use the dissolution of parliament which occurs when a snap election is called to re-approve the housing crisis decrees that were rejected on Friday, thus offering temporary protections to millions of tenants.
It's not just New England in the US or Canada where going to see the fall foliage is popular in autumn. There are plenty of places in Spain, from national parks and ancient forests to even volcanoes, where leaf peeping is very rewarding.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday called a general election nine months before the end of his third mandate. Why has he done this, and why now?
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez confirmed on Monday morning that his government will call an early general election for November 29th, amid nationwide discontent against the recent parliamentary rejection of key housing crisis measures.
Dozens of members of a far-right group gathered in central Madrid late Saturday, some of them trying to reach the protest camp calling for housing reforms, AFP journalists witnessed.
Authorities began on Sunday to remove a migrant camp on the beach of Ceuta, Spain's enclave in North Africa, ahead of a mid-October visit by Spain's king and queen, police said.
Two people have died and one is missing near Barcelona due to torrential rains in the northeastern Spanish province, authorities said on Sunday, warning that the extreme weather was moving north to the neighbouring province of Girona.
Police clashed with demonstrators in Valencia as thousands of protesters marched in cities around Spain on Saturday, a day after lawmakers rejected housing relief measures for tenants.
Spain's parliament on Friday rejected two government decrees which contained numerous measures aimed at tackling a housing crisis that has spurred nationwide protests.
Do you have dual nationality with Spain and your country of birth? If so, travelling can become confusing. Here are the rules on which passport you should use and when.
Spanish lawmakers are due to vote on Friday on two government housing decrees drawn up after an outcry over the eviction of an 87-year-old woman, with their passage in doubt.
EU nations will meet Friday, aiming to develop a unified response to soaring diesel prices, a day after the US called on its European allies to release strategic reserves "immediately" to stem the crisis.
Several hundred people held raucous protests known as 'caceroladas' in Madrid and other Spanish cities, calling on MPs to approve measures to tackle a housing crisis in a parliamentary vote on Friday.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is reportedly considering calling a general election for November 29th amid the increasing possibility that the two major housing laws his government proposed will be voted down in parliament on Friday.
Spain braces for key housing decree votes, Spaniards break coffee consumption record, EU opens case against Spain over delayed blackout plan and more news on Friday October 2nd.
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has welcomed the fact that his British counterpart is attempting to recalibrate the UK's relationship with the EU, calling Britain a "sister nation" and stressing that "Brexit was a huge loss".
After a rollercoaster decade since the Brexit vote, the idea of the UK rejoining is still only a distant prospect and the European Union is waiting first to see what London wants next.
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