‘Bank of Spain to blame for crisis’: EU chief
European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso blasted Spain's central bank on Monday for glossing over problems in the country's banks before a near melt-down in the sector.
Day: June 16, 2014
Spain’s king-to-be poses with daughters
Spain's royal family has published photos on Twitter showing king-to-be Prince Felipe posing with his daughters, as both pro- and anti-monatchy attention turns to Thursday's forthcoming enthronement ceremony.
Spanish Ikea fans camp out for cash prizes
Over 50 people, mostly dressed in Ikea's signature blue and yellow, are camping out in the summer sun in the hope of winning cash prizes for being the first customers in the Swedish furniture chain's new establishment in Valencia.
Banned: anti-king demo won’t spoil parade
The Spanish government has refused to allow a march in Madrid on Thursday by republicans which was scheduled to coincide with the enthronement parade of Prince Felipe.
Miley Cyrus waves wrong flag at Spanish concert
The American singer demonstrated a better grasp of 'twerking' than of Spanish regional geography when she waved the flag of the autonomous Basque Country during her recent concert in Barcelona, capital of the independence-seeking Catalonia.
Spain pardons cop who filmed sex attack
Spain's Justice Minister has caused outrage after he pardoned a suspended Civil Guard officer who filmed his friend sexually harassing a woman. The officer is the son of a member of Spain's ruling Popular Party.
Spanish pilots ordered to speak only English
The Spanish Air Security Agency is preparing a controversial new law which will order all pilots and air traffic controllers in Spanish airspace to speak only English.
Obama thanks Spain’s King for being US friend
US President Barack Obama phoned Spain's King Juan Carlos on Sunday to congratulate him on his "historic" reign and thank him for being a friend of the United States.
Spain breaks up jihadist ‘Guantanamo’ ring
Spanish police arrested eight people in a pre-dawn raid in Madrid on Monday, breaking up a jihadist recruitment network led by a former Guantanamo Bay inmate, the government said.