Ciudadanos gains as Podemos wanes
The latest poll shows that newest political party, Ciudadanos – Citizens – which expanded from a regional Catalan party to a nationwide force early this year is now more popular than Podemos.
Day: April 27, 2015
Wine: China overtakes France but Spain reigns
China now has the second-largest wine-growing area in the world after Spain, pushing France into third place, according to figures released Monday by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine.
Woofs and wifi: Is this world’s coolest church?
Nestled among the trendy cafes and shops of Madrid's Chueca neighbourhood is a church like no other, where you can browse the internet, confess via your iPad and bring along your pet poodle. Is San Anton the coolest church in the world?
PM: Recovery threatened by political instability
Spain's economic recovery is being threatened by political instability and the crisis in debt-plagued Greece, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Monday.
Spain’s arms firms fail to meet grade on ethics
Spanish defence companies failed to make passing grades in an analysis of ethics and corruption standards released by Transparency International UK on Monday.
Spaniards still missing in Nepal after earthquake
Over 100 Spaniards are still unaccounted for after Saturday’s earthquake in the Himalayan nation, which left over 3,000 people dead, as the Spanish air force launches an evacuation mission for Spaniards trapped in the country.
Sagrada Familia mass for Germanwings victims
Over 1,000 people are expected to attend a memorial service to the victims of Germanwings flight 9525 in Barcelona’s iconic cathedral on Monday evening, just over a month after the disaster.
‘I’ve made a few enemies, even in Spain’
In the latest instalment of My Spanish Career The Local talks to Delfin Mocache, editor of Diario Rombe, one of the few media that openly criticises the political regime in his home country of Equatorial Guinea.
Broken pinky disaster for Marquez in MotoGP
MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez's participation in next weekend's Spanish Grand Prix is in doubt after he broke a finger during a crash in training, Spanish media reported on Saturday.