News Archive for December 2017

Here you can find articles published in December 2017. Return to full archive here

01 December
- Jailed Catalan leaders could be freed as they face judge
- LISTEN: How a gang rape at San Fermin made Spaniards stand up for a woman's right to be believed
- 'Brexpats' in Spain: Which group do you belong to?
- Spain and Portugal drawn in same World Cup group
02 December
- Spain's graft-plagued ruling party on trial for destroying evidence
03 December
- Puigdemont will remain in Belgium until Catalan elections over
- Rajoy pledges economic boost if 'normalcy' returns to Catalonia
04 December
- Ousted Catalan leader Puigdemont faces Belgian extradition hearing
- Police arrest dog poo bank robbers in southern Spain
- Judge orders Catalan ex-vice president and three others to remain in jail
- Separatists may lose absolute majority in Catalonia: poll
05 December
- Catalan election campaign kicks off with candidates in jail
- OBIT Manuel Marín: Father of Erasmus study abroad scheme
- Spain drops European arrest warrant for axed Catalan leader
- Spain makes one of 'Europe's biggest' cocaine busts
- These 11 places just joined the list of the most beautiful villages in Spain
06 December
- How the Catalonia crisis has paralyzed Spanish politics
- Catalonia's ex-leader Puigdemont says he's not in any hurry to leave Belgium
07 December
- Catalan impasse damaging tourism prospects for 2018
- Analysis: Has the Catalan crisis highlighted partisanship in Spanish media?
- Catalans travel to Brussels in droves for massive pro-independence rally
- Valencia's 'lion king' passes away
- Spanish police bust gang who were building aero club to fly in cocaine
09 December
- Bale and Varane to travel to Club World Cup: Zidane
- Ronaldo presents fifth Ballon d'Or to Bernabeu
11 December
- Melilla border police find 12-year-old boy hidden inside BMW dashboard
- Cyclone Ana sweeps across Spain
- OPINION: Four things the Catalan crisis can teach us about social unity
12 December
- Scuffles break out as art is 'plundered' from Catalan museum
- Spanish study reveals half of middle-aged people have hardened arteries
- EU to toughen Brexit stance on 'gangster' Britain, MEPs vow
- Spanish royals release official Christmas card
- Iberia staff announce Christmas strike
13 December
- Spanish judge expands probe into Catalan separatists
- Spanish court orders seizure of ex-Catalan leader's home
- Santander to axe 1,100 jobs after takeover of Banco Popular
- World's oldest man celebrates 113th birthday in Extremadura
- Analysis: Does Spain need to reform its constitution?
14 December
- Is Spain still living under Francoism?
- The ultimate guide to 'El Gordo' - Spain's fat Christmas lottery
- Belgium ends extradition case against Catalan leader
- Outrage in Spain after man murdered for wearing 'colours of Spanish flag'
15 December
- Shootout at country house in Teruel leaves three dead including two police
- Explainer: How the independence drive has stalled the Catalan economy
- 12 cracking Spain-themed Christmas gift ideas
- How does the rest of Spain feel about Catalan independence demands?
- One of Italy's most wanted captured in deadly shootout in Spain
- Latest polls show Catalan separatists could lose absolute majority in vote
16 December
- FIFA threatens to boot Spain out of World Cup
17 December
- From Belgium and jail with love: the surreal Catalan campaign
- Assange told not to interfere in Catalonia: Ecuador president
- Suspect in Spain police slaying agrees to be extradited to Italy
18 December
- Atletico Madrid's Griezmann slammed over 'blacked up' costume
- Police bust gang that used bank warehouses in Catalonia to grow huge amounts marijuana
- Ana Vela, Europe’s oldest person, has died in Barcelona aged 116
- Deep in the mountains, Aran Valley resists Catalan independence
- Vandals convert Madrid town nativity into porn scene
- Spain blasts Catalan independence drive as 'post-truth'
19 December
- What do Brexit and the Catalan crisis have in common?
- What next for Catalonia?
- Brexit: Theresa May has a Christmas message for UK expats in Europe
20 December
- EU court strikes blow to Uber: It is a taxi service and can be regulated
- ANALYSIS Even if separatist parties win the Catalan election, international law doesn't provide a right to independence
- Divided Catalans face moment of truth on independence bid
- Murder case in French Alps sparks serial killer fears
21 December
- As-it-happened: Catalans vote in decisive election
- What would an independent Catalonia look like?
- Catalan separatists set to reclaim absolute majority
22 December
- A 'bitter victory' for separatists in Catalonia after divided vote
- PROFILE: Inés Arrimadas, thorn in side of Catalan separatists
- Winners and losers: Five takeaways from the Catalan election
- OPINION: The UK blew its precious chance to guarantee our post-Brexit rights
- Lets talk: Ousted Catalan leader offers to meet PM
- Catalonia: what next?
23 December
- Dominant Barca move 14 points clear of Real Madrid
- Nursing home workers win big in Spain's Christmas lottery
24 December
- Real president Perez insists 2017 was a 'great year'
25 December
- Spain's king urges Catalan lawmakers to avoid 'confrontation'
27 December
- Spain pulls police reinforcements from Catalonia
- Spain to raise minimum wage to 736 euros a month
- Tabarnia - the 'region' that wants to leave Catalonia
- Trump and NATO push Spain to spend big on military
- Parents allowed to spy on their kids' WhatsApp: Spain court rules
28 December
- Nadal says no to Brisbane but yes to Australian Open
- Spanish PM better armed against separatists despite poll fiasco
- Spain smashes foreign tourism records a month before end of year
- Spain will watch over Airbnb to thwart future terrorist attacks
- Young man with cerebral palsy to cycle across Sahara
- Hunt is on for bingo thieves who robbed Spain’s rebel royal
29 December
- Migrant arrivals to Spain by sea triple in 2017
- Ronaldo and Real big winners at Dubai's football 'Oscars'
- Spanish dictator Franco’s only daughter dies
- Spanish Word of the Year highlights hatred of poor people
- Spain will use drones to catch smugglers in Gibraltar and Andorra
- 'Ruling Catalonia from abroad is absurd': Spanish PM
- Jobless Spaniards turn noses up at 12,000 strawberry-picking jobs
30 December
- Algerian migrant held in jail in Spain found dead
- Spain to leave EU's deficit 'sin bin' next year: Rajoy
31 December
- Ex-Catalan leader demands regional government be reinstated