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Visit by Queen of Spain disrupted by anti-government protests
A visit by Queen Letizia of Spain on Friday to the Portuguese town of Moita, on the south bank of…
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Is King Felipe VI of Spain ready to go into exile thanks to Communists?
By Liudvikas Jakavicius-Grimalauskas Today, Spain´s bipartisanship parties, the “People´s Party” (Conservatives) and the “Spanish Socialist Worker´s Party” (Social-Democrats) are scrambling to…
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November 9 vote to take place “one way or another,” say Catalan leaders
The campaign promoting the November 9 vote on Catalan independence will continue despite a new legal challenge by the Spanish…
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Venezuela furious with Rajoy ‘interventionism’, recalls ambassador ‘on consultation’
Venezuela recalled its ambassador to Spain to protest “interventionist declarations” made by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, the Venezuelan News…
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Madrid’s attitude towards Gibraltar could thwart Spain’s seat at Security Council
Spain’s separate battles to both become a temporary member of the United Nations Security Council and to also force Britain…
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Catalan parliament greenlights law allowing Nov. 9 referendum
The Catalan Regional Parliament, Generalitat, greenlighted on Friday the “Referendum Law” that, in the yes of the regional parliament, allows…
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Why Scotland’s divorce is legal, why Crimea’s wasn’t, and why Catalonia isn’t going anywhere
By Joe Losavio Scotland’s referendum on the dissolution of its 307 year old union with England-which created the United Kingdom-is…
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Spain’s King Juan Carlos steps down after four decades of reign
King Juan Carlos of Spain is said to be stepping down after a four-decade rule over the southwestern European country.…
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Spanish government rejects Catalan petition for independence
Members of the Spanish parliament voted against the referendum for Catalonia’s independence after a long seven-hour debate. According to media…
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Twitter terrorist twit sentenced in Spain
By Martin Barillas Prosecutors and defense counsel in Spain have agreed on a sentence for a young woman who had…
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