Sources: euronews
The governments of Norway, Ireland, and Spain officially recognise the State of Palestine, after declaring their intention to do so on May 22. 2024-05-28
Spanish politician Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca is shot in the face while walking in Madrid, Spain, and taken to hospital in critical condition. 2023-11-9
Archaeologists discover one of the largest megalithic sites in Europe on a farm in southern Spain. The site dates back 7,000 years and contains more than 500 standing stones. 2022-08-17
Djibouti reports its first confirmed case of COVID-19, a member of Spain's Special Operations Groups who arrived at Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport on March 14. 2020-03-18
Federal prosecutors in Germany apply in a Schleswig-Holstein court for the extradition of Carles Puigdemont to Spain, arguing that the treason charges are valid according to German law, because, according to the prosecutors, "the violence in Catalonia on election day can be attributed to the wanted individual". 2018-06-1
In a protest in Barcelona, an estimated 800,000 people (370,000 in the government claim) demand secession from the Madrid-based Spanish government. 2016-09-12
The European Central Bank and the European Commission release a joint report on the banking system in Spain, indicating that system is solvent and will not require "further program disbursements." 2013-07-5
World Youth Day 2011 organizers announce Pope Benedict XVI’s schedule of activities for the multi-day event, which will take place Aug. 18-21 in Madrid, Spain. 2011-02-10
Pope Benedict XVI begins a visit to Spain at Santiago de Compostela. 2010-11-6
Pope Benedict XVI issues a statement after a two-day meeting with all Irish bishops in the Vatican, including labelling paedophilia a "heinous crime", but his nuncio refuses to appear before an inquiry in Dáil Éireann. 2010-02-16