Tag: Spain government
Head of junior party in Spanish coalition gov’t stands down
MADRID — The leader of the junior party in Spain’s coalition government announced Monday he is leaving the Cabinet to run for regional office.
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Gig economy shifts: Spain delivery riders are now employees
MADRID — The Spanish government on Thursday announced legislation that classifies food delivery riders as employees of the digital platforms they work for, not...
EU lawmakers to vote on fate of former Catalan president
BRUSSELS — The European Parliament is voting Monday on whether to lift the immunity of the former president of Spain’s Catalonia region, Carles Puigdemont,...
Dozens of migrants scale fences into Spain’s Melilla enclave
MADRID — Dozens of migrants scaled a double fence and entered the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco early Monday, authorities said.
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AP Interview: Salvador Illa, Catalonia’s quiet gamechanger
BARCELONA, Spain — As the head of Spain’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Salvador Illa transformed from a mostly unknown, bespectacled civil servant into...
Spain: Catalan vote to test pandemic’s impact on separatism
BARCELONA, Spain — Over 5 million voters will be called to the polls on Sunday in Spain’s northeast Catalonia for an election that will...