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POLITICS6d agoSpain Supreme Court judge lifts Puigdemont arrest warrant after Constitutional Court rulingA judge of Spain’s Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted the national arrest warrants against former Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont, removing the immediate legal obstacle to his return to Spain after nearly nine years abroad. Pablo Llarena, the investigating magistrate in the court’s Criminal Chamber, issued the order setting aside the national search, capture and […] The post Spain Supreme Court judge lifts Puigdemont arrest warrant after Constitutional Court ruling appeared first on JURIST - News .jurist · united states of america
POLITICS6d agoHousing crisis provokes Spain's first general strike in 14 yearsIt is scheduled for November 11, shortly before the anticipated general elections on the 29th of that month. Protests against forced evictions and unaffordable rents have put President Pedro Sánchez against the wall.Clarín
POLITICSOct 7Puigdemont welcomes Spain's amnesty but warns it is not the solution for CataloniaThe Catalan pro-independence leader, who has lived in self-imposed exile in Waterloo for nine years, hailed the Supreme Court's move to lift his arrest warrant over alleged embezzlement linked to the 'procés'.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 7Where is Spain headed after the snap election announcement?Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is taking a gamble by calling an early election in Spain. The housing crisis, migration and the rise of the right-wing populist Vox party are all likely to dominate the campaign.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 7Can Puigdemont return to Spain?El Constitucional avala la amnistía de la malversación del ‘procés’ y acerca el regreso del expresidente catalán, aunque el Supremo aún debe aplicar la medida a su casoEl País
POLITICSOct 7Individuals, companies, or large holders: who owns housing in Spain?La gente con una sola casa o entre dos y cinco supone más del 90% del parque inmobiliario, según los datos del Catastro. Los grandes tenedores suman más de un millón de pisosEl País
POLITICSOct 6Catalan separatist Puigdemont to return to Spain after warrant liftedSpain's Constitutional Court ruled an amnesty law for Catalan separatists applied to the politician.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 6Puigdemont maintains uncertainty about his return after the Constitutional Court's ruling: "Today nothing is solved between Catalonia and Spain"El expresidente de la Generalitat reivindica “el sentido político” de sus nueve años huido en Bélgica y no despeja cuándo regresará a EspañaEl País
POLITICSOct 6Spain Clears Way for Separatist Leader to Return to CataloniaThe Spanish Supreme Court canceled an arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont, who has been living in self-imposed exile in Belgium.NYT World
POLITICSOct 6Spain court lifts Puigdemont arrest warrant, clearing way for his return home ahead of November electionsCatalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont fled Spain in 2017 after launching an independence bid. The court's decision means he can return home without fear of arrest after almost a decade in exile.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 6Spain approves new emergency housing measuresThe Spanish government has approved a pair of emergency housing decrees, including extended eviction protections and limits on property speculation, after major protests rocked Barcelona.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 6Catalan separatist leader Puigdemont set for Spain return after arrest warrant liftedA Spanish judge on Tuesday lifted an arrest warrant for exiled former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, paving the way for his return to Spain ahead of a general election in November. Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena made the move after Spain’s Constitutional Court backed extending a 2024 amnesty law to include the crime of embezzlement. The law was aimed at easing tensions in the wealthy northeastern region following its failed 2017 independence bid, Spain’s worst political crisis...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 6A Pensioner’s Eviction Dragged Down Spain’s Leader. Will It Also Save Him?The eviction of the woman in Madrid last month helped unravel Pedro Sánchez’s government. It also gave him an election platform.NYT World
POLITICSOct 6With Pedro Sánchez at the helm, Spain’s socialist stronghold is crackingGood morning. It’s Tuesday, and my name is Angela Skujins. On today’s docket: election tremors in Spain, combating sexualised deepfakes, and how Brussels bigwigs plan to thwart the bloc’s ‘Trojan horses’.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 6Europe Today: Sánchez calls snap election in Spain as French students protest againPedro Sánchez is gambling on a snap election on 29 November, after Congress rejected his housing decrees and tens of thousands protested. In France, students take to the streets again over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages, while MEPs debate Europe's housing crisis and AI deepfakes.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 6How Spain’s snap election could blow up BrusselsSpain’s snap election is poised to upend not just domestic politics … but EU politics, too. On today’s show, Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart break down the potential impact of the Madrid tumult — from the EU long-term budget to the potential puncturing of Ursula von der Leyen’s fragile majority in Parliament. Next, Hungarian Prime […]Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 5In Spain, Sanchez once again bets on the ballot box amid housing crisis unrestBy bringing forward elections initially scheduled for mid-2027 to November 29, the Socialist prime minister seeks to regain the initiative and hopes to end a legislative term marred by scandals and the extreme fragility of his majority.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSOct 5Why will Catalonia decide the elections in Spain again?Cuarenta de los 48 diputados salidos de la autonomía respaldaron la investidura del socialista tres años atrás, pero se espera que el 29-N logre menos apoyo y que Junts, que fue clave, también se resienta LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 5Sánchez Calls Snap Elections Over Spain’s Housing CrisisThe vote’s timing makes it a litmus test for progressive politics across Europe.Foreign Policy
POLITICSOct 5Spain PM pins hopes on housing crisis to help win snap electionCalling of a snap election was not a knee-jerk reaction from Pedro Sánchez but a carefully thought-out manoeuvre, Guy Hedgecoe reports from Madrid.BBC World
POLITICSOct 5From the rent crisis to Trump: 5 things that will shape Spain’s snap electionShifting attitudes toward the far right, fallout from the Ceuta crisis and the U.S. president's geopolitical maneuvers could have a major impact on the Nov. 29 vote.Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 5Spain calls snap election amid housing crisisMounting anger over Spain’s housing crisis have led Prime Minister Sanchez to call an early election on November 29Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 5What does Spain's snap election mean for the European politics?Spain's snap election on 29 November could cost progressive European forces their last government in a large member state, tilting EU power towards the right and pushing socialists into opposition mode.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 5Sánchez bets it all on housing ahead of Spain’s snap electionThe prime minister is hoping voters will forget that the country's property prices and rental costs have skyrocketed during his eight years in power.Politico Europe
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