Catalonia crisis: ‘Spain can go down a different road’

Spanish minister Meritxell Batet on her government’s detente with Catalan leaders

New Spanish opposition leader to take tough line on Catalonia and abortion

Pablo Casado promises a return to traditional conservative values for Popular Party

Spanish conservatives elect hardline new leader

Popular Party chooses traditionalist Pablo Casado following divisive leadership contest

Spain’s once-dominant conservatives face an existential crisis

As the Popular Party chooses a new leader, members grapple with a threat of extinction

Astronaut appointed science minister in new Spanish cabinet

Veteran of two space missions Pedro Duque named in cabinet dominated by women

The Irish Times view on Spain’s new government: A new epoch

What form the new epoch will take remains very hard to discern

Spain’s new foreign minister raises hackles in Catalonia

New PM Pedro Sánchez sets the Catalan crisis and gender parity in cabinet as his key goals

Italian bond yields rise as Conte promises radical change

New prime minister seeks backing for anti-establishment government

Pedro Sánchez sworn in as Spain’s prime minister

Socialist leader becomes PM after successfully ousting predecessor Mariano Rajoy

Catalan crisis most pressing priority for new Spanish PM

Pedro Sánchez pulls off unlikely feat but fragile government faces myriad challenges

European shares jump as Italy reaches government deal

Italian stocks advance after government sworn in to end worrying political deadlock

Pedro Sánchez ousts Rajoy to become Spain’s prime minister

Socialist becomes the new PM with the support of a ‘Frankenstein coalition’

European shares up as Italy and Spain get new governments

Even US tariffs on steel and aluminium did not dent the relief rally

Endgame for Spain’s Rajoy as parliament turns against him

Leader could resign ahead of no-confidence vote amid torrent of corruption allegations

Future of Spanish prime minister Rajoy in the balance

Spain’s parliament is more fractured than it has been since the return to democracy

Yield on riskiest Irish bank bonds rises as Italian turmoil rattles markets

Irish State bonds cushioned for the moment as Italian woes evoke euro zone crisis memories

The Italian crisis: what you need to know

A quick explainer on why it erupted and what’s likely to happen next

Euro near six-month lows, Asian shares dip on Italy woes

Spanish prime minister faces confidence vote

The Irish Times view on Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy’s mounting woes

Partido Popular leader’s sorrows are mostly of his and his party’s own making

Socialists scramble to gather support for motion against Mariano Rajoy

Spanish prime minister faces no-confidence vote this week

Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy criticised over ‘cut and paste’ condolences

His message sent even more regret “for the loss of human life and material damage” inflicted by the earthquake that struck the Chinese city of Gansu on Monday

Spanish opposition seeks to unseat corruption-plagued Rajoy

Socialists could struggle to gather support for no-confidence vote against prime minister

Catalan leader clashes with Madrid on ‘provocative’ cabinet choices

Spanish direct rule remains after Quim Torra appoints jailed and exiled politicians

Spanish unionists concerned at new Catalan president’s intentions

Ciudadanos urges PM to act swiftly to curtail any fresh attempts at unilateral secession

Catalonia elects Quim Torra as new regional president

Catalan parliament votes in candidate handpicked by Puigdemont to end stalemate

‘I think the Irish are Spaniards who got lost’

Ian Gibson has lived in Spain for decades and is best known for his work on the poet Federico García Lorca

Catalan pro-independence candidate could break deadlock

Unionists warn against ‘xenophobic’ Joaquim ‘Quim’ Torra as president

Women’s protest at Spanish broadcaster reflects feminist tide

Journalists wear black and share claims of manipulation by superiors

Madrid region president quits over video of face cream theft

Cristina Cifuentes of Popular Party resigns after footage emerges of supermarket incident

Real world intrigue plagues drug smuggling TV series in Spain

Madrid Letter: Controversy fuels success of Galicia-based ‘Fariña’ TV show set in 1980s

Catalan protesters call for return of jailed or exiled leaders

Organisers say 750,000 people marched in Barcelona; police put attendance at 315,000

Puigdemont renews call for dialogue with Spain

Former Catalan leader freed from prison after Germany decides not to extradite him

Catalonia: a dilemma for Germany

Carles Puigdemont’s arrest has galvanised a movement that had lost momentum

Extradition case raises stakes for both sides in Catalan crisis

Arrest of Carles Puigdemont in Germany comes as Spanish supreme court formalises charges of rebellion against 13 Catalan politicians

Five Catalan politicians jailed over independence drive

Secessionist leader Marta Rovira flees to Switzerland as 13 politicians charged with rebellion

Pro-independence Catalans seek new presidential candidate

Investiture vote could take place as soon as Thursday due to judicial pressures

Women’s strike a new cause of Spanish discord

Madrid Letter: Political right accuses leftists of commandeering protests

New-look Spanish anthem sticks in a few throats

Right-wing parties swoon after pop star performs new words to national tune

Will Philip Lane’s ECB nomination rain on Spain’s parade?

Cantillon: Spanish finance minister was favourite to win VP post at European Central Bank

Puigdemont investiture postponed amid independence camp splits

Catalan parliament in limbo as speaker calls off debate to swear in new president

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