The country has some of the world’s most active research teams looking into the drug, but it is still illegal for medicinal and recreational purposes. The value of the global industry is set to grow to around €50 billion – is there a risk that Spanish players could miss out?
In 2016, the PP-run Interior Ministry granted legal residency status to a Venezuelan national who provided unverified information about the left-wing party’s leader, Pablo Iglesias
The conservative group is in hot water after congressional candidate Adolfo Suárez Illana made a series of incendiary comments on terminations
British journalist Charles Graham-Dixon says the sense of community, vibrant cafe culture and feeling of safety are what make the Spanish capital so special
Josep Borrell accused his interviewer of ignorance and bias and briefly walked away from the set
City officials say regulation is required to stop the center from becoming a tourist theme park, but homeowners vow to fight it in court
It would take a Spaniard born into a low-income family four generations to reach the country’s average income, an OECD report finds
Spain’s state railway company Renfe has taken the eight officers off duty and has opened an investigation into the case
In Muslim countries incomes are lower than in the rest of the world, while illiteracy is higher and life expectancy lower. Why?
“The main priority of the Spanish government has always been to offer certainty and security during this process,” writes Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
Investigators say the group used micro-cameras to provide evidence of the raid to whoever ordered and financed the operation
The US denies any involvement in the mysterious break-in, although the group leader contacted the FBI
Spanish judge investigating the strange incident at the diplomatic mission in Madrid has lifted the seal on the probe
The government and conservative Popular Party have criticized the move from López Obrador, but the left-wing Unidas Podemos group has defended the Mexican president
Agency says more funding is needed to support migrant integration, given the growing number of arrivals
March 31 will see watches go forward by an hour, but wasn’t this year was meant to mark the abolition of the practice? The European Commission has opted to delay that move until 2021
A video of the passenger sharpening his tool went viral on social media, with many concerned he had dangerous intentions
But Bank of Spain warns about spending measures and says the next government to come out of the general election should prepare for a downturn
Madrid applauds decision, which found that countries that have reinstated border controls cannot use them for pushbacks
This week we discuss the demonstration against the UK’s withdrawal from the EU in the Spanish capital and look at why an expert ham cutter caused a scandal on social media
A survey shows that the winner will have to forge alliances with regional nationalist parties in order to form a government, making a leftist bloc more likely
Public prosecutor will bring charges of disobedience against Quim Torra, who will not face prison time but could be removed from his position and barred from public office
“We are a common-sense party and of course we support the right to self-defense of upstanding Spaniards,” says Santiago Abascal, the head of the far-right group
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Around 400 people came out to protest against the UK’s exit from the European Union on Saturday, demanding a “people’s vote” on what happens next
Following Thursday’s key European Council meeting, Pedro Sánchez underscores that the EU has gone as far as it can to deal with the ongoing crisis
Verne speaks to Spanish alumni who studied in the UK on the importance of the program, which could be at risk if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal
But business and union leaders are unsure if deal will go ahead due to instability of UK and Spanish governments
The contingency plan also addresses crossborder workers in Gibraltar and business activity, but underscores that concessions will depend on securing similar treatment for Spaniards living and working in the UK
Two private hospitals are due to open centers in Madrid, where children and patients with rare tumors will especially benefit from a treatment with fewer side effects than X-rays
A study by two Spanish academics reveals the scope and lack of control over pre-installed apps, many of which are specialized in monitoring the user and in advertising
The pop icon could not get permission to allow the animal inside a 19th-century palace for a music video shoot, and has since accused the Portuguese of being ungrateful
Itziar Prats’ children, Nerea and Martina, aged two and six, were murdered by their father after authorities failed to act on the report she filed against him
Entrepreneurs in Almería, Granada and Murcia have joined forces to restore a huge tract of dry land over a period of 20 years with the help of international investors and philanthropists
Josué Estébanez is considered a cult figure by extremists, including the New Zealand mosque shooter, for killing a left-wing activist on the Madrid subway in 2007
Five packs have set up home in the region but ranchers are worried that the rising numbers could lead to more attacks on their livestock
Growing numbers of men are requesting to use their non-transferable paternity leaves, although other resources remain underutilized
Families with kids continue to abandon the heart of the capital as prices rise along with tourist numbers
These Spaniards have turned television quizzes into a job that can earn them millions in prize money. Here they share their winning formulas, and reveal the work that success requires
Freelancer Juan Moreno has become nothing short of a hero in Germany after he exposed star reporter Claas Relotius for making up stories for the prestigious weekly news magazine
Hooded and fast, they seek out carriages to spray as a cocktail of romanticism, art, adrenaline and risk courses through their veins. They are the ‘guerillas’ and this is their paint war
Kids of nine are viewing sexually explicit material that is accessible 24/7 online. This virtual, 21st-century sex education is warping adolescents’ approach to their first adult relationships
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Around 400 people came out to Margaret Thatcher square on Saturday, at a demonstration organized by the EuroCitizens organization
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See the city like never before from a boutique rooftop bar, open-air cinema or the top of a cathedral
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From Setenil de las Bodegas in Cádiz to Nijar in Almería, here are the towns that have joined the prestigious club this year
Boasting a rich history, great food scene and wild landscapes, the province has been ranked on The New York Times’ list of best trips for 2019
From the multicolored waterfall in La Palma to the giant geode of Pulpí, Almería, here are 23 destinations ranging from the popular to the obscure
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From Navarre and Málaga, to Soria and Burgos, you’ll find a wealth of walking ideas here – perfect to burn off some of that seasonal indulgence
A year and half after she was killed in a car bomb, it is still not known who was behind the investigative reporter’s death
The EU list of offenders only includes jurisdictions outside Europe, yet there is evidence that foreign investment is flowing through small countries such as Luxembourg without any link to actual activity
Plovdiv is the first city in Bulgaria to be named European Capital of Culture, and authorities are hoping that the global attention will help drive a profound transformation
Innovative villages like this one on the Swedish island of Gotland are leading by example in the effort to repopulate rural areas in a sustainable way. There are sister communities in several parts of Spain
We don’t believe the government or the experts, but we do believe anonymous social media posts
A Venezuela free of the influences of the Russian autocracy and the Cuban dictatorship is an objective that the world’s democracies should support
Democracies seem to be suffering from a type of “political autoimmune disease” – as part of each society wages war on the rest of the social body
We have to accept that democracy requires more effort than just casting a vote every few years
While appearing to be of little interest to the general public at first glance, the institutions that sponsored them and the credibility of their authors make these warnings difficult to ignore
We speak to James Blick, a travel journalist who is fronting an online gourmet guide to Madrid
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