Politics & People news & information for Madrid

NATIONAL president Pedro Sánchez will open his 'house' to 50 members of the public, unconnected to any political or administrative body or major corporation, to discuss their main concerns.

SECURITY in Madrid is at its tightest ever this coming week as Spain's capital gets ready to host the latest NATO Summit – in fact, residents and commuters have been urged to work from home if their jobs allow for...

IT'S NO secret that Queen Letizia's wardrobe contains numerous budget and mid-range high-street buys sandwiched among pieces worth hundreds or even thousands of euros – and, for those who want to dress like a...

Spanish President, Pedro Sánchez, today announced that he has called all the regional leaders to a video conference next Wednesday, December 22nd, in order to discuss the Covid situation, and to coordinate regional...

NEXT year's NATO summit will be held in Spain – for the first time in a quarter of a century, confirms the organisation's secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg (pictured right).

This morning, in Madrid's Plaza de Colón, the Presidents of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate, Meritxell Batet and Pilar Llop respectively, presided over the traditional raising of the Spanish flag to mark...

THE DUKE of Westminster plans to invest €200 million in 'the most patriotic' Madrid suburb to turn it into an exclusive des-res area.

IF THE family of dictator General Franco does not give the government a decision on where his remains should be placed within the next two weeks, the State will decide on their behalf, says justice minister Dolores...

WINNIE-the-Pooh has been temporarily banned from Madrid's Puerta del Sol square so as not to offend Chinese president Xi Jinping, who is on an official visit to Spain's capital.

A COUNCILLOR in Madrid who looks startlingly similar to the new Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, joked on Twitter that she was 'not getting married' but that she would be 'marrying'.

KING Felipe VI's nephew Froilán de Marichalar and his friends were mugged outside a bingo hall in Madrid recently, reports have revealed today (Saturday).

MAYOR of Caracas and opponent of Venezuela's régime Antonio Ledezma has fled to Spain and met with the latter's president Mariano Rajoy following more than two years of house arrest in the South American...