Spanish Congress

Catalan to make its debut in Spain's Congress amid a PP offensive on language and amnesty
Catalan language

Catalan to make its debut in Spain's Congress amid a PP offensive on language and amnesty

Abel Degà
Use of Catalan, Basque, Galician and Aranese will be possible in Spanish Congress from next week
Catalan language

Use of Catalan, Basque, Galician and Aranese will be possible in Spanish Congress from next week

Abel Degà
Aranese in Madrid: the Spanish MP who will now be able to use his Pyrenean language in Congress
Language

Aranese in Madrid: the Spanish MP who will now be able to use his Pyrenean language in Congress

Abel Degà
Armengol presents rule change to allow Catalan in Spanish Congress, in line with Junts' demands
Spanish Congress

Armengol presents rule change to allow Catalan in Spanish Congress, in line with Junts' demands

Abel Degà / Marta Lasalas
Meritxell Batet, ex-speaker of Spanish Congress, leaves politics
Spanish Congress

Meritxell Batet, ex-speaker of Spanish Congress, leaves politics

Abel Degà
Borrowed deputies
Editorial

Borrowed deputies

José Antich
Junts registers its own group in the Spanish Congress thanks to 4 deputies 'lent' by the PSC
Investiture

Junts registers its own group in the Spanish Congress thanks to 4 deputies 'lent' by the PSC

Jaume Vich
First gesture in Congress: PSOE and Sumar will allow ERC and Junts to form parliamentary groups
Investiture

First gesture in Congress: PSOE and Sumar will allow ERC and Junts to form parliamentary groups

Jaume Vich
Spanish MPs will vote on September 26th and 27th over investiture of Feijóo as prime minister
Investiture

Spanish MPs will vote on September 26th and 27th over investiture of Feijóo as prime minister

Jaume Vich
Armengol seeks "consensus" in introducing Catalan to the Spanish Congress: "As fast as possible"
Spanish Congress

Armengol seeks "consensus" in introducing Catalan to the Spanish Congress: "As fast as possible"

Jaume Vich
Secrets of the Sánchez-Puigdemont negotiation
Editorial

Secrets of the Sánchez-Puigdemont negotiation

José Antich
The accord between Puigdemont and Sánchez, an historic achievement for Catalan, Basque and Galician
Spanish Congress

The accord between Puigdemont and Sánchez, an historic achievement for Catalan, Basque and Galician

Pedro Ruiz
Francina Armengol (PSOE), new speaker of the Spanish Congress with the votes of ERC and Junts
Spanish Congress

Francina Armengol (PSOE), new speaker of the Spanish Congress with the votes of ERC and Junts

Jaume Vich
Now the PSOE is hurrying: Puigdemont wants it in writing
Editorial

Now the PSOE is hurrying: Puigdemont wants it in writing

José Antich
The PSOE and the PP, flying blind into crucial Congress vote which could decant Spain's political future
Spanish Congress

The PSOE and the PP, flying blind into crucial Congress vote which could decant Spain's political future

Jaume Vich
Puigdemont demands "verifiable actions before committing any vote" in critical Bureau decision
Spanish Congress

Puigdemont demands "verifiable actions before committing any vote" in critical Bureau decision

Judit Pellicer
Puigdemont, unmoved: Sánchez without majority
Editorial

Puigdemont, unmoved: Sánchez without majority

José Antich
Francina Armengol: the Socialists' candidate to preside over the Spanish Congress
Spanish Congress

Francina Armengol: the Socialists' candidate to preside over the Spanish Congress

Marta Sánchez Iranzo / Vicenç Pagès
Looking to Waterloo: the PSOE, Sumar and Bildu admit contacts with Junts ahead of key vote
Spanish congress

Looking to Waterloo: the PSOE, Sumar and Bildu admit contacts with Junts ahead of key vote

Jaume Vich
Congress establishes its first alliances this Thursday
Editorial

Congress establishes its first alliances this Thursday

José Antich
Vox's crisis worsens as Steegman resignation follows that of Espinosa de los Monteros
Vox

Vox's crisis worsens as Steegman resignation follows that of Espinosa de los Monteros

Malena Ramajo
The Socialists tackle the Bureau negotiation, under the watchful eyes of ERC and Junts
Spanish general election

The Socialists tackle the Bureau negotiation, under the watchful eyes of ERC and Junts

Jaume Vich
Meritxell Batet, first victim
Editorial

Meritxell Batet, first victim

José Antich
Meritxell Batet, speaker of Spanish Congress, steps aside and won't be a candidate on August 17th
Spanish Congress

Meritxell Batet, speaker of Spanish Congress, steps aside and won't be a candidate on August 17th

Jaume Vich
Forming the Bureau, first test of the Spanish Congress's new majorities
Spanish Congress

Forming the Bureau, first test of the Spanish Congress's new majorities

Abel Degà
How does a Spanish general election work?
Spanish general election

How does a Spanish general election work?

Rob King / Robert Southon
Earthquake in the Comuns: Jaume Asens won't continue as head of party list in Congress
Spanish general election

Earthquake in the Comuns: Jaume Asens won't continue as head of party list in Congress

Lluís Bou
MPs swearing on the "democratic mandate of October 1st": acceptable to Spain's Constitutional Court
Spanish Congress

MPs swearing on the "democratic mandate of October 1st": acceptable to Spain's Constitutional Court

Júlia Peñascal
From Operation Catalonia to 'Rodalies': the Catalan agenda wiped out by Spain's snap election
Spanish general election

From Operation Catalonia to 'Rodalies': the Catalan agenda wiped out by Spain's snap election

Abel Degà
Ex-police leader Villarejo points to former Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy as the leader of Operation Catalonia
Operation Catalonia

Ex-police leader Villarejo points to former Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy as the leader of Operation Catalonia

Jaume Vich
Spain's housing law is passed by Congress with support from ERC and Bildu
Housing

Spain's housing law is passed by Congress with support from ERC and Bildu

Abel Degà / Jaume Vich
Sánchez is selling snake oil, not homes
Editorial

Sánchez is selling snake oil, not homes

José Antich
Spain's amended 'Only yes means yes' law is passed: what's the end result?
Only yes means yes

Spain's amended 'Only yes means yes' law is passed: what's the end result?

Jaume Vich
Pedro Sánchez speaks on Morocco, but won't explain why he abandoned Western Sahara
Maghreb

Pedro Sánchez speaks on Morocco, but won't explain why he abandoned Western Sahara

Abel Degà
Operation Catalonia, yet another hoodwinking
Editorial

Operation Catalonia, yet another hoodwinking

José Antich
Flush them away: how Spain deals with its inquiries into the "sewers of the state"
Operation Catalonia

Flush them away: how Spain deals with its inquiries into the "sewers of the state"

Abel Degà
The PSOE covers up Rajoy's scandals
Editorial

The PSOE covers up Rajoy's scandals

José Antich
Who will have to appear before the Spanish Congress's Operation Catalonia inquiry?
Operation Catalonia

Who will have to appear before the Spanish Congress's Operation Catalonia inquiry?

El Nacional / Abel Degà
Spanish Congress agrees to digital meeting with Pegasus MEPs after snubbing them
Espionage

Spanish Congress agrees to digital meeting with Pegasus MEPs after snubbing them

El Nacional
Vox's no-confidence motion fails as expected; PP abstains, Pedro Sánchez reinforced
Spanish Congress

Vox's no-confidence motion fails as expected; PP abstains, Pedro Sánchez reinforced

Abel Degà
The duplicity, the glory and the vanity
Editorial

The duplicity, the glory and the vanity

José Antich
Madrid slams the door on Europe's Pegasus committee
Editorial

Madrid slams the door on Europe's Pegasus committee

José Antich
Tamames and the motion-show
Editorial

Tamames and the motion-show

José Antich
Spanish Congress reinforces Podemos minister Montero as trans and abortion laws pass
Spanish congress

Spanish Congress reinforces Podemos minister Montero as trans and abortion laws pass

Abel Degà
Spanish right unites behind plan to stop Puigdemont from running for election
Spanish right

Spanish right unites behind plan to stop Puigdemont from running for election

Jaume Vich
In Spanish Congress, minister treats Pegasus case as closed: "We've met all our obligations"
Pegasus

In Spanish Congress, minister treats Pegasus case as closed: "We've met all our obligations"

Jaume Vich
Spain's PSOE, intent on amending 'Only yes means yes' law, with or without Podemos
Only Yes Means Yes Law

Spain's PSOE, intent on amending 'Only yes means yes' law, with or without Podemos

Abel Degà
Spain's Constitutional Court tells Congress that it can be "limited" by the judges
Institutional Crisis

Spain's Constitutional Court tells Congress that it can be "limited" by the judges

Lluís Bou