Spain
Evidence in Spanish trial will worry Russian leaders
Spanish prosecutors have assembled evidence to show how two major Russian gangs bought properties and laundered cash
SpainMember states will jockey for key EU posts
Spain has secured an ECB vice presidency, boosting the likelihood of a German ECB head next year
EUCatalonia faces difficult investiture of president
The selection of a new regional leader could deepen rather than resolve the political crisis
SpainRe-electing Catalonia’s Puigdemont would rile Madrid
Pro-independence parties have agreed to re-elect the former leader, who is in exile in Brussels
SpainPoll to fuel calls for legal Catalan independence vote
Yesterday’s regional elections failed to resolve the Catalan crisis
SpainCatalonia's regional election will be a close race
The campaign has been volatile and the outcome of the highly symbolic vote is uncertain
SpainProspects for Western Europe in 2018
Elections in Italy and possibly Germany, the Catalan crisis and French reforms will shape politics next year
EuropeFormer mayor escapes house arrest in Venezuela
Former Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma will take a hard line against talks between the government and divided opposition
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