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1. Catalan premier announces snap election amid dispute over role as deputy

   In a surprise institutional statement, Quim Torra said the date will not be set until the regional budget is passed in parliament

2. Deià: The Spanish village with more tourist accommodation than residents

   The picturesque spot in Mallorca is home to just over 600 people, but the high number of visitors in the summer is putting a strain on resources

3. In photos: Easter in Spain under the coronavirus lockdown

   Reuters photographer Jon Nazca has traveled to Ronda in the southern Spanish city of Málaga to compare this year’s empty streets to the festivities seen in 2019 and 2018

4. Spaniard in Wuhan faces tough choice: Stay with husband or evacuate

   Spain is planning to repatriate citizens who are trapped in the Chinese city due to a coronavirus outbreak, but for Dácil Sánchez that means leaving her partner behind

5. Jailed Catalan leader speaks in parliament on Article 155: “It did nothing to stop us”

   Oriol Junqueras, who is serving a 13-year sentence for his role in the 2017 breakaway bid, appeared at an investigation commission into the suspension of the Catalan government’s regional powers

6. Spanish dentist caught secretly filming colleague undress given three years

   The female employee discovered a pen drive that had been used to record her when she got changed at the Madrid clinic where she worked. The victim has also won compensation

7. In Madrid, investors eye tenants who still pay just €7 a month

   Despite soaring rent prices, there are still a few lucky residents on old Franco-era contracts. Real estate trusts are buying these properties as they wait for the occupants to pass away

8. The shoestring superpower

   Some nations have acquired the capacity to cheaply and stealthily intervene in the domestic politics of rivals, exacerbating their social conflicts, undermining their institutions and making the country harder to govern

9. El Roto

   El Roto cartoon, January 29, 2020

10. Safety failures in Spain

    An investigation is urgently needed into what happened and why communication failed after the explosion in Tarragona, where the delay in adopting confinement measures could have had consequences if there had been a toxic cloud

11. Police: Minister met Venezuelan vice-president to avoid her entry into Spain

    Media reports claim that transportation chief José Luis Ábalos had secret talks with Delcy Rodríguez inside a private aircraft in Madrid’s Barajas airport in the early hours of Monday

12. Spain’s political parties lock horns over far-right Vox’s ‘parental veto’

    The controversial policy from the group would give parents the right to stop their children from attending workshops on issues such as homophobia and sex education

13. PM announces pension hike, defends prosecutor general pick after first Cabinet meeting

    Pedro Sánchez tells press he now has “no reservations” about the leader of his coalition partner Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, despite statements he made last year

14. Catalan premier challenges regional parliament by refusing to give up seat

    Quim Torra got his Together for Catalonia party to abstain from the day’s voting after the speaker warned him that his own vote would not be counted

15. Civil Guard colonel slams actions of Mossos chief during independence drive

    Diego Pérez de los Cobos tells court he would have removed Josep Lluís Trapero from his role as head of the regional police force for his leadership in 2017