On 1980 Spain established a law for the religious liberty in the country. Now, 30 years later, the government has presented some changes to that law as a development to the laicity of the State. Read the rest of this entry »

There are times when one cannot believe the news. Specially when they come from supposedly democratic countries. Such a thing is what has been going on for a while in Spain with their judiciary system. Read the rest of this entry »

In Spain, part of what is know as “Historic Memory Law” has given the right to apply for Spanish nationality to the children and grandchildren of people who were forced into exile during the Spanish Civil War and the years of Franco’s dictatorship. Read the rest of this entry »

Thirty five years after the death of the Spanish dictator Franco, Falange, the fascist Spanish party is still active in Spain. Now, together with Manos Limpias, a Spanish ultra-right civil servants’ trade union organization, they have filed a case against judge Baltasar Garzón, internationally well know for indicting Osama bin Laden and the Chilean dictator Pinochet. Read the rest of this entry »

Many tourists who visit Madrid have been told to go and see the Valle de los Caidos (Valley of the Fallen) located outside Madrid. For many of these tourists it is just something else to see in Spain. For Spaniards it means much more. Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday when we reported about the bomb explosion in Burgos, Spain, there was some uncertainty about the perpetrators. Though it was believed to be the work of ETA, the lack of warning in advance the explosion left some doubts. Today, the Spanish government does not have any doubt about the authors of the detonation. Read the rest of this entry »

Just last week the world was honoring in the Normandy beaches the veterans of D-Day from World War II. That some of them were able to travel 65 years after that important day from as far away as the US to France was already impressive. Read the rest of this entry »