he resplendent Christmas display of dolls and teddy bears in the window of the Asi toy store is a hallmark of the holiday season on Madrid’s Gran Via, one of the Spanish capital’s busiest shopping streets.

This year, there is a farewell notice among the decorations: “Thank you for these 72 years!” it says. Dozens of shoppers stop to take photos for posterity of one of Madrid’s oldest and best-loved stores.

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Spain’s government is set to add chess to the school curriculum after politicians of all stripes unanimously agreed on the proposal.

ICM is a public company, whose funding comes from the Madrid regional government. Indra is a private company that has tenders worth €12 million with that same regional government. The relationship between ICM and Indra is already under investigation as part of one of Spain’s ongoing complex fraud cases, involving false invoices related to the regional government of Popular Party First Minister Ignacio González.

Spain became the first casualty of beefed up EU rules on statistics after the European Commission recommended the country be fined €19 million for misreporting of deficit data by the region of Valencia.

The bare truth about cycling in a city is that it’s extremely dangerous. That’s the message from hundreds of people who took part in the 14th edition of the World Naked Bike Ride in the Spanish capital, Madrid. Protesters say it’s a reminder that cyclists are constantly exposed with next to no protection. “We don’t want any more deaths of cyclists in Madrid and on the highways. There must be more respect for cyclists and people should go out and ride bikes so there’ll be less pollution,” explained Lucy.

GENEVA (2 October 2017) - I am very disturbed by the violence in Catalonia on Sunday. With hundreds of people reported injured, I urge the Spanish authorities to ensure thorough, independent and impartial investigations into all acts of violence. Police responses must at all times be proportionate and necessary. I firmly believe that the current situation should be resolved through political dialogue, with full respect. I call on the Government of Spain to accept without delay the requests by relevant UN human rights experts to visit.