Person: King Felipe VI.

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Spain rejects 'illegal' Catalan independence vote

Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy has rejected calls by Catalan officials for negotiations on a referendum on the region's independence, saying the law does not allow it.

Fri, 15 Sep, 2017

Travel chief Pat Dawson awarded medal by king of Spain

Pat Dawson, chief executive of the Irish Travel Agents Association, last night expressed his delight at being awarded the Medal of the Order of Civil Merit at the behest of King Felipe VI of Spain.

Sat, 02 Jul, 2016

Pope Francis bemoans ‘selfish’ Europe after accepting Charlemagne prize

Pope Francis, accepting the Charlemagne prize for promoting European unity, has bemoaned that the continent’s people “are tempted to yield to our own selfish interests and to consider putting up fences”.

Sat, 07 May, 2016

Spain’s Princess Cristina's husband testifies in tax trial

Inaki Urdangarin, the husband of Spain’s Princess Cristina, has begun testifying in the tax-and-embezzlement trial which the couple, and 16 others, are facing.

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016