article_snippet: Mariano Rajoy  visit to the northern Spanish town of Vitoria-Gasteiz took on an air of grave seriousness as the PM cancelled Mariano Rajoy scheduled appointments and headed back to Madrid for a crisis cabinet meeting.
article_snippet: Meanwhile Spain's King and Queen abandoned a planned three-day visit to France after a brief meeting with French president Francois Hollande this morning.
article_snippet: The couple said The couple would be returning to Spain and plan to re-arrange the visit for another occasion .
highlights_snippet: Spanish leader cancelled visit and returned to Madrid for emergency cabinet meeting .
  
highlights_snippet: Spanish King and Queen have abandoned Spanish King and Queen three-day trip to France .
  