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Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca gets EU boost to develop sustainable tourism

BENIDORM will get over €6 million of EU money to pay for a major sustainable tourism initiative. The city had bid for €8 million but...

Spain to introduce Covid checks on air passengers from China

PEOPLE flying into Spain from China will have to produce a Covid vaccination certificate or show proof of a negative Covid test. Friday's announcement from...

Criminal gang in Spain charged up to €20,000 for Pakistani nationals to travel from Bosnia

EIGHT people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for illegally bringing Pakistani nationals into Spain and charging between €12,000 and €20,000 per person...

European court slams Spain for not cutting vehicle pollution in Barcelona and Madrid areas

THE European Court of Justice(CJEU) says that Spain has breached air quality standards in the Barcelona and Madrid areas. A court ruling published on Thursday...

Spain strikes deal with Portugal and France in Alicante for green hydrogen pipeline

THE leaders of Spain, Portugal, and France have agreed on a €2.5 billion plan for a green hydrogen pipeline that should become operational by...

Horse meat gang banked €4.5 million by selling sick animals from Valencia farm in Spain

A joint Guardia Civil and Europol operation has dismantled a criminal gang that illegally marketed horses to be slaughtered for meat that was not...

GBP/EUR exchange rate slumps as BoE forecasts a two-year UK recession

The pound euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate fell sharply through the first two weeks of November as it became increasingly apparent that the UK economy...

Spain wants changes to post-Brexit 90-day stay rule to attract more UK visitors

SPAIN will ask the European Union to change its 90-day rule which is restricting stays by UK residents with property in the country. Post-Brexit, the...

Gandia in Spain’s Valencia to become Europe’s first energy self-sufficient port

GANDIA will be home to Europe's first energy-sufficient port once a new solar energy plant is built. Electromur has been given a €1.7 million contract...

Spain’s Valencia celebrates being named as European Green Capital 2024

VALENCIA will be the European Green Capital 2024, after beating rivals including Murcia City and three Italian contenders. It's an award with which the European...
Spain water shortages

Eye-watering figure needed to fix Andalucia drought crisis in Spain

WATER levels inside Andalucian dams are at record lows and the region’s government has a solution, but it won’t be cheap. Andalucia needs €5 billion...

New energy saving plans approved for Spain will also help users of community boilers

SPAIN'S new energy contingency plan will reduce gas bills for 1.6 million households who live in condominiums that have a shared community boiler. The news...

Spain looks to introduce low-cost shopping basket containing up to 30 basic foods

A senior government minister wants to set the price of up to 30 basic foods to create a low cost shopping basket. Labour and Social...

Spain’s parliament green lights energy-saving measures

CONGRESS on Thursday backed the government's energy-saving plan by 187 votes to 161 with one abstention. The package, part of a European Union plan to...

Legal probe into Spain grossly overpaying for Chinese PPE gowns during Covid-19 pandemic

THE European Public Prosecutor's Office will investigate whether Spain's Health Ministry grossly overpaid for Chinese disposable PPE gowns during the early stages of the...

Spain’s government examines different options on nationwide toll road charging in 2024

SPAIN'S government has commissioned studies at how to introduce a nationwide road toll system from 2024. The measure is in return for receiving EU Covid...

Morocco to get €500 million from EU to fight illegal migration

THE European Commission could give Morocco €500 million to keep migrants out of the EU for the period of 2021 to 2027, the EU...

Week one of Spain’s energy saving measures produces 3.7% fall in consumption

ELECTRICITY usage in Spain fell by 3.7% in the first week of measures introduced by the government to reduce demand on gas generated energy. The...

Spain says vital new gas pipeline link to France could be working by next summer

A new gas pipeline connecting Spain and France could be ready in less than a year. Ecological Transition Minister, Teresa Ribera, told TVE on Friday...

Spain wants to ‘dose-spare’ monkeypox vaccine as supplies are scarce

SPAIN is planning to hand out smaller doses of the monkeypox vaccine as there are not enough supplies to go round. Over 5,000 monkeypox cases...

Workers in Spain get paid 20% less than average European Union salary

EMPLOYEES in Spain get paid 20.2% less than the European Union average according to the latest 'Adecco Monitor on Salaries' study reviewing 2021 wages. An...

Spain’s Valencia bids to become 2022 European Capital of Innovation

VALENCIA is bidding to win the 2022 European Capital of Innovation award. A formal application for the iCapital Awards has been co-ordinated and submitted by...

Spain’s new Covid vaccine gets massive EU order despite no official approval to use it

THE European Commission has agreed to buy 250 million doses of Spain's Hipra Covid-19 vaccine despite the European Medicines Agency(EMA) yet to formally approve...

Beekeepers try to swindle insurers out of €96,000 over bogus bee hive robberies in Spain’s Valencia area

TWO beekeepers made a fake €96,000 insurance claim by saying 1,200 bee hives had been stolen from their Ontinyent farm in Valencia Province. A father...

Two of Spain’s biggest phone and broadband operators sign merger deal

TWO of Spain's biggest telecoms operators Orange and MasMovil have signed a formal deal to merge their operations in the country. The agreement is worth...

People in Spain will not be ordered to reduce gas usage as part of EU plan

SPAIN'S government will not order people to cut their use of gas, as proposed by the European Union. Ecological Transition minister, Teresa Ribera, said that...

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