Politicians in Spain’s Barcelona vote to DOUBLE tourist tax by 2029
BARCELONA’S crusade against tourists shows no signs of slowing down after the city council agreed to hike visitor levies over the next four years. The
EXPLAINER: How will Trump’s controversial new EU trade deal impact Spain’s economy?
FOUR months since President Trump unleashed a tariff blitz that sent shockwaves through the global economy and upended decades of trade diplomacy, the US and
Spain’s economy continues to shine as GDP grows by 0.7% in second quarter of 2025
SPAIN’S economy continues to buck the worldwide trend after posting a GDP growth figure of 0.7% for the second quarter of 2025 – the eighth
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Mind the Will: Why British Expats in Spain Must Coordinate Their Wills Across Borders
By María de Castro, CostaLuz Lawyers When Susan Thompson, a British retiree living quietly in Marbella, passed away, her children thought the inheritance process would
Spain hits lowest unemployment rate since 2008 – as number of workers surpasses 22 million for first time
SPAIN’S remarkable economic performance shows no sign of slowing down after the country hit its lowest rate of unemployment since 2008 – the year of
Tech for Travel: Staying safe and connected on the go this summer
AH, summer in Spain! The sun is shining, the sangria is flowing, and your phone just buzzed with a weather alert back home (spoiler: it’s
Repsol faces €170 million loss from Spanish power outages
THE nationwide power cut that hit Spain has cost energy giant an estimated €170 million in lost revenues from its refineries and chemical plants. The
UK Budget Will Target Wealth — Expats in Spain Must Prepare for Impact
BRITISH nationals living in Spain with financial links to the UK are being urged to prepare for likely tax increases in the Autumn Budget, as
Spain under fire from US and EU for €12M deal with China’s Huawei to store judicial wiretaps
Spain is under fire after it awarded Huawei, the Chinese tech giant, a €12.3 million contract to store judicial wiretaps used by law enforcement and
€100m eco-cash splash: Small firms in Spain’s Catalunya handed loans to fight climate change
SMALL businesses across Catalunya have been handed a €100?million credit line to help them go green – and fast. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has
Spain’s ‘broken’ tax system is ‘robbing British expats’, admits former Hacienda chief
A FORMER head of the Spanish tax agency has blasted the organisation’s conduct in a vote of confidence for hundreds of expats who have accused
Google to lay new undersea cable connecting the USA with Spain as AI demands crank up
US internet giant Google has announced plans to lay a massive new cable under the Atlantic ocean linking Spain directly with the United States. The
Spain’s historic stock exchanges still power the economy – but few know how they work or why they matter
By Peter Dougherty of Bissan Wealth Management MANY people are familiar with the New York Stock Exchange (founded in 1792) or the London Stock Exchange
EU intervenes over Spain’s handling of BBVA takeover of Sabadell Bank
THE European Commission has- as expected- opened an investigation into the Spanish government’s intervention over the proposed ‘hostile’ takeover of Sabadell Bank by BBVA. Last
Here’s how Spain would be impacted if eight million immigrants were deported – and it isn’t pretty
SPAIN’S far-right party Vox was on the receiving end of a powerful backlash after it outlined a radical plan to deport all eight million immigrants
Spain’s Sabadell agrees to sell British bank TSB for €3.1bn – and dish out billions to shareholders
SPAIN’S Banco Sabadell has agreed to sell British high street bank TSB to rival Santander for €3.1 billion, in a move that could reshape the
Spain flies past both South Korea and Japan in GDP rankings as service economy is now king
SPAIN has overtaken both South Korea and Japan in GDP per capita, according to the latest figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Spain’s GDP
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LIFE IN SPAIN: Are sweet shops a dying business? Zoe Dahse investigates the fate of a sugary tradition
ONE of my earliest memories of Spain isn’t of a landmark or a family meal – it’s of a sweet shop. I was just three-years-old
Spain outpaces European rivals as GDP grows 0.6% in first quarter of 2025
SPAIN’S economy continues to outpace its European rivals after the National Statistics Institute (INE) confirmed growth of 0.6% in the first quarter of 2025. Despite
Spain’s Supreme Court upholds law stating employers who pay staff late must cough up 10% interest
IT is an all-too-common problem for many employees: waiting an age to finally receive your monthly salary – or perhaps never receiving it at all.
EU investigates Spain for targeting foreigners with ‘discriminatory’ property taxes
SPAIN is facing legal action from Brussels over claims it has been unfairly taxing foreign property owners – many of them retirees and second-home owners
Spain’s government approves BBVA takeover of Sabadell Bank but with massive strings attached
SPAIN’S government will allow the €11 billion BBVA hostile takeover of Sabadell Bank to go ahead but under strict conditions that could see the bid
Spain drops out of foreign investment top 10 over ‘squatter problem and red tape’
HIGH taxes, squatters, and bureaucracy are some reasons touted as to why Spain has dropped out of a top 10 list for short-term foreign investments.
Robot dog called in to sniff out radioactivity at Spanish nuclear power plant
SPANISH boffins will have a new best friend as they decommission a nuclear power station – a robotic dog called Spot. Developed by Boston Dynamics,