Foreclosed homes in Spain to become low rent properties to help young people
SPAIN’S government has approved a measure to make up to 50,000 foreclosed homes- held by ‘bad bank’ Sareb- available for low rentals to ease the
Judge sides with restaurant in Spain’s Basque Country that fined three diners €510 for failing to turn up
A JUDGE in Spain’s Basque Country has sided with a restaurant after it charged three diners €510 for failing to turn up to their dinner
How Spain’s Social Security system is using artificial intelligence to identify fraudulent sick leave
SPAIN’S Social Security system is using an artificial intelligence algorithm to try to predict whether someone who is taking sick leave is ready to get
Crypto earnings to be investigated by Spain’s Inland Revenue
THE Spanish Inland Revenue has launched an investigation to identify bitcoin-related assets to prevent tax evasion and avoidance. The period for submitting the income tax
Spain’s prime minister says sorry for new consent law that has seen sex offenders released from jail early
SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez has used an interview with Spanish newspapers to apologise for the unexpected effects of a new consent law, which has
Explainer: What will the government’s planned housing law mean for landlords and tenants?
THE SPANISH government has been negotiating a proposed housing law for months, if not years, and the deal that has been hammered out between parties
Man accused of sending letter bombs to political and military targets in Spain gets bailed
THE National Court in Madrid has bailed an Ebro province man arrested in January for sending six letter bombs to political and military targets. Pompeyo
Five young men imprisoned after allegedly raping a woman in Barcelona
Five men accused of gang raping a women in the Catalan town of Rubi were sent to prison last Thursday 14. They are believed to
Foods with reduced VAT become more expensive in March
Foods that had their VAT slashed in January have had a price hike in March. At the start of the year the Government decided to
Europe’s biggest cocaine lab closed down by police in Spain’s Pontevedra region
THE POLICIA NACIONAL has dismantled what it has described as the biggest cocaine laboratory in Europe, with 18 people arrested. The lab in Pontevedra had
Queen of Spain gets compliments and colourful language from wellwisher in Cordoba
THE ELDERLY Spanish woman may have been talking to Queen Letizia, but that didn’t stop her from using some colourful language when she got a
Number of sex offenders released early under Spain’s ‘yes means yes’ consent law now exceeds 100
THE NUMBER of convicted sex offenders who have secured early release from prison thanks to a controversial new consent law has now passed the 100
Spain’s food safety agency raises alert over contaminated cinnamon
THE SPANISH food safety agency has issued an alert about the possible presence of bacteria in a particular brand of ground cinnamon. According to Aesan,
Disgraced former King of Spain finally to return to the country after fleeing to Abu Dhabi in 2020
THE King Emeritus, former King Juan Carlos I, is finally set to return to Spain on April 19th after fleeing the country in disgrace. He
Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia confirm attendance at King Charles III’s coronation
SPAIN’S King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia have confirmed that they will be attending the coronation of King Charles III in London on May 6.
Police officer in Spain faces sexual abuse charge for grabbing breasts of Femen protestor
AN OFFICER from Spain’s National Police force has been called to appear in court to face accusations of sexual abuse after he grabbed the breasts
34 road deaths in Easter
A total of 34 people have lost their lives in traffic accidents this Easter in Spain, the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) has confirmed. This
Tunnel linking Spain and Morocco back on the agenda after February Rabat meetings
THE governments of Spain and Morocco have restarted talks on a possible 14 kilometre tunnel link between the two countries under the Straits of Gibraltar.
Explainer: What you need to know about filing your 2022 tax return in Spain
TODAY, April 11, marks the start of the period when taxpayers in Spain can begin preparing their 2022 tax returns. As usual with these processes,
Colombian cafe chain opening ‘flagship’ store in Madrid with more outlets coming to Spain
COLOMBIAN cafe chain Juan Valdez will be opening a ‘flagship’ shop in Madrid as part of its plans to open over 100 outlets across Spain
All change? European Commission comes ever closer to scrapping one- and two-euro-cent coins
THE DAYS OF sorting through near-useless one- and two-euro-cent coins among your change could soon be over in Spain and the rest of the eurozone,
No means no: Row in Spain’s government over controversial consent law rumbles on
ONGOING divisions in Spain’s coalition government over a controversial law covering consent show no sign of healing. On Monday, the Socialist Party (PSOE) made clear
Spain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos returns for sailing regatta and lunch with King Charles in London
SPAIN’S Emeritus King Juan Carlos is returning home next week to take part in a sailing event in Pontevedra and will also pop over to
New UK driving licence deal with Spain excludes Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
THE Channel Islands and the Isle of Man have not been included in a recent agreement which allows UK driving licence holders in Spain to
Uncle of Syrian autocrat Bashar al-Assad, nicknamed the ‘Butcher of Hama’, evades trial in Spain on medical grounds
SPAIN’S national court will try in May to resume the trial of the billionaire uncle of Syrian autocrat Bashar al-Assad, accused of money laundering in
Almost two-thirds of people in Spain don’t trust social media for accurate political news
63.9% of people in Spain believe that political news and information obtained via social media networks is unreliable. 71.6% ‘agree or strongly agree’ that the