Beer consumption reaches all-time high in Spain
BEER drinking reached a record-high in Spain in 2022 helped by hospitality recovering after the pandemic and larger number of tourists. Figures released by the
Bank of Spain improves its economic forecast for remainder of 2023
THE BANK OF SPAIN has raised its economic growth forecast for 2023 to 2.3% from 1.6% in March as activity picked up more than expected
Spain’s banks told to pay out more to savers as interest rates climb
BANKS in Spain have been told to start paying clients better rates for their savings as interest rates continue to climb. The call has come
From suntan lotions to condoms; most stolen products in Spain during the summer
WITH summer comes a rise in temperatures and also a rise in petty thefts in grocery stores and supermarkets. In fact in the summer, thefts
Major retailer in Spain- El Corte Ingles Group- reports massive rise in net profits
SPAIN’S El Corte Ingles Group closed the 2022 financial year with global revenues of €15.3 billion- up 22.5% compared to the previous year with net
Spain mulls joining France in banning short-haul flights that can be taken by train with Madrid – Barcelona in their sights
SPAIN is considering joining other European countries in halting short-haul flights in a bid to address climate change. The proposals would be following in the
Scottish food charity helping needy children worldwide wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias award
A SCOTTISH charity has won a Princess of Asturias award for ‘its exemplary dedication to helping resolve some of the world’s most pressing problems’. The
Spain receives unenviable accolade of Madrid being crowned the most overworked city in the world
OF all the cities in all the world, Spaniards might not be surprised to find that it’s their capital that has been ranked the most
Police in Spain offer tips to stop holiday rental booking scams
THE POLICIA NACIONAL has issued a scam warning to tourists ahead of the summer season looking to book vacation homes in Spain. There have been
Female victims of gender violence in Spain up by nearly 18% in early months of 2023
THE NUMBER OF female victims suffering domestic violence in Spain has shown a big rise in the first quarter of the year, reaching 40,481 -17.85%
Partido Popular leader Feijoo says deal with Vox in Spain’s Valencia region was only way to avoid new elections
THE LEADER of the conservative Partido Popular, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, has said that fresh elections would have been called in the Valencian Community if a
Police in Spain arrest and investigate over 100 online buyers of fake university degrees
THE POLICIA NACIONAL has arrested 20 people and are investigating another hundred in Spain for online purchases of bogus degrees from approximately 30 Spanish universities.
Spain will play Brazil in ‘anti-racism’ football friendly in support of abused Vinicius Jr
SPAIN will welcome Brazil next March to play an ‘anti-racism’ football friendly in support of Real Madrid player Vincius Jr who was racially abused by
Spain starts exhuming remains from Franco era mausoleum near Madrid
WORK started on Monday to exhume 128 victims of the Spanish Civil War from the Valley of the Fallen mausoleum near Madrid. The Democratic Memory
A fifth of people in Spain knowingly buy fake goods or access pirate online content
A FIFTH of people in Spain say they intentionally purchased counterfeit products in the last twelve months- a percentage that is above the European Union
Leader of far-left Podemos party says there will be election pact with new Sumar grouping in Spain
THE LEADER of Spain’s far-left party Podemos has said that it will run with new left grouping Sumar in July’s general election. Podemos general secretary
Online scammer sells non-existent cut price cars to people around Spain
A 32-YEAR-OLD scammer conned people out of €82,400 by selling them cut price cars they never received. The Guardia Civil arrested the Columbian man after
Spain slammed for being the European country with more dolphins in captivity
Environmentalists have exposed Spain as the European country with the largest number of dolphins in captivity. NGO World Animal Protection slams the Mediterranean country for
Spain tests first large train to be powered by renewable diesel
SPAIN’S state train operator Renfe and energy company Cepsa have teamed up with freight transporter Maersk to power up a large freight train with renewable
One of the world’s best restaurants reopens as a museum in Spain’s Catalunya
EL BULLI, repeatedly voted the world’s best restaurant before it closed in July 2011 is reopening as a museum to tell the story of how
Forecasters predict one of the hottest summers over recent decades in Spain
SPAIN’S State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) says there’s a high probability of a hot summer which will be among the warmest in recent decades. Aemet spokesperson, Ruben
Retailer Carrefour in Spain steps up solar panel installations at its stores
RETAILER Carrefour says it its planning to install 330,000 square metres of solar panels at 130 of its stores in Spain. Some 30 hypermarkets and
Police smash drug traffickers hiding stashes in potato lorries travelling from Spain to Poland
POLICE in Spain and Poland have brought down an international drug trafficking gang that shipped in large amounts of drugs hidden in lorries transporting potatoes.
Spain’s tourism minister predicts record summer for foreign visitors
SPAIN welcomed 7.2 million international tourists in April- a record for that month in figures published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics(INE). Tourism
Woman admitted to hospital in Spain with Ebola symptoms
A WOMAN is in a special unit of a Basque Country hospital with symptoms compatible with an Ebola infection. She is currently awaiting test results
King Felipe welcomes Hillary Clinton to Madrid palace audience in Spain
ONE of America’s best-known retired politicians, Hilary Clinton, met with Spain’s King Felipe on Wednesday at the Palacio de la Zarzuela. The former US First