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EU could block merger in Spain between mobile phone giants Orange and MasMovil

PLANS for a €18.6 billion merger between two of Spain’s biggest telecoms companies Orange and MasMovil are under threat from the European Commission(EC). The news

22 Jun, 2023 @ 10:42

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Vodafone Spain is sold to British firm for £4.4billion

Vodafone could quit Spain as telecoms-mobile market heats up

BRITISH telecoms group Vodafone could pull out of Spain and has hired the Morgan Stanley investment bank to review its options in the country, according

21 Jun, 2023 @ 17:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Big success for 2022 Youth Cultural Bonus in Spain as applications are invited for 2023

SPAIN’S Youth Cultural Bonus for 2022 which provided €400 per head to invest in culture to young people who reach 18 years has distributed more

20 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

La Cultura·Lead·National News

Postal service wants time extension for mail-in ballots ahead of Sunday's general election in Spain

Spain’s mail service Correos wins two awards at the world-wide ‘Oscars of the postal services’

SPAIN’S national post service, El Correos, has won two awards at the ‘World Post & Parcel Awards 2023’. It took to the stage to collect

20 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·National News

New extreme heat alerts issued as even higher temperatures are expected this weekend in Spain's Valencia

First heatwave of the summer, with highs of 45ºC, could hit Spain this week

THE days of cooling storms are numbered weather expert warns. According to Ruben Del Campo, spokesman for Spain’s Met Office AEMET, the first heatwave of

20 Jun, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·National News·Weather

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

19 Jun, 2023 @ 16:05

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Bank of Spain improves its economic forecast for rest of 2023

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

19 Jun, 2023 @ 15:23

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

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

19 Jun, 2023 @ 14:35

Lead·National News

Another Spanish supermarket chain falls as Spain's supermarket wars heat up

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

19 Jun, 2023 @ 10:40

Crime & Law·National News·Other News

Major retailer in Spain- El Corte Ingles Group- reports massive net profit rise in 2022

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

17 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

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

16 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·National News·Travel News

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

15 Jun, 2023 @ 14:30

Asturias·Lead·National News

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

15 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Lead·Madrid·National News

HPolice in Spain offer tips to stop people being swindled over holiday rental bookings

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

15 Jun, 2023 @ 10:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Property

Man and his two sons are arrested over stabbing of his ex-partner at an ice cream parlour on Spain’s Costa Blanca

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%

14 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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

14 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

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.

14 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

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

14 Jun, 2023 @ 09:30

Lead·Madrid·National News·Sport

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

13 Jun, 2023 @ 10:15

Lead·Madrid·National News

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

12 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

Lead·National News

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

9 Jun, 2023 @ 18:30

Lead·National News·Politics

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

9 Jun, 2023 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Dolphins Oceanografic Javier Yaya Tur Wikimedia Commons

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

8 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

Environment·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

8 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Madrid·National News

One Of The World's Best Restaurants To Reopen As Museum In Spain's Catalunya

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

7 Jun, 2023 @ 18:45

Catalunya·Food & Drink·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Heatwave 'ends' in parts of Spain from Sunday but some areas will notice little change

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

7 Jun, 2023 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Weather

National News- Page 38

EU could block merger in Spain between mobile phone giants Orange and MasMovil

Vodafone could quit Spain as telecoms-mobile market heats up

Big success for 2022 Youth Cultural Bonus in Spain as applications are invited for 2023

Spain’s mail service Correos wins two awards at the world-wide ‘Oscars of the postal services’

First heatwave of the summer, with highs of 45ºC, could hit Spain this week

Beer consumption reaches all-time high in Spain

Bank of Spain improves its economic forecast for remainder of 2023

Spain’s banks told to pay out more to savers as interest rates climb

From suntan lotions to condoms; most stolen products in Spain during the summer

Major retailer in Spain- El Corte Ingles Group- reports massive rise in net profits

Spain mulls joining France in banning short-haul flights that can be taken by train with Madrid – Barcelona in their sights

Scottish food charity helping needy children worldwide wins Spain’s Princess of Asturias award

Spain receives unenviable accolade of Madrid being crowned the most overworked city in the world

Police in Spain offer tips to stop holiday rental booking scams

Female victims of gender violence in Spain up by nearly 18% in early months of 2023

Partido Popular leader Feijoo says deal with Vox in Spain’s Valencia region was only way to avoid new elections

Police in Spain arrest and investigate over 100 online buyers of fake university degrees

Spain will play Brazil in ‘anti-racism’ football friendly in support of abused Vinicius Jr

Spain starts exhuming remains from Franco era mausoleum near Madrid

A fifth of people in Spain knowingly buy fake goods or access pirate online content

Leader of far-left Podemos party says there will be election pact with new Sumar grouping in Spain

Online scammer sells non-existent cut price cars to people around Spain

Spain slammed for being the European country with more dolphins in captivity

Spain tests first large train to be powered by renewable diesel

One of the world’s best restaurants reopens as a museum in Spain’s Catalunya

Forecasters predict one of the hottest summers over recent decades in Spain

Goodbye to Cadiz’s prize catch? The iconic bluefin tuna could be leaving Spanish waters – and you can guess why

‘Don’t even think about coming to rob us’: Chaos in Malaga as over 40 machete-wielding masked youths gather to shoot fireworks and film rap video

Lining up the legends – the world’s golfing stars are descending on Spain three times this year

IN PICS: Firefighters struggle to rescue horse trapped all night in mud in southern Spain

At last! Spring arrives early in Costa Blanca and Andalucia with highs of 28C – this is where you can hit the beach this weekend