Spain’s Dia supermarkets hook up with Just Eat for home grocery deliveries
SPAIN’S Dia supermarket chain has gone into partnership with Just Eat to deliver its grocery and convenience goods to homes. The initiative will initially see
Freeze mortgage rates, says Spain’s labour minister after BBVA posts record profits
SPAIN’S deputy prime minister and labour minister, Yolanda Diaz, on Wednesday called on the banking sector to freeze mortgage interest rates and curb its profits
Spain raises minimum wage, in move that could benefit 2.5 million people
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Tuesday that his government would once again raise the national minimum wage, the fifth time his Socialist Party-led
Borrowers in Spain face rising mortgage repayments as Euribor shoots upÂ
RESIDENTS of Spain could see their mortgage payments increase soon thanks to the ongoing rise of the 12-month Euribor. The rate is the most commonly
Sabadell Bank says ‘no plans’ to close branches this year in Spain as profits soar
SABADELL BANK says it has no plans for any further branch closures in Spain this year as it reported a bumper profit for 2022. €130
European home furnishing giant looks at opening logistics centre in Spain’s Alicante
DANISH home furniture and accessory retailer JYSK will open a logistics hub to serve the Iberian Peninsula and has identified a possible Alicante Province site.
Home delivery company Glovo fined €56.7 million for breaking Spain’s employment laws
Home delivery firm Glovo has been fined €56.7 million for breaking employment laws in Spain The Labour Inspectorate said the penalties were for taking on
First digital euro token to be tested under watchful eye of Bank of Spain
THE Bank of Spain will allow a digital euro token to be tested by Malaga-based payment gateway firm Monei. It will be the first use
Spain’s Vueling Airlines becomes first European budget carrier to accept cryptocurrency
SPAIN’S Vueling Airlines will allow cryptocurrencies as payment for fares later this year. The low-cost carrier says it will be the first budget airline in
Barcelona City Hall to ban ‘phantom’ supermarkets and kitchens that are ‘overtaking public spaces’
BARCELONA City Hall is banning supermarkets and kitchens whose products are only available for home delivery. The measure will target popular businesses such as Glovo
Tourist spending in Spain’s Balearic Islands in 2022 smashes pre-pandemic levels
VISITORS to the Balearic Islands in the first 11 months of 2022 spent €800 million more than the whole of the pre-pandemic year of 2019.
EXPLAINER: A guide to Spain’s big January fashion sales
JANUARY is always the time when clothes shoppers in Spain can pick up a bargain in the big sales. Once Friday’s Three Kings holiday is
New car sales in Spain plunge to nine-year low
NEW car sales in Spain have plunged to a nine-year low due to rising costs and logistical issues. Just 813,396 new vehicles were sold in
Spanish industrial activity continues to fall
TO cap off a ‘miserable six months’ Spain’s manufacturing economy remained mired in contraction territory during December. Factory activity continued to fall, although there has
Mercadona supermarket chain in Spain announces staff wage rise in line with inflation
STAFF working for Mercadona supermarkets in Spain will get a 5.8% salary increase- in line with inflation- this January. Workers got a 6.5% inflation-matching rise
Energy companies probed in Spain over anti-competitive practices
SPAIN’S anti-trust watchdog, the CNMC, says it has opened an investigation into various energy companies over possible anti-competitive practices. The CNMC did not specify the
Spotlight on gender wage gap in Spain as men earn 21% more than women
Men on average earn 21% more than women in Spain, according to new figures. Spain’s National Statistics Institute (INE) conducted a survey where it also
Spain’s bars and restaurants expecting bumper post-Covid Christmas
AROUND this time last year, the emergence of the omicron variant of the coronavirus dashed the hopes of Spain’s bars and restaurants of any kind
Spain’s telecoms giant Telefonica puts up prices for packages and mobile phones from New Year
SPAIN’S biggest telecoms provider Telefonica is putting up its prices from January 13, 2023. The firm is putting up tariffs for all of its Movistar
Primark to spend €100 million on eight new stores and refurbishments in Spain
FASHION retailer Primark has announced €100 million plans to open eight new stores and refurbish existing outlets in Spain. 1,000 new employees will be added
Spain cuts windfall tax grab on energy firms to win support of regional political parties
CONGRESS has approved a new windfall tax on excess profits made by energy firms but only after the government agreed to changes demanded by small
With new opening, Netflix’s biggest European studio is now in Spain
GLOBAL streaming giant Netflix on Tuesday unveiled its expanded studios in Madrid, which are now the biggest that the company counts on in the entire
Amazon to open cloud computing unit in Spain’s Aragon region in €2.5 billion investment
AMAZON’S cloud computing division AWS(Amazon Web Services) has announced a €2.5 billion investment in Spain over the next decade. The firm said on Wednesday that
Truck drivers group launch strike in Spain over inflation but disruption described as ‘minimal’
A group of mainly self-employed truck drivers and small haulage companies have gone on indefinite strike in Spain. The National Platform in Defence of Transport
DEAR JENNIFER: Can you recommend a good travel insurance policy for British expats in Spain?
UNFORTUNATELY due to Brexit, the travel insurance company that we worked extremely well with for over 20 years is no longer able to offer cover
EU money seals deal for Spain’s first electric car battery factory in Valencia
CAR maker SEAT has confirmed that it will site Spain’s first electric car battery plant in the Valencia area. SEAT President, Wayne Griffiths reaffirmed the