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Year of decision beckons for Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez
Is Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez enjoying a New Year's Day glass of cava as he mulls calling an early General Election in 2022? The leader...
Spain confirms 40 Omicron variant COVID-19 cases so far
40 cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant have been confirmed in Spain, according to Health Minister, Carolina Darias. Speaking in Congress this Thursday, she said...
Tax cuts on electricity bills in Spain extended until April 2022 as wholesale prices reach new record high
TAXES on electricity bills in Spain will continue at lower rates until at least April 2022. The announcement was made in Congress this Wednesday by...
Ex-Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy denies knowledge of illegal spying to track down smears against him
FORMER Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy appeared before a parliamentary committee on Monday to deny spying and smear allegations dating back nine years. Rajoy, Spain's...
Pedro Sanchez gets his 2022 budget plans passed in Spain’s lower house of parliament
PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has seen his draft budget for 2022 approved by Spain's lower house of parliament. Thursday's Congress vote was a success for...
Partido Popular’s Pablo Casado criticised for attending Andalucia church service in memory of Spain’s dictator General Franco
The leader of Spain's conservative Partido Popular has been criticised for attending a church service in memory of the dictator General Franco. Pablo Casado attended...
‘Only yes means yes’: Spain’s cabinet approves bill to classify ‘non-consensual’ sex as rape
SPAIN'S cabinet has backed a bill which would classify all 'non-consensual' sex as rape. The Council of Ministers approval today(July 6) will see the measure...
Spain’s Google tax clears first hurdle in path through parliament
SPAIN’S proposed Google tax has cleared its first hurdle despite opposition from right-wing parties. It is part of a finance bill in the process of...
Spain’s next state of emergency extension will be its last, assures Deputy Prime Minister, Carmen Calvo
CARMEN Calvo has assured that the next state of emergency extension will be the last.
Spanish parliament takes further steps to legalise euthanasia in Spain
The Socialist party proposal aims to make euthanasia a personal right available through both public and private services in Spain
Mallorca to host almost 100 speakers from around the world for island congress
A MASSIVE group of 95 speakers will come together for the Smart Island World Congress in Calvia on April 23. They will talk about a...
PSOE demands end to cartoon dubbing in Spain to help kids learn foreign languages
The centre-left party has asked the government to put pressure on state TV channel RTVE to stop dubbing foreign-made children’s programmes into Spanish
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