energy prices

EXPLAINER: How has the war in Iran impacted wholesale energy prices in Spain – and what does it mean for my household bill?

WHOLESALE energy prices in Spain have skyrocketed by almost 700 per cent in just a week in response to the ongoing war in Iran, triggering

12 Mar, 2026 @ 09:25

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Spain’s annual inflation rate falls to 2.2% with food price rises slowing further

SPAIN’S annual inflation rate clocked in at 2.2% in April- down by 0.1 %- with food inflation at 2%. The National Institute of Statistics (INE)

14 May, 2025 @ 14:00

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Spain's annual inflation rate goes down to 7.3% in October

Inflation falls below 3% mark in Spain due to lower electricity prices

LOWER energy prices played a big part in Spain’s provisional inflation rate for February dropping to 2.8%. That’s a fall of 0.6% from January’s figure

29 Feb, 2024 @ 09:48

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Inflation falls in Spain in May, but remains stubbornly high for foodstuffs

INFLATION in Spain fell to 3.2% in May according to the country’s National Statistics Institute (INE), but the rate for foodstuffs remains stubbornly high at

13 Jun, 2023 @ 20:00

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Heated debate: Madrid politicians go on the attack after revelations they are claiming government energy handouts

WHEN NEWS broke on Wednesday that the vice-premier of the Madrid region was claiming benefits to help pay for his heating bills, despite earning nearly

16 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

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Spain's government says economy has returned to pre-pandemic growth rates

Spain’s economy grew faster than expected in 2022 to beat recession fears

SPAIN’S gross domestic product grew by 5.5% in 2022 despite the global economic crisis which has caused rocketing prices. Figures released on Friday by the

27 Jan, 2023 @ 11:15

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Spain and France sign friendship treaty on issues affecting EU at summit in Barcelona

FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday signed a friendship treaty after holding a bilateral summit in Barcelona. The meeting

20 Jan, 2023 @ 10:00

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Spain’s inflation rate was 5.7% in December

SPAIN’S inflation rate for December was 5.7%- a tenth lower than in provisional figures announced a fortnight ago by the National Institute of Statistics. The

13 Jan, 2023 @ 10:46

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Spain’s annual inflation rate produces big October fall

SPAIN’S annual inflation rate has fallen to 7.3% in October according to preliminary figures issued on Friday by the National Statistics Institute(INE). That’s a 1.6%

28 Oct, 2022 @ 10:57

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EXPLAINED: What we know about Spain’s plan to lessen impact of Ukraine war on Spain’s economy

A RAFT of measures has been unveiled this week by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in a bid to minimise the impact of the Ukraine war

30 Mar, 2022 @ 14:15

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Spain’s energy network ‘rules out a cyber attack as the cause of the blackout’

Spain’s inflation rate surges to 9.8%- highest figure since 1985

INFLATION in Spain has soared to 9.8% in March- the highest rate since May 1985, according to figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE). The rate

30 Mar, 2022 @ 12:12

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Pedro Sanchez meets Emmanuel Macron as Spain backs off EU-wide cap on wholesale electricity prices

Pedro Sanchez in talks with Emmanuel Macron as Spain backs off EU-wide cap on wholesale electricity prices

PEDRO Sanchez has appealed to the European Union to come up with a ‘sufficiently balanced response’ to wholesale electricity prices and energy supplies in the

21 Mar, 2022 @ 17:26

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Unions say Inditex fashion group agrees to big inflation-busting wage rise for shop workers in Spain

Spanish fashion retailer Inditex known for brands like Zara and Bershka says prices will rise by 2%

SPANISH fashion giant Inditex says prices will go up by 2% across its domestic stores this spring and summer due to inflation. Inditex, who are

16 Mar, 2022 @ 18:11

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Fuel prices pump up inflation rate to 2.6% in Spain

Spain’s inflation rate soars with effects of Russian sanctions still to bite

SPAIN has recorded its biggest annual inflation hike since 1989 according to figures released on Monday by the National Statistics Institute(INE). Preliminary numbers for February

28 Feb, 2022 @ 13:21

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Inflation rate shows marginal fall in December according to latest figures in Spain

Inflation rate in Spain soars back up to the days of the peseta

SPAIN’S inflation rate has soared to 5.5% due to steep energy price rises. Figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE) for October were 1.1% higher than

28 Oct, 2021 @ 11:26

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Spark goes out on electricity bill increase

Competition regulator outrules energy price hike

20 Dec, 2013 @ 10:50

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EXPLAINER: How has the war in Iran impacted wholesale energy prices in Spain – and what does it mean for my household bill?

Spain’s annual inflation rate falls to 2.2% with food price rises slowing further

Inflation falls below 3% mark in Spain due to lower electricity prices

Inflation falls in Spain in May, but remains stubbornly high for foodstuffs

Heated debate: Madrid politicians go on the attack after revelations they are claiming government energy handouts

Spain’s economy grew faster than expected in 2022 to beat recession fears

Spain and France sign friendship treaty on issues affecting EU at summit in Barcelona

Spain’s inflation rate was 5.7% in December

Spain’s annual inflation rate produces big October fall

EXPLAINED: What we know about Spain’s plan to lessen impact of Ukraine war on Spain’s economy

Spain’s inflation rate surges to 9.8%- highest figure since 1985

Pedro Sanchez in talks with Emmanuel Macron as Spain backs off EU-wide cap on wholesale electricity prices

Spanish fashion retailer Inditex known for brands like Zara and Bershka says prices will rise by 2%

Spain’s inflation rate soars with effects of Russian sanctions still to bite

Inflation rate in Spain soars back up to the days of the peseta

Spark goes out on electricity bill increase

Morrissey scraps Valencia concert due to ‘lack of sleep’ caused by noisy Fallas celebrations

Campo de Gibraltar horse dealer who let animals become ‘living skeletons’ is finally jailed as four more are rescued from flooded field

‘They’ve been very bad’: Trump doubles down on threat to cut off all trade with Spain as Iran war row escalates

Marbella luxury estate agency falls victim to sophisticated ‘phishing’ scam as €2 million is wired to the Netherlands

Man shot dead by suspected stray bullet while on balcony of his Costa Blanca home