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Spain’s small businesses get extra time as automatic tracking system that sends invoices straight to Hacienda is delayed

Spain’s small businesses get extra time as automatic tracking system sending invoices straight to the Hacienda is delayed

SPAIN’S small businesses have been given extra time to adopt new anti-fraud online app that files reports with the Tax Agency. The delay lasts until

3 Dec, 2025 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain’s November unemployment figures hit lowest total since 2007

SPAIN’S November jobless total was the lowest for the month since 2007- according to government figures released on Tuesday. The number stood at 2.42 million

2 Dec, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·National News

Revealed: Spain’s cheapest and most expensive areas for a traditional ‘Menu del Dia’

THE Canary Islands offer the country’s cheapest Menu del Dia coming in at an average price of €13 per head, according to a study conducted

25 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Spain’s top prosecutor is banned for two years after leaking information about boyfriend of Madrid mayor

SPAIN’S Attorney General has been convicted of leaking confidential information about the partner of a major political rival. Alvaro Garcia Ortiz has been banned from

21 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Warning for drivers in Spain: A new light is mandatory from January but this one mistake could land you with a €200 fine

MOTORISTS in Spain will soon have to discard their red warning triangles in case of a breakdown- to be replaced by a compulsory V16 emergency

20 Nov, 2025 @ 14:58

Lead·National News

Tech giant Meta stung with €479m compensation bill for unfair competition in Spain

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is hit with €479m compensation bill for unfair competition in Spain

TECH company Meta has been ordered to pay €479 million to Spanish digital media outlets for unfair competition practices and infringement of EU data protection

20 Nov, 2025 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Technology

IN PICS: King Felipe VI meets China’s Xi Jinping during official state visit – but will charm offensive help Spain bolster economic ties?

PRESIDENT Xi Jinping on Wednesday welcomed King Felipe who is on a state visit to China- his first since ascending to the Spanish throne in

12 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

REVEALED: The richest Spaniards in 2025 according to Forbes with just one entertainer making the top 100 list

THE founder of the Inditex fashion group, Amancio Ortega, has been named as the richest Spaniard for the 12th successive year by Forbes magazine. The

4 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Amazon slashes up 1,200 jobs in Spain to 'optimise' resources as part of worldwide cutbacks

Amazon sacks up to 1,200 people in Spain to ‘optimise’ resources as part of worldwide cutbacks

AMAZON is going to make up to 1,200 staff redundant at its corporate offices in Barcelona and Madrid. The worldwide giant employs 28,000 people within

31 Oct, 2025 @ 17:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain’s government launches formal action to scrap controversial foundation promoting legacy of dictator General Franco

SPAIN’S government started formal proceedings on Friday to dissolve an organisation promoting the legacy of the dictator, General Francisco Franco, who died in November 1975.

31 Oct, 2025 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

Spain's inflation rate climbs to highest figure since June 2024 due to electricity prices

Spain’s inflation rate hits highest level since June 2024 due to costlier electricity

INFLATION in Spain has reached its highest level in 16 months due to hikes in electricity prices. The provisional October figure released by the National

30 Oct, 2025 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spanish overtaken by Hindi as world’s second most-used native language

SPANISH is no longer the world’s second native language after being overtaken by Hindi, with Mandarin Chinese remaining on top. The Cervantes Institute in its

29 Oct, 2025 @ 17:50

Lead·National News

Spain’s Emeritus King, Juan Carlos, says he gave the ‘people democracy, it is my legacy’

EXILED Emeritus King, Juan Carlos, has said that democracy is the ‘legacy he left to Spain’ in his memoir to be published in France next

29 Oct, 2025 @ 13:45

Lead·National News

Steel company bosses in Spain to be investigated by court for supplying material to Israel to make weapons

A NATIONAL Court judge has launched a probe into the president of Spanish steelmaker Sidenor and other company bosses over the alleged illegal export of

24 Oct, 2025 @ 17:28

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

WATCH: Drugs gang arrested after using specially-designed 'hidden' car compartments to hide narcotic transfers around Spain

WATCH: Drugs gang arrested after using special ‘hidden’ car compartments for transfers around Spain

A DRUGS gang distributed narcotics across Spain in cars with sophisticated systems to hide what they were transporting. 31 people have been arrested by the

21 Oct, 2025 @ 11:08

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain wants to fine music festival bosses who ban fans from having their own food and drink

Spain wants to fine music festival bosses who ban fans from bringing their own food and drink

AN UNNAMED ‘major’ music festival promoter’ in Spain could be fined up to €1 million for not allowing people to bring in their own food

20 Oct, 2025 @ 13:59

Entertainment·Lead·National News

Spain wants EU to stop twice-yearly clock changes because it ‘no longer makes sense’

SPAIN’S government will propose that the European Union abolishes the twice-yearly ritual of turning the clocks back and forward. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, posted a

20 Oct, 2025 @ 11:05

Lead·National News

Police find 'love hug' robbers hiding out in Barcelona after multiple thefts on the Costa Blanca

Love-hug gang stole jewellery and watches from victims across Spain with items sent in parcels to Romania

POLICE in Spain and Romania in association with Europol have busted a ‘love-hug’ robbery gang that stole items from people in streets across Spain. The

16 Oct, 2025 @ 11:24

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

IMF says Spain’s economic growth in 2025 will be higher than expected- way above eurozone average

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its forecast for economic growth this year in Spain to 2.9%. That’s 0.4% higher than its prediction earlier

14 Oct, 2025 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain and Portugal's late April electricity blackout caused by excessive voltage

Spain and Portugal’s April power blackout caused by excessive voltage

SPAIN and Portugal’s April 28 electricity blackout was caused by excessive voltage according a report published by the European network of electricity transmission system operators(ENTSO-E).

3 Oct, 2025 @ 15:15

Green·Lead·National News

Sun-seeking Brits made up a fifth of record monthly total for foreign tourists in Spain

SPAIN recorded its busiest-ever single month for foreign tourists in August, welcoming 11.3 million people. That was a 2.9% increase on August last year with

2 Oct, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·National News

Greenhouse gases generated by Spain’s power sector fell by 16.8% in 2024

GREENHOUSE gas emissions from Spain’s power sector fell by 16.8% in 2024, compared to the previous year- a reduction of 1.5 million tonnes. The Ministry

2 Oct, 2025 @ 14:15

Environment·Green·Lead

Spain’s unemployment rate has surprise September fall with lowest total for 18 years

SPAIN’S September jobless total recorded an unexpected fall of 4,846 compared to August. Forecasters had predicted a rise of around 15,000 which normally occurs after

2 Oct, 2025 @ 11:34

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

REVEALED: The richest and poorest areas of Spain based on income tax returns

POZUELO de Alarcon in the Madrid region has kept its decade-long ranking as the wealthiest municipality in Spain- based on Tax Agency figures. The latest

1 Oct, 2025 @ 17:15

Lead·National News

BBVA suffers spectacular failure in massive rejection of hostile takeover bid for Sabadell Bank in Spain

BBVA can offer to buy Sabadell Bank shares from Monday as hostile bid moves into decisive stage in Spain

SPAIN’S stock market regulator, the CNMV, gave the green light on Friday to BBVA to attempt to get the majority of voting shares in Banco

5 Sep, 2025 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Pedro Sanchez says Spain will buy arms from US for Ukraine after fresh criticism from Donald Trump

Spanish PM Sanchez forced to turn around mid-flight to Ukraine summit in Paris due to fault in rickety official plane

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez cancelled his visit to Paris on Thursday after his official plane was forced to return to Madrid due to a ‘technical’

4 Sep, 2025 @ 13:02

Lead·National News

Spain’s small businesses get extra time as automatic tracking system sending invoices straight to the Hacienda is delayed

Revealed: Spain’s cheapest and most expensive areas for a traditional ‘Menu del Dia’

Spain’s top prosecutor is banned for two years after leaking information about boyfriend of Madrid mayor

Warning for drivers in Spain: A new light is mandatory from January but this one mistake could land you with a €200 fine

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is hit with €479m compensation bill for unfair competition in Spain

IN PICS: King Felipe VI meets China’s Xi Jinping during official state visit – but will charm offensive help Spain bolster economic ties?

REVEALED: The richest Spaniards in 2025 according to Forbes with just one entertainer making the top 100 list

Amazon sacks up to 1,200 people in Spain to ‘optimise’ resources as part of worldwide cutbacks

Spain’s government launches formal action to scrap controversial foundation promoting legacy of dictator General Franco

Spain’s inflation rate hits highest level since June 2024 due to costlier electricity

Spanish overtaken by Hindi as world’s second most-used native language

Spain’s Emeritus King, Juan Carlos, says he gave the ‘people democracy, it is my legacy’

Steel company bosses in Spain to be investigated by court for supplying material to Israel to make weapons

WATCH: Drugs gang arrested after using special ‘hidden’ car compartments for transfers around Spain

Spain wants to fine music festival bosses who ban fans from bringing their own food and drink

Spain wants EU to stop twice-yearly clock changes because it ‘no longer makes sense’

Love-hug gang stole jewellery and watches from victims across Spain with items sent in parcels to Romania

IMF says Spain’s economic growth in 2025 will be higher than expected- way above eurozone average

Spain and Portugal’s April power blackout caused by excessive voltage

Sun-seeking Brits made up a fifth of record monthly total for foreign tourists in Spain

Greenhouse gases generated by Spain’s power sector fell by 16.8% in 2024

Spain’s unemployment rate has surprise September fall with lowest total for 18 years

REVEALED: The richest and poorest areas of Spain based on income tax returns

Spanish PM Sanchez forced to turn around mid-flight to Ukraine summit in Paris due to fault in rickety official plane

Driver killed and car totalled after wild boar runs into Costa del Sol road – as mass culls continue over swine fever fears

VISUALISED: The startling clusters of European expats that form ‘parallel societies’ along Spain’s sought-after coasts

Spain’s small businesses get extra time as automatic tracking system sending invoices straight to the Hacienda is delayed

Benidorm braces for winter surge as Brits flock to the Costa Blanca for a ‘proper British Christmas’

Help the recovery: WWF launches new model to restore Spain’s rural areas and cut wildfire risk