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Six people die in nursing home fire in Valencia area of eastern Spain
SIX nursing home residents have died in a fire at a Valencia area property. 17 people, including emergency workers, needed hospital treatment for burns and...
Part-time Marbella resident, Novak Djokovic, gets health warning from Spain’s PM, Pedro Sanchez
PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has fired off a warning to Novak Djokovic that he has to follow COVID-19 health safety rules if he wants...
COVID-19 antigen test price in Spain capped to new maximum of under €3 per unit
ANTIGEN test kit prices in Spain will be fixed to a maximum of €2.94 from Saturday. The measure announced by the government will take effect...
Spain to cap COVID-19 antigen test prices as it orders new Pfizer antiviral pills
PRICES for COVID-19 antigen tests are set to be capped in Spain. Speaking to Cadena SER Radio this Monday, Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, said: “My...
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez receives booster as population urged to keep up with COVID-19 jabs
SPAIN'S Prime Minister released a photograph showing him receiving a booster dose of the vaccine which everyone over 40 years old is now eligible...
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says Spain has to ‘learn to live’ with COVID-19
SPAIN'S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has told a political gathering that the country is 'better prepared to deal with COVID-19' than a year ago. He...
Pedro Sanchez says Spain’s creating ‘quality jobs’ as unemployment tumbles in 17-year record fall
SPAIN created 782,232 new jobs in 2021 in the biggest annual fall in registered jobless since 1995. December's figures from the Labour Ministry saw 76,782...
Man faces 4 years jail for kicking Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s car
A MAN who kicked Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s car and hurled insults during a protest in Spain's African enclave of Ceuta faces up to...
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...
No new measures: Spain’s PM rules out tougher stance to combat omicron arguing masks and vaccines are sufficient
SPAIN’S prime minister has ruled out imposing any further national restrictions in response to the omicron variant of the coronavirus arguing that current measures...
LATEST: What you need to know about Spain making face masks compulsory again even outdoors
MASKS will have to be worn outdoors at all times in Spain as COVID-19 infections rise to new record levels. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, told...
Low tax rate on protective face masks to continue in Spain until the summer of 2022
LOW sales tax rates on face mask purchases in Spain will continue until at least June 30, 2022. A Royal Decree has been published confirming...
Pedro Sanchez calls emergency meeting with Spain’s regional leaders as fears grow over spread of Omicron
SPAIN is likely to face new 'shared measures' and coronavirus restrictions in a bid to stop the spread of the Omicron variant across the...
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...
Pedro Sanchez announces COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for everybody aged over 60 in Spain
COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be offered to everybody aged over 60 and health workers in Spain. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, announced the decision on...
Pedro Sanchez says Christmas in Spain will be ‘better than last year’ due to high vaccination rate
PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has predicted a much-better Christmas this year due to the country's high COVID-19 vaccination rate. Spain has 88.7% of the target...
Chef Jose Andres tells rival politicians to join forces to stop pollution in the Mar Menor in Spain
INTERNATIONAL chef and philanthropist, Jose Andres, has told rival Spanish political leaders to come together to stop pollution in the Mar Menor. Asturias-born Andres won...
Pedro Sanchez says Spain will donate 2 million COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate refugees
SPAIN will donate two million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to humanitarian causes. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, made the announcement this Monday in Madrid's Casa de...
Spain pledges to donate 20million COVID-19 vaccines to third world countries
THE Spanish Prime Minister pledged to donate a further 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine to developing countries. “The best thing we can do is...
EXPLAINER: The sex industry in Spain and why PM Pedro Sanchez wants to ban prostitution
IT MAY be the oldest profession in the world, but Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pledged on Sunday to criminalise prostitution in Spain insisting the...
KEEPING CONTROL: Spain’s government plans restrictions on rent rises
SPAIN is to bring in rent controls to stop landlords of multiple properties hiking prices and hitting low income families as housing becomes more...
Spain to give back fines to people who broke 2020 emergency lockdown rules
FINES imposed for breaking Spain's 2020 'State of Alarm' COVID-19 lockdown are to be refunded. The Ministry of Territorial Affairs said it will start giving...
EXPLAINER: Why victims of a cooking oil poisoning scandal staged a lock-in at Spain’s top museum
SURVIVORS of a cooking oil poisoning scandal locked themselves in for 90 minutes inside a room at Madrid's El Prado museum this Tuesday morning. The...
Spain’s PM slams sovereign immunity and calls on King Juan Carlos to give public explanation of financial dealings
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has slammed the sovereign immunity that affords Spain’s monarchs protection from prosecution as “outdated and unnecessary” and called on the...
Pedro Sanchez jeered at Spain’s National Day parade attended by King Felipe and Queen Letizia
BOOS and whistles rang out from part of the crowd watching Tuesday's National Day celebrations in Madrid, prompted by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's name...
Spain to give €400 ‘culture vulture pass’ as birthday gift when Spaniard turn 18
SPAIN'S government has announced a birthday gift to all 18-year-olds in the form of a culture voucher worth €400. The culture pass, which can be...
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Spain could send fighter jets to Bulgaria as fears mount over Russian invasion of the Ukraine
SPAIN could deploy fighter jets to Bulgaria as part of NATO plans to deter Russia from invading the Ukraine. Defence Minister, Margarita Robles, said on...
