Ukraine’s President Zelensky to address Spain’s parliament next week
UKRAINE President Volodymyr Zelensky will address Spain’s Congress of Deputies via a video link next week. The president of the Lower House, Meritxell Batet, sent
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
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
Truckers strike could close bars and restaurants in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas, claims hospitality association
A Valencian Community hospitality association says bars and restaurants will ‘close soon’ due to the truckers strike, with thousands of jobs on the line. SOS
Car giant Volkswagen to produce electric car batteries at new site in Spain’s Valencia area
VOLKSWAGEN’S car battery cell plant in Spain will be located in Sagunto, 30 kilometres north of Valencia City. The factory, costing around €7 billion to
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
Doctors worry over ending indoor mask wearing too soon as Covid-19 cases rise in Spain
AN end to compulsory indoor mask-wearing may not happen yet in Spain as Covid-19 infections start to rise again. Despite optimism from Prime Minister, Pedro
Striking lorry divers in Spain face police clampdown over violent picketing
SPAIN’S government is mobilising over 15,000 police officers to crack down on violent pickets among striking truck drivers. Protests this week have seen drivers block
Spain seizes Russian oligarch superyachts in Barcelona and Mallorca
A €140 million superyacht owned by an oligarch friend of Russian leader Vladamir Putin has been seized by authorities in Barcelona. Another craft has also
Spain to lower taxes for industries affected by war in Ukraine
SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced he will reduce the tax burden of the industries most impacted by the war in Ukraine. He made
Spain postpones decision on ending compulsory indoor mask wearing as Covid-19 infections tumble
NO decision was made on Thursday over when indoor mask-wearing rules will be relaxed in Spain. Last weekend, Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, speculated that mandatory
Historic vote in Spain’s parliament approves investigation of sex abuses committed by Roman Catholic church
SPAIN’S first commission to investigate sex abuses committed by members of the Roman Catholic church was overwhelmingly backed by Congress on Thursday. The motion to
Galicia’s Alberto Nuñez Feijoo announces Partido Popular leadership bid in Spain
GALICIA president, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, has officially put himself forward as the next leader of Spain’s conservative Partido Popular. The Galician leader has been the
Pedro Sanchez announces electricity bill tax cuts will be extended in Spain
TAX cuts on electricity bills and a windfall tax on power companies will stay in place until the end of June. IVA on bills were
68 child sex abuse investigations involving Spain’s Catholic Church are revealed
68 cases of alleged child sex abuse connected to the Catholic Church are currently being investigated in Spain. Attorney General, Dolores Delgado, ordered 17 regional
Blow for Pedro Sanchez socialists as far-right Vox party gets big boost in regional elections in Spain’s Castilla y Leon
FAR-RIGHT party Vox won 13 seats in yesterday’s Castilla y Leon regional elections which will make it kingmaker in a Partido Popular-led coalition. The PSOE
Spain orders accurate tally of ongoing child sex abuse cases and complaints involving Catholic Church
Spain’s Attorney General, Dolores Delgado, has ordered 17 regional chief prosecutors to send details of current judicial probes into child sex abuse by the Catholic
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez fires off ‘massive sanctions’ warning to Russia over Ukraine invasion
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has warned Russia about ‘massive sanctions’ if it attacks the Ukraine. Russia has built up an estimated 100,000 troops close
Catholic Church in Spain admits to owning nearly 1,000 unregistered properties
THE Catholic Church in Spain has admitted to owning 965 properties despite no documented evidence to verify the claim. There were even instances where evidence
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 to
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 for.
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