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Aid worker from Spain killed in Ukraine after Russian attack hit her convoy
SPAIN’S foreign minister confirmed on Sunday that a Spanish aid worker had died in Ukraine, after her convoy was hit by a Russian attack.
Emma...
Company in Spain’s Lleida province offers €700 courses for combatants in Ukraine
A COMPANY in the Catalan province of Lleida is offering courses for people who want to go and fight in Ukraine against Russian forces....
Spain’s speaker in Congress forced to back down after claiming ‘most of population has no problem paying rent’
THE SPEAKER in Spain’s Congress of Deputies has been forced to apologise after she controversially stated that ‘most of the population has no problem...
Spanish Cabinet extends raft of measures put in place to help ease cost-of-living crisis
THE SPANISH Cabinet on Tuesday approved an extension to a raft of measures that were put in place to help combat the cost-of-living crisis...
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...
Spain’s government to keep VAT reduction on essential foodstuffs in place
SPAIN’S economic affairs minister announced on Monday that the government would keep in place a current VAT reduction on essential foodstuffs, until prices have...
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez makes first visit to White House
US President Joe Biden warmly welcomed Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to the White House on Friday, as part of an official visit to...
Spain’s prime minister calls on Chinese president for dialogue to bring an end to war in Ukraine
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez used his meeting on Friday with Xi Jinping to call on the Chinese president to engage in dialogue to...
Firms in Spain see business volume nearly double in 2022, despite tensions in the economy
SPANISH companies nearly doubled their business volume in 2022 compared to the year before, thanks in large part to the energy sector.
This is despite...
Spain’s commitment to arming Ukraine drives wedge between Socialist Party and Podemos
SPAIN’S commitment to sending arms to Ukraine to assist the country in its war with Russia is threatening to drive another wedge between the...
Spain’s prime minister makes second visit to Ukraine on eve of one-year anniversary of Russian invasion
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez made his second visit to Ukraine today since the Russian invasion, meeting with the country’s president, Volodymr Zelensky, and...
Spain to join EU plan to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine
THE SPANISH government announced on Wednesday that it will send Leopard tanks to Ukraine to assist in its defence against Russia, now that Germany...
Exclusive interview: Local hero sets off to deliver critical medical supplies to Ukraine and bring back seven refugees to...
A LOCAL greengrocer from Sevilla is set on driving 7,000 kilometres to help Ukrainians.
Jesus Perez de Tena, from Sevilla, has set off early this...
How can I help Ukraine? Drop-off donation points in Spain’s Malaga
THE shock waves from Moscow's invasion of its neighbour have awakened a motion of solidarity with the Ukrainian people all over the world.
Mass demonstrations...
Gibraltar bans Russian aircraft and ships in protest at Ukraine invasion
GIBRALTAR has banned Russian aircraft from its airspace and Russian boats from its port in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
The government said...
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