Unemployment rate in Spain falls to lowest level since 2008 crisis
Unemployment in Spain fell last year to its lowest level since the 2008 global financial crisis, as the tourism-driven service sector performed strongly, official data...
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Spanish economy grew 0.8% in 3rd quarter, driven by consumption & exports
The Spanish economy grew 0.8% in the third quarter of 2024, as domestic consumption and exports increased, reinforcing a buoyant performance comfortably outstripping the EU...
Spain to introduce shorter working week with same pay by end of 2025
Spain’s coalition government and the two largest trade unions, the UGT and CCOO, agreed on Friday to implement a shorter work week with the same...
Spain’s Navantia steps in to buy Titanic builder, Harland and Wolff
The future of the Northern Ireland-based shipbuilder, Harland and Wolff, which famously built the Titanic, appears to have been safeguarded after the Spanish state-owned business...
Spain tops economic rankings in weekly ‘The Economist’ magazine
Spain’s economy has been singled out as the best performing among 37 countries of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), according to the...
Spanish government unveils draft industry bill that will also fight ‘offshoring’
The Spanish government on Tuesday unveiled a draft bill designed to prevent manufacturing companies from moving jobs out of the country, especially if they have...
Stellantis & Chinese firm CATL to invest €4.1bn in battery plant in Zaragoza, Spain
Car giant Stellantis and Chinese electric battery manufacturer CATL announced on Tuesday that they are going to build a major battery factory in Zaragoza, in...
Spanish PM hails ‘historic’ trade deal between EU & Mercosur bloc
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has hailed the conclusion of a controversial free-trade deal between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur bloc, calling it...
Spain approves ‘paid climate leave’ for workers during weather emergencies
Spain’s left-leaning coalition government has approved a ‘paid climate leave’ of up to four days for workers to avoid travelling during weather emergencies, a month...
Tens of thousands protest high rents and housing crunch in Barcelona
Tens of thousands of people marched in Barcelona on Saturday to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in and around the city, as...
