Spain will seek to prohibit children aged under 16 from accessing social media
Spain will seek to prohibit children under the age of 16 from accessing social media and require platforms to introduce age-verification systems, Prime Minister Pedro...
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Spain’s unemployment rate drops below 10% for first time since 2008
Spain’s unemployment rate fell by just over half a percentage point to 9.93% by the end of 2025, according to the latest Labour Force Survey...
Spanish government approves draft law to crack down on AI deepfakes and image misuse
The Spanish government on Tuesday signed off on draft legislation aimed at tackling AI–generated deepfakes and tightening rules around consent for the use of images,...
Spain tourism hits new high in 2025: 97 million foreign visitors, spending €135bn
Spain welcomed a record 97 million international tourists in 2025, marking a second consecutive year of unprecedented arrivals in a sector that remains central to...
Spain’s Repsol says it wants to triple its oil production in Venezuela at White House meeting with Trump
Josu Jon Imaz, the CEO of Repsol – Spain’s largest oil and gas company – has said that the company is ready to ‘invest heavily...
PM Sánchez defends Spain’s immigration model, urging Europe to take note
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Thursday that Spain’s approach to immigration should serve as an example for the rest of Europe, arguing that it...
Spain’s inflation rate eased slightly in December, with 2025 closing at 2.7% average
Spain’s inflation rate eased slightly in December, falling by one tenth of a percentage point to 2.9%, driven mainly by lower fuel prices compared with...
Spain’s solar surplus ushers in ‘discount season’ for power plants
Spanish solar energy developers are increasingly seeking to divest projects as declining wholesale electricity prices erode profitability. A combination of supportive state policy, plentiful sunshine...
Bank of Spain lifts growth forecast, but household finances remain under pressure
Spain’s central bank on Tuesday upgraded its forecast for economic growth next year, underlining the country’s status as one of the euro zone’s strongest performers...
Telefónica to shed up to 5,500 jobs, over 25% of its workforce in Spain
Telefónica is to cut up to 5,500 jobs in Spain under a voluntary departure plan agreed with trade unions last week, the debt-laden telecoms firm...
