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Spanish government backtracks on highly criticised self-employment contributions overhaul

News Desk21st October 202527th October 2025

21st October 202527th October 20252742

After a backlash from employers, trade unions and several parliamentary groups, Spain’s Minister for Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, Elma Saiz (main image), has bowed...

Spain’s BBVA fails in its bid to take control of Banco Sabadell

News Desk17th October 202522nd October 2025

17th October 202522nd October 20252189

Spanish bank BBVA’s €17bn hostile takeover attempt of smaller rival Banco Sabadell has collapsed, with the lender managing to secure just a quarter of its...

IMF confirms Spain’s lead as fastest-growing advanced economy for two years in a row

News Desk15th October 202522nd October 2025

15th October 202522nd October 20254143

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has once again identified Spain as the fastest-growing advanced economy in the world. In its latest update, the IMF revised...

Spain’s grid operator warns of new ‘voltage swings’, yet not posing risk of another blackout

News Desk9th October 202514th October 2025

9th October 202514th October 20252212

Spain’s national electricity grid has experienced significant voltage swings over the past two weeks, the country’s competition watchdog said on Wednesday – fuelling fears of...

Court weighs verdict in Spanish media’s €550m data protection case against Meta

News Desk3rd October 202512th October 2025

3rd October 202512th October 20252281

A high-profile lawsuit in Madrid, in which Spanish media companies are demanding more than €550 million from the Meta corporation for alleged violations of EU...

Spanish economy grew faster in second quarter than initially estimated

News Desk26th September 20252nd October 2025

26th September 20252nd October 20252496

The Spanish economy raced ahead of the rest of the euro zone in the second quarter, growing at an even stronger pace than initially thought....

Spain’s BBVA raises its offer for smaller rival Banco Sabadell by 10%

News Desk22nd September 202529th September 2025

22nd September 202529th September 20252938

Spanish banking giant BBVA on Monday sweetened its takeover bid for Banco Sabadell, hoping the improved terms will persuade shareholders of its smaller rival to...

Spain’s Aena to invest €12.9 billion in upgrading airports during 2027-2031

News Desk18th September 202525th September 2025

18th September 202525th September 20253074

Spanish airport operator Aena announced on Thursday that it intends to more than triple its investment programme, committing 12.88 billion euros for the 2027–2031 period...

Renfe withdraws low-cost Avlo trains from Barcelona-Madrid line, replaces it with AVE

News Desk29th August 20253rd September 2025

29th August 20253rd September 20257181

Renfe, Spain’s national rail operator, has confirmed that it will remove all Avlo trains from the high-speed Barcelona–Madrid corridor. The budget service, launched under the...

Spain joins other EU nations in halting dispatch of low-value parcels to USA

News Desk25th August 20251st September 2025

25th August 20251st September 202517817

Spain’s national postal operator, Correos, has announced that it is temporarily suspending the dispatch of low-value parcels to the United States following the introduction of...

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