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PP and Vox reject Sánchez’s national climate pact as prime minister defends government’s record

News Desk29th July 202629th July 2026

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has accused the main right-wing opposition party of turning its back on the fight against climate change after the People’s...

Spanish government delays major housing decree until autumn amid political deadlock

News Desk28th July 202628th July 2026

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Spain’s left-leaning coalition government has postponed a major housing decree containing a wide-ranging package of rental and housing reforms until after the summer, after acknowledging...

‘Light at the end of the tunnel’ as Spain starts lifting wildfire evacuation orders

News Desk28th July 202629th July 2026

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Spain has begun lifting evacuation and lockdown orders across several wildfire-hit regions after firefighters made significant progress in containing some of the country’s most destructive...

Three-year ban on new licences for tourist flats comes into force in Malaga

News Desk27th July 202630th July 2026

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Spain’s southern city of Malaga (Andalusia) has become the latest destination to tighten controls on tourist accommodation, with a three-year suspension on new licences for...

‘Mallorca at breaking point’: record anti-tourism protest ends in clashes with police

News Desk27th July 202627th July 2026

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Tens of thousands of people filled the streets of Palma de Mallorca on Sunday in what is believed to be Mallorca’s largest anti-tourism demonstration in...

Wildfire emergency deepens as royals visit evacuees and new Valencia blaze forces thousands to flee

News Desk26th July 202630th July 2026

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Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited evacuees from the country’s devastating wildfires on Sunday, praising the ‘exemplary coordination’ of the emergency response as...

Guardia Civil arrest tractor driver over alleged negligence as Spain’s wildfire crisis deepens

News Desk26th July 202629th July 2026

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Spanish police have arrested a tractor driver accused of sparking one of the devastating wildfires that has forced tens of thousands of people to flee...

Spanish Parliament rejects government’s 2027 budget plan in final session before summer recess

News Desk25th July 202630th July 2026

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Spain’s parliament has dealt the government another setback by rejecting its proposed fiscal framework for 2027 during its final sitting before the summer recess, further...

Spain declares first national wildfire emergency as blazes rage, while France battles mass evacuations

News Desk24th July 202626th July 2026

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Spain has declared a national emergency for the first time in response to wildfires after a series of rapidly spreading blazes around Madrid and th...

EU hits Google with €890m fine over search and app store practices

News Desk23rd July 202627th July 2026

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The European Union has imposed fines totalling €890 million on Google for breaching the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), marking the largest penalties handed to...

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