Trump selects Cuban-American businessman as ambassador to Spain
President-elect of the United States Donald Trump has proposed an 80-year-old Cuban-American businessman and Republican Party donor, Benjamín León Jr (main image), to be his
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Illegal streaming of sports network dismantled by Europol with cooperation of La Liga
A Europol operation during last summer’s European Championship and Paris Olympics dismantled a network of several hundred providers of illegal streaming of sports and other
Police seize largest shipment of cocaine brought in by drug boats in Andalusia
Spain’s Guardia Civil police said on Monday that they had seized seven tonnes of cocaine stashed in sea freight containers that had neem installed underneath
Guardia Civil arrest 7 traffickers accused of killing asylum seekers
Spain’s Guardia Civil police said on Sunday that they had arrested seven people smugglers accused of murdering four migrants during a sea crossing in November
More than 10,450 migrants died in 2024 trying to reach Spain by sea
At least 10,457 migrants died or disappeared while trying to reach Spain by sea in 2024, an NGO said on Thursday, more than 50% more
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
Former Spanish economy minister & ex-IMF chief Rato gets 4 year jail term for tax crimes
A Madrid court has sentenced the former Spanish economy minister and ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato to more than four years in prison for tax crimes, money
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
Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish PM, denies wrongdoing in graft investigation hearing
Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, denied any wrongdoing in a court testimony on Wednesday, in an investigation into alleged corruption, one