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Spanish government pledges €23bn for ‘Spain is growing’ fund to help tackle housing crisis

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday unveiled a new public investment vehicle which he said would generate up to €120 billion and help address...

Spain approves 3.1% minimum wage rise to €1,221 per month, over 14 payslips

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The Spanish Labour Ministry reached an agreement on Monday with the country’s main trade unions to raise the national minimum wage once again. The 3.1%...

Spanish doctors begin first week of strikes against ministry’s reform, calling for profession-specific rules

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Doctors in Spain commenced a strike this week to express their opposition to the Estatuto Marco (‘framework statue’) being imposed by the Ministry of Health,...

Sánchez at Munich security conference: EU must strengthen its defence, but ‘nuclear rearmament not the way’

News Desk15th February 202616th February 2026

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez used his first appearance at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Saturday to deliver a blunt warning against nuclear rearmament,...

Rubio says US and Europe ‘belong together’, but warns immigration is ‘destabilising societies’

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio moved on Saturday to calm jittery European allies, insisting that Washington wants to ‘revitalise’ the transatlantic partnership so a...

African swine fever spreads outside the ‘high risk’ containment zone in Catalonia

News Desk13th February 202616th February 2026

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African swine fever has been identified beyond a high-risk designated containment area in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia, marking the first such breach since the...

Spanish police alert to sharp rise in ‘lost’ passport reports ahead of migrant regularisation

News Desk13th February 202616th February 2026

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Spain’s National Police have issued a nationwide warning after detecting a sharp rise in allegedly fraudulent reports of lost or stolen passports. Police investigators suspect...

Severe winds hit Catalonia, leaving one dead, eight injured amid travel chaos and widespread closures

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# UPDATED – A 46-year-old woman died after part of a warehouse roof collapsed on her during the powerful winds that hit Catalonia on Thursday,...

Sánchez: Spain’s rail network is ‘not perfect but safe’, vows ‘justice will be done’ for victims’ families

News Desk11th February 202616th February 2026

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pledged on Wednesday that justice would be delivered after two train crashes last month left 47 people dead, stressing that...

Airports & airlines urge EU to rethink EES rollout amid fears of ‘4-hour queues’ and summer travel chaos

News Desk11th February 202616th February 2026

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Airlines and airport authorities across Europe have urged EU leaders to urgently reconsider the rollout schedule of the Entry/Exit System (EES), warning that the new...

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