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Spanish government extends free train routes to continue throughout 2023

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The Spanish government has announced that train tickets for Cercanías, Rodalies and Media Distancia services operated by state-owned RENFE will remain free and subsidised throughout 2023, extending the measure already in place
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JxCat party vote to quit Catalan coalition government led by ERC

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Catalonia has found itself in a situation of political uncertainty again after the Junts per Catalunya (JxCat) party decided to pull out of the pro-independence
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Senate approves law that bans support for Franco and seeks to bring ‘justice’ to victims

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Spain’s Senate house has approved a landmark bill that will ban expressions of support for the former dictator Francisco Franco, and seek to bring ‘justice’ to the victims
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Increased social & defence spending in Spanish government’s draft 2023 budget

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Spain’s coalition government between the PSOE socialists and left-wing Podemos party unveiled its budget plans for 2023 on Tuesday, that include increased social and defence
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28% of Spaniards drop out of post-compulsory education – the highest in the EU

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According to data for 2021 compiled by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 28% of Spaniards aged between 25 and 34 had left school without graduating