EU hits Google with €890m fine over search and app store practices
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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Spotlight: social media bans – imperfect steps in the right direction
On 15 June 2026, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that children under 16 will be banned from social media. Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook,...
Spain seeks leading role in European AI push with €719m investment
Spain has approved a €719 million investment in a planned artificial intelligence (AI) gigafactory as part of a wider effort to strengthen technological sovereignty, boost...
Spotlight: the ‘Solar Tycoon’ taking his Marbella company national
At 31, a Scottish civil engineer moved to Marbella, became co-owner and CEO of a small local solar company, and built it into one of...
Spain suspends Polymarket and Kalshi over gambling licence concerns
Spain has blocked access to prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi while authorities investigate whether the companies breached Spanish gambling laws by operating without the...
Spain to phase out electricity and gas tax relief from 1 June as inflation eases
Spain’s temporary VAT (IVA) reductions on electricity and natural gas will come to an end on 1 June after energy prices eased, meaning households will...
Business Spotlight: Your website exists. But does anyone know?
You have a website. You paid someone good money to build it. Or maybe you spent your own valuable time painstakingly putting it together. And...
Greggs expands abroad with Tenerife airport launch and Spanish breakfast twist
British bakery giant Greggs is set to open its first overseas outlet in almost two decades at Tenerife South airport later this month, as the...
Spain economy weathers Middle East turmoil with steady growth
Spain’s economy has shown resilience in the face of disruption caused by the Middle East conflict, recording growth of 0.6% in the first quarter of...
Budget airlines lead flight cuts as fuel crisis starts to bite
Low-cost airlines including Ryanair, Transavia and Volotea are coming under growing financial pressure from surging jet fuel costs linked to the conflict in the Middle...
