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Sànchez sends congratulations to Lula for win in Brazil, hoping to fight climate change

News Desk31st October 20228th November 2022

31st October 20228th November 20221980

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for his victory in the presidential election in Brazil, urging the two nations to work...

Heavy fuel yet to be removed from Gibraltar cargo ship, as captain detained

News Desk2nd September 20226th September 2022

2nd September 20226th September 20222602

Gibraltar authorities said on Friday that 80% of the diesel from a damaged and partly sunken bulk carrier ship has been removed, but that some...

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Barcelona seeks to ban smoking on all beaches, after positive pilot scheme

News Desk8th April 202213th April 2022

8th April 202213th April 20222719

Barcelona City Council is seeking to ban smoking on all of the city’s 10 beaches from this July, following a successful pilot scheme that was...

Court orders demolition of Extremadura’s ‘rural Marbella’ luxury resort

Steph Osborn13th February 202214th February 2022

13th February 202214th February 20227106

A luxury resort on an island in a reservoir near Cáceres in the Extramadura region, known locally as ‘rural Marbella’, is to be demolished to...

€382m for environmental regeneration of Mar Menor lagoon

News Desk5th November 202110th November 2021

5th November 202110th November 20212474

Spain’s Environment Minister, Teresa Ribera, this week unveiled a roadmap for the environmental regeneration of the stricken lagoon in the region of Murcia, known as Mar...

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Spain to tighten fertiliser rules after ‘paradise lagoon’ clogged with dead fish

News Desk29th August 20212nd September 2021

29th August 20212nd September 20213601

Spanish authorities are to expand a ban on harmful fertilisers around a saltwater lagoon in the region of Murcia, known as Mar Menor, where around...

Barcelona airport expansion plans: environmentalists at odds with business groups

Steph Osborn9th June 20214th August 2021

9th June 20214th August 20213370

There is increasing pressure to expand Barcelona El Prat Airport to raise capacity to create jobs and economic growth, with local business leaders joining forces...

23 Iberian lynx cubs born in centres managed by Spain’s National Parks

Steph Osborn4th June 20216th June 2021

4th June 20216th June 20214744

As the latest Iberian lynx breeding season comes to an end, it has been announced that 23 new cubs have been born in breeding centres...

Smoking ban on four Barcelona beaches starts this weekend until 12 Sept

Catherine Howley27th May 20218th April 2022

27th May 20218th April 20224295

Smoking has been prohibited on four of the ten beaches in Barcelona (Sant Miquel, Somorrostro, Nova Icària and Nova Mar Bella) from Saturday 29 May until 12 September this year,...

Spain to pilot a trial of 4-day working week

Steph Osborn21st March 202123rd March 2021

21st March 202123rd March 20214390

Spain could become the first country in the world to test out a four-day working week, after the government agreed to a pilot project for...

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