Pedro Sánchez promises financial aid for reconstruction of areas hit by wildfires
Despite a slight drop in temperatures across Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez cautioned on Tuesday that the country still faces ‘difficult hours’ in its ongoing...
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Wildfires in Spain this year confirmed as most destructive in country’s history
Wildfires tearing through Spain have scorched an area the size of nearly 500,000 football pitches this year, breaking the country’s record for August, according to...
Pedro Sánchez visits wildfire-hit Galicia and pledges ‘national pact’ to address climate emergency
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pledged on Sunday to forge a ‘national pact’ to confront the climate crisis during a visit to the wildfire-ravaged region...
AEMET: latest heatwave in Spain expected to last ‘at least until Sunday’
According to Spain’s Meteorological Agency, AEMET, the country’s second heatwave of the summer began on Sunday and is forecast to continue at least until Sunday...
Spain and Portugal battle wildfires amid forecast of soaring temperatures
Thousands of firefighters across Spain and Portugal were still battling multiple wildfires on Thursday, as forecasters warned of rising temperatures that could worsen conditions across...
Brother of Spanish prime minister to face trial for alleged influence peddling
A Spanish court on Thursday ordered David Sánchez, the brother of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to stand trial for alleged crimes of misuse of public...
Telefónica’s ‘upgrade works’ leave Spanish regions without 112 emergency line
A partial disruption in the fixed telephone and internet services of Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica caused outages in emergency service numbers for several hours on...
Spanish government to take legal action over PM’s leaked WhatsApp messages
The Spanish government has decided to go on the offensive against the publication in El Mundo newspaper of leaked WhatsApp messages that Prime Minister Pedro...
New high-speed train linking Madrid & Lisbon will cut journey time from 10 hours to three
A new high-speed rail link between Madrid and Lisbon is set to become operational by 2030, coinciding with the year Spain and Portugal are scheduled...
Spanish PM’s brother David Sánchez quits state role after judge suggests it was ‘created for him’
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s brother has stepped down from his government role following a judge’s suggestion that the position may have been created specifically...
