Spain unveils €30k rent-to-buy aid for young people, reclassifies 53,000 illegal tourist lets
Spain’s central government is again putting housing policy at the forefront of its agenda, at a moment when renting or purchasing a home has become...
Isabel Rodríguez
Spain to spend €1.3 billion on ‘industrial construction of social housing’
Spain will spend around 1.3 billion euros of EU funds over the next 10 years on industrial projects to build badly-needed social housing amid soaring...
Tens of thousands march across Spain to protest the growing housing crisis
Tens of thousands of people across Spain took to the streets on Saturday to protest the country’s surging housing costs, expressing deep frustration over a...
Spanish government to limit short-term rentals and tourist flats to address housing crisis
The Spanish government has announced its intention to modify the country’s existing housing law to put more limits on both short-term and tourist lettings, amid rising...
Sánchez excludes Podemos MPs from new cabinet, that has more women than men
Recently re-elected socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced his new Spanish cabinet on Monday, and which excludes any ministerial posts for members of his previous...
Spain to ensure ‘strategic autonomy’ of Telefónica after Saudi group takes significant stake
Spain said on Wednesday that it would keep watch to ensure the ‘strategic autonomy’ of Telefónica after Saudi Telecom (STC) acquired a significant stake in...
Spanish government seeks to close loophole in sexual consent law
The Spanish government pledged on Tuesday to amend a new sexual consent law that was passed in August last year, since it has since allowed...
Mixed interpretations follow EU court’s ruling regarding extradition of Catalan politicians
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on Tuesday that Belgium’s decision to refuse the extradition of Catalan pro-independence official Lluís Puig to Spain is...
Spain approves line of guarantees to ensure liquidity of companies
The Spanish government has approved the characteristics of the first tranche of a line of guarantees for self-employed workers and companies, for a total of...
Strike by Spanish truck drivers provokes supply chain tensions
An indefinite strike by some Spanish truck drivers over rising fuel prices has triggered supply chain problems across the country, leaving several sectors struggling to cope,...
