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Political reactions from Spain following United States’ air strikes on Venezuela

News Desk3rd January 20265th January 2026

3rd January 20265th January 2026967

Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said that the Spanish government is carrying out ‘close and comprehensive monitoring’ of developments in Venezuela, following the United...

Doctors in Spain strike for the third time this year

News Desk9th December 202515th December 2025

9th December 202515th December 20251760

Doctors across Spain started a nationwide strike on Tuesday, with four consecutive days of planned action against the framework statute of the Ministry of Health....

Regional health minister in Andalusia resigns amid breast cancer screening scandal

News Desk9th October 202514th October 2025

9th October 202514th October 20253519

Spain has been rocked by a healthcare scandal after authorities in Andalusia admitted that thousands of women were never informed of their breast cancer screening...

Spanish government approves decree to legalise use of cannabis for medical purposes

News Desk8th October 202513th October 2025

8th October 202513th October 20251515

Spain’s cabinet has given the green light to a royal decree authorising the medical use of cannabis-based medicines – a landmark move that formally regulates...

Spain plans total smoking ban at bar terraces, beaches, stadiums, bus stops

News Desk10th September 202515th September 2025

10th September 202515th September 20254028

Spain’s minority coalition government unveiled draft legislation on Tuesday aimed at prohibiting smoking in a wide range of outdoor public spaces, from beaches and sports...

Madrid’s regional leader walks out of presidents’ conference when Catalan and Basque spoken

News Desk7th June 202510th June 2025

7th June 202510th June 202512791

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, King Felipe VI, and the presidents of Spain’s 17 autonomous regions gathered in Barcelona on Friday morning for the 28th...

Spain to create more smoke-free areas in several public and semi-public spaces

News Desk29th May 20253rd June 2025

29th May 20253rd June 20254808

Spain is preparing to broaden its smoke-free zones with a forthcoming ban that will prohibit smoking and vaping in a variety of public and semi-public...

Face masks compulsory in all hospitals and healthcare centres

News Desk9th January 202415th January 2024

9th January 202415th January 20249897

Starting on Wednesday 10 January, the compulsory use of face masks in all hospitals and healthcare centres throughout Spain is being reinstated – not just...

Spanish government wants masks worn in hospitals & health centres as viruses surge

News Desk7th January 20249th January 2024

7th January 20249th January 20244528

The Spanish government on Friday called for the wearing of face masks to be obligatory at all medical centres as cases of flu and Covid-19...

Sánchez excludes Podemos MPs from new cabinet, that has more women than men

News Desk20th November 202329th November 2023

20th November 202329th November 20233101

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...

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