Regional health minister in Andalusia resigns amid breast cancer screening scandal
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...
Mónica García
Spanish government approves decree to legalise use of cannabis for medical purposes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Isabel Díaz Ayuso sweeps to victory in the Madrid election
Updated at 23.10h on Tues 4 May Isabel Díaz Ayuso of the right-wing People’s Party (PP) has swept to victory in the Madrid elections held...
