Spanish government approves new plan to reduce soaring energy bills
The Spanish cabinet has approved plans to significantly reduce energy taxes for consumers and set a temporary windfall tax on the gains of energy companies....
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Police: alleged homophobic attack at knifepoint in Madrid was ‘consensual’
A young gay man who reported an attack at knifepoint in Madrid last Sunday later confessed to the police that the injuries sustained were ‘consensual’....
Minimum wage set to increase, as economy continues to recuperate
The Spanish government has announced its intentions to raise the minimum wage in the next couple of months, possibly even before the end of September,...
Spain concludes its evacuation operation from Afghanistan
On Friday morning Spain officially concluded its evacuation operation from Afghanistan, just over a week after it started airlifting Spanish nationals and Afghan collaborators out...
USA, Spain agree use of military bases in southern Spain for Afghan refugees
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have agreed two military bases in the south of Spain can...
Spain gets first tranche of €9 billion in ‘Next Gen’ EU Covid recovery funds
Spain on Tuesday received its first tranche of €9 billion from the EU Recovery Fund set up to help the bloc recover from the Covid pandemic...
First plane with embassy staff and evacuees from Afghanistan lands in Spain
A first plane carrying staff from the Spanish Embassy in Afghanistan as well as Afghan evacuees fleeing the Taliban arrived in Spain early on Thursday...
Spain at odds with rights groups over ‘expulsion’ of unaccompanied child migrants
Following a court in Ceuta suspending for 72 hours from Monday* the repatriation of unaccompanied child migrants who crossed into the Spanish enclave city in...
Ceremony to mark four years since Barcelona and Cambrils terror attacks
Barcelona held a sombre ceremony on Tuesday in memory of the 16 people who died during terror attacks in the city and nearby resort of Cambrils on...
Pedro Sánchez: ‘We have the gold medal in vaccinations’
Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (20 Aug) Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez highlighted the country’s progress in its Covid-19 vaccination programme during a press briefing on...
