Spain to introduce shorter working week with same pay by end of 2025
Spain’s coalition government and the two largest trade unions, the UGT and CCOO, agreed on Friday to implement a shorter work week with the same...
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Spanish government unveils draft industry bill that will also fight ‘offshoring’
The Spanish government on Tuesday unveiled a draft bill designed to prevent manufacturing companies from moving jobs out of the country, especially if they have...
Spain approves ‘paid climate leave’ for workers during weather emergencies
Spain’s left-leaning coalition government has approved a ‘paid climate leave’ of up to four days for workers to avoid travelling during weather emergencies, a month...
Sánchez defends central government’s response to Valencia floods, as aid rises to €16.6bn
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Wednesday in parliament almost €2.3 billion in further aid for the country’s flood stricken region as he defended...
Spanish government will legalise 300,000 more migrants per year
Spain’s coalition government led by the socialist PSOE party and left-wing umbrella group, Sumar, announced on Tuesday an immigration law reform that will regularise tens...
Regional president of Valencia admits to ‘mistakes’ in handling flood disaster, but refuses to resign
Carlos Mazón, the head of the Valencia regional government, admitted on Friday to ‘mistakes’ in handling the country’s deadliest flood in decades that killed 216...
Spanish government denies exploiting flood disaster to get budget approved
Spain’s minority coalition government of the PSOE socialists and Sumar left-wing umbrella group wants to galvanise its deadlocked 2025 draft budget by linking part of...
Madrid leader’s partner takes legal steps to sue Pedro Sánchez for calling him a ‘criminal’
The partner of Isabel Díaz Ayuso – the populist president of the Madrid regional government from the right-wing People’s Party (PP) – has initiated legal...
Muted ‘Diada’ rallies underline loss of political strength of Catalan independence movement
Catalan independence supporters on Wednesday marked ‘La Diada’ – the National Day of Catalonia – but with the pro-independence parties deeply divided and out of...
New Catalan government sworn in, ending a decade of pro-independence rule
Spain’s ruling socialist (PSOE) party regained control of Catalonia’s regional government as a new cabinet led by the Catalan Socialists (PSC) was sworn in on...
