Spain faces third consecutive year of rollover budget after MPs vote down plan
Spain is set to begin 2026 without a fresh national budget for the third consecutive year, after MPs on Thursday once again voted down the...
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Spanish Congress rejects coalition government’s 2026 spending plan
The Spanish Congress on Thursday voted down the coalition government’s proposed 2026 spending framework, dealing a blow to its efforts to return to a regular...
Spanish government backtracks on highly criticised self-employment contributions overhaul
After a backlash from employers, trade unions and several parliamentary groups, Spain’s Minister for Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, Elma Saiz (main image), has bowed...
Spanish government’s bill to shorten work week defeated in parliament
Spain’s Congress on Wednesday dealt a setback to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, rejecting his government’s flagship proposal to cut the standard working week from 40...
Spanish MPs reject bill designed to prevent another major power outage
Spanish MPs dealt a significant blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s socialist-led coalition government on Tuesday, by voting down a bill aimed at preventing future...
Pedro Sánchez vows not to quit, and presents 15-point anti-corruption plan
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday pledged ‘not to throw in the towel’, despite a damaging corruption scandal engulfing his socialist PSOE party. Rather...
Draft bill to reduce Spain’s working week to 37.5 hours gets cabinet approval
Spain could soon see its standard working week shortened by 2.5 hours, following the cabinet’s approval of a draft bill on Tuesday to reduce it...
Pedro Sánchez vows to boost Spain’s defence without affecting welfare spend
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez pledged on Wednesday to introduce a national strategy aimed at strengthening Spain’s defence industry, as Europe contends with a more...
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 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...
