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Spanish government backtracks on highly criticised self-employment contributions overhaul

News Desk21st October 202527th October 2025

21st October 202527th October 20251536

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

News Desk11th September 202517th September 2025

11th September 202517th September 20256647

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

News Desk23rd July 202529th July 2025

23rd July 202529th July 20259679

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

News Desk9th July 202517th July 2025

9th July 202517th July 20252417

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

News Desk6th May 202512th May 2025

6th May 202512th May 20252559

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

News Desk26th March 202531st March 2025

26th March 202531st March 20251571

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

News Desk27th November 20242nd March 2025

27th November 20242nd March 20251911

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

News Desk12th November 20242nd March 2025

12th November 20242nd March 20251922

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...

Pedro Sánchez calls upon EU to speed up deal on managing irregular migrants

News Desk9th October 202417th October 2024

9th October 202417th October 20242699

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for new EU rules on handling irregular arrivals of asylum seekers and migrants to come into force in...

Catalan amnesty bill back to Spanish Congress after ‘symbolic’ veto in Senate

News Desk15th May 202422nd May 2024

15th May 202422nd May 20241819

As predicted, Spain’s Senate House, which is dominated by the right-wing opposition, the People’s Party (PP), vetoed a controversial Catalan amnesty law on Tuesday, returning...

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