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Spain’s economy minister Carlos Cuerpo appointed first deputy prime minister in cabinet reshuffle

News Desk27th March 202631st March 2026

27th March 202631st March 20261552

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday unveiled a cabinet reshuffle that sees Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo (main image) promoted to deputy prime minister, while...

Spanish government seeks to close loophole in sexual consent law

News Desk1st February 20237th February 2023

1st February 20237th February 20233011

The Spanish government pledged on Tuesday to amend a new sexual consent law that was passed in August last year, since it has since allowed...

Spanish government moves to encourage public to install solar panels

News Desk19th October 202225th October 2022

19th October 202225th October 20227767

The Spanish government has adopted a series of measures aimed at encouraging the public to install solar panels to generate their own electricity, as the...

Barcelona airport expansion plan given go-ahead with €1.7bn investment

News Desk4th August 20219th August 2021

4th August 20219th August 20215394

The Spanish and Catalan governments have reached an agreement to move forward with the expansion of Barcelona airport with a huge €1.7 billion investment plan, aiming to transform...

Spain’s top court rules that State of Alarm lockdown was ‘unconstitutional’

News Desk15th July 202121st July 2021

15th July 202121st July 20214133

Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (21 July) Spain’s top Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday that the government’s strict ‘State of Alarm’ lockdown order, first issued in March...

Pedro Sánchez reshuffles his cabinet

News Desk11th July 202114th July 2021

11th July 202114th July 20214106

Spanish socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a reshuffle of his cabinet ministers on Saturday, for the first time since the left-wing PSOE–Podemos coalition came to...

What’s next for Anglo-Spanish relations in the post-Brexit era?

Steph Osborn4th February 202110th November 2021

4th February 202110th November 20217537

Spain and Britain are both grappling with an economic crisis created by Covid-19 and the enormous challenges that this presents, whilst also adjusting to a...

Sánchez seeks ‘unity’ for Spain’s recovery plan – yet PP refuse alongside ‘radicals’

News Desk6th September 202028th September 2020

6th September 202028th September 20203541

Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (28 Sept) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called for ‘unity of action’ and an end to ‘party squabbling’ as a battle front...

Barcelona City Council withdraws top honour from Juan Carlos I

News Desk28th August 20202nd September 2020

28th August 20202nd September 20202687

Barcelona City Council has voted to withdraw the Gold Medal top honour that was awarded to Spain’s former king Juan Carlos I back in 1992, the year of...

Pedro Sánchez offers possibility of ‘regional state of alarms’ – plus 2,000 troops to assist tracking Covid-19

News Desk25th August 202014th September 2020

25th August 202014th September 20205790

Latest: Coronavirus in Spain figures (14 Sept) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced the possibility of ‘regional state of alarms’ in Spain for those...

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