25th April 2025

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Spain’s promise to EU allies to spend more on defence faces resistance at home

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Spain, NATO’s lowest defence spender relative to its economy, is facing both political and public resistance as it attempts to meet European calls for increased
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Catalan pro-independence party wants immigrants to learn Catalan to get residency

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A Catalan pro-independence party said on Wednesday that it intends to require foreigners to demonstrate proficiency in Catalan as a condition for obtaining residency in
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Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary calls Spanish minister a ‘crazy communist’

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Tensions between Ryanair and Spain’s minority coalition government (PSOE–Sumar) have intensified after the Irish low-cost carrier cut several regional routes, citing what it calls ‘excessive’
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Spanish government reaches deal with JxCat to approve transport subsidies & pension increases

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Spain’s minority coalition government between the PSOE socialists and Sumar left-wing has reached a deal with the Catalan pro-independence party, Junts per Catalunya (JxCat), to
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Unemployment rate in Spain falls to lowest level since 2008 crisis

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Unemployment in Spain fell last year to its lowest level since the 2008 global financial crisis, as the tourism-driven service sector performed strongly, official data
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Transport discounts and pension increases voted down in Spanish Congress

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Spain’s fragile coalition government between the PSOE socialists and the Sumar left-wing umbrella group suffered a significant political setback on Wednesday, after the rejection of
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Spanish economy grew 0.8% in 3rd quarter, driven by consumption & exports

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The Spanish economy grew 0.8% in the third quarter of 2024,  as domestic consumption and exports increased, reinforcing a buoyant performance comfortably outstripping the EU