Spain’s opposition parties blame PM’s renewable energy policies for blackout
Click here to read all our reports related to Spain’s blackout. As the fallout from the power outage on Monday in Spain continues, the minority...
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Spain scraps €6.8m ammunition order from Israeli company after uproar
Spain has decided to revoke an ammunition procurement deal with an Israeli defence company, following mounting pressure from the left-wing party within the socialist (POSE)...
Spain’s promise to EU allies to spend more on defence faces resistance at home
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...
Catalan pro-independence party wants immigrants to learn Catalan to get residency
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...
Spain’s central government aims to cancel €83 billion in regional debt
Spain’s minority coalition government led by the PSOE socialists and left-wing Sumar group announced on Monday its intention to cancel €83.2 billion in debt accumulated...
Spain moves closer to reducing the work week by 2.5 hours
On Tuesday, the Spanish Cabinet approved a plan to reduce the standard work week for millions of employees by 2.5 hours, bringing it down to...
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary calls Spanish minister a ‘crazy communist’
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’...
Spanish government reaches deal with JxCat to approve transport subsidies & pension increases
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...
Unemployment rate in Spain falls to lowest level since 2008 crisis
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...
Transport discounts and pension increases voted down in Spanish Congress
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...
