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Madrid’s regional leader walks out of presidents’ conference when Catalan and Basque spoken

News Desk7th June 202510th June 2025

7th June 202510th June 202512576

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, King Felipe VI, and the presidents of Spain’s 17 autonomous regions gathered in Barcelona on Friday morning for the 28th...

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 20252514

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...

Spain’s opposition parties blame PM’s renewable energy policies for blackout

News Desk30th April 20255th May 2025

30th April 20255th May 20253670

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...

Spain scraps €6.8m ammunition order from Israeli company after uproar

News Desk25th April 202529th April 2025

25th April 202529th April 20251620

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

News Desk16th March 202521st March 2025

16th March 202521st March 20252485

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

News Desk6th March 202512th March 2025

6th March 202512th March 20252192

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

News Desk25th February 20254th March 2025

25th February 20254th March 20252023

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

News Desk5th February 202510th February 2025

5th February 202510th February 20252984

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’

News Desk30th January 20256th February 2025

30th January 20256th February 20252756

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

News Desk28th January 20253rd February 2025

28th January 20253rd February 20252000

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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