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Spanish economy grew 0.8% in 3rd quarter, driven by consumption & exports

News Desk30th December 20246th January 2025

30th December 20246th January 20252355

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...

Spain to introduce shorter working week with same pay by end of 2025

News Desk22nd December 20244th January 2025

22nd December 20244th January 20253649

Spain’s coalition government and the two largest trade unions, the UGT and CCOO, agreed on Friday to implement a shorter work week with the same...

Spanish government unveils draft industry bill that will also fight ‘offshoring’

News Desk11th December 202417th December 2024

11th December 202417th December 20241754

The Spanish government on Tuesday unveiled a draft bill designed to prevent manufacturing companies from moving jobs out of the country, especially if they have...

Spain approves ‘paid climate leave’ for workers during weather emergencies

News Desk29th November 20242nd March 2025

29th November 20242nd March 20251187

Spain’s left-leaning coalition government has approved a ‘paid climate leave’ of up to four days for workers to avoid travelling during weather emergencies, a month...

Spanish government will legalise 300,000 more migrants per year

News Desk20th November 202427th November 2024

20th November 202427th November 20242003

Spain’s coalition government led by the socialist PSOE party and left-wing umbrella group, Sumar, announced on Tuesday an immigration law reform that will regularise tens...

Spanish government denies exploiting flood disaster to get budget approved

News Desk12th November 20242nd March 2025

12th November 20242nd March 20251723

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...

Podemos founding member, Íñigo Errejón, quits politics amid sexual assault accusations

News Desk25th October 202431st October 2024

25th October 202431st October 20242593

Íñigo Errejón, one of the founders of Spain’s left-wing Podemos party, has quit politics and his post as spokesman for the Sumar left-wing umbrella group...

New Catalan government sworn in, ending a decade of pro-independence rule

News Desk12th August 202420th August 2024

12th August 202420th August 20244344

Spain’s ruling socialist (PSOE) party regained control of Catalonia’s regional government as a new cabinet led by the Catalan Socialists (PSC) was sworn in on...

A new era in Catalonia, as socialist Salvador Illa is elected president

News Desk9th August 202412th August 2024

9th August 202412th August 20244227

The leader of the Catalan Socialist (PSC) party, Salvador Illa, was finally elected as Catalan president on Thursday evening, after an eventful day in and around the...

Puigdemont announces ‘return journey from exile’ for Catalan investiture debate

News Desk7th August 202410th August 2024

7th August 202410th August 20243670

Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has announced that he is taking his ‘return journey from exile’ in order to attend the investiture debate taking place...

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