Spain announces exceptional drought measures worth over €2 billion
The Spanish government announced €2.2 billion worth of drought response measures on Thursday, including funding for urban water re-use and further aid for struggling farmers.
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Spanish government defends weather agency after climate ‘conspiracy’ threats
The Spanish government came to the defence of the country’s AEMET weather agency on Friday, which has suffered threats and abuse from climate conspiracy theorists
Spanish government vows to block farming near threatened wetlands
The Spanish government has vowed to block a regional plan to legalise farming near one of Europe’s largest and fauna-rich wetlands, where water supplies have
Spanish farmers protest ‘ecological plans’ to curb water supply for irrigation
Thousands of farmers protested in Madrid on Wednesday over the PSOE-Podemos coalition government’s plan to provide ecological protection for the Tagus river, reducing the amount of
Spain to ask EU for electricity price cap to be extended until end of 2024
The Spanish government said on Monday that it will be asking ask the EU to extend a cap on electricity prices until the end of
EU fails to agree ‘joke’ gas price cap amid deep divisions
EU energy ministers failed on Thursday to agree a cap on gas prices to mitigate the energy crisis in Europe, amid deep divisions over an
Spanish government moves to encourage public to install solar panels
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
Spain defends MidCat gas link, despite Macron saying no need for new pipeline
Building a gas pipeline across the Pyrenees mountains is ‘in Europe’s interest’ and a project that Spain will vigorously defend, despite opposition from the French
‘Final heatwave’ of the summer coincides with air-con restrictions in Spain
Spain is experiencing another ‘final heatwave’ of the summer this week, coinciding with the Spanish government’s new decree that orders many establishments to set their air-conditioning at a
Spanish government to allow flexibility on air-conditioning, but rules out U-turn on decree
The Spanish government’s announcement last week that shops, supermarkets, bars, restaurants and hotels will have to set their air-conditioning at a maximum level of 27C has not
