Spain Anticipates New Fishing Deal with Morocco Despite Opposition

Marrakech – Spain’s Minister of Agriculture, Fishing, and Food, Luis Planas, expressed optimism last week about reaching a new fishing agreement with Morocco in the “near future.” Speaking in Congress during a response to an interpellation from...

Government Expands Access To Water, Electricity, And Internet

Access to reliable utilities is a fundamental right, as stated by the Minister of Finance, Davendranath Tancoo. According to the Finance Minister, $250 million has been allocated to expand rural electrification and upgrade grid lines as part of...

Spain Arrests Alleged Leader of GXC Team Cybercrime Network

Spanish authorities have arrested a 25-year-old Brazilian national accused of leading the “GXC Team” – a Crime-as-a-Service (CaaS) operation that sold phishing kits, Android malware and AI-based tools to cybercriminals worldwide. The Guardia Civil...

Spanish government developing blacklist of doctors refusing to perform abortions

Spain’s government is demanding that all public healthcare systems create registries of doctors who refuse to perform abortions on conscience grounds—prompting strong backlash from pro-life advocates who warn this amounts to blacklisting. Prime...

Data: Spanish streaming titles have biggest hit-rate

ICEX Spain Trade & Investment and Parrot Analytics have presented data at MIPCOM showing Spain has achieved a 26.1 per cent ‘hit-rate’ – the highest in Europe and Hispanic markets – underscoring Spain’s efficiency as a producer of exportable...

Spain marks National Day, highlights strong relations with Kuwait

KUWAIT: The Embassy of Spain in Kuwait celebrated the Spanish National Day on Sunday, in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defense, Sheikh Dr...

Exclusive-Spain the frontrunner for Chinese carmaker BYD’s third European plant, sources say

(Reuters) -China’s No. 1 automaker BYD considers Spain to be its top candidate for a third car factory to serve the European market, two people briefed on the matter told Reuters, as the company seeks to grow sales on the continent. A BYD assembly...

Final Spanish Gaza Flotilla Activists Return Home From Israeli Detention

The remaining six Spanish activists detained by Israeli forces during recent humanitarian flotilla missions to Gaza have returned to Spain. The group, which arrived in Madrid on Monday, includes one woman who was prosecuted for assaulting a prison...

Campaigning in Spanish takes on new meaning for candidates in California governor’s race

More for families. If you’re enjoying this article, you’ll love LAist’s early childhood newsletter. Every two weeks, you’ll receive top reads and resources on issues affecting families with kids ages 0–5. At a political summit this summer,...

Government offers 10% pay rise to public servants

Fi­nance Min­is­ter Dav­en­dranath Tan­coo has an­nounced a 10 per cent pay in­crease for pub­lic ser­vants, as the Gov­ern­ment moves to set­tle long-out­stand­ing wage ne­go­ti­a­tions. "For far too long, our pub­lic of­fi­cers, the back­bone of...

Spain records 106,172 abortions, the highest figure in more than a decade

Spain has once again exceeded 100,000 abortions for the second consecutive year. According to the latest data released by the government, in 2024 a total of 106,172 women voluntarily had abortions, 2.9% more than in 2023. Only 5% of cases involved...

Freelancers in Spain could face monthly fee hike of up to €200

Freelancers in Spain could see their monthly fees rise by up to €200. Credit : mapo_japan, Shutterstock Spain’s Social Security Ministry has unveiled a proposal that could hit freelancers hard – with monthly contributions set to rise between €10...

ACE-SHIN Autumn Charity Lunch at El Jinete, Mijas with Crissie Ryan

Restaurante El Jinete, sitting on the Carretera de la Cala Golf, kilometre 4.5, Mijas Costa, will be the host for a heartwarming Autumn Charity Lunch on Saturday, October 18, at 1.30pm, in aid of ACE-SHIN Animal Care Spain. The delightful event at...

Big landlords under fire as Sumar calls for rent freeze and housing tax reform in Spain

Sumar proposes new rent controls and a tax on landlords owning multiple homes. Credit : sommart sombutwanitkul, Shutterstock Spain’s left-wing alliance Sumar is stepping up pressure on the government to take urgent action on the country’s growing...

Spanish diplomacy drives culinary dominance as LuLu Group introduces new product lines

Spain’s culinary presence in Qatar is rapidly expanding, driven by a sophisticated mechanism for food promotion, according to LuLu Group International director Dr Mohamed Althaf. Speaking to the media at the recent opening of 'Festival of Spain...

Spain to cut medicine prices, saving millions

The government estimates that the revision will result in a total annual saving of more than €287 million. Photo credit: Prostooleh/Freepik Spain’s Ministry of Health has announced a sweeping review of the prices of more than 17,000 medicines...

Spain to use AI to cut out corruption

Faced with ongoing allegations against his government and inner-circle, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has pledged to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) to combat corruption in Spain. The Spanish government is to use artificial intelligence...

Europe again scolds Spain for "politicizing" the judiciary

MadridThe Venice Commission, the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional law, published a report this Monday criticizing Spain for its election model for the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ). Currently, it considers that Spain...

Spain's opposition plans to make it impossible for overstayers to get residency

Spain's centre-right People's Party has pledged to make it practically impossible for overstayers and undocumented migrants to regularise their residency if it wins the next election. It's part of the party's wider plans to restructure the Spanish...

Spain’s top matador bids adios — with a snip of his scissors

Spain’s leading matador has stunned the bullfighting world by staging an unexpected farewell, symbolically cutting off his ponytail in the ring after a “historic” performance. The gesture by Morante de la Puebla in Madrid’s Las Ventas signalled...