Europe News 'A total mess': Opposition mounts against the EU's gas reduction plan Southern countries argue the European Commission's proposed plan is disproportionate and unfair. 25/07/2022
Smart Regions Discovering the Spanish Rio Tinto region's link with Mars The Rio Tinto mining park in Huelva Spain, is home to a unique touristic and educational initiative called "Mars on Earth". Established over 30 years ago as the leading industrial tourism destination in Spain, the mining park is perfect for space enthusiasts. 18/07/2022
Uncovering Europe Are Spain's controversial bullfighting fiestas in decline? San Fermín, the world-famous bull-running festival, returned on Thursday after two years of closure for the pandemic. 08/07/2022
Europe News Sweden and Finland's NATO accession 'to be fastest in history' NATO's Secretary-General told Euronews the accession process is "the fastest" in the alliance's history. 05/07/2022
Europe Decoded Does NATO's collective defence apply to Ceuta and Melilla? The two Spanish enclaves are the only territory the alliance has on the African continent. 05/07/2022
Smart Regions The project in Spain helping refugees rebuild their lives The Spanish region of Murcia has set up a programme to help refugees find work. Smart Regions went there to find out more. 04/07/2022
Uncovering Europe Spain's sex work crackdown 'would push the issue further underground' “I know very well how this will play out – obviously very negatively for us. [It] means we’ll end up in the hands of the mafias." 04/07/2022
Europe Decoded Melilla massacre prompts international calls for investigation MEPs, the African Union and an UN committee have demanded a prompt inquiry into the fatal border crossing. 30/06/2022
Uncovering Europe How Spain's older generation are becoming the new high achievers Spain has the sixth highest life expectancy in the world, after Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Switzerland and Singapore, according to figures from the World Population Review published this year. 28/06/2022
Uncovering Europe How Spain should adapt to earlier and more frequent heatwaves As the country melts in its earliest heatwave in over 40 years, analysts say Spain must adapt to a new reality of earlier heatwaves with longer droughts. 22/06/2022
Uncovering Europe Why Spain's renewable energy boom is so controversial Protesters have called it the "industrialisation of the countryside". 21/06/2022
Europe News Iberian Peninsula seeks to become renewables supplier For Spain and Portugal, the EU plan to reduce its dependency on Russian fossil fuels may be a historical opportunity. 07/06/2022
Uncovering Europe Ukrainian refugees bring new life to Spain's rural villages Small abandoned villages in Spain’s depopulated regions have become home to mothers and children fleeing the war in Ukraine. 25/05/2022
Europe News EU allows Spain and Portugal to cap electricity prices temporarily The political agreement should result in electricity bills being temporarily halved for about 40% of Spanish and Portuguese consumers with regulated rates. 26/04/2022
Europe Decoded Watch: Spain & Netherlands strike surprising alliance on fiscal reform The two countries want the EU fiscal rules to become more simple, transparent and realistic. 05/04/2022
Europe News EU leaders rebuff Spain's pleas for reforms to curb electricity prices The European Council only gave Spain and Portugal permission to introduce a price cap on electricity. 25/03/2022
Europe Decoded Europe looks for alternate gas solutions but could it be left in cold? The continent is largely reliant on imports of gas to meet its energy needs. 15/02/2022
Uncovering Europe Do proposed reforms of Spain's controversial 'gag law' go far enough? The "gag law" has been described as the greatest blow to civil and political liberties since Spain's return to democracy. But do proposed reforms go far enough? 11/02/2022
Uncovering Europe Is Spain's far-right Vox Party about to govern for the first time? According to recent polls, the party could win ten seats in regional elections next month and get into power by joining a governing coalition. 24/01/2022
Uncovering Europe Spain's Catholic Church refuses investigation into sex abuse claims “There are only a few cases," said Luis Argüello, spokesman for Spain's Catholic Church. 22/11/2021
Europe News EU countries dismiss Spain's calls for energy market intervention Spain has been pushing for a change in the current rules to decouple the prices of electricity and natural gas. 26/10/2021
Europe News 9 EU countries say no to market reform to tackle energy crunch Led by Germany, the nine countries argue the current energy crisis is temporary and the existing rules are the most competitive and efficient. 25/10/2021
Smart Regions The city giving digital currency in exchange for saving energy In this episode, Smart Regions looks at a transformational European project saving huge amounts of energy. It's led to several buildings in a district of the Catalan city of Viladecans being renovated. Residents play an active role in managing energy. They also have their own digital currency. 25/10/2021
Europe News Brussels warns Spain over judicial appointments standoff EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders says the current impasse between the Spanish government and opposition over judicial appointments must be resolved soon. 20/09/2021
Uncovering Europe How struggling Spain became one of Europe's vaccination champions Clue: no carrots (health pass) nor sticks (mandatory vaccination) needed. 03/09/2021
Uncovering Europe Europe's garden is ridden with poverty, plastic and contradiction Spain's southern region of Andalusia attracts two very different kinds of foreigners: those that flock to its beautiful beaches every year and the growing army of migrants that harvest fruit and vegetables in what has been coined as Europe's back garden. 12/08/2021
