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Spain

Spain to end golden visas for foreign real estate investors

Lawmakers hope closing the scheme will shut off an opening that critics say has allowed dirty money into the economy.

10/04/2024

Spain

Canary Islands sees surge of migrant arrivals via West African route

The number of people making the often treacherous boat trip from Africa to the Spanish archipelago has been breaking record after record for months.

10/04/2024

Design

Manifesta 15 Barcelona to look at urgent social issues through art

Manifesta 15 Barcelona looks at how art and architecture can address pressing concerns like climate change, social injustice and economic inequality. The festival, which has toured European cities over the past 30 years, is intended to prompt debate about urgent global issues.

10/04/2024

Business

Beauty group Puig hopes to raise more than €2.5bn by going public

Barcelona-based beauty group Puig, owner of Paco Rabanne, Charlotte Tilbury, and Caroline Herrera, announces IPO plans.

08/04/2024

Food and Drink

Olive oil becomes most stolen item from Spanish shops

The secret ingredient is crime. Olive oil has become the most shoplifted item from supermarkets in Spain.

06/04/2024

Ecotech

Could subscription solar power slash your energy bills?

Want a ‘money printing machine’ on your roof? Leonardo DiCaprio is backing this European solar company.

06/04/2024

Climate

Have recent rains helped with Spain’s ongoing severe drought?

Despite recent rains topping up reservoirs, an unusually warm winter has made water shortages worse and drought is a consequence of a bigger problem.

03/04/2024

Climate

‘A catastrophe’: Farmers and hotels are battling for water in Spain

As Catalonia's water restrictions hit farmers the hardest, the tourism industry’s efforts to save itself could cause friction.

29/03/2024

Economy

Spain's economy is thriving: Why it's growing more than its EU rivals

The Spanish economy is thriving, with tourism, domestic spending, and investment set to continue propelling growth this year.

29/03/2024

Destinations

Balmy temperatures & few tourists: A guide to Spain's shoulder season

New data has revealed the best Spanish places to visit from March to June.

28/03/2024

Economy

Energy prices push Spanish inflation higher: Cause for ECB concern?

Year-on-year inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased by 3.2% in March, while core inflation, which excludes energy and unprocessed food, fell to 3.3% in Spain.

27/03/2024

Economy

Spain's economy expands: Why is it outperforming its European peers?

Spain's Gross domestic product (GDP), the measure of value created through the production of goods and services, expanded 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2023 from the previous quarter.

26/03/2024

Spain

Puigdemont eyes Catalan presidency 7 years after fleeing Spain

The former president has run in Catalonia's elections from abroad before, appearing at the top of his party's list in both 2017 and 2021.

21/03/2024

Spain

Rubiales tells Spanish court he will cooperate with corruption probe

The former Spanish football boss says he is planning to return from the Dominican Republic after being named as a person of interest.

21/03/2024

Design

New Barcelona exhibition looks at US suburbs through a European lens

“Suburbia. Building the American Dream” at the Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona tackles the enduring legacy of a US urban planning model gone global.

21/03/2024

Climate Now

Can Catalonia learn to live with drought?

In partnership with Copernicus

How is the Spanish region of Catalonia adapting to drought? The main reservoir that feeds Barcelona is almost empty and the water regeneration and desalination plants are at full capacity. Meanwhile private companies are making their own efforts to economise and recycle water. Is it enough?

18/03/2024

Spain

Prison workers blockade facilites in Spain after colleague killed

Protestors are demanding better working conditions after a cook was killed in a Catalan detention centre last week.

18/03/2024

Culture news

From politics to pulling pints: The new careers of politicians

Pablo Iglesias, the former leader of Spain's far-left party Podemos, is opening a bar, moving from politics to pulling pints.

16/03/2024

Travel News

‘Stinking of tourist’: Why Málaga locals have had enough of visitors

Millions of holidaymakers visit the Costa de Sol and Málaga, one of its most popular destinations, every year, but now locals are saying enough is enough.

15/03/2024

Health news

Spain considers providing free condoms to young people

The initiative comes amid a significant rise in sexually transmitted infections in Europe.

15/03/2024

Culture news

Does AI spell disaster for the music industry?

The last 100 years have been revolutionary for music but is technology still bringing positive change for the industry?

15/03/2024

Business

Spanish stocks hit six-year high: Will summer keep up the momentum?

The Spanish stock market has surged to its highest point since January 2018. Despite historical summer volatility, positive economic indicators and attractive valuations suggest potential resilience ahead.

15/03/2024

Spain

Spain’s parliament approves amnesty for Catalonia's separatists

The approval of the contentious amnesty law comes a day after Catalonia's president Pere Aragones called for a snap election in May.

14/03/2024

Spain

20th anniversary of remembrance day for victims

Monday, marked the 20th European Remembrance Day for Victims of Terrorism, hosted in Madrid, Spain. Commemorating the 20th anniversary of the most significant terrorist attack experienced in the European Union.

11/03/2024

Spain

Euroviews. 20 years after the Madrid attacks, violent extremism is far from over

As we reflect on the lessons learned in the past two decades, it is clear that there are no easy solutions or quick fixes to the threat posed by Islamist terrorism, Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler writes.

11/03/2024

Spain

Remembering Europe's worst jihadist attack 20 years on

The 11-M attacks in Madrid in 2004 were the first major blow of Islamic terrorism on European soil.

11/03/2024