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Spanish court sentences pensioner to 18 years for sending letter bombs

González Pascual was arrested in January 2023 for sending letters to Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the US and Ukrainian embassies in Madrid in 2022.

23/07/2024

Travel News

Barcelona tourists say they still feel welcome in the city

The city's mayor has vowed to rid the Catalan capital of its 10,000 tourist apartment licences in the next five years.

22/07/2024

Europe News

Thousands in Mallorca demand 'less tourism, more life'

Organisers of the march say uncontrolled tourist numbers are causing a drop in wages, loss of quality of life and an increase in the price of housing.

22/07/2024

Europe News

Spanish police arrest five people and seize 1,000 marijuana plants

The police have dismantled a criminal network dedicated to sending marijuana to Gerrmany through parcel companies.

21/07/2024

Moments

This hike is a quieter alternative to the Camino de Santiago

2024 is a Jubilee year for Caravaca de la Cruz - which only comes around every seven years - so there are additional events and attractions to boot.

21/07/2024

Europe News

More than 300 migrants arrive in Gran Canaria in under 24 hours

Spain's Interior Ministry says the number of migrants making the dangerous sea crossing from Africa to the Canary Islands jumped by 160% between January and July compared to the same period last year.

19/07/2024

Culture news

Alfás del Pi film festival: Where stars are born

Alfás del Pi in Alicante is home to the largest Norwegian and British community in Spain. Thanks to them, the town's film festival is celebrating its 36th edition with the presence of great stars such as Luis Zahera or Malena Alterio and the former Culture Minister Máximo Huerta among others.

19/07/2024

Art

Pompidou Centre Malaga to stay open until 2034

The Andalusian outpost of France’s Pompidou Centre signed a new deal with the city of Malaga last week, allowing the space to stay in operation for another decade.

17/07/2024

Spain

'Gibraltar is Spanish': Row over Spain chants after Euro 2024 victory

Spain's players gathered on a stage at Madrid's Cibeles Square to meet the fans on Monday when Rodri and Álvaro Morata took the mic and invited the crowds to join the chant "Gibraltar is Spanish".

16/07/2024

Travel News

Poo-smeared lockboxes found at tourist apartments in Seville

Anti-tourism protesters in Spain are reportedly resorting to novel techniques to deter visitors.

16/07/2024

Sport

Mbappé officially presented at Real Madrid: 'A dream come true'

He will receive a salary of at least 15 million euros per season and a signing bonus of more than 100 million euros.

16/07/2024

Business

Spanish train maker Talgo receives offer from Czech rival Skoda

Talgo wants more information from Skoda so that it can work out whether a bid is worth more than the €619 million cash bid offered by Hungarian consortium Ganz-Mavag in March.

16/07/2024

Climate

Spanish scientists create new tool to warn of deaths during heatwaves

Following deaths due to extreme heat in Greece and Italy, this map predicts heatwave mortality for places all over Europe.

16/07/2024

Europe News

Spanish national football team returns to Madrid for celebrations

The team will meet the Royal Family and Prime Minister Sanchez in Spain's capital.

15/07/2024

Europe News

Body found during search for missing British teenager in Tenerife

Spanish police claim to have found human remains on the largest island in the Canaries during their search for the missing 19-year-old, according to local media.

15/07/2024

Moments

‘I felt unsafe’: Locals welcome Spain’s crackdown on holiday rentals

Spain is finding innovative ways to cut down on tourist apartments, even banning them completely in some places.

14/07/2024

Spain

Seven runners hospitalised after traditional bull run in Pamplona

Normally, medics on the ground deal with the injured but in this case, hospitalisation was needed. The most common injuries are bruises.

13/07/2024

Euronews Witness

Protests mount in Majorca as tourism overwhelms residents' lives

A wave of protest against the negative impact of mass tourism is sweeping over Spain’s most popular holiday hotspots. Euronews reporter Valérie Gauriat travelled to Majorca, the biggest of the Balearic Islands, to hear from residents who feel their future is under threat.

12/07/2024

Lifestyle

School hopes to revive dying art of bell tolling in Spain

A school teaching the art of church bell tolling in Spain has just graduated its first class. Teachers say they hope to prevent the ancient practice from dying out after years of using automated systems.

11/07/2024

Moments

Why more non-religious pilgrims than ever are walking the Camino

Traditionally a Catholic pilgrimage, the Camino increasingly draws the spiritual but not religious.

11/07/2024

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A swift run, the fourth bull run of San Fermin 2024

During the Pamplona bull run, five participants were injured by bruises.

10/07/2024

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Pamplona's bull run, a dangerous chase

The third running of the bulls in Pamplona featured bulls from the Victoriano del Río ranch in Madrid.

09/07/2024

Scenes

Watch: The fan-led league with inclusion at its heart

Rubén Almazán Estepa and Álvaro Cano are ambassadors for the Liga Genuine, a football league for players with intellectual disabilities.

08/07/2024

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WATCH: Madrid Pride draws a million in festive call for rights

Organizers reported that a million people attended Madrid Pride on Saturday, July 6th, celebrating in a festive atmosphere with the slogan "Education, Rights, and Peace: Pride that Transforms."

08/07/2024

Europe News

Spanish horse festival 'Rapa das bestas' grows in popularity

The 'Rapa das bestas' festival in Sabucedo dates back to the 15th century and is held every year in the first week of July

08/07/2024

Europe News

Thousands protest in Spain's most visited city against over-tourism

More than 150 organisations and social movements took to the streets of Barcelona with some symbolically sealing off hotels and restaurant terraces.

07/07/2024