Spain

Tech News

Spain hits Amazon and Apple with a €194 million fine

The country's regulator accused the two US tech giants of colluding in the sale of products.

18/07/2023

Spain

Euroviews. The Basque experience could be the answer to Europe's labour shortage

Although no region is absolutely alike, there are lessons that can be adopted and scaled from the Basque model as EU member states prepare for the next wave of economic uncertainty and consequent clamour for talent, Ivan Jiménez writes.

18/07/2023

Spain

Feijoo welcomed in Pontevedra ahead of Spain's Presidential Elections

As presidential hopeful Alberto Núñez Feijoo arrives in a holiday town in Pontevedra he is reassured by local support but faces the possible challenge of working with a rival

17/07/2023

Travel News

This Spanish pilgrimage spot could soon introduce a tourist tax

“I want Santiago de Compostela to stop being just a tourist destination and a theme park,” mayor says.

14/07/2023

Green News

EU to push for an end to ‘unabated’ fossil fuel use at COP28

The EU wants governments to commit to more renewables, improve energy efficiency and give up fossil fuels for good.

13/07/2023

Culture news

Looking at hell's door! Bosch art work study reveals hell fascination

According to a study by Madrid’s El Prado museum and the Miguel Hernandez University Elche, viewers of the 16th century “The Garden of Earthly Delights” by Hieronymus Bosch look longer and harder at the panel representing hell compared with heaven.

12/07/2023

Europe Decoded

Alberto Núñez Feijóo is poised to become Spanish PM. Who is he?

As Alberto Núñez Feijóo took to the stage last Thursday to something akin to a rock star welcome, behind him was a campaign sign which read: This is the moment.

11/07/2023

Spain

Sanchez takes on Feijóo in TV debate ahead of Spain's general election

With just two weeks to go until Spain's general election, opinion polls predict victory for conservative politician Feijóo.

11/07/2023

Climate

Why are Barcelona’s rooftops being painted white?

Scientists have an ‘excellent’ idea for combating the capital of Catalonia's heat island effect, as heatwaves intensify.

08/07/2023

Spain

No retirement: Why are more and more people over 70 still working?

In Spain, the number of people working past retirement in 2022 lept 49% compared to 2008.

06/07/2023

Climate

Spain is warming up quicker than the global average, Greenpeace warns

For every degree of global warming, Spain’s climate warms by 1.5℃.

06/07/2023

Spain

What next for Catalan separatist Puigdemont after immunity lifted?

After an EU ruling stripped him of parliamentary immunity, Euronews explores if Puigdemont will be extradited and tried in Spain.

05/07/2023

Europe Decoded

Culture war in Spain as popular far-right Vox party targets minorities

Vox could be part of the national government after the election on 23 July. Some decisions the party has taken at the regional level have already drawn condemnation.

04/07/2023

Spain

'Social emergency': Why is Spain's suicide rate at a record high?

More Spaniards took their own life in 2022 than in any other year since records began. But why?

04/07/2023

Spain

Could Spain's new far-right party split the movement?

After internal disputes, Macarena Olona left Spain's far-right Vox party to lead a new one. Analysts describe her as having 'a thirst for revenge'.

03/07/2023

Spain

Spain kicks off six-month presidency of the EU Council

Spain has taken over the rotating presidency of the EU Council, with a promise to focus on the green transition and social justice.

03/07/2023

Sport

Lafy gives French team Cofidis 1st Tour de France stage win in 15 yrs

French rider Victor Lafay made a late move to break away from the pack and give Cofidis its first Tour de France stage win in 15 years on Sunday, with Adam Yates keeping the overall lead after the opening two stages in northern Spain.

02/07/2023

Spain

One migrant has died after attempting to cross to Tenerife on Sunday

One migrant has died and sixty five others have been rescued after attempting to cross to Tenerife on Sunday. Meanwhile, it's been confirmed that at least 51 people died after a shipwreck on Saturday.

02/07/2023

Spain

Freed after 15 years for rapes committed by his 'fake twin' in Spain

Ahmed Toummouhi was arrested in 1991 accused of committing several rapes he did not commit. The actual rapist is a Spaniard who looks a lot like him.

01/07/2023

Spain

Sinking off the Greek coast: How the Mediterranean became a graveyard

More than 20,000 migrants have lost their lives trying to reach Europe since 2014. There is growing criticism of Europe's inability to prevent these tragedies.

30/06/2023

Spain

6.5 tonnes of cocaine found hidden in bananas in Spain

The leader of the criminal network behind the bust is considered to be one of Spain’s biggest drug traffickers.

30/06/2023

Culture news

Spain's highly-anticipated Royal Collections Gallery opens its doors

Great masterpieces are being exhibited in this state-of-the-art gallery, whose construction, over the last 25 years, has uncovered part of the Moorish wall with which the city was founded in the 9th century.

30/06/2023

Health news

Heatwave in Spain is hitting those with disabilities hardest

Extreme weather in Spain is affecting its citizens with disabilities disproportionately, leaving many to fend for themselves without support.

30/06/2023

Travel News

Both men and women can swim topless in this part of Spain

The Catalan government has reminded public swimming pools that they can’t ban women from going topless.

29/06/2023

Spain

Public swimming pools in Catalonia must allow women to go topless

The regional government, led by the pro-independence Catalan Republican Left (ERC), can in theory fine any town hall found to have breached the norm up to €500,000.

29/06/2023

Spain

Feminism and LGBTQ+ flag trashed: Spain's Vox removes offensive banner

Following a complaint made by the Socialist Party, the Spanish far-right Vox party has removed the controversial banner.

27/06/2023