Spain

Art

Artwork by renowned Colombian artist on display in Valencia

Some 45 pieces by the renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero are on display in Valencia, with some of the artworks coming from private collections.

24/03/2023

Culture news

First official Formula 1 exhibition opens in Madrid

From Lewis Hamilton to Romain Grosjean and Michael Schumacher, the world's first F1 exhibition has something for every lover of motorsport and it's on now in Madrid.

24/03/2023

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Hundreds evacuated as forest fire rages in east Spain

Hundreds of people were evacuated as a major forest fire raged in Spain's eastern Castellón region.

24/03/2023

Spain

Firefighters battle blaze ripping through forests in eastern Spain

A large wildfire continued to burn out of control in eastern Spain on Friday, scorching at least 1,000 hectares and forcing the evacuation of 900 residents of nearby towns.

24/03/2023

Scenes

Meet the 15-year-old coding genius from Spain

In partnership with Media City

There had never been a participant as young as me in a talk of this kind. I was only eight years old. They could not find a microphone for my size

21/03/2023

Earth News

Activists protest spending EU 'green' funds on Spain ski resort

Spanish environmentalists want the EU to investigate the use of €26 million from its “green” economic recovery fund to join two ski resorts in the rapidly warming Pyrenees mountains.

20/03/2023

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WATCH: Huge wooden figures being burnt in Las Fallas festival in Spain

Las Fallas festival in Valencia is an annual celebration leading up to the feast of St. Joseph, the city's patron saint. At the end of the five-day fiesta, the large wooden Fallas structures are burnt.

20/03/2023

Spain

Spain passes law against domestic animal abuse

Spain adopted a new law on animal welfare on Thursday, increasing the punishment for mistreatment

16/03/2023

Spain

'I can't save money': Spain's supermarket inflation hits record high

This steep rise in food prices has taken place despite the reduction in VAT on some basic food products that the Spanish government introduced.

16/03/2023

Culture news

Rodrigo Cuevas and the reinvention of Asturian folklore

There is little traditional or archaic about Spanish singer Rodrigo Cuevas but he does perform well-known tropes from Asturian folklore, his performances are rooted in politics and LGBT rights issues.

16/03/2023

Spain

Leonardo DiCaprio's sun diamond plan to revive a town in 'empty Spain'

The town of Trujillo will be home to a new factory making synthetic diamonds for use in jewellery and high-spec electronics.

14/03/2023

Creators

'I make hyperrealistic babies and science-fiction creatures'

From Avatar to hyperrealistic babies, Spanish artist Cristina Jobs sculpts works of art that perfectly mimic, and sometimes even exceed reality.

11/03/2023

Health news

Parents donate heart valves of foetus that died during delivery

The team behind the operation says it’s the first time in Spain that perinatal tissue is collected for transplantation.

10/03/2023

Spain

Three killed in Spanish mine collapse

An official from the Spanish operator ICL Iberia confirmed that the three men were Spanish nationals and experienced geologists and that two of them were postgraduate students.

09/03/2023

Spain

Spain's powerful feminist movement split over trans and rape laws

Women had to decide between two main feminist marches in Madrid this week, as divisions emerged in the movement over two new pieces of legislation.

09/03/2023

Spain

What is kickingball and why is it played in Spain?

Through increasing visibility and ......

08/03/2023

Euronews Witness

Spanish domestic abuse victims break the silence

Last year in Spain 50 women were murdered by their partners. Euronews reporter Julián López travelled to the south of the country to see how survivors are fighting back against male violence.

08/03/2023

Spain

Ex-wife gets Є200,000 pay-out for domestic labour

A husband is ordered to pay a Є200,000 pay-out to his ex-wife for domestic labour after the marriage was governed by a separation of property regime.

08/03/2023

Spain

Helping Spain's forgotten victims in the fight against gender violence

2023 has seen 10 women murdered in Spain so far as a result of gender-based violence. Joshua Alonso lost his own mother to femicide six years ago Today he runs workshops to explain gender violence to children and young people.

08/03/2023

Spain

Spanish government proposes new gender quota law

The Spanish Government has proposed a law to mandate gender quotas in elected government bodies and on the boards of large companies.

07/03/2023

Travel News

Popular Spanish island warns tourists of Dengue fever risk

Spanish health officials have of ‘moderate’ Dengue fever risk on Ibiza this summer.

07/03/2023

Travel News

'Budget British tourists' no longer welcome in this part of Spain

El aumento del número de visitantes tras la derogación de las normas COVID ha reavivado el debate sobre el turismo excesivo.

07/03/2023

Spain

'Anti-vaccine' nurse taken to court in Spain for faking childrens' jab

The nurse allegedly told parents their toddlers would be better off walking barefoot on grass than getting a tetanus jab.

03/03/2023

Business Series

Discover the secrets behind Spain's Iberian delicacies

In partnership with ICEX

Here We Grow uncovers the secrets behind Spain's gastronomic delicacies and learns the art of carving Iberian ham

02/03/2023

Health news

Say cheese? Taking the selfie health checkup at Mobile World Congress

The app detects facial blood flow patterns imperceptible to the naked eye but visible on a smartphone camera.

02/03/2023

Mobility

‘Life-changing’: This exoskeleton lets wheelchair users walk again

King Felipe VI of Spain paid a visit to the stand of a company that makes life changing exoskeletons for wheelchair users.

02/03/2023