Spain

Ocean

Vulnerable fish species are at risk due to lack of regulations

In partnership with the European Commission

With the lifting of some restrictions in some areas of Europe anglers have been able to go fishing again. But experts are worried about the environmental impact

29/07/2020

Spain

Madrid developing disputed 'immunity passports' for COVID-19 survivors

The Spanish region said the experimental passport would be rolled out in September but both the WHO and Spain's national government have warned against these certificates.

29/07/2020

Spain

A million people lost their jobs in Spain in three months, data shows

Spain's National Statistics Institute said 1,074,000 jobs were lost between the start of April and the end of June.

29/07/2020

Ocean

Europe's anglers in conflict with commercial fishing

In partnership with the European Commission

Europe's fishermen bring billions of euros to coastal economies but critics say unrestricted fishing threatens vulnerable species.

28/07/2020

Spain

Spain wants UK to reconsider 'unjust' coronavirus quarantine rule

Pedro Sanchez has condemned the British government's decision to impose a quarantine on all travellers returning from Spain.

28/07/2020

Spain

Barcelona's hospitals coping despite COVID-19 rebound, says doctor

A hospital doctor just outside Barcelona says the rise in coronavirus infections across the region is worrying, but the health system is coping well.

27/07/2020

Spain

Prosecutors seek 41-year jail term for Barcelona terror attack suspect

Mohamed Houli Chemlal is accused of membership of a terrorist organisation and possession of explosives, among other charges.

24/07/2020

Spain

Spain local lockdown measures ‘helping keep people alert’

Countries preparing for a second wave of coronavirus infections have a lot to learn from what is happening in Spain, a public health expert tells Euronews.

23/07/2020

Spain

Catalonia asks millions to 'stay at home' amid COVID-19 surge

Around four million people in the Barcelona metropolitan area have been requested to only leave home for essential reasons, with cinemas, theatres and nightclubs also closing.

18/07/2020

Spain

Real Madrid clinch 34th La Liga title with win over Villareal

Madrid clinched their 34th Spanish league title — and first since 2017 — after extending their perfect run following the pandemic break with a 2-1 win over Villarreal

17/07/2020

Spain

Spain to cull 90,000 mink after farmworkers test positive for COVID-19

The Aragon government said the "drastic" measure is to be implemented after seven workers and 90 animals at a breeding farm tested positive.

17/07/2020

Spain

Spain pays tribute to victims and heroes of coronavirus pandemic

Relatives of some of those who have died in the coronavirus pandemic in Spain joined the country’s royalty for a solemn ceremony in Madrid on Thursday.

16/07/2020

Spain

Watch: Spain honours COVID-19 victims with national ceremony

"I send my condolences and sincere compassion and affection to all of the families who have lost loved ones. I share their pain. Their grieving is my grieving," King Felipe said.

16/07/2020

Spain

Catalan politician accusing Spain of 'political spying' demands probe

Roger Torrent, who is a leading supporter of Catalonia’s independence campaign, alleged the reports “prove what we already knew: that the Spanish state spies on its political opponents.”

15/07/2020

Spain

Duo arrested on suspicion of planning explosives attack in Barcelona

The two individuals of Algerian nationality, aged 41 and 43, are suspected of belonging to a cell that has been under investigation since 2017.

14/07/2020

Spain

COVID-19: Regional elections in Spain go ahead amid increased security

Voters head to polling stations in Spain's Galicia and Basque Country regions in elections postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

12/07/2020

Spain

Franco's family at war with Spain over control of his summer house

The former dictator's Galicia residence Pazo de Meirás was obtained through fraud and extortion, the government claims

08/07/2020

Spain

Pamplona bull-running festival scrapped for first time in decades

The coronavirus pandemic has forced the Spanish city to cancel its iconic – and booze-fuelled – bull runs.

07/07/2020

Spain

Coronavirus: Spain imposes local lockdown in second region

A Mariña and El Segriá, both in the north of Spain, were locked down over the weekend.

04/07/2020

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Taxis block Madrid's streets in protest over low post-lockdown demand

Madrid taxi drivers protested in the heart of the Spanish capital on Tuesday to reject decisions made by city authorities allowing all drivers to return to work.

30/06/2020

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50 years of Pride: Spanish knitters fly a handmade giant rainbow flag

The rainbow flag is over 50 metres long and was created by 14 women in Aguilar de la Frontera over a period of two and a half months.

27/06/2020

Spain

Emotions overflow as loved ones reunited through plastic

Elderly family members meet each other for the first time in months in a Spanish nursing home

25/06/2020

Green News

Dream eco-home built with old tyres, tins cans and bottles

"We'll find a use for most things to stop them going to landfill."

24/06/2020

Living

Barcelona opera house opens with concert exclusively for plants

Organisers even printed tickets for each of the plants who attended the event.

23/06/2020

Spain

Barcelona's Liceu opera house reopens for performance to potted plants

The capacity audience of 2,292 plants is the idea of visual artist Eugenio Ampudia, who wanted to explore people's relationship with nature during the lockdown

23/06/2020

Spain

Coronavirus: Spain ends state of emergency and reopens borders

Face-masks are still compulsory in public when it's not possible to observe social distancing.

21/06/2020