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Watch: Tourist speaks about life under lockdown at Tenerife hotel

Harriet spoke to us from a Tenerife hotel on lockdown after a guest tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus

25/02/2020

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Going Greener - faster, cheaper and more efficient windmills

In partnership with The European Commission

New telescopic windturbines have been designed by Spanish engineers to be built in a quicker and more cost-efficient way, in the hope of contributing to greener energy.

24/02/2020

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In pictures: Coronavirus and Greta among themes at Sitges Carnival

Two people who attended the carnival in medical suits and masks said: 'We've got to laugh'.

24/02/2020

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Canary Islands sandstorm from Sahara disrupts hundreds of flights

All airports on the Canary Islands were shut on Sunday after a vast sandstorm blew in from the Sahara Desert, shrouding the islands in dust

24/02/2020

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Spanish police uncover underground counterfeit cigarette factory

It's thought to be the first of its kind in the European Union

21/02/2020

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Euthanasia debate: 'If my family suffers, I want the right to die'

As Spain debates euthanasia, the sick ask to be heard: "If I'm making my family suffer because I have no strength left in my body, I want to die. I want to have that right"

21/02/2020

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Spain's female footballers secure historic pay deal

Spain’s female footballers have reached a historic first collective agreement over pay and conditions, after a long battle for rights which included an unprecedented strike last year

20/02/2020

Business

How is Barcelona coping with the loss of World Mobile Congress?

It's worth €500 million to Barcelona every year. So how are businesses managing without it?

19/02/2020

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Why are Spanish farmers protesting against low prices?

Trade unions demand political action to guarantee retail prices for fruit and vegetables that are liveable for farmers.

18/02/2020

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Thousands of farmers in western Spain cultivate protest over prices

They claim they're getting the same price for their products as they were 20 years ago.

18/02/2020

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Angry spanish farmers invade Valencia

Hundreds of tractors brought the coastal city of Valencia to a halt, with tractors also blocking many roads in the southern Andalusia region

14/02/2020

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Court says Spain was right to deport migrants immediately

The European Court of Human Rights has backed Spain’s immediate deportation of two African migrants who tried to enter one of its African enclaves.

13/02/2020

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World's biggest mobile tech show cancelled due to coronavirus fears

The world's biggest mobile technology fair has been cancelled over worries about the coronavirus epidemic.

13/02/2020

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Should workers have pay deducted for coffee and cigarette breaks?

Spain's High Court has ruled in favour of a company that began deducting time for employees who took breaks for coffee and cigarettes.

12/02/2020

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Thousands of women dye Madrid purple with human chain against violence

Some 7,000 women joined together on Saturday in a 7-kilometre feminist chain in Madrid to denounce discrimination and violence against women

09/02/2020

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Coronavirus: Evacuees tell of life in quarantine, through Whatsapp

A conversation with Pedro Morilla and Oliver Cuadrado, two Spanish evacuees from Wuhan, China, gives a picture of life in quarantine.

07/02/2020

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Spain plans to phase out coal-fired power plants by 2030

Coal-fired power plants are being phased out across Spain. The government's plan is for all high polluting power stations to be replaced by greener alternatives by the year 2030, but not everyone is happy about that.

04/02/2020

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Passengers use wifi for updates during emergency on jet from Madrid

Dozens of passengers on an Air Canada flight from Madrid to Toronto had a safe landing after their aircraft was damaged during takeoff.

03/02/2020

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King Felipe VI leads state opening of Spanish parliament in Madrid

Spain's two parliamentary Houses met together for the formal state opening by King Felipe VI.

03/02/2020

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Death toll rises after Storm Gloria batters Catalonia's coast

The storm, which has wrought havoc on huge swathes of Spain's eastern and southern coastline, has killed at least 13 people.

24/01/2020

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Venezuela: Spain's growing ambiguity about Juan Guaido

With Unidas Podemos in the ruling coalition, Spain's position towards Venezuela has become slightly less clear-cut.

23/01/2020

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Storm death toll rises to 13 in Spain as France battens down hatches

At least 13 people have lost their lives in Spain since Sunday as Storm Gloria unleashed strong winds, and heavy snow and rainfalls.

23/01/2020

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Meet the provincial party who became Spanish kingmakers

You've never heard of him but Tomas Guitarte had the power to make or break the Spanish ruling coalition.

22/01/2020

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Interactive: See how Storm Gloria ravaged this Spanish river delta

The storm surge went up to three kilometres inland, it was claimed.

22/01/2020

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Storm whips up sea foam on Catalan coast

The coast at a seaside town in Spain was left covered in foam after Storm Gloria.

22/01/2020

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Spain debates bill to scrap forced sterilisation of disabled people

As the Spanish Parliament debates a bill to scrap forced sterilisation of women and girls with disability, Euronews spoke to a survivor.

21/01/2020