Earth News Italy and Spain could face austerity in race to net-zero Study suggests green financing will boost the economy but Mediterranean countries will endure fiscal challenges. 16/09/2024
Climate Spain is moving from a Mediterranean to desert climate, study says Summer has increased by an average of 36 days across Spain over the last 50 years. 16/09/2024
Culture news Real Madrid halts concerts over noise complaints Following complaints of excessive noise, the Spanish football club said it was rescheduling or cancelling all upcoming shows at its Santiago Bernabéu stadium to comply with the city's noise regulations. 16/09/2024
Health news West Nile virus vaccine still 'years away' as disease spreads in Spain Residents in the south of Spain are growing increasingly desperate as the West Nile virus continues to spread. 16/09/2024
Europe News Moroccan police stop hundreds of migrants from entering Ceuta Sunday has been a day of high tension in the area after hundreds of people gathered at the border following reported calls on social media for a collective breach attempt. 16/09/2024
Venezuela Venezuela arrests six foreigners in alleged attempt to kill president Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen were arrested on Saturday after being accused of plotting to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro. 15/09/2024
Europe News Spain hosts meeting on Palestine-Israel two-state solution Hosted in Madrid, Arab, Turkish, and European officials discussed a two-state solution for Israel-Palestine and urgent humanitarian aid for Gaza. 13/09/2024
Europe News Catalonia's 'La Diada' independence rally sees lowest turnout in years The rally took place on Catalan national day, under the motto "Let's return to the street." 12/09/2024
Europe News Sánchez urges the EU to 'reconsider' tariffs on Chinese electric cars "We don't need another war, in this case, a trade war. We need to build bridges between the EU and China," Pedro Sánchez said in Shanghai. 11/09/2024
World News Spanish police confiscate more than 1 million ecstasy pills The Guardia Civil carried out eight searches in Ibiza and two in Malaga in what has been the largest seizure of this type of drug to date. 11/09/2024
Europe News Sánchez arrives in Beijing as EU-China trade rift rumbles on The EU imposed provisional tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles with the European Commission maintaining that Chinese firms unfairly benefit from government subsidies, allowing them to keep their prices artificially low. 09/09/2024
Venezuela Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate granted asylum in Spain Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has fled into exile after being granted asylum in Spain. 08/09/2024
Business European Central Bank approves BBVA’s offer for Banco Sabadell Although the European Central Bank (ECB) has approved this offer, BBVA still needs other regulatory approvals for the acquisition to be completed. 06/09/2024
Culture news Spain ends National Bullfighting Award amid cultural changes Spain's Culture ministry announced in May its intention to cancel the award, which had been given annually since 2013. ‘Society's values and feelings towards bullfighting have evolved,’ the government said. 06/09/2024
Europe News Portuguese minister calls for water resilience financing by EIB Maria da Graça Carvalho was in Brussels to follow up on a letter sent to the EU executive during the summer asking for concrete action to increase water security across the EU. 03/09/2024
Travel News France announces discounted train fares throughout September Want to explore France by train this September? Look out for these cheap ticket sales. 03/09/2024
Travel News Spain overtourism: Why are villagers blocking zebra crossings? In northwestern Spain, villagers blocked zebra crossings to protest too many tourists - but ended up causing a huge traffic jam. 02/09/2024
Europe News Why do long-range strikes matter to Ukraine? The US and EU countries limit the use of weapons they provide to Ukraine for fear of escalating the war. 02/09/2024
Europe News Brussels doesn't object Spanish veto of Hungarian Talgo takeover Brussels has raised no objections to the Spanish veto of a Hungarian bid that would have acquired the totality of Talgo, a domestic train maker. 29/08/2024
Thailand Thailand court sentences son of Spanish actors to life in prison Sancho, a chef and a YouTuber, has avoided the death penalty for a murder he denies committing but could spend his life in prison pending an appeal. 29/08/2024