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Spain begins development of €1 billion hydrogen project led by Moeve

The facility aims to produce around 45,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen a year, avoiding some 250,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually.

Sport

Mbappé breaks silence on Ceuta shirt controversy

Real Madrid's striker has for the first time explained why he, Vinícius Jr and Ibrahima Konaté partly covered up a message on a t-shirt backing Ceuta.

Business

Why higher salaries do not make homes affordable in Spain

Annual pay differs by about €10,000 between Spanish regions, but a 90-square-metre home can cost up to €383,000 more. In the Balearic Islands and Madrid, buyers need more than €129,000 saved for the deposit and other upfront costs.

Travel News

Residents a ‘core’ focus of Spain’s 2030 sustainable tourism strategy

With 100 million international visitors expected this year, and ongoing concerns about overtourism, Spain is putting people and sustainability at the centre of its countrywide policy.

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Europe News

Spain's Supreme Court refuses to apply amnesty to Catalan Puigdemont

Puigdemont, who fled to Belgium to avoid detention after the referendum and is still the target of an arrest warrant, has been accused of misusing public money to organise the 2017 independence referendum.

Europe News

‘Do you know where Ceuta is?’: EU Parliament erupts over migration

The European People’s Party and Socialists clashed in a heated European Parliament debate, with shouting and mutual accusations exposing deepening divisions over migration within the coalition backing Ursula von der Leyen.

Europe News

Former Moroccan spy reportedly offered Spain intelligence information

Mehdi Hijaouy was reportedly forced into exile following a conflict with some of his intelligence colleagues in Morocco.

Culture news

Film director Isabel Coixet condemns AI in time capsule for 2076

The Catalan director condemns artificial intelligence and global ecocide in a donation of 'anachronistic' items to the Caja de las Letras as part of a time-capsule to be opened in 50 years.

Europe News

Diesel in Portugal hits record high, Spain introduces new discount

Many Portuguese already cross the border to fill up; the trend is now even clearer, as Spain's government adds a 20-cent-per-litre discount, making Spanish diesel the second cheapest in the EU.

Ecotech

Mediterranean’s wind and solar plans surpass the US, finds analysis

More than 552 GW of utility-scale solar and wind projects have been announced, or are already under development, across the Mediterranean.

Europe News

Spanish parliament backs citizenship law for Western Saharans

Although the exact number of beneficiaries is unknown, around 80,000 Sahrawis are believed to be eligible, with some estimates reaching almost 200,000 when including descendants.

Business

Formula 1 sends Madrid holiday rents soaring: Up to €20,000

The Spanish Grand Prix is driving luxury short-term rents in Madrid up by as much as 1,000%, and in Valdebebas some flats are being listed at up to 20,000 euros for the race.

Business

Will Seat disappear? Government confident as Volkswagen weighs brand's future

The government says it is confident Seat will continue after Volkswagen kept several options open for the brand beyond 2030, adding no decision has yet been made on its future.

Earth News

Spain just sweltered through its hottest summer on record

Spain's weather agency has confirmed that Spaniards have already endured 61 days of heatwave conditions so far this year, more than in any other year.

Culture news

Spanish archaeologists find 4,400-year-old tomb in Egypt with original colours intact

A Spanish-Egyptian archaeological team has found in Saqqara an outstanding late Fifth Dynasty tomb with two chapels and colourful reliefs of farming and offering processions.

Tech News

New Spanish-made zinc-air battery design boosts capacity and power by 80%

A new technology from Barcelona's Institute of Materials Science reduces energy losses and boosts zinc-air battery performance, paving the way for other storage technologies.

Europe News

Spanish intelligence and police warned of Ceuta crossing a day before

Speaking on Spanish public TV on Wednesday, Sánchez criticised the National Intelligence Centre for failing to anticipate the mass sea crossing. However, the agency had warned its Moroccan counterparts and police chiefs in Ceuta and Melilla.

Europe News

Ceuta crisis: EU grants Spain €114 million in show of ‘solidarity’

The European Commission has approved funding to tackle the crisis in Ceuta, supporting border control, reception and returns, while Frontex, Europol and the EUAA also step up their assistance.

Health news

Spain's FA backs fertility treatment for players and referees

Elite players in Spain’s women’s national team and staff to be given access to fertility treatments to ease up pressure and better plan if or when to become mothers. The decision comes as Europe grapples with falling fertility rates.

Culture news

Possible massacre and cannibalism 7,000 years ago uncovered in Granada

Analysis of nearly 1,000 bones found in three caves in Granada shows that cannibalism was a recurring Neolithic practice, with signs of collective violence, possible rituals and skulls turned into containers.