Small rise in Covid cases – but incidence remains low

Active cases of Covid-19 are slowly creeping up in Valencia – but the region made up of the provinces of Alicante, Valencia and Castellón...

Valencia remains the best in Spain

Valencia continues to buck the national trend and remains the region with the lowest instance of coronavirus in the country. While cases rocket in a...

Biggest public spend in history

The arrival of billions of euros in European cash to Spain presents ‘the greatest opportunity for our country since we joined the EU’, stated...

Pfizer’s ‘shot in the arm’ for inoculation campaign

Spain and other European countries suffered a setback and a boost for their vaccination campaigns against Covid-19 this week. The news that the single-dose Janssen...

Agency to police town planning abuses

The statutes of the land protection agency – which is being set up by the regional government and will be based in Elche –...

Customers advised to challenge money transfer ‘rip offs’

Spanish banks which are charging residents for money transfers up to €50,000 from the UK at a higher rate than they charge for national...

Green light for electric car subsidies

Purchasers can claim up to €9,000 off the price of an electric vehicle with the government’s new Plan MOVES III scheme. The initiative – which...

Vaccination ramp up in the Valencia region

The health authorities were set to administer 224,000 anti-Covid jabs in the Valencia region this week. Regional president Ximo Puig said this was their best...

UK extends support for vulnerable Britons applying for residency in Spain

THE UK government is extending support for potentially at-risk groups – including pensioners, disabled people and those with language difficulties who live in Europe...

‘Oxford’ jab age group extended

The ministry for health and regional governments agreed last night that when all people aged 60 to 65 have been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca...

Partial halt to AstraZeneca vaccinations

Inoculations with the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 will be halted for anyone under the age of 60 in Spain, according to health minister Carolina...

Face mask regulations adapted for beaches

  The national government has agreed changes to the new normality law (Ley de Nueva Normalidad) – which came into force last week – to...

Sánchez aims to end state of emergency next month

The government is planning to end the state of emergency (estado de alarma) in Spain on May 9 – when the current stage runs...

Beach proposal over face masks

The Valencia region has proposed that the new normality law (Ley de Nueva Normalidad) – which came into force last week – should be...