Parliament versus the judiciary
The blocking of a parliamentary law by the Constitutional Court (TC) for the first time in Spain’s democracy has triggered an institutional crisis.
The coalition...
‘No’ to Cataluña referendum
National government spokeswoman Isabel Rodríguez stated this week that there would be no referendum over independence for Cataluña as it would 'unconstitutional'.
The ruling ERC...
Government ‘gets a grip’ on inflation
Inflation was slowed to 6.8% in Spain in November, largely due to the reduction in the price of electricity and fuel.
However, supermarkets prices remained...
Lifeline for the lynx
The census of the Iberian lynx for 2021 shows that the population has grown by a whopping 20% compared with the previous year, reaching...
Storm Efraín brings flooding
The region of Extremadura was hit by severe flooding as Storm Efraín arrived in the west of Spain on Tuesday.
Around 200 people were evacuated...
Pilot project for a four-day week
The government has launched an initiative to trial a four-day working week in the private sector.
Minister for industry, commerce and tourism, Reyes Maroto said...
Top billing for the French connection
The H2Med pipeline – the ‘first green corridor connecting Spain with the rest of Europe’ - was presented in Alicante on Friday.
The infrastructure for...
UK Border Force to strike over Christmas
Border Force officers in England, Scotland and Wales are to take strike action for eight days over Christmas, the PCS union has announced.
PCS members...
Huge investment provided for Doñana recovery
The government is stumping up €350 million for the ‘ecological restauration’ of the Doñana national park in Andalucía.
The protected area of marshes, shallow streams...
European super cartel taken down in six countries
Coordinated raids have been carried out across Europe and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), targeting both the command-and-control centre and the logistical drugs trafficking...
Bank watchdog to be set up
The government is creating an authority to defend the interests of clients of financial institutions.
Minister for the economy, Nadia Calviño said it will have...
Mortgage relief measures approved
Measures designed to relieve financial pressure on the families who are struggling most to make mortgage payments since the rise in the EURIBOR interest...
Beware of fraud on Black Friday
DON’T let Black Friday turn into ‘black fraud-day’, the National Police have warned, highlighting the dangers of bogus offers on social media for goods...
‘Largest suppliers of hashish ever known’ taken down
The security forces have ‘totally dismantled’ a criminal organisation pinpointed as being the biggest ever smugglers of hashish into Spain, who also shipped large...