Battle to keep flare-ups under control
Regional health authorities throughout Spain are struggling to keep the over 400 flare-ups reported throughout the country under control.
EU deal struck on common charger
From mobile phones to digital cameras, consumers will soon be able to use a single charger for all their portable electronics devices, according to...
Protection for the wolf
Ecologists have celebrated the agreement between regional and national governments to give protected status to the Iberian wolf.
The ministry for the ecological transition noted...
More than half of Spain’s branch offices shut since 2008
A total of 26,400 branch offices have been closed and 100,000 employees dismissed by the banking sector in Spain since the first economic crisis...
Madrid airport blocked by snow
Madrid's Adolfo Suarez (Barajas) airport had to close all take-offs for a hour today due to heavy snow. Only landings were authorised with two...
State budget presented for 2021
A national budget to ‘reconstruct the country and modernise the economy’ has been presented by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and deputy PM Pablo Iglesias.
They...
Booster jab available later this month
FOURTH jabs to protect against Covid-19 will start in Spain on September 26, minister for health Carolina Darias has revealed.
The vaccinations will initially be...
Younes Abouyaaqoub – Spain’s most wanted
22-year-old Moroccan Younes Abouyaaqoub is currently Spain's most man, the suspected driver of the van that killed 14 people in Barcelona on Thursday.
The terrorist...
The end of ETA
BASQUE terrorist group ETA announced its final dissolution on Wednesday, as Costa Blanca News last week reported it was planning to do.
In an open...
Regions to curb smoking in latest Covid-19 measures
SPAIN continues to fight new flare-ups of Covid-19 with regions imposing local lockdowns and extra measures in an attempt to curb contagion.
The latest new...
Fight against rising prices
The Valencia government is setting up an observatory to detect ‘unjustified’ price hikes.
The news came this week as the national government reported that their...
Protests after Catalan leaders’ jail sentences announced
Supreme Court judges have sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison for sedition and misuse of public funds.
Former...
MEPs vote to end sale of fossil fuel cars by 2035...
The European parliament has voted to halt the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2035, rejecting attempts to weaken the proposal to move...
13 students die in bus accident
Thirteen Erasmus university students of six different nationalities died in a bus accident in Freginols (Tarragona) yesterday (Sunday).
The bus was returning to Barcelona from...
POPULAR NEWS
Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
