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Warning over VAT reduction
DEPUTY prime minister Nadia Calviño has told food producers, distributors and sellers that the reduction in VAT on staple products which comes into effect...
VAT on food slashed – motorists’ fuel discount to end
The government has brought in measures to reduce the price of basic food products – and will provide a €200 ‘cheque’ for low income...
Crane count on the up
State news agency EFE has reported how two national parks in Castilla-La Mancha region have become a ‘paradise’ for migratory common cranes.
They arrive from...
Seven die in bridge crash tragedy
Seven people were killed when a bus plunged from a bridge into a river in Galicia which had been turned into a torrent by...
Spain bids to host 2030 World Cup
The government is stumping up €7.5 million to support the candidature of Spain, Portugal and Ukraine to host the 2030 football World Cup.
The funding...
Train fit for a king
King Felipe VI joined PM Pedro Sánchez on the inaugural voyage of the high-speed train (AVE) from Madrid to Murcia on Monday, the day...
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 RodrÃguez 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 EfraÃn brings flooding
The region of Extremadura was hit by severe flooding as Storm EfraÃn 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...