Spain battles 20 major wildfires amid scorching heat

Scorching heat hampered efforts to contain 20 major wildfires across Spain on Sunday, prompting the government to deploy an additional 500 troops from the military emergency unit to support firefighting operations. In the northwestern region of...

Parliament suspends plenary session due to the detention of the Flotilla, with opposition from Junts, PP, Vox, and Aliança.

BarcelonaParliament has been split in two following the Israeli army's detention of the flotilla heading toward Gaza to break the humanitarian blockade. The PSC (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party), ERC (Republican Workers' Party), Comuns (Comuns),...

Spain smashes summer visitor records in 2025 despite overtourism measures

Published on 02/10/2025 - 17:30 GMT+2 Spain has hit another tourism milestone this year. The country received 11.3 million international visitors in August, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). It marks a 2.9 per cent increase on...

Student strike for Palestine in Spanish state

International A student from Barcelona spoke to Socialist Worker By Tomáš Tengely-Evans Downloading PDF. Please wait... Thursday 02 October 2025 Issue 2974 A wave of anger has swept across the Spanish state after Israel’s assault on the Global...

Which regions in Spain will have a day off this year for National Day?

Spain' National Day (October 12th) falls on a Sunday this year. Therefore, not everyone in the country will get a day off, as only a handful of regions will move the 'fiesta' to Monday October 13th. This date was first established as a national...

Shutdown Politics, Filibuster Fights, and the “Abundance Bros”

Is the Democratic Party being pulled too far left—or is moderation making a comeback? Jesse Arm, Charles Fain Lehman, and Rafael Mangual discuss the recent government shutdown and the role of the filibuster in shaping legislative outcomes. They...

Who do foreigners vote for when they gain Spanish citizenship?

Survey data has revealed the political leanings of naturalised Spanish citizens, a group forecast to grow considerably and play an increased role in electoral politics in Spain in the coming years. Immigration has become a highly charged political...

Calls for Catalonia to be in different time zone to Spain

A leading pro-independence group has called for Catalonia to be in a different time zone to the rest of Spain, but the idea reveals waning separatist impulse in the region. Catalan separatists have called for the northeastern region to put the...

Woe to Politicians Who Call Nonviolence Violent

I’ll be honest, I always thought the prophet Isaiah’s “woe to those who call evil good and good evil,” would play out a little more subtly in modern politics. Instead, last week gave us two explicitly straightforward examples of intentional,...

Lamisi Akanvariba leads Ghana’s delegation to 2025 OGP Summit in Spain  

Accra, Oct. 2, GNA – Madam Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba, the Minister of State in charge of Public Sector Reforms, would lead Ghana’s delegation to the 2025 “Open Government Partnership (OGP)” Global Summit in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, from October 7 –...

Why did the US government shut down?

Closed signs have sprung up across Washington and at federal sites around the US as the government shutdown takes hold. The lights went out at non-essential government agencies after Democrats refused to give Republicans the 60 votes they needed...

Why has the US not had an ambassador in Spain for over a year?

It's been around nine months since US President Donald Trump announced that Cuban-American businessman Benjamin León Jr. would be the new ambassador to Spain, but he still hasn't taken up his post. Previous US ambassador Julissa Reynoso left her...

The European Political Community Summit started, with general security situation in Europe set as main topic

Among the main topics are the overall security situation in Europe and how to make Europe stronger and safer in the current geopolitical context. The meeting is co-chaired by António Costa, President of the European Council, together with Mette...

Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota dies in car crash in Spain

Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota and his brother died in a car crash in northwestern Spain early on Thursday, when their Lamborghini veered off the road and burst into flames, authorities said. Evidence at the scene of the crash near the...

Cuba's tourism minister insists sector 'alive and kicking' amid crisis

Will GrantMexico, Central America and Cuba correspondent ShareSave Tourism is a vital component of the Cuban economy When US President Barack Obama stepped off Air Force One onto Cuban soil in 2016, he was one of around four million visitors to...

UGTSARIO delegation holds talks with Spanish Trade Union Confederation of Workers' Commissions

Madrid, October 2, 2025 (SPS) – A delegation from the General Union of Workers of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro (UGTSARIO), led by its Secretary General, Nafei Ahmed Mohamed, accompanied by the official in charge of Foreign Relations,...

Central government in Spain grants over one million euros to locate and exhume Andalucía's Civil War victims

Thursday, 2 October 2025, 21:28 Share Spain's central government this week approved September a Royal Decree giving the power to Andalusian provincial authorities and town halls for the search, location, exhumation and identification of the...

Ibiza’s government removes over 2,500 “illegal short-term rental listings” from Airbnb

Ibiza’s government has removed over 2,500 “illegal short-term rental listings” – totalling more than 14,500 beds – from holiday rental marketplace Airbnb. According to Travel Daily Media, the move was made by the island’s ‘Illegal Short-Term...

West Orange 2025 Election Guide: Candidates, Deadlines, How To Vote

WEST ORANGE, NJ — A heated contest for governor between Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli is sure to bring many West Orange voters to the polls in November. But there will be plenty of other choices for local voters to make in the 2025 general...

Bloomfield 2025 Election Guide: Candidates, Deadlines, How To Vote

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A heated contest for governor between Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli is sure to bring many Bloomfield voters to the polls in November. But there will be plenty of other choices for local voters to make in the 2025 general...