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Spain: EIB and ULMA Group sign €45 million loan to support innovation and sustainability in the construction value chain
Edificio Metropoli, Gran vía – Madrid, Spain, Madrid, España (Jorge Fernández Salas, Unsplash) This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The loan will boost investment by ULMA Group in new solutions to cut consumption...

Spanish PM’s Socialist party slips in poll as graft scandal takes toll
Audio By Carbonatix MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist Party (PSOE) lost ground in the latest opinion poll released on Friday, in the wake of a corruption scandal, and a sizeable share of poll respondents said they...

Spain Construction Industry Report 2025 Output To Grow By 3.2% This Year, Supported By A Rise In FDI, An Easing Of Inflation Rates, And Rising Building Permits Issued - Forecast To 2029
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The Spanish construction industry is projected to grow by 3.2% in real terms by 2025, fueled by a rise in FDI, reduced inflation, and increased building permits. The sector is set to grow by 3.1% annually from 2026...

Spain and Brazil advocate for new taxes on ultra-rich to boost climate finance
Image: UN DESA World leaders, finance ministers and negotiators from 192 countries have spent three days in Seville, Spain, this week to negotiate new ways to close the $4trn annual financing gap to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals. “This...

Spain warns UK tourists 'must' show provide proof at airport or face £5,950 fine
UK tourists heading to Spain this summer have been warned a failure to provide proof of adequate health insurance coverage could result in a significant fine of up to £5,950. The new regulation, announced by Spain’s Ministry of the Interior and...
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Spain's jobless number drops below 2.5m for first time in 17 years
Friday, 4 July 2025, 11:21 Compartir In May, Spain saw a significant drop in unemployment, falling below the 2.5 million mark for the first time in nearly 17 years, with a decrease of 57,835 people. Data is based on government social security...

Minister of Defense rejects new taxes for investment in NATO
“We will be able to fulfill this commitment to NATO. We do not need more taxes,” stated Nuno Melo during an interview with Lusa, on the sidelines of the “Protecting Europe: Addressing Today’s and Tomorrow’s Threats” conference, an initiative by...

Spain's heatwave claims lives: one man dead in Andalucía and another in Extremadura due to heatstroke
Friday, 4 July 2025, 11:58 Compartir Andalucía's regional ministry of health confirmed the death from heatstroke of a 75-year-old man in Cordoba on Wednesday. The deceased, who had previous pathologies, was engaged in outdoor leisure activities....

Spanish activist files war crimes case over Gaza-bound aid flotilla
Invoking universal jurisdiction, Spain takes legal steps to hold Netanyahu and Israeli officials accountable for intercepting a Gaza-bound aid ship. Lawsuit cites universal jurisdiction as Spanish courts are urged to investigate Israeli officials...

The Heat That Seared New York City’s Primary Voters Is Just One Impact of Global Warming on Elections
Election Day in New York City was a scorcher. Temperatures at Kennedy Airport reached 102 degrees last Tuesday, making it the city’s hottest June day since 1948. Average June temperatures in Central Park rarely exceed 75 degrees. The...

Is Spain's opposition plotting to oust weakened PM soon?
Spain's conservative opposition gathers for a congress this weekend to plot ways to hasten the demise of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his scandal-hit Socialist party through early elections. The minority left-wing coalition government suffered...

The naive search for an honest politician
Unfortunately Spain has always been associated with corrupt politicians. No one appears to be surprised at the latest revelations affecting the PSOE and anyone who expresses shock is considered to be naive. All politicians are corrupt - what did...
World Reuters Spanish PM's Socialist party slips in poll as graft scandal takes toll
MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialist Party (PSOE) lost ground in the latest opinion poll released on Friday, in the wake of a corruption scandal, and a sizeable share of poll respondents said they wanted him to call...

The small towns in Spain and Scotland that are united by a king's heart and a knight's loyalty
Friday, 4 July 2025, 13:19 Compartir It may seem difficult to find common ground between Scotland and Spain: separated by hundreds of miles and very different climates and lifestyles. However, there is a link that unites the two, rooted in...

Pressure on Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez mounts as judge sends key ally to jail
Friday, 4 July 2025, 10:57 Compartir The opposition Partido Popular (PP), led by Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has begun sounding out other political parties about a possible vote of no confidence in Pedro Sánchez's government, as pressure continues to...

PM Oli returns after Spain visit
Prime Minister KP Oli (C) returning from Spain/RSS KATHMANDU: Prime Minister (PM) KP Sharma Oli returned home today after attending the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) organized by the United Nations in Seville,...

Why Spain's rural holiday lets are unlikely to be targeted by crackdown on Airbnb
If you're going to buy a property in Spain to rent out to tourists when you're not using it, there's growing evidence to suggest that Spanish authorities will focus their efforts on limiting tourist flats in cities while sparing holiday lets in...

Travellers heading to Spain on holiday risk £6,900 fine over little-known rule
A lesser-known travel rule could catch out holidaymakers going to Spain. And it could even result in a fine of nearly £7,000. Since the UK left the European Union, those who don't hold an EU passport now need to carry proof they have accommodation...

PM Modi Gifts Ram Mandir Replica, Holy Waters To Trinidad And Tobago Prime Minister, Underscoring Cultural Ties With India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a replica of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. | X @narendramodi Port of Spain: Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted a replica of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, along with holy water from the Saryu river and the Mahakumbh...

Seven retailers slapped with fines for fake Black Friday sale discounts in Spain
Friday, 4 July 2025, 13:11 Compartir Spain's Ministry of Consumer Affairs has fined seven online commerce companies for offering fake discounts during the Black Friday sales November 2023. Minister Pablo Bustinduy's department has sanctioned the...