More than a dozen EU countries have poor broadband coverage in rural areas, latest figures reveal. The data, published in a report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA), shows fast internet availability in the countryside is below 50% of households in Austria, Slovakia, Poland, Lithuania, Italy, Romania, Estonia, Spain, […]
Spain’s environmental health board has warned of a high risk of cockroach infestations across the country this summer after an unusually wet spring. Unusually damp conditions this year when combined with the warmth of the onset of summer are likely to boost the population and drive the insects into urban […]
Several Moroccan strawberry pickers in Spain have denounced their working conditions and filed sexual harassment complaints, authorities said Tuesday, in what a local lawmaker described as “modern slavery”. Police in the southern region of Andalusia confirmed that five complaints had been made by seasonal workers against the same company. “One was […]
Mariano Rajoy, a major figure of Spanish politics over the past 14 years, announced Tuesday he will quit as head of the conservative Popular Party (PP) after being ousted as prime minister last week. “I think the time has come to put a final full stop to this period,” said the […]
Mallorca born former champion Jorge Lorenzo has moved to Repsol Honda, where he will remain for at least the next two seasons, whilst his compatriot Dani Pedrosa has ended his 13-year stretch with the team. Twice-world title winner Lorenzo will now be colleagues with young prodigy Marc Márquez who, at […]
Mayors from neighbouring municipalities joined more than 1,000 people who marched against the ‘crossing of death’ in Pego. They are demanding that the Ministry of Public Works carry out measures to stop the number of tragedies taking place on the N-332 black spot. Two weeks ago, another person died and […]
After concerns were raised earlier this year about water levels, current figures show that water storage across the country is on average at 72.4% of capacity. In total 40591 cubic hectometres of water are contained within the nations reservoirs. However some regions have low supplies. Storage facilities in Segura and […]
Pedro Sánchez is promising to step up the country’s efforts to transition to green energy The new Socialist prime minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, has informed Brussels about his plans to change the country’s policy on renewable energy and climate change. Sánchez has been in the post less than […]
Calvino, director general for budget at the European Commission, had previously worked in Spain’s economy ministry under both the conservatives and Socialists before leaving for the European Union in 2006. The Socialist Party, whose chief Pedro Sanchez became prime minister on Friday after veteran conservative Mariano Rajoy was ousted in a no-confidence vote, could […]
CASTELLÓN is about to change its name officially as part of the city council’s bid to ‘Valencianise’ the east-coast provincial capital. It will drop the final ‘n’ and become Castelló, following votes in favour from the socialists (PSOE), the independent local party Castelló en Moviment, and the left-wing regional party […]
The man got lost in the fog when he went out climbing late at night He slipped 10 metres onto a ledge that saved him falling into ‘a void’ below The alarm was raised when the 69-year-old used an app to alert his family in UK A British climber cheated […]
A Spanish court on Monday ruled that a Deliveroo rider should have been treated as an employee and not as self-employed, in the first ruling over the rights of the food courier group’s staffers in the country, a court document showed. Deliveroo and other gig economy groups such as Uber […]
