A taxi strike in Madrid has entered its third day just as one of the world’s biggest tourism fairs opened, with hundreds of drivers protesting at the convention centre. The taxi drivers blocked the road in front of the centre where the Fitur fair kicked off, setting fire to tyres […]
It comes as the country sets a target of 100% renewable electricity by 2050. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has vowed to spend €235 billion over the next 10 years in a bid to combat climate change in Spain. He apologised for the country’s inaction on climate change over the last […]
At 1.57pm on Sunday, January 13, Málaga’s 112 emergency service center received a phone call. A woman told them: “A child has fallen down a small hole, around 40 centimeters in diameter. He needs to be rescued, the mother is crying and screaming.” The woman and her husband were hiking […]
Firefighters were called out to an industrial estate in the Valencia Region on Monday afternoon after a fire broke out at a decorating company’s premises on a local industrial estate. Emergency services said they were alerted to the fire, which broke out on the Cova industrial estate in Manises, at […]
Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to plead guilty to tax fraud in a Madrid court on Tuesday. Ronaldo will be in the Spanish capital on tax charges related to his time at Real Madrid. The Juventus forward will appear before a judge and receive a suspended two-year sentence as part of […]
The latest Spanish inflation figures show it at 1.2%, down 0.4% compared to the previous month. A fall in the price of food, petrol and diesel, eating out, and property – which all fell or remained static – is being attributed to the fall in the cost of living. The […]
Spain saw growth in its crucial tourism sector slow down in 2018 as competitors such as Turkey, Egypt and Tunisia recovered. Industry lobby group Exceltur say the sector recorded €142 billion in sales, 2 percent more than in 2017, but that growth was slower than in previous years. On Wednesday, […]
Taxis in Madrid are to go on an indefinite strike on Monday against online ride-hailing services like Uber just two days before the Fitur international tourism fair kicks off in the Spanish capital. Taxi companies say VTCs, or Tourism Vehicles with Chauffeur, such as Uber or Cabify are threatening their […]
The Spanish judiciary service is to create 500 new judges & prosecutors in the coming year, according to the Ministry of Justice. Justice Minister, Dolores Delgado, made the announcement this week after the unveiling of the 2019 budget. The figure is more than double that of appointments to the judiciary […]
In football, Levante say they’ve made a formal complaint against Barcelona, accusing their east coast rival of using an ineligible player in last week’s Copa del Rey tie. Levante say Barca broke the rules by using youth player Juan “Chumi” Brandariz, because the defender had incurred a one-match suspension while […]
Driving in Spain See driving abroad and road travel in Spain. Holders of UK driving licences who are resident in an EU country should exchange their UK licences for a driving licence from the EU country you are living in before 29 March 2019. For more information see driving abroad. Driving licences See driving licence renewal and exchange. If you are resident in […]
Spain’s deputy prime minister met Catalan separatist leaders Thursday as both sides pursue complex talks on the region’s future initiated by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Despite mutual distrust and radically opposed positions on Catalonia’s right to self-determination, the Socialist executive and the regional government continue to meet to try to […]
