An excess of a substance classified as potentially carcinogenic by the World Health Organisation has been detected in five products sold in Spain. The substance is known as acrylamide. The OCU, Organisation of Consumers and Users, together with BEUC, carried out an analysis to review the levels of acrylamide in […]
Mourinho is Real’s first choice to takeover, says former president Ramon Calderon. Jose Mourinho says he feels proud to hear Real Madrid fans chanting his name and calling for his return to the club. Real were eliminated by Ajax in the Champions League on Tuesday night in a humbling 4-1 […]
Contract periods are extended, price hikes are contained, and evictions must first be notified with social services. A new government decree regulating rentals in Spain went into effect on Wednesday, five days after being approved by the Cabinet. The measures introduced by the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, of […]
The Constitutional Court has approved a new law that aims to speed up the process of evictions for homes that are illegally occupied. Podemos had launched an objection to the amendment of the Civil Procedure Act, which brought in new measures for squatters and those living illegally in private residences. […]
Policia Nacional have arrested six people in Madrid in connection with a global cyber terrorist gang, who defrauded victims of almost one million euros. In a joint investigation with Europol and the US Secret Service, investigations pinpointed the gang operating in Spain, who defrauded victims in Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, United […]
Aena will invest €250 million in renewable energy to save on its energy bills and cut carbon emissions. The board of directors at Aena, Spain’s airport operator, has approved an ambitious new plan to cut carbon emissions and save on its energy bills by generating most of its own power […]
Britain has already guaranteed the status of EU citizens in the event of no deal, while multiple EU countries have done the same for their British residents. The British government has written to the EU asking for an agreement that would protect citizens rights in the event of a no-deal […]
Banks will be forced to cap current account commission or ‘admin charges’ to just €3 a month by March 25 in a welcome move introduced this week by Spain’s national government. Depending upon where you bank, charges can vary from €1.50 to over €12 a month on each and every […]
Spain’s far-right party Vox said on Tuesday it had raised more than 200,000 euros ($226,500) in crowd-funding from supporters in just two days to finance its election campaign. The anti-immigration party needs to find money because it is too new and small to receive public subsidies ahead of the parliamentary election […]
Valencia regional president Ximo Puig has dissolved Parliament and called an election for April 28, to coincide with the country’s going to the polls to vote on their national government. Regional elections for Spain’s 17 federal territories, plus its two city-provinces of Ceuta and Melilla on the northern Moroccan coast, […]
Unemployment numbers fell further last month compared to the same period last year, according to the latest government figures According to seasonally adjusted figures, 10,445 more people were working in February, bringing the total number of unemployed to just under 3.3 million people. However month on month figures saw a […]
Prescriptions can be purchased from any pharmacy in Spain from this week and are no longer just limited to the region in which the patient lives, explains health minister María Luisa Carcedo. This system had already gone live in the Greater Madrid region, but has now been extended to the […]
