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Spanish Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto says the resurgence in coronavirus cases in Catalonia is under control and she hoped there would be no need for France to close the border. With the pandemic wreaking havoc on Spain’s tourism industry, which accounts for about 12% of economic output, Madrid has voiced concern after French Prime Minister Jean Castex did not rule out closing the border. But Maroto said she is optimstic […]

Madrid’s regional government says it could make face masks compulsory in all situations, even when social distance can be guaranteed, unless the central government imposes stricter controls on arrivals at the capital’s Barajas airport. Madrid and the Canary Islands are the only Spanish regions that do not already have such a rule. Health Minister Salvador Illa told parliament there were 224 active coronavirus clusters in the country, mostly linked to […]

Spain’s parliament has approved the majority of the conclusions from the coronavirus economic and social recovery commission, which was formed in May with the aim of designing plans to help Spain bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic. The commission, which is made up of politicians from all parties, put forward a series of recommendations on four different issues: the European Union, thehealthcare system, economic reform and social policies. All of […]

According to the World Health Organization, Spain is the only EU country (apart from Luxembourg) where the number of cases is on the up, and is continuing to show an increasing number of young people with Covid-19. The study showed that most new cases fall in the 15...

Spain is to receive close to €140 billion over the next six years from a €750 billion coronavirus recovery fund that the 27 members of the European Union agreed on in the early hours of this morning, following a marathon summit in Brussels. The amount allocated to Spain is the equivalent of...