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- Business creation drops 14.3% in Catalonia as independence push bites - Wed 13th Dec 2017
Catalonia has paid an economic price for the flurry of political activity by the pro-independence movement in October ... more - Spain's ITV cost vary by 102% across regions - Mon 11th Dec 2017
Spanish Consumer Action Group - FACUA - has carried out a study on the regional costings of the annual ITV motor vehicle safety test ... more - Which other regions want to secede from Spain ? - Tue 24th Oct 2017
Spain's plans to use Article 155 of its constitution to dissolve Catalonia's parliament and directly administer the northeastern region could have a rippling effect on the country's independence movements, analysts and ... more - Spain secures €600m for high-speed railway - Mon 23rd Oct 2017
Railway operator Adif Alta Velocidad will use the money to finance the ‘Y Vasca’ line, which will link the Basque cities of Vitoria, Bilbao and San Sebastián as well as improving connections between Madrid and the Basque ... more - Four dead as wildfires ravage northwestern Spain - Mon 16th Oct 2017
Four people have died in an outbreak of wildfires that have been ravaging Galicia, in northwestern Spain, since Friday. The situation remained critical on Monday, with 105 active fires and 16 localities at serious risk of ... more - Survey reveals Spain’s cheapest supermarkets - Fri 29th Sep 2017
Filling your shopping cart with similar products in your city’s cheapest supermarket or in the most expensive one can have major repercussions for your wallet. In Madrid, for example, the gap between the costliest and the ... more - Spain burns at record rate under hot summer - Wed 9th Aug 2017
A dry spring and hot summer means that Spain is burning at an almost record rate during 2017, according to figures published by the Spanish ministry for agriculture, fisheries and the environment on Tuesday ... more - Why is Catalonia the Spanish region pressing hardest for independence ? - Wed 19th Jul 2017
In a small northern corner of Spain, millions speak a language few people off the Iberian Peninsula will ever have heard of. Like Spanish but noticeably distinctive, it’s taught in schools and features in newspapers as well ... more - Spain’s coastal areas at risk of development - Tue 11th Jul 2017
For many people, the first image that springs to mind when they think of the Spanish coastline is that of the crowded beaches of popular tourist resorts such as Benidorm, or the more built-up areas of the vacation island of ... more - Spain's R revamps mobile and pay-TV offer - Thu 22th Jun 2017
Spanish regional cable provider R, operating in Galicia, has announced a major revamp of its mobile and pay-TV offer, launching six new mobile tariffs and three pay-TV packages ... more - Spain's Euskaltel completes EUR 700 mln Telecable buy - Tue 16th May 2017
Basque cable operator Euskaltel has announced the acquisition of regional Spanish broadband operator Telecable Asturias for EUR 686 million, including EUR 245 million of debt, plus an additional contingent payment of up to ... more - Zara founder to spend EU320 Mln on breast cancer-screening for Spanish hospitals - Wed 29th Mar 2017
The charitable foundation of Europe's richest man, Amancio Ortega, said on Wednesday it would spend EU320 Mln to acquire the latest breast cancer-screening technology for public hospitals across Spain ... more - Spain ports nearly half a million mobile lines in February - Wed 15th Mar 2017
asMovil once again topped Spain’s mobile portability figures in February, a month that saw a total of 488,000 changes of operator, according to data published by website economiza.com ... more - Spain’s tourist regions to be hardest hit by Brexit - Mon 13th Mar 2017
The UK's exit from the EU will leave winners and losers in Brussels. The cost of “Brexit,” as the process is known, will be greater in some countries than in others, depending on how the negotiations progress ... more - Five women killed in four days as gender violence spikes in Spain - Thu 23rd Feb 2017
A 91-year-old woman died on Wednesday in the western Spanish province of Badajoz after being stabbed by her husband. She was the fifth fatality in a four-day period that marks a particularly bad record for gender violence in ... more - Facebook user faces €30,000 fine for posting video of Spanish policeman - Tue 21st Feb 2017
Last November a Facebook user in Spain posted a video of a police officer who failed to catch a suspect he was chasing. The scene was filmed from inside a car in the northwestern city of Santiago de Compostela, in Galicia ... more - Spain's R launches EUR 3 a month second mobile line offer - Mon 6th Feb 2017
Spanish regional cable provider R, operating in Galicia, has announced a new basic tariff available to users looking to subscribe to additional mobile lines ... more - Spanish court jails 4 ex-bankers for misappropriation - Wed 18th Jan 2017
A Spanish court ordered four former executives of a bank bailed out during the country's banking crisis to serve two-year sentences for misappropriation that it handed down in 2015 ... more - Spanish bank bailout cost taxpayers €41.8 billion - Wed 11th Jan 2017
Up until December 2015, the cost of restructuring Spain’s bankrupt savings banks had totaled €60.7 billion, of which nearly €41.8 billion was put up by the state through the Orderly Bank Restructuring Fund (FROB) and the ... more - Rajoy set to be reinvested as Prime Minster - Wed 26th Oct 2016
Mariano Rajoy, the caretaker prime minister of Spain is set to be reinvested as Prime Minster after appealing to parliament to end the political stalemate ... more - Six Votes Rajoy Needs in Spain May Turn Up in the Basque Country - Thu 22th Sep 2016
Caretaker Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy may have a chance to end Spain’s 9-month political impasse and avoid an unprecedented third election after regional ballots in the north of the country next week clarify the state of ... more - Spain's regional rift makes third election more likely - Thu 22th Sep 2016
At the back of a council building in the Spanish town of Guernica, people take photos of each other in front of an oak sapling, a direct descendent of sacred trees under whose branches village elders held assemblies in ... more - Cooling internal relations between Socialist leaders put election strategy on hold - Tue 13th Sep 2016
The head of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) and leading party officials are not discussing ways of preventing a third general election in Spain ... more - At least four dead and several injured after train derails in Galicia - Fri 9th Sep 2016
At least four people are dead after a train derailed near the station of O Porriño, Pontevedra, in northwestern Spain, on Friday morning ... more - Spain's acting PM loses confidence vote to form government - Thu 1st Sep 2016
Spain's acting premier on Wednesday lost a parliamentary confidence vote for a second term after he failed to win enough support from the opposition, bringing the country closer to a potential third election in a year ... more - Spain closer to third election in a year as confidence vote looms - Wed 31st Aug 2016
PM Mariano Rajoy needs the support of the Socialists, which have trailed his centre-right People's Party (PP) in both elections, to reach a majority and form a government. "I will be very clear, the Socialist party will ... more - Spain starts countdown to possible third national election in year - Mon 29th Aug 2016
The clock starts ticking on Wednesday towards what could be Spain's third national election in a year when acting PM Mariano Rajoy faces a confidence vote in parliament for a second term in office ... more - Socialist Party assumes Rajoy will fail in bid to form government - Mon 22th Aug 2016
Spain’s Socialist Party (PSOE) says it will not review its decision to reject supporting interim PM Mariano Rajoy of the Popular Party (PP) in his bid to form a government at the investiture debate beginning on August 30, ... more - Woman charged with starting 15 wildfires in Spain - Sat 13th Aug 2016
Spanish Civil Guards confirmed on Friday that they have arrested a woman on charges of provoking at least 15 of the wildfires which have destroyed almost 6,000 hectares of woodland in the northwestern region of Galicia over ... more - Wildfires destroy 9,000 acres in Galicia - Thu 11th Aug 2016
Wildfires have spread across 3,700 hectares (9,120 acres) of land in the northern Spanish region of Galicia ... more - Eroski seeks to boost supermarket sales by opening 19 gas stations - Fri 15th Jul 2016
Spanish supermarket chain Eroski will invest €7 million in the construction of 19 gas stations over the next two years, reported El Economista ... more - Why deaths now beat out births in Spain - Sat 9th Jul 2016
For the first time since the data series began, there have been more deaths than births in Spain. The birth rate fell again in 2015, resulting in 2,753 more deaths than births and, according to the Center for Demographic ... more - Galicia train crash investigation was not independent : Brussels - Sat 9th Jul 2016
Brussels is questioning the way Spanish authorities have been investigating a 2013 train crash that killed 80 people and injured 152 near Santiago de Compostela, in the northwestern region of Galicia ... more - Podemos join with communist group to run in new election - Tue 10th May 2016
Podemos and the leftist federation United Left (IU), which includes the Spanish Communist Party, republicans, greens and feminists, will run together in the fresh general election of June 26 ... more - Catholic nuns undergo virginity test to prove priest's innocence in sex abuse case - Tue 26th Apr 2016
Two Catholic nuns underwent independent virginity tests to prove that a priest – who was arrested on sexual abuse offences – was innocent and had never indulged in any sexual activities with them. Feliciano Miguel Rosendo, ... more - Spanish parties enter final stage of talks in weakened state - Mon 28th Mar 2016
Spanish politicians have a month left to negotiate a governing deal that will avert a fresh general election in June ... more - Podemos leaders clash over control of the party - Wed 9th Mar 2016
The crisis that broke within Podemos’s Madrid branch on Monday illustrates the divisions among leaders of the anti-austerity party ... more - Spain Confirms 38 Cases of Zika Virus - Tue 8th Mar 2016
Spain reported today 38 diagnosed cases of Zika virus, including five pregnant women, according to Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality. Of the total number of cases, all of them imported, nine were registered ... more - Podemos rejects latest offer from PSOE - Mon 29th Feb 2016
The leader of left-wing anti-austerity group Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, made it clear on Monday that his party would not be considering the latest offer from the Socialist Party (PSOE) secretary general, Pedro Sánchez, in a ... more - Podemos and Socialists overcome key difference blocking governing deal - Wed 20th Jan 2016
The anti-austerity party and its three associates in Valencia, Galicia and Catalonia have finally agreed to integrate into a single parliamentary group, rather than seek four separate delegations ... more - Spain arrests Five Liverpool men over £480m cocaine plot - Thu 7th Jan 2016
Five Liverpool men were arrested over an alleged plot to smuggle cocaine worth £480m out of northern Spain - the biggest in the Galicia region for two decades ... more - Socialists confirm they will vote ‘no’ to Rajoy as PM - Mon 21st Dec 2015
After the general election failed to produce a strong enough winner to create an easy majority in Congress, Spain’s political parties on Monday began the chess game of crafting alliances with likely, and even unlikely, ... more - Youth who punched Spanish PM sent to a juvenile detention facility - Fri 18th Dec 2015
The 17-year-old who punched the Spanish prime minister in the face on Wednesday will be sent to a juvenile center for a maximum of six months, a Pontevedra court has decided ... more - Spanish PM Rajoy Punched in Face Whilst Electioneering - Thu 17th Dec 2015
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy received an early election knock after being punched whilst electioneering in his home region of Galicia ... more - Movistar offers slowest connection to Netflix users - Sat 12th Dec 2015
Netflix, the online streaming content provider, has released a ranking of Spanish telecoms companies based on the broadband speeds available when users connect to the entertainment service ... more - Vodafone Spain adds 13 channels to TV platform - Tue 1st Dec 2015
Vodafone Spain has announced the addition of 13 more channels to its TV platform, four of them in HD. The new channels include MTV Spain plus the Nova HD, Neox HD and Mega HD channels of Spanish commercial broadcaster ... more - Spain launches connected schools programme in 4 more regions - Mon 30th Nov 2015
Spain's industry ministry has announced the extension of its 'Connected Schools' programme to the autonomous communities of Asturias, Galicia, Canary Islands and Castilla La Mancha ... more - Spain's fragmented supermarkets squeezed towards mergers - Mon 30th Nov 2015
Spain's patchwork of supermarket chains, many privately owned, are keeping their heads above water in the face of a lingering economic crisis and high unemployment, but the pressure to merge or die is relentless as hard-up ... more - EU General Court declares Spanish DTT subsidies illegal - Fri 27th Nov 2015
The European General Court has confirmed that the Spanish measure favoured digital terrestrial technology over other possible technologies (cable, satellite, fibre), in violation of the principle of technological neutrality ... more - Ranks of jobless fall below five-million mark for first time in five years - Sun 25th Oct 2015
For the first time in four years, Spain's unemployment rate has dropped below the five-million mark, with the good news also accompanied by a rise in the number of jobs in the economy. ... more - Amancio Ortega is now world's richest man, says ‘Forbes' magazine - Sat 24th Oct 2015
Spanish clothing magnate Amancio Ortega has been named as the richest man in the world by Forbes after the magazine updated its rankings to take into account the latest rise in the stock market value of his Inditex group ... more - Spain seeks to overturn Prestige tanker spill acquittals - Thu 1st Oct 2015
Spain's state prosecutor asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court's decision to acquit three men over the 2002 Prestige tanker spill, one of Europe's worst environmental disasters ... more - Despite the economic crisis, Spain has more multimillionaires than ever - Wed 9th Sep 2015
In the aftermath of a crippling economic crisis that sent unemployment in Spain soaring to over 27%, it has emerged that the country now has more multimillionaires than ever before. ... more - Spanish house prices surge 4%, the biggest year-on-year rise since 2007 - Tue 8th Sep 2015
Spanish house prices surged 4.2% in the second quarter of the year compared with the previous three-month period, according to figures released today by the National Statistics Institute (INE). ... more - Six killed in Spain when rally car spins out of control - Sun 6th Sep 2015
Six people were killed and several others injured when a rally car spun out of control at the Coruna rally in the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia on Saturday, the Civil Guard said. ... more - Spain's Euskaltel agrees offer for R Cable - Fri 24th Jul 2015
Euskaltel said on Thursday it had agreed an offer for fellow cable company R Cable, giving it an enterprise value of EU1.2 Bln in the latest wave of consolidation in the Spanish telecommunications market ... more - Galicia crash inquiry stalls 2years after Spain's deadliest train accident - Fri 24th Jul 2015
Two years after the deadly Alvia high-speed train crash that killed 79 people near Santiago de Compostela, survivors and victims' families continue to demand that officials at the state-owned rail company ADIF be charged ... more - More Spanish banks to be swallowed up - Sun 19th Jul 2015
High costs and low returns could soon spur a new wave of consolidation in Spain's banking industry, where the number of banks has already dropped to 14 from 55 since the 2008 financial crisis. ... more - Valencia on red alert for heatwave - Thu 14th May 2015
The arrival of an area of low pressure into Galicia has lowered thermometers across much of Spain after the country suffered its hottest May day in 30 years on Wednesday.The exception is the Valencia region, which on ... more - Spain's AVE high-speed train breaks ticket records over May 1 weekend - Mon 4th May 2015
Spanish rail operator Renfe's AVE high-speed and long-distance trains broke records on Thursday of last week by transporting 125,467 passengers in a single day, Europa Press reported. ... more - Spain inaugurates Galicia high-speed line - Mon 20th Apr 2015
Spain added a further section to its already extensive high-speed network on April 18, with the opening of a new section of the Atlantic Corridor between Santiago de Compostela and Vigo, in Galicia. The A Coruña – Santiago ... more - 1.5 Million plus Expats contribute to Spain's Social Security - Sun 5th Apr 2015
The number of Non-Spaniards registered with the Social Security system in February came to some 1,528,369 residents - up 0.81% on January's 1,516,506 contributors. ... more - Spain sees value of resale properties up 30% in 2014 - Sat 4th Apr 2015
The sale of residential properties across Spain reached a total of EU46,996.2 Mln last year - up by 23.4% on 2013 ... more - Dining out Across Spain : Study - Mon 30th Mar 2015
Each resident of Spain typically spends around €800 per year on dining out – equivalent to €67 a month or slightly less than €15.50 a week, according to the National Statistics Institute (INE). ... more - Amancio Ortega's fortune surpasses €60bn - Tue 17th Mar 2015
Amancio Ortega, founder of the Zara clothing store chain, reached a new financial milestone when his fortune moved past the €60 billion mark for the first time on Monday ... more - Five Spaniards drop out of ‘Forbes' list - Tue 3rd Mar 2015
Five Spaniards have dropped out of Forbes magazine's world billionaires list, although the owner of clothing giant Zara remains among the top five ... more - Study Into Bank Charges in Spain - Sat 8th Nov 2014
A report by consumer action group FACUA has uncovered the worst culprits when it comes to hidden Bank charges in Spain ... more - Spanish Regional Gov't Enforces Mushroom Protection Law - Tue 21st Oct 2014
The Government of Galicia has instructed the Regional Police, Guardia Civil and Forestry Officials to levy fines of between EU100 - EU1,000 for offenders who breach strict rules on Mushroom picking ... more - Galica town hall targeted with explosive device - Wed 1st Oct 2014
The Ministry of the Interior has accused a 'separatist group' for triggering an explosive device outside a Town Hall building in Galicia this morning ... more - Study reveals Barcelona as Spain's most expensive city - Tue 16th Sep 2014
Barcelona is the most expensive city in Spain for tourists to visit, according to a survey by the travel website TripAdvisor. ... more - Spain sees number of forest fires jump 40.5% on 2013 - Tue 9th Sep 2014
A report published on Monday by Spain's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment showed how a total of 39,410 hectares of land were damaged by forest fires up until the end of August of this year ... more - Galica train crash vicitims still awaiting answer - Sat 6th Sep 2014
Survivors and the family of those who died in the Santiago de Composetela train crash of 24th July 2013 have accused the Spanish Government of lying about the causes of the accident, and failing to adequately investigate the ... more - Spain on alert over new biker gangs - Tue 26th Aug 2014
The enforcement agencies are warning about a new type of criminal in Spain: members of biker gangs, most of whom are coming in from central Europe ... more - Gay community in Spain most affected by hate crime - Mon 28th Jul 2014
The majority of the hate crime in Spain so far this year has been motivated by sexual orientation or gender identity ... more - Spain train driver apologizes on anniversary of crash - Fri 25th Jul 2014
A year after a train flew off the tracks on the outskirts of the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela, killing 79 people, the driver on Thursday asked for forgiveness in an open letter to the victims ... more - Victims and Families of Santiago Crash Snub Gov't Award - Sat 19th Jul 2014
The decision to award the victims and heroes of the 2013 Santiago train crash with the Medalla de Galicia – the highest distinction given out by in the region – has become a problem for the Galician government. A number of ... more - Judge Calls Spain Rail Chiefs to Testify in Galicia Crash Investigation - Fri 9th May 2014
The judge investigating last July's fatal high-speed train crash, responsible for the deaths of 79 people, has recalled 22 rail network employees to testify as official suspects. ... more - Spain sees 21 "Online Hate" arrests - Tue 29th Apr 2014
Twenty-one people have been detained so far in a large-scale operation against online hate speech that could yield further arrests, according to counterterrorism sources ... more - Education reform protects Spanish more than other official languages - Thu 6th Mar 2014
The government's education reform, known popularly as the Wert Law after Minister José Ignacio Wert, affords the Spanish language a level of protection that other official languages do not get. ... more - Rail crash judge slams ADIF for “playing with people's lives” - Mon 17th Feb 2014
The judge investigating the July 24 train crash near Santiago de Compostela, in which 79 people died, is targeting ADIF, the state railway operator, for "playing with the lives of many people." ... more - Ex-Heads of Spanish Bank to Face Trial - Thu 13th Feb 2014
High Court Judge Ismael Moreno plans to put 5 former directors of the nationalized savings bank Novacaixagalicia on trial in connection with multi-million-euro golden parachutes awarded shortly before stepping down from the ... more - Tens of thousands march against abortion bill in Madrid - Sun 2th Feb 2014
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday to demand that the Partido Popular government withdraw its abortion reform bill, charging that the Rajoy administration's plans violate women's rights. ... more - Spain's small banks get state aid to complete merger - Wed 29th Jan 2014
Spain's bank restructuring fund FROB has committed to pay up to €319 Mln in state aid to lender Unicaja to absorb smaller peer Banco Ceiss and avoid the latter's nationalisation ... more - Spain to Create Independent Rail Safety Authority - Tue 28th Jan 2014
The Ministry of Development has approved the establishment of an independent rail safety authority following the fatal train cash in Galicia on the 24th of July 2013 ... more - Spain to challenge Cantabria's fracking ban in court - Fri 24th Jan 2014
Spain's central government will file a legal challenge in the country's Constitutional Court to a fracking ban in the region of Cantabria, it said on Friday ... more - Spain plans single-track high-speed lines to cut costs - Thu 23rd Jan 2014
Spain is planning to install only one single track on most new sections of high-speed line in a bid to reconcile ambitious plans to extend the reach of the standard-gauge network with the budgetary restraints imposed by the ... more - Spain Steps Closer to Truth in Fatal Galicia Train Crash - Mon 20th Jan 2014
Spain's State railways operator RENFE has been given 3 days to submit all the documentation it possesses over the warnings issued by the chief mechanic in Ourense, José Ramón Iglesias Mazaira, to his superiors about the ... more - Third Regional President Opposes PP Abortion Reform - Tue 7th Jan 2014
A day before the Partido Popular's top officials were due to hold their first meeting of the year, a third PP "baron" on Tuesday came out against the government's proposed controversial changes to the abortion law, which ... more - Spain Awards Hypocritical Bunkering Contract Off Gibraltar - Thu 2th Jan 2014
In August last year Spain complained to the EU over Gibraltar, and their practice of allowing ships to refuel at anchor - commonly referred to as "Bunkering" ... more - Senior PP Officials Criticise Spain's Abortion Reform - Wed 1st Jan 2014
Another senior Partido Popular official has publicly spoken out against his government's proposed abortion law. Extremadura premier José Antonio Monago said he plans to present his argument against the reform on January 8th ... more - Spain Markets Splinter as Europe Builds Bank Union - Fri 20th Dec 2013
Mariano Rajoy is faced with a splintering of domestic financial markets, just as European governments move closer to a banking union ... more - Colombian Drugs Vet Detained in Spain - Wed 18th Dec 2013
Police in Spain have arrested a Colombian vet who surgically implanted drug inside puppies as a means of smuggling them into the USA. ... more - Six Bids For Spain's Rescued NCG Bank - Mon 16th Dec 2013
Spain's bank restructuring fund FROB said on Monday it had received six binding offers for 88.33% of NCG Banco, a state-rescued lender from the northern region of Galicia ... more - Spain to Privatise Rail Services From Early 2014 - Thu 5th Dec 2013
Earlier this week Spain's Minister of Development announced how a number of the country's rail services would be opened up to the private sector from early next year ... more - Spain Bans Drivers From Using Mobiles on Trains - Tue 3rd Dec 2013
Spain's Minister of Public Works announced on Tuesday how the Government will fit all new trains with a data recorder - similar to the Black Box used on planes - to give investigators a better idea on the future of any ... more - Nationalist regional parties to snub Spanish Constitution Day - Mon 2th Dec 2013
None of the nationalist political parties in Spain will be present in Congress to mark the 35th anniversary of the Constitution, on December 6th ... more - Spain court clears captain & crew in Prestige oil spill - Wed 13th Nov 2013
A Spanish court on Wednesday found the crew and the government not guilty of criminal responsibility in the 2002 sinking of the Prestige oil tanker, Spain's worst ever environmental disaster ... more - Driver now only suspect in train derailment - Tue 5th Nov 2013
The Court of Santiago de Compotela, Galicia, has dropped its investigation into the involvement of 22 ADIF officials following the fatal train derailment of July 24th. ... more - Madrid unveils €357 million in tax savings for residents - Tue 29th Oct 2013
Madrid regional premier Ignacio González announced Monday the largest cut in personal income tax so far applied by any region. The 0.4-percentage-point cut means that anyone earning up to €17,707, the lowest income bracket, ... more - Train Derailment in Barcelona - Mon 28th Oct 2013
The Regional Government of Catalonia have reported three passengers have been injured in a trail derailment in Barcelona ... more - Franco-ists denied entry to Catalonia on 'Dia de Hispanidad' - Fri 11th Oct 2013
Spanish security forces are monitoring this weekend's Holiday festivities after experts have warned that a number of extreme neo-fascist groups are preparing a number of demonstrations across Spain to mark the country's ... more - Spain's SAREB close to big land sale - Sat 5th Oct 2013
Spain's "bad bank" is about to start its biggest sale so far of land taken over from bailed-out lenders, as property prices in some of the countries worst hit by the euro zone crisis show signs of recovery ... more - Further Train Crash in Spain Adds to International Woes - Fri 4th Oct 2013
A train crash in Murcia has piled on yet more pressure and safety concerns following the devastating Santiago de Compostela RENFE rail accident in Galicia which killed 79 people and injured hundreds more ... more - Lawyer advises Spain to take Gibraltar to ECJ - Tue 1st Oct 2013
Spain has taken legal advise over the subject of 'Bunkering' - the refueling of ships at sea - off the coast of Gibraltar ... more - President of ADIF Charged over Galicia Train Crash - Wed 25th Sep 2013
Three men, including the President of ADIF, have been charged over that lack of action over security issues, concerning July's fatal rail derailment in Galicia ... more - Train Crash Injures Twenty Two in Barcelona - Fri 20th Sep 2013
A spokesman for Spanish state rail operator RENFE has confirmed a train accident occurred this morning injuring 22 people at a train station in Barcelona ... more - Spain Train Crash : 3D Animation - Mon 16th Sep 2013
3D Modeller Peter Olsen has used various technologies, including Google Earth, to create a detailed 3D animation of the Santiago de Compostela train crash ... more - Spain gives €84.195 bln aid to financial sector in 2011 - Wed 11th Sep 2013
Spanish banks received a total of €84.195 billion of public aid in 2011 to combat the crisis affecting the sector, Spain's National Competition Commission reported on Tuesday ... more - Rail network heads to face judge over Santiago train disaster - Tue 10th Sep 2013
The judge investigating the Santiago train crash, in which 79 people were killed, has called on 3 top railway officials to appear before him for questioning as formal suspects in his judicial proceedings, judicial sources ... more - Galicia Train Crash Driver Admits Speeding During Phone Call - Fri 6th Sep 2013
Details of a phone call made by Francisco Garzon, driver of the derailed high-speed train which crashed in Galicia in July, have been released ... more - PP Support falls by over 60pct : Poll - Sun 1st Sep 2013
Just 1 in 3 voters who swept the PP into power in the 2011 general elections would cast their vote the same way today, according to the latest Metroscopia survey carried out for EL PAÍS. The ruling party, which has an ... more - Spain to boost railway safety - Sat 31st Aug 2013
As of Friday, work will begin to fit the entire Spanish rail network with the advanced safety measures that were lacking on the section of track where an Alvia train derailed on July 24, killing 79 passengers and injuring ... more - Novagalicia to return funds to mortgage holders - Mon 26th Aug 2013
Nationalized lender Novagalicia (NCG) said Monday it would return €39 million in mortgage payments made by some 90,000 clients after deciding to eliminate so-called interest-rate floor clauses from its home loan contracts. ... more - RENFE officials face investigation after crash - Tue 20th Aug 2013
A judge investigating Spain's worst train disaster in decades will question safety officials from state rail company Adif after finding basic precautions were not made, papers released on Tuesday showed ... more - Spain shows further hypocrisy over Gibraltar - Sat 17th Aug 2013
The ruling PP has shown a staggering case of hypocrisy earlier this week in denouncing the practice of refueling ships off the coast of Gibraltar ... more - Spain reviews train safety after fatal crash - Fri 9th Aug 2013
Spain is reviewing the safety of its rail system after a train crash in northwestern Galicia last month killed 79 people, Public Works Minister Ana Pastor said on Friday ... more - British warship to visit Gibraltar - Fri 9th Aug 2013
A British navy warship will sail to Britain's overseas territory of Gibraltar in the coming weeks, coinciding with a diplomatic row with neighboring Spain, although officials said on Thursday the trip was a routine and ... more - Spain Analyzes Rail Sector After Train Derailment - Tue 6th Aug 2013
A technical commission, created by Spain's ruling Partido Popular to analyze the country's rail sector after the train derailment on July 24, held its first meeting on Monday afternoon. The Ministry of Development announced ... more - PSOE agree not to blame Gov't for Galicia train crash - Mon 5th Aug 2013
The PSOE will not hold the government accountable for the train crash of July 24th near Santiago de Compostela, which killed 79 passengers and wounded dozens more ... more - Driver was on Phone to Employers RENFE at Moment of Galicia Train Crash - Tue 30th Jul 2013
Spanish train driver Francisco Garzon was on the phone to state railways employers RENFE when the train he was driving derailed just outside Santiago de Compostela killing 79 people and injuring many more ... more - Gov't slammed for counting the financial cost of Spain's train crash - Mon 29th Jul 2013
On a day of funerals for many of the victims of the Spanish Train crash, the Government has been criticised for calculating the financial impact the tragedy is likely to have on the country ... more - Garzon surrenders Train Drivers Licence - Mon 29th Jul 2013
At a court hearing in the city of Santiago de Compostela yeterday, Judge Luis Alaez questioned the driver of the derailed Train for 2 Hours ... more - Spain Train Crash Driver to Face Judge Today - Sun 28th Jul 2013
The BBC has reported how the driver of a train that crashed near Santiago de Compostela on Wednesday killing 78 people is due to appear before a judge ... more - Spain crash driver leaves hospital, remains in custody - Sat 27th Jul 2013
The driver of the train that derailed at high speed killing 78 people was released from hospital on Saturday, but he remained in police custody ahead of an appearance before a judge to answer questions about what went wrong ... more - Spain Crash Driver Questioned by Police - Fri 26th Jul 2013
Francisco Jose Garzon Amo has been formally detained by Police, under suspicion of "having caused a crime" relating to Wednesday's train crash in Galica, Northern Spain ... more - Spain Train Crash Driver's Facebook Comments - Fri 26th Jul 2013
The train driver in charge of the train that crashed in Santiago de Compostela on Wednesday, Francisco José Garzón Amo, was not found to have alcohol in his system, according to sources from RENFE ... more - PM's Office Apologise for Train Crash Message - Thu 25th Jul 2013
The Prime Ministerial staff of Mariano Rajoy have admitted to making an offensive and deeply embarrassing error in issuing a message of condolence following Yesterday evening's train crash in Galicia ... more - CCTV Footage of Spain AVE Galicia Train Crash Emerges - Thu 25th Jul 2013
CCTV video footage has emerged of the moment the doomed high speed AVE train from Madrid to Ferrol crashed just outside of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, killing scores of passengers and seriously injuring many more ... more - 77 Now Dead in Spain's Worst Train Crash - Thu 25th Jul 2013
A Train crash on the outskirts of Santiago de Composetlla, Galicia, has left at least 77 dead and around 131 seriously injured ... more - Spain's rescued banks get more aid from deposit guarantee fund - Thu 18th Jul 2013
Spain's Deposit Guarantee Fund, set up to protect depositors, has spent just over €1.8 billion helping to compensate small investors who lost money in 2 of the country's rescued banks, the Bank of Spain said on Thursday ... more - C&A to close 21 stores across Spain - Mon 15th Jul 2013
C&A has announced they are to close 21 of their Spanish stores in by the end of August as part of efforts to restructure the business for future growth ... more - Spain's richest man Ortega ordered to pay €33m taxes - Sun 7th Jul 2013
Spain's richest man, Amancio Ortega, will have to pay €33 million for back taxes owed from 2001 to 2003 after a Supreme Court rejected his final appeal in a dispute with tax auditors ... more - Spain's Tourism Industry Changes in Face of Recession - Tue 25th Jun 2013
A report by Tripadvisor has revealed the extent to which the global recession has hit Spain's tourism Industry – in particular, Spaniards and their holidaying habits at home ... more - Spain resists pressure for swift moves on nationalized banks - Mon 24th Jun 2013
The Spanish Minister for the Economy said on today he would not be pushed into selling 2 nationalized banks too quickly or too cheaply as bankers press the government to act to resolve the lingering problems of its financial ... more - "Worst of Recession Behind Us" : Bank of Spain Chief - Sat 22th Jun 2013
The governor of the Bank of Spain, Luis María Linde, said on Thursday that he would be leaving the banks to decide whether or not they should remove so-called "floor clauses" from mortgage contracts. The controversial ... more - Spain's obsession with the AVE runs into budget reality - Mon 17th Jun 2013
A one-track dirt road used by local farmers is the main access to a magnificent glass-and-steel train station in the small city of Villena, on Spain's latest high-speed rail route ... more - A Bar for Every 132 Spaniards - Tue 21st May 2013
A recent study has revealed on average there is ONE bar for EVERY 132 people resident in Spain ... more - Spain to close 48 railway routes - Sat 18th May 2013
Spain's Ministry of Pubic Works is proposing to close 48 state-run rail routes and reduce services by an average of 32% on 127 others in order to save €86.5 million per year ... more - Tax Hikes "Essential" : Rajoy - Mon 6th May 2013
Mariano Rajoy today defended himself from criticism within the ranks of his own ruling Popular Party saying there was no other way of avoiding a full-blown bailout than to renege on the PP's electoral promise not to raise ... more - Banco NovaCaixa Galicia sees €8.2 bln loss in 2012 - Tue 30th Apr 2013
Spain's nationalised lender NCG Banco on Tuesday posted an €8-billion loss for 2012 after booking provisions worth €8.2 billion to cover bad investments in real estate assets ... more - Spain will not merge nationalised banks - Mon 11th Mar 2013
Spain's Minister for the Economy, Luis de Guindos, has rejected merging the country's 3 fully nationalised banks after an auction attempt failed, and as the government seeks a way to privatise them by an EU-imposed deadline ... more - Spain investigates possibility of Dog DNA in processed meat - Fri 8th Mar 2013
The Daily Mail has reported how there is a 'possibility' that the flesh of dead dogs may have ended up in certain processed foods made by Spanish food manufacturing plants ... more - Spain halts sale of Catalunya Banc - Mon 4th Mar 2013
Spain on Monday halted for the second time in less than a year the auction of nationalised lender Catalunya Banc after offers fell short of the government's expectations ... more - Central Gov't to restrict sale of regional debt - Wed 20th Feb 2013
Spain plans to introduce a yield cap on the sale of debt sales by the regions which are not getting funding from its regional liquidity mechanism, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Economy and Finance told the press earlier ... more - Number of Spaniards seeking work abroad jumps 5.5% in 2012 - Fri 15th Feb 2013
Over 82,000 Spaniards moved abroad looking for employment last year, an increase of 5.5% compared to 2011 ... more - FROB report negative equity of Spanish Banks - Sat 9th Feb 2013
Spanish banks CEISS and Banco Gallego have a negative equity of €288 million and €150 million respectively, the bank restructuring fund, according to data issued by FROB, on Friday ... more - Bankia plans fewer job cuts in overhaul - Wed 6th Feb 2013
Bailed-out Spanish lender Bankia said today how it had agreed to pare back redundancies targeted in a restructuring, although it is still cutting more than 4,000 jobs ... more - Portugal eyes takeover of Spanish Bank - Wed 6th Feb 2013
Banco Espirito Santo, Portugal's 2nd largest listed bank by assets, is considering a bid for Spain's Banco Gallego, the bank's CEO said on Tuesday. ... more - "Government is Stable" : Deputy PM - Fri 1st Feb 2013
Spain's Deputy PM Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría today defended the PP government in the wake of the Bárcenas financing revelations and made assurances that "if we have to toughen measures, we will do so." ... more - Spain's bankers to strike as job cuts loom - Mon 21st Jan 2013
Workers at 3 of Spain's bailed-out banks will stage strikes in coming weeks as they fight mass layoffs, unions said on Monday, spreading industrial unrest to a sector where walkouts have so far been rare ... more - Spain to move ahead with sale of Catalunya Banc - Sat 19th Jan 2013
Spain will press ahead shortly with the sale of bailed-out lender Catalunya Banc, 2 sources with knowledge of the negotiations said, alleviating concerns the auction would be delayed for months because of a lack of ... more - Banco de Valencia to fire 50% of employees - Mon 7th Jan 2013
Nationalised Spanish lender Banco de Valencia, recently bought for 1 euro by the country's third-biggest bank, La Caixa, will fire more than half its workforce, union UGT said on Monday ... more - Banco NovaGalicia to shed 2'500 jobs - Mon 7th Jan 2013
Following last week's news that Banco Santander are to lay off around 700 Employees and close 100 Branches due to absorbing their subsidiary unit, Banesto, the Banking community is bracing itself for further bad news ... more - Rajoy sidesteps PP corruption questions - Sun 6th Jan 2013
Mariano Rajoy is not willing to let his party's legal troubles ruin his Christmas holidays in Galicia, his native region. Asked about 2 prominent cases of alleged corruption within the Popular Party (PP) during a ceremony ... more - Spain's richest man earns €16.7 Bln in 2012 - Fri 4th Jan 2013
Amancio Ortega, the founder of Inditex, was the billionaire who most increased his fortune last year, according to Bloomberg's Billionaire Index ... more - Andalucia PSOE lay out plans for a Federal Spain - Sun 30th Dec 2012
The PSOE in Andalucia wants sweeping reforms of the Spanish Constitution to create a federal state model - one that nevertheless preserves the unity of Spain. Socialist Party president José Antonio Griñán, who is also the ... more - Bankia transfer €25 bln assets to Spain's bad bank - Sun 23rd Dec 2012
Spain's Bankia / BFA group has signed a contract to transfer assets worth €22.25 billion to the so-called 'bad bank' - SAREB ... more - EU approves phase 2 of Spain's banking overhaul - Thu 20th Dec 2012
The EU has approved a cash injection of €1.87 billion into 4 Spanish savings banks, the 2nd phase of an overhaul of the country's banking sector ... more - Spain to increase toll road fees by 2.4 pct from 2013 - Tue 18th Dec 2012
El Mundo has reported how tolls on the country's Motorways are due to increase by 2.4% from January 1st 2013 ... more - FROB values 3 of the 4 rescued Spanish Banks at a loss - Tue 18th Dec 2012
FROB - the Spanish Fund for Orderly Bank Restructuring - proposed a negative valuation for 3 of the 4 nationalised Banks rescued by the Bank of Spain following the latest round of EU stress tests. ... more - Average Spaniard buys 3 El Gordo Lottery tickets - Sun 16th Dec 2012
The Spanish State Lottery - Loterias y Apuestas del Estado (LAE) - has confirmed how the average Spaniard has already spent at total of €70.60 on tickets for the El Gordo de Natividad Christmas lottery draw ... more - Spain receives European bank bailout funds - Tue 11th Dec 2012
Spain received around €40 billion in European aid for its nationalised banks earlier today as agreed in a bank rescue package the country requested earlier this year, a spokeswoman for the Economy Ministry said ... more - Spain to restrict teaching of regional languages in Schools - Tue 4th Dec 2012
Spain's Minister for Education, José Ignacio Wert, yesterday presented the regions with new draft legislation that restricts the teaching of regional languages. ... more - "PSOE must seek confidence of Spain" : Ex PM - Mon 3rd Dec 2012
Speaking at an event in Madrid to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first Socialist Party (PSOE) government in Spain, former PM Felipe González, who swept to power in 1982 with an absolute majority, said that to recover ... more - Disabled protest in Spain over austerity measures - Mon 3rd Dec 2012
Thousands of disabled people and their families marched in Madrid on Sunday against benefit cuts, joining Spain's swelling protest movement over austerity measures ... more - Spain pushes ahead with sale of rescued banks - Thu 29th Nov 2012
Spain is moving ahead with the sale of nationalised banks Catalunya Banc and NovaGalicia Banco, hoping to sell the Barcelona-based former savings bank early next year and its Galician peer shortly after ... more - La Caixa to buy Banco de Valencia - Tue 27th Nov 2012
Spain's 3rd biggest bank La Caixa will buy nationalized lender Banco de Valencia, 3 sources close to the deal told Reuters on Tuesday ... more - Spain to tap €40 billion in EU funds for banks - Mon 26th Nov 2012
Spanish Economy Minister Luis De Guindos confirmed on Monday that the country's government would request around €40 billion in European financial aid for its troubled banks ... more - Population of Spain expected to fall 10% by 2052 - Mon 19th Nov 2012
The National Institute of Statistics (INE) has today reported how the population of Spain is expected to decrease by around 10% over the course of the next 40 years ... more - Spain's bad bank offers huge discounts - Mon 29th Oct 2012
Spain today it would apply steep discounts to property assets transferred into a so-called bad bank and pledged significant returns in a move to lure reluctant investors ... more - Rajoy's PP hold onto Galicia in regional vote - Mon 22th Oct 2012
Spain's PM was given a boost for his austerity drive with an election victory in his home region of Galicia on Sunday, but wins for nationalist parties in the Basque Country could prove a headache for his centre-right ... more - Spain Bank Recapitalisation "Complete in 2013" - Mon 22th Oct 2012
Spain's banks, hit by a property crash that has prompted a government-forced clean-up of toxic real estate assets, should be fully capitalised by mid-2013, the European Union's antitrust chief said today ... more - 40 percent of Galicians undecided on regional election - Sun 21st Oct 2012
Today's regional election in Galicia, where austerity measures were put in place by the PP even before PM Mariano Rajoy was elected into office a year ago, is seen by many as an opinion poll into his handling of the finacial ... more - Regional vote is Rajoy's big test - Sat 20th Oct 2012
PM Mariano Rajoy faces a high-stakes election in his home region of Galicia on Sunday in which voters could punish him for his handling of the euro zone debt crisis ... more - Credit ratings of Spain regions slashed - Thu 18th Oct 2012
Following on from a number of ratings agencies downgrade of the Spanish Economy earlier this week, Standard and Poor's has taken their review of the country one step further and downgraded the ratings of 5 Autonomous ... more - Galicia shames Castellon airport - Wed 17th Oct 2012
El Mundo has reported how Galicia's two regional airports : Vigo and A Coruña, welcomed a total of 1.3 Million passengers between them in 2011 ... more - Spain Credit Rating Cut Again - Thu 11th Oct 2012
International credit ratings agency Standards and Poor has once again cut Spain's credit rating to BBB with a negative outlook which is almost junk ... more - Spain faces further protests as unions call for strike - Sun 7th Oct 2012
Thousands of Spaniards marched in cities across the country on Sunday to decry tough austerity measures, part of a growing protest movement that shows no signs of abating and could culminate in a general strike in November ... more - PP expected to retain Galicia in regional elections - Sun 7th Oct 2012
An opinion poll punlished on Friday revealled how the ruling Partido Popular is expected to win the regional elections in Galicia on October 21st, by taking 38 seats, which will give President Alberto Núñez Feijóo a ... more - Spain ready for bailout : Germany says wait - Tue 2th Oct 2012
Spain is ready to request a euro zone bailout for its public finances as early as next weekend but Germany has signaled that it should hold off, European officials said on Monday ... more - Germany and UK Join Forces - Tue 25th Sep 2012
Proposed EU budget reforms have received fierce opposition from EU leaders with a blockade being lead by Germany and the United Kingdom ... more - Pensions Exceed €7 Billion up 4.4% - Tue 25th Sep 2012
The pension bill in Spain has risen 4% compared to 2011 costing the state €7.444 billion according to data released by the Ministry of Employment and Social Security ... more - Spain eyes pension reform with aid package in sight - Fri 21st Sep 2012
Spain is considering freezing pensions and speeding up a planned rise in the retirement age as it races to cut spending and meet conditions of an expected international sovereign aid package, sources with knowledge of the ... more - Spain Won't Delay Aid Request for Elections - Mon 10th Sep 2012
Mariano Rajoy won't delay a possible request for aid from the ECB to boost his party's chances in regional elections, European Affairs Minister Inigo Mendez de Vigo said ... more - Spain's Rajoy to seek German backing for a bailout - Tue 4th Sep 2012
Rajoy's 8 months in power have been tumultuous from the start but September and October may be even tougher, with the Spanish leader assailed on all sides ... more - Spain in talks with Eurozone over sovereign aid - Thu 23rd Aug 2012
Spain is negotiating with euro zone partners over conditions for aid to bring down its borrowing costs, though the country has not made a final decision to request a bailout, three sources with knowledge of the matter said ... more - Spain's ratio of social security contributors to claimants falls to record low - Mon 20th Aug 2012
The worsening financial climate in Spain now means that the ratio of those contributing to Spain's social security system, to those claiming some kind of benefit has fallen to its lowest ever level ... more - Bankia to receive some rescue funds shortly - Thu 16th Aug 2012
Spain's Bankia, a large lender taken over by the state in May, will soon receive part of a promised €19 billion capital injection via a European rescue, a spokeswoman for the economy ministry said on Thursday. "The funds ... more - Thousands evacuated in Spain forest fires - Sun 12th Aug 2012
More than 4,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Spain's Canary Islands because of forest fires that are difficult to control due to a heatwave and strong winds, authorities said on Sunday. The worst ... more - Spain warns Bankia investors of clean-up costs - Sat 11th Aug 2012
Recent sharp rises in the stock of troubled Spanish banks Bankia and Banco de Valencia has prompted Spain to remind investors that shareholders in rescued banks receiving aid from Europe could suffer losses ... more - Murcia WILL Request Bailout - Tue 24th Jul 2012
After many interviews, press conferences and comments denying any kind of bailout, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, president of the Region of Murcia has confirmed the region is seeking financial assistance from central government ... more - Eurogroup approves Spanish banking sector bailout - Fri 20th Jul 2012
Euro zone finance ministers approved the terms of a loan of up to €100 billion for Spain to recapitalise its banks on Friday, but the exact size of the support will only be determined in September ... more - Spain property prices continue to fall - Wed 18th Jul 2012
The average price per square meter of Spanish residential property stood at €1606.40 at the end of June, with a quarterly fall of 2.6% and 8.3% year on year. ... more - Spain not planning to close down any bank - Tue 17th Jul 2012
Spain is not planning to close down any of its ailing lenders, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said, contradicting the Bank of Spain governor who said earlier on Tuesday that non-viable entities should be wound down ... more - Novagalicia Bank seeks €6 billion aid - Thu 12th Jul 2012
Novagalicia Bank has asked for €6 billion to repair its damaged balance sheet as Spain's weaker banks join the queue for the EU's rescue package. ... more - Spain banks to minimise hit for small investors - Wed 11th Jul 2012
Spanish banks in line for European aid are looking at ways to minimise losses for small savers who will be forced to take a hit on certain bonds and shares they bought in the ailing lenders, under conditions enforced by ... more - Spain awaits Moody's cut - Mon 25th Jun 2012
Spain formally requested European aid for its indebted banks on Monday but the lack of details rekindled investor doubts over the financial sector, hours before Moody's was expected to cut the ratings of all Spanish lenders ... more - Spain to stress test banks again - Sat 23rd Jun 2012
Spain will carry out yet another stress test of its banks by October with a focus on seven lenders, d ocuments released after an independent audit of the banking sector showed on Friday ... more - Spain's Ministry of Education to publish University fees in July - Sat 16th Jun 2012
University tuition fees for the next academic year will be published in July, according to a recent report by the Ministry of Education ... more - Bank audit shows Spain needs a further €60-70 billion - Thu 14th Jun 2012
An audit of Spain's banks showing how much extra capital they need should be completed by Monday, two sources told Reuters on Thursday, with one saying cleaning up the sector will cost €60-70 billion ... more - Spain to request EU bank aid on Saturday - Fri 8th Jun 2012
Spain is expected to ask the euro zone for help with recapitalising its stricken banks at the weekend, EU and German sources said on Friday, becoming the fourth country to seek assistance since Europe's debt crisis began ... more - Spanish Banks need €40 billion : IMF - Thu 7th Jun 2012
An IMF report on Spanish banks will show the country's troubled lenders need a cash injection of at least €40 billion, Reuters on Thursday quoted unnamed sources in the financial sector as saying. ... more - Spain may forge one bank from failed lenders - Thu 24th May 2012
Spain may create one nationalised bank out of its failed lenders including problem lender Bankia if the state cannot find buyers for state-rescued banks, a senior Economy Ministry source said ... more - 'Spanish Banks need more funds' : IMF - Fri 27th Apr 2012
The IMF issued a report earlier this week, noting how the cost of rescuing Spanish banks with problems may be too much for the industry to support, and could require an injection of public funds ... more - Widow forced to repay pension for murdered husband - Fri 20th Apr 2012
Social Security has refused to continue paying a 79-year-old Galician woman the €640-euro widow's pension she had been receiving for the last 25 years because was convicted of killing her husband ... more - Expansion calls for the closure of 15 Spanish airports - Mon 16th Apr 2012
A damning report in today's 'Expansion' newspaper has called for the closure of 15 Spanish airports ... more - Spanish banking consolidation to accelerate - Fri 6th Apr 2012
Spain is accelerating consolidation of its banking sector, Economy Minister Luis De Guindos told Reuters this week, expecting more mergers by May ... more - NovaCaixa Galica Bank loses €168.7 Million - Mon 2th Apr 2012
NovaGalicia Group - The Bank created by the merger of Nova Caixa and Caixa Galicia, recorded a loss of €168.7 million last year, of which €69.5 million came after the creation of the nelwy merged group ... more - Supreme Court rules TV station guilty of tobacco product placement - Mon 2th Apr 2012
Spain's Supreme Court has upheld a claim that aims to restrict tobacco advertising on Television ... more - Ministry of Development Discusses Highways With Congress - Thu 29th Mar 2012
The Minister of Development, Ana Pastor, has ensured that Spain's Highways Operators are "in agreement" with the measures that her department are considering to save many of them from the risk of bankruptcy, which will ... more - Spanish banks weigh up industrial stake sales - Mon 19th Mar 2012
Desperate for cash to bolster their ailing balance sheets, Spanish banks are eyeing their expensively acquired industrial shareholdings as possible sources of funds, and a small disposal last week by Bankia SA is just a ... more - Banca Civica profit down, taps ECB for 6.1 bln euros - Wed 29th Feb 2012
Spanish lender Banca Civica booked falling profits, rising bad loan rates and slipping quarterly capital reserves in 2011 results as government demands for banks to write down real estate losses cranked up pressure on the ... more - Moody's downgrades 8 Spanish regions - Thu 16th Feb 2012
Moody's credit ratings agency has downgraded the ratings for a number of Spanish regions ... more - Spain's Popular profit slumps on property provisions - Wed 1st Feb 2012
Banco Popular said profit fell by almost one fifth in 2011 as the Spanish bank made 1.7 billion euros of provisions against bad property loans ... more - New Paradores to Open later this year - Fri 20th Jan 2012
The Spanish Tourist Board has announced how the state-owned chain of Hotels is set to exceed 100 in number by the end of 2012 ... more - Moody's downgrades Valencia - Thu 12th Jan 2012
Earlier today Moody's credit ratings agency downgraded the debt rating of the Autonomous Community of Valencia by two points - dropping from BA1 to BA3 ... more - Peinador Airport Passenger Numbers Forecast to Fall in 2012 - Fri 6th Jan 2012
Latest figures released by AENA have revealled how Galicia's Peinador airport in Vigo was unable to surpass 1 Million passenger for 2011 - the first time it has been unable to do so since 2005 ... more - Fall in Spanish Healthcare costs predicted for 2012 - Thu 5th Jan 2012
The regions are being urged to tighten their belts on public spending in 2012 in order to meet the country's deficit targets, now forecast that they will spend an average of 6% per person less on healthcare than they did ... more - Black Market Tobacco Expected to Increase - Sat 31st Dec 2011
The Financial Times has reported how the sale of Black Market tobacco in Spain is expected to escalate as consumers become more price conscious surrounding amid rising cigarette prices and taxes, and falling consumer ... more - The Struggle of Galicia's Airports - Mon 19th Dec 2011
Recent statistics issued by AENA have shown that only one of the Regional airports has been able to benefit from Galicia's commitment to work towards increasing passenger numbers : Lavacolla airport at Santiago de Compostela ... more - Rajoy announces official appointments of party seniors - Tue 13th Dec 2011
Spain's new Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, has chosen two veteran leaders of the Popular Party, Jesus Posada and Pio Garcia Escudero, to head the Congress of Deputies and the Senate on the eve of the constitution of the new ... more - PP request delay to Galicia AVE - Wed 7th Dec 2011
The newly elected PP has instructed the Ministry of Public Works to suspend all contracts for the AVE high speed railway network in Galicia ... more - Rajoy gives clues to economic policy - Mon 5th Dec 2011
Mariano Rajoy spoke to the press this weekend to give some brief insights into his likely policies for the regeneration of the economy ... more - Rajoy says crisis needs new economic policy - Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Incoming Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called on all Spaniards to work together to overcome the debt crisis and promised a new economic policy to deal with unemployment that is more than double the European Union average ... more - Amazon launch Kindle in Spain - Fri 2th Dec 2011
Amazonyesterday launched it´s Kindle store for Spain as well as it´s first Spanish-language Kindle hardware. The Italian language service was launched at the same time and joins the French and German language service in ... more - Attorney General Investigates Blanco - Tue 29th Nov 2011
A Judge in Lugo, Galicia, has ordered the arrest of 15 people on suspicion of corruption, following an investigation named `Operation Champion´ ... more - Ryanair account for 46 pct of passengers at Lavacolla airport - Mon 28th Nov 2011
Low cost airline, Ryanair, currently accounts for 46% of all passengers flying to or from Santiago de Compostella´s Lavacolla airport ... more - More bank bail-outs loom for new Spanish government - Fri 25th Nov 2011
A crippling squeeze on funding for Spain's banks has pushed them to the brink and the new centre-right government has nowhere to turn to finance more expensive bail-outs or the creation of a bad bank ... more - Expropriation of property surrounding Alvedro airport enters compulsory phase - Sun 20th Nov 2011
The period of voluntary surrender to AENA for properties earmarked for compulsory purchase by Alvedro airport has now come to an end ... more - Spain's cautious Rajoy thrust into crisis role - Wed 16th Nov 2011
Mariano Rajoy, poised to become Spain's new prime minister after Sunday's parliamentary election, is a cautious moderate and unlikely crisis manager for a country engulfed by euro zone debt troubles ... more - Poison lingers from Spain's property binge - Sat 12th Nov 2011
Valencia's dazzling City of Arts and Sciences, with its glazed domes, turquoise pools and cloistered pathways, was built by the regional government during Spain's boom years of easy money and uncontrolled building ... more - Vigo airport extension to be fully operational by 2013 - Tue 8th Nov 2011
Following the 1.2 Million Euro project to extend Peinador airport in Vigo, Galicia, the extension to the car parking area has already been finished, leaving just the works to the terminal building itself to be completed ... more - Madrid flights cancelled due to fog - Tue 8th Nov 2011
AENA have reported how this mornings first two flights from Madrid-Barajas and Bilbao airport were cancelled due to a cloud of dense fog that was covering the area surrounding the Basque airport ... more - Further routes to Alvedro slashed - Mon 7th Nov 2011
According to AENA's own statistics, over the course of the last 3 years, passengers flying between Alvedro airport in La Coruna (Galicia) and Madrid-Barajas has fallen by 24%, and passengers to Barcelona-El Prat have fallen ... more - Santiago Airport Courts New Routes - Fri 4th Nov 2011
Germany's Lufthansa airline has expressed an interest in operating flights to Santiago's Lavacolla airport, according to AENA, who have also confirmed that Easyjet are considering routes to the Galician airport ... more - AENA extension of Alvedro terminal building to be complete in 12 months - Thu 3rd Nov 2011
AENA has reviewed their project for expansion of the airport terminal building at La Coruña's Alvedro airport in Galicia ... more - Spain's regional airports continue to decline - Tue 1st Nov 2011
Following the departure of Vueling at Ciudad Real airport and Ryanair at Reus airport, question marks have been raised above the operational efficiency of regional airports and their failure to turn a profit, despite the ... more - Region of Galica announces cutback on airline subsidies - Thu 20th Oct 2011
Just one week after the official opening to the new terminal at Santiago de Compostella's Lavacolla airport, and the regional government of Galicia has announced it will withdraw subsidies paid to airlines for the foreeable ... more - FROB to issue 2 Year bonds - Thu 13th Oct 2011
Spain's fund for the orderly restructuring of Banks (FROB) is outting it'sfirst bond issue on sale after agreeing to inject 7.6 billion euros into troubled regional lendaer Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo, also known as CAM ... more - Banco Popular make a move on Banco Pastor - Mon 10th Oct 2011
Banco Popular announced last week that it had made an offer to buy 100% of the shares of Galician-based Banco Pastor that it values at 1.362 billion euros ... more - Spain Approves Construction of Galicia AVE - Mon 10th Oct 2011
Despite recent cuts to spending oon major projects and infrastructure, the Spanish government has allocated a total of €281m for two new contracts on the new high-speed rail line (AVE) to Galicia ... more - Rescued Caja in Million Euro Management Pay-Off - Fri 7th Oct 2011
Following recent news that senior management of the failed CAM Bank had awarded themselves multi-million-euro pay off's ahead of the central bank assuming control, it was revealed earlier this week that Novacaixagalicia paid ... more - Madrid Teachers Launch Second Round of strikes - Wed 5th Oct 2011
Madrid secondary school teachers launched a second round of strikes on Tuesday to protest what they say is an attempt by the local centre-right government to use the debt crisis to strangle public schools and benefit private ... more - Latest Reform of Spanish Banking Sector Complete - Sat 1st Oct 2011
The Governor of the Bank of Spain yesterday confirmed how the institution has now completed their latest round of reforms of the the Banking Industry, which have cost the country 14 Billion Euros to date ... more - Bank of Spain seen set to take over three savings banks - Fri 30th Sep 2011
The central bank is expected to inject capital into two savings banks in the eastern region of Catalonia - Catalunya Caixa and Unnim - plus a third savings bank, NovaCaixaGalicia, in the northern region of Galicia in a ... more - Bank of Spain further Incentivises sale of CAM - Tue 27th Sep 2011
The Bank of Spain looks set to assume control of a further three Cajas over the next few days and is likely to receive interim offers for Alicante's CAM Bank (Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo), who it rescued in June of this ... more - Bank of Spain denies need for recapitalisation - Fri 23rd Sep 2011
El Pais have reported how the Bank of Spain have reassured investors that Spanish banks do not need to increase the levels of capital as outlined in the Financial System Reform Plan that was approved in February and is being ... more - Second Day of Strike Action By Madrid Teachers - Wed 21st Sep 2011
Spanish teachers have taken to the streets of the capital once again today in a second day of protests against planned cuts to the regional education system ... more - Regional Premier Angers Striking Teachers - Tue 20th Sep 2011
The regional president of Madrid last night angered the Unions and protesting Teachers by accusing them of only actually working for half of their contracted working week. Esperanza Aguirre made the comments ahead of ... more - Three Further Spanish Banks to be Nationalised - Sun 18th Sep 2011
Industry sources report how NovaCaixaGalicia, Caixa Catalunya and Unnim may seek an injection of cash from the fund after failing to submit thei ... more - Teacher Protest Against Cuts - Sat 10th Sep 2011
Thousands of teachers representing a number of regions from across Spain are planning to hold demonstrations in protest over cuts in spending on education ... more - Investors wary of Spain savings banks as clock ticks - Sat 10th Sep 2011
A handful of Spanish savings banks that still have to recapitalise to meet strict new rules are running out of options to raise money from private investors and will likely end up being taken over by the state. ... more - Spain raises 1.8 bln euros from airwaves auction - Mon 1st Aug 2011
Spain said on Monday it had raised a total of 1.815 billion euros from the sale of radio frequencies to cellphone network operators in need of bandwidth to cater for the data-hungry demands of smartphones and tablets. ... more - Salgado : " Regions will not Collapse " - Fri 29th Jul 2011
Elena Salgado yesterday ruled out the risk of any of the country's struggling regions facing financial collapse, telling SER radio station in an interview : "I don't think there is a risk of collapse. In fact many regions ... more - Bank of Spain takes CAM on board - Mon 25th Jul 2011
The Bank of Spain has announced their decision to take over Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo as a part of their plans to reform the country's banking sector, and in particular the cajas ... more - Train accident kills one - Mon 20th Jun 2011
One person was killed and four others were injured when a passenger train carrying 205 people hit an car in Toro, Zamora, railway officials reported. ... more - Device detonated in Galicia - Mon 13th Jun 2011
Police have reported that at 5am this morning a device detonated outside the offices of the Partido Popular in the town of Ordes, in the province of A Coruña in western Galica ... more - Spain regional and municipal elections May 22 - Wed 11th May 2011
All of Spain's municipalities and 13 of its 17 autonomous regions hold elections on May 22, in a vote expected to punish the ruling Socialists over high unemployment and the stagnant economy ... more - Spain's Novacaixagalicia bank to seek state funds - Thu 24th Mar 2011
Spain's Novacaixagalicia bank will become the first of the newly merged savings banks to seek state capital as part of its restructuring process, the regional Galician government said on Wednesday ... more - Spain regions refuse to cooperate with central government over fare reductions - Thu 3rd Mar 2011
On Friday of last week the government announced that they would reduce the maximum speed limits on motorways from 120km/h to 110km/h and reduce train fares on some RENFE communter routes by 5%. The measur ... more - Spain's Caja Madrid merger relaunches as Bankia - Thu 3rd Mar 2011
Spain's biggest savings bank by assets, the Caja Madrid-led merger of seven lenders, relaunched under the name Bankia on Wednesday in the latest step of Spain's banking overhaul ... more - Three Spanish Cajas May be Forced To Become Banks - Sun 23rd Jan 2011
Miguel Angel Fernandez Ordonez, Governor of the Bank of Spain, may demand that three of the weakest regional savings banks bcome regular banks, in order to allow easier access to capital markets, the El Pais newspaper ... more - Population decline dents Spanish property market - Mon 8th Nov 2010
A rapid drop in the growth of the Spanish population is expected effect the country's property market over coming years, if not decades, bring a decrease in demand alongside the decrease in population growth ... more - The Pope arrives in Spain - Sun 31st Oct 2010
The Pope's visit to Barcelona commences today - 28 years to the day after the visit of John Paul II, where he will consecrate the Sagrada Familia cathedral and visit other religous charities in the city ... more - Court ruling could set a presedence for Spanish loans - Tue 26th Oct 2010
An Andalucian court has instructed a number of banks to remove certain clauses in the smallprint of their variable-rate loan contracts that have prevented thousands of debtors from benefitting from the low interest rates ... more - Ryanair to cease operations at another Spanish airport - Sat 23rd Oct 2010
Ryanair has announced that it is ceasing operations at Santiago de Compostela airport. This has come as a serious setback to the Galicia regional government as it means the end to all international connections from the ... more - Spain expects 46% less Immigrants in 2010 - Fri 8th Oct 2010
Spain will receive about 460,000 fewer immigrants in 2010, a reduction of 46 percent from the 1 million people who came to the country from abroad in 2007, the National Statistics Institute, or INE, said Thursday ... more - Working Fathers in Spain now entitled to 'Breastfeeding leave' - Sat 2th Oct 2010
Working fathers in Spain are now entitled to take "breastfeeding leave" everyday even if the mother of the child is not employed after a ruling by Europe's top court. ... more - Coach Driver Strike causes mass disruption - Mon 9th Aug 2010
An estimated 12'000 coach passengers were affected by today's strike action as Auto Res workers held their first full day of industrial action, with a threat of further strikes to be held over the coming weeks. < ... more - Rajoy in seatbelt blunder - Mon 2th Aug 2010
Mariano Rajoy, leader of the P.P, has made a public apology after being caught not wearing his seatbelt on a video clip taken as he took a journey on his holidays ... more - EU stress tests published July 23rd - Tue 13th Jul 2010
Spain had more financial institutions requiring 'stress tests' than any other in the EU with a total of 27, followed by Germany with 14, and Greece, with six. The tests also include five Italian institutions, four French, ... more - Senate to discuss Introduction of regional languages - Mon 5th Jul 2010
The Spanish Government's upper house is preparing to approve the use of the Catalan, Galician and Basque languages in full ... more - Savings banks mergers in Spain - Fri 4th Jun 2010
Spain's 45 savings banks could see their numbers halved by mid-year if the 11 mergers in the pipeline come to fruition ... more - Spanish property sales rise 9% overall in March - Tue 11th May 2010
Sales of Spanish properties rose for the third consecutive month, increasing 9% in March according to a recent report by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) ... more - Heart disease remains biggest killer in Spain - Wed 3rd Mar 2010
Heart disease remains the main cause of death in Spain according to the data for 2008 which has just been released by the National Statistics Institute. Cancer comes in second and respiratory illnesses third ... more - Marches held in protest of Pensions Reform Act - Sat 13th Feb 2010
Unions throughout Spain are expected to hold demonstrations after February 23 because of the proposed pensions reform act. ... more - Rise in resale property costs - Thu 11th Feb 2010
The property market today received a small piece of good news yesterday when real estate portal, Fotocasa revealed statistics showing an increase in the cost of Spanish property ... more - New Year's sales underway - Thu 7th Jan 2010
Spain's traditional New Year sales began today across most of the country. Madrid and Murcia had an early start on the other regions with starting before the usual starting point of after the three kings fiesta. ... more - Spain to host over 350 meetings during EU Presidency - Wed 6th Jan 2010
The agenda of the Spanish EU presidency is scheduled to run to approximately 3,000 meetings, of which over 350 of these will be held in Spain ... more - Patrolman guilty of stealing dead man's credit card - Thu 31st Dec 2009
Spain's Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a highway patrolman who confessed to stealing a dead man's credit card and using it to buy gasoline, go shopping and eat out at restaurants ... more - Spanish state pension increases - Wed 30th Dec 2009
The state pension in Spain has risen by 4.9 % this month, and now stands at an average of 861.49 euros ... more - Bank Holiday Gridlock On The Roads - Mon 7th Dec 2009
The Holiday traffic congestion across Spain has already started - with thousands of motorists leaving the cities to spend a few days away over the fiesta period ... more - Official Fiesta Dates for 2010 Released - Tue 1st Dec 2009
The Spanish Government have now released the 'Calendario Laboral' for 2010 . The number of recognized Fiestas in Spain for 201 ... more