CDE News - The Dispatch

Spain edges closer to pre-pandemic tourism levels with 7.5 million visitors in June

More than twice as many tourists visited Spain in June than in the same month last year and they spent almost three times as much during their stay, National Statistics…

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Spain reports second monkeypox-related death in Europe

MADRID, July 30 (Reuters) - Spain reported its second monkeypox-related death on Saturday, in what is thought to be Europe's second death from the disease and only the third outside…

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Spain’s PM Sanchez calls on office workers to ditch ties to save on energy

A tieless Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged white-collar workers in Spain to ditch their neckties amid scorching weather and a need to conserve energy as a gas crisis looms over…

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Spain confirms first monkeypox-related death in Europe

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain reported on Friday its first monkeypox-related death, the Spanish Health Ministry said, in what is Europe's first known death and the second outside of Africa in the…

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Spain July 12-month inflation speeds up to fastest rate since 1984

July 29 (Reuters) - Spanish consumer prices rose 10.8% year-on-year in July, the fastest pace since September 1984, up from 10.2% the previous month, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute (INE)…

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El Pais reports Spanish prosecutor asks for 8 year jail term for Shakira

A Spanish prosecutor has asked for more than eight years in prison for Colombian superstar Shakira and a fine of more than 23 million euros ($23.51 million) over a 14.5-million-euro…

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Amid clouds on economic horizon, Spain’s jobless rate stays below 3 million mark

July 28 (Reuters) - Spain's jobless number remained below three million for the second month running, falling to 12.48% in the April to June period of 2022 compared to 13.65% three months…

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Photo Story: Simple Minds live at the Magdalena in Vivo 2022 Festival in Spain

British band Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr performs, during the Magdalena in Vivo 2022 Festival, in Santander, northern Spain, on Tuesday evening. Photo: EPA-EFE/Roman Aguilera

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UPDATED: Ryanair’s Spanish cabin crew union calls for strikes until January

MADRID, July 27 (Reuters) - Ryanair's RYA.I Spanish cabin crew union members plan strikes on four days of every week until January to press demands for higher pay and better…

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More evacuations as crews tackle blazes in Spain and Greece

Madrid/Athens (dpa) - A fire that broke out on the Spanish island of Tenerife this week was still raging on Sunday and has now destroyed more than 2,150 hectares, the…

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UPDATED: Spain says it will not order consumers to limit gas consumption

MADRID, July 21 (Reuters) - The Spanish government will not order consumers to limit their gas consumption, Energy Minister Teresa Ribera said on Thursday, after Spain said it would oppose a European…

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UPDATED: France, Spain, Portugal battle wildfires amid intense heat

LISBON, July 17 (Reuters) - Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, where thousands of people have been evacuated in soaring…

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Photo Story: Zucchero at the La mar de musicas festival in Cartagena

Italian singer Zucchero Fornaciari perfoms, during the 'La mar de musicas' festival in Cartagena, Murcia, Spain. EPA-EFE/MARCIAL GUILLEN

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Spain’s PM tightens grip on power with bank tax pledge, approved bills

MADRID, July 15 (Reuters) - After several setbacks in regional elections, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez scored a rare legislative success as parliament passed three key bills late on Thursday, reinforcing his…

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Photo Story: The Supermoon over Toledo

The supermoon rises in the Alcazar of Toledo, Spain, on Wednesday night. The supermoon is also called the Buck moon because it falls in July when male deer (bucks) are…

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Photo Story: The San Fermin Festival 2022 in Pamplona

People take part in the traditional running of the bulls on wednesday during the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain. Pamplona's Running of the Bulls, known locally as Sanfermines,…

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Firefighters scramble to put out flames in heatwave-hit Portugal, Spain

OURÉM, Portugal, (Reuters) - Several wildfires swept across Portugal's central region, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of locals as firefighters struggled to put out flames at a time the country is battling…

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Spain to slap temporary taxes on banks, power companies, PM says

Spain will hit power companies and banks with temporary taxes that should rake in 7 billion euros ($7.02 billion) in 2023-2024 to help Spaniards cope with soaring inflation, the government…

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Spanish court allows autopsy of former Angolan leader dos Santos

BARCELONA, July 11 (Reuters) - A Spanish court has ruled that an autopsy be performed on the body of Angola's former president José Eduardo dos Santos who died in a…

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Spain swelters as temperatures reach 43C in second heatwave

MADRID (Reuters) - Spaniards stayed in the shade in parks, headed for the beach or sipped iced drinks to tackle stifling temperatures as high as 43C (110F), as the country…

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Spain expects its economy to continue growing in 2023 – minister

MADRID, July 7 (Reuters) - Spain's government expects the Spanish economy to continue growing next year despite the impact of rising inflation and the war in Ukraine, Finance Minister Nadia Calvino said…

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Photo Story: The San Fermin Festival in Pamplona returns after two-year hiatus

Revellers hold up the traditional red scarves at the Consistorial Square during the 'chupinazo' that marks the beginning of the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, 06 July 2022.…

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Spanish police seize drug-carrying submarine drones

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police have seized semi-submersible drones used by drug traffickers to ship narcotics across the Strait of Gibraltar into Spain, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday, the first…

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Spain tourism jumps in May, still under pre-pandemic levels

MADRID, July 4 (Reuters) - The number of foreign tourists visiting Spain in May jumped more than five times from the same month last year to 6.97 million tourists, but was still…

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Easyjet plane to Spain’s Menorca escorted by fighter jet after bomb hoax

MADRID, July 4 (Reuters) - An Easyjet flight heading from London to the Spanish holiday island of Menorca on Sunday was escorted to its destination by a Spanish fighter jet after a…

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Spain will gradually raise spending on defence to 2% of GDP by 2029

MADRID, June 30 (Reuters) - Spain will gradually raise spending the equivalent to 2% of the country's gross domestic product by 2029, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday. "The government is…

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Spain sees summer tourism at 90% of pre-COVID levels despite inflation

MADRID, June 30 (Reuters) - Spain expects tourist arrivals to reach 90% of pre-pandemic volumes during the summer season, as northern Europeans shrug off concerns over inflation pressures and book even more…

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Final day of NATO summit gets underway; Spain pushes for bigger role in North Africa, Sahel

MADRID, June 30 (Reuters) - Spain will urge fellow NATO allies to consider a bigger role for the alliance in North Africa and the Sahel at a summit in Madrid on Thursday,…

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NATO to monitor migration as risk of instability to members

Irregular mass migration is among the "hybrid threats" that hostile powers can use to undermine the stability of NATO countries, the alliance said in its new Strategic Concept agreed at…

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Spain’s 12-month inflation surpasses 10% in June, first time since 1985

MADRID, June 29 (Reuters) - Spanish 12-month inflation rose to 10.2% in June, the first time it has surpassed 10% since April 1985, from 8.7% in the previous month, preliminary data from…

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UPDATED: Citing Russia threat, Biden to ramp up U.S. forces in Europe

MADRID, June 29 (Reuters) - The United States will create a new permanent army headquarters in Poland and deploy additional land, air and sea forces across the length and breadth of Europe in response…

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UPDATED: NATO invites Sweden and Finland to join, Russia the “most significant and direct threat to the allies’ security”

MADRID, June 29 (Reuters) - NATO has invited Sweden and Finland to become members of the military alliance, a commununique published by the NATO summit in Madrid on Wednesday said. "The accession…

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Spain turns to Africa, lobbies NATO, allies over Ukraine-driven migration

MADRID/LAS PALMAS (Reuters) - Spain is shifting its foreign policy towards Africa while lobbying the EU and NATO for support to address migration from the continent, aggravated by the Ukraine…

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Unesco warns to prepare for Mediterranean tsunami

A tsunami could soon hit major cities on or near the Mediterranean Sea including Marseille, Alexandria and Istanbul, with a nearly 100% chance of a wave reaching more than a…

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Spain plans to halve VAT on electricity bills

MADRID, June 22 (Reuters) - The Spanish government intends to halve the value-added tax charged on electricity bills to 5% in a bid to shield consumers from rising energy prices, Prime Minister…

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Sunny Spain’s green energy plan leaves needy feeling cold

Standing by his swimming pool at his home in an affluent Madrid suburb, retired engineer Juan Manuel Cosmes Cuesta enthuses over the 30% state subsidy he will get for installing…

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Conservative People’s Party wins a resounding solo victory in Andalusia

MADRID, June 20 (Reuters) - Spain's opposition People's Party won an absolute majority in Andalusia's regional elections on Sunday for the first time in Spanish democracy, boosting the new Conservative leader's odds…

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Barcelona to install sound level monitors in bid to beat noise pollution

Barcelona’s streets and plazas have long been home to a raucous cacophony of restaurant patios, buskers and throngs of residents and tourists. Now the city is on a mission to…

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Andalusia election test for Spain’s new conservative leader

MADRID (Reuters) - Voters in Spain's Andalusia go to the polls on Sunday in a first electoral test for the new leader of the opposition People's Party, which is aiming for its…

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Spain battles wildfires as it swelters in heatwave

MADRID, June 18 (Reuters) - Firefighters battled to bring raging wildfires under control in several parts of Spain on Saturday amid dry and windy conditions, as a heatwave pushed temperatures…

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As heat-wave bites, wildfires ravage woods in Spain’s Catalonia

Three wildfires have laid waste to 1,600 hectares (3,950 acres) of pines and bushes in eastern Spain since Wednesday as a heatwave pushes temperatures close to record highs, regional firefighters…

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Spanish operation takes down police and customs officers helping ship cocaine and hashish into Europe

With the support of Europol’s European Financial and Economic Crime Centre, the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) and National Police (Policía Nacional) have dismantled a drugs trafficking network which allegedly…

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Moderna to invest 500 mln euros in Spain

MADRID, (Reuters) - Moderna plans to invest around 500 million euros ($520.60 million) in a new laboratory in Spain to boost its production of vaccines, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced. Sanchez…

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EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Aceredo, SPAIN

A picture taken with a drone of houses of the former village of Aceredo, in Ourense, Galicia, Spain. The village of Aceredo was buried under water due to the construction…

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Spain warns Algeria is increasingly aligned with Russia

MADRID, June 13 (Reuters) - Algeria's decision to suspend a bilateral friendship treaty with Spain last week was not surprising because the country is increasingly aligning itself with Russia, Spanish…

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Spain swelters in hottest pre-summer heatwave for 20 years

Fan-sellers were doing good business in the southern city of Seville on Saturday as Spain sizzled in the hottest pre-summer heatwave for at least 20 years. Carriage drivers dampened down…

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Wildfire in southern Spain stabilised, people allowed back home

BENAHAVIS, Spain, June 10 (Reuters) - Firefighters managed to stabilise a wildfire that ravaged 3,500 hectares (8,600 acres) of woods and bushes in southern Spain, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Felix Bolanos…

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Wildfire in southern Spain forces town evacuation; three hurt

BENAHAVIS, Spain, June 9 (Reuters) - A wildfire in mountains in southern Spain has forced the evacuation of the centre of the town of Benahavis, a district that is home…

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Ryanair halts wage talks in Spain despite strike threat

Ryanair has halted talks with two Spanish unions over a salary hike, the unions said, amid threats the low-cost airline's cabin crew could go on strike in several European countries…

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Spain wants NATO to flag migration as ‘hybrid threat’ in policy roadmap

Spain, as host of an upcoming NATO summit, will push for the inclusion of "hybrid threats" such as irregular migration, food insecurity and terrorism in the alliance's new policy roadmap,…

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Spain’s scandal-hit former king Juan Carlos postpones second trip home

Spain’s former king has decided to postpone a second visit home since he established residence abroad after his reputation was tarnished by financial scandal, Spanish news agency EFE reported. Juan…

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Long lines at Madrid airport prompt hiring spree to deal with tourist surge

MADRID, June 7 (Reuters) - Long lines at the Madrid Barajas Airport in recent weeks should ease as the Spanish police work on hiring more staff to deal with the surge in…

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Spain says companies to attend to customers on the phone within three minutes max

Exasperated by hanging endlessly on the telephone to speak to a human being at a call centre? Spain aims to end the anguish by requiring companies to attend to customers…

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Spain to grant more work visas to combat labour shortages

Spain plans to relax work permit rules for foreigners, its social security and migration minister said, to address labour shortages in industries such as tourism and construction that threaten its…

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Spain’s monkeypox case tally rises to 186

Spanish health authorities reported 30 new cases of monkeypox on Friday, bringing the total tally of infections to 186, the highest of the current outbreak. The viral illness mostly occurs…

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Spain’s jobless fall below 3 million in May, lowest since 2008

MADRID, June 2 (Reuters) - Spain's jobless number dropped below 3 million in May for the first time since early in the 2008/09 global financial crisis, as the economy's recovery from the…

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U.S. in talks with Spain, Canada about taking more refugees

The Biden administration is in talks with Spain and Canada about taking more Western Hemisphere refugees for resettlement, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, signaling possible commitments that…

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