Spain
Spanish birth rate hits lowest level since records began in 1941
Spain's birth rate has dropped to its lowest level since records started in 1941, provisional data from its National Statistics Institute (INE)…
Russian emigres in Spain call for protection after pilot defector shot dead
By David Latona VILLAJOYOSA, Spain, (Reuters) - Russian emigres in Spain critical of the Kremlin called on the Spanish authorities to better…
Spanish conservatives retain majority in Galicia regional vote
MADRID, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Spain's opposition conservative People's Party (PP) is set to retain its absolute majority in its stronghold in…
Properties worth EUR 48 million frozen after cocaine sweep in Ecuador and Spain
A Spanish-led investigation involving Ecuador and supported by Europol, resulted in a major hit on a high-risk drug trafficking network supplying cocaine…
Migrant arrivals to Spain’s Canaries jump by over 1,000% in January
The number of migrants from West Africa who braved the sea in fragile boats to reach Spain's Canary Islands jumped more than…
Foreign tourism to Spain beats pre-COVID record in 2023, seen rising
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain received a record number of foreign tourists in 2023, 17% more than a year earlier and a 1%…
Amid drought, water curbs in Portugal’s Algarve, Spain’s Catalonia
By Sergio Goncalves and Joan Faus LISBON/BARCELONA, (Reuters) - Portugal's caretaker government has ordered cuts to the amount of water used in…
WHO sees ‘incredibly low’ COVID, flu vaccination rates as cases surge
By Jennifer Rigby and Julie Steenhuysen LONDON/CHICAGO Jan 12 (Reuters) - Low vaccination rates against the latest versions of COVID-19 and influenza…
Spain’s Ribera doesn’t rule out EU Commission job
By Pietro Lombardi MADRID, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Spain's Energy and Climate Minister Teresa Ribera on Thursday did not exclude that her…
Spain considers nationwide hospital mask rule, as flu, COVID hit Europe
MADRID, (Reuters) - Spain's government proposed a nationwide mandate for people to wear masks in hospitals and health clinics, and Italy said…
Spanish regions reintroduce mask wearing in medical centres amid flu spike
Five Spanish regions have announced the reintroduction of rules making the use of face masks compulsory in health facilities following a spike…
Irregular migrant arrivals almost doubled in Spain in 2023
By Joan Faus MADRID, (Reuters) - Around 57,000 migrants entered Spain irregularly last year, almost double the 2022 number as arrivals on…