23

Mar

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Barcelona, Spain

A general view of Barcelona city with the Sagrada Familia church (L), in Barcelona, Spain. Photo: EPA-EFE/Quique Garcia

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22

Mar

Spain hopes number of foreign tourists will rebound to half pre-pandemic level this year

Spain hopes the number of foreign tourists visiting its sun-kissed islands and picturesque villages can rebound this year to half pre-pandemic levels, Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto said on Monday. "Maybe…

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21

Mar

Sevilla keeper Bono grabs last-gasp equaliser at Valladolid

Goalkeeper Bono was Sevilla's unlikely hero as they snatched a 1-1 draw at struggling Real Valladolid in La Liga on Saturday thanks to his strike deep in stoppage time. Chilean…

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21

Mar

Kroos-Benzema connection helps Real beat Celta

VIGO, Spain: Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema twice combined with team mate Toni Kroos to continue his insatiable scoring run as his side earned a 3-1 win away to Celta…

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20

Mar

Europe’s south calls for more solidarity in new EU migration pact

Mediterranean countries on the frontline of Europe's migration crisis called for more solidarity from EU governments on Saturday and said a proposed overhaul of migration rules did not go far…

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18

Mar

Spain approves bill legalising euthanasia

Spanish lawmakers on Thursday legalised euthanasia and assisted suicide for people with serious and incurable or debilitating diseases who want to end their life, making Spain the fourth country in…

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18

Mar

Spain warns downward COVID-19 trend may be changing as infection rate edges up

Spain’s health minister warned that a seven-week decline in the national COVID-19 infection rate could have bottomed out after cases ticked higher in a handful of regions. “We could be…

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17

Mar

Fans to return for Spain’s Copa del Rey finals – report

MADRID (Reuters) - Supporters will be able to attend the two Spanish Copa del Rey finals next month, radio station Cadena Ser reported on Wednesday. Seville's La Cartuja stadium, which…

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17

Mar

Spanish hotel chain Melia sues government for lockdown damages

MADRID, March 17 (Reuters) - Spain's largest hotel chain Melia Hotels has filed a complaint against the government with an administrative court seeking 116 million euros ($138 million) in damages…

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15

Mar

Spain’s deputy PM Iglesias to resign

Spain's far-left Deputy Prime Minister Pablo Iglesias said on Monday he would resign from the coalition government to challenge Madrid's right-wing leadership in a regional election. Fellow Unidas Podemos party…

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14

Mar

Atletico title bid dented with Getafe draw

MADRID (Reuters) - La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid drew 0-0 away to struggling Getafe on Saturday, despite playing the latter stages of the game with an extra man, offering renewed…

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13

Mar

Up to 60 detained in operation against international drug organisation in Spain

Handout photos made available by the Civil Guard shows Civil Guard agents detaining a suspect during the anti-drugs operation held in Huelva, Spain, against an international organization dedicated to the…

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13

Mar

Some Spanish regions hold back AstraZeneca vaccine

Four Spanish regions have stopped administering doses from a batch of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine following reports of the formation of blood clots in some people who had been vaccinated, although…

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11

Mar

Spain ups direct aid to SMEs to 7 bln euros in relief plan, source says

MADRID, March 11 (Reuters) - The Spanish government's direct aid to small and medium-sized companies, to be approved by the cabinet on Friday, will likely total 7 billion euros ($8.4…

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11

Mar

UPDATED: Spain to keep using AstraZeneca vaccine, no blood clot cases reported

Spain has not registered any cases of blood clots related to AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine so far and will continue administering the shots, Health Minister Carolina Darias said on Thursday. She…

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10

Mar

Kosovo threaten to withdraw from Spain game unless flag, anthem respected

(Reuters) - Kosovo's national football federation has threatened to withdraw from its upcoming World Cup qualifier away to Spain later this month if it is not allowed to display its…

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10

Mar

Spain says vaccine passport could start in May

Spain's Tourism minister Reyes Maroto said on Wednesday that the country could start using the vaccine passport in May, when the international tourism fair FITUR is due to take place…

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08

Mar

Thousands of women protest in Spain demanding equal rights

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Holding signs such as "Respect my existence or expect my resistance," thousands of women on Monday protested across Spain against gender violence and in support of equal…

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08

Mar

La Liga – Talking Points

Atletico leave real alive and pay the price Atletico Madrid have a tendency to underperform against Real Madrid so their 1-1 draw in Sunday's derby was all the more frustrating after they…

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07

Mar

Spain’s gig economy poses labour rights conundrum as regulation eyed

Thousands of kilometres (miles) away from his native Venezuela, 48-year-old Nestor Perez died last month on the streets of Madrid when he was hit by a garbage truck while delivering…

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07

Mar

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Oviedo, Spain

A view of Christ statue on the top of Mount Naranco amid a blanket of fog in Oviedo, northern Spain. Photo: EPA-EFE/Alberto Morante

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04

Mar

European Court of Justice forces football clubs Barcelona, Real Madrid repay illegal state aid

Barcelona, along with fellow Spanish LaLiga football teams Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna, has been dealt a blow after the Court of Justice of the European Union upheld an…

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04

Mar

Barcelona reach Copa del Rey final with epic display

Barcelona (dpa) - Barcelona reached the Spanish Cup final on Wednesday at the Camp Nou by winning an extraordinary semi-final second leg against Sevilla 3-0 to go through 3-2 on aggregate. Ousmane Dembele…

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03

Mar

Spain’s jobless hit four million for first time in five years

The number of jobless people in Spain rose above 4 million for the first time in five years in February, official data showed, as COVID-19 restrictions ravage the ailing economy.…

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03

Mar

Spain lowers coronavirus tally after recount, infection rate falls

Spain revised downwards its tally of coronavirus cases after eliminating those registered twice in the region of Catalonia and its health ministry said the rate of infection had also fallen.…

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28

Feb

Barca sink Sevilla to keep title chase alive

SEVILLE, SPAIN (REUTERS) - Barcelona forwards Ousmane Dembele and Lionel Messi fired the Catalans to a confidence-boosting 2-0 win at in-form Sevilla on Saturday (Feb 27) to keep the pressure…

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27

Feb

Photo Story: Valencia prepares a virtual Fallas festival

A craftsman works on a falla, a papier-mache sculpture, in his workshop despite that the Fallas festival was suspended for the second year in a row due to the coronavirus…

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27

Feb

Spain’s former king pays 4.4 million euros in back taxes amid scandals

Spain's former King Juan Carlos, who left the country in August amid a cloud of scandals, has settled a back tax bill worth more than 4 million euros ($4.9 million),…

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26

Feb

Just 2% in Spain refuse coronavirus vaccine

Just over 2% of Spaniards offered a coronavirus vaccine have rejected it, including people who avoided the shot for medical reasons, the Health Ministry said, as the nation’s overall infection…

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24

Feb

Spanish government commits to controlling rental prices

Spain will regulate rental prices in areas where the demand for homes outstrips those on offer, Treasury Ministry Maria Jesus Montero said, the latest twist in a drawn-out internal spat…

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24

Feb

Spain announces 11-billion-euro package to help companies face the covid crisis

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Wednesday an additional 11-billion-euro ($13.4 billion) package for small and mid-sized companies and the self-employed to help them cope with the economic crisis…

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22

Feb

La Liga talking points

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Talking points from the weekend in Spanish football. ARE THE WHEELS COMING OFF ATLETICO'S TITLE TRAIN? After a few warning signs that La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid…

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21

Feb

Atletico beaten by Levante as title race wobble continues

Atletico Madrid’s La Liga dip continued on Saturday as they went down 2-0 at home to Levante. Real Madrid took full advantage in the later game beating Valladolid 1-0 to…

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21

Feb

Photo Story: Another night of protests in Spain

Riot police officers clash with protesters during a march on Saturday evening against the imprisonment of Spanish rapper Pablo Hasel in Barcelona, Spain. Riots continued in several Spanish cities after…

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18

Feb

Spain to dedicate 1 billion euros in EU funds to social housing

Spain will dedicate 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) of the European Union’s coronavirus recovery funds to social housing, the government announced, largely using real estate assets held by Sareb, Spain’s…

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18

Feb

Spain to make quarantine obligatory for travellers from South Africa, Brazil

Spain will make travellers from South Africa and Brazil go into quarantine for at least seven days following their arrival, Health Minister Carolina Darias said, part of efforts to quell…

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18

Feb

Barricades burn in Spanish streets amid protests over jailed rapper

Police fired tear gas, rubber bullets, and sound bombs at two protests in Madrid and Barcelona on Wednesday night, each attended by thousands, the day after a rapper was arrested…

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17

Feb

Spain betting on vaccine passports to revive summer tourism

Spain hopes the introduction of vaccination passports combined with pre-travel COVID-19 testing will allow British tourists to return to Spanish destinations this summer, a tourism ministry source told Reuters on…

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17

Feb

Photo Story: Violent protests in Barcelona

A fire burns during a protest march on Tuesday evening to condemn the imprisonment of Spanish rapper Pau Rivadulla Duro A.K.A 'Pablo Hasel' in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.  Hasel was sentenced…

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15

Feb

Separatists headed for Catalan election majority, preliminary results show

BARCELONA: Separatist parties were on track on Sunday (Feb 14) to jointly win enough seats to strengthen their majority in Catalonia's regional parliament, according to preliminary results with over 80 per…

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14

Feb

Catalonia holds regional election, gauging separatists’ strength

Catalan voters head to the polls on Sunday for an election that will test the strength of the Spanish region’s pro-independence movement in an era now dominated by the coronavirus…

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13

Feb

Pandemic puts Catalan independence on backseat in Sunday’s election

For close to a decade, campaigning for parliamentary elections in Catalonia has been dominated by its push for independence. But for Sunday's regional ballot, healthcare and the economy have taken…

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13

Feb

Retailers give a helping hand in Spanish vaccination drive

Supermarkets, department stores and consumer-goods firms in Spain offered to help overloaded health authorities with coronavirus vaccinations, while the government said more than 1 million people had already received two…

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12

Feb

Bars start to reopen in some Spanish regions as infections slow

Castilla La Mancha became the latest Spanish region to announce an easing of pandemic restrictions as the national COVID-19 infection rate fell to its lowest level in nearly a month.…

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11

Feb

Mapfre’s net profit fall 14% in 2020 as pandemic hits business

Spanish insurer Mapfre said on Thursday its net profit fell 14% in 2020 as consumers took out fewer insurance contracts as a result of the business restrictions imposed to curb…

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03

Feb

Foreign tourists in Spain fell to 51-year low in 2020

MADRID, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The number of foreign tourists who visited Spain in 2020 fell by more than 80% to 19 million, a level not seen since 1969, official…

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01

Feb

New lockdown would cost Spanish firms 1.8 bln euros a week, study says

MADRID, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Spanish companies would lose 1.8 billion euros ($2.2 billion) a week in revenues if a new nationwide lockdown was ordered, with small and medium size…

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31

Jan

Suarez double at Cadiz gives Atletico 10-point lead

CADIZ, Spain (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid's Luis Suarez fired in two goals as they thrashed Cadiz 4-2 away in an action-packed game on Sunday to march 10 points clear at…

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29

Jan

Covid19 Crisis – Spain’s death toll rises by over 500, hospitals under pressure

MADRID, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Spain's death toll from COVID-19 rose by 513 on Friday to 58,319, in one of the highest one-day increases since the first wave of the…

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29

Jan

Photo Story: Full Moon in southern Spain

The Full Moon is seen behind houses at dawn in the town of Rincon de la Victoria, Malaga, southern Spain, early 29 January 2021. EPA-EFE/Jorge Zapata

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24

Jan

Top Spanish general resigns over allegations of vaccination queue-jumping

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's top general resigned on Saturday after allegations he had received the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of priority groups, one of a number of public officials who have…

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23

Jan

Spain sells to Andorra 30,000 COVID-19 vaccines

Health workers from the Nostra Senyora de Mertixell Hospital receive the first batch of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Andorra. Spain has signed an agreement with Andorra to…

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23

Jan

Lockdown in Ibiza over coronavirus pandemic

Spanish Civil Guard members check passengers at an almost empty Ibiza airport in Ibiza, Balearic islands, Spain, 23 January 2021, after the decision of the regional government to reinforce lockdown…

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23

Jan

Polemic in Spain as officials jump vaccine queue as COVID-19 cases surge

A steady drip-feed of public officials admitting to having been vaccinated ahead of priority groups has sparked uproar on social media in Spain at a time when several regions are…

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22

Jan

Spain’s health minister to resign as COVID-19 cases hit new daily high

Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa will resign next week to campaign in regional elections in Catalonia, an official from his party announced, while national authorities reported a record 44,357 new…

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21

Jan

Spain pushes for vaccine certificates to ease travel resumption

Spain is pushing the European Union and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development for the creation of a COVID-19 vaccine certification that would ease travel, Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez…

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20

Jan

Building collapses in central Madrid explosion, several injured – TVE

Reuters - One building collapsed in a central Madrid explosion, a Reuters reporter saw, with smoke coming out of the building and rescue workers evacuating elderly people from a nearby…

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