23 years after Spain undertook the rescue of the Iberian lynx, in a terminal state with only 94 individuals remaining in two separate populations, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature changed its status from endangered to vulnerable

The working week will be shortened for equal pay from the current 40 hours to 37 ½ hours by the end of 2025 following an agreement reached by the government with the country's two main trade unions

A new pilot project was implemented in the port of Algeciras to strengthen controls on agricultural imports from third countries, particularly Morocco, in response to the demands of Spanish farmers who protested earlier this year

Workers in Spain will be granted up to four days of paid leave if they are unable to travel to work due to extreme weather conditions, in new 'climate leave' approved by the Council of Ministers