Spain

A €9,45 million grant to mitigate the impact on the local economy following the eruption of the La Palma volcano in September 2021 has been approved by the European Parliament's Budget Committee

Spanish government will not change the structure of future taxes on large energy companies and banks, despite the European Central Bank warning that this could distort competition in the EU

A Guardia Civil officer has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for spreading fake news about migrants in social medias; it is the first case of conviction of this kind in Spain

The ranking of the best hospitals in the world published by Newsweek includes 15 Spanish hospitals in the top 250 and six in the top 100

Labour authorities have imposed a record €79 million fine on Glovo for hiring 10.614 workers as 'false self-employed' instead than as formal or permanent employees, thus violating the country's social security law

The left-wing Unidas Podemos party partner of the Socialist Party has warned that it will not vote in favour of a new health bill in its current form, as it paves the way for the privatisation of the country's national health system

The Spanish army will train Ukrainian soldiers in the use of tanks, artillery ammunition and anti-aircraft batteries, with the first group of 20 soldiers arriving early this week

Water reserves have fallen to their lowest level since 1995, according to data published by the Spanish Ministry of the Environment; reservoirs are only filled to 35% of their capacity and several areas are suffering from prolonged drought

Earlier this month, Deoleo group reported that its profits in the first half of the year registered -57% on the first half of 2021, a drop of millions of dollars that brings the company in line with the 6 years negative pre-covid results

Cultural authorities have issued a preliminary report confirming the authenticity of a sketch attributed to Pablo Picasso that was confiscated at Ibiza airport from a passenger on a flight from Zurich, Switzerland

According to official data, there are 5,5 million foreigners living in the country; the recently approved reform of the Immigration Law, that will be released in mid-August, solves several dysfunctions in the system to allow people to work and regularise