Europe Spain Spain's economy grew by 3,2% in 2024, while the economy of the rest of the European Union is stagnating; this is the highest GDP increase in 2024 among the richest countries in the world: that of the USA increased by 2,8%
Europe Spain Barcelona City Council and the non-profit organisation Habitat 3 have reached an agreement to buy Casa Orsola, the residential building that the Spanish daily País calls 'the symbol of the rental crisis in the city'
Europe Spain The World Monuments Fund has chosen the city of Zaragoza as one of 25 locations around the world for which it will raise funds; the ruins of ancient Belchite are a Spanish Civil War memorial site, neglected in subsequent decades
Europe Spain Gastronomy contributed €374 billion to the Spanish economy in 2023, generating 27% of the gross domestic product in 2023 and providing 7,2 million full-time jobs, representing 37% of the country's entire labour market
Europe Spain The census revealed that 1.038.671 people born in the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas now reside in the Madrid region; only 25 years ago, they were 81.552
Europe Spain 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
Europe Spain 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
Europe Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has promised to add the rights to abortion and gay marriage to the Spanish Constitution so that they 'can never be cancelled'
Europe Spain 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
Europe Spain A demonstration with over 130.000 people was held in Valencia against the regional government for its handling of the disastrous flood of 29 October, during which at least 214 people died
Europe Spain The government will cancel a €6,5 million contract with Israeli military company to buy ammunition for the Spanish military police as long as the conflict in Gaza continues, thus maintaining its commitment not to sell or buy weapons to Israel during war
Europe Spain The Camino de Santiago has enjoyed resounding popularity in the last three decades, doubling from 99.000 pilgrims in 1993 to 215.000 in 2013 and again to 446.000 in 2023, while the religious motivation for the pilgrimage is becoming increasingly secondary
Europe Spain Tennis legend Rafael Nadal, 38, confirms he will retire from professional tennis at end of 2024 season, with final event of his pro career at Davis Cup Finals in Malaga on 19-24 November; the announcement came in a video posted on X