Europe Spain Catalonia has declared a drought emergency in 24 municipalities following the severe lack of rain in recent years with cuts announced for water use for agriculture and industry
Europe Spain The Spanish People's Party, the main conservative camp, won the elections by winning 136 seats against the 122 of the Socialist Party led by the outgoing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, but not enough to have a majority
Europe Spain 6 out of 10 young Spaniards do not feel represented in the country's political system, but 86% of those eligible to vote will go to the polls on Sunday for the general elections, a study published by the Youth Council revealed
Europe Spain Current national energy and climate plan will be updated to accelerate the green transition away from fossil fuels, now aiming for a 32% reduction in fossil fuel emissions compared to 1990 levels by 2030, compared to the previous target of 23%
Europe Spain A new digital identity card for rental cars, called DNI-Car, has been presented by the Spanish General Directorate of Traffic, together with the National Federation of Rental Companies with or without a driver
Europe Spain Forensic scientists have begun exhuming 128 Spanish Civil War victims from vast burial complex near Madrid; it's the first exhumation of its kind involving people whose bodies were moved elsewhere after 1936-1939 war and reburied without families' consent
Europe Spain New figures from the Spanish government reveal that youth unemployment in Spain is 'the lowest figure in the entire historical series'; 4 out of 10 people under the age of 25 work on part-time contracts
Europe Spain National Police and Department of National Security are investigating online campaigns that undermine credibility of upcoming Spanish regional elections, afraid they may intensify before Spain's presidency of EU Council and general elections in November
Europe Spain The Catalan government has announced the expropriation of 70 empty flats belonging to large property owners that will be made available to vulnerable citizens at risk of exclusion
Europe Spain Russia supplied 14,4% of Spain's gas imports in March, up from 8,7% a year earlier, according to Spanish government data
Europe Spain In the Spanish province of Ciudad Real, there has been no rain for 134 days, with entire farms losing cereal crops worth thousands of euros
Europe Spain Spanish youth are facing serious difficulties in achieving economic independence and emancipation due to precarious working conditions and skyrocketing rent prices, a recent report by the NGO Ayuda en Acción reveals
Europe Spain Labour Minister Yolanda Díaz has announced her candidature for the December elections, with the declared ambition of becoming the first woman to lead a government in Spain