Europe Spain An unprecedented attack on landlords and managers of short-term rentals has been launched by the mayor of Madrid, José Luis Martínez Almeida, who announced a freeze on licences for this type of housing and increased penalties for unlicensed renters
Europe Spain Europe's largest battery recycling factory for electric cars will open by the end of the year on Costa Blanca near Alicante
Europe Spain Government announced its decision to modernize and purchase more NASAMS air defense systems from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace in a deal worth about €410 million
Europe Spain Telegram is the subject of a legal dispute in Spain after Spanish media companies filed a lawsuit over the alleged unauthorized use of copyrighted audiovisual content and demanded its suspension as a precautionary measure
Europe Spain The San Fernando Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid is exhibiting over 200 works by Goya, bringing together "Caprichos," "Disasters," "Disparate," and "Tauromaquia" in a single exhibition for the first time in history
Europe Spain If strict new rules on cafes, restaurants, bars and clubs would go into effect, a heavy impact on tourism is feared; they would be forced to close at 1 a.m. in order limit working hours and impose the 37.5-hour work week
Europe Spain Seville's mayor José Luis Sanz wrote on X that a project is underway to charge tourists a fee to enter Plaza de España, the city's most famous square built in 1928 in the neo-Moorish style
Europe Spain Microsoft has announced plans to increase investment in AI and cloud infrastructure in Spain, quadrupling spending over the period 2024-2025 to reach $2,1 billion, which is Microsoft's largest investment since it settled in the country 37 years ago
Europe Spain In a strategic move, the Region of Murcia, the Valencian Community and Andalusia joined together to ask the Ministry for Ecological Transition to ensure they have enough water for the future
Europe Spain At Madrid's Barajas airport hundreds of asylum seekers have been stranded for weeks, forced to sleep on the floor in just four rooms, waiting for the outcome of their application
Europe Spain Temperatures are expected to rise in the southern regions of the country; according to the Diario de Ibiza, temperatures should normally hover around 20°C in this time of year, while they could reach record highs of 28°, sparking fears
Europe Spain A tide of tiny plastic balls washed ashore on Spain's north coasts; over 1000 bags of plastic granules had fallen into the sea from a cargo ship on 8 December and though volunteers are cleaning up, fears of a potential major environmental disaster remain
Europe Spain Masks will become compulsory in Spanish hospitals and health centres due to the increase in respiratory diseases; most of Spain's 17 autonomous regions objected, arguing that the measures should be recommended but not compulsory