Europe Spain The Catholic Church in Spain said it had uncovered 506 cases of child sexual abuse through a complaints procedure launched in 2020, underlining its desire for "truth" as the nation opened its first official investigation
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