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2 Nov 23
Health and wellbeing boosted by employment changes.
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3 Oct 23
The European Commission has agreed to more than double Spain’s recovery and resilience plan to increase investment in sustainability and renewable energy.
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20 Sep 23
Spain’s July general election left the country in a state of uncertainty.
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24 Jul 23
Post-election limbo is only the beginning
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4 Nov 22
Spain’s proposed windfall tax on commercial banks could end up doing more harm than good to the nation’s economy, the European Central Bank has warned.
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20 Jan 22
Young Spanish people will be paid €250 per month to help them move out of their parent’s homes amid a housing crisis that has left many unable to afford rent by themselves.
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26 Nov 21
Spanish lawmakers have passed the country’s highest-spending budget after the prime minister won the support he needed from minor parties.
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16 Sep 21
The EU’s oversight of the five countries it gave financial support to in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis “needs streamlining” according to the bloc’s fiscal watchdog.
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22 Mar 21
Elevated debt levels resulting from the Spanish government’s Covid-19 underwriting of business loans, could put stress on its future credit rating, according to ratings agency Standard and Poor’s.
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9 Feb 21
A pilot scheme to support companies trialling a four-day week for their employees is set to begin in Spain, with €50m of backing from the government.
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25 Nov 20
Spain’s minority coalition government may be able to pass the country’s first full-year budget since 2016, after a Catalan separatist party announced its support.
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25 Nov 20
The European Investment bank has approved an €890m loan towards the development of a high-speed rail line from Madrid to the Portuguese border.
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27 Oct 20
Hikes to corporation, income and wealth taxes in Spain’s draft 2021 budget underpin the government’s “progressive” approach to public finances, the country’s president has said.
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2 Oct 20
Three in four furloughed workers in Spain are back at work, according to figures released just days after the government committed to keep the scheme going for “as long as necessary”.
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3 Aug 20
Barcelona is pursuing 40 climate action projects to help the city’s ‘green recovery’ from the Covid-19 crisis and meet its environmental commitments, after declaring a climate emergency earlier this...
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7 Jul 20
Global poverty is rising despite “triumphalism” about its perceived decline, according to a global report from a former United Nations official, who also released specific reports on Malaysia and...
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8 Jan 20
A coalition of progressive parties will form Spain’s new government after nearly a year of political stalemate.
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14 Nov 18
Spain’s Court of Auditors has ordered former Catalan leader Artur Mas to repay €4.9m of public money spent organising a non-binding independence vote four years ago.
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4 Jul 18
The European Commission will give Spain and Greece €45.6m in emergency assistance to help with migration.
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18 Jun 18
Spain’s new government has pledged to bring back free healthcare for undocumented migrants, which was removed as part of the former administration's cost-cutting.
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12 Dec 17
Finance ministers across Europe have called on the US to rethink its tax reform proposals, arguing they are discriminatory and could harm both the financial sector and international trade.
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19 Oct 17
Spain has cut its growth forecasts for 2018 as a result of the political crisis in Catalonia, the government has said.
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8 Nov 16
Spain’s new council of ministers will work for job creation reforms and budget stability, it has said after its first meeting.
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27 Jul 16
The European Commission has called for fines mooted against Spain and Portugal for excessive deficits to be cancelled and new fiscal goals to be set.
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4 Mar 16
The OECD has called on Spain to fulfil its commitment to reverse the sharp decline in its overseas aid funding, which fell by 68% between 2010 and 2014.