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Spain unveils new housing package with €10 billion funding after parliamentary setback

Spain’s government has introduced a revised package of measures aimed at addressing the country’s housing crisis, days after Parliament rejected an earlier version of the proposals. The new initiative comes amid growing public pressure over rising rents, limited affordable housing and the......

Spain beat Croatia 2-1 to reach Nations League quarter-finals

Spain booked its place in the UEFA Nations League quarter-finals after coming from behind to defeat Croatia 2-1 at Poljud Stadium in Split on Tuesday. The result extended Spain’s strong run in the competition and ensured that the reigning world champions will reach the knockout stage for a fourth......

Spain’s Early Election Puts Sahrawi Nationality Bill on Hold

Spain’s early election disrupts citizenship initiative for Sahrawis An early election in Spain has put a proposed pathway to Spanish nationality for Sahrawis on hold, interrupting a legislative process that had already secured overwhelming support in the Congress of Deputies. The measure, approved......

Spain housing crisis: CCOO and UGT prepare 24-hour general strike

Spain is heading toward a nationwide labour mobilisation over the worsening cost of housing, after the country’s two largest trade unions agreed to call a 24-hour general strike this autumn. The Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) and Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) announced the decision on......

Morocco to host fifth World Flamenco Congress with 14 performances across eight cities

The fifth edition of the World Flamenco Congress in Morocco will bring together 14 performances across eight cities from October 6 to 30, offering audiences a broad programme that combines dance, music, cinema, photography and artistic workshops. Organized with the support of the Embassy of Spain in......

Spain’s election brings housing, migration and Morocco ties into focus

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called an early general election for November 29, bringing a range of domestic and foreign-policy issues into the centre of the campaign, including the housing crisis, migration, border management and Spain’s relationship with Morocco. The immediate......

Sánchez calls snap election in Spain for November 29

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap general election for November 29, 2026, following a parliamentary defeat over government measures aimed at addressing the country’s housing crisis. The decision came after Spain’s Congress rejected two housing decrees presented......

Spain resumes deportation of Moroccan nationals through Ceuta after pandemic-era halt

Spain has resumed the transfer of Moroccan nationals from mainland Spanish territory to Morocco through Ceuta, with around 300 people reportedly moved by bus to the Spanish enclave before being handed over at the Tarajal border crossing. The operation, reported by Spanish newspaper El Faro de Ceuta,......

Spain housing protests tense as far-right activists confront Madrid encampment

Tensions escalated in central Madrid on Saturday night when dozens of far-right activists gathered near Puerta del Sol, where housing-rights campaigners have maintained a protest encampment for about a week. Some members of the far-right groups were seen making Nazi salutes as they gathered in the area.......