BBVA SA, Spain's second-largest bank, has announced plans to provide retail clients with access to cryptocurrencies following regulatory approval from the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores. This new service will allow customers to buy, sell, and manage Bitcoin and Ether transactions directly through the bank's app. The bank's initiative is aimed at enhancing its digital offerings and meeting the growing demand for cryptocurrency investment among private clients. Initially, the service will be rolled out to a select group of […]

The Sumar organisation is gearing up for a significant leadership renewal at its upcoming assembly on the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth of March in Madrid. The assembly will mark the end of the interim leadership that has been in place since Yolanda Díaz stepped down from her position after the party faced disappointing results in the latest general elections. Leading the official candidacy are Lara Hernández, the Secretary of Organisation, and Carlos Martín, the spokesperson for economic matters. Former leader Yolanda […]

The Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Valencia has decided to open an investigation into Juan Manuel Badenas, a councillor for the political party Vox, over alleged crimes of prevarication, embezzlement, and document forgery linked to a sponsorship contract. The case came to light following a complaint by the Socialist municipal group, which raised concerns about the viability of a deal that amounted to fourteen thousand five hundred euros plus VAT with the publisher of OK Diario. In conjunction with the prosecutor's […]

El número de hipotecas sobre viviendas en España continuó su ascenso, registrándose en marzo un total de cuarenta y dos mil ochocientos treinta y uno préstamos, un aumento del cuarenta y cuatro punto cinco por ciento en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior. Este incremento representa las cifras más altas para el mes desde dos mil veintidós, cuando se firmaron cuarenta y tres mil trescientos setenta y ocho hipotecas. Detrás de este aumento están la reducción de los […]

The Spanish Railway Machinists Union, known as Semaf, has officially called for five days of strikes in June for the one hundred machinists employed by Ouigo. The union's decision follows an unsuccessful meeting with company representatives at the Regional Institute of Mediation and Arbitration of Madrid. The strikes are scheduled for the twelfth, thirteenth, twenty-third, and twenty-seventh of June in a partial capacity, with a full strike on the twenty-sixth. The planned strikes will affect all fifteen destinations serviced by […]

The Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, and the President of Correos, Pedro Saura, have entered into a new agreement aimed at supporting small and medium-sized bookstores across Spain. This initiative focuses on boosting the digitalisation of these shops, essential for their online sales competitiveness. Urtasun emphasised that each book delivered from a bookstore is not merely a package, but a story that connects and enriches society. With this new agreement, any individual can purchase a book online from their trusted […]

The local police have launched an investigation following the tragic incident involving a four-year-old girl who fell from the fourth floor of a building in Fuengirola. Emergency services received reports of the fall around eleven o'clock last night. Upon arriving at the scene on Valle Inclán Street, they found the child had suffered severe injuries and she was quickly transported to the Materno Infantil Hospital. Sadly, she was pronounced dead upon arrival. According to initial reports, the girl's caregiver had […]