Spain's economy grew by zero-point-seven percent between April and June, according to the latest figures from the National Statistics Institute. The increase was one tenth higher than in the first quarter, while the economy grew by two-point-six percent compared with the same period last year. Household spending increased by one-point-two percent during the quarter, while investment rose by one-point-seven percent. Employment, measured in full-time equivalent jobs, was up two-point-two percent […]

Newly released intelligence documents show Spain’s CNI warned authorities in Ceuta the day before July’s mass migrant entry that people were being encouraged on social media to “storm” the city by land and sea. A WhatsApp message sent on July twenty-ninth referred to a planned assault the following evening, coinciding with Morocco’s Throne Day celebrations. The CNI said the groups promoting the action had around 180,000 followers. More than seventy […]

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says the Government is working around the clock to take a new housing decree to the Cabinet on Tuesday. The measure, already being referred to as the “Maricarmen decree”, follows the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen from the Madrid home where she had lived for more than 70 years. Sánchez has called on parliamentary groups to make a final effort to support the decree, saying it is […]

Partido Popular has meanwhile announced its own proposals to tackle the housing crisis, including a target of creating the conditions to build one million homes over the next four years. The PP says its plan would also include measures to speed up planning and construction, tax incentives for young people, and a law targeting illegal occupation of properties. It is part of a wider package covering housing, energy and household […]

Guardia Civil has arrested three people and seized 209 reptiles in an investigation into the illegal trade in protected species. The operation was carried out in Jérica and Sot de Ferrer, in Castellón. One-hundred-and-ten of the animals are protected to varying degrees under CITES, including an endangered iguana native to Fiji. Investigators say the suspects operated a legal animal shipping business while allegedly trading illegally in protected reptiles and breeding […]

The Junta Electoral Central has agreed to comply with the Supreme Court’s order to review the voting rights of people who obtained Spanish nationality under the so-called “law of grandchildren”. The electoral authority will ask the Oficina del Censo Electoral and Spanish consulates for information identifying people registered to vote from abroad under the Law of Democratic Memory. The Supreme Court has ordered that the electoral rights of those covered […]

French President Emmanuel Macron will make a state visit to Spain later this month. Macron will be in Spain on the 29th and 30th of September, where he will meet King Felipe the Sixth and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. His wife, Brigitte Macron, will accompany him. The visit is expected to focus on relations between France and Spain, European cooperation and international issues. It comes as both countries continue discussions […]

Policía Nacional has arrested a man in Avilés, Asturias, accused of corruption of minors and belonging to the violent nihilist online community known as “The Com”. Police say the investigation began in March after they detected possible offences involving minors. The community is described as a decentralised online network associated with the promotion of child exploitation, extortion and extreme violence. The arrested man has been remanded in provisional custody while […]

More than 860 migrants have been moved into a new temporary reception centre in Ceuta, as authorities continue dealing with the consequences of July's mass entry from Morocco. A total of 864 people who had been sleeping outdoors in the Loma Colmenar area were transferred voluntarily to the new facility in Los Rosales. The operation was carried out without incident, with support from Policía Nacional and other security services. The […]