SPANISH NEWS

Facemasks no longer obligatory outside in Spain as of 26th June Prime Minister Sánchez announces the relaxation of the anti-pandemic law a week in advance Weeks of speculation regarding a possible lifting of the legal requirement to wear facemasks in public throughout Spain was ended on Friday morning.. 18/06/2021

Government plans to introduce tolls on all Spanish motorways A proposal submitted to the EU outlines plans to make charges universal in 2024 The current Spanish government has won over numerous friends in certain parts of the country since coming to power by terminating the management contracts of various.. 18/06/2021

17.7 per cent more deaths in Spain in 2020 as the pandemic swept the country Deaths exceeded births by 150,000 as Spain endured the arrival of coronavirus Changes in demographic trends generally occur at a fairly glacial rate, becoming significant only over the course of decades or even generations, but figures published.. 18/06/2021

Spanish coronavirus incidence rate falls again but analysts fear the downward trend is slowing The strain on hospitals continues to ease as 28.7 per cent of the population are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 The latest daily update published by the Ministry of Health on Thursday evening reported a further slight fall in the 14-day coronavirus.. 18/06/2021

Intense storms as predicted across Spain: this video is from Morella in the Valencia region Heavy hailstorms and torrential downpours arrived as predicted This video was taken earlier today (Thursday June 17) and shows the impact of a torrential downpour which was recorded in Morella, a hilltop town in the Castellón province of the.. 17/06/2021

Spanish regions bring forward second vaccines for patients in their 60s amidst variant concernsMadrid, Galicia and Andalusia have decided to bring second doses of AstraZeneca vaccines forward for those in the 60-69 age group amid concerns over the Delta variant of Covid.  Three Spanish regions have decided to give patients in their.. 17/06/2021

Pandemic causes beer production and sales to plummet in SpainExports, however, increased by 19 per cent with the UK becoming the second-biggest purchaser of Spanish beer in 2020. The beer industry is the latest on the list of Covid-19 victims, with consumption in Spain recording a 12 per cent drop in 2020.. 17/06/2021

Cordoba company involved in international ecological seed scamTwo kinds of conventional seeds were being sold as ecological products using false documents provided by an operator in Córdoba, Andalusia The SEPRONA department, which stands for Nature Protection Service, of the Guardia Civil in Có.. 17/06/2021

132 irregular migrants intercepted in Almeria as warm weather encourages crossingsMigrant boats are frequently intercepted off the coasts of Andalusia as African migrants try to enter Spain by sea The Guardia Civil intercepted 40 illegal migrants in the 24-hour period between Tuesday and Wednesday in a series of small boats.. 17/06/2021

Spain to receive 19 billion euros this year following EU approval of recovery planEU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented her Covid Digital certificate as she entered Spain On Wednesday (June 16) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met with Spanish President Pedro Sánchez as part of a round.. 17/06/2021

Still no consensus reached on relaxing facemask wearing law in Spain Cautious regional governments advocate waiting for further Covid improvements: the matter will be discussed again next week In many parts of Spain impatience is growing as the temperatures warm up and people become anxious to see a relaxation in.. 17/06/2021

Spanish government considers cutting VAT on electricity bills The temporary move is being mooted as a solution to sharp rises in household energy costs The recent modification of the way in which household electricity bills are calculated has coincided with a sharp increase in the cost per unit as the hot summer.. 17/06/2021

Madrid and Barcelona lost 60,000 residents to internal migration in the pandemic year of 2020 The record figure may be related to fear of Covid or to claustrophobic lockdown experiences! Whether it was the due to fear of Covid contagion or to the frustration of being couped up in inner city apartments during lockdown, data published this.. 17/06/2021

Coronavirus incidence rate in Spain drops below 100 for the first time in 10 months 28 per cent of the population have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 For the first time since 12th August last year the 14-day coronavirus incidence rate in Spain dropped beneath the threshold of 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the latest.. 17/06/2021

First case of West Nile virus of the year confirmed in SevilleThe virus, which can be caught from mosquito bites, caused 77 severe cases and seven fatalities in Andalusia in 2020.  The Andalusian health department has reported the first case of West Nile virus so far this year in Seville. The patient.. 17/06/2021

Vodafone to connect Canary Islands with Europe via submarine cableVodafone Spain plans to extend the 2Africa submarine cable system to facilitate the "best connectivity" to the Canary Islands. Around €10 million is being invested in infrastructure that will connect the Canary Islands and the Iberian.. 16/06/2021

Toddler tragically drowns after falling into pool in Javea on the Costa BlancaThe child drowned at a private swimming pool in Javea in the Marina Alta, Alicante province. A 19-month-old girl has drowned after falling into a swimming pool at a house in Javea this afternoon (Wednesday, June 16). The tragic accident happened.. 16/06/2021

Three doctors investigated for medical neglect at care home in Madrid during CovidDoctors failed to detect a respiratory infection caused by Covid and signs of dehydration in an elderly man who later died A disciplinary process has been instigated against three doctors in a private care home for the elderly in Madrid, as they failed.. 16/06/2021

Multiple car crash due to wild boar on N-332 near Denia on the Costa BlancaThree people were injured in the multiple crash at the AP-7 access in Ondara near Denia in the Marina Alta, Alicante province. Three vehicles were involved in a multiple crash after a wild boar wandered onto the N-332 at the AP-7 access.. 16/06/2021

Body of young brown bear found in Asturias to be examined for possible poisoningThe bear, believed to be around 18 months old, is the second to have been found dead this month in the region in northern Spain.  The body of a young brown bear was found on a track in Cangas de Narcea, Asturias, on Tuesday (15 June)... 16/06/2021