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FT: Cost of living in Spain shakes Pedro Sanchez’s popularity

FT: Cost of living in Spain shakes Pedro Sanchez’s popularity FT: Cost of living in Spain shakes Pedro Sanchez’s popularity

High unemployment rates and the cost of living make up an explosive mix that gives the People’s Party the lead, the Financial Times notes in its report. “Sanchez is facing the most difficult year since he took office four years ago,” says Luciá Méndez, one of the founders of El Mundo. Polls give the conservative […]

Letter of condemnation of Turkey’s actions from the Spanish prime minister to the Cypriot president

Letter of condemnation of Turkey’s actions from the Spanish prime minister to the Cypriot president Letter of condemnation of Turkey’s actions from the Spanish prime minister to the Cypriot president

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez reiterates the condemnation of the Spanish government for any unilateral actions that endanger stability in the region, including the ongoing illegal actions by Turkey in the closed area of ​​Varosia. In his reply letter to the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, Mr. Sanchez expresses the hope for […]

Spain: Close to pre-pandemic levels, the number of tourists in July

Spain: Close to pre-pandemic levels, the number of tourists in July Spain: Close to pre-pandemic levels, the number of tourists in July

More than double the number of tourists visited Spain in July compared to the same month last year, a figure slightly lower than pre-pandemic levels, figures from the National Statistics Service show today. The 9.1 million visitors in July spent almost 12 billion euros, at least more than double the amount compared to 2021. Revenues […]

Spain cuts VAT on natural gas to 5% from 21%

Spain cuts VAT on natural gas to 5% from 21% Spain cuts VAT on natural gas to 5% from 21%

The Spanish government is reducing the value-added tax on natural gas to 5% from 21% from October in order to limit the impact of rising prices on household bills, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced. “So that citizens’ heating bills are lower,” Sanchez said in an interview with a local radio station, according to Reuters. He […]

Spain: Estimated annual inflation remains above 10% for the third consecutive month in August

Spain: Estimated annual inflation remains above 10% for the third consecutive month in August Spain: Estimated annual inflation remains above 10% for the third consecutive month in August

The Spanish Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been reduced by 4 tenths in the preliminary reading for August, standing at the 10.4% after hitting a 38-year high of 10.8% in July. The indicator has improved market expectations, whose consensus placed the result at 10.9%. Despite the improvement, this is the third consecutive month with inflation […]

Spanish inflation is slowing but the slowdown is not expected to last

Spanish inflation is slowing but the slowdown is not expected to last Spanish inflation is slowing but the slowdown is not expected to last

Spanish inflation eased for the first time in four months, although rising energy prices as Russia cuts supplies ahead of winter mean the respite is likely to be short-lived, according to Bloomberg. EU-harmonised consumer prices rose 10.3% from a year earlier in August, slowing from July’s record rise of 10.7%, Spain’s statistics agency said on […]

Sanchez is in Germany on Tuesday for a meeting with Soltz on energy issues

Sanchez is in Germany on Tuesday for a meeting with Soltz on energy issues Letter of condemnation of Turkey’s actions from the Spanish prime minister to the Cypriot president

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will travel to Germany on Tuesday where he will meet with Chancellor Olaf Scholz and attend a meeting of the German government, his office said today, as the energy crisis deepens in Europe due to the war in Ukraine. In recent days, a rapprochement has been observed in the positions […]

Spain: The tightening of legislation against sexual violence was finally approved

Spain: The tightening of legislation against sexual violence was finally approved Spain: The tightening of legislation against sexual violence was finally approved

Spain on Thursday tightened its legislation against sexual violence, adopting the obligation of explicit consent. The bill, which has become known as “yes only means yes”, was finally adopted by parliament yesterday with 205 votes in favor and 141 against, having already been approved at first reading in May. But in July the Senate advanced […]

Spain: Passed the legislative decree on energy saving measures

Spain: Passed the legislative decree on energy saving measures Spain cuts VAT on natural gas to 5% from 21%

Spanish parliamentarians today ratified the energy-saving measures decided by the government at the beginning of the month, as part of the European plan to reduce imports of Russian natural gas. In the foreground, restrictions on the use of air conditioners. Although the government of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez does not have an absolute majority […]

Spain: 14 Easyjet flights canceled due to pilot strike

Spain: 14 Easyjet flights canceled due to pilot strike Spain: 14 Easyjet flights canceled due to pilot strike

Fourteen international flights to or from Spain were canceled today due to the Easyjet pilots’ strike in the country, announced one of the unions that called for the mobilization. This strike comes in addition to other social movements that other companies have started since the beginning of the summer, in the middle of the tourist […]