Spain will impose temporary taxes on energy companies and banks that are expected to bring in 7 billion euros in revenue in 2023-2024 and help Spaniards deal with rising energy prices and inflation, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said today. The government is expected to raise €2 billion a year in 2023 and 2024 from the […]
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Spain: Government calls on companies to reduce Russian gas imports
The Spanish government today called on the country’s energy groups to “reduce as much as possible” Russian gas imports as Russia unexpectedly became Spain’s second largest supplier, overtaking Algeria. “It would be good” for companies that trade natural gas to “seek to reduce as much as possible” imports from Russia, Environmental Transition Minister Teresa Ribera […]
Spain: Russia overtakes Algeria to become #2 natural gas supplier
Russia replaced Algeria as Spain’s second-largest natural gas supplier in June after flows from the North African country fell amid a diplomatic row, according to Bloomberg. Imports from Russia totaled 8,752 gigawatt hours in June, more than doubling imports from May and accounting for 24% of Spain’s total demand, according to gas grid operator Enagas […]
Spain: Tremors in the government camp after the increase in military spending
The release of nearly one billion euros for Spain’s armed forces has sparked tensions in the Spanish government between the Socialists and their leftist partners who are opposed to a defense budget increase promised by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to NATO. Hosting last week’s summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Madrid pledged, like the […]
Spain: Bomb hoax on Easyjet plane
An Easyjet plane flying from London to the Spanish resort island of Minorca on Sunday was escorted to its destination by a Spanish fighter jet after a British teenager on board made bomb threats on social media, it was announced today. the police. The 18-year-old, who was traveling with five friends, spent the night in […]
Mali: Government seeks explanation from Spain for ‘not ruling out’ a NATO mission in the country
Spain’s ambassador has been asked by Mali’s government to explain after the Spanish foreign minister said he “does not rule out” the possibility of a NATO mission in the country. “Today we called the ambassador of Spain to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to strongly protest these statements,” Abdoulaye Dio said in an interview he […]
Spain: Tourist arrivals expected at 90% of pre-pandemic levels despite inflation
Spain expects tourist arrivals to reach 90% of pre-pandemic volume during the summer, as northern Europeans defy inflation concerns and close even more trips than in 2019, a senior official said today. official. “Inflation has so far not affected the demand for the high summer season,” said Undersecretary of Tourism Fernando Valdes. He expressed confidence […]
Biden, Sanchez agree to increase US destroyers in Spanish ports
LAST UPDATE: 20:27 US President Joe Biden today agreed to step up his country’s co-operation with Spain on defense and immigration issues, five days after the tragedy in Melilla, the Spanish enclave in Morocco, where hundreds of African migrants tried to enter. Biden, in a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ahead of the […]
Leonor of Spain is back from Wales: vacation time
It’s vacation time for the princesses too. Those of Leonor of Spain, eldest daughter of kings Felipe VI and of Letizia Ortiz, began by returning to Madrid from Wales, where he has been studying since last September. The Spanish royal family in Madrid © Getty Images. Carlos Alvarez / Getty Images The heir to the […]
Spain: Dozens of migrants found dead, chasing the dream
Madrid, Sunday afternoon. Hundreds of people took to the streets to express their outrage at what they called the “Melilla massacre.” According to official figures, at least 23 people were killed on the Spanish-Moroccan border at the weekend when they tried to enter Europe through the Spanish enclave of Melilla, but were confronted by Moroccan […]
