
EU earmarks $1.1 billion in aid to Spain for Valencia floods recovery
World 11:58 05/10/2025The European Commission on Friday said it had earmarked an aid package of 945 million euros ($1.1 billion) to help Spain's recovery from the deadliest flash floods in Spain's modern history.

Spain's summer of wildfires fuels calls for better forest management
World 15:44 29/09/2025Javier Fernandez Perez recalls how residents of his hamlet used to burn undergrowth during the winter to help prevent the sort of huge wildfires that scorched Spain's northwestern Galicia region last summer.

Spain's parliament kills shorter work week bill in blow to government
World 15:15 11/09/2025Spain's lower house has shelved a bill that would have shortened the work week by 2-1/2 hours, dealing yet another blow to the fragile Socialist-led minority government which is struggling to pass the reforms it had pledged through a fragmented parliament.

Germany lose opening World Cup qualifier as Spain cruise
World 09:36 05/09/2025Germany went down to a shock 2-0 defeat in Slovakia in their opening World Cup qualifier on Thursday, while Spain kicked off their bid to reach next year's finals with a comfortable 3-0 victory in Bulgaria.

Spain thrash Bulgaria in opening 2026 World Cup qualifier
World 09:22 05/09/2025Spain kicked off their World Cup 2026 qualification campaign with an emphatic 3-0 win in Bulgaria on Thursday.

Spain battles 20 major wildfires amid scorching heat, deploys more troops
World 11:49 18/08/2025VILLARDEVÓS -- Scorching heat hampered efforts to contain 20 major wildfires across Spain on Sunday, prompting the government to deploy an additional 500 troops from the military emergency unit to support firefighting operations.

Spain battles 14 major fires with more expected
World 09:20 17/08/2025Spain battled 14 major fires driven by high winds and aggravated by heat on Friday as authorities warned of "unfavourable conditions" to tackle flames that have already killed seven people and burned an area the size of London.

'Cooked alive': Europe's wildfires hit tourism spots and forests
World 15:17 13/08/2025Firefighters across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and the Balkans were battling wildfires on Tuesday, with another heatwave pushing temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) across parts of Europe.

Eight-country coalition aims to tax luxury air travel
World 11:58 01/07/2025Countries including France, Kenya, Barbados and Spain on Monday launched a coalition to push for taxes on wealthy air passengers to help poorer nations respond to climate change, the French presidency said.

EIB backs Spain-France power link with 1.6 billion euros
World 14:03 16/06/2025LUXEMBOURG - The European Investment Bank will back a planned power interconnector between Spain and France with an investment of 1.6 billion euros ($1.84 billion), it said on Monday, after Spain and Portugal's governments sought EU help to improve their power links following a huge blackout in April.

Thousands protest against overtourism in Spain's Canary Islands
World 15:41 19/05/2025GRAN CANARIA/Spain -- Thousands of people protested against mass tourism in Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday, urging authorities to limit the number of visitors to protect local residents from soaring housing costs, traffic congestion and overburdened services.

Thousands in Spain confined indoors for hours by toxic fumes
World 13:28 11/05/2025Spanish authorities told more than 160,000 people near Barcelona to stay indoors for nearly seven hours on Saturday, after a fire at an industrial warehouse released a toxic cloud of chlorine over a wide area.