- Aug 13
Spain's inflation hits 3.6% in July as diesel surge triggers automatic tax safeguard
Spain's INE confirmed CPI at 3.6% year-over-year in July, up four tenths from June and one tenth above its preliminary estimate, as fuel and electricity costs pushed inflation to its highest level since May 2024 and triggered an automatic diesel tax safeguard.
- Jul 30
Spain's GDP accelerates to 0.7% in Q2, inflation reaches 3.5% in July
Household consumption and investment drove a 0.7% quarterly expansion, while fuel and electricity costs pushed consumer prices to their highest since May 2024.
- Jul 25
Spain will reactivate financial client authority law in September, overriding bank opposition
Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo announced the government will resume parliamentary work in September on a stalled bill to create a new consumer financial watchdog, despite renewed rejection from banking associations.
- Jul 25
Spanish working time register reform stalls until September as Yolanda Diaz launches ILO leadership bid
The Spanish government has postponed approval of a new mandatory working time register until September, leaving Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz without a flagship domestic reform just as she begins her international campaign to lead the International Labour Organization.
- Jul 6
Spain's government faces near-unanimous regional revolt over new financing model, with only Catalonia backing the plan
Fourteen of Spain's fifteen common-regime autonomous communities, including two governed by the ruling Socialists, have declared they will vote against the government's new regional financing model, leaving Catalonia as the sole supporter ahead of a decisive 29 July vote.
- Jul 5
Government ignores Bank of Spain's structural housing diagnosis, targets tourist rentals instead
The Bank of Spain's latest report identifies deep supply-side failures in the housing market, but the government has chosen to focus on tourist flats and a disputed 900,000-home figure.
- Jul 1
Spain to publicly name fuel stations exploiting Iran war aid as new discount begins
Starting 1 July, Spain's CNMC will monitor all fuel stations' profit margins and publish those with 'anomalous' pricing that fail to pass on a new per-litre discount linked to the Iran war.
- Jun 25
INE confirms Spanish GDP grew 0.6% in Q1, decelerating from 0.8% as Iran war weighs
The Spanish economy expanded 0.6% in the first quarter of 2026, two tenths less than the previous quarter, as domestic demand and household consumption offset the initial shock of the Iran conflict.
- Jun 12
Spain's inflation steady at 3.2% in May as core pressures build to 3%
Headline inflation held at 3.2% for a third straight month, but underlying price growth edged up to 3%, tightening the squeeze on households.
- Jun 4
Brussels expands infringement case against Spain over government veto power in bank mergers
The European Commission has sent Spain a new letter of formal notice, widening its infringement procedure over national laws that gave the government power to block the BBVA-Sabadell merger.
- May 29
Spain's inflation holds at 3.2% in May as government energy tax breaks near expiration amid Iran war shock
Spain's annual inflation rate remained at 3.2% in May, defying global energy turmoil from the Iran conflict, but key electricity and gas tax rebates are set to expire on June 1, threatening a summer price spike.
