- Jul 9
Valencia's president announces new land law and 60 million in housing guarantees, alongside school repair funding
At a forum breakfast, President Juanfran Pérez Llorca presented a new land-use law to unlock housing, a 10-million-euro school repair fund for municipalities and an expansion of IVF mortgage guarantees to 60 million euros.
- Jul 3
Valencia remembers 43 lives lost in 2006 metro crash, as flood victims unite to demand answers
Twenty years after the Valencia metro derailment killed 43 people, the city held multiple tributes, with victims' families joined by survivors of the 2024 floods in a shared call against institutional neglect.
- Jun 20
Feijóo avoids backing Pérez Llorca as Valencia’s PP candidate while demanding early elections
The PP national leader addresses 1,300 supporters in Sueca but declines to confirm Juan Francisco Pérez Llorca as the party’s candidate for the Valencian regional government, drawing sharp criticism from the opposition.
- Jun 17
Valencian government approves tax cuts and housing access reform amid central government alarm over 'hidden national priority'
The Consell on Tuesday approved a draft law bundling income tax reductions for 2.7 million taxpayers with tighter controls on protected housing, while the Ministry of Housing warned that its 'arraigo' criterion risks violating constitutional equality rights.
- Jun 11
Valencian transparency chief suffers stroke hours after resigning over Azud corruption indictment
Jorge Bellver, the director general of Transparency for the Valencian government, suffered a stroke and underwent emergency surgery on Wednesday evening, hours after submitting his resignation over his confirmed indictment in the sprawling Azud corruption case.
- May 31
Valencia teachers' indefinite strike enters fourth week as negotiations collapse and unions split
The indefinite strike in Valencia's public non-university education system enters its fourth week after a ninth extraordinary meeting failed to produce an agreement, deepening the rift between the regional government and the three striking unions.
- May 30
Catalonia Reaches Tentative Deal to End Teacher Strikes with €400 Monthly Pay Rise by 2029
After 16 days of intense negotiations, Catalonia's education department and major teachers' unions have reached a preliminary agreement to end months of strikes, offering a cumulative monthly salary increase of nearly €400 by 2029 and over 6,000 new specialist hires.
- May 27
Valencia's PP Government Strikes Budget Deal with Vox, Embedding 'National Priority' into 2026 Spending
The conservative government of Juanfran Pérez Llorca has agreed to Vox's demands, including a controversial 'national priority' clause, to secure approval of the 2026 regional budget in Valencia.
