- 5d ago
Spain activates 1,100 climate refuges and €10M aid package as fires burn over 170,000 hectares
Pedro Sánchez unveils a national network of 1,100 climate refuges, a 10-million-euro grant programme for more shelters, and a new scientific panel, while wildfires have scorched 172,396 hectares and heat-related deaths exceed 3,800.
- Jul 21
Spain moves to revoke Holaluz licence, putting 144,000 electricity customers at risk
The Spanish government has begun proceedings to strip Holaluz of its electricity retail licence after the company allegedly failed to pay distribution tolls, potentially forcing its 144,000 customers to switch to regulated suppliers.
- Jul 16
Spain's nuclear regulator backs Almaraz plant extension to 2030, putting pressure on government to decide by September
Spain's Nuclear Safety Council issued a favourable technical report on Thursday, clearing the way for the Almaraz plant to operate until 2030. The government now has two months to make a final decision, with a deadline in mid-September.
- Jul 8
Aagesen tells Senate committee she never faced pressure over pandemic rescue loans to Air Europa, Tubos Reunidos
Spanish Vice President Sara Aagesen told a Senate investigative committee on Wednesday that she never received any pressure or indications from the government or political parties regarding the approval of pandemic-era rescue loans to companies including Air Europa and Tubos Reunidos.
- Jun 30
PP summons Zapatero again as Senate corruption probes intensify, with July packed with testimonies
Spain's opposition Partido Popular announced a new round of Senate committee summonses, including former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, as it escalates investigations into alleged government corruption linked to state-backed company rescues.
- Jun 22
Spain's regions force pro-hunting wolf report to Brussels, overriding government protests
Sixteen of Spain's autonomous communities voted on Monday to endorse a report asserting the wolf population is in a favorable conservation status, a step that could allow controlled hunting, in defiance of the central government's protectionist stance.
- Jun 18
PSOE councillors in Carboneras block hotel demolition order again, party suspends them
Five PSOE councillors in Carboneras voted with two non-attached members to postpone annulment of the building permit for the illegal El Algarrobico hotel, defying party orders and triggering their immediate suspension.
- Jun 17
Spain on alert for first heatwave of summer: temperatures to hit 42 °C, nights will stay above 20 °C
Aemet has issued a special warning for a 'very intense' and persistent heat episode that will push daytime temperatures to 40–42 °C across much of the peninsula and keep nighttime lows above 20 °C from Saturday.
