- yesterday
Storm Austen set to bring orange coastal alerts and waves over 7 m to northern Spain
AEMET has placed parts of Spain's northern coast under orange warnings for Friday, 23 October, with waves forecast up to 8 metres in Cantabria and the Basque Country.
- 3d ago
Protests against Vox rally in A Coruña end in clashes and three arrests
Clashes broke out in A Coruña on 21 October as a counter-protest against a Vox event at María Pita turned violent. Parties now trade blame, and Vox has taken the government delegate in Galicia to court.
- Oct 8
Galician nationalist Xosé Manuel Beiras dies at 90, farewell held in Santiago de Compostela
Beiras died on Thursday aged 90. On Friday his coffin lay at Santiago's Museo do Pobo Galego, where politicians from several parties paid tribute before his burial at Boisaca.
- Oct 6
Heavy rains flood Madrid Metro lines and road tunnels during regional weather alert
A DANA weather system merged with an Atlantic trough on Tuesday, flooding sections of Madrid Metro lines 4, 5, and 7, shutting two road tunnels, and soaking housing encampments.
- Oct 1
Galicia surgical wait times rise by 20 days to 89.5-day average amid medical strikes
The Galician Health Service reported average surgical delays of 89.5 days for the first half of 2026, with strike action leading to 215,000 cancelled medical procedures.
- Sep 30
Vueling trims winter network to 15 million seats while expanding Spanish routes
Vueling has launched its winter 2026 schedule with 15 million seats across its network, reducing overall capacity while expanding domestic Spanish connections and restoring the Barcelona-Madrid corridor.
- Jul 25
Feijóo calls for unity as wildfires burn 35,000 hectares in Spain, urges 'refreshing the political atmosphere'
PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo, speaking at Galicia Day celebrations in Santiago de Compostela, urged all administrations to cooperate against devastating wildfires and to lower political tensions.
- Jul 2
Spain’s June unemployment falls 1.2%, Galicia posts steepest drop as migrant regularization nudges some regions higher
Spain’s labor ministry reported a 1.2% monthly drop in registered unemployment in June 2026, with some regions posting record lows even as others saw marginal increases linked to the end of a migrant regularization window.
- May 30
Portuguese court releases four 'Operação Imergente' corruption suspects, including PS advisor and former Spanish socialist official
A Lisbon court released four suspects in the 'Operação Imergente' corruption probe on Friday, imposing restrictions on their movements and contacts as investigations continue into alleged contract rigging involving Socialist-led municipalities.
