Valencia
- 5d ago
Spain sends autonomous communities the financing reform draft agreed with ERC, with no alternative for those that reject it
The Ministry of Finance sent the detailed proposal on Friday 10 July 2026, maintaining the pact with Oriol Junqueras's ERC and warning that regions that do not accept it will remain under the 2009 model.
- 6d ago
Newcastle disease outbreak in Valladolid forces culling of 1.2 million birds and triggers mandatory vaccination across Castile and León
An outbreak of Newcastle disease in Valladolid has forced the culling of over 1.2 million birds and will require the emptying of farms with up to 1.5 million, as Castile and León announces mandatory vaccination and direct losses top 12 million euros.
- Jul 9
WhatsApp messages show Valencia officials' responses during deadly 2024 Dana: 'There will be many dead'
Court documents show then-president Carlos Mazón told Valencia's mayor there would be 'many dead, dozens for sure' hours after the alert, while a councilor joked about the emergency SMS.
- 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 8
Valencia mayor testifies she had no political contact during DANA emergency and was never told about the mass alert
María José Catalá told a judge she first spoke to former regional president Carlos Mazón at 23:13 via WhatsApp, hours after flooding began, and that nobody informed her the ES-Alert was being prepared.
- Jul 8
Spain's school-age population to drop 13.7% by 2041 as fertility hits record low
A new report projects a 13.7% decline in the 6–24 age group, driven by a fertility rate of just 1.10 children per woman, second lowest in the EU.
- Jul 8
IVAM opens 'La Albufera' exhibition blending Sorolla and Doré with contemporary art to mark park's 40th anniversary
The Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) opens 'La Albufera' today, an exhibition spanning nearly two centuries of artistic depictions of the iconic Valencian wetland, from 19th-century romanticism to contemporary environmental concerns.
- Jul 7
Real Madrid signs Spanish forward Jaime Pradilla from Valencia Basket on five-year contract
The 25-year-old power forward, who won the Liga Endesa with Valencia under new Madrid coach Pedro Martínez, passed a medical on Tuesday and signed a deal through the 2030-31 season.
- Jul 4
Mónica Oltra returns to frontline politics as Compromís candidate for Valencia mayor, backed by left-wing parties
Mónica Oltra was ratified as Compromís candidate for Valencia mayor on 4 July 2026, four years after resigning as vice-president. She called for a broad left-wing alliance and put housing at the centre of her platform.
- 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.
- Jul 2
After eviction, fire in Valencia squatted building forces 80 evacuations, 70 to hotels
A fire that broke out in the basement of a recently evicted squatted building in Valencia’s Benicalap neighborhood on Thursday forced the evacuation of around 80 residents from two buildings, with 70 people spending the night in hotels. No injuries were reported.
- 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.
- Jun 30
Real Madrid replaces coach Sergio Scariolo with Valencia's Pedro Martínez after season without a title
Real Madrid has dismissed head coach Sergio Scariolo less than a year into his second stint and moved to appoint Valencia Basket's Pedro Martínez, paying a buyout clause of roughly €1 million. The shakeup follows Madrid's first trophy-less season since 2011.
- Jun 26
Panathinaikos signs Valencia guard Brancou Badio to three-year, €5M contract after triggering €1.5M buyout
The 27-year-old Senegalese guard joins the Greek giants less than a week after the return of coach Zeljko Obradovic, becoming the club's second summer signing following Mustafa Fall's arrival.
- Jun 24
Valencia Basket wins second Liga Endesa title, beating Barcelona 3-1
Valencia Basket defeated Barcelona 108-84 in Game 4 at Palau Blaugrana on Wednesday to secure the club's second Liga Endesa title, nine years after its first. Jean Montero was named Finals MVP after a dominant series.
- Jun 24
San Juan public holiday: where in Spain 24 June 2026 is a day off work
On 24 June 2026, three Spanish autonomous communities and around 350 municipalities mark the feast of St John the Baptist with a public holiday, while most of the country works as normal.
- 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 18
Spanish judge orders pre-trial detention for father who killed son's speech therapist in Valencia
A Valencia magistrate ordered pre-trial detention without bail for the 24-year-old father who confessed to fatally stabbing his son's speech therapist after suspecting sexual abuse.
- 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 15
Spanish footballer Rafa Mir sentenced to 8½ years in prison for sexual assault
A Valencia court has sentenced Spanish striker Rafa Mir to eight and a half years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman at his home in 2024. The 28-year-old, on loan at Elche from Sevilla, plans to appeal the verdict.
