Economy

Room rentals rise in Spain driven by soaring flat rents

3.2% of Spaniards have already rented or looked for a room, up from 2.8% a year ago. Fotocasa says higher prices and a lack of supply are pushing many tenants to share homes as an alternative to conventional renting.

21 September 2026

Europe in Motion

EU issues nearly 4 million first residence permits, a record high

EU countries issued a record number of residence permits in 2025, up 10% on the year, driven mainly by employment and family reunification.

21 September 2026

Europe News

Minister: Most underage migrants who entered Ceuta won't be returned

Minister says minors who arrived in Ceuta during July's mass border breach will most likely stay in Spain. Madrid is facing serious operational difficulties in completing returns, while tensions with local residents are growing.

21 September 2026

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Who can solve it fastest? Speed puzzlers race against the clock at World Championships

Puzzle fans from 70 countries raced to solve an unseen jigsaw at the World Championship in Valladolid, Spain. A Dutch biology student won the final.

21 September 2026

Europe News

Video shows migrants running towards temporary camp in Ceuta

Hundreds of migrants ran towards the port of Ceuta on Friday hoping to secure a place at a new temporary camp set up by Spanish authorities.

18 September 2026

Culture news

Shakira opens her Madrid stadium with the first of 12 concerts

Shakira returns to Spain this Friday with 12 shows in Madrid, wrapping up her world tour after eight years away, playing to about 50,000 fans a night until 11 October.

18 September 2026

Tech News

In Spain, football matches knock thousands of websites and services offline

Spain's football season kick-off has revived LaLiga's court-backed mass blocking of IP addresses, hitting thousands whose sites and services fail whenever matches start.

18 September 2026

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Valencia region deluge leaves streets covered in mud and vehicles unusable in Torrent

Intense rainfall dumped up to 96 mm on Torrent, south‑west of Valencia, flooding roads, homes and the Parc Central tunnel, trapping cars and prompting emergency pumping operations.

17 September 2026

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Torrential rains flood Valencia and Catalonia, killing driver in Spain

Flooded streets, submerged cars and disrupted transport were reported across parts of Valencia and Catalonia on 17 September as torrential rain swept through eastern Spain.

17 September 2026

Partner content

Gran Canaria: how an Atlantic island is emphasising its year-round appeal

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Gran Canaria blends beaches, volcanic mountains, UNESCO heritage, starry skies and Michelin dining into a year-round, sustainable escape for European travellers.

17 September 2026

Earth News

Spain begins development of €1 billion hydrogen project led by Moeve

The facility aims to produce around 45,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen a year, avoiding some 250,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually.

17 September 2026

Sport

Mbappé breaks silence on Ceuta shirt controversy

Real Madrid's striker has for the first time explained why he, Vinícius Jr and Ibrahima Konaté partly covered up a message on a t-shirt backing Ceuta.

17 September 2026

Business

Why higher salaries do not make homes affordable in Spain

Annual pay differs by about €10,000 between Spanish regions, but a 90-square-metre home can cost up to €383,000 more. In the Balearic Islands and Madrid, buyers need more than €129,000 saved for the deposit and other upfront costs.

16 September 2026

Travel News

Residents a ‘core’ focus of Spain’s 2030 sustainable tourism strategy

With 100 million international visitors expected this year, and ongoing concerns about overtourism, Spain is putting people and sustainability at the centre of its countrywide policy.

16 September 2026

Europe News

Spain's Supreme Court refuses to apply amnesty to Catalan Puigdemont

Puigdemont, who fled to Belgium to avoid detention after the referendum and is still the target of an arrest warrant, has been accused of misusing public money to organise the 2017 independence referendum.

15 September 2026

Europe News

‘Do you know where Ceuta is?’: EU Parliament erupts over migration

The European People’s Party and Socialists clashed in a heated European Parliament debate, with shouting and mutual accusations exposing deepening divisions over migration within the coalition backing Ursula von der Leyen.

15 September 2026

Europe News

Former Moroccan spy reportedly offered Spain intelligence information

Mehdi Hijaouy was reportedly forced into exile following a conflict with some of his intelligence colleagues in Morocco.

14 September 2026

Culture news

Film director Isabel Coixet condemns AI in time capsule for 2076

The Catalan director condemns artificial intelligence and global ecocide in a donation of 'anachronistic' items to the Caja de las Letras as part of a time-capsule to be opened in 50 years.

14 September 2026

Europe News

Diesel in Portugal hits record high, Spain introduces new discount

Many Portuguese already cross the border to fill up; the trend is now even clearer, as Spain's government adds a 20-cent-per-litre discount, making Spanish diesel the second cheapest in the EU.

12 September 2026

Ecotech

Mediterranean’s wind and solar plans surpass the US, finds analysis

More than 552 GW of utility-scale solar and wind projects have been announced, or are already under development, across the Mediterranean.

11 September 2026