- Jul 21
Spain approves Artist's Statute with mandatory intimacy coordinators, leaves out AI regulation after legal hurdle
The Spanish government adopted a new royal decree regulating nearly 800,000 cultural workers, introducing protections for minors, mandatory intimacy coordinators, and wage transparency, but dropped proposed curbs on generative AI after the Council of State ruled the measure needed a full organic law.
- Jul 11
Sumar elects Verónica Martínez Barbero and Rosa Martínez as new co-leaders in post-Díaz era
The party founded by Yolanda Díaz installs its first leadership without her involvement, approving a new political document and preparing for 2027 elections with 95.92% support for the only list.
- Jun 15
PSOE and Sumar unblock bill to eliminate insult crimes against the Crown and religious feelings after two-year freeze
The two parties in Spain’s coalition government have agreed to break a 30-month deadlock on a Criminal Code reform that would erase several ‘opinion crimes’, including insults to the Crown, offending religious sentiments and outrages against national symbols.
- May 30
Queen Letizia Opens Madrid Book Fair with Literary Confessions, Gifts, and a Nod to Striking Teachers
Queen Letizia of Spain inaugurated the 85th Madrid Book Fair in El Retiro Park, receiving a bouquet of flowers and a trove of books while revealing she read Knut Hamsun's 'Hunger' at 17 and loved it, unaware of his Nazi sympathies.
