- 3d ago
NOS Alive 2026 closes with 160,000 attendees, sets 2027 dates and features Buraka Som Sistema reunion
The 18th edition of the NOS Alive festival in Algés, Portugal, wrapped up on 11 July 2026 with a sold-out final day, revealing a total attendance of 160,000 and confirming the 2027 dates as 8, 9 and 10 July.
- 3d ago
Spain edges Belgium 2-1 in World Cup quarterfinal as Brad Pitt, Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem watch in Los Angeles
Late goal by Merino secures a 2-1 victory over Belgium, sending Spain to a semifinal against France, while a constellation of Hollywood A-listers looked on from the stands.
- 4d ago
Courtois considers Belgium future after tearful World Cup exit and public rift with coach Garcia
Belgium's goalkeeper was substituted with a thigh injury in the 71st minute of the 2-1 quarter-final loss, a decision by coach Rudi Garcia that he disagreed with and that led to his replacement's costly error.
- 5d ago
Spanish government uses casting vote to appoint Valencia infrastructure chief amid PP blockade
The Spanish government appointed Vicente Palomo as director of the Valencia Parque Central society using its casting vote, overriding opposition from the PP-led regional and city governments that have blocked the appointment of the government delegate to the board since February.
- 5d ago
Locarno Film Festival unveils 79th edition with record submissions and star-powered programme
The Swiss festival returns 5–15 August with 7,759 entries (a 22% jump) and a Piazza Grande lineup featuring Olivia Wilde, Petra Volpe and James Gray, while Isabella Rossellini collects a lifetime award.
- Jul 4
Spain prepares for first total solar eclipse in over a century on August 12 as tourism demand triples
On August 12, a total solar eclipse will sweep across Spain for the first time in more than a century, drawing visitors from around the world and prompting safety campaigns from the government.
- Jul 4
Feijóo escalates attack on Spain's 'ley de nietos', calling it 'social engineering' with no 'innocent objectives'
Alberto Núñez Feijóo accuses Pedro Sánchez's government of using the 'ley de nietos' to alter the electoral census, warning that Spain cannot absorb up to 8 million new residents from nationality grants and migrant regularization.
- Jul 1
Aznar calls on Feijóo to build a 'national majority' against Sánchez, saying the next elections will decide 'system change'
Former Spanish prime minister José María Aznar urged Alberto Núñez Feijóo to rally a broad, centred majority spanning left and right, arguing the next general elections are a battle for the constitutional order, not just a change of government.
- Jul 1
Spain grants provisional permits to 609,000 migrants after 1.17 million apply for legal status
Almost 1.2 million undocumented migrants applied for legal status in Spain's three-month amnesty, with over 600,000 already receiving temporary work permits as the government releases final application figures.
- Jun 29
Spain's migrant regularization deadline arrives with over a million applicants and EU legal cloud
The Spanish government's extraordinary migrant regularization process concludes today, June 30, with more than a million people registered, while the Supreme Court considers whether the policy violates EU law.
- Jun 29
Feijóo accuses government of 'electoral engineering' through nationality law as Vox demands end to overseas postal voting
PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo says the government is using the 'ley de nietos' to manufacture voters, while Vox calls the process a 'slow-motion coup' and demands that Spaniards abroad vote only in person at consulates.
- Jun 29
Spain raises 2026 GDP growth forecast to 2.6% and sees above-2% expansion through 2029
The Spanish government has revised its 2026 GDP growth projection upward to 2.6%, four tenths above the previous estimate, and expects the economy to expand more than 2% annually through 2029.
- Jun 28
PP accuses Sánchez of 'autocracy' after PSOE closes ranks at scandal-hit Federal Committee
The PSOE's Federal Committee on Saturday rallied around Pedro Sánchez and new Organisation Secretary Rebeca Torró, while PP leaders branded the gathering a 'criminal council' and demanded fresh elections.
- Jun 27
Abascal warns PP: Vox will exit regional coalitions if pacts are breached, calling this 'the hour of truth' for the party
Santiago Abascal closed Vox's General Assembly in Madrid by declaring the party has entered the hour of truth for governing, and warned the Popular Party that any breach of coalition pacts would trigger a repeat walkout.
- Jun 24
Sánchez rejects 'widespread corruption' claim, dares Junts to back a no-confidence vote
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez told parliament there is no 'widespread corruption' in his government or party, despite a former minister's 24-year prison sentence, and challenged Catalan separatists Junts to join the right in a no-confidence vote.
- Jun 24
Spanish Congress demands Sánchez resign in unprecedented vote, but PM refuses and challenges Junts to formal censure
An absolute majority of Spain's lower house approved a non-binding motion urging Pedro Sánchez to step down or face a confidence vote, after Junts joined the right-wing opposition. The prime minister dismissed the vote as legally irrelevant and dared his critics to table a formal censure motion.
- Jun 23
Former Spanish minister José Luis Ábalos sentenced to over 24 years for mask-procurement corruption
Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced former transport minister and PSOE heavyweight José Luis Ábalos to more than 24 years in prison for his role in a multimillion-euro mask-procurement scheme, while co-defendant Víctor de Aldama walked free after cooperating with prosecutors.
- Jun 23
Sánchez announces €2.2bn extra for dependency care, largest in democratic history, as Ábalos conviction shakes government
The Spanish government has approved an extra €2.2 billion for dependency care, part of a €6.2 billion package over two years, as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez seeks to shift focus from the corruption conviction of his former minister.
- Jun 22
Spain's Supreme Court sentences former minister Ábalos to 24 years in mask contract corruption case
The Supreme Court convicted former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos and his ex-advisor Koldo García for running a criminal network that profited from pandemic mask contracts. The ruling has drawn sharp reactions from across the political spectrum.
- Jun 17
Zapatero denies all corruption charges in first testimony before Spain's Audiencia Nacional but judge rules evidence stands
Former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero appeared before investigating judge José Luis Calama on Wednesday, rejecting accusations of influence peddling, money laundering, tax fraud and smuggling linked to the Plus Ultra airline bailout. In a ruling issued after the three-hour hearing, the judge said Zapatero's statement failed to undercut the evidence against him.
