26 Apr, 2026

Spain Leads Major EU Economies In Rising Tax Burden On Wages Since Pandemic, OECD Report Finds

MADRID — Spain has recorded the sharpest increase in wage taxation among Europe’s largest economies since the pandemic, with the share of labor costs absorbed by taxes and social contributions rising from 39.8% in 2019 to 41.4% in 2025, according to a new OECD report released Wednesday. Man Seriously Injured After Being Shot in Broad […]

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SPAIN — Interior Minister Clarifies Eligibility Criteria for Immigrant Regularization Program

MADRID — Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska announced Tuesday that only foreign nationals held in pre-trial detention without prior criminal records will be eligible to apply for the country’s extraordinary immigrant regularization process, which launched last Thursday. Hundreds of Moroccans Queue Outside Spanish Consulate in Almería to Apply for Naturalization The clarification comes in response […]

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The Andalusi Party Calls for Arabic as an Official Language and Independence for Andalusia

The political landscape in Andalusia ahead of the upcoming regional elections on May 17 has gained a new and unconventional player. The Andalusi Party, a political formation running in regional elections for the first time, has emerged in the province of Cádiz with a platform that includes the “normalization of Arabic in Andalusia,” which it […]

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Former Secretary General of the Socialist International Files Harassment Complaint Against Pedro Sánchez

BARCELONA – In a new and highly sensitive blow to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the former Secretary General of the Socialist International, Benedicta Lasi, has filed a formal complaint in London accusing him of workplace harassment. Popular Accusation Demands 24 Years in Prison for Begoña Gómez, Wife of Spanish Prime Minister The complaint adds […]

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Popular Accusation Demands 24 Years in Prison for Begoña Gómez, Wife of Spanish Prime Minister

MADRID – The popular accusation brought by the conservative organization Hazte Oír has formally requested a total of 24 years in prison for Begoña Gómez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. In its indictment, to which local news agencies have had access, Hazte Oír accuses Gómez of four crimes for which she has already […]

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Chaos and Endless Queues as Spain’s Mass Migrant Regularization Begins

VALENCIA – Long queues of immigrants formed from the early hours of the morning outside Valencia City Hall on Thursday as the government’s controversial mass regularization process officially got underway. Major Computer Failure Paralyzes Police Background Checks for Spain’s Mass Migrant Regularization Dozens of people, many of them from North African countries, waited in long […]

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Major Computer Failure Paralyzes Police Background Checks for Spain’s Mass Migrant Regularization

BARCELONA – A serious computer system failure has left Spain’s police unable to automatically filter criminal records for foreigners for the past two months, forcing officers to carry out thousands of manual checks every day. Spain Launches Extraordinary Migrant Regularization Process This Thursday The technical glitch, which began on December 10, affects the automated system […]

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