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Spain to ban social media for under-16s

The Spanish government has announced plans to ban social media for under-16s. Spain will be the first European country to introduce such a measure.

Spanish government announces immigrant amnesty

The Spanish government has approved a plan to regularise the situation of more than half a million irregular immigrants.

Spanish fishing strike called off

Fishing unions have called off their strike action after the Spanish Government agreed to relax a new law resulting from an EU directive.

“Reasonable” grace period announced for Spain’s new V-16 Light law

Spain’s Government has announced that motorists who do not carry an official V-16 warning light will not be fined for a “reasonable period of time”. The time period has not been defined precisely.

Spain’s Assault on the Self-Employed

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Hundreds of thousands of self-employed workers all over Spain have received extremely nasty surprises over the last couple of years. For many of them, the COVID crisis of five years ago is far from over…

Drivers in Spain required to carry new emergency light after January 2nd 2026

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All drivers in Spain will be required to carry an emergency light after 2nd January, 2026, which means you’ve got a month to get it sorted.

New electric scooter laws to come into force from January 2nd 2026

Spain’s Department of Traffic (DGT) has announced that new laws governing the use of electric scooters and other personal mobility vehicles will come into force from January 2nd, 2026.

Spanish government facing pressure to resolve housing crisis

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Isabel Rodríguez, Spain’s Housing Minister, was last month criticised by the left-wing ERC, who accused the government of “turning this into the legislature of speculators, rentiers, and big landlords” by failing to regulate short-term lets, while at the same time pumping money into private markets.

Sánchez’s government hobbled by Junts withdrawal

Spain’s government will be unable to pass laws following the decision of the Catalan separatist party Junts to withdraw support for Pedro Sánchez’s fragile coalition.

Spain’s anti-smoking law approved for vote in parliament

Spain’s Council of Ministers yesterday approved the government’s new anti-tobacco law, which will ban smoking on outdoor terraces. The law will now be submitted to a vote in parliament.