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Donald Trump says the United States doesn’t want “anything to do with Spain”

Donald Trump yesterday said that he would cut off all trade with Spain after Spanish President Pedro Sánchez refused permission for US forces to use jointly-owned air bases in Spain for air attacks on Iran.

Spain’s government passes decree that could grant residency to over 500,000 immigrants

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Spain’s government has passed a decree that could grant residency to more than 500,000 immigrants who are currently in an irregular situation in Spain.

Spain announces rental tax incentives

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Spain’s government announced various measures aimed at alleviating the country’s housing crisis last month, chief among them being 100% tax credit on profits for landlords who renew rental contracts without increasing the rent.

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.