Spain considers allowing travel to see family for Christmas
Health officials are meeting on Wednesday to draft a common set of guidelines to celebrate safely; measures might include exceptions to sealed borders for people visiting relatives
Health officials are meeting on Wednesday to draft a common set of guidelines to celebrate safely; measures might include exceptions to sealed borders for people visiting relatives

Scenes of packed city centers over the weekend have raised alarm bells, with health authorities asking the public to act responsibly to prevent a new spike in coronavirus cases

The makeshift facilities in Arguineguín are empty for the first time since August, but smugglers continue to send people on dangerous sea voyages to the archipelago

But a section of the city of Móstoles is being added to the list of zones where people may enter or exit only on essential business

Health Minister Salvador Illa has announced the categories that will be used to decide who is immunized first, with care home residents and health workers at the top of the list

The center-left executive expects greater political stability in exchange for concessions on regional taxes and spending control

EL PAÍS travels to this coastal town in Western Sahara where groups of people await their chance to make the journey, despite surveillance by Morocco

Parents with children in state-subsidized ‘concertado’ schools say the rules will undermine their right to choose by granting too much power to the state

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Friday that his Cabinet will approve a coronavirus vaccination plan on Tuesday, adding: “We are ready”

Nine Spanish hospitals will participate in a test that seeks to analyze the efficacy and safety of the drug on 30,000 volunteers from nine countries

Rosario Porto was serving an 18-year sentence for the killing of 12-year-old Asunta Basterra
Valencia, Cantabria and Castilla-La Mancha decide to keep their perimeters sealed, while Catalonia plans to partially reopen bars and restaurants

The incidence rate has fallen in nearly all regions and territories, while pressure on intensive care units is also beginning to ease

A survey conducted for EL PAÍS shows that 71% of respondents believe coronavirus restrictions aimed at protecting health should be prioritized over the economy
With second wave in full swing, PM announces new healthcare hirings and the health minister supports large-scale vaccination campaign

Unions warn distressed companies will not be able to retain workers returning from furlough, while the understaffed national employment services struggle to pay out jobless benefits

Finance minister says that a new reduction on the maximum price for surgical face coverings is also being considered

Only three defendants are facing prison for aiding the perpetrators, who were shot down by police

Health Minister Salvador Illa expects to soon sign contract with drugmaker for 20 million doses
Brussels confirms the initiative answers its own call for cooperation, despite claims from the opposition that the government is trying to encroach on press freedom

Draft study provides the first official estimate of fatalities that made world headlines when elderly residents were found in a state of neglect at understaffed centers

The latest figures indicate that the incidence rate in the country may be stabilizing, but experts have urged patience

What’s at stake following a tense US election is more than a choice between two different political projects: it is the unity and stability of American society

The coronavirus crisis has forced us to put the fourth series on hold, but listeners can enjoy previous discussions with hosts Simon Hunter and Melissa Kitson by heading to our listings page

Social Security registrations grew on the strength of education hirings but are still far below the number recorded before the pandemic hit the country

Supreme Court prosecutors will take over a probe reported to involve credit cards used by the ex-monarch after stepping down from the throne in 2014
Violent demonstrators have taken to the streets this weekend in cities including Barcelona, Bilbao and Málaga to protest coronavirus restrictions such as the nighttime curfew