With interest rates near zero and soaring public debt, the Spanish government would rather focus on the non-repayable grants than on the loans it is entitled to - and it is not the only one
The agreement establishes a framework for a future effective separation of the group’s Education and Media businesses
Government says reducing the required majority to name members of the CGPJ legal watchdog will help unblock stalled appointments, but EU cautions against a risk of ‘politicization’
The latest report presented on Thursday by Fernando Simón included 13,318 new coronavirus cases, after antigen test results were incorporated into the data
A draft project that must still be discussed with regional officials aims to clarify the criteria for adopting restrictions on mobility
Justices ratified criminal penalties against 29 individuals and upheld the civil liability of the Popular Party
The regional government is seeking to reduce mobility and social interaction in the northeastern Spanish region in a bid to flatten the curve
Health Minister Salvador Illa says the emergency measure will remain in place until the region sees a larger fall in coronavirus transmission
Navarre, Catalonia and Andalusia say citizens should prepare for restrictions, while Madrid hopes to emerge from the state of alarm in 15 days
The event paid tribute to the frontline workers of the coronavirus crisis as the central and Madrid governments continue to clash over how to contain the virus
The National Police and the Civil Guard deployed 7,000 officers in different parts of Madrid on Friday afternoon, in order to ensure that the new restrictions were observed and that those confined to their municipalities did not leave the region
The central government has used a decree to lock down the capital and eight other municipalities. Residents of these areas who break the rules could be fined
The decision was taken by the Socialist Party-Unidas Podemos government after the regional administration of premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso failed to propose new restrictions by a 12pm deadline
The move comes after Pedro Sánchez gave premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso an ultimatum: if she does not implement coronavirus measures, the government will act unilaterally
Pedro Sánchez said he would like to reach an agreement with regional authorities and assured that the latter’s powers will be respected
As a result of the decision, fines cannot be levied on citizens who break the perimetral confinements of 10 cities and the continuance of the measures themselves is now hanging in the balance
A magistrate targets the Podemos leader in connection with the theft of an ex-colleague’s cellphone
The self-employed could soon pay according to their real income, rather than a fixed monthly amount regardless of how much they make
In Madrid, meanwhile, there was normality as residents of 10 cities woke up to their first working day under the Spanish government’s new restrictions
On Friday night a perimetral lockdown went into force across the region, despite the opposition of the local government and the resignation of citizens
Authorities have not released information about the thresholds they are working with, but papers seen by EL PAÍS prove that as early as July they set a top figure of 60 positive cases per 100,000 people
Meetings of more than six people will not be permitted across the region, while residents of the affected cities will not be able to leave their municipalities with exceptions such as getting to work
The region will implement the measures from 10pm tonight, but is filing an appeal against them with the Spanish High Court
Madrid’s regional premier is alone in her insistence on a harmful legal challenge with no scientific basis
The Popular Party premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso has resorted to legal action against the central government’s measures without the backing of her coalition partner Ciudadanos
The Health Ministry on Thursday published new regulations in the Official State Gazette that will see the capital and nine other municipalities in the region confined, something regional premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso has been fighting to avoid
Despite having agreed uniform criteria for Spanish cities in a bid to slow the coronavirus spread, the PP-run administration did a U-turn on Wednesday to the surprise of many
