Elena G. Sevillano

Potentially contaminating businesses had to take out insurance to cover cleanup costs But a new reform will let 98 percent of firms opt out

Residents and politicians are alarmed at plans to start drilling in the Mediterranean

As 32-year-old Daniela found out, access to the procedure at a public hospital can be impossible The government is planning to make the law covering terminations even tougher

Region will avoid paying 280 million euros compensation as it did not sign contracts

Doctors associations celebrate Madrid’s withdrawal of hospital outsourcing plans

Spain has one of the highest incidence rates in Europe, say health professionals

90 percent of the continent's urban population is breathing harmful air Experts are calling on Brussels to toughen environmental legislation

José Manuel Soria makes visit to plant, which is thought to have caused earth tremors

Report dating from 2007 makes no mention of the chance of increased seismic activity The Castor Project is thought to have caused hundreds of tremors in eastern Spain

Spanish patients and families are being denied access to expensive drugs Medicines are approved but hospital authorities resort to bureaucratic ploys

Energy company investigation describes risk of blowout as "moderate"

Experts say government should do more to warn people about levels of pollutant

Fertility clinics want parents to be able to choose the sex of their children

Six monitoring stations in capital exceeded permitted limits in 2010

College of Medicine says surprise move will cause disruption to patients

A breakthrough by Barcelona researchers has given sufferers hope They want to see the disputed syndrome accepted as a disease in its own right

New legislation aims to address environmental concerns over shale gas exploration Spain's institutions remain divided on the subject

Hospitals planned during Spain's boom languish half-finished or devoid of patients