Emilio Sánchez Hidalgo

The Spanish jobless rate is almost double the European average. Experts suggest a series of reasons for the stubbornly high figure, but admit that it remains ‘the million dollar question’

Sovereign wealth funds from the Persian Gulf, investment banks and venture capital giants are redoubling their investment commitments. These groups are searching for profitability, legitimacy and fame through competitive sports

Workers at risk of being replaced by automation face an uncertain future, but experts say technological innovation will continue creating new jobs. The key, they say, is employee retraining

The concept is slowly gaining ground in Spain, which could soon launch a government-sponsored trial. Other countries have introduced similar projects

The country is the fourth-biggest donator in the world, behind the United States, Germany and France

The home kits, which were in high demand over Christmas, can only be bought in pharmacies, not in supermarkets like in other European countries such as Germany, France and Portugal

The central Health Ministry added 125 deaths to the official toll on Wednesday, while the incidence rate jumped 86 points to 3,128 contagions per 100,000 inhabitants

Around 1,000 people were told it was safe to return on Monday, out of a total of 7,000 who lost their houses to the three-month eruption on the Spanish island

Ash, gases and lava have destroyed large swathes of forested area, but experts say the sturdy ‘Pinus canariensis’ will be able to recover

More than 72,000 doses were administered in the last week, a 25% rise on the previous seven days. Meanwhile, nearly four million people have received a booster shot

A 72-year-old man was found dead on the Canary Island after having entered the exclusion zone to clear ash from his roof

Residents of the Canary Island explain the effect that the ongoing eruption has had on their work, such as the tour guide whose current mission is to get as close to the lava as possible

Municipal street cleaners in Los Llanos are faced with an arduous and frustrating job, given the non-stop grey powder that’s being spewed out by the eruption on the Canary Island. “It’s like using a sledgehammer to crack nuts,” one explains

A shuttle service is running to the vantage point for observation of the volcanic eruption, and demand is such that passengers have to wait at least an hour to board. Locals are divided on the benefits of the visitors

Older people are more like to support this view in a country with one of the highest immunization rates but now faced with the problem of expiring doses

With the incidence rate rising to 368 per 100,000 inhabitants, the Valencia region has approved a curfew in 32 municipalities, while Catalonia is seeking to limit public and private social gatherings

The latest report included 14,137 new infections, and added 18 fatalities to the overall death toll. The two-week incidence of the virus rose 20 points in a day to 225

This group will, however, have to take two PCR tests to ensure they have not contracted the virus

According to the National Statistics Institute, Madrid had the worst excess mortality rate, with 19,418 more fatalities last year than in 2019

Authorities have reached a decision regarding 1.5 million under-60s who received a first dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s vaccine and are still waiting for a second shot

The traditional collective document known as ‘Libro de Familia’ is being replaced by a new online file that records life events such as birth, marriage or acquisition of Spanish citizenship

The 14-day cumulative number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants has risen to 174.52 as it approaches the 250-threshold considered to indicate a situation of “extreme risk”

Health Minister Salvador Illa has called on the public to limit social contact and reduce mobility in a bid to curb contagions

The data point has risen for the fourth day in a row and is above the level of “extreme risk” in the Spanish regions of the Balearic Islands and Basque Country

According to the latest report by the Health Ministry, 9,331 new cases were reported and 273 deaths added to the official toll, most of which were recorded in Andalusia and Catalonia

Every region, except the Canary Islands, has seen a drop in the 14-day cumulative number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants