Economy & Business

Aena will invest €250 million in renewable energy to save on its energy bills and cut carbon emissions

A new decree has been passed that aims to reduce the pay gap and promote greater equality

Visitors spent €4.7 billion in the first month of the year, a 3.6% rise from the same period in 2018

Country takes the crown from Italy, while Japan ranks fourth, Britain comes in 19th, and the US takes 35th place, five spots below Cuba

Around 500 Spaniards have alerted the embassy about problems with the work schedules, wages and housing provided by temporary employment agencies

Three island locations are among the top five in terms of revenue per available room

Air carriers must prove they are more than 50% controlled by European Union shareholders or face losing their flying rights within the bloc

Eventbrite, which acquired Spanish firm Ticketea in 2018, hopes to triple its workforce in the country over the next three years

Inflows from the UK have grown by 80%, but businesses are choosing to relocate their headquarters elsewhere, in cities such as Frankfurt, Paris, Dublin and Amsterdam

Political fragmentation and the emergence of a far-right party has raised concerns that the fourth-largest economy in the European Union could fall prey to euro-skepticism

Coslada, northeast of Madrid, has become a major hub for the logistics industry and now commands more investor attention than the upscale Serrano street

In the largest turnout for this community, around a thousand people protested what they see as racist policies that target them unfairly as part of lenders’ crackdown on money laundering

In a bid to preserve the second-highest mountain on their territory, regional authorities have purchased a third of the summit from private owners for €1.14 million

The stoppage, which began on January 21, was aimed at pressuring the regional government into regulating VTC vehicles, used by ride-hailing services such as Cabify and Uber

Last year there was a 94% increase in sun-powered electricity compared to 2017, according to Spain’s Photovoltaic Union UNEF

The EU list of offenders only includes jurisdictions outside Europe, yet there is evidence that foreign investment is flowing through small countries such as Ireland and Luxembourg without any link to actual activity

Investigators suspect that employees at a Valladolid funeral home were removing bodies from their expensive caskets and placing them in cheaper ones before cremation

A total of 82.8 million people visited the country in 2018, and spent more on average than in 2017

Each cab travels around 200 kilometers a day, but most of the time, they’re driving around empty looking for passengers

The move by the ride-hailing services comes in the wake of a new regional law that would force passengers to book their journeys 15 minutes in advance

The outlook for 2019 is lower because of domestic uncertainties such as the budget impasse

Insurers have attracted over one million new clients since 2013, and experts warn this could lead to a dual-speed system based on who can pay for quick assistance

In preparation for the possibility that the UK crashes out of the EU, bodegas are shipping as much Rioja as they can in a bid to boost their stocks

The unemployment rate has also dropped to 14.45%, thanks mostly to the public sector

Parties are exchanging insults and coming up with their own proposals to deal with a problem that shows no signs of going away anytime soon

Authorities in Spain ask would-be buyers and tenants to use common sense when faced with an offer that proposes early payment through uncontrolled channels

Sector accepts Catalan government’s new pre-booking requirements for ride-sharing services such as Uber and Cabify