Spain's press starts to react to imminent Trump victory
At 9am Madrid time, Donald Trump has 266 electoral votes, just 4 shy of those needed to become US president once again.
The Spanish press is already reacting to the news with headlines such as "Trump inches away from the White House" in El País, "Trump returns to the White House" in ABC, and "Trump thrashes Harris in less divided election than expected" in 20minutos.
We'll be covering the outcome and reactions at The Local Spain throughout the day.
€10.6 billion in aid for Valencia floods
Spain has announced an aid package worth €10.6 billion ($11.5 billion) to rebuild regions devastated by its worst floods in a generation that have killed 219 people.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a series of measures including aid to small and medium-sized businesses, self-employed workers and households who have suffered deaths, incapacity and damage to homes and belongings.
Tax relief and a three-month postponement to repaying mortgages and loans were also among the announcements, which Sánchez likened to the state's intervention during the Covid-19 pandemic to protect the economy and livelihoods.
The government would take on all emergency spending by local councils linked to clearing mud, debris and ruined property and restoring drinking water, Sánchez said.
Spain has also requested aid from the EU solidarity fund, he added.
Navarre to set rent caps in stressed neighbourhoods
Navarra will become the third Spanish region to declare 'stressed' rental areas after Catalonia and the Basque Country. “Stressed property markets” (zonas tensionadas) are those where residents spend more than a third of their monthly earnings on housing.
The Regional Minister for Housing, Begoña Alfaro, announced 21 municipalities in the region that will become stressed zones, a measure which, according to a press statement, “is necessary as public administrations must use all the tools available to us to try to curb the permanent escalation of housing prices that are leaving thousands of families out of the market.”
The 21 municipalities will include Pamplona, Tudela, Egües, Burlada, Barañáin, and Estella-Lizarra, among others, which between them are home to 459,088 (or 68.3 percent) of the total population in Navarre, according to census data.
Disgraced politician Errejón to appear in court
A Madrid court has formally summoned ex-Sumar party spokesman Íñigo Errejón to testify on Tuesday 12th November for the alleged crime of sexual assault made against him by actress Elisa Mouliaá.
A few days before, on 7th November, the actress will appear as a witness to ratify the complaint she filed after learning that Errejón had resigned and stepped away from politics amid a series of sex scandals.
READ ALSO: Sexual assault scandal rocks Spain's 'most feminist' government
Spain's main business association snubs reduced working week
Spain’s business confederation, the CEOE, has unanimously rejected the Ministry of Labour's proposal to reduce the working week.
In a statement issued on Tuesday following a meeting, the CEOE declared that the “CEOE and CEPYME, from responsibility, cannot support this proposal”.
The government aims to reduce the maximum legal working day from 40 hours a week to 37.5 hours in 2025. The Ministry, alongside trade unions, have been locked in a series of negotiations with business leaders over many months, and insists it will go ahead with the reforms with or without the support of the business community.
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