Retirement age to increase
The Spanish government has confirmed that the retirement will increase by two months to 66 years and 8 months for those who have worked less than 38 years and 65 years and 3 months for everyone else.
The 2011 pension reform approved by the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero stated that between 2013 and 2027, there would be a progressive increase in the retirement age, from 65 to 67 years, and the time contributed to be able to retire at 65 years to 38 years and six months.
Vox wishes Spain had a president like Trump
Pepa Millán, parliamentary spokesperson for Spain's far-right Vox party, has downplayed the fact that newly sworn-in US president Donald Trump mistakenly included Spain in the group known as BRICS.
In an appearance in Congress, Millán recalled that Spain is not part of that group and, therefore, “would not be affected by the measures consisting of tariffs” that the American president has decided to impose.
"(Trump) is a president who looks out for the interests of his people and protects them," Millán stated.
"We and all Spaniards would also like to have a president who looks out for the interests of his people, but Pedro Sánchez has established an open-door policy for everything, for illegal immigration and for everything".
In her opinion, the danger for Spain's farmers "are not (Trump's) tariffs, but the European policies that are making these sectors have to compete unfairly with other countries that bring their products here without any kind of control or quality".
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Blast kills one person at Barcelona port
One person has died and another was seriously injured in a blast at the port of Barcelona in northeastern Spain, one of Europe's busiest, authorities said.
Firefighters extinguished a blaze caused by the explosion which took place during maintenance work in a spot where methyl acetate -- used as a solvent in glues, paints and nail polish removers -- is stored, local emergency services wrote on X.
Several other people were treated for light injuries at the scene, they added.
In September two workers died and at least four others were injured after two cranes collapsed in the northern Spanish port of Gijón.
Storm Garoé to bring plenty of rain to western Spain
Although it's already caused plenty of rainfall in Andalusia since Monday, Storm Garoé will truly land in Spain on Wednesday, bringing with it heavy storms to the west of mainland Spain, mainly Extremadura, western Andalusia and Galicia.
It is then forecast to move throughout the country, including the Canaries and the Balearics, albeit with it less rainfall, but with strong gusts of wind of up to 80km/h in some areas.
Mali rebels free kidnapped Spanish national
Separatist rebels in northern Mali have said that a Spanish national kidnapped in mid-January between Algeria and Mali has been freed thanks to their intervention and handed over to Algerian authorities in good health.
On Tuesday night, the man landed near Algiers en route home, the defence ministry said.
The Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), a coalition of separatist rebel groups, said in a statement that the Spaniard had been freed "thanks to an operation carried out by one of its security units, together with negotiations conducted by individuals of goodwill".
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