Foreign pensioners have long considered Spain an affordable place to retire to, but how good are Spanish pensions for those who've worked in Spain for much or all of their careers? Here's what the available data says about how Spanish pensions stack up against others.
If you're driving from Spain to Portugal, here's what you need to know about speed and alcohol limits, the regular toll and e-toll systems as well as other key considerations for a country with a different set of road rules.
Another week of doctors' strikes across Spain, 13 wildfires rage over the weekend, Spain kicks off World Cup with match against Cape Verde and more news on Monday June 15th.
Three people have been shot dead point-blank in the Catalan capital in as many weeks, the latest happening just outside a police station and during Pope Leo's visit to Barcelona. Is there a reason for this spike in murders?
Ozempic has quickly become the world's most popular off-label weight loss drug - but can people in Spain get their hands on it without a medical prescription and if they don't have diabetes? Here's what the law says.
A new European Union directive on pay transparency means that companies in Spain must provide more information on salaries in the job advert itself and before the application and interview process.
What does it mean if a politician is called a 'chorizo'? Who's a 'plumber' in Spanish politics? With corruption on everybody's lips in Spain, it's easy to get lost unless you understand the jargon used everywhere from the news to your local bar.
Pollen levels soar in Spain, 80 percent of Spaniards blame accommodation aimed at foreigners for rent rises, reforms to pharmaceutical co-payment system, and more news from Spain on Thursday 14th May.
How is it possible that there can be such a difference between two neighbouring countries so culturally similar, with related Romance languages and tourism-based economies?
Spain marks one year since historic blackout, Princess Leonor to study politics at university, Spanish house prices prevent more than two million from moving and more news on Tuesday April 28th.
The Spanish island of Tenerife will have new flights to two Canadian cities starting this autumn, making it the only direct flight link between the Canary Islands and North America.
Eight injured by very strong winds in Catalonia, forest fire breaks out in Murcia, Spain to streamline euthanasia process in urgent cases and more news on Monday March 30th.
Civil War air-raid shelters unearthed in Barcelona, polls show a majority in Spain oppose Iran war, plotting jihadist arrested in Mallorca, and more news on Thursday March 26th.
Sánchez calls for full reopening of Strait of Hormuz, Spain to cap annual rent increases at 2 percent, Renfe launches Easter train ticket sale and more news on Monday March 23rd.
Spain's reluctance to allow the US to launch attacks on Iran from American military bases on Spanish soil has reawakened interest in the purpose of these installations, their location and their history.
Spanish rescuers searched Thursday for a woman missing after Storm Leonardo caused more flooding and severe travel problems in Andalusia, while wind and storm warnings were issued across 13 other regions of Spain.
The Canary Islands' Tourism Minister who recently pushed through reforms to regulate tourist flats on the archipelago has received several threats and attacks to her property, including an AI-generated video in which she is seen being burnt alive.
Want to really make sense of Spanish society and Spanish current affairs? Tuning into the funniest news satire TV programmes or reading the satirical press will help you to understand the Spanish zeitgeist.
Storm Alice continues to bring rain to eastern Spain but weather alerts downgraded, Spanish opposition proposes register of doctors who want to perform abortions and more news on Tuesday October 14th.
Boy dies as heavy rains hit Catalonia, pensioners in Spain earn more than workers under 35, Spanish bank BBVA raises offer for rival Sabadell and more news on Monday September 22nd.
Spain to invest €1.1 billion in Alicante airport expansion, British woman arrested in Benidorm accused of killing her friend with a vacuum cleaner cable and more news on Friday September 19th.
Does Spain have an ingrained class system like the UK's? Is there such a thing as a posh Spanish accent? And what social class, if any, do most Spaniards consider themselves to be?
The population of Spain has hit a record high of 49.3 million people thanks once again to the arrival of more migrants, counteracting the country's rock-bottom birth rates and spearheading the current economic boom.
