News Archive for August 2021

Here you can find articles published in August 2021. Return to full archive here

01 August
- Firefighters urge public to avoid Madrid bathing spot after blaze
02 August
- Spain lifts travel ban for Brazil and South Africa but requires quarantine from arrivals
- '70 percent vaccinated isn't enough': Why Spain is revising its target for Covid herd immunity
- REMINDER: What are the rules for travel between Spain and the UK in September 2021?
03 August
- Study confirms ancient cave art in southern Spain was created by Neanderthals
- 'Alone and bored': A year after exile, legal woes haunt Spain's ex-king
- Six things you need to know about Barcelona airport's €1.7 billion planned expansion
- Beat the crowds: Ten hidden beaches and coves in Spain's Andalusia
- Spain extends Covid crisis aid and evictions moratorium until November 2021
- Britons and other non-EU travellers face €7 fee to enter Europe for visits
04 August
- Spain clocks worst first semester tourism figures on record in 2021
- What happens when tourists get Covid-19 while on holiday in Spain?
- Why you'll soon be able to set up a company in Spain with just €1 rather than €3,000
- Ticks are proliferating in Spain: How to avoid them and protect yourself
05 August
- Spain remains on amber list but new test recommendations apply for travel to UK
- Spain's football stadiums to be allowed 40 percent attendance but fans must wear masks
- How is Spain's fifth Covid wave affecting its care home residents?
- Village calls for Spain's al fresco summer chats to get protected Unesco status
- Pros and cons: What foreigners should be aware of before applying for Spain's golden visa
06 August
- Spain's Ibiza to hire foreign Covid detectives to sniff out illegal parties
- EXPLAINED: What Americans and Canadians need to know about travel to Spain in August 2021
- The tricks some bars and restaurants in Spain use to overcharge you (and how to avoid them)
- 'Exhausted and at breaking point': How Spain's Covid surge is overwhelming Barcelona hospital staff
- 'Drunk as a clam': How to say you've had too much to drink in Spanish
09 August
- Planning a road trip across Europe this summer? Here are some things to think about
- Spain mulls whether Covid vaccines should be obligatory for some workers
- EXPLAINED: Spain's back-to-school Covid plans for September 2021
- Reader question: I've had Covid-19 and one jab in Spain – can I avoid quarantine in UK?
10 August
- Crossing borders: How we drove across Europe by van during the pandemic
- Spain set to stifle in first official heatwave of the summer
- Is it the beginning of the end for Spain's fifth wave?
- Spain has second highest rate of daily alcohol drinkers in EU
- Where in Spain do all the Canadians live?
- Partner finds body of missing British hiker close to border between France and Spain
11 August
- Which city in Spain has the cleanest air?
- Will remote working become the norm in Spain after the Covid-19 pandemic?
- How people in Catalonia who were vaccinated abroad can get Spain's Digital Covid Certificate
- OPINION: 'Not all parents in Spain are in favour of their children getting the Covid vaccine'
12 August
- FOCUS: How Spain took the lead on vaccinations against Covid-19
- How to book a 'Day Two' Covid-19 test if you're travelling from Spain to the UK
- Government approves human trials for made-in-Spain Covid vaccine
- Spain battles wildfires as heatwave kicks in
13 August
- Access all areas: how to get a digital certificate in Spain to aid online processes
- UK changes travel rules again to impose quarantine on European arrivals who had mixed vaccine doses
- Catalonia’s festival celebrating timber raftsmen
14 August
- How The Local's countries are impacted as July records Earth's hottest month EVER
- Spain criticised for repatriating hundreds of Moroccan minors after migration crisis
15 August
- Spain sizzles in hottest temperature on record
16 August
- The Spanish villages that want remote workers
- Firefighters gain on Spanish blaze as heatwave eases
- Everything you need to know about getting divorced in Spain
17 August
- Spanish court suspends repatriation of minors to Morocco
- Where in Spain can I get vaccinated against Covid-19 without an appointment?
- EXPLAINED: What are Spain's rules and limits on cash payments?
- RANKED: The most expensive streets in Spain in 2021
- Spain receives first €9-billion share of EU Covid recovery funds
- Spain marks fourth anniversary of Catalonia terror attacks
18 August
- Is it worth reporting your Spanish bank for misconduct and how do you make a successful claim?
- How people in Madrid who were vaccinated abroad can get Spain's Digital Covid Certificate
- Spain records lowest daily Covid vaccination rate since May as 70% immunity target fades away
- Black flies thrive in Spain's heat: How to avoid their bites
- COMPARED: How Covid vaccination rules for children differ around Europe
19 August
- How rural Spain is rebelling against rampant bank closures
- Why has the Covid health pass for daily affairs been rejected in Spain and not elsewhere in Europe?
- Imserso: What is Spain's cheap holiday scheme for pensioners?
- Spanish court orders end of Catalonia's Covid curfew
20 August
- What you should know before building a swimming pool at your Spanish home
- Spain's government feels heat over sky-high electricity prices
- Spain braces for more extreme heat after heavy storms and hail
- 'It's Europe's hub': EU chiefs to visit Afghan evacuation centre in Spain
- BREXIT: How many Britons have applied for Spain's TIE residency card?
22 August
- Spanish town tells tourists to leave if they can't "handle the risks" of rural life
23 August
- Why you should be careful when having your salary paid into a Spanish bank account
- The Spanish cities that will be most affected by rising sea levels
- Spain to force gamblers to set time and spending limit before playing online
- Spanish court rejects bid to reimpose Barcelona Covid curfew
24 August
- Spain lifts quarantine for arrivals for Latin American and African nations
- Do Brits and other non-EU property hunters still need a military permit to buy in Spain?
- 'Time is running out': Spain warns it will have to leave people behind in Afghanistan
- Brits with EU partners warned over future problems returning to live in UK
- Safe in Spain, Afghan women's basketball star speaks out about Taliban takeover
- Five stats to understand why Spain's Mar Menor is full of dead fish
25 August
- Spain buys 500,000 doses of new Sanofi-GSK Covid-19 vaccine
- Property in Spain: A weekly roundup of the latest news and updates
- How to avoid paying hidden fees when closing your bank account in Spain
- EXPLAINED: What Brits with EU partners need to know about returning to live in UK
- VERIFIED: Is it true these Spanish villages are paying people to move there?
26 August
- Japan halts use of 1.6 million made-in-Spain Moderna vaccines over contamination fears
- Why are books so expensive in Spain?
- EXPLAINED: Everything you need to know about getting an international driving permit in Spain
- Scotland drops case on extraditing Catalan separatist to Spain
- How to avoid problems with a family member's Spanish bank account if they die
- UN committee slams Spain for 'arbitrary' trials of former judge
27 August
- Spain remains on UK's quarantine-free amber list for travel
- Spain ends evacuations of Afghan collaborators and their families from Kabul
- Germany strikes Spain and Lisbon from list of Covid risk areas
28 August
- Thousands rally to 'hug' Spain's dying Mar Menor lagoon
29 August
- EXPLAINED: How you can save money on schoolbooks in Spain
30 August
- EXPLAINED: What changes about life in Spain in September 2021?
- MAP: The Spanish motorway routes that become toll-free in September 2021
- EU recommends tighter restrictions on American tourists as US removed from Covid safe travel list
31 August
- How Covid is complicating the race against time for Spain's transplant patients
- Why more people than ever in Spain are overqualified for their jobs
- UPDATE: When will it be possible to travel to the US from Spain in 2021?
- Driving in Spain: The five new fines traffic authorities want to roll out in September