News Archive for August 2022

Here you can find articles published in August 2022. Return to full archive here

01 August
- NEW LAWS: How it's now easier for foreigners to work in Spain
- Rising inflation in Spain: Six cost-cutting ways to fight it
- The requirements for Spain's new Startups Law
02 August
- Cannabis investment platform hit with Ponzi scheme lawsuit in Spain
- Have your say: What's the craziest 'only in Spain' moment you've seen or had?
- Shop lights out and air con set at 27C: What is Spain's energy saving plan?
- Spain to offer free train trips: when, where and how?
- Will Spain's third heatwave be as bad as the last one?
- EU signs contract for Spain's Hipra Covid vaccine
03 August
- Why are Spanish homes so dark?
- Spain investigates mysterious 'needle spiking' attacks on women in nightclubs
- Is it realistic for Spain to set the air con limit at 27C during summer?
- Air-con, ties and lights: How Europe plans to save energy and get through winter without blackouts
04 August
- 'Nobody listens here!' Ten common complaints foreigners make to their Spanish partners
- Campaigners in Spain bring 'obstetric violence' out of the shadows
- Could Spain's Vueling be the next airline to face strikes?
- (G)astronomy prank goes wrong as Twitter users fall for 'Chorizo Star'
- Firefighters battle new blaze in Spain's Galicia region
05 August
- Spanish fuel prices fall but can't stop most expensive August ever
- Melilla migrants sentenced to 8 months in Moroccan jail
- EU delays passport scan system and €7 travel fee until 2023
- Spain announces two child deaths from mysterious hepatitis outbreak
- EXPLAINED: Why is Spain running out of ice?
- TRAVEL: Tourists in Spain will also be eligible for free train tickets
06 August
- European football giants cancel Israel pre-season match over security
07 August
- Hundreds evacuated as Spain battles wildfires in northwest
08 August
- Drought forces water use rethink in Spain
- Ryanair cabin crew in Spain begin latest round of strike action
- Increasing food prices put Spaniards at risk of poor nutrition
- Drought: Where in Spain are there limits on water usage?
- All you need to know about Spain's plan for free train tickets
- Ryanair strikes: Which Spanish airports are most affected?
- Spanish climate deniers use past heat records to sow doubt online
09 August
- '2.7C above normal': Spain registers hottest month on record
- What will Spain's test to buy or adopt a dog consist of?
- Q&A: How will Spain's new social security system for the self-employed work?
- Spain police start wearing bodycams to boost security
10 August
- Air-conditioning limits: How Spain's new energy-saving plan affects you
- Explained: Hot to get your boat licence in Spain
- Workers in Spain earn 20 percent less than EU average
11 August
- Spain launches project to import Ukraine grain by train
- Spain to swelter under 'final' heatwave of the summer
- Where can you get free tapas in Spain?
- Yes, train travel across Europe is far better than flying - even with kids
- How does train travel in Spain compare to the UK?
- Paying for public healthcare in Spain: the pros and cons of the 'convenio especial'
12 August
- IN PICTURES: Drought in Spain intensifies as Roman fort uncovered
- UV Index: Where in Spain you have to take extra care with sun exposure
- How does Spain know if I'm a tax resident?
- Why Friday August 15th is a public holiday in Spain
- Spain hails Berlin call for Europe gas link
13 August
- EasyJet pilots strike in Spain
- One killed, dozens injured in Spanish festival stage collapse
14 August
- Europe facing record year for wildfire destruction: EU
15 August
- 'Thousands of hectares' destroyed by wildfire in Spain
- Three migrants found dead on boat rescued off Spain's coast
16 August
- VIDEO: 'Mini tsunami' shocks beachgoers in southern Spain
- How Barcelona is once again Spain's pickpocket capital
- Firefighters battle to control huge wildfire in Spain's Valencia region
- Spanish Expression of the Day: '¡Al grano!'
- Spain's PM hopes European gas link will become a reality 'soon'
17 August
- Spain the second EU country that grants most residency permits to foreigners
- TRAVEL: What Covid-19 entry requirements does Spain still have?
- Spain marks five years since Catalonia jihadist attacks
18 August
- Spanish Expression of the Day: ‘Hacer su agosto’
- Cabin crew at Spain's Iberia Express set to strike for ten days
- Heavy rainfall helps contain huge wildfires in Spain's Valencia region
- VIDEO: Passengers trapped on train engulfed by flames during huge wildfire in Spain
19 August
- Spain's Stonehenge: Huge complex of 500 standing stones discovered
- How much can my landlord legally increase my rent by in Spain?
- Wildfire in eastern Spain flares up again as new blaze threatens natural park
- Spain's bars are placing time limits on customers (but is it legal?)
- International flights cancelled as Easyjet's Spain pilots strike again
20 August
- Spain says eastern wildfire contained
21 August
- Evacuation orders lifted as Spain wildfire crews gain edge
22 August
- How Spain's cost of living increase is worse than in France and Germany
- Renting in Spain: Why it's become very hard to find a flat to share
- Ryanair cancels more flights in Spain as strike resumes
- The secret language used by burglars to break into homes in Spain
23 August
- Spain to declare fire-hit regions disaster zones
- What are Spain's plans for the monkeypox vaccine?
- Why is Spain creating a new department of public health?
- How will British Airways' 10,000 flight cancellations affect its Spain passengers?
24 August
- Spain to install video surveillance in abattoirs
- Shooting suspect helped to die in Spain before trial
- Can you cross the road in Spain when the traffic light is orange? Yes and no
- Do you really have to give up your original nationality if you become Spanish?
25 August
- Costs, tax cuts and choices: What you should know about nurseries in Spain
- Will Spain roll out motorway tolls as planned?
- GUIDE: How to get free train tickets in Spain in 2025
- Why does the birthday person pay for everyone's food and drinks in Spain?
- Masks still compulsory on planes in Spain despite confusion
- Why Belgians, Italians, Spanish, and Swiss are coming to France for monkeypox vaccine
26 August
- Spain's parliament approves energy saving plan
- 'Only yes means yes': Spain tightens sexual consent law
- NEW LAWS: What changes in Spain in September 2022?
- Spain hires 300 extra civil servants to deal with foreign office backlog
- Spain's Iberia Express cancels 24 flights due to strike
27 August
- Spain PM to talk energy with Scholz in Germany
- European electricity prices soar as tough winter looms
- Energy crisis pushes nuclear comeback in Europe
28 August
- Strike at Spain's Iberia Express grounds flights
- RENFE recommends getting free tickets before September 5th
29 August
- How Spain is imposing caps on visitor numbers for its top attractions
- How young people in Spain’s Valencia region can get €10k to buy a home
- As crisis bites, Spain pushes to become EU energy hub
- Driving in Spain: the 10 questions everyone gets wrong on their theory test in 2022
30 August
- Spanish inflation slows as fuel prices ease
- Can Brits move to Spain with their pets post-Brexit?
- Severe drought in Spain uncovers submerged monuments
31 August
- Sánchez visits Germany and Scholz renews backing for Iberian gas link
- No progress in Iberia Express talks, strikes to continue in Spain
- The complete list of Iberia Express flights cancelled in Spain due to strikes
- Hailstones kill toddler in Spain
- Spain violated rights of Catalan ex-ministers: UN committee
- Spain's tomato food fight fiesta returns after pandemic
- How a new tax will affect people buying a car in Spain
- 'We are supposed to be borderless': Why train travel in Europe is not up to speed