While Covid infections are rising across Europe, Spain has managed to keep cases and hospitalisations low so far this autumn. But there are already signs things may be changing.
The number of job vacancies in Spain which involve working from home has risen by more than 200 percent, with experts suggesting it’s a “structural change that’s here to stay”. But will Spain really become a nation of remote workers after Covid?
Spain has become a leader of Europe's virus vaccination drive against Covid-19, due to a deep trust in the public health system and close-knit family ties that encourage people to get the jab to protect relatives.
As several Spanish regions start vaccinating their teens ahead of the new school year and with the infection rate still sky-high among young people, Graham Keeley captures the mood among parents and children in Barcelona.
Spain’s Covid infection rate continues its downward trend but hospitalisations and deaths remain high in a country where 60 percent of people are fully vaccinated.
A year after Spain's former King Juan Carlos went into self-imposed exile in the face of mounting questions over his finances, he remains under a cloud of suspicion that complicates his return home.
A major Covid-19 outbreak at an end-of-year student trip in Spain's Balearics has led the government to introduce the restrictions experts have been calling for to stop the spread of Covid variants. But have Spanish authorities acted quickly enough to save the summer?
In pardoning the Catalan separatists jailed over a failed 2017 independence bid, Spain's government is making a risky gamble which may calm tensions but won't solve the crisis, analysts say.
Spain’s uneven lifting of restrictions as well as the lack of caution and clarity by government could be contributing to potential “superspreader” events such as last week’s street parties, Barcelona-based Graham Keeley finds out.
With infection rates continuously rising since Easter, ending the state of alarm on May 9th could plunge Spain into a legal no man's land at the worst possible time, Graham Keeley writes.
Madrid-based politicians forgot that for most Spaniards having to wear a mask at the beach impinges on their liberties in the one place they go to feel free, writes Graham Keeley in reaction to Spain's recent face mask fiasco.
Despite the bureaucratic challenges that come with getting thousands of under-the-radar Brits in Spain on the system, the UK Embassy and different support groups have succesfully helped many register. However, not all UK nationals in Spain have been able to stay, writes Graham Keeley.
Spain's economy may need foreign holidaymakers to rescue its ailing tourism industry, but not everyone is convinced this should happen until most Spaniards have been vaccinated against Covid-19, writes Graham Keeley.
Spain is optimistic that with vaccine programmes rolling out, holidaymakers can return this summer. Graham Keeley in Barcelona examines what's at stake.
It's been a year since the first coronavirus cases were reported in Spain and right now we can't be sure that life in Spain will ever return to the way it was, writes Graham Keeley.
Spain has pinned its hopes on an ambitious vaccination programme that is threatening to come off the rails as stocks run dry. Graham Keeley takes a look behind the politics to the situation on the ground.
Spain's government is adamant that a nationwide lockdown isn't necessary even though infection rates are soaring. Graham Keeley wonders if the gamble can pay off.
It's been four years since the polemic Brexit referendum and now the inevitable moment is upon us. So how have Brits living in Europe come to terms with leaving the EU? Graham Keeley finds out.
From January 1st 2021, Britons can no longer take advantage of the EU's right to freedom of movement, which means lost job opportunities, complications, visas, house sales and health issues as these Britons living in Europe testify.
New rules due to Brexit could make it very hard for many Brits in Spain to ever return 'home', writes Graham Keeley in Barcelona. Meaning many will have to start think about the choice they must make.
Will we be able to travel again next year? Will we all be vaccinated? When will we be able to return en masse to Spain's restaurants and bars? Graham Keeley explores what the year ahead may have in store for those living in Spain.
Hospital staff around Spain tell Graham Keeley just how bad the coronavirus health crisis has become and why it will likely get much worse in the weeks to come meaning a second lockdown may be inevitable.
Spain is poised to introduce drastic measures aimed at curbing the rampaging coronavirus as infections reach the one million milestone. Graham Keeley explores the possibilities of what may come next.
