Spain's Consumer Affairs Ministry has recently intensified efforts to regulate the short-term rental market, ordering Airbnb to remove nearly 66,000 listings that breach housing laws. This significant move highlights the ongoing challenges posed by unlicensed tourist accommodations throughout the......

A former Ukrainian member of parliament, sanctioned by the United States, was shot dead near Madrid on Wednesday. The victim, Andriy Portnov, was a senior aide to Viktor Yanukovych, the country’s former pro-Russian president. This incident occurred in the upscale town of Pozuelo de Alarcón,......

A significant disruption in Spain's telecommunications infrastructure occurred on Tuesday, as a partial outage in Telefonica's fixed telephone and internet networks rendered vital emergency service numbers inoperative for several hours. This incident marks yet another challenge facing the nation's......

Spain's government has officially ruled out a cyberattack as the cause of the significant blackout that affected the Iberian Peninsula last month. This announcement comes as authorities continue to investigate the outage, which occurred on April 28, leaving cities across Spain and Portugal in darkness......

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for patience as investigators work to determine the cause of last week's massive power outage that left millions without electricity. The April 28 blackout disrupted internet and telephone services, halted transportation, and plunged cities across......

Completing the payment of your mortgage in Spain is an achievement worthy of celebration. However, many homeowners overlook a crucial final step that can lead to complications down the road. Purchasing property in Spain is a common aspiration for many, particularly among foreign buyers. For most, this......

As of April 3, 2025, Spain's golden visa program, which allowed foreign nationals to gain residency through significant financial investments, has come to an abrupt halt. This cancellation has sparked concerns and disappointment among affluent non-European Union citizens who were eyeing this advantageous......

Spanish authorities have launched an investigation following a series of thefts of copper cables that halted high-speed train services from Madrid to the south, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. The incidents unfolded on a busy travel day as many returned home after a long weekend in Madrid,......

On Sunday evening and Monday morning, thousands of passengers in Spain experienced major disruptions to their travel plans when a cable theft caused chaos on the country's high-speed rail system. Cables were stolen from four locations along the rail line connecting Madrid and Seville, stranding many......

Spain and Portugal have established a joint committee aimed at uncovering the cause of a significant power outage that disrupted the Iberian Peninsula earlier this week. This event, one of Europe’s largest blackouts, affected millions in both countries, severing telephone and internet connections,......

Local residents in Spain are increasingly turning to candles, cash, and battery-powered radios as they adapt to the lessons learned from a recent nationwide blackout. Following a massive power cut that affected the entire country, Madrid residents returned to work with a renewed awareness of the importance......

Lights flickered back to life across Spain and Portugal on Tuesday following a significant blackout that left millions without electricity, stranding travelers and disrupting daily life. The blackout, which affected nearly the entire Iberian Peninsula, saw power restored to over 99 percent of mainland......

On April 29, 2025, the Portuguese power network operator, REN, firmly refuted claims circulating on social media that a massive blackout across the Iberian Peninsula was caused by a rare atmospheric event. With nearly 60 million residents affected, the blackout raised urgent questions about its origins,......