Spain

NEWS ANALYSIS

Spain’s housing crisis bursts into the spotlight at snap election

2026-10-07T06:42:36.000Z
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez came to power in 2018 and, without a stable parliamentary majority, has spent much of his tenure navigating a succession of crises. 

Spain’s Sanchez calls snap election after housing plan fails

2026-10-05T09:53:34.000Z
Singapore and Vietnam were President Salvador Illa's first ports of call in his week-long trip to South-east Asia – a first for a Catalan leader.

Catalonia president eyes Asean investors for infrastructure, healthcare, green tech

2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
Spain's Rodri lifts the trophy alongside teammates as they celebrate winning the World Cup, New Jersey, US, July 19, 2026.
PICTURES

Spain battle past 10-man Argentina to win 1-0 in extra time to win World Cup 

2026-07-20T00:48:05.000Z
Costa del Sol wants to reinvent itself as the Silicon Valley of Europe, with Marbella as its Palo Alto.

Millionaires’ playground Marbella wants to become a tech hub

2026-07-13T12:00:56.000Z
Mortgage lending is strong, with Spanish banks including Santander and BBVA competing fiercely to lend as robust consumption and high rates of immigration make Spain one of the bloc’s fastest-growing economies.

Spain, Portugal step up scrutiny of soaring property markets

2026-07-09T07:12:55.000Z
US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the 2026 Nato summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

Trump orders halt to US trade with Spain over Nato

2026-07-09T01:46:59.000Z
“Housing-access problems are progressively reducing the homeownership rate and contributing to lower rates of residential independence among young people,” according to a Bank of Spain report.

Spain lacks 750,000 homes, with hot spots from Madrid to the Mediterranean coast

2026-06-19T08:01:51.000Z
Spain operates the world’s second-largest high-speed rail network, behind only China.
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Why Spain is Europe’s fastest-growing major economy

2026-06-01T21:50:00.000Z
Santiago Rivera says his influence makes him proud, but that he is also “exhausted”.

He invented the Basque cheesecake. He prefers chocolate

2026-05-28T11:30:00.000Z