Shorouk Express Are you a non-resident, non-EU traveller planning on visiting Spain soon? Here are the airports where you may still find problems with the rollout of the EU’s new Entry/Exit System. The EU’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) is now in place at numerous Spanish airports, but there are reports of it causing several issues…
Shorouk Express Spanish police on Monday said they had broken up a cell of “The Base”, a transnational neo-Nazi white supremacist group designated a terrorist organisation by the European Union, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The US-founded movement operates through a decentralised, international network of paramilitary cells with the aim of perpetrating attacks and…
Shorouk Express Spain on Monday deployed more than 100 troops to help contain an outbreak of African swine fever outside Barcelona that has sparked fears for the country’s powerful pork export industry. They are joining 300 Catalan regional officials deployed in the Collserola Natural Park, where two dead boars that tested positive for the disease…
Shorouk Express Spain was scrambling on Saturday to limit the economic impact from an outbreak of African swine fever, a day after announcing its first cases in three decades in the Catalonia region. The virus does not affect humans but is highly contagious and fatal for pigs, and an outbreak is potentially devastating for the…
Shorouk Express Two excommunicated Spanish nuns who have joined a sect were held for allegedly selling cultural assets belonging to the Catholic Church from a convent they refuse to leave, a court said on Friday. The women belong to a group of nine nuns from the Order of Saint Clare who split from the Vatican…
Shorouk Express Residents, non-residents, salaried workers, the self-employed, landlords, retirees – there are various tax deadlines throughout the year that you need to be aware depending on your status in Spain. Make sure you have these dates in your calendar for 2026. While many people won’t need to be worried about tax deadlines just yet,…
Shorouk Express Several bank holidays, a puente, Christmas markets, new flights routes and tax deadlines, here’s what to expect from life in Spain in December 2025. Bank holidays December will see several public holidays in Spain. They will begin with Saturday December 6th, which is Constitution Day. Although it will not affect many who work…
Shorouk Express In a bid to combat child poverty in the country, the Spanish cabinet has approved draft proposals to introduce a universal child-rearing allowance. The Spanish government has approved plans for a universal child-rearing benefit to combat child poverty in the country and bring it in line with other European countries. Approved by the…
Shorouk Express Find out what The Local readers really think of Airbnb in Spain and what impact it’s had on local areas. Airbnb has been a topic of fierce debate in Spain in recent years. The short-term tourist rental platform has in many ways transformed travel. It’s made travel cheaper and more flexible, but with…
Shorouk Express If you’re worried because you don’t know how many points you have taken off your licence, there are three easy ways to check. Here’s how. In Spain, generally everyone in Spain starts out with 12 points on their licence. If you commit a driving offence, you will have points taken off your licence…
