Shorouk Express Spain’s Ministry of Education has approved draft legislation to reduce the student-teacher ratios in schools, a measure to boost learning that teaching unions have been requesting for some time. The Spanish cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft bill to reduce class sizes, improve student-teacher ratios and cap the maximum number of students per…
Shorouk Express Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday criticised the conservative opposition’s “immoral” healthcare conduct in the regions where they govern, after a cancer screening scandal provoked outrage. His comments follow last month’s revelation that hundreds of women in Spain’s most populous region, Andalusia, did not receive their breast cancer screening results. The regional…
Shorouk Express The announcement from the EU’s executive will now kick off fraught negotiations within the 27-nation bloc as countries are increasingly wary of volunteering to take people in. The bloc adopted a sweeping overhaul of its migration policies in 2024, which is soon to come into force. A key element is…
Shorouk Express Thinking about the end of life is always hard, but it can be helpful for some to plan ahead. If you or your loved ones want their bodies to be repatriated back to the UK from Spain, here’s what you need to know. You may have spent your retirement in Spain, but perhaps…
Shorouk Express The Republican Left of Catalonia party Esquerra Republicana (ERC) is to propose a new bill in Congress this Tuesday to introduce a new tax for owners of several properties in Spain. ERC’s proposal is an extra tax on accumulation of residential real estate, applicable from the third property onwards. This means it will increase…
Shorouk Express In our first edition of The Local’s Americans in Spain newsletter, we cover the new passport checks at Spanish airports, fertility tourism, the huge influx of anti-Trump Americans moving to Spain, as well as key changes to the Spanish non-lucrative visa. Welcome to The Local’s “Americans in Spain” newsletter for members, featuring all…
Shorouk Express The Local Spain readers have been discussing life in Spain vs. the US on our social media channels. Find out what they have to say. The Local Spain reported at the beginning of 2025 that between January 2022 and January 2024, the number of Americans living in Spain increased to 10,464 residents, a…
Shorouk Express In this week’s Inside Spain, we look a how half a century after the death of Francisco Franco, disinformation on social media has credited the Spanish dictator with social achievements that present his iron-fisted rule in a nostalgic light. Experts warn that misleading comparisons and inaccuracies in viral messages can beguile citizens with…
Shorouk Express Tourist rental platform Airbnb has called for Spain to adopt different regulations for holiday rentals depending on whether they’re rural or urban-based, similar to a system in force in France. The company has even defended the potential of short-term tourist rentals – a real enemy of Spain’s anti-tourism movement last year – to…
Shorouk Express It’s common to hear about bicycle thefts and even sometimes motorbike thefts, but car robberies are a big issue in Spain too. Find out if you live in an area where this happens the most. According to data from the Interior Ministry’s Crime Report, 15,596 thefts were recorded in Spain in the first…
