In a further sign of economic recovery, unemployment in the eurozone has fallen to its lowest level since March 2009. The bloc’s seasonally-adjusted jobless rate for April fell from 9.5 to 9.3 percent, according new data from Eurostat....

Witnesses report cloud of black smoke rising into the air

Spain’s Economy Minister has said GDP there is on track to grow this year almost as much as it did in 2016 – which was 3.2 percent from a year earlier. In a radio interview Luis de Guindos said he based that on “signs of acceleration” in...

A van plowed into pedestrians in Barcelona’s Las Ramblas district Thursday, killing 13 and injuring more than 100

Spain’s economy continues to turn in strong growth, making it one of the fastest-expanding in Europe. Preliminary figures from the national statistics institute show gross domestic product rose by 0.8 percent in the first three months of...

There was less wine produced around the world last year according to the trade body the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV). Global production was down by 3.2 percent from the previous year with bad weather a major factor....

There is an indication that higher inflation may be having an effect on retail sales in Spain. They were up by just 0.1 percent in January on a seasonally-adjusted basis from a year earlier. That is the slowest pace of growth recorded...

Inditex, the world’s biggest clothing retailer which is best known for fashion chain Zara, just reported a 10 percent jump in annual net profit. Same-store sales were also up 10 percent in the year to the end of January. The Spanish firm...

Bill Browder, the CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, talks about his detention in Spain.

Spain’s economy expanded by 0.7 percent between October and December from the previous three months, the National Statistics Institute has confirmed in its final growth assessment. For all of 2016, the economy grew by 3.2 percent, the...

Ruckus occurs during debate on gender pay gap in Europe

Spanish inflation hit 3 percent in February compared to the same month last year. That was up from January’s 2.9 percent and is well above the European Central Bank’s price stability target. A big part of the rise was due to higher...

Ximo Puig, President of the Valencian government: I think there should be a common European policy with regards to everything that involves the implementation of smart cities; everything that this new ecosystem means. Just like a pack...

Director of Telefonica on transformation to digital and Internet of Things: Telefonica has to go through transformation, because some years ago, apart from being the monopole in Spain, we were a company, almost that was utility, there...

Spain’s economy continued to steadily improve in the final three months of 2016. The National Statistics Institute said growth from the previous quarter was 0.7 percent For the whole of last year, 3.2 percent growth made it one of the...

The best in Spanish and Latin American-filmmaking turned out for the 31st Goya awards in Madrid. Penelope Cruz stunned in a Versace dress at the ceremony, which is considered Spain’s equivalent of the Oscar’s. Penelope Cruz looked...

King Felipe of Spain opened the International Tourism Trade Fair in Madrid on Wednesday. His country is enjoying record visitor numbers, but this event showcases destinations worldwide as well as boosting the host city’s finances. Our...

Carles Puigdemont is the head of Spain’s Catalonia region. He was elected in January last year on a platform of delivering independence. Carles Puigdemont plan a referendum on that issue by September 2017 at the latest. During a visit to...

More than one in every three business transfers fail, resulting in the loss of about 600,000 jobs every year in Europe. This episode of Business Planet looks at a system in Barcelona that works especially well. Facts on business...

The European Court of Justice has handed Spanish home owners a major victory against the country’s banks. It ruled that two million mortgage holders are entitled to additional refunds because they paid too much interest. The banks had...

The EU has warned eight eurozone countries that their spending plans for next year risk breaking the bloc’s spending rules. They state that governments should not have deficits higher than three percent of their gross domestic product....

Car sales in Europe fell slightly in October, with 1.14 million vehicles registered. Total sales were down by 0.3 percent for all of Europe (EU member states plus Iceland, Norway and Switzerland) and 0.02 percent for the countries of the...

A rise in exports and a drop in imports has allowed Spain’s trade deficit to fall by 29 percent between January and September to 13.2 billion euros. Exports crept up 1.2 percent in the first nine months of the year from a year earlier to...

Oh! O Sister! It was sold out for homeland combo O Sister! as their adoring fans packed the house at the Madrid International Jazz Festival . The Seville-based band led by Paula Padilla is a tribute to popular American swing and...