Valencia Flood Exposes Years of Delays in Flood Mitigation Projects
The October 29, 2023, flood in Valencia, Spain, revealed years-long delays in flood mitigation projects for high-risk ravines like the Poyo (46 deaths) and Saleta (6 deaths) due to budget issues and conflicts with environmental regulations, specifically the 2018 Valencian Orchard Law, prompting gove...
Valencia Flood Exposes Years of Delays in Flood Mitigation Projects
The October 29, 2023, flood in Valencia, Spain, revealed years-long delays in flood mitigation projects for high-risk ravines like the Poyo (46 deaths) and Saleta (6 deaths) due to budget issues and conflicts with environmental regulations, specifically the 2018 Valencian Orchard Law, prompting gove...
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48% Bias Score
Antifascist Protest Prevents Far-Right Disruption in Madrid
A far-right group's threat to disrupt a book presentation by former Minister Irene Montero in Madrid's Lavapiés prompted over 200 antifascist counter-protesters to successfully prevent any disruption, highlighting rising tensions between far-right and antifascist groups in Spain.
Antifascist Protest Prevents Far-Right Disruption in Madrid
A far-right group's threat to disrupt a book presentation by former Minister Irene Montero in Madrid's Lavapiés prompted over 200 antifascist counter-protesters to successfully prevent any disruption, highlighting rising tensions between far-right and antifascist groups in Spain.
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64% Bias Score
15-Year-Old Kills Father in Palencia Street Stabbing
On Saturday, a 15-year-old boy fatally stabbed his 55-year-old father in Palencia, Spain, during a public argument involving family members. The assailant is in custody.
15-Year-Old Kills Father in Palencia Street Stabbing
On Saturday, a 15-year-old boy fatally stabbed his 55-year-old father in Palencia, Spain, during a public argument involving family members. The assailant is in custody.
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36% Bias Score
Spain Seeks Swift Deal to Save Talgo Train Manufacturer
The Spanish government is racing against time to broker a deal between Sidenor and Trilantic Capital Partners to acquire the Spanish train manufacturer Talgo within the next 21 days, aiming to prevent a potential sale to foreign entities and safeguard 2,500 jobs.
Spain Seeks Swift Deal to Save Talgo Train Manufacturer
The Spanish government is racing against time to broker a deal between Sidenor and Trilantic Capital Partners to acquire the Spanish train manufacturer Talgo within the next 21 days, aiming to prevent a potential sale to foreign entities and safeguard 2,500 jobs.
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48% Bias Score
Spanish Interior Ministry Urges Contact with ETA Victim Amid Prisoner Transfer Controversy
Spain's Interior Ministry requested that ETA prisoners' support group Sare contact Consuelo Ordóñez, sister of an ETA victim, as revealed in Guardia Civil reports to the National Court, detailing intercepted messages showing the Ministry's attempt at managing the situation amid prisoner transfers an...
Spanish Interior Ministry Urges Contact with ETA Victim Amid Prisoner Transfer Controversy
Spain's Interior Ministry requested that ETA prisoners' support group Sare contact Consuelo Ordóñez, sister of an ETA victim, as revealed in Guardia Civil reports to the National Court, detailing intercepted messages showing the Ministry's attempt at managing the situation amid prisoner transfers an...
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56% Bias Score
BBVA Lowers Sabadell Takeover Bid Threshold
BBVA lowered its acceptance threshold for its Banco Sabadell takeover bid from 50.01% to 49.27% of the capital, excluding treasury stock, after initially stating to the SEC that the bid wouldn't succeed without 50.01%, necessitating a filing amendment; this is permitted under Spanish law.
BBVA Lowers Sabadell Takeover Bid Threshold
BBVA lowered its acceptance threshold for its Banco Sabadell takeover bid from 50.01% to 49.27% of the capital, excluding treasury stock, after initially stating to the SEC that the bid wouldn't succeed without 50.01%, necessitating a filing amendment; this is permitted under Spanish law.
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36% Bias Score
Contrasting Approaches to Cultural Preservation in Spain
The Spanish Ministry of Culture purchased Casa Gomis in Barcelona for €7.2 million, while failing to secure Velintonia, the Madrid home of poet Vicente Aleixandre, despite a €3.2 million bid and a court rejection of a regional government's purchase offer; this highlights inconsistencies in the minis...
Contrasting Approaches to Cultural Preservation in Spain
The Spanish Ministry of Culture purchased Casa Gomis in Barcelona for €7.2 million, while failing to secure Velintonia, the Madrid home of poet Vicente Aleixandre, despite a €3.2 million bid and a court rejection of a regional government's purchase offer; this highlights inconsistencies in the minis...
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56% Bias Score
American Retirees Find Superior Healthcare, Community in Spain
American retirees Madeline and Jim Wade moved from Vermont to Valencia, Spain in 2019 for a lower cost of living and a change of pace, ultimately finding the Spanish healthcare system superior after Jim's terminal cancer diagnosis and death in 2022; Madeline remains in Spain.
American Retirees Find Superior Healthcare, Community in Spain
American retirees Madeline and Jim Wade moved from Vermont to Valencia, Spain in 2019 for a lower cost of living and a change of pace, ultimately finding the Spanish healthcare system superior after Jim's terminal cancer diagnosis and death in 2022; Madeline remains in Spain.
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36% Bias Score
Armed Man Attacks Health Center in Isla Cristina, Spain
A man with a history of violent crime injured a minor in a nightclub, then attacked a health center in Isla Cristina, Spain, on January 1st with a katana, assaulting staff before fleeing; he was arrested on January 3rd following a police search of his home.
Armed Man Attacks Health Center in Isla Cristina, Spain
A man with a history of violent crime injured a minor in a nightclub, then attacked a health center in Isla Cristina, Spain, on January 1st with a katana, assaulting staff before fleeing; he was arrested on January 3rd following a police search of his home.
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40% Bias Score
Pegasus Spyware Infected Aide to Puigdemont's Phone: 3.2 GB of Data Stolen
A Mossos d'Esquadra report confirms Pegasus spyware infected Josep Lluís Alay's iPhone 8 from October 11, 2019, to summer 2020, stealing 3.2 GB of data; another phone showed a malicious text but no infection; the report was submitted to a Barcelona court following a complaint by Alay.
Pegasus Spyware Infected Aide to Puigdemont's Phone: 3.2 GB of Data Stolen
A Mossos d'Esquadra report confirms Pegasus spyware infected Josep Lluís Alay's iPhone 8 from October 11, 2019, to summer 2020, stealing 3.2 GB of data; another phone showed a malicious text but no infection; the report was submitted to a Barcelona court following a complaint by Alay.
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52% Bias Score
Spain Considers Tax Change That Could Offset Minimum Wage Increase
The Spanish government is considering not adjusting the personal income tax to offset a planned increase in the minimum wage (SMI) of 3.4% to 4.4%, which would leave minimum wage earners with around 42% less of the increase, sparking opposition from the UGT union, which threatens to withdraw from ne...
Spain Considers Tax Change That Could Offset Minimum Wage Increase
The Spanish government is considering not adjusting the personal income tax to offset a planned increase in the minimum wage (SMI) of 3.4% to 4.4%, which would leave minimum wage earners with around 42% less of the increase, sparking opposition from the UGT union, which threatens to withdraw from ne...
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44% Bias Score
Spain's Ministries Clash Over Expanding Foreign Worker Recruitment
Spain's Ministry of Inclusion seeks to expand the catalog of hard-to-fill jobs to boost foreign worker recruitment, clashing with the Ministry of Labor, which cites a low overall vacancy rate (0.9%) and highlights the need for objective criteria in selecting occupations, despite 42.8% of companies r...
Spain's Ministries Clash Over Expanding Foreign Worker Recruitment
Spain's Ministry of Inclusion seeks to expand the catalog of hard-to-fill jobs to boost foreign worker recruitment, clashing with the Ministry of Labor, which cites a low overall vacancy rate (0.9%) and highlights the need for objective criteria in selecting occupations, despite 42.8% of companies r...
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36% Bias Score