Spain sends more weapons and medical supplies to Ukraine
A Spanish Air Force plane is taking the military equipment today (Monday) and an armoured ambulance will be delivered later in the week
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All motorists in Spain to receive a reduction on the price of fuel
The government has announced a package of new measures to help households and businesses cope with the financial consequences of the war in Ukraine
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Bird of prey that attacked women and children in a Spanish town is captured
The Harris's hawk, with a one-metre wingspan, had escaped from a falconry fan and terrified the residents of Tobarra for several days
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Spain's Alberto Mielgo wins an Oscar for 'The Windscreen Wiper'
Seventy people worked on the short animated film, which took seven years to make and which he financed himself
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Hauliers: "It is impossible to cover costs, the situation is unsustainable"
The government's original promise of a 500-million-euro assistance fund didn't convince anyone. Professionals in the sector told SUR how the only thing that would help is a reduction in tax on fuel
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Mercadona responds to false rumours surrounding food shortages and prices
The Spanish supermarket chain has denied the fake news, but also urged customers to not stockpile items
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Change to traffic law cracks down on mobile phone use and regulates electric scooters
New rules affect all road users and many of the penalties for failing to comply are now more severe than before
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Costa fishing boats get back to work after strike over fuel prices is called off
Fresh local fish is due to be back in the markets today, Friday, after a three-day stoppage
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Spanish government agrees to reduce fuel prices, but the hauliers' strikes still continue
Prices will be discounted by 20 céntimos a litre and there will be 450 million euros of assistance for the sector. The measure will be in force until 30 June but can be extended if necessary
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Government proposes direct aid to end the hauliers' strike in Spain
The National Road Transport Committee calls on the government to increase fuel subsidies to one billion euros
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Europe is to create a 500-million-euro fund to help rebuild Ukraine
The EU is prepared to provide financial support to Kyiv once the war is over, through a fund set up especially for this purpose
Olatz Hernández | -
Changes to Spain's Covid isolation rules come into force next week
The Public Health Committee approved its Strategy for Monitoring and Control on Tuesday and will treat the coronavirus in a similar way to flu
Álvaro Soto | -
The clocks go forward this weekend, and summer time begins
Although the twice-yearly change of hour is now due to an EU Directive, Spain first began doing it back in 1940
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Russian troops take first Spanish prisoner in Ukraine, a 74-year-old humanitarian worker
The Valencian man has been doing humanitarian work in the country for the past seven years
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Spanish government offers 500-million-euro package to hauliers to halt the strike and safeguard food supplies
The move has been rejected by the minority group which called the protest, and other associations in the sector have now joined the action
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