Madrid mayor slams plan to limit foreign property buyers, public transport discounts and rise in pensions and minimum wage return and more news from Spain on Wednesday January 29th.

Spain's top prosecutor on Wednesday denied leaking legal documents about the partner of the Madrid region's influential conservative leader, legal sources said, a case embarrassing Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

RYANAIR says its cutting flights at seven airports in Spain this summer and blamed 'excessive fees' charged by airport operator Aena. The budget carrier

Global tourism has fully recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2024 with 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals recorded worldwide.

The village was selected by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as one of the "Best Tourism Villages of 2022". (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua)■ International tourist arrivals rose by 11 percent in 2024,

Global tourism fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2024 with 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals recorded worldwide due to "robust" demand from key markets, UN Tourism said Monday.

Private school vouchers and other school choice initiatives would expand under an order coming from President Donald Trump telling government agencies to repurpose federal dollars.

President Donald Trump’s administration is offering buyouts to federal employees to quickly reduce the government workforce.

The origin of COVID-19 remains a mystery, five years after the pandemic that shook the world began. The World Health Organization has repeatedly called on China to be more transparent and share additional information,

Spanish unemployment fell last year to its lowest level since the 2008 global financial crisis as the tourism-driven service sector performed strongly, official data showed on Tuesday. The jobless rate in the European Union’s fourth-largest economy at the end of 2024 was 10.

Post-Covid growth in Spain was fuelled by strong service exports, population growth, and government consumption, despite a challenging inflationary and restrictive monetary policy environment. Looking ahead, Spain's economic growth drivers are expected to shift to private consumption and investment as credit becomes more affordable

Amid rising real estate prices, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wants to impose a 100% tax on property bought by foreign speculators. How does the plan compare with other countries where housing affordability is an issue?