Spain local news

The rise of anti-immigration parties in Europe shows that the far-right doesn’t have to be in power to push its agenda and influence policy making. The Local’s Conor Faulkner takes a look around the far-right parties shaping debate across the continent and looks at which party is the most extremist.

Spanish singer Rosalía released her highly anticipated fourth album, “Lux”, on Friday, a sweeping, spiritual work that marks a departure from her previous work.

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.

A new study on social exclusion in Spain has found evidence that the combination of rising property prices and job insecurity is shrinking the Spanish middle class and pushing people into economic precariousness.

From laws stopping ‘shrinkflation’ to reforms of the healthcare system, the Spanish government will struggle to pass new legislation after Catalan separatist party Junts withdrew its parliamentary support from the Socialist-led coalition.