Since yesterday, Spain holds the key to nuclear fusion: The Granada particle accelerator is...
Yesterday was a crucial day for IFMIF-DONES (International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility DEMO-Oriented Neutron Source). This major scientific project is closely linked to ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor), the experimental nuclear fusion reactor being built by a European-led international consortium in Cadarache, France.
Catalonia closes its foreign office in Israel in protest against the massacre in Gaza
The Generalitat government has decided to close its foreign delegation in Israel in protest against the Israeli offensive in Gaza. This decision will be officially announced next Wednesday, before the start of the plenary session in Parliament.
Spain’s new immigration rules come into force
The immigration reform came into force on May 20, 2025. Although progress has been made in regularizing people in irregular administrative situations and moving them in the right direction, we believe that the new regulations remain inadequate and exclude part of the migrant population in Spain.
A Ukrainian is shot dead near the American School in Pozuelo de Alarcón
A 52-year-old Ukrainian man died on Wednesday after being shot multiple times in the middle of the street near the American School in the Madrid municipality of Pozuelo de Alarcón.
Can a pedestrian reserve a parking space for a vehicle in Spain?
Finding parking spaces in busy or central areas can prove nearly impossible or extremely complicated. Faced with this challenge, however, some citizens in Spain are resorting to the controversial trick of "reserving" a parking space for one driver and denying other vehicles access.
Disposing of used cooking oil via the sink can be punished in Spain with...
Disposing of used cooking oil down the sink is a more common practice in many Spanish households than one might assume – often due to ignorance. However, this seemingly harmless act not only constitutes a serious violation of applicable law but also causes significant environmental damage.
The “Gaza Law,” a warning from the Spanish Congress to Netanyahu
In the United States, it is customary to name laws after the member of Congress who initiated them – a well-known example is the Helms-Burton Act to tighten the Cuba embargo. However, the 2007 reform of the law on the control of foreign trade in defense and dual-use goods, which the Spanish Congress debated on Tuesday
Spain’s reservoirs, after 12 weeks of growth at the highest level of the last...
Water reserves in Spain continue to rise, now recording their twelfth consecutive week of growth. Last week, reservoir capacity increased by 0.33 percentage points, bringing the total to 77.4% of their capacity.
In Alicante, the National Police rescued the driver of a car that was about...
National Police officers in Alicante managed to save the life of a 48-year-old woman. They prevented her from plunging her vehicle off a cliff near a popular beach. The dramatic operation was carried out by forces from the Citizens' Action Group (GAC) of the Provincial Public Security Brigade
Environmental pollution to this day: An accident at a nuclear reactor in the heart...
What may sound like the script of a science fiction film is a true story: On November 7, 1970, a serious accident occurred in the experimental nuclear reactor in the university city of Madrid. Dozens of liters of radioactive liquid escaped through a drain into the sewer system. From there, the contamination traveled via the Manzanares, Jarama, and Tajo rivers to the sea near Lisbon