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Thursday, 27th March 2025 at 8:19 The Spanish government approved the draft of a law to protect minors online. Among other measures, it raises the age limit for opening an account on social media or for subscribing any platform, from 14 to 16 years old. The Spanish government has approved the draft law for the protection of minors in digital …

Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 23:08 Most compulsory education teachers in Spain confess to losing their passion for their job. Over the past two decades, the number of people who are interested in entering or remaining in the teaching profession has decreased. Experts do not believe that the problem can be solved unless the educational administrations adopt very specific and comprehensive …

Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 22:49 | Updated 23:02h. Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs sanctioned low-cost airlines for “abusive business practices”. Now, another step is being taken to stop these abusive practices. The office of the state public prosecutor (‘Fiscalía’) has announced that it will defend consumers and air transport users in the high court that is handling the ongoing and …

Monday, 17th March 2025 at 18:47 Dmitry Zagumennikov is a renowned Russian guitar player who will be performing a Concert for Peace in La Herradura, on the Costa Tropical of Granada Province on Friday 21st. The concert takes place at 7.30pm on Friday 21 March in the auditorium of La Herradura’s Civic Centre. The event, organised by La Herradura-based British …

Monday, 17th of March 2025 18:34 Renfe, Adif and other unions called off strikes scheduled for this Monday as well six additional days (19, 24 and 26 March, 1 and 3 of April, and also 19 and 28 March). This would have led to the cancellations of nearly 1,400 trains. Their decision was made easier by an agreement that the …

Monday, 17 March 20, 25 at 18:28 A woman was able to recover 1,100 euros out of the 1,633 she had paid for “management charges” to an agency. This charge was deemed illegal after the recent change to the law on urban leases. The agency forced the tenant to sign two contracts, one with the landlord (standard lease contract) and …

Madrid’s court ordered an employer to pay 48,899.49 euro in compensation for dismissing an employee on the basis that they were running personal errands at work. The court also ruled that the decision by the company to terminate this worker was unjustified. He had worked for the Madrid-based fire safety maintenance company since 2021. He was expected to achieve a …

Spain’s pension system is less than one month away from its first test. Before 1 April, the independent authority for fiscal responsibilities (AIReF), will present a report assessing the effect of new measures aimed to delaying the retirement age and balancing pension books. This analysis will be crucial to know if it is necessary activate the ‘closure’ clause and take …

Butane gas is still used to heat homes in Spain despite the high cost. According to the Ministry for Ecological Transition & Demographic Challenge (Miteco), the market for these cylinders has shrunk. Data shows that the sales of cylinders have decreased by 50% in the past two decades to 700,000 tons per year. This is especially true in rural areas. …

In order to secure a mortgage, banks often ask their customers to purchase a life-insurance policy. This ensures that, in the case of a serious accident, the borrower will be able to repay the loan or, in the unfortunate event of the borrower’s death, that his heirs are not liable to pay any debts incurred by the mortgage. Is it …