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Property costs in Spain rise by 13.1% over the last three months of 2025

EXPLAINER: Why house prices in Spain are rising twice as much as EU average

REAL property costs in Spain rose by 13.1% ‘year-on yr’ within the final three months of 2025, in keeping with property appraisal firm Tinsa by Accumin. The appraiser described the scenario as ‘”a continuation of the acceleration of residential costs’ that’s taking out extra from household revenue to spend on mortgages. Demand has benefited from beneficial situations to get a …

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One in every of Spain’s biggest-ever VAT scams netted €300m for hydrocarbon companies who laundered money overseas

One of Spain’s biggest-ever VAT scams netted €300m for hydrocarbon firms who laundered cash abroad

FIVE folks have been arrested throughout Spain for defrauding the Tax Company out of €300 million in VAT inside the hydrocarbons sector. It’s one of many largest VAT scams ever uncovered within the nation. The Tax Company uncovered a ‘huge and sophisticated’ construction made up of as much as 38 corporations designed to defraud them out of VAT and to …

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Christmas meals procuring basket prices on common 5% extra this 12 months in Spain

Christmas food shopping basket costs on average 5% more this year in Spain

FESTIVE meals prices have risen by a median of 5.1% in Spain this Christmas in comparison with 2024, in line with the OCU client organisation. Seven key objects within the OCU’s Christmas basket have reached document worth ranges. The annual meals worth research tracks 16 well-liked festive meals items throughout municipal markets, supermarkets and hypermarkets in Albacete, Bilbao, Madrid, Malaga, …

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Milder winter ‘than normal’ predicted by weather forecasters in Spain

Showers with hail coming to parts of Spain from Friday as sunny weather ends- for now! - CSN News

Aemet, the Spanish state weather agency, predicts a milder winter than usual. It said that was the ‘most likely scenario’ for December, January, and February. Aemet’s seasonal report says it is likely that ‘temperatures will be above average throughout the country, with a probability of 60% on the mainland and 70% in the islands’. READ MORE RUBEN DEL CAPO, AEMET …

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Revealed: Spain’s cheapest and most expensive areas for a traditional ‘Menu del Dia’

Revealed: Spain’s cheapest and most expensive areas for a traditional ‘Menu del Dia’

THE Canary Islands offer the country’s cheapest Menu del Dia coming in at an average price of €13 per head, according to a study conducted by Hosteleria de España. In contrast, the Balearic Islands are the most expensive for the traditional cut-price meal, costing €16 on average. The second cheapest menu is in the Asturias region with an average cost …

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Spain’s top prosecution official is banned for a period of two years, after leaking details about the boyfriend to Madrid mayor

Spain’s top prosecutor is banned for two years after leaking information about boyfriend of Madrid mayor

The Attorney General of SPAIN has been found guilty of leaking information that was confidential about a partner of a major rival. Supreme Court bans Alvaro Garcia Ortiz for 2 years from his post. The verdict is a blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who defended García Ortiz during the months long probe and trial. READ MORE CONVICTED GARCIA ORTIZ …

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Spain wants music festival managers who prevent fans from bringing in their own food or drink to be fined

Spain wants to fine music festival bosses who ban fans from bringing their own food and drink

AN UNNAMED ‘major’ music festival promoter’ in Spain could be fined up to €1 million for not allowing people to bring in their own food and drink to a venue. Consumer Affairs Ministry is bringing the action. The article 47.1 of the General Law for the Defence of Consumers and Users is broken. READ MORE BENICASSIM, ONE OF SPAIN’S BEST …

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The Love-hug Gang stole watches and jewellery from victims in Spain by sending items to Romania

Love-hug gang stole jewellery and watches from victims across Spain with items sent in parcels to Romania

POLICE in Spain and Romania in association with Europol have busted a ‘love-hug’ robbery gang that stole items from people in streets across Spain. The family-run team sent jewelry and watches back in Romania. Twelve people were arrested for 41 thefts, and four violent robberies. READ MORE Love-Hugger Arrested in Spain In Spain (2) and Romania (23), 25 addresses were …

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Bogus crowdfunding scheme cheated small investors out of €7.7m in Spain

Dangerous escaped mental patient from Belgium is recaptured at Costa Blanca hospital

DOZENS of small investors in Spain were conned out of €7.7 million via a bogus crowdfunding scheme between 2022 and 2024. Six people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in A Coruña and Madrid.. A dozen bank accounts have been blocked as well as the seizure of a property worth €60,000. READ MORE POLICIA NACIONAL PROBE Advertisements were placed …

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How to avoid mosquito bites in Spain this summer – and why the bloodsuckers target some more than others

How to avoid mosquito bites in Spain this summer – and why the bloodsuckers target some more than others

It’s prime mosquito season in Spain. They affect people differently and there are a variety of ways to combat them. These pests choose their human victims based on factors such as body heat, skin smell, humidity or even the way a person appears. Allergy expert, Isabel Fernandez de Alba, told El PaisPeople who release higher amounts of certain substances tend …

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