Spain's men's football team plays Portugal in Dallas on Monday at 9:00 p.m. on La 1, seeking a quarterfinal spot. The match is Spain's first major test of the tournament and a chance for revenge against a Portugal side coached by Spanish coach Roberto Martínez.
Annual rental payments in Spain have doubled to 28 billion euros, about 1.6% of GDP, affecting 10 million tenants. Meanwhile, property sellers list homes at an average 34.3% above final transaction prices—a gap that narrows to 8.2% in Barcelona and 10.7% in Madrid. The national average sale price in April was €2,046/m², while listings averaged €2,748/m².
The government's Integration Plan 2026-2030 projects that 41.9% of immigrants will remain at risk of poverty by the end of the decade, a modest 1.7 percentage-point drop from 2024. The plan sets ten targets in employment, education, and housing. The recent extraordinary regularization process received 1.17 million applications—double the expected number.
The electoral census of absent residents (CERA) has grown 20% since October 2022 to 2.7 million. With 2.4 million nationality applications pending and a denial rate below 2%, the total could reach nearly 5 million—equivalent to the electorate of Madrid province. Past participation was around 10%, but the expansion could reshape election outcomes and political representation.
Self-employed workers in Spain can claim up to 1,825 days (five years) of pension credit for periods of parental leave without paying additional contributions. Mothers receive 112 days per child after birth if they stopped working; parents can get up to 270 days per child for interruptions between nine months before birth and six years after. The credits boost the pension amount but do not count toward the 15-year minimum contribution period.
The MoMo monitoring system attributed 153 deaths in early July to high temperatures, following 937 recorded in June. The heatwave also fueled several active wildfires, prompting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to deploy UME military emergency units and MITECO environmental teams. Sánchez urged the public to be cautious as the heat persists.
OPEC+ ministers agreed to increase oil production by 188,000 barrels per day starting August 1, the fifth consecutive monthly rise. The move, backed by Saudi Arabia, Russia, and others, aims to stabilize global markets and could ease fuel prices in Spain, lowering transportation costs.
The Fiscal and Financial Policy Council (CPFF) met Monday for the first time under new Minister Arcadi España to agree on deficit and debt limits for next year's budget. PP-led regional governments plan to raise the issue of the debated financing reform, but it is not on the official agenda. Approving the fiscal path is a prerequisite for the national budget, affecting public spending on services.
Spain's Foreign Ministry confirmed that 35 Spaniards have died, 140 remain missing, and 11 are still trapped under debris following the double earthquake in Venezuela. The tragedy affects families with ties to Venezuela but has limited direct impact in Spain.
Juanma Moreno took office for his third consecutive term as president of Andalusia after forming a government pact with Vox. He pledged to follow the 'Andalusian way' of dialogue and expressed hope for a productive legislative term. The political direction could influence regional policies affecting foreign nationals.
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