Aena's €13 billion airport expansion could push average rents up by €217 per year over five years, according to Transport and Environment. That equals about €18 per month, and the study expects much larger rises in the most tourist-heavy areas. It draws on existing literature, including a Bank of Spain report, showing rents absorb 70–80% of house purchase price increases. Aena is investing €13 billion to expand Spanish airports.
Spain's child protection system faces pressure, with 1,898 unaccompanied migrant minors remaining in Ceuta as of July 30. The ordinary capacity is 17,081 places, and the minors must be taken into Spanish care unless legal requirements for return to their families are met. Morocco's Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi threatened to suspend the extradition agreement with Spain, criticizing the mass regularization approved by Pedro Sánchez's government. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska dismissed the threat, saying cooperation with Morocco on extraditions has always been extraordinary.
July inflation reached 3.6% as diesel prices jumped 15.7% year-on-year, crossing the 15% threshold set in Real Decreto-ley 18/2026. The safeguard clause under the Plan de Respuesta automatically raises the diesel fuel tax rebate to 20 cents per liter in September instead of the 5 cents initially planned. Gasoline rose 7.3% year-on-year and remains under the ordinary gradual withdrawal, with a 5-cent rebate in September. Electricity posted an annual rate of 8.4%.
CCOO and UGT are calling for an urgent social dialogue meeting to update the SMI, Spain's minimum wage, after July inflation reached 3.6%. The SMI rose 3.1% this year to €1,221 gross per month, but prices have outpaced that increase. Around 2.5 million workers receive the minimum wage.
Italy will keep its suspension of Schengen rules with Spain until the risk of mass irregular entries completely diminishes, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said. The concern centers on a possible new mass irregular entry into Spanish territory around August 15. Temporary border controls between the two countries could disrupt travel around the holiday.
Shein said it will raise prices in Europe to partly offset the EU's €3 tax on packages under €150 from third countries, in force since July 1. The company disclosed the plan in a filing for its Hong Kong stock exchange debut. Temu and AliExpress have not yet commented or announced a strategy. Spain receives more than 180 million such packages per year, and 59% of EU packages originate in China.
Vueling will restart flights between Madrid and Barcelona on October 5, 2026, after suspending the route in April 2025. It will offer 10 weekly flights initially, rising to 11 from October 11 when Saturday flights are added. Tickets are already on sale through March 29, 2027. The airline says the route is a response to higher demand, particularly from business travelers.
A wildfire near Riglos in Aragon has put both the Old and New monasteries of San Juan de la Peña at serious risk, forcing evacuations in 12 populated areas. Flames reached the upper part of the Old Monastery but did not damage its structure. Emergency crews set a backfire in the New Monastery meadow to protect the building, and the UME recovered the remains of the kings of Aragon. The fire has a 58-kilometer perimeter and continues to advance.
More than 530 people across eleven autonomous communities received medical attention after the total solar eclipse, mainly for mild eye discomfort, dizziness, and heat stroke. Madrid's health service recorded 101 eclipse-related cases by 9:00 on Thursday, while Osakidetza treated 58 people in the Basque Country. The Canary Islands count had not yet been included.
Ferrovial will delist from Euronext Amsterdam after its last session on September 10, 2026, with the delisting effective on September 11. It will continue trading on the Nasdaq and Spanish exchanges, where average volumes reached 59.21% and 40.63%, respectively. The company moved its headquarters to the Netherlands in 2023 to support its US listing. Chaired by Rafael del Pino, Ferrovial notified the CNMV and said the move simplifies its listing structure.
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