PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo is preparing a law to toughen access to Spanish nationality. Future applicants would face a harder language exam and a test on constitutional values. Naturalized citizens convicted of murder, sexual assault, terrorism, organized crime or repeat offenses could have their nationality revoked. The measure would apply if Feijóo reaches La Moncloa in 2027.
The JEC has accepted the Supreme Court's precautionary order regarding the 'ley de nietos' route under the Democratic Memory Law. It asked the Census Office and consular registries for reports to verify the exile link of people who obtained or are applying for Spanish nationality through this route. Naturalized citizens and applicants could have their files reviewed and called into question.
The 12-month Euribor daily rate rose to 3.3% after the ECB raised its reference rate to 2.5%. The provisional monthly average sits at 3.109%, a level not seen in two years. Variable-rate mortgage holders in Spain will pay more, with typical increases of around €84 per month on a €150,000, 25-year loan.
Spain reached 3,551,759 foreign workers registered with Social Security, representing 15.9% of the workforce. Foreign employment grew 15.7% over 12 months, adding nearly 500,000 jobs, while employment among Spanish nationals rose just 1.1%. About 71% of all new contributors in the past year are foreign.
Economist Gonzalo Bernardos links rising housing prices to a structural slowdown in residential construction. Construction represented just 5.35% of GDP in 2025, compared with 10.5% in 2007. Spain added about 241,000 new households from early 2025 to early 2026, but only 91,000 new housing units were registered. Prices and rents face continued upward pressure.
Brent crude rose 2.6% to $107.30, and European gas hit €83/MWh, its highest since late 2022, amid tensions over Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. The rise feeds into fuel, electricity and transport costs across Spain.
President Pedro Sánchez says about 200 migrants who entered Ceuta on July 30 are voluntarily returning to Morocco each day. The government aims to approach 10,000 active reception places and has asked Ceuta residents for patience and empathy while cases are processed. Sánchez called the situation a humanitarian crisis and admitted that capacity is not sufficient for the future.
Spain's competition authority has launched an Alias Registry that verifies senders of SMS, MMS and RCS messages to Spanish numbers. Entities must prove a link to their brand, trade name, company or domain to use an identifier. The system aims to cut smishing fraud by making fake bank and company texts harder to send.
The 12.5 kg butane cylinder will rise by 4.96% on Tuesday to €18.84, its highest price in four years. The increase reflects raw material and freight costs, partly offset by a hydrocarbon tax cut. Households in areas off the gas grid will pay more for cooking and heating.
Workers in Spain have an individual, non-transferable right to eight weeks of parental leave per child until the child turns 8. It can be taken continuously or discontinuously, full-time or part-time where allowed, with at least 10 days' notice. In practice, it operates as a suspension of the contract with job reservation, though details on pay remain incomplete.
Under the EU packaging regulation, Spain will introduce a deposit-return and refund system. Supermarkets, bars and restaurants will charge about 10 cents per bottle or can, refundable when containers are returned. The EU requires the collection of at least 70% of these containers; Spain collected only 41.3% of single-use plastic bottles in 2023.
The OECD estimates a 50% probability of another pandemic in the next 25 years. Spain's GDP could fall between 2.1% and 16.3%, equivalent to €35 billion to €275 billion in 2025 euros. The analysis covers five pandemic scenarios.
Isabel survived acute lymphoblastic leukemia at 15 and is now an emergency doctor at Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro in Vigo. Her sister Victoria, who was 11 at the time, works in cancer research to contribute to the field that saved Isabel's life. The story highlights Spain's public healthcare and research systems.
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