The Council of Transparency and Good Governance has ordered the Foreign Ministry to report how many people obtained Spanish nationality under the 2007 Historical Memory Law and the 2022 Democratic Memory Law. The 2022 law includes the 'ley de nietos' (grandchildren's law) route for descendants of Spaniards. The ruling could clarify how many people have used these nationality pathways.
Homeless people in Ibiza, some with jobs, are sleeping among niches and tombstones in local cemeteries. The Sant Josep council closed the cemeteries and a sports center to stop the practice after complaints from families and neighbors. Foreigners pay almost double what local residents pay for housing in the Balearic Islands.
Patients in Spain waited an average of 121 days for surgery at the end of 2025, with more than 850,000 people awaiting an operation. Manuel, 79, has been waiting over a year and a half for knee surgery due to osteoarthritis and fears ending up in a wheelchair.
Spain's Official State Gazette (BOE) published an Interior Ministry order extending controls at ports and airports for passengers arriving from Italy from September 23 to October 7. Italy initially imposed controls on travelers from Spain after the Ceuta migration crisis, when more than 80,000 people crossed the border; Spain responded with similar checks. The controls will be lifted automatically on October 7 unless a new reasoned order is issued.
The Spanish government has activated more than 6,000 reception places in Ceuta, but thousands of migrants remain without shelter. Ceuta's president, Juan Jesús Vivas, blocks transfers of minors to the mainland, drawing direct accusations from Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez after 50 days of clashes. Separately, the Audiencia Nacional admitted a police union appeal against a migrant reception facility at Ceuta's port.
The government has approved its first occupational health protocol for workers exposed to radon, a colorless, odorless, carcinogenic gas. It covers workers receiving doses above 6 millisieverts and applies to priority zones in more than 1,600 municipalities. In Galicia, where 91% of municipalities are priority zones, radon is linked to about 300 lung cancer deaths per year.
Iberdrola's La Muela pumped-storage hydro plant in Valencia can store up to 20 hours of electricity and produce up to 1,800 MW. It can reduce gas consumption by 12% on a sunny working day in September and supplies nearly 600,000 homes annually.
August inflation reached 4.3% in Spain and 3.9% in Aragon, driven by rising fuel prices. Economists and businesses in Aragon say they are concerned but not alarmed. Farmers are planning street protests over diesel costs.
A Bank of Spain report found that in Madrid, a 10% increase in NO2 emissions reduces housing prices by 0.65%, about 1,327 euros. A Complutense University study found a 0.08% price drop for each additional day above 35 degrees compared with the previous year. Buyers prefer areas less affected by pollution and extreme heat.
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