Spain

11/08/2021. The Minister of Territorial Policy and Government spokesperson, Isabel Rodríguez at the press conference after the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

POPULAR CONSULTATION

Government allows a referendum on merger of two Spanish cities

The Nomad Today 11/9/21

The permission will allow the Extremadura municipalities of Don Benito and Villanueva de la Serena to convene a popular consultation on their merger

FILED - 15 May 2020, Spain, Palma: A general view of the empty arrival area at Palma de Mallorca airport. Air traffic on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma has been suspended for an indefinite period due to a build-up of volcanic ash, as a relatively strong earthquake jolted residents and a fresh lava flow caused concern. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

Judge orders preventive detention of 12 fugitives from Palma plane

The Nomad Today 11/9/21

The decision to incarcerate them pending trial is due to the seriousness of the suspected crimes and the "high risk" that they will escape

15 August 2020, Spain, Palma: Passengers arrive at Palma de Mallorca airport. Germany has declared nearly all of Spain, including the island of Mallorca, as risky areas following a spike of coronavirus cases. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

Police investigate whether Palma plane deviation organized on Facebook

The Nomad Today 11/8/21

"Follow this plan: all the boys from Brooklyn to book a plane to Turkey that flies over Spain," reads a text posted by the administrator

06 November 2021, Spain, La Palma: Lava flows out of the volcano Cumbre Vieja, during its eruption in La Palma on the Canary Islands. Photo: Kike Rincón/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

VOLCANO ERUPTION

No end in sight got volcanic eruption on La Palma

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/7/21

On Sunday, a large black cloud of smoke stood above the still unnamed volcano in the Cumbre Vieja region in the south of the island

Still from the video published by Vox about what happened inside the plane after landing in Palma de Mallorca. Image: Jorge Campos Asensi.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

VIDEO: This is how passengers of Moroccan plane fled in Mallorca

The Nomad Today 11/7/21

Vox says that the video images prove that what happened at the Palma de Mallorca airport was the result of an organized plan

21 March 2021, Spain, Palma: A man stands at the exits for arriving flights at Palma de Mallorca airport. Airlines plan from Sunday after a long forced break to bring the first holiday makers from Germany to Majorca again. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa

FALSE DIABETIC COMA

Chaos at Mallorca airport after illegal migrants fake health emergency

Pablo Morilla 11/6/21

A group of more than 20 passengers on a flight from Morocco to Turkey enter Spain illegally after one of them feigned a diabetic coma

POLICE

Man arrested in Seville for producing child pornography

The Nomad Today 11/6/21

The police identified three underage girls, including his own daughter, as victims

CRIME

Spain crime rate falls to all-time low, but sexual assaults increase

The Nomad Today 11/5/21

Between January and September there were 1,601 penetrative sexual assaults (rapes), an increase of 30%

Applause and congratulations to the Minister of Finance, Maria Jesus Montero, after the vote on the Budget Bill for 2022. Photo: Eva Ercolanese/Psoe.

BUDGET 2022

Spain budget bill passes first Parliament vote with broad support

The Nomad Today 11/4/21

The coalition government formed by PSOE (Social Democrat) and Unidas Podemos (Left) had the support of its main partners, including some Catalan and Basque nationalists

CRIME

Thieves take millions in bitcoin in attack on Tuenti founder in Madrid

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/3/21

The criminals are suspected to have come from Eastern Europe

28 October 2021, Spain, La Palma: A group of people watch the lava flow and pyroclasts coming out of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma in the Canary Islands. The lava now covers a total of 911.6 hectares and has destroyed 2,183 buildings. Photo: -/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

ERUPTION

Schools closed, air travel disrupted as La Palma volcano belches ash

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/2/21

At this point, it is impossible to say when the eruptions will stop

ALL SAINTS DAY

Two dead, several wounded after shooting in Valencian cemetery

The Nomad Today 11/1/21

A shooting between Spanish Roma families ends in tragedy on All Saints' Day

30 October 2021, Italy, Rome: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks with US President Joe Biden at the start of a plenary session on day one of the G20 World Leaders Summit at Rome Convention Center (La Nuvola). Photo: Celestino Arce Lavin/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

G20 SUMMIT

Sanchez and Biden: half a minute of mutual affection

The Nomad Today 10/31/21

The US President was kind to Sanchez and had a brief but lively chat with him

VOLCANO

Strongest quake experienced since volcanic eruption on La Palma

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/30/21

The earth tremors registered a magnitude of 5 and were felt all over La Palma and partly also on other Canary Islands

CRIME

Outrage in La Rioja for murder of 9-year-old boy by repeat offender

The Nomad Today 10/29/21

The alleged murderer was convicted and served time for the murder of a woman in Logroño in 1998 and for a sexual assault in 1993.

IN SPAIN

70-year-old Finnish man arrested for killing, dismembering his partner

The Nomad Today 10/29/21

A homeless man found both legs and an arm of the victim inside a garbage container on a nearby street

26/10/2021 The Third Vice President of the Government and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera (L), the Minister of Territorial Policy and Government Spokesperson, Isabel Rodríguez (C), and the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Raquel Sánchez, during the press conference after the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

PROTECTION MEASURES

Spanish government extends 'social shield' until February 2022

The Nomad Today 10/27/21

The decree includes the extension of the guarantee of gas, water and electricity supply, a social benefit for vulnerable groups, the suspension of evictions and the request for postponement or…