Spain

Spain

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Police arrest La Diabla, one of the most wanted fugitives in Spain

The Nomad Today 12/4/21

Spanish authorities accuse Leudis Isaac Corro Camacho, who is transgendered, of human trafficking, money-laundering and forming a criminal organization

Spain

MONARCHY

Juan Carlos faces a possible second Christmas away from Spain

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/3/21

The 83-year-old father of King Felipe VI has been living in exile away from wife Sofia and the rest of the family in the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi for almost a year and a half

31 August 2021, Spain, Mercadal: Beachgoers enjoy the Mediterranean sea at the sunny Cavalleria beach at Menorca's north coast. Photo: Matthias Oesterle/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Tourism

TOURISM

Sun-seeking Brits and Germans boost tourist arrivals to Spain

The Nomad Today 12/3/21

Spain received 5.1 million tourists in October, which is 402.1% more year-on-year.

16 November 2021, Austria, Voesendorf: A policeman checks the covid passport of a citizen amid lockdown imposed by the authorities on unvaccinated people. Photo: Hans Punz/APA/dpa.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Links to obtain the Covid passport in Spain, region by region

The Nomad Today 12/2/21

Find in this article the relevant links to download the health passport through the state Ministry of Health or from the electronic services of your autonomous community

02 September 2021, Spain, Manacor: A woman stands on the closed off beach of Cala Mendia in Manacor on Mallorca. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

The first case of Omicron in Mallorca is a Swiss woman

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/2/21

Several cases of Omicron had already been registered on the Spanish mainland in previous days

woman smiling smile business project by Pixabay.

Work

WORK IN SPAIN

Spain unemployment fell to pre-pandemic levels in November

The Nomad Today 12/2/21

The total number of people registered as unemployed in Spain decreased by 826,102 in the last nine months

29 November 2021, Spain, Madrid: Spanish director Fernando Leon de Aranoa and Spanish actor Javier Bardem pose for pictures after being nominated for the 36th edition of the Goya Awards. Photo: José Oliva/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Lifestyle

SPANISH CINEMA

These are the favorite films to win the Spanish Goya Awards

The Nomad Today 12/1/21

Fernando León de Aranoa's 'The Good Boss' is the movie that will represent Spain in the competition for the Hollywood Academy Oscars

24 November 2021, Bavaria, Munich: An inspector of the Munich public transport company (MVG) checks the digital vaccination certificate of a woman at the entrance to the underground station at Stachus during a focal point inspection for compliance with the 3G rules in public transport (PNV). From Wednesday, those who want to travel by bus and train must be vaccinated, recovered or tested for Coronavirus. Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa.

Coronavirus

Spanish regions requesting Covid passport during December long weekend

The Nomad Today 12/1/21

This is, as of today, the map and the current situation in the different Spanish autonomous territories

11/30/2021. The Minister of Territorial Policy and Government Spokesperson, Isabel Rodríguez, the First Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño, and the Minister of Science and Innovation, Diana Morant, have appeared at a press conference at the end of the meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spain approves suspension of flights from southern African countries

The Nomad Today 12/1/21

Flights can only be made from airports in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe to airports in Spain if they transport exclusively Spanish or Andorran nationals…

A woman walks with a child through the center of Barcelona. Photo: Pixabay.

Property

PROPERTY

Home mortgage signing soars in Spain and sets 10-year record

The Nomad Today 11/30/21

The autonomous regions that registered the highest number of home mortgages signed in September were Andalusia, Madrid, Catalonia

Spain

TRAGEDY

Four dead in fire in Barcelona, two young children among victims

The Nomad Today 11/30/21

All the victims belonged to the same family

A retired couple on vacation in Ibiza. Photo: Pixabay.

Work

INFLATION

This is how Spanish pensions will increase in January 2022

The Nomad Today 11/30/21

In addition to the increase, the government will allocate 1,900 million euros in January to compensate pensioners with a one-off payment for the deviation of inflation

29 November 2021, Czech Republic, Trutnov: An employee of the microbiological laboratory of the Trutnov Hospital evaluates tests for COVID-19. The first case of the coronavirus variant Omicron in the Czech Republic has been confirmed after further laboratory tests. Photo: Taneèek David/CTK/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spain confirms first case of Omicron variant

The Nomad Today 11/29/21

"The patient is fine," says the hospital's infectious diseases lab

29 November 2021, United Kingdom, London: People wearing masks walking in Westminster following the announcement of the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson the reintroduction of masks in indoor spaces and some travel restrictions as the first cases of the Omicron variant were detected in the UK. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire/dpa.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Spain will tighten restrictions for UK travelers from 1 December

The Nomad Today 11/29/21

Negative tests or certificates of having overcome the disease will no longer be valid to enter the country

Shopping cart in a supermarket. Photo: Pixabay.

Economy & Business

CONSUMER PRICES

Inflation in Spain set new record due to rising food and fuel prices

The Nomad Today 11/29/21

Spanish public pensions will rise 2.5% in 2022 if this 5.6% rise in the advance of the CPI is confirmed on 15 December, when the INE publishes the final data