Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has been the most progressive European leader on migration, bucking his colleagues’ rightward shift. That stance has now left him politically exposed after thousands of migrants overran a Spanish enclave in Northern Africa.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has been the most progressive European leader on migration, bucking his colleagues’ rightward shift. That stance has now left him politically exposed after thousands of migrants overran a Spanish enclave in Northern Africa.
More than half of the 50,000 people who illegally crossed the Spanish border between an African enclave and Morocco have now left, Spain said as it faces mounting pressure from Europe to quickly reassert control.
More than half of the 50,000 people who illegally crossed the Spanish border between an African enclave and Morocco have now left, Spain said as it faces mounting pressure from Europe to quickly reassert control.
The Spanish government has ordered an emergency military deployment to one of the country’s two North African enclaves after thousands of immigrants entered illegally in recent days.
The Spanish government has ordered an emergency military deployment to one of the country’s two North African enclaves after thousands of immigrants entered illegally in recent days.
Multiverse Computing SL is raising $570 million in a funding round that is set to boost its valuation to $1.7 billion, as investors flock to companies aiming to make it cheaper to use artificial intelligence.
Multiverse Computing SL is raising $570 million in a funding round that is set to boost its valuation to $1.7 billion, as investors flock to companies aiming to make it cheaper to use artificial intelligence.
Private equity firm Portobello Capital is delaying its sale of Spanish legal-tech firm Legálitas due to concerns by prospective investors that artificial intelligence will disrupt the sector, according to people familiar with the matter.
Private equity firm Portobello Capital is delaying its sale of Spanish legal-tech firm Legálitas due to concerns by prospective investors that artificial intelligence will disrupt the sector, according to people familiar with the matter.
Cosco has been awarded a 50-year port concession in Tarragona on the east coast
A crane at the Chancay Megaport under construction in Chancay, Peru, on Monday, July 22, 2024. For centuries, control of the world's biggest shipping centers helped expand empires, spark and settle wars, ease poverty and build middle classes while giving international companies access to cheap workers and cash-flush consumers in distant markets. Photographer: Angela Ponce/Bloomberg
Cosco Shipping Holdings Co. will use a terminal it acquired in eastern Spain mainly for car imports, underlying the country’s growing importance for Chinese automobile manufacturers.
Cosco Shipping Holdings Co. will use a terminal it acquired in eastern Spain mainly for car imports, underlying the country’s growing importance for Chinese automobile manufacturers.
The European Union will need to provide farmers with several billion euros of funding to prevent crop cutbacks following a surge in fertilizer costs caused by the Iran war, Spain Agriculture Minister Luis Planas said.
The European Union will need to provide farmers with several billion euros of funding to prevent crop cutbacks following a surge in fertilizer costs caused by the Iran war, Spain Agriculture Minister Luis Planas said.
A wholesale fertilizer distributor in Spain. Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg
Germany and Spain are leading opposition to European Commission plans to ban Chinese technology suppliers from telecom networks as part of new cybersecurity rules, according to people familiar with the negotiations.
Germany and Spain are leading opposition to European Commission plans to ban Chinese technology suppliers from telecom networks as part of new cybersecurity rules, according to people familiar with the negotiations.
Spanish police seized information from the ruling Socialist Party’s headquarters, as part of a broad criminal investigation that’s gripping the country and roiling the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
Spanish police seized information from the ruling Socialist Party’s headquarters, as part of a broad criminal investigation that’s gripping the country and roiling the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
The Socialist Party’s headquarters in Madrid, on May 27.
Spanish utility Cox ABG Group SA took a bridge loan to help fund a $4.2 billion asset acquisition in Mexico and placed shares as collateral.
A wind turbine at the Puylobo wind farm, operated by Iberdrola SA, in Zaragoza, Spain, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. Spanish energy giant Iberdrola SA posted a slump in fourth-quarter earnings, denting its performance in a year marked by soaring profits from its expanding power networks business.
Zara owner Inditex SA is banking on diversification across brands and countries as well as artificial intelligence to spur growth at the world’s largest listed retailer, Chief Executive Officer Óscar García Maceiras said.
Zara owner Inditex SA is banking on diversification across brands and countries as well as artificial intelligence to spur growth at the world’s largest listed retailer, Chief Executive Officer Óscar García Maceiras said.
Indra Sistemas SA, the defense company backed by the Spanish government, is set to replace its top executive in the latest management shakeup after its controversial chairman stepped down last month.
Indra Sistemas SA, the defense company backed by the Spanish government, is set to replace its top executive in the latest management shakeup after its controversial chairman stepped down last month.
José-Vicente de los Mozos Photographer: Omar Havana/Getty Images
Telefónica SA shares jumped the most in almost three months as the Spanish carrier reported higher first-quarter earnings, boosted by growth in Brazil and easing competition in Spain.
Telefónica SA shares jumped the most in almost three months as the Spanish carrier reported higher first-quarter earnings, boosted by growth in Brazil and easing competition in Spain.
A Telefonica SA Photographer: Emilio Parra Doiztua/Bloomberg
A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is starting the process of evacuating passengers in Spain’s Canary Islands, almost a month after the contagious disease broke out.
A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is starting the process of evacuating passengers in Spain’s Canary Islands, almost a month after the contagious disease broke out.
TENERIFE, SPAIN - MAY 10: Guardia Civil boats surround the MV Hondius after docking in the Granadilla Port on May 10, 2026 in Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. The cruise ship MV Hondius, which had three passengers die from Hantavirus last month and eight more reported cases, arrived today in Tenerife, where the remaining passengers will be repatriated to their respective countries. At a press conference this week, representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) emphasized the outbreak of this rare virus did not constitute a pandemic, but it has stirred anxieties in the Canary Islands and elsewhere. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
The European Central Bank is carefully weighing its response to the Iran war and the impact on inflation to ensure it acts neither prematurely nor too late, President Christine Lagarde told Spain’s RTVE.
The European Central Bank is carefully weighing its response to the Iran war and the impact on inflation to ensure it acts neither prematurely nor too late, President Christine Lagarde told Spain’s RTVE.
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), during a rates decision news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, April 30, 2026. The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged, with officials signaling they need more time to assess the extent of the Iran war’s jolt to the economy.
The European Central Bank is carefully weighing its response to the Iran war and the impact on inflation to ensure it acts neither prematurely nor too late, President Christine Lagarde told Spain’s RTVE.
The European Central Bank is carefully weighing its response to the Iran war and the impact on inflation to ensure it acts neither prematurely nor too late, President Christine Lagarde told Spain’s RTVE.
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), during a rates decision news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, April 30, 2026. The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged, with officials signaling they need more time to assess the extent of the Iran war’s jolt to the economy.