UEFA confirms Spain vs Argentina Finalissima with Lionel Messi vs Lamine Yamal clash

Lionel Messi (via Getty Images) UEFA and CONMEBOL have revealed that the 2024 UEFA Euro winners, Spain, will take on the 2024 Copa América winners, Argentina, in the highly anticipated Finalissima 2025. The announcement was made at a joint session in …

Spain tells Airbnb to block 65,000 listings in tourism crack down

Spain’s government has ordered Airbnb to block more than 65,000 holiday listings on its platform over rule violations. The Spanish consumer rights ministry said that many of the 65,935 Airbnb listings it had ordered to be withdrawn did not include their …

France-Spain interconnection on track for 2028 says Red Eléctrica

A foundation stone has been laid for the future Cubnezais converter station for the Bay of Biscay electrical interconnection between France and Spain, confirming that the line is on schedule for commissioning in 2028, according to TSO Red Eléctrica. The …

‘Historic’ anti-tourism marches see hundreds of thousands protest across Spain 

TOURISTS were hiding in their hotels after the Canary Islands saw more 100,000 residents protesting against tourism. Protests took place in Tenerife, Fuerteventura, El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, and Lanzarote, with some other cities in Spain also seeing …

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Why you need to visit Spain’s Bilbao this year

BILBAO: Nervion River AS I sat at a computer on my first day of work experience on a local newspaper, my phone buzzed. An email appeared reading “British Council Language Teaching Assistant Placement”. It was an email I had waited on for months to find out …

Brits heading to Spain ‘will be able to use e-gates and skip queues’ as part of new UK-EU deal

THE UK is pushing for British passport holders to be able to use EU e-gates when entering Spain and other EU member states at the first post-Brexit UK-EU summit. EU relations minister Nick Thomas-Symonds confirmed the British government is discussing this …

Spain orders Airbnb to block more than 65,000 illegal short-term lets advertised on its app

Date Published: 19/05/2025   According to the Ministry of Social Rights, led by Minister Bustinduy, some 65,935 holiday apartments and houses spread across Spain were found to be “violating the various regulations on tourist accommodations.”   “The …

Spain orders Airbnb to block 65,000 holiday rentals over rule violations

Spain orders Airbnb to block nearly 66,000 holiday rental listings over rule violations

In recent months, tens of thousands of Spaniards have taken to the streets protesting rising housing and rental costs, which many say have been driven up by holiday rentals on platforms like Airbnb that have proliferated in cities like Madrid and Barcelona …

Spain Turns To Gas Power To Stabilise Grid After Blackout

(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Spain has increased reliance on its more expensive gas-fired power plants as it confronts challenges in maintaining grid stability following a nationwide blackout that exposed vulnerabilities in managing a surge of renewable …