Legal & Finance news & information for Spain

SPAIN'S new president Pedro Sánchez has given regional governments licence to spend extra cash this year by relaxing debt limits.

A WOMAN who took her son on holiday to Spain and never returned has been ordered to give him back to his father in the UK.

INSURANCE company customers will be given more information about costs, risks and cover from now on in a government move to ensure policyholders know what they are buying.

AROUND 1,400 women in Spain are fighting for compensation from German pharmaceutical giant Bayer after suffering serious and often permanent side-effects from an contraceptive coil.

RISING interest rates increases the risk of mental illness and aggravates existing conditions, according to the University of Sterling in Scotland.

PODEMOS members are among 15 MEPs who have signed a petition calling for Spain not to extradite HSBC whistleblower Hervè Falciani, saying that thanks to his actions, the European Union has recovered €3 billion in...

A WOMAN who was placed on a national debtors' register over a disputed Vodafone bill has been awarded €10,000 in compensation following a Supreme Court appeal.

TECHNICIANS from Spain's tax office have advised members of the public not to use the new mobile phone App designed for filing annual declarations, since it does not allow the user to amend the details on their...

ELECTRICITY board Endesa has been fined €30,000 for signing up seven customers without their knowledge or permission using deception.

MASS pensioner protests across the country have been planned for this coming Saturday (March 17), despite president Mariano Rajoy saying he would increase retirees' income once the budget was approved.

A VERDICT by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has found that burning photographs of the King of Spain comes under the heading of 'freedom of expression' and those who do so cannot be convicted of...

REGIONAL president of Madrid Cristina Cifuentes has announced a series of tax deductions for residents in and around the capital, including discounts on school expenses for the under-fours.