Legal & Finance news & information for Spain

LEFTIST Unidas Podemos has won its first debate with its socialist (PSOE) coalition partners – a request to change the Criminal Code so that only consciously-consenting sexual relations can be considered as such.

BANKS are now longer allowed to charge an overdraft fee in addition to non-payment interest following a landmark verdict by the Supreme Court brought by a customer of a Basque Country-based high-street entity.

A WOMAN whose husband signed up for credit without her permission or knowledge has been absolved from paying back the debt in a Supreme Court (pictured) verdict that will set a precedent for similar cases.

EUROZONE interest has hit a new low and is expected to break all records at the close of August, having dropped to -0.354%.

SPAIN'S government is in the process of reviewing 8,500 State pensions after the Constitutional Court scrapped calculation methods for part-time workers on the grounds that this discriminated against women.

SPAIN'S tax authorities have wiped out all debts owing by individuals and companies for €3 or less, according to a communication released today (Tuesday).

ANYONE who still has Spain's old currency in their possession has until the end of next year to change it for its equivalent in euros at the Bank of Spain - but depending upon how old and collectible the coins are,...

DEBIT card use has soared in Spain so far this year and cashpoints are having to be adapted to offer other functions besides withdrawing notes, according to the Bank of Spain.

HOMEOWNERS with a mortgage due for its annual review this week will see their monthly payments drop again now that the Euribor is set to end July at a new historic low.

SPAIN'S economy minister Nadia Calviño is among the top five candidates for taking over running the International Monetary Fund (FMI) when its existing chair, Christine Lagarde, leaves.

A WELCOME change in the pension contribution system means part-time workers will no longer have to spend longer in employment to qualify for an earnings-based retirement fund – a move that is expected to affect around...

ANYONE signing for a new mortgage since Monday will have noticed a dramatic change in processes now that legislation has introduced a complete overhaul of the home loan system covering who pays what, how applications...