Spanish beach body campaign uses model’s image without permission
A Spanish body positivity campaign The Summer is Ours has raised eyebrows, after it was revealed that one of the artists involved used images and text that she did not … Read More
Tag: Spain
Tieless Pedro Sánchez asks Spaniards to ditch the tie to save energy
Ditch the tie, save energy. That’s the new motto of Pedro Sánchez, Spain’s prime minister, who on Friday showed up tieless at a press conference and made the fashion appeal to … Read More
Energy poor in Spain struggle amid high inflation and heatwave
The situation for families and households struggling to pay their energy bills has worsened amid rising prices and the heatwave in Europe. Monica Guiteras Blaya works in Barcelona with Enginyeria … Read More
‘It’s a total mess’: Opposition mounts against the EU’s 15% gas reduction plan
Opposition is growing against the European Commission’s proposed plan to voluntarily reduce gas consumption by 15% from now until next spring, with Southern countries leading the opposition. National ministers are … Read More
Spain’s Pamplona festival bull run leaves 2 men gored
The third bull run of Pamplona’s San Fermín Festival ended Saturday with the event’s first gorings of the year. Two men were injured in the leg by a bull horn, … Read More
San Fermín celebrates running of the bulls but is the controversial fiesta in decline?
Fighting bulls charge down the narrow winding streets of Pamplona, Spain as thousands of runners take their lives in their hands. San Fermín, the world-famous bull-running festival, finally returned on … Read More
Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession ‘to be fastest in history’
The accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO is “the fastest” in the alliance’s history and will take months, rather than years, to complete, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told Euronews. The … Read More
Does NATO’s collective defence apply to Ceuta and Melilla?
When the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded back in 1949, member states, still reeling from World War II’s devastation, decided to establish a core principle to guide the … Read More
Meet the sex workers against Spain’s bid to crack down on prostitution
Linda came to Spain 23 years ago after getting “a tip” that it was a good place to make money as a sex worker. Pregnant by a partner who abandoned her … Read More
Gas prices will stay high until Ukraine victory
American drivers will have to endure high gas prices for “as long as it takes” for Ukraine to defeat Russia’s invasion, President Biden told reporters in Spain Thursday. At the … Read More
