Spain estimates blackout losses at up to €800m
April 30, 2025 04:08 PM
Investigation committee into power outage holds first meeting on Wednesday
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Spain launches official probe into blackout as court investigates possible 'cyberterrorism'
PM Sánchez vows incident "must never happen again" as Spain's National Court orders reports from Red Eléctrica and security agencies
April 29, 2025 03:48 PM
Government launches investigation into Red Eléctrica and Endesa post-blackout
Catalan president Salvador Illa believes that executive response was positive and up to the task
April 29, 2025 04:31 PM
Crisis meetings as fallout from power outage continues
Spanish PM thanks citizens for "responsibility and civic spirit"
April 29, 2025 10:25 AM
Spanish government considers 'strange' that 60% of power disappeared and does not rule out 'any possibility'
15GW of energy disappeared in five seconds, 60% of entire grid at the time
April 28, 2025 11:10 PM
Spain's PM Pedro Sánchez "does not rule out any hypothesis" to cause of power outage
Spain recovering electricity in some points of the country, including Catalonia
April 28, 2025 05:03 PM
Israeli arms contracts put strain on Spanish PM's defense plans
Delàs Center reports Spain has awarded 46 military contracts worth €1.04 billion to Israeli arms manufacturers since October 2023
April 25, 2025 01:14 PM
Spain cancels Israeli arms deal in U-turn after coalition tensions
Planned purchase of over 15 million bullets triggered rift between Socialists and Sumar
April 24, 2025 01:46 PM
Spain's defense budget set to reach 2% of GDP, Sánchez announces
Spanish government plans additional investment of €10.5 billion in 2025
April 22, 2025 02:01 PM
Catalan High Court suspends decision excluding Spanish as instruction language in Catalan schools
Instructions for 2022-2023 course from Department of Education excluded Spanish as language of instruction
April 16, 2025 10:33 AM
Story of longest-serving Catalan president's 'fall to hell' arrives in cinemas
Fictionalized 'Parenostre' follows former 23-year term leader Jordi Pujol and his family hours before announcing Andorran bank account
April 16, 2025 12:52 PM
‘Constitutionalist’ group claims 80% of Catalan city halls lack Spanish flag
Impulso Ciudadano names 97 municipalities with pro-independence flags on façades
April 14, 2025 07:30 PM
Supreme Court confirms no amnesty for Puigdemont over misuse of public funds
Tribunal upholds Judge Pablo Llarena’s decision on former president
April 10, 2025 10:02 AM
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