Spain

The PP commits to reducing the VAT on housing to 4% for young people under 40 years old and to implementing a tax regime that facilitates access to property, allowing the postponement of payment of taxes associated with the purchase. #ViviendaJóvenes #IVA #PartidoPopular (translated)

The Balearic Parliament has approved a law that prohibits the use of the burka and niqab in public spaces, with fines that can reach up to 30,000 euros and prison sentences for those who force women to wear these garments, an initiative that must continue its processing in Congress to become law. #Burka #Niqab #DerechosDeLasMujeres (translated)

This Tuesday, Pope Leo XIV traveled to the city of Cordoba, the geographical center of Argentina, to participate in a tribute to the Argentine saints. "He was a true lover of the Lord," highlighted Leo XIV. Leo XIV thanked him for tirelessly traveling the land of this homeland to show so many people the way to heaven. #PapaLeónXIV #Santidad #FeCatólica (translated)

The article analyzes the General Strike for housing called for November 11, the first in 14 years, driven by the Tenants' Union and supported by various unions and social movements, addressing its importance and the rights that underpin it. #HuelgaGeneral #Vivienda #DerechosSociales (translated)

SoftBank has recorded net losses of 4.33 billion euros in the first fiscal half of 2026 due to the high costs associated with its investments in artificial intelligence, in contrast to the million-dollar profits of the previous year. #InteligenciaArtificial #SoftBank #Economía (translated)

The Álava Court has acquitted the two defendants in the case of the reported leaks in the Osakidetza exams of 2018, stating that it has not been proven that Dr. Alfredo Martínez Flórez provided the questions to his daughter-in-law Thais Salas, who obtained a high score, while also criticizing the organizational management of Osakidetza during the process. #Osakidetza #Oposiciones #Justicia (translated)

The Balearic Parliament has approved, with the support of PP and Vox, a law that prohibits the use of the burka and the niqab in public spaces, imposing fines of up to 30,000 euros, despite warnings about the risk of isolation for women that this entails. #ProhibiciónBurka #DerechosMujeres #Inmigración (translated)

The Spanish government has included for the first time political violence against women in its Strategic Equality Plan, which establishes measures against this type of violence and proposes the creation of an Observatory for Digital Misogyny and Political Violence, as well as measures to combat strategic lawsuits aimed at silencing women in public life. #ViolenciaPolítica #IgualdadDeGénero #MisoginiaDigital (translated)

"You have already heard from the MEPs of the Popular Party. They want to sabotage it as they have tried to do from the beginning. They want to vote against that treaty in the European Parliament and that represents a direct attack and sabotage on the well-being of the 300,000 residents of Cádiz in the Campo de Gibraltar," Albares stated, who is visiting Brussels where he will meet with several European commissioners. #Gibraltar #UE #JoséManuelAlbares (translated)

The National Court has decided to investigate the income of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero from businesses in Bolivia, rejecting a claim from the former president who argued that there was no justification to inquire into his activities. #Zapatero #AudienciaNacional #Corrupción (translated)