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Spain pushes ahead with rural 5G internet rollout – with public cash funding new masts to close the ‘digital divide’

A NEW 5G rollout is underway in Spain in a bid to boost internet coverage in rural areas.  The scheme, named 5G Very Rural Networks, targets 5,000 areas across the entire country, home to a population of approximately 20,000 people. …

Revealed: The winners and losers of the ongoing war in Iran – as it emerges that Spain’s Ibex stock market has fallen almost 8% since the conflict began

MARKETS reel as Iran war sparks historic sell-off across global stocks Spain’s Ibex 35 has plunged almost 8% since the Iran conflict began, sending shockwaves through investors and global markets. The downturn follows attacks on Iran by the United States…

From Gibraltar to the Costa del Sol: How the region must ‘integrate to form a global super city and control a crucial world chokepoint in a new age of great power rivalry’

A STRETCH of coastline from Gibraltar to Malaga could one day transform into a powerful Mediterranean ‘super city’, experts have claimed. The ambitious vision, put forward by El Confidencial journalist Fernando Caballero Mendizabal, would see towns and cities across the…

Spain considers drastic Covid-era measures – including a return to remote working – as Hormuz Strait crisis sparks fears of 1970s-style oil shock

SPAIN is bracing for a severe economic shock as the escalating crisis in the Middle East effectively shuts down the Strait of Hormuz. The critical 34-kilometre-wide maritime chokepoint between Iran and Oman has been paralysed by military conflict and drone…

Brit in Spain advises against going autonomo as crackdown continues – now Bizum payments will be inspected

A BRITISH resident in Barcelona has warned expats against self-employment in Spain as millions of bank accounts nationwide face unprecedented scrutiny from the national tax agency starting next year. In an interview with The iPaper, seafood consultant Neil Wendover, originally…

High-speed train link between Spain and Portugal’s capitals confirmed- but it could take up to nine years to launch

SPAIN, Portugal, and the European Commission (EC) have struck a deal for a high-speed train link between Madrid and Lisbon to launch by 2034 with a journey time of just three hours. A ‘conventional’ five-hour link between the two capitals will…