A total of 107 transport infrastructure projects will receive funding worth EUR 6.2 billion in EU grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU’s instrument for strategic investment in transport infrastructure. Of these, 11 projects are Spanish. More than 80% of the funding will support projects that provide a more efficient, environmentally friendly and […]
European Commission approves €680M in aid for the deployment of 5G mobile networks in Spanish rural areas
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €680 million Spanish scheme made available through the Recovery and Resilience Facility (‘RRF’) to roll out equipment and infrastructure for high-performing 5G standalone networks in underserved rural areas. The measure is part of Spain’s strategy to address the needs of citizens and businesses in […]
Spain submits a petition to revise the recovery and resilience plan and include a REPowerEU chapter
On June 6, Spain submitted a request to the Commission to amend its recovery and resilience plan, to which it wishes to add a REPowerEU chapter. The general amendments proposed by Spain would add 18 reforms and 25 new or expanded investments, and would involve more than €95 billion of additional RRM funding. The proposed […]
European Commission publishes June infringement proceedings package for Spain
The main decisions adopted by the Commission in relation to infringement proceedings in Spain are presented below. Jobs and social rights Reasoned opinions Employment: The Commission calls on GREECE, SPAIN and LUXEMBOURG to incorporate the Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions into national law The European Commission decided to send a reasoned opinion to […]
Postdoc position on Artificial Intelligence for the design of 5G/6G radiofrenquency devices in Granada
Description The SWAT lab at the University of Granada, in collaboration with Centro Universitario de Mérida at University of Extremadura, is offering a postoctoral position in the area of Artificial Intelligence for the design of 5G/6G radiofrenquency (RF) devices, radiopropagation and related fields. The position will be supervised by Dr. Juan F. Valenzuela, Dr. Pablo […]
The European Commission’s pavilion at the Madrid Book Fair will offer more than 60 activities
The Representation of the European Commission in Spain will participate in the 82nd edition of the Madrid Book Fair with the #PabellónEuropa. The European Union comes back for the second consecutive year with its activities, workshops and talks aimed at children, young people and adults, with the participation of more than 200 speakers and 60 […]
Spain amends tax law to improve European tax cooperation
The reform includes the transposition of the DAC Directive7 which obliges Member States to exchange information obtained through digital platforms. The Spanish Parliament has given final approval to the Bill amending the General Tax Law and other tax regulations that give effect to the transposition of the EU Directive 2021/514, known as DAC7. The final […]
Spain’s Alcarrás to compete for the LUX European Film Audience Award 2023
The five films competing for the LUX European Film Audience Award 2023 are Alcarràs, Burning Days, Close, The Triangle of Sadness and Will-o’-the-Wisp. The nominated films were announced during the European Film Awards ceremony in Reykjavík. Organised by the European Parliament and the European Film Academy in partnership with the European Commission and Europa Cinema, the LUX […]
Eurostat: Spain among EU countries with highest excess mortality in March 2023
In March 2023, excess mortality in the EU increased slightly compared with the previous month and stood at +0.3% above the baseline (average number of deaths for the same period in 2016-2019). This followed the positive developments of February 2023, when for the first time since February 2020 (pre-COVID-19 pandemic period), there was no excess mortality in the EU […]