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When the Supreme Court adds to the lack of confidence in Spanish politics

In Spain 5th February 2024

Supreme Court prosecutor changes criteria after meeting with State Attorney General: no longer sees terrorism in the ‘Tsunami Democratic’ case

  After meeting with the State Attorney General – who is directly appointed by the Government – ​​the Supreme Court prosecutor, Álvaro Redondo, who until last summer saw signs of terrorism in the Tsunami Democratic case being instructed by Judge García Castellón, has changed his opinion and now he does not see the signs of terrorism that he did see before to accuse the fugitive Carles Puigdemont of them, who…

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Spanish economy 5th February 2024

Indra interested in taking control of Tess Defence

Link Securities| Indra (IDR) informed the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) that the current CFO of the Company, Mr. Borja García-Alarcón, has informed the company of his decision to leave his position at the end of February, following the preparation of the accounts and the presentation of results for the financial year 2023, in order to begin a new professional stage. Indra would like to thank Mr. García-Alarcón for his…

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Spanish economy 5th February 2024

Spain breaks new tourist record in 2023: up 18.7% to 85.1 M travellers, Catalonia, Balearics and Canaries most visited

CdM| Spain closed the year with a new record in tourist arrivals, as all forecasts had predicted. According to National Statistics Institute (INE) data published today, a total of 85.1 million tourists visited Spain in 2023, an increase of 18.7% over the previous year, reports Europa Press. Comparing this figure with 2019, before the pandemic, tourist arrivals were 1.9% higher. The British and French are at the head of tourist…

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Spanish economy 2nd February 2024

Number of unemployed in Spain increases by 60,404 people in January

Bankinter: The number of unemployed increased in January by 60,404 people, after falling in the last two months of last year (by 24,570 Nov-23 and 27,375 in Dec-23). The total number of unemployed stands at 2.77m people (up 2.2% month-on-month; down 4.8% year-on-year) and seasonally adjusted Social Security enrolment stands at 20.88m people (up 38.5 thousand in the month). Assessment: Employment figures increase in January, slightly above the average of…

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Spanish economy 2nd February 2024

CaixaBank posts profit of €4.82 billion in 2023, up 53.9%, and will pay €2.89 billion dividend

CaixaBank Group posted an attributable net profit of €4.82 billion in 2023, up 53.9% against the €3.13 billion reported in 2022. The Group serves 20.1 million customers through a network of around 4,200 branches located across all of Spain and Portugal and has more than €600 billion in assets. The Board of Directors has submitted a proposal to the General Shareholders’ Meeting for the payment of a cash dividend of…

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Spanish Politics 2nd February 2024

Campaign begins for Galician elections on February 18

This Friday the electoral campaign, which will last two weeks, begins in Galicia. Next February 18, Galicians are called to the polls. The polls predict that Alfonso Rueda, the current president – ​​in office – of the PP will win. But if he does not achieve an absolute majority, the PSOE, which appears in the polls as the third force, would support the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) to support its…

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Spanish economy 1st February 2024

Enagás estimates Spanish investment in H2Med at €1 billion, as it registers 650 green hydrogen projects

Norbolsa| The company estimates that the investments planned to achieve the Spanish hydrogen infrastructure total €4.9 billion (€1.2 billion in underground storage and €3.7 billion in infrastructures). In this sense, for H2Med, an investment of €2,5 billion was estimated, of which €1 billion would be Spanish investment. The company registered 650 hydrogen projects from a total of 206 companies in the “Call for interest” process it launched last September to…

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Spanish economy 1st February 2024

Norges Bank increases participation in Repsol’s capital by 0.88% to 5.417%

Norges Bank, which manages Norway’s sovereign fund, has reinforced its commitment to Repsol (REP) and has raised its stake in the energy company’s capital to 5.417%, its highest position since it joined the company. Specifically, the firm has increased its participation in Repsol by 0.88% of the capital from 4.535%, which was the last position it had communicated at the beginning of this month. At current market prices, this 5.417%…

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In Spain 1st February 2024

Minister of Agriculture tries to curb protests in coming weeks

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has called the majority agricultural professional organizations, Agrarian Association of Young Farmers (Asaja), Coordinator of Farmers and Livestock Organizations (COAG) and Union of Small Farmers and Livestock Growers (UPA), to a meeting at the Ministry headquarters this Friday, February 2 in an attempt to stop the protests planned for the coming weeks. The head of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, thus responds…

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Spanish economy 31st January 2024

Santander reports attributable profit of €11,076 million for 2023, up 15%

Santander achieved an attributable profit of €11,076 million in 2023, up 15% in current euros versus 2022, as strong growth in revenues, particularly in Europe, growth in customers and good cost control more than offset the expected year-on-year growth in provisions. In the fourth quarter, attributable profit increased 42% (+28% in current euros) versus the fourth quarter of 2022 to €2,933 million. Santander increased profitability and shareholder value, with a…