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Ambitions plans to launch a new high-speed rail service between Madrid and Lisbon promise to cut journey times to just three hours. ​Read More ​The Local Spain

Spain on Thursday backed strengthening EU-Morocco ties, which took a hit after the bloc's top court cancelled trade deals with its strategic neighbour over a disputed north African territory. ​Read More ​The Local Spain

Spain's Minister for Children and Youth has proposed lowering the voting age to 16. But the idea ruffles feathers on the Spanish right and even within its own government coalition, with questions over why and how it could be done. ​Read More ​The Local Spain

Spain's justice minister said Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife Begoña Gómez broke no rules in hiring an assistant as he testified on Wednesday in a corruption investigation against her, legal sources said. ​Read More ​The Local Spain

Faced with a housing crisis, the regional government in the Balearic Islands has approved plans to allow new construction on rural land and speed up planning processes. ​Read More ​The Local Spain

Foreigners are increasingly moving to Spain's Balearic Islands but not paying their fair share of taxes as residents, the country's tax authorities have warned. ​Read More ​The Local Spain

Spanish police said Wednesday they have uncovered an illegal underground firing range they suspect was operated by a weapons trafficking ring that supplied assault rifles and other arms to drug gangs. ​Read More ​The Local Spain

Clad in a traditional white tunic and purple sash, four-year-old Thiago could barely contain his excitement before taking part as a drummer in a Spanish Easter procession thronged by thousands. ​Read More ​The Local Spain

U.S. treasury demands Spain increases defence spending, record number of foreigners paying into Spain's social security system, and more news from Spain on Thursday. ​Read More ​The Local Spain