News
News from Spain and the area
What is happening in the property market and in daily life on the Costa Blanca.
Sound Like a Local: 25 Everyday Spanish Expressions Explained
Living in or frequently visiting Spain means you will inevitably come across phrases and expressions that no standard dictionary can fully prepare you for. SpanjeVandaag has compiled a list of 25 widely used Spanish...
SpanjeVandaag · 22 October 2026
Orihuela University Campus Welcomes Over a Hundred Prospective Students
The Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences at the Miguel Hernández University in Orihuela hosted an open day for secondary and vocational education students from the surrounding region. More than a hundred pupils from...
Vega Baja Digital · 22 October 2026
Orihuela Journalist in Heated Confrontation with Argentine President Milei
Julia Molina, a journalist for the Cadena SER radio network originally from Orihuela, found herself at the centre of a tense exchange with Argentine President Javier Milei during his official visit to Spain. After...
Vega Baja Digital · 22 October 2026
Spanish Government Promises Deeper Housing Market Intervention If Re-elected
The Spanish government has signalled its intention to intervene even more strongly in the housing market should it win the next general election. This announcement suggests that state involvement in the property...
idealista/news · 22 October 2026
Ayuso Takes Madrid's Fight Against Rent Regulation to Spain's Supreme Court
Isabel Díaz Ayuso, President of the Community of Madrid, has announced she will challenge a central government decree before Spain's Supreme Court. The decree in question allocates 180 million euros to regional...
idealista/news · 22 October 2026
Spain's 3.8 million empty homes: why the headline figure doesn't tell the whole story
The claim that Spain has 3.8 million empty homes has been repeated for years, but according to idealista/news, the statistic is both outdated and inaccurate. The figure originates from a census methodology that no...
idealista/news · 19 October 2026
Meet Iratxo: the wild boar who became the face of Spain's elite Guardia Civil unit
Spain's Guardia Civil has unveiled an unlikely new mascot: a wild boar named Iratxo, adopted by the elite rapid response unit known as the GAR. The GAR is one of the most specialised and operationally demanding units...
SpanjeVandaag · 19 October 2026
Spanish village votes almost unanimously against Amazon data centre in historic first
Residents of Cuarte, a small village near Huesca in the Aragón region, have overwhelmingly rejected plans for an Amazon data centre at the nearby Walqa technology park. The neighbourhood consultation was the first of...
SpanjeVandaag · 19 October 2026
Vega Baja farmers join major tractor march on Madrid on 28 October
ASAJA Alicante, the agricultural organisation representing farmers across the province including the Vega Baja region, has called for a large-scale tractor protest in Madrid on 28 October. The demonstration will take...
Vega Baja Digital · 19 October 2026
Getting a business website in the Vega Baja: what entrepreneurs need to know in 2026
Vega Baja Digital has published a practical guide for local businesses in the Vega Baja region considering commissioning a professional website in 2026. According to agencies that publish their rates publicly, a...
Vega Baja Digital · 19 October 2026
Torrevieja Takes a Major Step Towards Its New Alzheimer's Day Care Centre
The municipality of Torrevieja has launched a public tender for the technical management, quality control and health and safety coordination of a future day care centre for people living with Alzheimer's disease and...
Vega Baja Digital · 18 October 2026
Storm DANA Adam Puts Three Spanish Regions on Red Alert
Spain is once again in the grip of a powerful DANA weather system, named Adam, which has triggered red alert warnings across the Valencia region, Almería and Catalonia. Authorities are urging both residents and...
SpanjeVandaag · 18 October 2026
Could Spanish House Prices Be About to Fall? What Buyers Need to Know
After years of rising property prices across Spain, there are growing signals that the market may be shifting in favour of buyers. Analysts point to a combination of factors that could ease upward pressure on prices,...
idealista/news · 18 October 2026
What Spain Could Learn from Nordic and Dutch Pension Systems
A closer look at the pension systems of Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands reveals that these countries have spent decades building up robust collective savings funds, resulting in more stable retirement incomes for...
SpanjeVandaag · 18 October 2026
Vega Baja Region Receives €270,000 Grant to Upgrade Recycling Infrastructure
The Vega Baja Sostenible Consortium has been awarded two grants by the Generalitat Valenciana totalling €270,000, earmarked for improving waste management facilities and encouraging selective waste collection across...
Vega Baja Digital · 18 October 2026