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The Government of Spain will mobilise more than €8 billion up to 2030 to transform high scientific capabilities into technological leadership

2026.5.19

The Executive has also renewed the Senior Cinema programme until 2027 and expanded the Youth Culture Voucher to include the purchase of art supplies, musical instruments, and cultural training.
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The tourism sector starts the year with 2.93 million employees, 5.3% more than in the first quarter of 2025

2026.5.18

In the first quarter of 2026 there were 146,631 more employees in tourism activities than in the same period of the previous year. Moreover, the temporary employment rate in the tourism sector fell by 1.1% to 13.7%, lower than the temporary employment rate for the national economy as a whole, which stands at 14.8%.
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Social Security registers a new record with more than 3,248,000 foreign affiliates, after an increase of almost 100,000 in the last month

2026.5.14

The minister for the sector, Elma Saiz, points out that "it is very noteworthy that entrepreneurs working in the telecommunications and computer programming sector are gaining ground, where they already represent 32% of those employed".
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Spain sets a new record, surpassing 22.1 million registered workers in the original series, after adding 224,000 in April

2026.5.5

It experienced a year-on-year increase of 517,000 employed individuals (+2.4%) and is approaching 10.5 million women registered with Social Security. The seasonally adjusted series consolidates the 22 million registered workers and marks 63 consecutive months of job creation growth.
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Pedro Sánchez: "What this Government is doing is serving the social majority"

2026.4.29

The head of the Executive emphasised during the control session that growth, job creation, and addressing the digital and energy transformations have been priorities for the last eight years, but he also called for dialogue and constructive positions.
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Tourism employment surpasses 2.87 million registered workers after increasing by 4.2% in March

2026.4.17

The largest relative increase in the number of registered workers occurred in the Balearic Islands. The number of salaried workers in the tourism sector increased by 4.9% compared to the same month of the previous year.
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Social Security exceeds 3,210,000 foreign contributors, adding more than 235,000 in the last year

2026.4.15

For Minister Elma Saiz, "the contribution of foreign workers to our labour market is key. It supports sectors like hospitality, where one in three workers is from another country, and it boosts entrepreneurship".
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The Government of Spain approves the draft constitutional reform to safeguard the right to voluntary termination of pregnancy

2026.4.7

The proposal seeks to guarantee the exercise of this right under equal conditions throughout the national territory. In addition, the Executive has reinforced the fight against gender-based violence with €180 million and has activated aid to mitigate the damage caused by the recent storms.
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Unemployment fell by 22,934 in March to 2,419,712, a year-on-year decrease of 6.2%

2026.4.6

By sector, unemployment fell in Services, Construction and Industry. Moreover, 44% of the new contracts are permanent.
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The number of national insurance contributors surpasses 22 million in March in seasonally adjusted terms

2026.4.6

The total figure was 22,010,532 contributors, excluding the calendar effect. This represents 80,274 more registered workers than the previous month and 523,579 more in the last year. The figure for women workers hit a record high in March, with nearly 10.4 million, and foreign contributors exceeded 3.15 million.