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Puente advocates for a preventative and proactive approach to infrastructure management in the face of extreme weather events

2026.5.7

The Minister for Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Óscar Puente, presented Spain's experience in adapting transport networks to adverse weather events at the OECD Council of Ministers of Transport.
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Óscar Puente advocates for greater infrastructure resilience to address climate change at the International Transport Forum

2026.5.6

The Minister for Transport and Sustainable Mobility cited Spain as an example of the devastation caused by climate change, making it necessary to anticipate its effects with new criteria in infrastructure design.
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Óscar Puente discusses the role of Spanish companies in the development of their high-speed rail network with his Baltic counterparts

2026.5.4

Spain is playing a key role in the development of 'Rail Baltica', the high-speed rail project underway in the three Baltic countries and Poland: a rail development that will connect them to some of Europe's main ports.
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Óscar Puente urges EU countries to accelerate rail certification processes and train deliveries

2026.4.29

The Minister for Transport and Sustainable Mobility attended the meetings of European Union Transport and Maritime Affairs Ministers in Nicosia, where he argued that delays in the manufacture, delivery, and commissioning of trains are hindering the competitiveness of the rail industry.
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The Government of Spain approves the extraordinary regularisation of migrants already residing in Spain

2026.4.14

The application period will open online on 16 April; the in-person service will begin on 20 April, by appointment. In addition, the Government has reinforced its support for the transport sector in response to the impact of the war in the Middle East.
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Óscar Puente addresses ways to strengthen international collaboration in transport decision-making in Paris

2026.3.18

The Minister for Transport and Sustainable Mobility met with the Secretary General of the International Transport Forum and reiterated Spain's commitment to this organisation, which encompasses all modes of transport and promotes dialogue between governments, experts, and businesses.
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Pedro Sánchez, on the Adamuz accident: "The track complied with all control and maintenance protocols"

2026.2.11

The head of the Executive stated that the quality standards and control tests in the current protocols may need improvement and maintained that, despite its problems, the Spanish railway system is one of the best in the world.
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The Government of Spain launches an extraordinary regularisation process for foreign nationals already living in Spain

2026.1.27

Beneficiaries must prove at least five months of residency before 31 December 2025, and have no criminal record. The Executive has also approved aid for victims of train accidents and the new system for the electronic monitoring of domestic abuser perpetrators.
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The President of the Government of Spain announces three days of official mourning for the Adamuz accident

2026.1.19

The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, has announced that the Executive will decree three days of official mourning throughout the country, from midnight tonight until midnight on Thursday 22 January, as a sign of condolence to the families and loved ones of those who died in the train accident that took place this Sunday in Adamuz (Córdoba).
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The Government of Spain approves pension increase and extends social shield measures

2025.12.23

The Executive also reinforces its commitment to public transport as a basic service to guarantee equality and territorial cohesion by extending the subsidies in place in 2025 and creating a single travel pass.