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Spain's MEI pension levy climbs to 1% in 2027
The word "nómina" is trending in Spain because several economic outlets are detailing, days before September pay, a confirmed 2027 rise in the MEI pension levy that will trim every worker's payslip a little further
Cádiz-Valladolid: two winless sides chase first win
Cádiz CF and Real Valladolid meet on Sunday 30 August 2026 at 7pm in the third round of LaLiga Hypermotion, two sides still searching for a first win as the Spanish press tracks the clash minute by minute
Real Sociedad vs Espanyol: matchday 3 at Anoeta
Real Sociedad, still without a point after two defeats, host a resurgent Espanyol at Anoeta on Saturday 29 August 2026 for LaLiga matchday 3, in a game the Spanish press is watching closely today
Atlético rules out Barça talks over Julián Álvarez
Atlético de Madrid's board issued a unanimous statement on 27 August 2026 ruling out any negotiation with FC Barcelona over striker Julián Álvarez, days before Spain's transfer window closes on 1 September
Racing vs Elche: six-point duel at El Sardinero
Racing de Santander welcome Elche CF to El Sardinero this Friday, 28 August 2026, for LaLiga's third round, a clash the Spanish sports press is already branding a decisive six-point relegation battle
Ceuta migrant alert: Moncloa backs Marlaska over Robles
On 26 August 2026 the Spanish government publicly backed Interior Minister Marlaska over Defence Minister Robles, ruling that no CNI intelligence report warned of the late-July migrant surge into Ceuta
PP officials pass off 2024 Sánchez photo as current bulo
Several Popular Party officials shared a photo of Pedro Sánchez in Andorra on 26 August 2026 as if it were current, but fact-checkers confirmed it actually dates back to 31 August 2024
'Maestros de la Costura Celebrity' season 2 airs its final
Spain's sewing contest 'Maestros de la Costura Celebrity' closed its second season on RTVE's La 1 on the evening of 26 August 2026, with four celebrity finalists competing for the crystal mannequin
Barcelona wildfire in Collserola stabilised after evacuations
Spanish outlets report that a wildfire in Barcelona's Serra de Collserola, which broke out on 25 August 2026 and confined thousands of residents, was stabilised the next morning as investigators examined a possible deliberate origin
Tear gas at a Ceuta beach: what Spain's press reports
Spanish outlets report that on 25 August 2026, around 7pm, police fired tear gas at Ceuta's playa del Trampolin to disperse clashes between migrant groups during the Red Cross daily food distribution
Spain's flexible retirement reform starts on August 28
Spain's Royal Decree 416/2026 takes effect this Friday, August 28, 2026, reshaping "flexible retirement" with a wider 33%-80% part-time work band and, for the first time, access for the self-employed
Barcelona weather: storms end Catalonia's heatwave
Catalonia swaps a record-breaking heatwave for storms this Monday 24 August 2026, with Meteocat warning of intense rain around Barcelona, which is exactly why Spanish readers are searching the city's forecast today