Bridget Ryder

Dec 10, 2024 | europeanconservative.com | Bridget Ryder

A funeral Mass was celebrated on Monday in honor of the 220 flood victims killed in the hurricane-like storm that hit Spain’s Mediterranean Coast at the end of October. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia attended the liturgy and were warmly welcomed by the general public and the families of victims. The royal couple entered unceremoniously through the main doors of the cathedral to join the families of those who died in the historic flooding, reports El Debate.

Dec 10, 2024 | europeanconservative.com | Bridget Ryder

Spain had no official presence at the reopening of Notre Dame in Paris over the weekend for one simple reason: the government of Pedro Sánchez reportedly decided not to send anyone, whether a government minister or the king of Spain. For Spaniards, their country was conspicuously unrepresented at the international cultural event of the year, the opening ceremonies of the continent’s most famous and beloved cathedral, marvelously rebuilt after the devastating 2019 fire.

Dec 5, 2024 | europeanconservative.com | Bridget Ryder

The Moroccan and Spanish governments have reached a trade agreement that will simplify the inspection of Moroccan agricultural products landing on Spain’s shores before they enter the European market. Citing the Moroccan news site Hespress, La Gaceta reports the two governments have agreed that Spain will accept the inspection documents of Moroccan authorities—specifically the National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA)—for agricultural products.

Dec 5, 2024 | europeanconservative.com | Bridget Ryder

Longstanding internal migration patterns in Spain are reversing, evidence of geographical shifts in economic dynamism in the country. The trend shows in the latest figures from Spain’s Tax Agency (AEAT) on tax residency, El Debate reports. In 2023, 53.7% more workers moved from one autonomous community in Spain to another compared to the previous year. In fact the number—229,084 workers—hit a record high as it had never before exceeded 150,000 people annually.

Nov 28, 2024 | europeanconservative.com | Bridget Ryder

The president of Dcoop, Antonio Luque, has denounced widespread fraud in the Spanish olive oil industry. The head of Dcoop, which bills itself as the “biggest olive oil producer in the world,” has demanded that the government, whether national or regional, investigate it, since the oil is a product where Spain is a leader in production, according to El Debate. “We have been silent for 40 years, but we are not going to allow it anymore.