Dated GeoSignal briefings on Spain. Read developments, assessment and source references in their original context. Country tags reflect published metadata and may not include every actor or place mentioned.
The European Commission has designated 46 additional Strategic Projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act, expanding the EU’s accelerated pipeline for mineral extraction, processing and recycling across 16 member states.
Spain’s government reapproved 21 housing measures through two royal decree-laws on October 6, restoring the package after its earlier defeat in Congress but leaving it subject to ratification by the interim legislature before the November 29 snap election.
Spain is heading to a November 29 snap election after parliament rejected emergency housing decrees, while a reapproved 21-measure package awaits a vote by the interim legislature.
Spain is entering an early general-election process after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on 5 October that voting will be held on 29 November, following parliament’s rejection of emergency housing measures.