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Spanish airfield used as EU hub for arriving Afghan refugees

00:59 "Espana! Espana! Vamos!" These were cries heard at Afghanistan's Kabul airport as the latest military plane carrying evacuees left for Spain. Thousands of people have been trying

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Southern Europe ablaze as wildfires sweep across continent

People stand back and look at a forest fire in the town of Fabrezan, France. /Idriss Bigou-Gilles/AFP Europe's fire services are facing another extremely challenging summer.A dry winter, stron

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Parents create high-tech glasses to transform son's sight

02:17 A glasses company in Barcelona, formed by parents whose son struggled with poor vision, is helping create a brighter future for people with eye problems.Biel was two years old whe

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Spain's tourism minister: 'We're ready to welcome back tourists'

01:54 Spain's tourism minister has exclusively told CGTN Europe that her country was ready to welcome back tourists and host large-scale face-to-face events.Reyes Maroto was speaking at

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First baby in Spain born with COVID-19 antibodies

Going through a pregnancy in the midst of a pandemic brings its own kind of extreme stress.So the news of a baby being born with COVID-19 antibodies will be a relief to pregnant women in Spain and be

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Anger in Bilbao after UEFA ditches the city for soccer's summer Euros

02:32 UEFA dropped Dublin and Bilbao as Euro 2020 hosts over a failure to guarantee that fans could attend, with matches originally scheduled for the Irish capital switched to St Peters

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Four-day working week is set to be trialed in Spain

02:25 Spain is set to launch a national trial of a four-day week after it was successfully introduced at a company in the heart of Andalusia, more than 300 km south of the capital Madr

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Violent protests over rapper's arrest divide Spain's ruling coalition

01:54 Demonstrations turned to violence and looting in some of Spain's biggest cities on Saturday, in continued protest against the arrest of rapper Pablo Hasel.His case has become a f

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The impact of COVID-19 on sport in 2020

02:27 The sporting calendar will be packed in 2021 after a host of major international events were postponed because of the pandemic.COVID-19 ripped up the 2020 schedule, affecting eve

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How the world's biggest online retail day is aiding a Spanish business

01:07 Retailers all over the world are gearing for the biggest shopping event on the planet, Singles' Day.The unofficial holiday is celebrated on November 11 and was the brainchild of

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Status of Manchego cheese protected under landmark EU-China agreement

02:38 "Hunger is the best sauce in the world."Those were the famous words of the brave knight errant, Don Quixote, as he traveled through the region of La Mancha in Spain.It's been alm

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Will reopening Spanish universities spark a COVID-19 surge?

02:40 A recent study in the medical journal The Lancet listed Spain as having one of the highest transmission rates of COVID-19 in Europe. A recent record surge in infections was linke

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COVID-19 curbs celebrations after Real Madrid's Spanish league triumph

01:55 To celebrate or not to celebrate? That was the question for Real Madrid fans as their team won the La Liga title for the 34th time on Thursday.However, for a football-mad city li

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Pots and pans protests break out as Spanish rail against restrictions

Demonstrators wrapped in flags bang pots and pans during a protest against the Spanish government's measures during the national lockdown. /Oscar Del Pozo/AFP Spain's two biggest cities have f

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Deserted beaches in Spain as tourism crippled by coronavirus

02:06 Spain's Mediterranean coast is normally packed full of holidaymakers taking in the sun but in these unusual coronavirus times, resorts like those around Valencia are deserted.Tou

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The chef feeding Spain's homeless amid lockdown

01:38 At 14:00 every afternoon there's an extraordinary sight in Malasaña, one of Madrid's most upmarket neighborhoods.A queue forms as people wait in line at a local restaurant and bu

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European football in limbo as sport halts for COVID-19

It was just nine months ago when 100,000 Liverpool fans descended on Madrid to watch their team win the UEFA Champions league for the sixth time.However with the spread of coronavirus in Europe, it's