Spain Today: 14 November 2026

Spain ends the week with a housing decree cleared in parliament, pensions moving towards a rise in 2027 and a month-long teachers’ strike still running in Madrid. Here is what matters on Saturday 14 November.

City news

Seville pharmacies take over routine treatment renewals

In Seville, pharmacies have handled close to 246,000 requests since April to renew treatments without the patient needing a consultation. According to Diario de Sevilla, this avoids more than a thousand appointments a day and frees primary care from administrative visits. Health care is run by the regions, so this is an Andalusian arrangement rather than a national one.

Source: Diario de Sevilla

Madrid watches traffic after the A-5 closure

In Madrid, the closure of the A-5 has pushed traffic onto the A-42, the M-40, the A-6 and the Nudo Sur junction. The city’s mobility department will monitor congestion on those roads next week, once the strikes have ended and with less rain forecast. The results will help decide whether to change the mobility plan, so commuters should expect possible adjustments.

Source: 20minutos Madrid

Madrid plans glucose sensors for all insulin-treated diabetes patients

In Madrid, the regional government (Comunidad de Madrid) plans to extend coverage of glucose sensors gradually. The aim is to cover every patient with type 1 or type 2 diabetes who is treated with insulin, making it easier to monitor their condition. This is a regional health decision, so it applies to the Comunidad de Madrid and not to the whole country.

Source: 20minutos Madrid

Seville awards two plots for new microparkings

In Seville, the city council has awarded the sale of two plots for new microparkings, small car parks, in Los Remedios and El Porvenir. The proposed buyers are Promociones Eurosevilla 2000 SLU and Novalar Orbe SLU. Residents of both districts may want to follow how the projects develop.

Source: 20minutos Sevilla

Barcelona weekend looks settled

In Barcelona and the surrounding metropolitan area, the weather is not expected to change significantly over the weekend. Saturday brings some thin cloud and mild conditions at midday, with a cool start and a less certain afternoon. On the central coast and pre-coastal areas the sky will vary and rain will be light.

Source: Betevé

Strikes, protests and transport disruption

Madrid teachers reach one month on strike

Teachers’ unions in the Madrid region say the strike goes on because the regional government has given them no response. The regional education councillor, Zarzalejo, has called the protest “unfair, irresponsible and unnecessary” and says pupils are risking their school year. Families with children in Madrid schools should keep checking with their schools.

Source: 20minutos Madrid

Three remanded over disorder after the 11-N march

A court has sent three people detained after the disorder that followed the 11-N general strike demonstration into provisional prison, without bail. The case concerns damage, assault on authority and public disorder. Those not jailed were released but remain at the court’s disposal.

Source: Betevé

After 11-N, housing and wage protests are set to grow

Organisers describe Wednesday’s general strike for housing as “the beginning, not the end”. A concert on Sunday at Vistalegre and a European march on 20, 21 and 22 are expected to boost the Sindicato de Inquilinas, the tenants’ union. Meanwhile the unions CCOO and UGT are using the momentum to press for better wages.

Source: elDiario.es

Cost of living

Parliament approves Spain’s housing decree

The Spanish parliament has given its final approval to the housing decree. The Local Spain has published a guide to what the final text includes, which is worth reading for anyone renting or looking for a home.

Source: The Local Spain

Government starts the urgent route to a 2027 pension rise

On Friday the Council of Ministers took the “first step” towards revaluing pensions in 2027. It approved urgent processing of the Royal Decree on maintaining the purchasing power of pensions. The aim is to protect the buying power of pensioners.

Source: Europa Press

Pension rise of 3 to 4 per cent signalled from January 2027

elDiario.es reports that the pension update is expected to be “between 3 and 4%” from 1 January 2027. The final figure will be known on 27 November. The decision came on the first day of the official campaign for the elections on 29 November.

Source: elDiario.es

What it means for foreign residents

• If you rent, read the guide to the final housing decree text before talking to a landlord or agency (The Local Spain).
• Parents in the Madrid region should keep in touch with their school while the teachers’ strike continues (20minutos Madrid).
• Drivers using the A-5 corridor in Madrid should expect the mobility plan to change after next week’s monitoring (20minutos Madrid).
• Health services differ by region, so check what your own region offers, such as pharmacy renewals in Seville or glucose sensors in Madrid (Diario de Sevilla, 20minutos Madrid).

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