Entities from Spain
73 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings.
People
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Beatriz CorredorPresident of Red Eléctrica de España; faces EUR 60m regulatory charge over 2025 blackout.
President of Red Eléctrica de España; faces EUR 60m regulatory charge over 2025 blackout.
Jaume CollboniMayor of Barcelona since June 2023; PSC (Socialist party) politician who announced the cruise day-stop tax doubling on 13 May 2026.
Mayor of Barcelona since June 2023; PSC (Socialist party) politician who announced the cruise day-stop tax doubling on 13 May 2026.
José Luis Martínez-AlmeidaJosé Luis Martínez-Almeida is Madrid's mayor from the People's Party; during the 28 April 2026 prórroga vote he claimed Madrid would triple its 150,000-home urban-planning target without attaching permits, funding, or a schedule.
José Luis Martínez-Almeida is Madrid's mayor from the People's Party; during the 28 April 2026 prórroga vote he claimed Madrid would triple its 150,000-home urban-planning target without attaching permits, funding, or a schedule.Luis de la FuenteSpain national team head coach since 2022, who led Spain to the Euro 2024 title and now manages the defending European champions at the 2026 World Cup.
Spain national team head coach since 2022, who led Spain to the Euro 2024 title and now manages the defending European champions at the 2026 World Cup.
Maribel VaqueroMaribel Vaquero is the PNV's parliamentary spokesperson in Spain's Congreso de los Diputados.
Maribel Vaquero is the PNV's parliamentary spokesperson in Spain's Congreso de los Diputados.
Pablo BustinduySpain's Social Rights Minister; targeting RDL 8/2026 summer resubmission with Junts now signalling conditional openness.
Spain's Social Rights Minister; targeting RDL 8/2026 summer resubmission with Junts now signalling conditional openness.
Pedro SánchezPrime Minister of Spain since 2018 and leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, a key figure in EU politics.
Prime Minister of Spain since 2018 and leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, a key figure in EU politics.
Pepa MillánPepa Millán is Vox's congressional spokesperson in Spain's Congreso de los Diputados; on 28 April 2026 she deployed the 'prioridad nacional' housing frame during the rental price-freeze vote.
Pepa Millán is Vox's congressional spokesperson in Spain's Congreso de los Diputados; on 28 April 2026 she deployed the 'prioridad nacional' housing frame during the rental price-freeze vote.
Teresa RiberaEC Executive Vice-President overseeing competition policy and clean transition; called US pressure on EU digital enforcement 'blackmail' on 25 May 2026.
EC Executive Vice-President overseeing competition policy and clean transition; called US pressure on EU digital enforcement 'blackmail' on 25 May 2026.
Verónica BarberoVerónica Barbero is Sumar's parliamentary spokesperson in Spain's Congreso; she rebuked the PP-Vox-Junts coalition during the 28 April 2026 prórroga vote, calling housing the real prioridad nacional.
Verónica Barbero is Sumar's parliamentary spokesperson in Spain's Congreso; she rebuked the PP-Vox-Junts coalition during the 28 April 2026 prórroga vote, calling housing the real prioridad nacional.Organisations
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Asco-VandellosSpanish nuclear association operating the Asco and Vandellos plants; named in CNMC blackout probe.
Spanish nuclear association operating the Asco and Vandellos plants; named in CNMC blackout probe.
Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE)Spain's Official State Gazette, the sole legal publication channel for laws, royal decrees, and ministerial orders.
Spain's Official State Gazette, the sole legal publication channel for laws, royal decrees, and ministerial orders.
ClimáticaSpanish environmental news publication; covered the Aragón data centre lawsuit and Spain's DC sector.
Spanish environmental news publication; covered the Aragón data centre lawsuit and Spain's DC sector.
CNMCSpain's National Markets and Competition Commission; hosts the Madrid Gas Regulatory Forum.
Spain's National Markets and Competition Commission; hosts the Madrid Gas Regulatory Forum.
COFIDESSpain's state development finance institution, investing in OQC's Series C as a sovereign co-investor.
Spain's state development finance institution, investing in OQC's Series C as a sovereign co-investor.Congreso de los DiputadosLower house of Spain's parliament; 350 MPs.
Lower house of Spain's parliament; 350 MPs.
ContourGlobalInternational power company with Spanish generation assets; named in CNMC's blackout investigation.
International power company with Spanish generation assets; named in CNMC's blackout investigation.
Ecologistas en AcciónSpanish environmental NGO confederation that filed the country's first data centre legal challenge against Amazon's Aragón expansion in January 2026.
Spanish environmental NGO confederation that filed the country's first data centre legal challenge against Amazon's Aragón expansion in January 2026.El PaísEl País is Spain's leading quality newspaper, source of the 28 April 2026 prórroga vote reporting including Pepa Millán's quote and the 'leaves thousands of tenants in the air' framing.
El País is Spain's leading quality newspaper, source of the 28 April 2026 prórroga vote reporting including Pepa Millán's quote and the 'leaves thousands of tenants in the air' framing.
EndesaSpanish electricity and gas utility; named in CNMC's 63-case April 2025 blackout investigation.
Spanish electricity and gas utility; named in CNMC's 63-case April 2025 blackout investigation.GeneralitatAutonomous Catalan government receiving Barcelona's SDEP platform data under the EU STR Regulation.
Autonomous Catalan government receiving Barcelona's SDEP platform data under the EU STR Regulation.
Generalitat ValencianaAutonomous government of the Valencia region, Spain; enacted the country's strictest short-term rental limits in May 2026.
Autonomous government of the Valencia region, Spain; enacted the country's strictest short-term rental limits in May 2026.
Güil Mobility VenturesMobility-focused venture capital firm investing in Forest's £40m Series B.
Mobility-focused venture capital firm investing in Forest's £40m Series B.
High Court of Justice of MadridMadrid's highest regional court; its silence on Airbnb's reconsideration motion sets the EU STR enforcement template.
Madrid's highest regional court; its silence on Airbnb's reconsideration motion sets the EU STR enforcement template.
IberdrolaSpain's largest electric utility; under CNMC investigation over the April 2025 Iberian blackout.
Spain's largest electric utility; under CNMC investigation over the April 2025 Iberian blackout.
IberostarSpanish hotel chain withdrawing from GAESA-linked Cuban resorts ahead of the 5 June OFAC deadline.
Spanish hotel chain withdrawing from GAESA-linked Cuban resorts ahead of the 5 June OFAC deadline.
ICOInstituto de Crédito Oficial, Spain's state lending bank providing EUR 1,100m in rehabilitation loan guarantees under the Plan Estatal de Vivienda 2026-2030.
Instituto de Crédito Oficial, Spain's state lending bank providing EUR 1,100m in rehabilitation loan guarantees under the Plan Estatal de Vivienda 2026-2030.
IdealistaSpain's leading property portal; publishes widely cited quarterly rental and sale price indices.
Spain's leading property portal; publishes widely cited quarterly rental and sale price indices.
JuntsJunts per Catalunya, the Catalan independentist party, which joined PP and Vox in defeating Spain's rental price-freeze extension on 28 April 2026.
Junts per Catalunya, the Catalan independentist party, which joined PP and Vox in defeating Spain's rental price-freeze extension on 28 April 2026.
MeliáSpain's largest hotel group; exiting half its Cuban portfolio before the 5 June GAESA deadline.
Spain's largest hotel group; exiting half its Cuban portfolio before the 5 June GAESA deadline.Ministerio de Vivienda y Agenda UrbanaSpain's Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda, the government department responsible for national housing policy, rental regulation, and urban planning.
Spain's Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda, the government department responsible for national housing policy, rental regulation, and urban planning.
NaturgySpanish integrated gas and power utility; Russian LNG long-term contract runs to January 2027.
Spanish integrated gas and power utility; Russian LNG long-term contract runs to January 2027.
OCDHMadrid-based Cuban human rights observatory; primary independent source for repression statistics
Madrid-based Cuban human rights observatory; primary independent source for repression statistics
Partido PopularSpain's centre-right opposition party.
Spain's centre-right opposition party.PNVPartido Nacionalista Vasco, the Basque Nationalist Party, which abstained from the 28 April 2026 rental price-freeze extension vote in the Spanish Congress.
Partido Nacionalista Vasco, the Basque Nationalist Party, which abstained from the 28 April 2026 rental price-freeze extension vote in the Spanish Congress.
Port of BarcelonaBarcelona's commercial and cruise port; three oldest cruise terminals at Moll Adossat approved for demolition, reducing capacity from 37,000 to 31,000 daily passengers.
Barcelona's commercial and cruise port; three oldest cruise terminals at Moll Adossat approved for demolition, reducing capacity from 37,000 to 31,000 daily passengers.
Prisoners DefendersSpain-based NGO tracking Cuban political prisoners via individual case-registry methodology
Spain-based NGO tracking Cuban political prisoners via individual case-registry methodology
PSOEPartido Socialista Obrero Español, Spain's centre-left Socialist Workers' Party, governing in coalition with Sumar since 2023.
Partido Socialista Obrero Español, Spain's centre-left Socialist Workers' Party, governing in coalition with Sumar since 2023.
Real MadridSpain's most decorated club; Rodrygo and Militão ruled out of 2026 World Cup.
Spain's most decorated club; Rodrygo and Militão ruled out of 2026 World Cup.
Red Eléctrica de EspañaSpain's electricity TSO; faces EUR 60m 'very serious' infraction charge over April 2025 Iberian blackout.
Spain's electricity TSO; faces EUR 60m 'very serious' infraction charge over April 2025 Iberian blackout.
RepsolSpanish integrated energy company; named in CNMC's blackout investigation alongside major utilities.
Spanish integrated energy company; named in CNMC's blackout investigation alongside major utilities.
RTVESpain's national public-service broadcaster; La 1, La 2, Radio Nacional, and RTVE Play.
Spain's national public-service broadcaster; La 1, La 2, Radio Nacional, and RTVE Play.
Spain national football teamSpain's men's national football team, reigning European champions, fielding an all-Barcelona-spine squad at the 2026 World Cup.
Spain's men's national football team, reigning European champions, fielding an all-Barcelona-spine squad at the 2026 World Cup.
Spanish Ministry of Consumer AffairsSpanish ministry enforcing €64m Airbnb fine; STR enforcement alongside €7bn housing supply plan.
Spanish ministry enforcing €64m Airbnb fine; STR enforcement alongside €7bn housing supply plan.SumarSumar is a Spanish left-wing electoral coalition and junior governing partner of PSOE, represented in Parliament by Verónica Barbero among others.
Sumar is a Spanish left-wing electoral coalition and junior governing partner of PSOE, represented in Parliament by Verónica Barbero among others.Tribunal ConstitucionalSpain's Constitutional Court, the highest judicial body for constitutional review; may be called on to rule on the legal status of tenants who filed prórroga extensions during the one-month decree window.
Spain's Constitutional Court, the highest judicial body for constitutional review; may be called on to rule on the legal status of tenants who filed prórroga extensions during the one-month decree window.
Tribunal SupremoSpain's Supreme Court, the highest court of ordinary jurisdiction; may issue guidance on whether prórroga filings made during the one-month decree window bind landlords.
Spain's Supreme Court, the highest court of ordinary jurisdiction; may issue guidance on whether prórroga filings made during the one-month decree window bind landlords.
VoxVox is Spain's right-nationalist party; its congressional spokesperson Pepa Millán deployed a 'prioridad nacional' housing frame during the 28 April prórroga vote.
Vox is Spain's right-nationalist party; its congressional spokesperson Pepa Millán deployed a 'prioridad nacional' housing frame during the 28 April prórroga vote.Nations & Places
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AragónSpanish autonomous community ranking third globally for data-centre siting; generates 115% of its electricity from renewables.
Spanish autonomous community ranking third globally for data-centre siting; generates 115% of its electricity from renewables.
Aragón DC clusterThe Aragón autonomous community in north-eastern Spain, now Spain's largest data centre hub, home to Amazon's 30-building expansion under the Programme of General Interest.
The Aragón autonomous community in north-eastern Spain, now Spain's largest data centre hub, home to Amazon's 30-building expansion under the Programme of General Interest.
BarcelonaCatalan capital with 10,984 Airbnb listings, 22% unregistered; facing Spain's STR enforcement spotlight.
Catalan capital with 10,984 Airbnb listings, 22% unregistered; facing Spain's STR enforcement spotlight.
BilbaoSpanish port city with LNG terminal
Spanish port city with LNG terminalCanary IslandsSpanish Atlantic archipelago; enacted a 10% municipal STR cap with €300k penalties in December 2025.
Spanish Atlantic archipelago; enacted a 10% municipal STR cap with €300k penalties in December 2025.
El Burgo de EbroMunicipality east of Zaragoza, Spain; Amazon data centre site in the Aragón cluster under legal challenge.
Municipality east of Zaragoza, Spain; Amazon data centre site in the Aragón cluster under legal challenge.
HuescaProvince in Aragón, north-eastern Spain; part of the Amazon data centre cluster subject to Spain's first DC lawsuit.
Province in Aragón, north-eastern Spain; part of the Amazon data centre cluster subject to Spain's first DC lawsuit.
MadridSpanish capital; seat of a government that defied the US on Iran and leads on European energy affordability.
Spanish capital; seat of a government that defied the US on Iran and leads on European energy affordability.
Moll AdossatBarcelona's main cruise terminal zone; three of its oldest terminals are approved for demolition as part of the capacity reduction to five berths by 2030.
Barcelona's main cruise terminal zone; three of its oldest terminals are approved for demolition as part of the capacity reduction to five berths by 2030.
Moron Air BaseUS Air Force base in southern Spain; denied to US forces by Spain during the Iran campaign alongside Naval Station Rota.
US Air Force base in southern Spain; denied to US forces by Spain during the Iran campaign alongside Naval Station Rota.
Naval Station RotaMajor US naval base in southern Spain; Spain refused US access during the Iran campaign, triggering Pentagon punishment threats.
Major US naval base in southern Spain; Spain refused US access during the Iran campaign, triggering Pentagon punishment threats.
Soto de RiberaCombined-cycle gas plant in Asturias, Spain; EDP says it was offline during the 2025 blackout.
Combined-cycle gas plant in Asturias, Spain; EDP says it was offline during the 2025 blackout.
SpainNATO member and host of key US bases; refused ABO rights during Iran war, triggering Pentagon punishment proposals in April 2026.
NATO member and host of key US bases; refused ABO rights during Iran war, triggering Pentagon punishment proposals in April 2026.TenerifeLargest Canary Island; Spanish autonomous region, major tourism and cruise hub in the eastern Atlantic.
Largest Canary Island; Spanish autonomous region, major tourism and cruise hub in the eastern Atlantic.
Villanueva de GállegoTown near Zaragoza, Spain; key site in Amazon's Aragón data centre cluster challenged in Spain's first DC lawsuit.
Town near Zaragoza, Spain; key site in Amazon's Aragón data centre cluster challenged in Spain's first DC lawsuit.
ZaragozaCapital of Aragón, north-eastern Spain; hub of Spain's largest data centre cluster and site of the TSJ Aragón lawsuit.
Capital of Aragón, north-eastern Spain; hub of Spain's largest data centre cluster and site of the TSJ Aragón lawsuit.Legislation
6Ley 12/2023 de 24 de mayoSpain's 2023 Housing Rights Law (Ley por el Derecho a la Vivienda), enacted 24 May 2023, establishing tenant protection, rent-control areas, and the legal basis for subsequent rental decrees.
Spain's 2023 Housing Rights Law (Ley por el Derecho a la Vivienda), enacted 24 May 2023, establishing tenant protection, rent-control areas, and the legal basis for subsequent rental decrees.PERTE de la Industrialización de la ViviendaSpain's Proyecto Estratégico para la Recuperación y Transformación Económica for housing industrialisation, receiving EUR 1,300m under the Plan Estatal de Vivienda 2026-2030 to fund factory-built residential units.
Spain's Proyecto Estratégico para la Recuperación y Transformación Económica for housing industrialisation, receiving EUR 1,300m under the Plan Estatal de Vivienda 2026-2030 to fund factory-built residential units.
Plan Estatal de Vivienda 2026-2030Spain's 2026-2030 state housing plan committing EUR 7 billion — EUR 4,200m state and EUR 2,800m from regional governments — to rent subsidies, rehabilitation loans, and industrialised housing construction.
Spain's 2026-2030 state housing plan committing EUR 7 billion — EUR 4,200m state and EUR 2,800m from regional governments — to rent subsidies, rehabilitation loans, and industrialised housing construction.
Programme of General InterestA Spanish planning mechanism that designates large infrastructure projects as of national interest, streamlining approvals; used to authorise Amazon's Aragón data centre expansion.
A Spanish planning mechanism that designates large infrastructure projects as of national interest, streamlining approvals; used to authorise Amazon's Aragón data centre expansion.
RDL 8/2026Defeated Spanish rent-freeze decree; targeting summer resubmission with Junts landlord-tax condition now on the table.
Defeated Spanish rent-freeze decree; targeting summer resubmission with Junts landlord-tax condition now on the table.
Royal Decree 1312/2024Spain's STR registration law implementing EU Regulation 2024/1028; in force 2 July 2025.
Spain's STR registration law implementing EU Regulation 2024/1028; in force 2 July 2025.Concepts
2CCAAComunidades Autónomas (CCAA) are Spain's 17 regional governments that hold primary constitutional competence on housing policy; they must contribute 40% co-financing (EUR 2,800m) for the Plan Estatal de Vivienda 2026-2030.
Comunidades Autónomas (CCAA) are Spain's 17 regional governments that hold primary constitutional competence on housing policy; they must contribute 40% co-financing (EUR 2,800m) for the Plan Estatal de Vivienda 2026-2030.
PVBPunto Virtual de Balance, Spain's virtual gas trading hub, the reference price for Spanish wholesale gas.
Punto Virtual de Balance, Spain's virtual gas trading hub, the reference price for Spanish wholesale gas.