The Navarre Medical Union (SMN) will lead a series of strikes from May 4 to May 29 over workload and scheduling concerns. Strike actions are scheduled for May 4–8, 11–15, and 25–29. The strikes are expected to affect public hospitals and health centers, leading to reduced staffing, longer wait times, and delays in non-emergency care.
The annual Spanish Grand Prix will occur from June 12 to 14 in Barcelona, Spain. Previous years have drawn over 300,000 visitors from around the world. Heightened security will be present around the city throughout the event. The influx of visitors will cause travel delays at airports, on roads, and across public transportation, with major crowds to gather for the event. Authorities recommend traveling to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya racetrack via the R2 Nord train line.
Santiago de Compostela Airport, the largest airport in the Galicia region of Spain, will close from April 23 to May 27 for runway maintenance. The closure will cause flights to reroute, cancel, or reschedule during this period. Santiago de Compostela Airport serves is a key hub for travel to Galicia, particularly for tourism and regional connectivity, meaning the suspension will disrupt travel in the region.
Primary care doctors have organized the strikes for April 9 and April 23. The doctors are affiliated with the Galician Inter-Union Confederation-Health. The stoppages will impact all primary care centers in Galicia, including appointments and procedures. The strikes are part of an ongoing campaign where doctors are demanding a maximum of 30 patients per day, along with hiring additional staff. Emergency rooms will still operate during these stoppages.
Democrats Abroad Switzerland is organizing protests in Basel, Geneva, and Zurich on March 28. The protests are calling for strengthened democracy in the United States and around the world. The Basel demonstration at St. Alban-Graben and the Geneva demonstration at the pedestrian zone Mont Blanc will begin at 10:00 AM, and the Zurich demonstration at Munsterhof Square will begin at 11:00 AM. Several hundred are expected to attend each protest, including Americans and Swiss citizens in solidarity.
Several air workers’ organizations will strike across Spain starting on March 27 to demand higher pay and improved working conditions, delaying flights across Spain’s busiest airports. Groundforce, a major baggage handler, will strike every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5:00 AM to 7:00 AM, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and 10:00 PM to 12:00 AM starting on March 27. Menzies, a slightly smaller baggage handler, will strike from March 28-29 and April 4-6.
Doctors from the private and public sector across the region will participate in strikes to call for improved working conditions. This is the second strike planned by the Metges de Catalunya Union, with additional strikes planned until July. Previous strike saw participation nationwide, with over 1000 doctors from Barcelona taking part. Associated protest will be held on March 19 at Plaça Universitat in Barcelona at 11:00 AM and a protest march on March 20 from Hospital del Mar to the Parliament of Catalonia at 10:30 AM.
Doctors will conduct multi-day strikes intermittently from February 16 to June 19, limiting access to healthcare in Spain. The Spanish Confederation of Medical Unions called for five separate strikes; the set dates are from February 16 to 20, March 16 to 20, April 27 to 30, May 18 to 22, and June 15 to 19. Emergency services will still be available. Before the round of strikes begins, doctors will protest in front of the Congress of Deputies in Madrid on February 14 at 12:00 PM.
A high-speed train crash on January 19 caused fatalities and has disrupted train services across southern Spain. The collision occurred just north of Cordoba when two trains collided. At least 39 people have died with 150 people injured at this time.. High-speed service between Madrid and Córdoba, Seville, Málaga, and Huelva have been cancelled for the day. Service between Madrid and Cádiz, Algeciras, and Granada will also be affected.
A protest march will cause disruptions throughout Valencia, Spain on December 27 starting at 6:00 PM. Protesters demand that former regional president Carlos Manzón resigns from his seat in parliament following his government’s inept response to the catastrophic floods that hit the area in late October of 2024. Thousands of protesters will march from the city hall square, along Poeta Querol, Marqués de Dos Aguas, Paz, Reina, Brodadors, and Micalet streets, and end at Plaza de la Virgen.