2025 in Spain

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Events in the year 2025 in Spain.

Incumbents

Further information: Spanish order of precedence

• Monarch – Felipe VI^[1]
• Prime Minister – Pedro Sánchez (Sánchez III Government)
• President of the Congress of Deputies – Francina Armengol
• President of the Senate – Pedro Rollán
• President of the Constitutional Court – Cándido Conde-Pumpido
• President of the Supreme Court and the General Council of the Judiciary – Isabel Perelló
• President of the Council of State – Carmen Calvo
• President of the Court of Auditors – Enriqueta Chicano Jávega
• Attorney General – Álvaro García Ortiz
• Ombudsman – Ángel Gabilondo
• Chief of the Defence Staff – Teodoro Esteban López Calderón

Events

January

• 18 January – A ski lift collapses in Astún, injuring at least 15 people.^[2]
• 21 January – One person is killed in an explosion at the Port of Barcelona.^[3]

February

• 6 February – The Supreme Court of Spain overturns the conviction of Rafael Louzan for his involvement in an anomalous construction agreement in Moraña when he was president of the Provincial Deputation of Pontevedra, allowing him to retain his post as head of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.^[4]
• 19 February – Police discover a tunnel measuring at least 50 meters from Ceuta to Morocco and believed to be used to transport drugs following a raid on a warehouse.^[5]
• 20 February – Rubiales affair: The Audiencia Nacional convicts former Royal Spanish Football Federation head Luis Rubiales for kissing women's national team player Jenni Hermoso without her consent at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final and orders him to pay a fine of €10,800 (£8,942).^[6]

March

• 19 March – The central government approves a measure allowing for unaccompanied underage migrants held in detention centers in the Canary Islands and Ceuta to be held in other regions of the country to ease overcrowding.^[7]
• 20 March – The Congress of Deputies votes in favour of lifting a 2021 ban on hunting Iberian wolves north of the Douro River.^[8]
• 28 March – An appeals court in Barcelona overturns the 2024 conviction of former FC Barcelona player Dani Alves for rape.^[9]
• 31 March – Five people are killed in an explosion at the Cerredo mine in Degaña, Asturias.^[10]

April

• 2 April – The government ends the practice of giving out golden visas to non-EU citizens investing in property in Spain.^[11]
• 12 April – A state of emergency is declared in Lanzarote due to flooding caused by heavy rains.^[12]
• 14 April – Architect Antoni Gaudí, who designed the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, is designated as a venerable by Pope Francis.^[13]
• 24 April
  • The government cancels an agreement to purchase ammunition from the Israeli firm IMI Systems to be used by the Civil Guard following criticism over the Gaza war.^[14]
  • Archaeologists from the University of Barcelona confirm that the remains discovered in Valls, Catalonia, correspond to the ancient Iberian city of Cissa, the scene of the Battle of Cissa during the Second Punic War.^[15]
• 28 April – A massive blackout hits the Iberian Peninsula, causing extensive power outages across Spain.^[16]

May

• 4 May – Four segments of a cable used in the signaling system of the Madrid–Seville high-speed rail line are stolen in Toledo, causing extensive travel disruptions.^[17]
• 10 May – A fire breaks out at a warehouse storing pool cleaning products in Vilanova i la Geltru, resulting in a massive cloud of chlorine and stay-at-home orders for 160,000 residents.^[18]
• 14 May – An explosion occurs at a chemical plant in Alcalá de Guadaíra, resulting in and stay-at-home orders for 80,000 residents.^[19][20]
• 15 May – FC Barcelona wins the 2024–25 La Liga after defeating RCD Espanyol 2-0.^[21]
• 19 May – The government orders Airbnb to withdraw 65,935 listings for various irregularities.^[22]
• 21 May –
  • Ukrainian politician and Spanish resident Andriy Portnov is shot dead outside a school in the Pozuelo de Alarcón area of Madrid.^[23]
  • 2025 UEFA Europa League final in Bilbao^[24]
• 25 May – Alex Palou becomes the first Spaniard to win the Indianapolis 500 race.^[25]
• 28 May – A boat carrying migrants sinks off the coast of El Hierro, killing seven passengers.^[26]
• 31 May – Two British nationals are killed in a shooting at a bar in Fuengirola.^[27]

June

• 3 June – The government cancels a contract by Pap Tecnos, a domestic subsidiary of Israel's Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, to produce 168 SPIKE LR2 anti-tank missile systems valued at 285 million euros ($325 million) following criticism over the Gaza war.^[28]

Scheduled

• 26–29 June – 2025 European Athletics Team Championships^[29]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Spain

Source:^[30]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 6 January – Epiphany
• 17 April – Maundy Thursday
• 18 April – Good Friday
• 21 April – Easter Monday
• 1 May – International Workers' Day
• 15 August – Assumption Day
• 12 October – National Day of Spain
• 1 November – All Saints' Day
• 6 December – Constitution Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day

Art and entertainment

• List of 2025 box office number-one films in Spain
• List of Spanish films of 2025
• 39th Goya Awards
• Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

Deaths

• 10 April – Agustín Escobar, 55, president and CEO of Siemens in Spain (since 2022).^[31]

See also

• 2025 in Europe
• 2025 in the European Union
• 2025 in Spanish television

References

1. "Felipe VI | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
2. "Two women in intensive care after Spain ski lift collapse". BBC. 18 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
3. "Blast kills one person at Barcelona port". France 24. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
4. "Spanish football chief to keep job after appeal granted". France 24. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
5. "Police discover drug-smuggling tunnel linking Morocco and Spanish enclave of Ceuta". AP News. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
6. "Spain's ex-football boss Luis Rubiales fined for World Cup kiss". BBC. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
7. "Spain adopts measure to transfer unaccompanied migrant minors from the Canary Islands". AP News. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
8. "Spain reverses ban on hunting wolves in north". France 24. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
9. "Spanish court overturns soccer player Dani Alves' rape conviction on appeal". AP News. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
10. "At least five killed in explosion at Spanish mine". BBC. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
11. "Spain bans 'golden' investor visas for non-EU citizens in bid to curb housing crisis". France 24. 5 April 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
12. "Severe floods hit Lanzarote after torrential rain". BBC. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
13. "Antoni Gaudí, known as "God's architect," declared Venerable". Vatican News. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
14. "Spain scraps contested Israeli arms deal after uproar". France 24. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
15. » Ciencia y tecnología Hallan en Valls los restos de la ciudad íbera de Kissa, escenario de las guerras púnicas (in Spanish)
16. "Breaking news. Spain, Portugal and parts of France hit by massive power outage". Euronews. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
17. "Cable theft in Spain delays thousands of high-speed rail passengers". AP News. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
18. "Thousands in Spain confined indoors for hours by toxic fumes". France 24. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
19. "An explosion at a chemical plant near Seville sends black smoke over the Spanish city". AP News. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
20. "Spain chemical depot blaze sparks stay-at-home order for almost 80,000". France 24. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
21. "Barcelona crowned La Liga champions after victory over 10-man Espanyol". The Guardian. 15 May 2025.
22. "Spain orders Airbnb to block nearly 66,000 holiday rental listings over rule violations". AP News. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
23. "Ukrainian ex-top official shot dead outside Madrid school". BBC. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
24. "Tottenham 1–0 Manchester United: Spurs win 2025 Europa League". UEFA. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
25. "Alex Palou makes history as 1st Spanish driver to win the Indianapolis 500". AP News. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
26. "7 women and girls die when boat carrying migrants capsizes while arriving to Spain's Canary Islands". AP News. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
27. "Two Scottish men shot dead at bar in Spain". BBC. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
28. "Spain cancels contract for anti-tank missiles built by Israeli subsidiary". AP News. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
29. "European Athletics and EOC strengthens ties at meeting in Rome". european-athletics.com. 14 June 2022.
30. "Spain Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
31. Faguy, Ana (11 April 2025). "Spanish family among six dead in Hudson River helicopter crash". BBC. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

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