Spanish authorities are investigating Sir Sean Connery and his wife Micheline over allegations of fraudulent tax activities, according to reports.
A property company linked to the former James Bond star and his wife has allegedly failed to pay £1.3 million of tax on the sale of development rights to land on the outskirts of Malaga, reports [...]

Spain´s highest court agreed yesterday to study whether a new abortion law allowing the procedure without restrictions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy is constitutional.
With the law due to take effect July 5, the Constitutional Court gave the government and Parliament three days to present arguments as to whether it should be suspended while [...]

Google may face a Spanish court over the legality of the Wi-Fi snooping activities of its Street View fleet, El País reports.
The snappily-titled Asociación para la Prevención y Estudio de Delitos, Abusos y Negligencias en Informática y Comunicaciones Avanzadas (Association for the Prevention and Investigation of Crime, Abuse and Malpractice in Information Technology and Advanced [...]

Spain will amend its anti-tobacco law to extend a smoking ban to bars, cafes, restaurants and all other enclosed public spaces in the country next year, Health Minister Trinidad Jimenez said yesterday.
The new rules will exempt hotel rooms and private smoking clubs, as well as prisons and psychiatric hospitals because people in these institutions “do [...]

Spain’s system of charging makers of blank CDs and DVDs a levy on the products may breach European Union copyright rules if done in an “indiscriminate” manner to all products, regardless of how they will be used, an adviser to the EU’s highest court said.
“A levy in favor of authors, artists and producers may not [...]

Spain’s Congress approved new law for the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing
The full parliament has unanimously passed the law to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing, designed to ensure that the proceeds of criminal activities are incorporated into the legal financial system. The new law incorporates the European directive on money laundering, and [...]

The Council of Ministers has approved a range of initiatives to modernise the Administration of Justice. Furthermore, the meeting was used to discuss matters related to the protection of the environment, rural development and health.
The First Vice-President, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, reminded at the press conference held after the Government meeting that adapting [...]

The Council of Ministers examined a report on a Draft Science, Technology and Innovation Bill. This future legislation will consolidate Spain’s position among the countries with the highest scientific production in the world and will help build a new production model and a sustainable economy in the long term.
The First Vice-President of the Government, [...]