For years, Spain's players were hampered by a lack of off-field support. But Euro 2025 showed their fight for elite conditions has paid off

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain announced plans on Tuesday to give both mothers and fathers an extra week off work after having a baby, extending one of Europe's most generous paid parental leave allowances to 17 weeks. Spain and Finland are the only EU countries to offer equal fully-paid birth leave to both parents.

Spain's economic growth accelerated in the second quarter, slightly exceeding expectations and further widening the gap with the euro zone peers whose growth remains sluggish.

A controversial plan to construct a giant bull statue in Spain has been called “absurd” by critics. The Spanish Academy of Bullfighting has proposed that a 300m-high metal bull be built in a Spanish city as a symbol of the bullfighting tradition.