The governing socialists tried to remove references to the Sahrawi people from the bill to avoid irritating Morocco, which controls much of the former Spanish colony
A total of 2.45 million descendants of Spaniards in several countries have requested appointments to apply for citizenship under the law, approved in June 2022 despite opposition from the right
Colombian singer Shakira spent nearly 12 years living in Spain until, after her breakup with Gerard Piqué and her problems with the Tax Agency, she left Barcelona in early April 2023 to settle in Miami
Spain recorded its first increase in the number of births in a decade in 2025, at 1%, meaning that 321,164 children were born, 3,159 more than in 2024, according to the Monthly Birth Estimate published by the INE
Another 1.3 million are waiting for an appointment. The avalanche of applications in the final months before a deadline expired could delay the process for years. Most applicants come from Argentina, followed by Cuba and Mexico
