Madrid last year transposed European Union copyright rules,
revamped in 2020, into legislation, allowing media outlets to negotiate
directly with the tech giant.
The move prompted an announcement from Google last year that
it would re-open Google News in the following year.
“Today, on the global 20th anniversary of Google News, and
after an almost eight-year hiatus, Google News is returning to Spain,”
Fuencisla Clemares, vice president for Iberia, said in a blogpost.
She said the company also planned to launch Google News
Showcase, its vehicle for paying news publishers, as soon as possible in Spain.