Archives for December 2009
December 28th, 2009
Spain's numerous Kiosks, that are seen on street corners selling newspapers and magazines may, are now able to sell cigarettes and tobacco under an amendment to various laws on free access, known as Omnibus. According to the Association of Press Sellers, "This amendment puts an end to four years of unjust ...
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December 28th, 2009
A 24-year old Lithuanian woman was found dead yesterday at her home in Coin (Malaga), where she lived with her partner of the same nationality. Her partner was being sought on suspicion of murder and was later been found hanged. No previous complaints had been made by the victim, but a ...
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December 28th, 2009
Spain's Pau Gasol, currently playing in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers, has been recognized as Best European Basketball Player for 2009, the second consecutive time he has won the award, by the Italian sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. This is the 31st edition of the award and is ...
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December 23rd, 2009
According to data from the National Association of Motor Vehicle Sellers (GANVAM), 190 million euros is lost every year due to the abandonment of vehicles at garages in Spain. In the last year alone, 75,000 cars were left unclaimed at repair centers by their owners. 90% of abandoned vehicles are priced ...
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December 23rd, 2009
The prices of petrol and diesel will end the year with overall price increases of up to 27% from January levels, according to the Oil Bulletin of the European Union. A litre of petrol now costs an average of 1.052 euros, 27% more than the 0.825 euros seen in early January, ...
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December 23rd, 2009
The Council of Ministers today approved a draft law that will regulate the benefits that may be claimed by self-employed workers who are unable to work or who voluntarily cease their activities. Benefits will last from two to six months depending on their recent contributions to social services. Deputy Prime Minister ...
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December 23rd, 2009
The electricity tariff set by the government and currently applied to 22.7 million homes and small businesses will rise from the 1st of January by 2.64%, as reported today by the Deputy Prime Minister, Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega. In a statement, the Ministry of Industry has suggested that the ...
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December 23rd, 2009
A plane from the airline Spainair, serving the route from Madrid to Las Palmas, with 185 people aboard made an emergency landing this morning. The airport established a local alert, however "the landing was normal and no passengers were injured." The 185 passengers spent the night at the terminal of Seville, ...
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December 23rd, 2009
Tomorrow a new suite of property laws from the Spanish Ministry of Housing comes into force, the law is being nicknamed the 'eviction express', and will improve the "legal certainty" of owners of rental property "without prejudicing the rights of tenants". The new law aims to promote a broader rental, and ...
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December 23rd, 2009
The former mayor of Santa Coloma de Gramenet (Barcelona) Bartomeu Munoz has now met his bail through a "public collection" of 500,000 euros, after being recently jailed in connection with corruption scandal "Pretoria". Fermín Morales, the former mayor's lawyer, explained that this morning, money raised by contributions was paid in cash ...
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