Archives for February 2010
February 1st, 2010
The Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis RodrÃguez Zapatero, said today that the Government's proposal to raise the retirement age to 67 years is "reasonable" and there are similar debates in "all European countries". He also promised that any decision on pensions
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February 1st, 2010
According to data from the European Union Oil Bulletin, average prices of petrol and diesel in Spain have risen over the past month by 4.56 and 4.07 percent respectively, although the past week showed some slight decreases. A litre of unleaded fell by 0.36 cents in the last week, resulting in ...
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February 1st, 2010
In a recent study by the European Central Bank (ECB), the Spanish population have more credit cards per capita, but use them less, than other European Union countries. In 2006, an average of 23.7 card transactions were made per person, while
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February 1st, 2010
At the start of the year, the main national TV channel in Spain (TVE) began broadcasting without commercial breaks, now January's viewing figures have been released and, while TVE remains the market leader, its audience share has risen by 2% to 18.6%.
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February 2nd, 2010
A total of twelve people died in twelve separate fatal accidents on Spanish roads over the weekend, according to the General Traffic Directorate (DGT). The accumulated total up to January 31st 2010 is now 141 deaths, fourteen fewer than the same period last year and
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February 1st, 2010
Egypt was proclaimed champion of Africa yesterday for the third time, after beating Ghana 1-0 in the final of the Africa Cup Of Nations. A goal by Gedo, the top scorer of the tournament, aged 26, meant that Egypt became the only team in history to win three titles in ...
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February 1st, 2010
Professor Eduard Estivill, director of the Sleep Clinic at the Dexeus University Institute of Barcelona, has said that there are over four million people suffering with restless leg syndrome (RLS) in Spain, a neurological disorder characterised by a "strange and unpleasant feeling" in the legs when
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February 2nd, 2010
According to a study by the Real Instituto Elcano, 21 percent of the two and a half million Europeans living in Spain are retired and in most cases are not registered for paying taxes because they are either not integrated (do not speak the language), do not to want to ...
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February 2nd, 2010
The president of the National Commission for the Rationalization of Working Hours in Spain, Ignacio Buqueras, has claimed that Spain should return to Greenwich Mean Time, as it was before the Second World War, and reorganise working day hours in order to improve the quality of life of its citizens. Buqueras ...
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February 2nd, 2010
In an Extraordinary General Assembly, the Spanish Football League (LFP) has ratified an agreement with the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to allow football matches to be contested in La Liga (First Division) and la Liga Adelante (Second Division) on Mondays and Fridays respectively. The agreement means that Friday matches will ...
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