Archives for February 2010
February 23rd, 2010
The Archbishop of Toledo, Braulio Rodriguez, has removed the parish priest in the villages of Noez and Totanés from his duties, after he purportedly spent approximately 17,000 euros of parish funds on sexual content and in brothels. The priest, aged 27, took up the post in the
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February 23rd, 2010
According to a study by the European Interactive Advertising Association (IALS), the number of hours that the average person spends connected to the internet in Spain now exceeds that spent watching television. The study, conducted in 15 European countries, reveals that people
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February 22nd, 2010
The Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, arrived in Madrid today in preparation for a summit meeting tomorrow with the Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. The talks are thought to primarily revolve around new efforts in moving towards Turkey's membership in the EU.
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February 22nd, 2010
The Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, said today that unions have an "absolute and fully legitimate constitutional right" to demonstrate against the government's proposal to reform the pension system, and insisted that the government's objective is to achieve a national agreement that includes the trade
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February 22nd, 2010
The poor weather continues and the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) today warned of persistent rain in most parts of Spain with more intense conditions in Andalusia, Galicia, Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha. In the Canary Islands there will be light rain, most
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February 22nd, 2010
The Deputy Prime Minister, Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, has announced that the Spanish government will formally recognise the memory of one of Spain's finest poets, Miguel Hernandez, who was sentenced to death after the Civil War by
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February 19th, 2010
Police in Valladolid have attempted to have a cyclist's driving licence revoked for being over the drink drive limit. The local police originally stopped the cyclist, who was riding in a pedestrian zone, as they considered he was going too fast and then requested he take a breathalyzer test that ...
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February 19th, 2010
The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEDP) has reported that Facebook has raised the minimum age to join its social network in Spain from 13 to 14 years. Up until now, and as per other countries, the minimum age at which juveniles could join the social networking service was 13. With this ...
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February 19th, 2010
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has today highlighted the strength and credibility of institutional policy in Spain and Portugal, which, in their opinion, makes their economic situation much different from that being experienced in Greece. "With regard to Portugal and Spain, we see differences
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February 19th, 2010
Faced with an increasing amount of competition in the broadband sector, Telefonica has been forced to make a free increase to the upload speed they provide ADSL customers, the changes will come into effect from the 20th of May. It will be welcome news to many as Telefonica
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