Archives for April 2010
April 2nd, 2010
Today, the last analogue television signal will be turned off in Spain, and during the past few days more than 20 million people in 2186 municipalities have no longer been able to receive analogue TV, the biggest 'switch off' since the transition to DTT began. Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian, has ...
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April 1st, 2010
According to a list from The Art Newspaper, the Prado museum in Madrid was the ninth most visited museum in the world in 2009, with 2.76 million visits. The Reina Sofia, Madrid also occupies the 16th place among the most popular with 2.08 million visitors.
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April 3rd, 2010
According to the General Directorate of Registration and Notary, Spain has produced on average nearly one hundred new citizens every day during the last decade. Since 1995, the State has granted citizenship to more than 451,200 foreigners, from 94 countries. Specifically, between the 1st of January
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April 5th, 2010
In the third round of the 2010 F1 season, Spain’s Fernando Alonso's suffered and engine failure with just two laps of the Malaysian Grand Prix to go. He had experienced gear shift problems from the start of the race causing Alonso to describe the Malyasian GP as "the most difficult" ...
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April 5th, 2010
Since the start of a special traffic operation aimed at reducing the number of deaths on the road during Holy Week, a total of 43 people have been killed in fatal road accidents in Spain, the lowest figure on record. According to the official figures released by the General Directorate of ...
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April 5th, 2010
The electric supplier Endesa will soon begin installing the first of 150,000 new electric meters in Spain, which allow reading and remote operation of home energy systems. The first batch will be located in the capitals of the autonomous communities where Endesa operates. The project director of Endesa, Rocio Millán, said ...
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April 6th, 2010
The Government has announced that it will subsidise up to 20% of the cost of an electric car, up to a maximum of 6,000 euros, which will be available to private buyers or private fleets, representing 240 million euros in direct grants and part of a total of 590 million ...
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April 6th, 2010
According to a study by Interprofessional Spanish Olive Oil, olive oil sourced from Spain accounts for 58% of all olive oil imported in France and 53% imported to the United Kingdom market. Additionally, Spain is the main producer, exporter or marketer of up to 80% of all the olive oil ...
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April 6th, 2010
The Bank of Spain has revealed that the Spanish public are still in possession of a total of 1,739 million euros worth of unexchanged pesetas, the equivalent of 289,665 million pesetas, of which 923 million euros (153,744 million pesetas) are held in notes, and 816 million (135,771 million pesetas) in ...
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April 6th, 2010
Arsenal fans are quietly awaiting kick off tonight in the Champions League quarter finals second leg against Barcelona, as the City Council has provided a special zone for them in the Olympic Port where the English fans can safely spend the hours running up to the game without causing any ...
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