Archives for July 2010
July 26th, 2010
A Spanish man who underwent the world's first full face transplant appeared before TV cameras today for the first time since his surgery, thanking his doctors and the family of the donor. Identified only as Oscar, the 31-year-old spoke with considerable difficulty at a news conference at
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July 23rd, 2010
The Spanish government has proposed an initiative to prevent newspapers and other publications from posting personal sex adverts in their classifieds section, which they say has a direct association with prostitution and human trafficking. The Prime Minister said that this type of advertising "must be eliminated"
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July 23rd, 2010
Early results from the EU stress tests on the financial systems of European member states, indicate that all primary Spanish banks have passed the test and that the banks now have enough capital reserve to overcome a situation that would affect their profits, for example if the current economic issues ...
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July 22nd, 2010
The Ministry for Housing will be abolishing the direct funding it has been providing for the purchase of Spanish housing by low income families in 2011 and 2012. The funding, which ranged between 5,000 and 12,000 euros, ends on January 1st 2011 and is part of a series of budget ...
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July 21st, 2010
A study released today shows that renting an apartment in Madrid provides an average return of 3.8%, the same profit margin that is achievable when renting a property in other capitals around the world such as Paris or New York. The market for rental property in the Spanish capital is more ...
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July 21st, 2010
Figures show that 15.8% of the entire workforce in Spain are not of Spanish nationality, the highest percentage in Europe, compared with 9.2% in Germany, 9% in Italy and 8% in the UK. In 2008, Spain was easily the most favoured destination for
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July 20th, 2010
Spanish Police have dismantled an international network of digital TV pirates that offered access to all channels in Europe - 27 people have been arrested in Spain so far, with another 77 facing charges and the investigation continuing abroad through Europol. Spain is said to be a pioneer in investigations ...
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July 19th, 2010
The Association of Cement Manufacturers of Spain (Oficemen) have reported today that they believe housing prices should fall between 5% and 40%, depending on the surplus of unsold properties that exist in their particular geographical area, which would enable the cement industry to flourish again.
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July 19th, 2010
The Catalan born rider, Dani Pedrosa, returned to the top of the podium in the German MotoGP yesterday, taking place at the Sachsenring circuit, he edged out fellow countryman Jorge Lorenzo to take his second victory of the season. Spanish riders secured a hat-trick of wins
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July 16th, 2010
A report titled "Destruction of the Whole Coast 2010," has been released today by Greenpeace, in which they have launched a scathing criticism of Spain's overbuilding of the coastline, stating that 7.7 hectares of coastline per day is being destroyed for urban, industrial or commercial purposes. The environmental protection group say ...
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