Archives for November 2010
November 24th, 2010
Spanish drivers are the least fuel-efficient out of all of the main motoring countries in Europe, a survey has announced. According to car company Fiat, motorists in Britain were the most fuel efficient, driving at around 62% of possible fuel efficiency, beating drivers in Spain, France, Germany, Italy.
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November 24th, 2010
Spain's leading association of beef producers, the Asociación Española de Productores de Carne de Vacuno (ASOPROVAC), has criticised Alberto Contador’s claims that his positive test for Clenbuterol was caused by contaminated meat purchased in Spain and has called for a formal investigation to ascertain the facts in the case.
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November 23rd, 2010
Reports in the Spanish press have suggested that organisers of the European Grand Prix are seeking to move the event away from the Valencia street circuit. The venue has hosted the event since 2008 but crowds have dropped from over 110,000 for the inaugural race down to 75,000 this year.
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November 23rd, 2010
Spain's central government public deficit was down nearly 50 percent in October at 31.26 billion euros or just under three percent of Gross Domestic Product, the economy ministry said yesterday. The deficit shrank 47.3 percent in October to 2.96 percent of GDP, compared with 59.31 billion euros and 5.63 percent a ...
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November 22nd, 2010
Spain's socialist government will approve a draft law in March 2011 on end-of-life care that will allow people with incurable diseases to "die with dignity", the deputy prime minister said Friday. The law will spell out the rights of patients facing death and their families and the medical staff who care ...
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November 22nd, 2010
Spain has no plans for more spending cuts on top of May’s austerity measures, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said in an interview with El Pais newspaper on Sunday. The government implemented a 15 billion euro austerity package six months ago, including civil servant salary cuts and scrapping bonus
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November 19th, 2010
While Malaga City Hall is one of the most transparent in Spain, Fuengirola Town Hall is the least, an annual report shows. This was revealed in new research published by Transparency International España (TIE). TIE is part of an international organisation set up in 1993 to promote
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November 19th, 2010
A judge in this southern resort city of Marbella has levied a surety of more than 60 million euros on actor Sean Connery and the other principal defendants in a corruption case. In addition, under indictment in the case are Connery’s wife, former Marbella Mayor
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November 18th, 2010
A video game in which the player shoots down illegal immigrants to promote the policies of Spain's conservative party ahead of the regional elections in Catalonia later this month has been withdrawn after provoking widespread outrage. The game, named "Rescue", was removed within hours of appearing on the campaign website
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November 18th, 2010
World Cup champion Spain slumped to its worst defeat in 47 years Wednesday when it was routed 4-0 by neighbor Portugal, its second big loss in a friendly in two months. While the Iberian pair used the match to promote their joint World Cup 2018 bid, Portugal got a measure of ...
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