Archives for April 2011
April 29th, 2011
Spain’s 2011 Semana Santa (Easter Week) saw traffic fatalities fall below 40 "for the first time in the history of accidents in Spain - a goal that seemed impossible years ago”, said First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba. Between 3 p.m. on Friday 15th April and ...
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April 28th, 2011
Spain's rail authority says a commuter train collided underground with an empty long-distance train in Barcelona today. RENFE said two carriages of a commuter train carrying 70 passengers derailed after colliding with the other train, which was stationary. Sixteen people were treated in nearby medical centres, mostly for bruises, among the ...
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April 28th, 2011
The Spanish Government is to address the British authorities "through normal diplomatic channels" over an incident which took place on Sunday between the Gibraltar Police and the Guardia Civil in the waters around Gibraltar, which resulted in the injury of a Spanish officer. The Unified Association of the Guardia Civil (AUGC) ...
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April 27th, 2011
After verbal jousting, analysis of the 'psychological edge' and quotes from Albert Einstein, Real Madrid and Barcelona will meet for the third time in the space of 11 days tonight. The Bernabeu will play host to the first leg of a UEFA Champions League semi-final El Clasico which has all the ...
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April 27th, 2011
According to the latest ‘International Labour Mobility Study’ by Randstad, 62% of unemployed Spaniards would consider leaving Spain to find work in another country, while 38% of those currently in a job would not rule out emigrating if it improved their employment situation. The employment agency says this data shows maturity ...
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April 26th, 2011
According to reports by the BBC, a gym in Spain is hoping to entice new customers by offering nudist workout sessions, making it the first in the country to target naturists looking to get into shape. Gym owner Merche Laseca said "With the crisis we noticed there were fewer people using ...
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April 26th, 2011
Oceanographers from the Department of the Environment have this week, identified a specimen of Humpback (Megaptera novaengliae), also known as humpback whale, and six specimens of common finback whales, swimming off the coast of Valencia, near Sagunto. According to a Government statement, this finding was reported by a fisherman in the ...
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April 25th, 2011
In a groundbreaking ruling for Spain, the Supreme Court has decided that in the event of divorce, a home mortgage must be repaid in equal shares by both spouses. The decision favors Javier M.D., a divorcé who was told by the Provincial Court of Valencia that he had to put up ...
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April 25th, 2011
Fuel prices returned to a record high last week as thousands of holidaymakers took to the roads for the Easter break. The price of petrol increased by 0.66%, reaching 1.363 euros per litre, representing its eleventh consecutive rise, while the price of diesel dropped slightly by 0.46% to 1.302 euros per ...
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April 22nd, 2011
Spanish savings banks or “Cajas” plan to take action before the government hardens legislation in relation to early retirement. In excess of 11,500 Cajas employees could benefit from this change in employment legislation, which is estimated will cost the industry about €3,700 million. Each Cajas employee who chooses to take early ...
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