Archives for August 2011
August 31st, 2011
The number of entrepreneurs in Spain has fallen by 14.5% since the crisis began three years ago. Only Ireland (-18.8%) and Portugal (-16.1%) are ahead in self-employment losses, according to Eurostat. Since 2008, Spain has lost 486,600 self-employed workers, while the total lost in the EU was 231,800, making Spain one ...
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August 30th, 2011
Human Resources departments are increasingly turning to social networks in search of candidates to recruit. According to the analysis of a career counselling firm specialising in Internet, 89% of companies are turning to social networks in their selection processes. According to a study in graphics carried out by Career Enlightenment, and ...
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August 29th, 2011
More than 4,000 very low-intensity earthquakes (many with negative values on the Richter scale) have occurred on the Canary island of El Hierro since 17th July, according to the National Geographic Institute records. Speaking to Servimedia, researcher for the Higher Council for Scientific Research, Alicia Garcia, said that this does not ...
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August 26th, 2011
Spanish exports of fruits and vegetables fell 10% in value in June to 589 million euros, due to the consequences of the cucumber crisis, according to the Spanish Federation of Producers and Exporters of Fruits and Vegetables (Fepex), who lamented that the crisis had "ruined" the good performance of foreign ...
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August 25th, 2011
The city of Madrid has beaten "all records" receiving 8.12 million tourists in the past year, up 6.7% from a year ago. A total of 728,722 tourists visited the city of Madrid in July, and is "the highest figure ever recorded for the month of July," according to the City ...
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August 24th, 2011
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, conscious of the need to protect fishery resources in coastal areas, has installed 25 artificial reefs off the Andalusian coast during the period between 1989 and 2011. These measures will help protect some 480 square kilometres of coastline thanks to a final investment figure of ...
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August 23rd, 2011
In less than 10 days, the world’s biggest food fight will take place. So grab your diving mask, your waterproof camera and an old torn t-shirt and head for La Tomatina, taking place this year on August 31. Every year on the last Wednesday of August, the town of Buñol ...
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August 22nd, 2011
The Balearic Government is to impose fines of between 100 euros and 450,000 euros on vessels anchoring in an uncontrolled manner causing damage to the precious underwater meadows of posidonia oceanica (commonly known as Neptune Grass or Mediterranean Tapeweed), a seagrass species that is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, and ...
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August 19th, 2011
Ferran Adrià's departure leaves a void, but Gerona remains a unique culinary destination, Cinco Dias reports. It remains a culinary destination par excellence. For years, Gerona has competed with San Sebastian for the greatest number of gastronomic temples. The phenomenon of El Bulli spread throughout the province and brought out the ...
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August 18th, 2011
A total of 19 people died on Spanish roads this past holiday weekend between 15:00 pm on Friday 12th August and midnight on Monday 15th August, in 16 traffic accidents, according to data from the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT). Europa Press reported that there were 16 fatal accidents in which ...
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