Archives for Opinion
February 22nd, 2012
According to a survey carried out by the human resources company, Randstad, after the Government announced the proposed the labour reform, 84% of Spanish do not believe that more jobs will be created this year or that the unemployment rate will lower. Given the unfavourable forecasts of official institutions and ...
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December 20th, 2011
The European Council President, Herman Van Rompuy, announced last Thursday his intention to convene another summit of EU leaders in late January or early February 2012 in order to finalise the new intergovernmental treaty on tightening fiscal discipline in the eurozone, but also in order to discuss how to improve ...
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December 8th, 2011
Nearly two out of three Spanish families are struggling to make ends meet each month due to their economic situation, revealed the Consumer Confidence Indicator (ICC) in November, drawn up by the Sociological Research Centre (CIS) from 1,000 interviews conducted between 21st and 24th November. Europa Press reported that, specifically, 40.5% ...
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December 5th, 2011
According to the Centre for Sociological Research (CIS) barometer, the concern over unemployment picked up two points to stand at 83 percent for November, and it also confirmed that health and education remain among the country's top eight problems. Europa Press reported that the study, released last Thursday, is based on ...
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October 12th, 2011
A prisoner on the run for 25 years has been awarded one of Spain's Basque country's top literary awards, but he cannot have the prize unless he gives himself up. Joseba Sarrionandia, now 53, escaped from jail in San Sebastian in 1985 while serving time for belonging to the militant separatist ...
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September 7th, 2011
There's something I still find boyishly thrilling about the idea of getting on a train in London and getting off it six hours later in, say, the South of France, as I did a couple of years ago for a holiday. It’s a strange world, isn’t it, where getting on ...
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July 27th, 2011
The Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero insisted on Monday that after two or three issues, it is clear that the euro zone "will not drop Greece" and stressed that private sector participation in Greece’s second bailout is "exceptional and unique." "Private participation is only for Greece, because the ...
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July 14th, 2011
The number of fatalities in road accidents has increased by 21% compared to the same period last year, since the speed limit returned to 120 km/h on motorways and dual carriageways from 1 July. This increase breaks a streak of four consecutive months with less traffic fatalities than in 2010. Since ...
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June 6th, 2011
The President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Jean Claude Trichet, has proposed the creation of a Community Finance Minister to members of the European Union, and has proposed that the EU officials be given more authority over European countries straying "down the wrong path", including the right to veto ...
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May 6th, 2011
BAA, the British subsidiary of the Spanish company Ferrovial, which controls Heathrow, is concerned that Heathrow will lose its rank among the world's major airports. Nigel Rudd, Chairman of BAA, said on Sunday that Heathrow has only 15 years left as the world's busiest airport and that if the Government ...
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