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November 9th, 2009
This week I'm taking a look at some of the often overlooked aspects of living in Spain. Some recent personal experience with a very ill member of my family has highlighted a number of issues that have caused unnecessary work and problems. These were mostly due to the correct paperwork ...
Continue reading Moving to Spain – your rights and responsibilities … the first step
November 12th, 2009
Earlier I spoke about the need to register with your local town hall to ensure you and they receive the benefits and services that are entitled. Part of this advice was due to the belief that simply having a residency card was sufficient, today I'd like to run through the ...
Continue reading Buying a house in Spain? Where’s your NIE?
December 21st, 2009
The nine Spanish provinces of La Rioja, Navarra, Burgos, León, Palencia, Soria, Huesca, Zaragoza and Teruel are on alert for the "high risk" of snow, according to the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET). However, the AEMET announced that the heavy snowfalls that have occurred recently will soon give way to rain ...
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December 22nd, 2009
After a judge set bail of half a million euros yesterday for the former mayor of Santa Coloma de Gramenet, friends and relatives of Bartomeu Munoz have raised more than half the required amount, 270,000 euros. Munoz is one of the main accused in the corruption scandal known as 'Pretoria'. The ...
Continue reading €270,000 Contributed to Help Former Mayor Pay Bail
December 29th, 2009
A growing number of Spanish tourists are being scammed during their Christmas holidays in New York renting apartments in "the Big Apple". "This is common during the summer, and we are seeing the same situation now at Christmas," explained Maria Diaz, working for the Spanish Consulate in New York. The unfortunate ...
Continue reading Holiday Rental Scams Exposed
January 4th, 2010
"We had high hopes for the new year and then this happens." The mayor of El Cuervo (Seville), Juan Garrido, summed up the mood of the 8,500 residents of the municipality after learning of the death of Josefa R. Z, aged 45, at the hands of her husband. She is the ...
Continue reading First Death in 2010 from Domestic Violence
January 7th, 2010
The Court of Barcelona has sentenced José Agustín DL to 6 years in prison after punching a member of staff at his farm, located on República Argentina avenue in Barcelona, because he was smoking in the entrance. The offender was also ordered to compensate
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January 13th, 2010
Minister of Labour, Celestino Corbacho, said today that the underground economy in Spain accounts for between 16% and 20% of GDP, while also recognising that irregular activities usually increase in times of crisis. During a presentation of 2009 results for fraud in the workplace, Corbacho said that these figures serve to
Continue reading 20% of Spain’s GDP In Underground Economy
January 18th, 2010
A driver aged 59 offered two traffic police officers 200 euros, promising more if required, in an attempt to get them remove four fines imposed on him. The fines amounted to a total of €2,615 and the man, who wielded several 100 euros bills and attempted to offer them repeatedly ...
Continue reading Bribery Will Get You You … Up To Six Years
January 20th, 2010
Earlier today, the body of police officer, Rosa Crespo Biel, aged 47, was found dead in Haiti, as reported by the Zaragoza Police Headquarters with which she was commissioned. She had been missing after the earthquake that shook the country just
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