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November 30th, 2009
In more mortgage related news, the Euribor has closed the month of November with its ninth straight record low at 1.23%, meaning an average saving of 240 euros per month or 2880 per year compared to one year ago, this data is based on an average mortgage of € 150,000 ...
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December 21st, 2009
According to a report by the Spanish Institute for Family Policy, every day there are 333 broken marriages in Spai , making the total number of break-ups for the first nine months of this year 89,883 . This total includes 83,616 divorces, 6,145 separations and 122 annulments, the full total ...
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December 22nd, 2009
A Spanish couple needs to earn 31,266 euros per year (2,695 euros per month) to buy a home, which is more than double (+107.86%) the average salary of around €15,000. This is the main conclusion in a report produced by the Youth Council of Spain (CJE). The organization further indicates that, ...
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December 23rd, 2009
According to data from the National Association of Motor Vehicle Sellers (GANVAM), 190 million euros is lost every year due to the abandonment of vehicles at garages in Spain. In the last year alone, 75,000 cars were left unclaimed at repair centers by their owners. 90% of abandoned vehicles are priced ...
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December 31st, 2009
The last bell sounds at the clock from Puerta del Sol in Madrid and the traditional marking of the New Year in Spain is complete. This year though, there will be more - the facade of the Real Casa de Correos in Madrid will be illuminated in blue to represent ...
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December 31st, 2009
Galician parents have chosen the languages to be taught to their children in primary and secondary education. The ultimate goal is "multilingualism" and three languages will be taught together - English, Castilian and Galician. Each language
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January 5th, 2010
The Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, has met in Madrid with the former head of the Government, Felipe González, the former European Commission president Jacques Delors, and former minister, Pedro Solbes, to discuss how the EU can overcome the
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January 8th, 2010
After weeks of speculation, the Council of Ministers have decided that the closure of websites that violate intellectual property and copyright laws will require a court order. The Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, said that a website cannot be closed without the prior
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January 8th, 2010
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero wants the new EU economic strategy, tentatively known as 'Strategy 2020', to be adhered to resolutely. The Spanish Prime Minister said today that sanctions for Member States, which do not meet the objectives set, are not currently binding and
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January 12th, 2010
In scenes that are taking place throughout most of Spain, the first free laptops that the Junta de Andalucía and central Government are distributing to all Spanish students in the fifth and sixth grade have begun arriving in classrooms in Andalusia. Andalusian President, José Antonio Griñán, visited
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