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SPAIN SECOND HAPPIEST IN EUROPE
It seems that the people in Spain are some of the happiest in Europe according to a survey of 12,500 people carried out by Coca-Cola in 16 countries across the globe.
Rumania is the only European country where people are seemily happier than those in Spain; the principle source of this happinesss are friends, partners and […]
SPANISH KING DOING WELL AFTER SURGERY
Spain’s King Juan Carlos I is very well after his weekend operation to remove a benign growth on his lung, Queen Sofia told reporters Monday.
The 72-year old monarch, who underwent surgery on Saturday to remove a growth that doctors said showed no signs of malignancy, spent a very good night said Queen Sofia said as […]
TRAFFIC FINES & HOW TO DEAL WITH THEM
One of the most important aspects to consider when changing your residency to a new country, whether temporarily or permanently, is to be familiar wtih the traffic regulations. There are significant differences between EU countries, what for expatriates may not be an offence in their home country may be just that in Spain and may […]
WATER SHORTAGE BY 2025 - UN WARNING
According to UN sources, some 290 million people in Mediterranean countries will have limited access to water by 2025, a situation that could generate social and territorial conflicts and one that the Union for the Mediterranean hopes to avoid by embarking on a global strategy to ensure the supply of this resource.
Representatives from 43 Mediterranean […]
EU ASSESSES ECONOMIC FALLOUT FROM TRAVEL CHAOS
On Sunday, the EU ordered an assessment of the billions of euros potentially lost since an Icelandic volcano erupted, prompting the biggest airspace shutdown since World War II.
The head of the European Union’s executive branch Jose Manuel Barroso has given the task of assessing the impact on the troubled airline industry to three of his […]
BRITAIN WORKING WITH SPAIN TO GET PEOPLE BACK HOME
London and Madrid are working on ideas to fly Britons stranded by the volcanic ash cloud to a Spanish hub and then sailing them back home, officials said.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Spanish counterpart Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero held telephone talks after top British ministers and scientists met to discuss the crisis at Downing […]
EUROPEAN AIRSPACE STILL AT A STANDSTILL
Most European countries have kept their airspace either partially or entirely closed today due to the cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland.
Germany, the United Kingdom and Belgium will keep their airspace closed until 18:00 GMT and the Netherlands until 12:00 GMT, whilst Austria reopened its airspace this morning, a move also made by Italy, but […]
EU TRANSPORT MINISTERS MEET TO DISCUSS FLIGHT CHAOS
EU transport ministers will meet on Monday, mostly via video conference to discuss recent test flights through the ash cloud which has been severely disrupting air travel and amid pressure to ease airspace restrictions.
Ministers from the 27 nation bloc will analyse the test flights’ results during a videoconference due to get underway at 3:00 pm […]
SELF-EMPLOYED WANT MORE BENEFITS
A TOTAL of 85.1 per cent of self-employed workers believe they should be able to earn 12 months’ worth of dole money if they are forced to cease trading instead of the current six months.
Members of the National Federation of Associations of Autonomous Workers (ATA) believe that by paying an extra two per cent in […]
MADRID´S MAIN STREET CELEBRATES 100th BIRTHDAY
On Monday, the city of Madrid celebrated the 100th anniversary of one of it´s emblematic street, the Gran Via, a place where Hemingway lived during the Spanish civil war.
Spain’s King Juan Carlos and his wife Queen Sofia unveiled a bronze and aluminium plaque on the 1.3 kilometre avenue to mark the occasion.
Traffic on the Gran […]