News archive for May 2010
Spanish judge Garzon requests move to International Court
Crusading Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon, on trial for abuse of power in Spain, has asked to be allowed to work for the International Criminal Court, judicial sources said here on Tuesday. Garzon has asked to be allowed to work as an outside consultant for the court based in The Hague for a period of seven […]
Spain seconds 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 […]
EU aid fund to ‘strengthen and protect’ euro
Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that an emergency trillion dollar rescue package for crisis hit eurozone countries would serve to bolster the weakened euro currency. She told reporters that the package would serve to strengthen and protect the common currency, only hours after the European Union announced an unprecedented intervention worth more than […]
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 […]
Spain’s socialists – more popular in spite of crisis
An opinion poll released on Monday shows Spain’s governing Socialist Party has gained popularity in recent months despite the economic crisis and now trails the opposition party by only a small margin. According to the CIS polling institute, if elections were held today, the main conservative opposition party, the PP, would win with 39.5 percent […]
Spring garden party for age concern
The Spring Garden Party in aid of Age Concern now has a new dedicated website where you can find all relevant information about the event. New information and updates will be posted here to keep you all up to date. If you wish to purchase tickets for the event you can do so at the […]
San Pedro tunnel taking shape
Work on the scheme to take the A7 main road underground is now 75% completed. Specialised machinery is now digging underground to shape the gallery that will eventually become a double tunnel with four lanes of traffic. Work on the new underpass has exposed the core of San Pedro Alcántara; well as far down as […]