Spanish builder Ferrovial, which owns British airports operator BAA, said Friday it signed a contract to build a new terminal at London´s Heathrow airport together with Britain´s Laing O´Rourke for 812 million pounds (900 million euros).
The new terminal will replace Terminal 2 and the Queens building which date from the 1950s and it will have [...]
BAA, the airport operator that owns Heathrow and Stansted, fell deeper into the red today after it was forced to take a £665 million charge on the sale of Gatwick and the cost of servicing its pension deficit.
The company, which is owned by Ferrovial, of Spain, reported a pre-tax loss of £822 million for the [...]
The new regulation originates from the principle of company freedom and its purpose is to facilitate the free establishment of trade distribution services.
The application of this regulation will mean greater liberalisation of the sector and simplification of administrative processes; it will increase legal security, reduce costs and contribute to the creation of employment.
The new Act [...]
Turkey and Spain are getting ready to discuss a wide range of issues from bilateral relations and Cyprus issue to talks over Iran´s nuclear programme, in the upcoming governmental meeting on February 21-22.
Spanish Foreign Minister Angel Moratinos, who got together with foreign reporters Friday said, as he would not be attending the summit due to [...]
Britain´s exposure to the financial turmoil sweeping through southern European economies could be far greater than previously thought, according to data seen by the Guardian.
Despite relief that Britain´s decision to stay out of the euro has avoided the kind of budgetary crisis brewing in Mediterranean nations, figures showing that UK sales to Spain, Britain´s seventh-largest [...]
Speech delivered by Lord Davies, Minister of State for Trade, Investment and Small Business, at the Expansión Business Breakfast
I am delighted to be visiting Spain and may I start by thanking my hosts for the very warm welcome I have received. I like to think it is a sign of the friendship that exists between [...]
Minister for Europe Chris Bryant delivered the opening speech at the European Government and Business Roundtable 2010, hosted by the British Chamber of Commerce in Spain.
Business leaders from the UK and Spain attended the event, which took place on the 8 February at the Palace of Westminster.
The roundtable, which coincides with the Spanish Presidency of [...]
Gas consumption in import-dependent Spain in 2009 fell by 10.5 percent from the year before to 34.5 billion cubic metres due mainly to the recession, industry association Sedigas said on Wednesday.
“The rise in renewable energy consumption has also been a noteworthy factor,” a Sedigas statement said.
National grid operator REE (REE.MC) has estimated that gas-fired plants' [...]