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SPAIN TODAY – FRIDAY 20 APRIL 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – FRIDAY 20 APRIL 2012

Not content with upsetting pensioners with the threat of charging for prescription, the Spanish government have now turned their attentions to students, with the possibility that university fees may rise by up to 50%.
Education Minister José Ignacio Wert had…

SPAIN TODAY – THURSDAY 19 APRIL 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – THURSDAY 19 APRIL 2012

The Argentine Senate committee have approved the notion to expropriate 51% of the YPF oil company, currently controlled by Spain´s Repsol, also opting to fast track the process. The government are still maintaining that no action will be discussed until…

Thursday 18th April 2012 in Spain

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Thursday 18th April 2012 in Spain

The Argentine Senate committee have approved the notion to expropriate 51% of the YPF oil company, currently controlled by Spain´s Repsol, also opting to fast track the process. The government are still maintaining that no action will be discussed until…

The news in Spain for Wednesday 18th April 2012

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The news in Spain for Wednesday 18th April 2012

The directora de Tráfico, María Seguí, responsible for road safety across Spain, has warned that “many” of the 750 radar traps on the roads of Spain had stopped working last year due to lack of maintenance, resulting in a reduction…

Spain on Tuesday 17 April 2012

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Spain on Tuesday 17 April 2012

Education cuts, military spending, corruption (allegedly), equality and elephants are all the top subjects in Spain at the moment…
As expected on Monday, education minister José Ignacio Wert on Monday proposed increasing the maximum number of students per class from…

Spain on Tuesday 17 April 2012

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Spain on Tuesday 17 April 2012

Education cuts, military spending, corruption (allegedly), equality and elephants are all the top subjects in Spain at the moment…
As expected on Monday, education minister José Ignacio Wert on Monday proposed increasing the maximum number of students per class from…

Monday 16th April 2012 in Spain

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Monday 16th April 2012 in Spain

In the latest opinion poll released at the weekend, the centre-right government of Spain, led by Mariano Rajoy, has started to lose favour with the public for the first time since the elections of November last year. The general strike…

Thursday 5th April in Spain, 2012

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Thursday 5th April in Spain, 2012

A Madrid judge has handed a court summons to a nun accused of being involved in a baby-snatching ring. Sister María Gómez Valbuena has been provisionally charged with kidnap and falsification of public documents relating to the disappearance of a…

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Wednesday 4th April 2012 in Spain

The government announced that it will reduce funding for Spanish film productions by 35% as part of the deep cuts in spending to help bring down the deficit and show foreign investors that Spain is serious about getting its economy…

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In Spain Today Tuesday 3 April 2011

El Pais say that President Mariano Rajoy on Monday blamed the swingeing cuts in spending included in this year’s state budget on the errors of the previous administration, and argued that without the austerity drive Spain would face the same…

Monday 2nd April 2012 in Spain

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Monday 2nd April 2012 in Spain

Wales Online report that The number of passengers flying to Spain from Cardiff Airport has nearly halved in the past five years, while Bristol has seen its numbers rise.
Bristol has seen passengers flying to Spanish airports increase from 1.1m…

In Spain Today, 30 March 2012

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In Spain Today, 30 March 2012

El Pais are reporting that The Supreme Court has ruled that responsibility for mass graves of those executed during the Civil War and subsequent Franco dictatorship should be assumed by regional courts. In the same stroke, the court has closed…

Carrefour makes £221m half-year loss

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Carrefour makes £221m half-year loss

Europe’s biggest retailer warned that “increasingly challenging” economic conditions across Europe will drag its profits down by 15% this year.
 

 
Carrefour, the world’s second-biggest retailer behind Walmart, announced a shock €249m (£221m) half-year loss on Wednesday and warned…

Spanish Government Signs Pension Reform

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Spanish Government Signs Pension Reform

The Eurozone economy expanded 0.3% in the third quarter after growing 1% in the second quarter. Leading economic indicators suggest that growth may have accelerated in the fourth quarter of 2010. The International Monetary Fund predicts 1.8% growth for Eurozone…

ELECTRICITY PRICE PROTESTS

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ELECTRICITY PRICE PROTESTS

More than 30,000 people have signed an electronic petition brought together by the consumer association FACAU, to complain to the Spanish government about the disproportionate rise in the cost of domestic electricity that was implemented in January of this year.…

SMOKING – BUSINESSES REPORTED

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SMOKING – BUSINESSES REPORTED

In this early period of the change in the law relating to smoking in public places which came into force on 2nd January, and following direct complaints from members of the public, the consumer association FACUA has filed for 234…

Egypt, Spain Agree Navigation Line to Boost Trade

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Egypt, Spain Agree Navigation Line to Boost Trade

Egypt and Spain agreed to study the establishment of a navigation line between Alexandria and Spain’s Barcelona to facilitate the trade movement between the two countries, said Trade and Industry Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid during his talks with Spanish Minister…

Branson slams EU Commission over tie-up

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Branson slams EU Commission over tie-up

The founder of Virgin Group, Richard Branson, has slammed the European Commission´s handling of a proposed tie-up between British Airways and American Airlines in an interview published on Monday.
British Airways, American Airlines and Spain´s Iberia, members of the Oneworld…

Spain’s Ferrovial to build new Heathrow terminal

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Spain’s Ferrovial to build new Heathrow terminal

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…

BAA losses reach £822 million on Gatwick sale

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BAA losses reach £822 million on Gatwick sale

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,…

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