DERMOT McArdle has been given a ultimatum by Spanish authorities to hand himself in by next Thursday March 4th.
The Dundalk man who was convicted of the manslaughter of his wife Kelly Ann Corcoran in Marbella 10 years ago, last week lodged an appeal against a ruling by a Spanish judge that he should now serve [...]
Spain´s Senate has approve the country´s new abortion bill, which allows the procedure without restrictions up to 14 weeks.
The approval means the law will take effect later this year.
The bill, which brings this traditionally Roman Catholic country in line with its more secular neighbors in northern Europe, cleared the house Wednesday after a majority of [...]
Spain’s recently passed legislation will limit the times during which television advertisements for particular beauty treatments can be broadcast. The decision was made as an attempt to combat the rise in eating disorders among youth, with the belief that advertising is a contributory factor. Not surprisingly, plastic surgery companies are not pleased with the law, [...]
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has announced that the Government will rule on the specific regulatory framework governing social economy entities before the summer and will recognise its important contribution to developing economic activity and creating jobs.
The President of the Government has taken part in the closing ceremony of an event organised by the Confederación Empresarial [...]
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 [...]
The European Court of Justice has been highly involved with the gambling issue over the past several years. Many of the member countries have disregarded EU agreements with their Internet gambling laws, and now Spain has caught the eye of the ECJ.
Spain's current gambling tax laws are in violation of EU agreements, according to the [...]
A teenager who reportedly stabbed to death an East Riding grandfather in Tenerife should have already been behind bars, it has been claimed.
Reports from Tenerife claim a 14-year-old boy, who has admitted stabbing 71-year-old Peter Cockshutt, had been arrested and released five times previously for robbery and theft.
On three of these occasions, the charges were [...]
The magistrate known for indicting Osama bin Laden and Augusto Pinochet may have knowingly acted without jurisdiction by probing Spanish Civil War atrocities, a court said Thursday in a ruling that takes Spain´s most famed judge a step closer to being put on trial himself.
Those atrocities – the killings of tens of thousands of civilians [...]