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SPAIN TODAY – MONDAY 07 MAY 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – MONDAY 07 MAY 2012

Unemployment is making the headlines once again, but this time, it´s the opposite to the norm, with figures on the decrease for a change, but only just beating the figures recorded in 2008 and 2009. The figures for April from…

SPAIN TODAY – THURSDAY 03 MAY 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – THURSDAY 03 MAY 2012

Work has started on the exhumation of what is thought to be the second largest mass grave holding the bodies of troops shot by Franco´s forces during the civil war. Located in the town of Teba in Málaga, the single…

SPAIN TODAY – MONDAY 30 APRIL 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – MONDAY 30 APRIL 2012

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Spain this weekend, in protest over the government’s education and health care cuts. Meanwhile, not backing down, President Mariano Rajoy addressed the Partido Popular´s regional congress in Madrid, promising that…

Just another Spanish Sunday…

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Just another Spanish Sunday…

This picture from in or around Torrevieja, which I have named is hosted on Instagram, a great photography tool for making retro images, adding effects and filters and having fun with photography.
Torrevieja was the host of Spain´s first Instagram…

SPAIN TODAY – FRIDAY 27 APRIL 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – FRIDAY 27 APRIL 2012

Having continued flicking through the “How you win friends and influence people” manual that they seem to have found in a rejects bin, the Spanish government have made yet another announcement that has caused shock and disappointment to many, although…

SPAIN TODAY – THURSDAY 26 APRIL 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – THURSDAY 26 APRIL 2012

The President of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, has praised the Spanish government´s moves to get its finances back in shape, but he was not so keen on the idea of reactivating purchases of sovereign debt. In an interview…

SPAIN TODAY – WEDNESDAY 25 APRIL 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – WEDNESDAY 25 APRIL 2012

In a secret ballot on Wednesday, the house of congress has approved the publication that gives details of the extra activities of the members of parliament. Despite the “absolute commitment” that the post of elected member holds, it is believed…

SPAIN TODAY – TUESDAY 24 APRIL 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – TUESDAY 24 APRIL 2012

The Bank of Spain has confirmed that despite the moves to rescue the economy, the country has slipped back into a state of recession for the second time in 2 years, as the GDP for the first quarter dropped for…

SPAIN TODAY – MONDAY 23 APRIL 2012

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SPAIN TODAY – MONDAY 23 APRIL 2012

Families of the 62 Spanish victims, who perished along with 13 Ukrainian and Belorussian crew members, when a Yaklovlev -42 plane they were travelling in crashed over Trabzon, Turkey while flying back from Afghanistan to a military base in Zaragoza,…

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…

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