New Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has already embarked on international relations, the socialist leader met his Ukrainian counterpart at the Moncloa Palace, his official residence in Madrid. Sánchez’s next foreign affairs-related engagement will take him to Brussels on June 28 for his first official meeting with the European Union to […]
Before Real Madrid’s 13th European Cup could be displayed at the Santiago Bernabeu on Friday, the club’s trophy cabinet needed to be enlarged, Spanish media reported. The 13 trophies are lined up in one of the rooms in the bowels of the stadium that together make up the third most […]
Along with his sub-director general for operations and mobility, Jaime Moreno, Serrano gave a presentation on self-driving vehicles and the possibility of ‘scrapping legal barriers’ to their use in Spain. “We’re at a very historic time right now in terms of self-driving vehicles giving hope that the human factor, which […]
THE minimum age for driving – or learning to drive – a lorry in Spain will shortly go down to 18, confirms General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) boss Gregorio Serrano. Spain is currently the only country in Europe where lorry drivers have to be at least 21, since all the […]
The regions worst rains in 16 years fell on Sunday across the Valencia region, causing damage, flooding and accidents. In Alginet, firefighters had to rescue three people trapped in their car. The last time there was torrential rain of this magnitude in Valencia in June was back in 2002.
There are now 3.25 million Spaniards who are officially unemployed, new data from the Employment Ministry showed for the month of May, 83,738 fewer than in April this year, but a smaller fall than between the same months in 2017. Compared to May 2017, there are 208,998 fewer people registered […]
Brexit negotiators are due to hold more discussions on Northern Ireland issues on Tuesday. The session is part of four days of talks in Brussels that will also cover the Withdrawal Agreement and the future EU-UK relationship. The UK and EU have agreed there will be no hardening of the […]
The EU Withdrawal Bill will return to the House of Commons for a series of crunch votes on 12 June, it has been announced. The legislation suffered 15 defeats in the House of Lords, which will now be debated by MPs. Numbers are tight with the Tories needing the support […]
Monday morning – I feel like I have had a good weekend. There are a few conscious adjustments that I need to make to my band, but my clothing is definitely not as tight. I have been out in company, and have managed to eat well, providing my body with […]
Spanish Socialist Pedro Sánchez has been sworn in as the country’s new prime minister by King Felipe after the ousting of conservative Mariano Rajoy. Mr Sánchez, who is an atheist, took the oath to protect the constitution without a bible or crucifix – a first in Spain’s modern history. He […]
Last night – with family, and we visited the best local indian restaurant……. always great food, with attentive service – so what to order? Was I to have a lamb tikka saag, pilau rice, and a naan? I felt this would overface me, so I decided to go a different […]
BREXITEERS fear Italy’s battle over the euro could make it harder for Britain to scoop a decent trade deal after leaving the EU. Pro-Brexit ministers are concerned that EU chiefs’ focus on the struggling Mediterranean nation’s political crisis will distract them from crunch negotiations at the upcoming EU summit. EU […]
