Government contracts for construction has doubled in the last year, according to the government’s Development Group. Contracts worth nearly €1.3bn have been put out to tender in the last twelve months, an increase of 218% compared to last year. In August, contracts worth nearly €18m were awarded for construction and […]
Education laws in Spain are set for a complete overhaul – starting with philosophy once again becoming a core subject and religious studies no longer counting towards final grades. A temporary amendment to the controversial and unpopular schools reform of 2012 – known as the LOMCE – has been agreed […]
At these events, you will have the opportunity to: Hear first-hand from the British Consul and her team the latest information on Brexit and what this means for British nationals living in Spain Speak to a Town Hall expert about your padrón Clarify how you register as a resident in […]
BARCELONA city council intends to take legal action after an aggressive, racist tirade by a passenger on a flight to London Stansted left the victim ‘shocked and depressed’. The as-yet unnamed offender became impatient when Delsie Gayle, 77 (pictured left), took some time to move from her aisle seat to […]
The U.N. migration agency says that so far this year Spain has received more migrants via the Mediterranean Sea than it did in the previous three years combined. The Geneva-based International Organization for Migration reported Tuesday that 45,145 men, women and children entered Spain through the western Mediterranean route through […]
National Police throughout the Valencian Community have made a series of arrests in connection with an alleged internet scam. Twenty people have been detained – aged between 19 and 36-years-old – believed to be behind a series of frauds that affected more than 170 victims. Fifteen of the gang already […]
Spain’s National Police force has seized a tugboat found to be transporting 1,400 kilos of cocaine while sailing in waters near the Canary Islands. The vessel stowing the illegal contraband is named ‘The Breath’ and reportedly departed from Turkey and carried a Moldovan flag. The boat arrived at the Naval Base […]
Two cruise liners with 4,000 passengers on board moored in Alicante on Tuesday. The Prinsedam-Holland America Line and Brittania P&O arrived early in the morning, with tourists spending a total of 17 hours at the resort. According to the Department of Commerce, by the end of October, some 10,000 tourists […]
The ongoing war of words between the Catalan Generalitat and the Government in Madrid continues, after Catalan regional president, Quim Torra, announced that he would be setting up a “government in exile” at the end of the month. The announcement was made after a meeting between Mr Torra and former […]
U.S. car manufacturer Ford (F.N) will stop car production in its plant in Almussafes in eastern Spain for nine days during November due to a lower demand for its vehicles, a spokesman said today. Engine production would also be halted for 13 days next month, he said. Part of […]
The DGT has slammed drivers who do not make children passengers wear seatbelts, after the latest safety campaign by the Guardia Civil. Nearly 200 children were discovered to be in a vehicle without wearing a seatbelt during the week long nationwide campaign. In total 330,000 vehicles were monitored, with 3,183 […]
The Sierra Escalona in the south of Alicante province has been made a protected site by the regional government following a 12-year-long procedure full of obstacles and interruptions which started in 2006. It means the largest area of countryside in the Vega Baja will now be a conservation area.
