The British government has said that expatriate pensioners will lose access to healthcare payments if Britain leaves the EU without a deal in March. Government sources said the NHS will no longer be able to cover health costs if Britain leaves the bloc without a deal on Friday March 29. […]
The European Union has a message for Prime Minister Theresa May as she plots a path out of the Brexit impasse: Britain needs to decide what it really wants but the negotiated divorce deal will not be reopened. With less than nine weeks until Britain is due by law to […]
Traffic on the AP-1 motorway has rocketed by 58% since the government scrapped the tolls on December 1, giving an idea of what is yet to come when the next batch of pay-per-use highway franchises come up for renewal. Public works minister José Luis Ábalos opted to continue with the […]
The bank of Spain officially stopped minting €500 notes yesterday (Sunday) in line with a decision taken by the European Union in May 2016, but those still in circulation remain legal tender. They are expected to continue to be so indefinitely, and private individuals, shops, banks, offices, exchange bureaux and […]
2018 was another positive one for jobs in Spain. It marked five good years in a row, and the best on record since 2006, before the economic crisis hit. The Spanish economy created over 566,000 positions last year, a figure unmatched in the last 12 years, bringing the total number […]
The European Union has announced that it would launch proceedings at the World Trade Organization against US import duties on Spanish olives. Last year Donald Trump’s administration slapped extra tariffs on Spain’s iconic agricultural export, considering them to be subsidised and sold at prices below their real value. The EU […]
Ryanair says its cabin crew in Spain have voted in favor of a recognition agreement with two workers’ unions. The Irish carrier suffered a number of strikes last year by pilots and cabin crew, forcing it to cancel hundreds of flights across Europe. In a statement, Ryanair said they and […]
The Spanish Football Federation has announced that this season’s Copa del Rey final will be played at the Benito Villamarin home of Real Betis on Saturday May 25th. The Sevilla club’s ground, with a capacity of almost 61,000, was chosen ahead of Valencia’s Mestalla for the right to stage the […]
Juan Antonio Santamaría is the dog walker who has died after falling into a well just 30km away from where little Julen died. The Spaniard, 45, whose dog also died, is the second person to be found dead in a tragedy involving a well in Malaga in just 48 hours. It comes after […]
Fierce winds which hit Palma last night and this morning left a trail of damage and kept fire fighters busy around the clock. At least 10 incidents were recorded with the majority involving fallen trees. Fortunately there were no injuries, though a motorist had a lucky escape when a branch […]
National police have warned people in Spain that scammers are sending out fake electricity bill emails in a bid to steal bank details. Officers said the scam has seen emails made to look like those from Endesa sent to internet users telling them they have paid bills twice. The email […]
Spain will today officially lower the speed limit on secondary roads from 100kph to 90kph. The Council of Ministers had approved the measure, which is designed to cut the death toll from road accidents, earlier this month. At the moment 66 per cent of road fatalities occur on secondary roads, […]
