A Judge in Catalunya has upheld a nursery school’s decision not to enrol a child whose parents opted not to have him vaccinated. The playschool, in Barcelona province, was hit with legal action at the end of May after the family claimed its right to freedom of ideology was being […]
Last year was the best ever year for Spain’s airports, with an average national rise of 5.8% to a grand total of 263.8 million passengers. Alicante-Elche registered 13,981,320 passengers in 2018 – an increase of 2% on 2017
The plans would see the biggest rise in spending since 2010, but the weak position of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and instability in Catalonia mean they may not prosper. Three months later than was scheduled, the 2019 budget was filed this morning in Spain’s Congress by the finance minister, María […]
Spain is preventing an NGO rescue boat from continuing its operations in the Mediterranean by stopping it from leaving a port in Barcelona. The Directorate General of the Merchant Marine, which operates under the Ministry of Development, said the Proactiva Open Arms ship cannot continue to operate after Italy and […]
ONE in seven homes in Spain that change hands are bought by foreigners, according to the most recent annual report by the College of Registrars – in fact, non-Spaniards consistently account for over 13% of buyers. Figures have not yet been released for 2018, but nearly 61,000 residential properties were […]
Spanish police say they have arrested 182 people alleged to have participated in a cockfight in southern Spain. The arrests took place on Saturday in the southeastern region of Murcia, when police raided the clandestine event that organizers called a national championship of cockfighting. Those arrested were charged with animal […]
Please join us for our live interview with Nick de Bois, this afternoon with Kal at 17:15 on BayRadio Nick de Bois was the Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State to exit European Union. Before that he was MP for Enfield North 2010-2015. He is author of Confessions of […]
How to get ready The United Kingdom has formed part of the European Union for more than 40 years. That is why the goal of Spain and of the European Union is to ensure that its withdrawal takes place in an orderly fashion through the adoption of the Withdrawal Agreement, […]
Here is an easy-to-understand guide to Brexit – beginning with the basics, then a look at the current negotiations, followed by a selection of answers to questions we’ve been sent. What does Brexit mean? It is a word that is used as a shorthand way of saying the UK leaving […]
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in the Basque Country at the weekend demanding that prisoners linked to the former armed separatist group ETA be transferred to jails closer to the northern region. Spanish government policy has been to keep most ETA prisoners in jails hundreds of kilometres away, which […]
HOME prices in Spain are rising at the fastest rate in a decade, according to a leading quantity surveyor – although they still remain far more affordable than at the height of the housing boom in 2007. According to figures by valuers Tinsa, the average residential property rose in price […]
Bottled gas is set to go down in price after tomorrow – welcome news for anyone who relies upon it for cooking AND for heating during the current spell of chilly winter temperatures. Up until tomorrow morning, orange-coloured butane bottles will cost €15.33, after which they’ll drop by nearly 5% […]
