A Japanse passport grants access to the most countries in 2019, according to the Henley Passport Index — its citizens can travel without a visa to 190 nations worldwide. Tied in second place were two other Asian nations, Singapore and South Korea, citizens from which can visit 189 destinations visa-free. Germany and […]
Michy Batshuayi is set to return to Chelsea this month after Valencia confirmed they are in talks to cut his loan short. The Spanish club’s sporting director Mateu Alemany confirmed Batshuayi would be heading back to Stamford Bridge at a press conference on Thursday. Alemany said negotiations over the termination […]
Central banks in Eurozone countries will start to withdraw €500 notes from circulation from January the 27th, except in Germany and Austria. They’ll remain legal tender, even though the European Central Bank stopped producing them from the end of 2018, but if high street banks receive any, they’re required to […]
Spending by tourists rose on average 2.8% in 2018, whilst the number of arrivals climbed 0.7% compared to 2017. Tourism has generated nearly €85 billion for the Spanish economy, with 78 million tourists arriving in the country last year. Data suggests that more records will be broken, whilst visitor numbers […]
Spanish police are investigating 28 professional tennis players for match-fixing, including one who participated in last year’s U.S. Open. Authorities didn’t immediately disclose any of the names of those implicated in the operation that dismantled an Armenian organized group that allegedly bribed athletes for betting purposes. Police say 15 people […]
Vodafone has announced plans to cut up to 1,200 jobs in Spain as it streamlines its organisation to cope with a drop in revenue and profits in a fiercely competitive telecommunications market. In a statement, the group said it would kick off consultations with worker representatives at the end of […]
The cabin crew from the low-cost airline had planned stoppages for January 10 and 13, but after more than 14 hours of talks the two sides have come to an agreement. Strikes planned for January 10 and 13 by Spanish cabin crew for Ryanair have been called off, after unions […]
The decision heralds the end of 36 years of Socialist Party rule Spain’s far-right party Vox on Wednesday said it will support Juan Manuel Moreno, the Popular Party (PP)’s candidate to replace the Socialist Party (PSOE)’s Susana Díaz at the helm of the Andalusian government. The decision comes after Vox […]
Democracy has declined more in Europe than any other region in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Releasing its statistics for the Democracy Index 2018, the EIU noted a “democratic malaise” felt particularly in western Europe, where the state of democracy has declined for a third consecutive […]
The British Consul will be offering UK nationals the opportunity to ask questions about Brexit in Algorfa, Alicante on 17th January. Continuing the series of events for UK nationals on Living in Spain and Brexit, British Consul Sarah-Jane Morris and her team will be updating residents with the latest information […]
And a British pensioner who doesn’t speak any Spanish found out almost by accident that he’d won €75,000 on Spain’s El Niño lottery, which was drawn on Sunday. The man, in his late 60s who lives in Benijófar on the southern Costa Blanca, was reportedly waiting patiently in the queue […]
The prices of OVER 1,200 pharmacy medicines have been reduced since the start of the new year, cutting the public bill for treatments by an estimated €88 million. In addition, another 497 hospital medicine prices were lowered. Among those that have been reduced are anti-inflammatories, cough mixtures, drugs for osteoarthritis, […]
