The Canarian Health Department confirmed yesterday that the patient in La Gomera’s hospital has now tested negative for coronavirus, now know as, COVID-19. It therefore appears that he has recovered fully, and continues to show no symptoms. The tests will be repeated within 24 hours, and if they again show […]
Brussels is raising its 2020 growth forecast for Spain to 1.6%, one tenth of a point higher than its previous estimate. The economy is expected to expand by 1.5% in 2021, in line with the Spanish government’s own projections. The figures are part of the European Union’s new Winter 2020 […]
Emmanuel Macron is making a last-ditch push for a tougher EU negotiating position with Britain over the post-Brexit relationship despite concerns among other member states that they risk blowing up the talks before they have begun. The conclusion of an internal decision on Brussels’s so-called level playing field demands has been […]
Britain’s financial sector wants a new forum to oversee how the UK and European Union are maintaining access to each other’s financial markets after Brexit. Britain left the EU last month but will apply the bloc’s rules until December, after which new trading terms will be needed. Access to the […]
The organizers of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), a leading tech innovation showcase held annually in Barcelona, said yesterday that the event will still go ahead despite a number of major exhibitors pulling out due to concerns over virus. With little more than a week to go before the trade […]
All 19 Spanish citizens who were repatriated from China on Jan. 31 amid concerns over the coronavirus epidemic will be discharged from hospital today after testing negative for the virus . They have been under quarantine in a military hospital in Madrid since being evacuated from the epicentre of the […]
With new dynamic and charged batteries starts the renewed association of entrepreneurs and merchants of the Arenal in Jávea, which lost its operation some years ago due to internal disagreements and the loss of illusion of its partners. It rises almost from the ashes, like the Phoenix, with a very […]
A new tracking app for traditional fishermen could prevent them from enjoying their much-heralded ‘Brexit bonus’. Fishermen are hoping to be exempt from rules set by Brussels, which dictate how much and where trawlermen can fish, once the Brexit transition period ends on December 31st, and they hope as a […]
BRUSSELS (AP) – European Union lawmakers threw their weight Wednesday behind the negotiating package the 27-nation bloc’s chief negotiator wants to use during upcoming trade talks with former EU member Britain. The European Parliament adopted a text embracing the key positions of negotiator Michel Barnier with a 543-39 vote that […]
President Trump and first lady Melania will host King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain for an official state visit on April 21, the White House said Tuesday. The visit “will celebrate our two countries’ close friendship and shared history, and reaffirm our commitments to stand together to address […]
69 African migrants who had gone missing while trying to reach Europe by boat, have been located by the Maritime Rescue service. A spokeswoman with the government agency said that a merchant ship found the boat some 36 nautical miles south of Málaga. The latest rescue came after 119 migrants […]
The ruling Socialists presented parliament with a legislative proposal for legalising euthanasia yesterday, despite fierce opposition from the Catholic church and rightwing groups. The proposal has been championed by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez who said the party had spent “years” working on the subject. It is the third time in just […]
