Month: February 2020

Spanish farmers staged a fresh demonstration on Friday in protest at the low prices of their produce. They cut off roads with their tractors in a number of parts of the country in a repeat of industrial action they have been taking since the end of January. In Valencia, hundreds of farmers’ vehicles blocked the city’s center, along a route that ended at the doors of the central government’s delegation. […]

Brighton have launched an investigation after a video emerged of four players inhaling from balloons during the club's winter break here in Spain. Brighton manager Graham Potter has brought his squad to Spain after a difficult run where they have taken four points from their past six games, leaving them just three points above the relegation zone.

A hoax bomb threat has caused the evacuation of employees from the Amazon headquarters in Madrid yesterday morning. The retail giant’s HQ based in the Arganzuela district was cleared after a call was received about a suspicious item. The site was subsequently evacuated and an inspection carried out, workers were able to return to their posts shortly before 1:00pm.

A Spanish court has ruled that a former head of Mexico's state oil company must remain in custody while an extradition case is heard against him. A judge ruled that Emilio Lozoya is a flight risk, according to a statement from the National Court in Madrid. Mexico issued international arrest warrants against Lozoya last year as a result of corruption investigations. Lozoya has denied wrongdoing.

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 negative, he will be released from hospital. The man’s four fellow travellers who remain under quarantine have now tested negative […]

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 Economic Forecast. By comparison, GDP growth in the euro area is expected to remain stable at 1.2% in 2020 and […]