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Nadia Calviño has ruled out a recession in Spain. The Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation spoke today about the economic future of the country, conditioned as all Europe by the crisis derived from the War in Ukraine. The vice president acknowledged today that there is "uncertainty" regarding what will happen next autumn, although she has argued that Spain has a position of "relative strength" to face the challenges […]

Concern is growing in Europe as monkey smallpox data is updated. The continent continues to add cases of monkeypox and is about to reach 16,000. The concern is even greater in Spain, the European country with the highest number of infected, exceeding the figure of 4,500. According to information provided on Wednesday by the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) and the Regional Office for Europe of the […]

Although the calendar marks August 2 and we are immersed in a heat wave, the city of Vigo has begun today with the assembly of lights that will illuminate the streets during Christmas. In total there will be 11 million LED lights as last Christmas, but spread over 400 streets, 40 more than in 2021. The mayor of the city, Abel Caballero, has supervised the start of the installation and […]

Ice is one of the protagonists of the summer. And some supermarkets are limiting the purchase of ice packs to two units. Also, in the heat wave, the demand for ice increases. It’s more expensive to produce and supermarkets are getting less ice. To avoid running out of stock, some have decided to limit the number of bags each customer can take. "The purchase of cubed and crushed ice is […]

The Council of Ministers approves in the second round the Animal Rights Law, promoted by the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030. It is a pioneering norm to protect and guarantee the rights of animals by establishing a common legal framework in our country. The aim of this new law is to put an end to the maltreatment, abandonment and killing any animal unnecessarily or cruelly. It is the […]

Unemployment increases in July. The data published today by the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy show how the number of unemployed has increased this past month: in particular, 3,230 people have lost their jobs, 0.1% more than in June; a figure that breaks with 16 consecutive months of reduction of unemployment in our country, because since March 2021 the figure was decreasing. In this way, unemployment is less than […]

The eighth month of the year comes loaded with appointments with Spanish culture and tradition in the form of dance, music, parades and festivals that will happen during 31 days. Cities such as Bilbao, Malaga and San Sebastián celebrate their most important festivals this month. With this panorama, anyone who is thinking of disconnecting to get to know the Spanish festive life will have it very easy. Some of the […]

A car drove into a terrace in the Valencian municipality of Monstserrat. The events occurred in the early hours of Sunday, around 06:00 in the morning, when the driver of the vehicle entered at high speed into a pedestrian street in the town where the affected terrace was prepared for a celebration in the village. Tables, chairs and stools. The red car took out everything in its path without slowing […]

Inflation and, therefore, rising prices are affecting the pocket of residents in Spain, who increasingly see more expensive basic products such as food. Inflation in July 2022 is 10.8%, the highest level since September 1984. A rise that is affecting the summer holidays and that would be motivated by the rise in prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages and electricity (which registered a decline in July 2021) and that of […]