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According to the European Commission’s plan, by 2030 we should have a fleet of 3 million electric cars. But we are a long way from that. Only 4% of Spaniards are currently inclined to purchase a fully electric vehicle. It is one of the lowest figures among European countries, although gradually this percentage is increasing. Even more so with the price we are seeing in fuel and that does not […]

A Guardia Civil who was out of service in a swimming pool in Navarra has become a real hero. Ricardo Bodero didn’t think about it twice and jumped into the pool alerted by the screams of a mother saving the life of a 5-year-old boy who was drowning. The event took place in the village of 'Milagro', in Navarre. Thanks to the rapidity of this man, the child is healthy […]

Unemployment fell in May 2022 below three million: it stood at 2,922,991 unemployed people listed in the register of the State Public Employment Service (SEPE). The number has not fallen below the 3 million unemployed since December 2008. Unemployment has fallen by 3.29%, 99,512 people in May. Figures that, compared to the month of May of the previous year (2021), the total number of unemployed has decreased by 858,259 people […]

The Finance Minister, María Jesús Montero has confirmed the government’s commitment to maintain the discount on fuel, although with nuances. " As long as the circumstances of the cost increase persist, the Government will continue to accompany with measures". The Government decided in mid-March to take measures against the raise of fuel prices. One of these measures was the discount at all filling stations of 20 cents per litre of […]

On 6 May, Bastian Riera Trindade, a five-year-old boy, disappeared in Barcelona. Since then nothing more has been heard of him despite the fact that the Mossos d'Esquadra have initiated an investigation to find his whereabouts. It is suspected that this could be a case of parental abduction since according to the latest information the parents of the child were in the process of divorce and, allegedly, the mother violated […]

A raise in salaries? There is still no agreement. There are discrepancies in the amount to be increased. The revenue pact to which the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, appealed after the outbreak of war in Ukraine has not been formalized in a collective bargaining agreement between employers and unions. The president of the CEOE, Antonio Garamendi, explains that if workers' salaries are raised "but companies do not have […]

The unstoppable rise in the price of petrol and fuels also has an impact on the rise in inflation, which is 8.7 per cent in May. Approximately half of petrol stations in Spain have the price of petrol at more than two euros a liter, a historic record. Another peak was reached in the economic crisis, in 2008, when the price of brent barrel cost 143.95 dollars, but the price […]

Around 400,000 people gathered this Saturday in Madrid’s Plaza de Cibeles to celebrate the 14th European Cup won in Paris by Real Madrid against Liverpool. With scarves and flags with the shield and the club name, the attendees have gathered in Cibeles, where they have chanted "why wouldn't I love you" or "we are the kings of Europe", among other chants. The celebration has left 51 people injured, five of […]

The National Police have arrested two hikers as the alleged culprits of the forest fire that has been declared in the Cerro de San Miguel, in Granada. The couple, a boy and a girl, was allegedly having a barbecue near the area. The fire began this Sunday in the Cerro de San Miguel Alto and has remained active throughout the morning this Monday. Air assets, more than a hundred ground […]