December 2021

COVID-19 passports for nightlife are approved in Murcia area of Spain

COVID passports have been approved for use in Murcia’s nightlife venues by the regional Superior Court. The green light was given this Friday after the Ministry of Health backed down on Thursday from plans to use passports for all hospitality businesses. The measure will come into effect at midnight on the day after details are […]

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Banco Santander ordered to pay banker €68 million just months after big staff cuts and branch closures in Spain

A Madrid court has ordered Banco Santander to pay €68 million to Italian banker Andrea Orcel for reneging on an offer to make him CEO in 2019. The bank announced cuts of over €1 billion in October 2020 across its European operation. The payout to Orcel follows 3,572 job losses in Spain and the closing

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What you need to know about Covid passports: Are foreign vaccination certificates accepted in Spain?

DIGITAL COVID certificates proving vaccination status are now required to enter many bars, restaurants and venues in Spain. You’ll be asked to present your COVID pass containing a QR code in 10 Spanish regions: Andalucia (Costa del Sol, Malaga), Valencian Community (Costa Blanca, Alicante), Balearic Islands (Mallorca, Ibiza), Catalunya (Barcelona), Navarre, Aragon, Cantabria, Basque Country

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Petrol station worker stabbed by couple who filled up at Murcia forecourts in Spain and didn’t pay

A Murcia couple have been arrested after a spree of petrol station visits that saw them fill up their car without paying. The man, 47, and woman, 39, took things to a new level when they stabbed an employee on a forecourt. The duo were already on the police radar after a series of fuel

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Fraudsters pocketed €4 million by selling fake citizenship exam diplomas across Spain

POLICE say a Barcelona-based gang netted €4 million by selling fake diplomas to Spanish citizenship applicants. The criminal organisation was broken up in simultaneous arrests co-ordinated by Europol. 35 people have been detained in Barcelona Province including the group leader. A key gang member was also arrested in the United Kingdom. The criminal crew falsified

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Spain corrects citizenship test handbook after discovering it is peppered with embarrassing basic errors

AUTHORITIES have been forced to amend the handbook for those aspiring to pass the test needed to qualify for Spanish citizen after it including embarrassing basic errors. Mistakes included listing Mariano Rajoy as the current prime minister in Spain despite him having left office in 2018 as well as stating that the death penalty is

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3 bedroom Villa for sale in Ciudad Quesada with pool – € 389,000

Villa Ciudad Quesada, Alicante   3 beds   2 baths € 389,000 We are excited to present this reformed detached villa on La Marquesa golf, just a short walk to the clubhouse and commercial centre.Built in 2003 but extensively reformed in 2020 this villa feels new, whilst sticking to its more traditional Spanish routes, with

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Christmas bonus for every Benidorm resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM residents can get a €50 discount on city shopping until the end of the year. The ‘BenidormTeDaMas’ scheme allows anybody aged 18 and over who is registered on the local padron to download up to five vouchers worth €10 each. They can then be used at participating outlets on purchases worth €20 and more.

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Orihuela Costa to have its own Christmas Light switch-on, separate from main city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA CITY Council has responded to calls from citizens on the coast who perceive the area as being ignored, by arranging its own Christmas Light ceremony next week. The traditional Nativity Scene will be unveiled at 5pm on Tuesday, December 14, with the big switch-on of the Christmas lights an hour later. The ceremony will

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Footsteps discovered in northern Spain reveal the Usain Bolt of dinosaur world

PALEONTOLOGISTS studying a series of fossilized footsteps unearthed in Spain’s La Rioja have discovered more about a meat-eating dinosaur that was pretty fast on its feet. Studying the distance between the footsteps in two trackways dating from the Cretaceous Period about 120 million years ago have revealed just how fast the medium sized carnivore was

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