October 2022

Explainer: What measures does the Spanish government’s 2023 budget contain?

THE Socialist Party-led national government in Spain today announced its budget plans for 2023, which will be the last year before the next general election. The measures come at a time when Spaniards are facing a cost-of-living crisis, record inflation and low growth forecasts. A deal on the spending plans was reached between the Socialists […]

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Drama on Malaga flight as passenger bypasses airport security

A flight from Rotterdam to Malaga was forced to make a security stopover in Madrid after a passenger managed to bypass airport security and sneak onboard.  The Transavia flight HV5023 departed Rotterdam at 4.20pm on Monday October 3, and instead of landing in Malaga at the scheduled time of 7.10pm, arrived at 11pm.  A spokesperson

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Thirteen arrests made in joint Spanish-Moroccan swoop on suspected jihadists 

SPAIN’S National Police today arrested 10 people in the North African city of Melilla and one person in the Spanish city of Granada due to their suspected links to militant Islamist group Islamic State. The Moroccan authorities, meanwhile, arrested two more suspects in the city of Nador as part of the joint operation between the

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3 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Marbella with pool garage – € 429,000

Townhouse Marbella, Málaga   3 beds   3 baths € 429,000 Terraced house of almost 140m2 at only 429,000 EUR. On the entire corner of the building and with a magnificent south orientation in a quiet and well-located urbanization in the Nagüeles area, very close to the center of Marbella and Puerto Banús. Close to

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Cut-price shopping voucher scheme launched in Spain’s Valencia City

CUT-PRICE shopping vouchers worth a total of €1.6 million are now available to Valencia City residents. The vouchers have a value of €100 each with the city council subsidising half the cost, while customers will have to pay the remaining €50 at participating businesses. 27,808 vouchers will be available to spend at almost 1,000 city

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One of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ONE of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals has been arrested in Calpe after being on the run for four years. An Estonian man, 56, was part of a criminal gang distributing hashish across northern Europe. His job was to run logistics, providing the organisation with vehicles to transport the drugs in large quantities from Spain to

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Praise for lifeguard service in Spain’s Torremolinos which ends summer season with zero casualties reported

TORREMOLINOS sees out the summer high season with zero fatal swimming-related incidents, despite record tourist numbers. According to the National Drowning Report (INA), between January and mid-August of this year, 2022, 260 people have lost their lives in swimming-related tragedies in Spain, with an annual drowning death toll of 400 predicted, almost double to 2021.

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