February 2023

A CONTROVERSIAL new animal rights law has passed the Spanish parliament, but with an important exception: it will not cover hunting dogs or other animals used for traditional activities in the countryside  The bill, which was approved by lawmakers in the Congress of Deputies on Thursday, will see changes to the way that animals are […]

SPAIN’S Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares announced on Friday that the country is offering citizenship to the more than 200 political prisoners who were freed from prison in Nicaragua last week and flown to the United States.  The now-former inmates were mostly prominent critics of the government, and had been jailed thanks to a crackdown

THE MOVIE As Bestas (The Beasts) was the big winner at the 37th Goya Awards, which took place on Saturday night in the Andalusian city of Seville.  The film, which follows a middle-aged French couple who encounter shocking violence from locals after moving to a village in Galicia to be close to nature, won nine

THE ongoing rise of the 12-month Euribor (base rate) could cost the average mortgage holder €286 a month. The Euribor is the most commonly used benchmark for the calculation of home loans in the country, and is currently at a level not seen since December 2008.  At the end of January, the 12-month Euribor was

EXPAT Chris Hara is shooting for the stars alongside his wife Jacqueline and Spain-born son Cristian. Chris and Jacqueline, who moved to the Costa Blanca in 2004, have built up a million-euro turnover business with the Fine & Country real estate brand since opening an office focusing on luxury and lifestyle properties. Never willing to

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MOST buyers and sellers I speak to these days keep mentioning the possibility of a downturn ahead. How could they not?  Just look at the news and there are daily reminders about economic headwinds, including in the real estate sector.  I’m sure you know the drill: inflation and rising interest rates, a looming recession, war

A NEW Guinness World Record has been broken in the animal world. Bobi, a mastiff from Alentejo—an area that spans from the Tagus River down to the Algarve and East all the way to the Spanish border—has recently been declared by the Guinness World Records (GWR), as the world’s oldest living dog. Born on May

ANTONI Gaudi is an architect synonymous with the Catalan city of Barcelona. By far, his most famous work is the unfinished Sagrada Familia cathedral. Sagrada Familia. Photo: Cordon Press But the architect, who lived from 1852 to 1926, is also responsible  for a host of other buildings scattered throughout the city. Each is a wonderful

THE state of the economy in the wake of the Ukraine war and the post-pandemic period contributed to the highest number of Spanish companies folding in 2022 for 27 years. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) reported on Friday that 26,207 firms closed their doors last year- 10.1% more than in 2021, and the highest figure