July 2023

Foreign investors continue to strengthen Spain’s real estate market

In 2022, foreigners -especially British, German and French- were the main buyers of property in Spain, with a total of 88,858 sales, reported the Colegio de Registradores. According to Uri Geigle, lawyer and founding partner of DAUSS, the legal framework and the geostrategic location in Spain are among the two aspects that encourage the greatest […]

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Young German tourists arrested over alleged gang rape of woman in Spain’s Mallorca

SIX GERMAN tourists have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Palma over an alleged gang rape of a woman at a hotel. The men in their early twenties will appear in court on Saturday. The German victim- said to be aged around 20 years- was on holiday with a group of friends in the

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2 bedroom Flat for sale in Lloret de Mar with garage – € 249,000

Lloret de Mar, Girona   2 beds   1 baths € 249,000 PI_361. Beautiful, comfortable and cozy apartment located within a fantastic residential complex. Paradise a few steps from the best beaches on the Costa Brava. With the Sa Boadella beach a few meters away, the beach of Fenals, Santa Cristina and the Gardens of

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Spain sees sixty degrees: Heatwave conditions continue into the weekend

The deadly heat wave spreading across Spain has caused ground temperatures in some areas to exceed a deadly 60C. Satellite imaging showed certain areas on the heat map as a macabre black as opposed to the usual dark red that indicates high temperatures. Areas in Extremadura were the most affected in Spain, with some places

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Sect leaders arrested for drugging a hundred young victims in Spain’s Castellon area

THREE leaders of a sect that recruited young people and drugged them have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Castellon province. The group called itself ‘The Family of the Soul’ and mascaraded as a conventional psychotherapy group in a villa in La Pobla Tornesa. It’s real purpose was to offer therapies to young people-

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Two members of Europe-wide hotel safe robbery gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POLICIA NACIONAL in a joint operation with the Mossos d’Esquadra, have arrested two members of a gang that stole from hotel room safes across the European Union. The men were detained in Villajoyosa in Alicante province and are accused of 14 robberies in Barcelona and two in Alicante. The detainees forced open the safes

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Man lies about owning €1.2 million sports car and drives it away from workshop in Spain’s Murcia

TWO PEOPLE are being investigated for misappropriating a sports car worth over €1.2 million from a Murcia car workshop. The owner reported to the Guardia Civil that a Sbarro sports car, model GT1, had been stolen The man said that he had initially left it in a workshop to carry out various repairs and that

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Spain and UK improving sustainability

Spain and the UK have signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) during the International Civil Aviation Organisation Summit on July 7th.  The agreements focus on promoting sustainable aviation fuels, protecting foreign seafarers working in Spanish and British waters, and opening green maritime corridors.  The first MoU will help to develop strategic short and medium-term reduction

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Aunt and uncle misappropriate €148,000 from orphaned nephews on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COUPLE from Sant Joan d’Alacant have each been given nine month prison terms for misappropriating €148,000 euros from two teenage nephews who were orphaned and went to live with them. The Alicante Provincial Court has suspended the jail terms for two years. The ruling orders that the two nephews, who are now grown up,

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Specsavers sets sights on a photo that captures the essence of Spain

Specsavers Ópticas has launched a Summer Photography Competition to find an image that captures the essence of Spain. The multinational optical chain wants to shine a spotlight on all the wonderful aspects of the country, and find out which images encapsulate its very best elements.  The company is calling on local residents on the Costa

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