February 2024

Farmer strikes latest: Protests to continue across Spain after meeting between trade unions and government

FARMER strikes across Spain are set to continue despite a meeting between the government and agricultural trade unions. Representatives from Asaja, COAG, and UPA met with the Minister of Agriculture, Fishing and Food, Luis Planas, on Thursday morning following ten days of protests throughout Spain. Frustrated farmers have been blocking roads in protest against EU […]

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Revealed: How Britain’s MI6 tried to steal the ‘Holy Grail of Valencia’ during Spain’s Civil War – according to new study

AS anyone who has seen the third (and arguably best) instalment of the Indian Jones trilogy will remember, the Holy Chalice, or Holy Grail, is the vessel that Jesus used at the Last Supper to share wine. What fans of the film may not know, however, is that a chalice thought to be the genuine

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This is currently the best mortgage available in Spain, according to Idealista

THE major rise in the cost of living that residents of Spain have seen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been exacerbated by a rise in interest rates in recent months, with the ultra-low percentages paid on loans now something of the past.  While the situation is starting to improve, mortgage repayments are still taking

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Welcome to ‘Narco Village’: The drug traffickers’ paradise in southern Spain with rows of illegal villas featuring swimming pools, top notch security and secret tunnels

LAST Friday’s killing of two Guardia Civil officers off the coast of Barbate has served as a reminder of the power wielded by drug traffickers in the Campo de Gibraltar area. Most of them live in Cadiz province and use local ports for narcotic shipments, with one of their residential strongholds being the rural El

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3 bedroom Flat for sale in Palma de Mallorca with pool garage – € 470,000

Flat Palma de Mallorca, Majorca   3 beds   2 baths € 470,000 Fantastic Penthouse in Son Moix Area, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands. In Son Moix, we find this fantastic well-preserved penthouse with a pool and common areas, located in a residential and school-rich area with high demand in Palma. Son Moix is a

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This airport in Spain loses the most luggage in EUROPE, new study claims

A SPANISH airport has taken the unfortunate prize of losing the most luggage across the entirety of Europe, according to a new study New research by Reclamio, a company specialising in the management of air passenger complaints, ranks Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport as the worst culprit for losing passenger’s luggage.  Some 26.5% of all complaints

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Homes may run out of water on Spain’s Costa del Sol next week: Acosol to reduce pressure on supply networks due to the ‘critical’ drought and lack of rainfall

WATER pressure will be reduced in homes on the Costa del Sol next week and many could see their taps run dry, it has been announced. Acosol, the water company which manages the municipalities in the region, said the measure will begin on Wednesday.  It blamed the ‘critical’ drought and lack of rainfall for the

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Fit for a king: Stunning 130-year-old CASTLE in Spain is on sale for €3.49 million – boasting 19 bedrooms, gorgeous mountain views and a swimming pool

EVER fancied living like a king? Now’s your chance as an impressive 19th century castle has just gone up for sale in Spain. The French chateau-style home, located in Girona, Catalunya, is an official Cultural Asset of National Interest and was built in 1894. Available on Idealista, the sweeping €3.49m property boasts 19 bedrooms, 17

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Health alert over diabetes medication in Spain: ‘Defective’ packets are removed from shelves – this is the affected batch

A HEALTH alert has been issued for a medicine used to treat people with diabetes. The Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (Aemps) has called for the immediate withdrawal of a batch of Metformina VIR 850 mg. The drug, taken as pills and sold in packs of 50, is prescribed to diabetes sufferers who

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Have a variable mortgage in Spain? Your bills will begin to fall soon – according to the national bank

MORTGAGES are set to become less of a burden for millions of families this year, the Bank of Spain has said.  Governor Pablo Hernandez de Cos said on Thursday that the European Central Bank (ECB) is set to reduce interest rates – unless there is an unexpected shock.  This, he said, will have a particularly

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