The Bank of Spain has warned there there is “no Plan B” if people in Spain fail to adapt in time to the IBAN banking codes. You has until the 1st of February.
National
A satirical take on Spanish national news
Still Not Getting The Message
by Hugh MacArthur •
The conservative Mayor of Gandia, Arturo Torró, doesn’t to appear understand the concept of cutting back on public expenditure.
Premios Príncipe de Asturias Rebellion
by Vivienne Hughes •
International prize winners at the prestigious annual event were very critical of the Spanish Government’s cuts to social welfare and scientific investigation.
What’s the Teachers’ Strike About?
by Martin Myall •
Why is everybody against the new education bill? Mainly, it’s for eight reasons:
Spanish Armed Forces Running on Empty
by Martin Myall •
What really hurts during defence cuts is not the loss of equipment or men, but the drastic cut to the fuel allowance – Spain’s has been slashed.
Neo Nazi Presence Grows
by Hugh MacArthur •
Whilst Greece might be making the news concerning Golden Dawn, here in Spain, neo-nazi groups are growing, none more so in Madrid.
The Government’s Questionable Priorities
by Martin Myall •
Spanish law governing the banking system, which hasn’t changed since the late 1800’s, gives the banks a very unjust leverage. Probably unique in Europe there is no Non-Recourse Debt on mortgages.
Irresponsible Environmental Control
by Louise Powell •
Zapatero’s Government gave the go ahead for project without a accompanying environmenta-impact study in 2009 – today, the area is rocked by earth tremors and minor earthquakes… We’re talking about Proyecto Castor.
Nude Protest in Spanish Parliament
by Hugh MacArthur •
Three women blasted the habitual smugness of the MP’s at the Parliament when they stripped off to the waist, shouting, “Abortion is sacred.”
Russian Consulate Embargoed
by Martin Myall •
We’ve become so used to hearing of families being evicted from their homes that we’ve become numbed to it. Yet when the foreign consulate staff are evicted from a consulate building, you know that things are going too far.