Many residents might have lived here for decades but it is more than likely that they are unaware that minimum age for consensual sex in Spain is only 13, unlike the rest of Europe were it varies between 14 and 16 – Malta is the exception where it is 18.
National
A satirical take on Spanish national news
Inexcusable Banking Behaviour
by Martin Myall •
You don’t have to be an expert on banking to know that Spanish banks have behaved irresponsibly, heartlessly and without scruples, and that just what the judges think.
No Surprise!
by Martin Myall •
Of a total of 185 countries, Spain comes in at 136 in a list ranking where it is most difficult to start a business.
La Junta Not Happy with Moodys
by Martin Myall •
The Andalusian regional government, La Junta de Andalucía, had harsh words for the American credit-rating agency, which has just reduced by two levels the Junta’s credit rating to junk level.
Over 150 Railway Stations to Close
by Martin Myall •
The Minister of Public Works (Fomento), Ana Pastor, has announced that 176 railway stations across the country will be closed down owing to a lack of passenger traffic. Buses will be used as a substitute.
Heart Wrenching Solution
by Martin Myall •
The bodies of two men, an elderly father and his middle aged son with a severe handicap, were found in a cemetery in Sant Andreu, Barcelona with gunshot wounds.
Unpopular Autonomias
by Martin Myall •
In a recently national survey one in four Spaniards said that they were against the autonomous region composition of the Spanish state. The sentiment is growing, fed it appears by the nationalist regions of País Vasco and Cataluña, especially the latter with its ongoing calls for independence.
Twisted and Dangerous
by Martin Myall •
A university student in Mallorca, Juan Manuel Morales Sierra, had decided that he wanted his own Columbine-type massacre in the US, but better and at his own university. He had watched endlessly the footage of the massacre carried out by Eric David Harris and Dylan Bennet Kletbold – they were his heroes.
Dismember The Cat
by Martin Myall •
The title sounds bad enough when you’re talking about a cat, but what if it’s an 11-year-old boy? And that, in fact, was the case, as ‘cat’ was the code word for the child victim of a kidnapping in Barcelona.
Judge Falls Foul of Politicians
by Martin Myall •
Juez Pedraz finds that the protestors outside the Parliament building did not commit any punishable act. He put the situation down to political decadence in Spain.