Cataluña has been in the Spanish headlines for a while, thanks to the independence movements and the proposed illegal referendum in October, but now it’s something else.
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The Seat 600 Is Born
by Martin Myall •
The 27th of last month saw the 60th anniverasy of the most symbollic car in Spanish history – the Seat 600, affectionately known as the pelotilla (little ball) amongst other nicknames.
Down The Drain
by Martin Myall •
According to the Bank of Spain, taxpayers will lose 70% of public funds used to rescue Spanish savings banks.
Bye Bye Roaming
by Martin Myall •
Today is the big day that roaming charges disappear in Europe – it only took ten years; before even smart phones existed – but the day has finally come.
More Anti-Smoking Regulations
by Martin Myall •
SPN Health WarningsThe Board of Ministers has approved a Royal Decree and a draft bill that should result in electronic cigarettes having to show health warnings on their packaging.
Earthquake in Spanish Banks
by Martin Myall •
Banco Popular has just been bought by Banco Santander for the symbolic sum of just one euro. However, the purchaser also has to cover the 7,900-million-euro hole.
Road Deaths Weekend
by Hugh MacArthur •
Nine deaths in nine road accidents across Spain between 15.00h Friday the 20th and midnight Sunday the 21st. Two were pedestrians and three were bikers.
The Tragic Nineteenth
by Vivienne Hughes •
Yesterday harvested the lives of three toddlers in separate accidents across the country. We have already covered the drowning of a 4-year old in Órgiva, but two more died on the same day.
Spain to Pay Out
by Martin Myall •
Spain has lost an international court case over green-energy funding, which was cut back in 2010 leaving the British company Eiser in the lurch.
2017 National Budget
by Martin Myall •
The 2017 Budget which is about to be approved, thanks to Basque nationalist backing, can be summed up in the following fashion: incoming!