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Second Highest in Europe
by Hugh MacArthur •
Here’s a surprise for you… not: Spain has the 2nd highest Internet prices in Europe – Cyprus has the highest.
Spring!
by Marianne Lindahl •
Now is the time when the Spanish landscape dresses up in bright yellow colours. In Taramay, the streets are lined with luscious Mimosa trees in full bloom. Meadows and valleys are covered with the frail, but fierce Buttercup Oxalis.
An Unexpected Visit
by Martin Myall •
Driving instructors usually take their lives into their own hands whilst out on the roads, but sometimes danger follows them back to the office.
Heartless?
by Martin Myall •
Some of you will remember the YAK-42 aviation accident which cost the lives of 63 Spanish servicemen returning from Afghanistan in 2003
New Road Regulations 2014
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
The new upgrade to the law on road safety (Ley de Seguridad Vial in Spanish) has been approved by the Spanish parliament and will be enforced sometime in the first half of 2014.
How Much Will Your Electricity Bill Be?
by Martin Myall •
After the fracas at the end of last year over electricity prices, the Government has come up with a new system.
Overseas Asset Declaration – How To
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
Law 7/2012, approved by Spanish parliament on October 29, 2012 introduced new measures for fighting fiscal fraud. One of them is the obligation for fiscal residents in Spain, to declare overseas assets of a value of over 50.000€.
The Triumph of Parties over Democracy
by Martin Myall •
The highly controversial abortion bill, which has drawn domestic and foreign criticism, rolls forward.
Fighting Unjust Demolition
by Marianne Lindahl •
They are innocent people who have bought their Spanish property in good faith, with all the correct documentation, having invested their life savings into their dream homes. Most of them are elderly.