People have to be very annoyed with a town-hall decision for them to riot, which is what has happened in Burgos in northern Spain..
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You’re Going to Love This!
by Martin Myall •
Want to know why Electricity is so expensive in Spain?
Dissension Amongst the Ranks
by Martin Myall •
It seems that even leading figures in the governing party are having cold feet over the proposed abortion law. Regional ‘barons’ have been highly critical of the bill in public.
The Minister Who Won’t Resign
by Martin Myall •
The Interior Minister, Jorge Fernández Díaz, has accepted the resignation of his Director of Communications, Albert Gimeno. Sr. Fernández, however, did not offer his own resignation.
Spanish Golden Visa for Investors
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
Last September the Spanish parliament approved Law 14/2013 of the 27 September also called “law for the support to entrepreneurs and their internationalization”. The law came into effect on the 29th September and its main objectives are to make life easier for self-employed people and to make access to credit easier for small medium enterprises.
Hotel Explosion
by Vivienne Hughes •
Five people were injured, three of whom were British tourists, at a hotel in Adeje, Tenerife (Canary Islands).
Incomprehensible Leniency
by Martin Myall •
With the Central Administration taking broadsides from all directions over corruption and ideologically tainted laws, it’s now decided to make things worse for itself.
Empty Airports
by Martin Myall •
Spain is not the only European country that has wasted money on superfluous airports – Germany’s done it, too.
New Year Electricity Price Rise
by Martin Myall •
The fiasco surrounding the coming hike in electricity rates is causing the Rajoy Administration no end of embarrassment.
Spain’s New Abortion Laws
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Government is pushing through, with only its own party’s votes in favour, the new controversial draft bill on abortion, throwing the country back 30 years. There will be no abortion other than in cases of rape, mother’s health and fetal deformations.