Last week, during my and Nils Öhrvall’s art exhibition at Casa de la Cultura in Almuñécar, a member of the culture house staff asked me from where I was. When he heard that I was from Finland, he said “Oh that’s the country playing against Spain in Gijon on March 22 in the World Cup qualifiers. Finland is not a big football country. I bet the game will end 6-0 for Spain”.
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Butane Goes Up
by Martin Myall •
On the 26th of March the price of a bottle of butane (una bombona de butano) went up to 17.13 euros, which is a 5% rise on the previous price of 16.32 euros.
Judges’ Guide to Relaxing
by Martin Myall •
The top judicial body in the country, the Consejo General del Poder Judicial (General Board for Judicial Power) wants its judges to chill out and have issued instructions on how to.
302-Year Sentence for Pedophile
by Martin Myall •
The Caso Karate is without doubt the biggest scandal involving pedophiles in Spain and the trial which has just concluded, reflects this.
Iberia Strikes Called Off
by Martin Myall •
The airline and the unions reached a deal on layoffs on Thursday the 14th and this agreement appears to be holding, so there will no more strike action.
Faster Autovías; Slower Roads
by Martin Myall •
The previous Government reduced the maximum speed on the nation’s autovìas from 120 to 110 kph, but it was it soon revoked. Now the present Government has decided to raise to 130 kph on certain stretches.
Knuckles Rapped by Strasbourg
by Martin Myall •
Spain has been ordered to pay compensation to a bookshop owner in Barcelona, Pedro Varela, who was fined for selling pro-Nazi literature, as it “justified genocide.”
The Dastardly Duke
by Martin Myall •
The speed with which the Duke of Palma, Iñaki Urdangarin, has fallen to a level of being nationally despised is amazing but logical.
2012 Capital Flight
by Martin Myall •
The exodus of capital from Spain during 2012 was more than double that of 2011.
Iberia Strike Action Commences
by Martin Myall •
Starting today Iberia workers are carrying out strike action until the 22nd of February. If their demands are not met, there will be further strike action from the 4th to the 8th of March and then from the 18th to the 22nd of the same month – a total of 15 days of stoppages.