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last updated: Mar 10 2010 5:44 AM
  • Spanish Church Campaign Against Abortion Laws
    The Spanish Episcopal Conference (CEE) has launched an anti abortion campaign at a press conference that took place in the Casa de la Iglesia de Madrid. The media campaign will be centered around “the right of life to be born” and is being launched under the motto: “It’s my life … It’s in your hands” The campaign [...]
  • Worst Snowfall in Spain for Nearly 50 Years
    In what is turning out to be one of the worst winters in 50 years, predictions from the State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) warn of strong winds and low temperatures for the next few days in nine of Spain’s autonomous regions, covering most of eastern Spain. There are particular warnings for coastal winds in Catalonia and the [...]
  • Website Owners Fight Controversial Spanish Censorship Laws
    This morning, officials from the website “La Lista de Sinde” presented the Ministry of Industry a list in which 1174 websites have pleaded themselves guilty in enabling downloads from their domain. The website is the culmination of an initiative that was created in the wake of controversy surrounding the government’s Sustainable Economy Act, and in particular [...]
  • Ciudad Real Seizes Social Security’s Bank Account
    The town hall in Ciudad Real has placed an embargo on the bank account of the Social Security Service, in regard to them not paying Property Tax (IBI) on the building that houses the city’s ‘Hospital General’ – the owner of which is the Social Security Treasury. In total, the debt for unpaid IBI to the [...]
  • First Spanish European Inventor Award Nominee
    The Valencian researcher Jorge Blasco has become the first person from Spain to be nominated for the annual ‘European Inventor Award’. A joint venture by the European Commission and the European Patent Office (EPO) , the awards are now in their fourth year and will be presented in Madrid on the 28th April. The award recognises [...]
  • Cruz Misses Out on Historical Oscar Night
    It was a disappointing night for Penelope Cruz at the 2010 Oscars but a triumphant one for women in film, with the best director award going to a female director for the first time in the Awards’ history. Cruz could not repeat last year’s delight when she became the first Spanish woman ever to take an [...]
  • Forced Mobile Disconnections Continue But Overall Numbers Up
    The number of active Spanish mobile phone numbers fell by 76,303 in January as operators disposed of 244,111 prepaid numbers, whose owners had not been identified. The fall was expected as the mobile phone operators continue to adhere to the law requiring all numbers to have an identifiable owner. The Telecommunications Market Commission (CMT) said that [...]
  • Spanish Government Open Minded on Bullfighting Debate
    Deputy Prime Minister, Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, today assured that the government “is always in favour of free choice rather than obligation” regarding the current debate on banning bullfighting, which has raised different responses from regions within Spain. “It’s a subject that has detractors, but also a great social support”, said De la [...]
  • Ipad Will Be On Sale Next Month in Spain
    Apple’s new ‘tablet’ device, the ‘iPad’, will be available in Spain from the end of April, although they have yet to reveal the exact retail price at which the various configurations of the iPad will be set . The sale of the device in Spain coincides with similar launches in Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Switzerland [...]
  • First Naturally Born Gorilla in Spain
    The first gorilla born in captivity in Spain, whose breeding and birth has not involved any kind of human intervention, has recently taken place at Barcelona Zoo in Spain. His mother, known as Machinda, gave birth to the baby gorilla on February the 28th and he was presented to the public for the first time [...]
  • Spanish Fraud Prevention and Correction Plan
    The Spanish Cabinet today approved the Fraud Prevention and Correction Plan for tax, labour and social security, in order to respond to changes in the type of fraud taking place due to the current economic crisis, especially in relation to the black economy and undeclared work. The plan was announced at a press conference by Maria [...]
  • March: Fuel Price Update
    According to data released in the Oil Bulletin of the European Union (EU), the prices of petrol and diesel have reached their highest level since November 2008 when energy prices started to fall due to the outbreak of the economic crisis. A litre of petrol will cost an average of 1.119 euros this week, beating the [...]
  • Buy “Espana” For Half a Million Euros
    Sedo.com, a website that facilitates the buying and selling of internet domain names through online auctions, has added a new web site for sale today, with no content, and which starts with a reserve price of between 250,000 and 500,000 euros … from 3pm today, until the same time next Thursday, bids can be made [...]
  • Mercadona Boss: “Spain Must Improve Productivity”
    The Valencian supermarket chain Mercadona has posted a net profit of 270 million euros in 2009, representing a decrease of 16% over the previous year, but the company maintained an increase in gross sales levels to 15,505 million euros, up 1% on 2008. At a press conference, in which the company presented their 2009 financial results, [...]
  • Spain Sending 100 New Troops to Fight Pirates
    Defence Minister, Carme Chacón, today announced that Spain will be sending a new patrol boat with 100 extra troops to the Indian Ocean, in an effort to strengthen surveillance of the ports in the area and help neutralize the ships used by Somalia pirates in their attacks on passing vessels. Chacón made the announcement on her [...]

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