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Spain predicted to have the highest unemployment out of all OECD countries by 2009 The 10.7% unemployment rate predicted next year in Spain will place it at the top of the list of OCDE countries with regards to the number of unemployed in these countries. This prediction, included in the annual report on Employment Prospects by the Organization for Cooperation and Economic Development (OCDE),

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The Environmental Office for the Cadiz local government has decided to take decisive action against the growing numbers of seagulls in the city and its surrounding areas. The progressive increase in the population of seagulls in the bay of Cadiz and areas such as beaches, rubbish tips and fishing ports as well as other urban zones mean that these birds are now considered to be a menace. The last

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Winning Team return to Madrid today Following Spain’s convincing 1 – 0 victory against Germany in last night’s European Cup final the triumphant Spanish national team is due to arrive back in Madrid this afternoon. Their arrival and parade through Madrid with their trophy is expected to be attended by thousands of fans. Around two hundred police will assist in escorting the vehicle carrying the

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Spontaneous street parties erupted all over Spain last night as the Spanish football team coasted to victory with a performance few Spaniards had dared to dream possible hours before when everyone seemed to agree that the team had already "proved" itself by beating eternal rivals Italy and reaching the semi finals. At one point during last night’s match there were 17 million people watching

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Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood awarded the Príncipe de Asturias prize for literature Margaret Atwood, (Ottawa, Canadá, 1939), novelist as well as ecologist, feminist and poet has been awarded the Príncipe de Asturias prize for literature. She has beaten other important novelists - the Albanian Ismail Kadaré, the British novelist Ian McEwan and the Spaniard Juan Goytisolo - who were among the

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Valencia takes away free healthcare from 1600 Britons The Valencian regional government has decided to take away free healthcare for Britons who have voluntarily taken early retirement and now reside in the Valencian, most of them on or near the Costa Blanca. Until now Britons residing in the Valencian region were entitled to a healthcare card which meant they could get free healthcare on the

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Spanish households second largest spenders on food and housing in Eurozone Families living in Spain spent around 55.3% of their household budget on food and housing in 2005. According to a survey published today by Eurostat for 2005 this percentage is the second highest after Italian households which spent around 55.8% on food and housing. Given that prices for both food and housing have

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Foreigners working and living in Spain now make up 11% of the country's National Health contributors The number of foreigners affiliated to the national health system in Spain went up by 45,655 in May which is 2.1% more than the previous month. The total number of foreigners affiliated to the seguridad social as it is called here (social security) now stands at 2.1 million according to figures

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.... and Summer is finally on its way Last weekend it appeared that summer had finally arrived in Spain and beaches and swimming pools were crowded with people anxious to get their first rays of sunshine. However, the hot spell over the weekend didn’t last long and heavy rain returned to some parts of the country on Sunday evening along with a considerable drop in temperatures. Heavy rainfall

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Judge Baltasar Garzón launches operation against the Russian Mafia in Spain The national police and Spanish Civil Guard have carried out an extensive operation against the Russian mafia in Spain. The High Court judge Baltasar Garzón has ordered 25 arrest warrants. So far at least 18 arrests have taken place, principally in the Costa del Sol, according to sources close to the investigation.

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Lorry Drivers begin an indefinite strike in protest against rising fuel costs The Spanish National Transport Federation (Fenadismer), which for the most part consists of self employed lorry drivers began an indefinite strike at midnight last night to ask the government for help with rising fuel costs which have risen by 20.1% over the last year. The strike does not have the backing of large

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Spanish government aims to increase low season tourism by up to 12% The Minister for Industry, Tourism and Commerce, Miguel Sebastián, has announced that the government wants to increase the number of tourists visiting Spain during the low season by six or even twelve times. With this objective his ministry has designed a Project called 'Hibern Spain' which would offer package holidays to

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Telefónica confirms it will sell the iPhone in Spain this year In a brief press release consisting of three lines of text Telefonica, the Spanish telecommunications company, has confirmed that it has reached an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone in Spain this year. It is not yet known whether Telefonica has the exclusive rights to sell the iPhone in Spain although this looks likely given

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ITV is offering homesick British ex-pats the chance to come home! Every year more and more Brits are giving up their life in the sun to move back to the UK – last year more than 80,000 expats came home. The decision to go home however is a tough one and can be a huge ongoing dilemma for the whole family. To investigate this phenomenon, ITV1 is making a second series of the day-time

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Spain’s main fishing fleet give 100% support to strike in fishing sector According to Javier Garat, the General Secretary of the Spanish Fishing Confederation (Cepesca) nearly 100% of the Spanish fleet, which currently consists of 13,000 boats, have given their backing to a strike. Given the widespread nature of Spain’s fishing fleet Cepesca has organised an assembly to obtain information on

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Spanish food scientists experiment with new textures and colours of olive oil. A team of researchers at CTAEX (Centro Tecnológico Agroalimentario de Extremadura) have given olive oil a whole new look and feel in the hope that this will diversify and extend the use of what many people in Spain call liquid gold. Spain is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of olive oil, and

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Four year prison sentence for the ex Mayor of Andratx The Regional Court in Palma de Mallorca has condemned the former mayor of Andratx, Eugenio Hidalgo, to four years in prison for the construction of an illegal chalet on part of his estate which was considered to be protected land. The ex-director of territorial control, Jaume Massot, has also been condemned to three years in prison and the

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H&G productions is developing a TV series which celebrates Spanish food and the Spanish way of life. We are looking for British expat families who have either recently moved out or have been out in Spain for years and who are keen to be taken on an inspirational journey into the Spanish culinary landscape. We are in the early stages of development so we are not asking for commitment to film

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Spain expected to issue extradition order today. According to the Spanish news channel, Cadenaser, the most wanted member of ETA, Francisco Javier López Peña, known by the name of 'Thierry' was detained in Bordeaux by the Spanish Civil Guard yesterday. Three other suspected members of the Basque terrorist organization were also arrested. The arrests were the result of a joint operation between

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Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs rules out US visit while Bush still in power Following a meeting with the US Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, in Washington Houston, Miguel Angel Moratinos, the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs has ruled out any meeting between Zapatero and George Bush at the White House. The Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs emphasised that the Spanish

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This weekend Spanish police arrested five people suspected of hacking into or completely disabling thousands of Internet pages including some run by government agencies in the U.S., Latin America and Asia. According to the Spanish authorities two of the suspects are just 16 years old. The five were arrested this week in Barcelona, Burgos, Malaga and Valencia. Spain's National Police said the

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Spanish authorities help in the detention of eight British criminals on the run in the Costa del Sol According to information provided by the British Agency for Serious Organized Crime (SOCA) and published in El Mundo today, collaboration between UK and Spanish police has led to the detention of 8 British fugitives living in the Costa del Sol over the last 18 months. In a press conference

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Car bomb explodes outside Civil Guard living quarters in Legutiano in the Basque province of Alava A Civil Guard was killed and another four were injured when the bomb went off at three 0'clock in the morning. Juan Manuel Piñuel Villalon is the sixth victim of Basque terrorism since ETA ended the ceasefire in December 2006. The injured victims have been taken to two hospitals in Vitoria and are

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See, touch and feel climate change in the 2008 Zaragoza International Expo The first large scale exhibition on climate change in the world will give visitors the chance to see, touch, feel and even smell the effects of climate change. The interactive exhibition which forms part of the 2008 Zaragoza Expo opens its doors to the public on 14th June. According to Jorge Wagensberg, the exhibition’

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Fruit and Vegetable exports stagnate while imported produce grow by 20% According to recent figures fruit and vegetable imports in Spain have grown by more than 20% while exports of Spanish produce have hardly risen at all. In fact, this year so far and 2007 have seen a drop in exports, a situation which threatens the future of this sector if new markets are not found. In addition, Spanish

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