tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252Mon, 12 May 2008 10:13:41 +0000http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/Spain_News.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)Blogger720125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-1607348719461081551Mon, 12 May 2008 10:10:00 +00002008-05-12T12:13:41.761+02:00See, 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’http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/05/zaragoza-international-expo-to-examine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-1299450989889733185Fri, 09 May 2008 08:09:00 +00002008-05-09T10:11:10.015+02:00economic and business newsFruit 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 http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/05/spanish-fruit-and-vegetable-sector.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-1086942098033141145Tue, 06 May 2008 09:40:00 +00002008-05-06T11:41:55.694+02:00economic and business newsUnemployment continues its upward trend in April for the first time since 1996 Official unemployment figures went up by 37,542 in April, a month which is usually good for employment statistics. This is the first time since 1996 that unemployment has risen with respect to March. According to the Ministry of Work and Immigration there are now 2,338,517 registered unemployed workers in Spain. In http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/05/unemployment-rising-in-spain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-115453307625963912Mon, 05 May 2008 10:52:00 +00002008-05-05T13:47:32.155+02:00Carmen and Miguel are just two of the 287,950 people who, according to figures recorded last year, have been waiting for an operation in Spain for seven and eleven months respectively. However, according to figures provided by regional health authorities the national average is just 66.55 days, just over two months, for operations on the national health. El Pais runs a report today in which it http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/05/waiting-lists-for-operations-in-spain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-6748555699798070169Fri, 02 May 2008 12:38:00 +00002008-05-02T14:44:24.062+02:00Drivers without a licence or without any points left could be sent to prison Wednesday this week was the last day of the moratorium conceded by the government following the reform of traffic laws last December. The new penal code made driving without a licence an offence punishable by a prison sentence of between 3 to 6 months. Other sanctions for the same offence include having your licence http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/05/stricter-penal-measures-for-driving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-3096672838003879329Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:00:00 +00002008-04-28T15:02:14.908+02:00The wild fires that have been burning on La Gomera (one of the islands that make up the Canary Islands) since last Saturday is still out of control due to adverse weather conditions. At the moment the Garajonay national park remains unaffected. However, there are fears that the fire could spread towards this area. The Defence Ministry has sent 50 military personnel to help put out the fires http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/04/fires-in-canary-islands-out-of-control.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-2057083255687837525Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:39:00 +00002008-04-25T14:40:15.731+02:00economic and business newsUnemployment goes up by 246,600 in first 3 months of 2008 The unemployment rate in Spain is now 9.63%, which is its highest level in the last 3 years. According to official statistics there are now 246,600 more unemployed than at the start of 2008. Even the Minister for the Economy, Pedro Solbes, described these figures as negative and went even further to say that the unemployment rate could http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/04/unemployment-figures-confirm-economic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-6796696835391751272Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:50:00 +00002008-04-23T11:55:47.735+02:00The 10 most used words in Spanish slang In Spain words used in slang can either become outdated and old fashioned as fads come and go or they can be made official by having to the honour of being included in the official Spanish Language dictionary compiled by the Real Academia. There are several ways of finding out what’s happening to language in a society that is becoming more and more http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/04/most-popular-spanish-slang-words.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-6848632046031108138Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:17:00 +00002008-04-21T15:22:09.586+02:00Crew of Spanish fishing boat kidnapped by pirates in the Horn of Africa ‘We can’t speak now, please do not call us, we are being controlled’ – these are the words of one of the 26 fishermen aboard the Basque fishing boat, Playa de Bakio, following the attack by pirates in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia which has resulted in the kidnap of all its crew. The man who spoke to Spanish http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/04/pirates-take-spanish-boat-and-crew-near.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-5899848413304260031Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:16:00 +00002008-04-17T17:16:48.291+02:00Today the Basque terrorist organization carried out its threat against socialist party members by bombing a socialist headquarters in the Peña neighbourhood of Bilbao. The explosion injured seven Ertzainas (the Basque police), and widespread material damage to the surrounding buildings where the bomb was went off. The bomb also led to the water supply to the area being cut off. At around 5 amhttp://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/04/eta-bombs-socialist-headquarters-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-1849951783294101962Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +00002008-04-16T14:50:03.133+02:00New Minister for Work in favour of giving immigrants the right to vote Celestino Corbacho, the new Minister for Work and Immigration is in favour of giving immigrants the right to vote saying that ‘if these people can’t vote then they won’t be interested in what happens in the city where they are living’. Acording to El Mundo when Corbacho was the mayor of L’ Hospitalet de Llobregat and http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/04/new-minister-in-favour-of-immigrants.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-4985452297236396366Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:43:00 +00002008-04-16T14:53:37.324+02:00Spanish politicsTroops line up for the first female Minister for Defence in Spain For the first time a woman has been given the role of Defence Minister, not only that, a woman who is 7 months pregnant. Although this has raised eyebrows in some quarters Carme Chacón has received the full backing of many of her colleagues in Zapatero’s new government including that of her predecessor José Antonio Alonso. http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/04/spains-first-female-defence-minister.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-5851000194160658772Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:08:00 +00002008-04-15T11:00:02.876+02:00Spanish governmentSpanish politicsThis weekend José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero named his Cabinet and there were a few surprises. This is the first government in Spanish history to have more women ministers than men. Another first is that a woman has been appointed to head the Defence Ministery. Seven-months pregnant Carme Chacon was Minister of Housing during the last legislature and she told reporters it was an honour to have beenhttp://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/04/ministers-in-spanish-government.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-4550539679225064890Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:09:00 +00002008-04-11T12:11:41.797+02:00societyRecent study carried out by the Catalan Department of Health and Spanish Health Ministery endorses the efficiency of cannabis in combatting the effects of chemotherapy A pioneering study carried out by the Catalan Department of Health has demonstrated the efficiency of a medicine which contains cannabis in treating sickness and vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy. At present cannabis http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/04/study-in-spain-underlines-therapeutic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-1946398165259807385Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:18:00 +00002008-04-09T15:36:11.589+02:00Spanish politicsThe opening sessions held in the Spanish Parliament today and yesterday designed to elect the new President of Spain were, to the relief of many, a much more civilised affair than the same sessions held four years ago. The Popular Party, leadership has recognised the need to distance itself from its hardline image in order to attract votes from center voters and this was reflected in the more http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/04/zapatero-fails-to-win-overall-majority.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-6724050862173593981Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:05:00 +00002008-04-07T22:07:16.613+02:00Two deaths from Mad Cow disease in Castilla y León Two people aged 26 and 50 years old have died from Mad Cow disease in Castilla y Leon making these the first deaths from Creutzfeldt-Jakob’s disease since 2005. According to the Regional Health Authority for Castilla y León the most recent death happened at the beginning of 2008 and the other in December 2007 although there has been no http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/04/deaths-from-mad-cow-disease-in-spain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-4499935110022398968Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:08:00 +00002008-04-07T22:09:24.493+02:00The Rumanian government is planning to organize a ‘jobs fair’ in Castellón de la Plana on 12th and 13th April in order to try and attract Rumanian immigrants living in Spain to return. This measure is aimed at trying to solve the shortage of skilled workers in Rumania where there are around half a million job vacancies. It is estimated that approximately half a million Rumanians live and work http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/04/rumania-asks-emigrants-in-spain-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-1362193278570459876Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:55:00 +00002008-04-02T09:58:03.693+02:00Only 30 percent of Spaniards speak English According to figures published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) today only 5% of adults aged between 25 and 74 years old have an advanced level of English, that is, a little more than a million people; 16% have an average knowledge of English and 8% admit to only having a basic knowledge of the language. The survey carried out in 2007 http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/04/knowledge-of-english-among-spaniards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-7852666016187192166Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:02:00 +00002008-03-31T14:16:04.125+02:00pollution and environmentFines of up to 3000 euros to be imposed for the misuse of water in Barcelona as from today Wasting water in Barcelona and its suburbs could end up being very expensive as from today due to the fact that La Entitat del Medi Ambient (EMA), an organization that covers 33 districts will start to impose fines on those people who use drinking water to water their gardens or fill up their swimming http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/03/fines-for-misusing-water-in-barcelona.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-794085119724752257Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:12:00 +00002008-03-27T15:22:04.645+01:00economic and business newssocietyInhabitants in the Basque Country the richest in Spain The Basque Country has overtaken Madrid as the area of Spain with the highest capita per inhabitant. Figures published yesterday by the Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE) showed that GDP per inhabitant in Madrid was 29,965 euros compared to 30,599 for inhabitants in the Basque Country. Extremadura and Andalucía remained at the http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/03/region-in-spain-with-highest-total.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-7861838248042714592Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:06:00 +00002008-03-17T22:15:20.705+01:00Spain to ask for Gibraltar to be placed on the black list of tax havens Spain is to ask the Organization for Cooperation and Economic Development (OCDE) to revise Gibraltar’s status as a tax haven and for it to be placed on a ‘black list’ for its lack of cooperation with the Spanish authorities. According to the Spanish Tax Office, Gibraltar continues to be an ‘opaque, inaccessible and http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/03/gibraltar-tax-haven.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-186533736986076387Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:43:00 +00002008-03-17T09:48:15.557+01:00PSOE beats the PP in 51 out of 52 provinces and in the number of votes from emigrants In last Sunday’s general election PSOE managed to get 217,686 votes from Spanish emigrants, a figure which is nearly double the 106.265 votes obtained by the PP from the same group. Furthermore, PSOE beat the PP in the number of votes it received in 51 out of 52 Spanish provinces. It won in every province http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/03/psoe-wins-spanish-emigrants-vote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-2267092942453980602Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:52:00 +00002008-03-13T11:02:16.185+01:00religion spainSpanish politicsThe new Archbishop, Rouco Varela, reported to be organizing training courses for priests with leading PP leading members of the PP Details of further links between the President of the Episcopal Conference, Antonio María Rouco Varela, and the Partido Popular have emerged in reports in the Spanish media today. Apparently, the diocese of Madrid together with leading members of the PP is http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/03/spanish-priests-protest-at-politicised.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-8576007810494189268Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:42:00 +00002008-03-12T13:44:21.646+01:00economic and business newsSolbes announces that the 400 euros tax cut will be included in the first ministerial meeting The Spanish Vice-president, Pedro Solbes, confirmed in an interview with CADENASER this morning that the electoral promise to give back 400 euros in tax rebates will be approved at the first ministerial meeting of the new government. He said that the government’s intention was to approve this measure http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/03/new-tax-rebate-in-spain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-1967660939794096398Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:26:00 +00002008-03-10T10:35:26.726+01:00Spanish politics Rodriguez Zapatero wins second term but not absolute majority. The Socialist party won the elections held yesterday in Spain by a narrow margin as predicted in the pre-election polls. Turnout was over 75 percent and both PSOE and PP improved their electoral performance with respect to the last elections in 2004 at the cost of the smaller and nationalist parties. The Socialists won 169 seats (http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2008/03/socialist-party-wins-spanish-election.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Euroresidentes)