tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:52:47 +0000http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/Spain_News.htmeuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)Blogger907125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-8966215457821213905Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:25:00 +00002009-07-01T13:52:47.498+02:00U2 wowed the audience with its enormous high technology stage show in Barcelona last night on the first night of their world tour Last night the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona became the stage for the first show of this U2 world tour. The enormous, ultra-modern stage was designed so that all ends of the stadium could enjoy a good view of the band.The concert began with four songs from their latesthttp://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/07/u2-in-barcelona.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-6767214599106833596Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:50:00 +00002009-06-30T08:57:00.144+02:00Woman dies from swine flu in MadridIt has been announced that a 20 year old woman who was admitted to hospital a fortnight ago suffering from swine flu in Spain died in the early hours of this morning.The woman was asthmatic and according to first reports her condition worsened over the weekend due to complications from pneumonia. According to official health sources she is the first person to http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/06/first-swine-flu-death-in-spain.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-2637401375998146360Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:22:00 +00002009-06-29T09:24:47.255+02:00MySpace to make large numbers of its staff redundant in SpainThe internet social network site ‘MySpace’, which belongs to the media group, NewsCorp, directed by Rupert Murdoch, is about to announce a significant ‘readjustment’ of its workforce in Spain. The company has already served various members of its staff with redundancy notices and the official news of its redundancy plans which will http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/06/myspace-announces-job-cuts-in-spain.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-760100111095300311Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:09:00 +00002009-06-25T14:11:04.555+02:00Spain spending more on fighting the recession than any other EU countryAccording to a report on public finance published this week by the European Commission the Spanish government will use 2.3% of its GDP between 2009 and 2010 on measures to combat the current economic crisis. This is more than double the amount that other EU states are spending which is estimated to be 1.1% of their GDP. It is http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/06/spanish-government-recession-spending.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-5345859824415681106Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:11:00 +00002009-06-25T14:14:25.217+02:00Zapatero offers 240 million aid package to fight hunger in Africa This week the Spanish President, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, has committed 240 million euros to fighting hunger in Africa. The announcement came in a meeting with 14 other heads of state from Sub-Saharan Africa during the first bilateral summit between Spain and the Economic Community of Western African States which is currently http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/06/spain-aid-to-africa.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-3168950258157065547Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:16:00 +00002009-06-23T10:19:15.372+02:00Surplus grape harvest and the economic crisis could damage wine sector in Spain With just over 2 months to go until grape harvesting begins the wine sector in Spain is facing a critical situation due to surplus grape production coupled with the reduction in prices due to the fall in demand for wine in the Spanish market. The problem appears to affect all ranges of wines even high quality brands. http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/06/wine-industry-in-spain-facing.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-7793649568242981051Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:34:00 +00002009-06-19T10:44:41.912+02:00On her arrival in Madrid yesterday Annie Leibovitz told reporters that ‘Madrid was a magical place, like Paris due to its immense cultural creativity’. Tomorrow the doors to an extensive exhibition of her work, described as a type of ‘family album’, will open to the general public in Alcalá 3. The exhibition which has also been on display in Paris, New York London and Berlin contains more than http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/06/annie-leibovitz-exhibition-in-madrid.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-2595267032135939594Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:48:00 +00002009-06-18T10:50:32.348+02:00Spanish parliament to vote today on reforms to road safety laws The Spanish parliament will vote today on proposed reforms to make road safety laws tougher. However, after months of discussing over 200 possible amendments to the current law there is still no clear consensus in parliament. Although the reforms were unanimously agreed last week by Comisión de Interior some parliamentary groups suchhttp://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/06/road-traffic-laws-in-spain.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-1743598301674367617Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:51:00 +00002009-06-12T11:55:26.795+02:00The first European 3-D fiction film with real actors will be Spanish. The title of the film is Viaje Mágico a África (Magic Journey to Africa). It is directed by Jordi Llompart and has a budget of 10 million euros. The film was shot in Namibia and South Africa and is a story full of adventure and love. It is dedicated to Jana the daughter of Llompart who was killed in a car accident in Namibia inhttp://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/06/europes-first-3-d-film-is-spanish.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-8844701164859496447Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:30:00 +00002009-06-11T12:33:38.872+02:00After many years when the number of foreign visitors to Spain continued to rise non stop and the Mediterranean coastline suffered the devastating effects of mass tourism it appears that the boom years for Spanish tourism have come to an abrupt end.The tourism industry accounts for 11% of Spain’s GDP and employment, so when the tourism sector suffers a setback it has a very negative effect on the http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/06/impact-of-credit-crunch-on-spains.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-8668173821108477652Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:32:00 +00002009-06-09T09:37:30.029+02:00A new exhibition of paintings by Matisse in the Thyssen Museum in Madrid opens tomorrow under the title ‘Esplendor en la sombra’ (Splendour in the Shade)Matisse (1869 – 1954) is one of the twentieth century’s best known artists alongside Picasso which is why the Thyssen Foundation in Madrid (www.museothyssen.org) has decided to open an exhibition dedicated to work produced by Matisse during his http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/06/matisse-exhibition-in-madrid.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-5144614008963723461Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:47:00 +00002009-06-08T10:48:29.794+02:00Zapatero loses out to Rajoy in European elections The current economic crisis had a significant impact on the European election results in Spain with the PP main opposition right wing party of Spain winning the elections by a margin of 3.7 points more than PSOE which lost more than 700,000 votes. The IU left wing party maintained its position winning 2 seats. The Coalición por Europa and Europa http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/06/results-of-european-elections-in-spain.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-8322932912805230702Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:57:00 +00002009-06-05T11:59:32.666+02:00Treasure hunters Odyssey losses first round to Spanish government in court battle in US On 3rd June this year a judge in a US court in Tampa, Florida ruled in favour of Spain in the case of La Mercedes, a Spanish ship which sunk to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean over 200 years ago. The claims by Odyssey Marine Exploration, the company which discovered the wreck, that the remains of the ship http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/06/trial-in-us-to-retrieve-spanish.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-791326559585348174Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:30:00 +00002009-06-04T15:31:51.544+02:00David Attenborough awarded the Principe de Asturias prize for Social Sciences The world famous natural historian and television presenter of nature programmes, David Attenborough (born in London in 1926), has been named today as the winner of the Principe de Asturias prize for Social Science. The prize, along with the other 7 Principe de Asturias prizes, will be awarded by Felipe de Borbón in a http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/06/david-attenborough-wins-prince-asturias.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-9085354090506730525Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:44:00 +00002009-06-03T16:46:35.826+02:00Spain’s population grows to almost 47 million inhabitants The number of inhabitants officially registered at town halls through out Spain has grown over the last year by half a million to 46,661,950. According to provisional figures published today by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) the growth in the Spanish population is mainly due to the growth in the number of foreign inhabitants (http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/06/population-statistics-in-spain-2009.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-9085516261348070202Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:16:00 +00002009-06-02T11:18:10.976+02:00The London School of Economics to open its first branch outside the UK in MadridSpanish students wishing to study at one of the worlds most prestigious educative institutions will no longer have to travel to London. In January 2011 the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), which has been awarded 14 Nobel prizes, will open a branch in Majadahonda, a relatively small locality withhttp://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/06/london-school-of-economics-center-in.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-7050710252867367942Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:53:00 +00002009-06-01T17:54:55.869+02:00Scientists in Barcelona generate stem cells without the need for embryos Research into ‘third way’ stem cells has made a significant advancement towards their medical application with the recent discovery by the research team led by Juan Carlos Izpisúa based in the Regenerative Medicine Centre of Barcelona (CMRB). Juan Carlos Izpisúa and his team have obtained a certain type of stem cells known http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/06/spanish-scientists-create-stem-cells.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-3840524551948899689Fri, 29 May 2009 08:35:00 +00002009-05-29T11:35:44.552+02:00Hundreds of thousands turn out to welcome Barcelona football team homeYesterday afternoon the triumphant Barcelona football team arrived back in el Prat airport, Barcelona at 6 o’clock. They were welcomed home by hundreds of thousands of fans who lined the streets of the city for the team's victory parade on an open air double decker bus and packed into the Camp Nou where the celebration ceremonyhttp://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/05/barcelona-celebrates-its-victory.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-1437303844468493750Thu, 28 May 2009 10:59:00 +00002009-05-28T13:06:11.559+02:00The two most emblematic beaches along the Costa Blanca lose their blue flag statusThe blue flag is awarded according to the cleanliness of both water and sand and for the level of facilities available. And while the province of Alicante has 43 beaches fit to qualify for a blue flag, this year two of its most emblematic and most popular beaches (Playa Postiguet in Alicante and Playa Levante in http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/05/benidorms-beach-loses-blue-flag.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-4940301432603286791Tue, 26 May 2009 09:44:00 +00002009-05-26T11:53:48.199+02:00Spanish savings banks forecast GDP falling by 3.8% The Foundation of Savings Banks (Funcas) has predicted that the Spanish economy will shrink by 3.8% this year and by 1.2% in 2010, figures which are 7 and 8 points worse than previous estimations (-3% and 0.5% respectively). Funcas says that it has made these changes in its forecast using the latest economic indicators available and figures for http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/05/predictions-of-fall-in-spains-gdp.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-3657988765285845356Mon, 25 May 2009 10:16:00 +00002009-05-25T12:24:38.931+02:00Spanish Prosecution service to investigate Obiang in Spain for money laundering The Spanish Anti-Corruption Prosecution Service has decided to investigate bank accounts and property investments in Spain held by Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the president of Equatorial Guinea – one of the richest men in the World according to Forbes. Some of his relatives and also some ministers in his government will http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/05/spanish-prosecutors-to-investigate.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-3673240017838232773Fri, 22 May 2009 09:11:00 +00002009-05-22T11:13:38.252+02:00Foreign Tourism falls by 21.7% in the Costa Blanca The economic recession in the UK, which is especially acute in Northern British cities such as Liverpool and Manchester (two of the biggest sources of tourists for Benidorm) has made the Costa Blanca the biggest loser in terms of foreign tourism compared to the rest of Spain. Figures published by the Ministry for Industry, Tourism and Commerce http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/05/impact-of-crisis-on-tourism-in-spains.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-303451256809882313Thu, 21 May 2009 09:27:00 +00002009-05-21T11:29:37.425+02:00The largest wind farm in Europe has been opened by Iberdrola in Whitelee, to the west of Glasgow (Scotland). The installation consists of 140 turbines which will produce 322 megawatts of energy. The president of Iberdrola, Ignacio Sánchez Galán, accompanied by the Scottish Prime Minister, Alex Salmond, were both present at the opening of the wind farm yesterday. Salmond is a strong supporter of http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/05/spanish-iberdrola-opens-europes-biggest.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-4903421327042263959Wed, 20 May 2009 11:27:00 +00002009-05-20T13:28:41.638+02:00Norman Foster, awarded Principe de las Artes 2009 prize The British architect, Norman Foster (born in Manchester, 1935) has been awarded the Príncipe de Asturias de las Artes 2009 prize. The jury for this year’s prize presided over by the former Minister, José Lladó, highlighted the way that Foster’s work has ‘universal’ appeal and the way Foster knows how to ‘unite aesthetic quality, http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/05/norman-foster-wins-prince-of-asturias.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561252.post-3368046393850556949Tue, 19 May 2009 09:29:00 +00002009-05-19T11:30:56.767+02:00Raúl and Figo, to represent Spanish and Portuguese bid to host the 2018 World Cup The Spanish footballer Raúl González (Real Madrid), and the Portuguese player, Luís Figo (Inter de Milan) have both accepted the challenge of representing the Joint Spanish and Portuguese candidature to host the 2018/2022 World Cup.Representatives of the joint candidature are meeting today in Madrid where the http://www.euroresidentes.com/Blogs/2009/05/spanish-portuguese-bid-to-host-2018.htmleuroresi@euroresidentes.com (Euroresidentes)0