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Monday, February 28, 2011
Spanish banks need 50 billion euros
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Spanish banks need 50 billion euros < Spanish news "Credit rating agency Moody's put a 50-billion-euro ($69-billion) price tag Monday on the recapitalising of Spanish banks hit by the property market collapse.
And it said the level of banks' exposure to the real estate sector damages their creditworthiness.
The Moody's Investors Service estimate is far higher than the 20-billion-euro maximum that the government says would be required to...
-Qatar to invest 300 mln euros in Spanish banks
Posted On Monday, February 28, 2011 | 0 comments |
Qatar to invest 300 mln euros in Spanish banks | Reuters: "Qatar will invest 300 million euros in Spanish banks and has discussed other investments with Spain's prime minister, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani said on Monday.
The prime minister said the move would be to 'invest in these companies and capitalise them.'
'We have confidence in the Spanish economy; the government has taken many positive steps,' Sheikh...
Oscar is the jewel in Colin's crown
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Spanish inflation hits 2-year high of 3.4%
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Spanish inflation hits 2-year high of 3.4%: "Spain's annual inflation rate surged to a two-year high of 3.4 per cent in February, grim news for an anaemic, jobs-scarce economy, preliminary data showed Monday.
Higher fuel, food and soft drink prices pushed inflation to its highest level since October 2008 when fuel prices were soaring, according to the National Statistics Institute estimate.
Inflation was at 3.0 per cent in January this year.
The...
Spaniards learn German in quest for jobs
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Spaniards learn German in quest for jobs - BusinessWeek: "Language teachers say the prospect of finding a job in Germany has boosted the numbers of Spaniards learning German.
Spain and Germany jointly unveiled a recruitment drive in January designed to reduce high unemployment in Spain while supplying Germany's buoyant economy. Both countries agreed to recognize each others' academic and training qualifications."
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Surfers in Spain face reduced motorway speed limits
Posted On Monday, February 28, 2011 | 0 comments |
Surfers in Spain face reduced motorway speed limits: "Spain, aiming to reduce its dependence on oil as crude prices surge, will raise biofuel blending and lower speed limits and rail fares, Deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said on Friday. The minimum proportion of biofuels to be mixed with mineral fuels, known as minimum blend, is to be raised to 7.0 percent from 5.8 percent....
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Expats in Spain 'sceptical' that properties will not be demolished
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5 soldiers dead, 3 injured in accidental blast in Spain » Breaking News | Wire Update News | News Wires -
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Monday, February 21, 2011
Libyan uprising a 'foreign plot': Kadhafi son
Posted On Monday, February 21, 2011 | 0 comments |
: Libyan uprising a 'foreign plot': Kadhafi son: "Saif al-Islam Kadhafi, the son of strongman Moamer Kadhafi, said Monday that Libya was on the verge of civil war and branded the unprecedented protests against his father's rule a foreign plot.
Blaming Arab and African expatriates of fomenting unrest in the country, he said the violence was aimed at installing Islamist rule, in a speech on television.
'At this moment there are tanks being driven by...
Inspired by Egypt, thousands protest on Moroccan streets
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Sunday, February 20, 2011
Colin Thomas, founding director of Ocean View Properties, is being investigated for fraud and misappropriation of funds over a Costa Del Sol holiday home scheme.
Posted On Sunday, February 20, 2011 | 0 comments |
Ex-Aston Villa star Gareth Barry 'victim' of alleged holiday property firm crash - Sunday Mercury: "CRIMINAL case has been launched against the boss of a Midland property firm that went bust owing £43 million to investors – including soccer star Gareth Barry.
Colin Thomas, founding director of Ocean View Properties, is being investigated for fraud and misappropriation of funds over a Costa Del Sol holiday home scheme.
His Staffordshire firm marketed...
Junta de Andalucía refuses calls for investigation into early retirement scandal
Posted On Sunday, February 20, 2011 | 0 comments |
Seven arrested in new sports doping scandal in Spain
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Peter Andre to perform live in Spain for the first time ever.
Posted On Sunday, February 20, 2011 | 0 comments |
Las Vegas Sands Starts Speaking Spanish (LVS, MGM, MPEL, WYNN)
Posted On Sunday, February 20, 2011 | 0 comments |
ARRESTED:43 year-old Belgian national who has a holiday home in San Miguel de Salinas and the passenger was also a 43 year-old Belgian national who was living in Orihuela Costa but also had a warrant out for his arrest by a court in Marbella
Posted On Sunday, February 20, 2011 | 0 comments |
: "The incident happened just after midnight when officers witnessed the black SAAB on the main Villamartin road. When approached by the officers, it drove off at speed, narrowly missing pedestrians and other road users. The car travelled towards the N-332 without lights before eventually losing the pursuing officers. An hour later, officers carried out a road block in the area where the car was last seen and after another chase, they managed to...
Spaniards arrested on the Rock
Posted On Sunday, February 20, 2011 | 0 comments |
New Basque party Sortu backed by marchers
Posted On Sunday, February 20, 2011 | 0 comments |
Friday, February 18, 2011
Santi Santamaria's last supper: pan tumaca - Telegraph
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Spain upset at Gibraltar 'bunkering'
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Gang shootout in Cartagena leaves two dead in street
Posted On Thursday, February 17, 2011 | 0 comments |
Gang shootout in Cartagena leaves two dead in street: "shooting which occurred in the town of Cartagena (Murcia) early this morning between rival gangs has resulted, so far, in two dead, one wounded -very seriously shot in the head- and two detainees, Police sources have reported. Specialist police forces were forced to intervene and cordoned off the area.
Apparently, initial investigations suggest that the shooting could be due to the rivalry between...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
EU's executive arm accused Spain of discriminating against foreign pensioners by not granting them equal access to free medication
Posted On Wednesday, February 16, 2011 | 0 comments |
The European Commission took Spain to court Wednesday for refusing to grant pensioners from other EU countries who live temporarily in the country access to free medication.
European Union legislation gives pensioners who live temporarily in another EU country the same access to health care as retirees from their host country, if they present a European health insurance card.
The EU's executive arm accused Spain of discriminating against foreign...
Exclusive location, next to beaches, golf and yachts Timeshare, Go Timeshare
Posted On Wednesday, February 16, 2011 | 0 comments |
In Spain, 50cc Scooters Rain (Up 9.6%) | Motorcycle News
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2 New Plants Discovered in Spain
Posted On Wednesday, February 16, 2011 | 0 comments |
2 New Plants Discovered in Spain - US News and World Report: "Just when everyone thought that almost every plant species on the Iberian Peninsula had been discovered, Spanish researchers have discovered Taraxacum decastroi and Taraxacum lacianense, two dandelions from the Pyrenees and the Cordillera Cantábrica mountain range, respectively. This finding confirms Spain's privileged position as a hotbed of biodiversity.
'It's hard to find new species...
Spain Approves New Law to Battle Internet Piracy
Posted On Wednesday, February 16, 2011 | 0 comments |
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Another fake doctor discovered after working at two Alicante hospitals
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Ecologists denounce the slaughter of some 200 deer in Cádiz
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Woman dies in Málaga in latest domestic violence attack
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Monday, February 07, 2011
Rowers Pass Halfway Point in Atlantic Record Attempt
Posted On Monday, February 07, 2011 | 0 comments |
Rowers Pass Halfway Point in Atlantic Record Attempt: "The Sara G and her crew are less than 1,000 miles from Barbados in their attempt to break the world record for the fastest Alantic crossing by an ocean rowing boat.
As previously reported by Afloat.ie, the six-man crew - featuring Irishmen Adam Langton Burke and Rob Byrne - set out from Morocco on 5 January.
And there is already some cause for celebration, as perfect conditions along the route...
Worlds motorcycle press prepare for Ducati's Diavel | Clutch and Chrome
Posted On Monday, February 07, 2011 | 0 comments |
Worlds motorcycle press prepare for Ducati's Diavel | Clutch and Chrome: "Motorcycle journalists are being invited to Marbella Spain the take the latest motorcycle to roar into Ducati’s line-up, the Ducati Diavel, out onto the beautiful Spanish roads.
Reportedly, journalists from all over the world will be able to experience firsthand the new and powerful motorcycle from Italian powerhouse Ducati.
According to Ducati, the Diavel project was born...
Thursday, February 03, 2011
Santander hit by property market
Posted On Thursday, February 03, 2011 | 0 comments |
Santander hit by property market: "Santander missed its original target to maintain annual profits largely because of bad loans in the Spanish property market, which more than offset improvements in Latin America and the UK.
The bank said net profit would have fallen just 3.2 per cent had it not been for the €472m net impact of a charge in the third quarter following demands for stricter real estate provisions by the Bank of Spain. Net interest...
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Spain's most titled noble goes to Buckingham Palace
Posted On Wednesday, February 02, 2011 | 0 comments |
Spain's most titled noble goes to Buckingham Palace: "Spain’s most titled noble and, purportedly, the most titled woman in Europe and even the world, has travelled to the UK to attend a royal charity gala dinner at the invitation of the Prince of Wales.
The event is in aid of the Prince’s Foundation for Children and the Arts and is being hosted by the Prince at Buckingham Palace. La Voz Libre reports that María del Rosario Cayetana Alfonsa Victoria...
Miguel Carcaño still claims he has no idea where Marta's body was dumped
Posted On Wednesday, February 02, 2011 | 0 comments |
Miguel Carcaño still claims he has no idea where Marta's body was dumped: "The self-confessed killer of the 17 year old girl who disappeared in Seville two years ago, Marta del Castillo, has claimed that he has no idea where the teenager’s body is, blaming two of the others charged with her disappearance of dumping it.
Miguel Carcaño told a court in Seville that it was his friend, Samuel Benítez, and the juvenile known as El Cuco, Javier G.M., who...
Spanish webpage reports Gibraltar claiming wider waters in the Strait
Posted On Wednesday, February 02, 2011 | 0 comments |
Spanish webpage reports Gibraltar claiming wider waters in the Strait: "Spanish website, ‘ElConfidencialDigital’ has claimed that the Gibraltar Government sent the European Union a letter last August in which a map showed that it considered practically all of the waters of the Strait where now Gibraltar waters.
The article claims the British Admiralty on the rock sent the letter to which there has been no institutional response from the Spanish...