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Spain and Portugal off the hook as EU defers penalties

THE European Commission has deferred disciplinary proceedings against Spain and Portugal over their failure to meet deficit targets until after the Spanish General Election on June 26, it was announced...Read More

Stress-free parking is here

PIONEERING Fuengirola has become the first municipality in Andalucia, and just the second in Spain, to introduce a system whereby drivers can pay for the precise time lapsed when parking in one of the...Read More

Greenpeace protest reaches new heights

SIX activists from the international ecological organisation, Greenpeace, scaled the side of one of the two famous high-rise towers, Torres KIO in Madrid, to protest against negotiations currently taking...Read More

Spanish industry giants to pitch to Cuba

IT has been reported that Spanish electricity providers, such as Gamesa, Acciona and Gas Natural, sent emissaries to Cuba in order to establish trade opportunities and connections for business development...Read More

Government issues booklet explaining why Gibraltar should vote to Bremain in the EU

THE Government of Gibraltar launched a booklet on May 17, which sets out the reasons why people in Gibraltar should vote to remain in the European Union in the coming referendum on June 23.
The booklet,...Read More

Full English: Brits most unlikely to try local cuisine when abroad

TRAVEL colossus Expedia has released data compiled during a survey of 14,000 people from 14 countries, which ‘reveals’ that Brits are the least likely to try local food when holidaying abroad,...Read More

Artistic acrobatics bring pulsating patterns to San Pedro

THE 14th spring rhythmic gymnastics tournament will spin and whirl its way into the Elena Benitez sports centre in San Pedro de Alcantara on Saturday May 21.
Around 250 schoolchildren will participate...Read More

Costa Blanca drivers’ delight – an event for the diary

CAR enthusiasts all the way up and down the Costa Blanca are being treated to a bumper year of events and activities with the latest to be announced, the 14th Antique Car Fair, running this weekend in...Read More

New President for BCCS

AT its Annual General Meeting held on Friday, May 13, the British Chamber of Commerce in Spain elected Chris Dottie, managing director of Hays España, as president of the organisation for the next two...Read More

No matter what, a parent’s love for their child is unique

UPDATE: Happily, this story may be set for a positive ending, with Pauline Green breaking down in tears on ITV’s This Morning show on May 18, as she revealed that staff from a Spanish psychiatric...Read More