ACCORDING to Spanish authorities, inflation rose to 9.8% in March, the highest level since 1973. Over the past year, consumer price inflation has surged worldwide, causing Spain's inflation rate to hit a 37-year high in March. Compared with February, the nation's national statistics office reported the highest inflation rate since May 1985; the provisional figure has increased from 7.6%. The...
THE state's official bulletin published a new provision Wednesday permitting supermarkets to restrict purchases of certain products. This text, which has legal protection, says that restrictions can be applied in exceptional cases and when there are force majeure circumstances. In many supermarkets, empty shelves were visible due to a truck drivers' strike combined with the war in Ukraine. An...
On Sunday, Sarah Panitzke was detained while walking her dogs in Santa Barbara, Tarragona. After approximately a decade on the run, a cheater dubbed the UK's most hunted woman was apprehended in Spain. Sarah Panitzke, 47, vanished in May 2013 while on trial for her role in the £1 billion mobile phone tax scheme. The National Crime Agency (NCA) says she was arrested while walking her dogs in...
Spanish media has been furious with Gareth Bale, saying intervention in contradiction to him this week could push stressed athletes over the edge. In spite of benefiting Real Madrid win 14 trophies, including four Champions League titles, during his nine-year tenure, Bale was branded a parasite by media outlet Marca and alleged of sucking Madrid's money. On Thursday, Wales' 2-1 World Cup playoff win...
THE strike by truck drivers is causing shortages in supermarkets across Spain As the strike by truck drivers continues, supermarkets across Spain are reporting product shortages. On Monday, a haulier stoppage has caused fresh products like fruit and vegetables, fish, and meat to disappear from supermarket shelves. Among the most affected products are dairy products; dairies report that they have...
THERE is a feeling of abandonment among the Spanish authorities as a result of this situation Embassy and Consulate workers at Spain's embassies in London, Manchester, and Edinburgh went on indefinite strike as of Monday 14th March due to a lack of job security, pensions, and salaries under the UK's National Minimum Wage. As a result of months of failure to communicate with the Ministry of Foreign...
ON Sunday, March 13, the government and the autonomous regions convened to express their unanimity favouring Pedro Sánchez's position on energy tax reductions before the European Union. "We are proceeding to support give a hand to individuals affected by the surge in energy prices," the Xunta's Head remarked as he reviewed the situation in Ukraine. Isabel Rodrguez, a spokesperson, stated, "Today,...
ACCORDING to the College of Administrators, over 2% of residences purchased by foreigners in Spain in 2021 were purchased by Russian nationals - 1,280 in total. Over the last few years, Russia's market share has decreased. There were 3,399 purchases in 2012. Although real estate experts expect additional contraction, Ferran Font, director of studies for the property website pisos.com, points out that...
THE public prosecutor confirms that the 84-year-old has a right to return to Spain following his exile, listing a variety of reasons for doing so. All investigations against former King Juan Carlos have been abandoned by the Spanish public prosecutor's office, opening the path for the 84-year-old to come home from exile. According to the El Pais newspaper, the judges discovered multiple...
SPAIN'S non-hotel sector has grown mostly due to foreign tourists visiting the country. According to data published on Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute (INE), non-hotel overnight stays in Andalucia in January totaled 757,636, an increase of 221% over the same period in 2021, when they totaled 235,672. In January, overnight stays in non-hotel tourist accommodation in Spain surpassed 4.7...