GONZALEZ Pachecho, a member of General Franco’s notorious Political Social Brigade due to stand trial for crimes against humanity
Spain
Economic impact on Ibiza could be huge, the balearic party island, Ibiza, is set to be one of the worst hit parts of Spain assuming rules on large social gatherings are not lifted during the summer months.
SOME parts of southern Spain have hit record high temperatures after several weeks of bad weather
VALENCIA City Council has announced today (Tuesday 5 May) that people will be allowed to bathe in the sea, but only under restricted circumstances. The designated time is between 6am and 10am, the same time as exercise is allowed for adults under the age of 70 and you must be either a member of a swimming club or a professional swimmer. You will have to wear a safety hat and use a small float so that you...
FOUR Spanish nationals, three of them from Tarragona (Catalonia) were among six people killed after a plane which was in the process of repatriating them back to Spain from Bolivia, crashed in the Amazonian area of Beni. The air force plane, a Beechcraft B-55, took off from the city of Trinidad at the weekend and was headed for Santa Cruz where the passengers were then due to fly to Madrid. The dead from...
SALES of new motor vehicles in Spain during April dropped by 97% and were the lowest since records began according to data released on Monday by the three associations that act on behalf of car manufacturers, dealers and other sales points. Obviously, the paralysis is due to the coronavirus crisis, a mixture of logistics and financial worries among other things. During the first quarter of 2020 the drop...
Coronavirus fatalities in Spain fall to the lowest figure seen since March 18 163 Covid-19 deaths registered in the last 24 hours, according to the latest data, there were 838 new infections in the last day The clear downward trend in the epidemic, with 276 deaths were reported on Saturday, there were also nine regions registering no new admissions of coronavirus patients to their ICUs. New...
The first day of permitted excersise for adults in Spain since March 14, seven weeks ago. This morning from 6am until 10am the mass of cyclists and runners took to the streets and seafronts of Spain. A historic day as the country continues to withdraw from the coronavirus with the most draconian period of time since the country was led by the dictatorship of Franco. Other European countries also start to...
Salvador Illa Spains Health Minister announced the conditions under which outdoor activites can take place from Saturday May 02. You may go out for walks and exercise but with conditions and time allocated to different age groups. When it was announced that people would be allowed to exercise from this weekend May 02 you could hear the sigh of relief and hope from the citizens who apart from a shopping...
The way forward, according to the Spanish Government, is not by setting dates and deciding exactly what will be allowed as of which date, but rather, a bi-weekly evaluation to see if certain regions or provinces, meet the established parameters to be allowed to proceed to a further stage, with less restrictive measures in place. In this Spain differs from the countries around us. These parameters will be...