Late ERTE payments will be sorted “this week”

SPAIN’S Labour and Social Economy Minister, Yolanda Diez, has admitted that there are 300,000 temporary employment regulation files (ERTE) payments still outstanding as of today (14 May). In a TV interview, she said that these are all known about and should be paid by the end of this week. There are still paperwork and other issues around certain issues but those that have simply fallen through the gaps should be paid ASAP. Plans are also in place for people who have received nothing so that that they will not miss out on that basis in what is a unique situation.“We want to avoid scenarios where people have no income whatsoever and are forced to live without some economic dignity” the minister further clarified. CAPTION Labour Minister Yolanda Diez on TV yesterday.

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23 May 2020
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Spain announce “we’re open for tourism from July”

It was announced today that foreign tourists will be able to return to Spain from July 1st, Pedro Sánchez also announced that Spain's top-flight soccer league, La Liga, will restart games next month.

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20 May 2020
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Face masks in Spain are now compulsory as new rules are made today

After more than two months of lockdown measures and when the coronavirus was at its peak, you would have thought that it would be then that face masks were compulsory to be worn in public. Only now after months of research, the Spanish government have made new rules making the use of protective face masks obligatory in public spaces.

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19 May 2020
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Phase Two De Escalation 26 May

Cinemas, theatres, auditoriums and other similar establishments for cultural performances may re-open, at a third of their capacity, also allowed are wedding celebrations or other social religious ceremonies, friends and family in groups up to 15 people, retail and service provision, shopping centres and shopping parks can reopen to the public. Bar and restaurant activities, the reopening to the public of these establishments for consumption on the premises, except for nightclub bars and nightlife bars, as long as they do not exceed forty per cent of their capacity and the public areas of the hotels and tourist accommodation may be reopened to the public, provided that they do not exceed a third of their capacity.

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