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Working conditions
07.07.2010 - There are still strike calls over the recently approved labour reform act in Spain whilst nobody seems to be exactly sure what will change or for whom.
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People will have to work longer to qualify for a state pension

Spain

Retirement age proposal

14.02.2010 - Plans by the Spanish government to raise the retirement age by two years will be “opposed to the death” say the country’s main unions. more...

Air traffic controllers are to see their power reduced

Spain

Strike threats

14.02.2010 - Spain needs 1,200 more air traffic controllers to be able to move the number of planes that are currently using its airspace. more...

The deceased was a great admirer of the heir to the throne

Spain

Tenerife woman’s inheritance shock

01.02.2010 - The strange decision by a millionaire to leave all his wealth to the Spanish royal family looks set to cause a bitter legal battle. more...

Regional and local politicians met with travel chiefs

Spain

Cautious optimism for 2010

30.01.2010 - If proof be needed that trade fairs do indeed generate good news you only have to listen to the positive noises that were being made by Canarian tourism chiefs and national and international tour operators during FITUR, the annual Spanish tourism trade fair held recently in Madrid. more...

King Juan Carlos receives the Ambassador’s credentials

Spain

British Ambassador presents his credentials

30.01.2010 - On Monday January 11th the British Ambassador to Spain, Giles Paxman LVO, took part in the traditional ceremony of the Presentation of Ambassadorial Credentials to His Majesty King Juan Carlos I at the Royal Palace in Madrid. more...

Elizabeth’s entry in the European competition

Spain

EU poster final

26.01.2010 - A young student from Tenerife is Spain’s only finalist in a prestigious European Union poster competition. more...

Spain

Tinerfeño gets top job

25.01.2010 - The new head of Spain’s state-owned TV company is Tenerife journalist Santiago González. more...

Matthew Vickers is at the head of the British Consulate in the Canaries

Spain

British consular services

12.12.2009 - Spain is home to around one million British residents and visited by some 17 million British tourists a year. more...

Spain

Low energy bulbs

28.11.2009 - From September 1st, the sale of standard light bulbs began to be phased out all over Europe, but how do we know which of the new low energy bulbs to buy? Are they all the same? more...

Driving carelessly, in the wrong direction, taking part in illegal road races/competitions - 6 points

Spain

New radars, new rules

21.11.2009 - From the beginning of 2010 the Spanish department of traffic will introduce new fixed distance speed traps, which are to be placed in traffic black spots throughout the country. more...

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Heat returns with a vengeance

Canary Islands - 30.07.2010 - Soaring temperatures yesterday have brought a sweltering end to the month for most parts of the Canaries. more...

Pool users treated after chlorine leak

Santa Cruz - 30.07.2010 - Eight swimmers using Santa Cruz's municipal swimming pool required medical treatment yesterday evening after chlorine leaked from a maintenance tank into the air. more...

Karate school boss charged with 56 child sex offences

Gran Canaria - 30.07.2010 - The owner of Gran Canaria's most successful karate school is to be prosecuted for almost 60 separate offences in what Spanish media are billing as the biggest child sex scandal in the country's history. more...

Drunk woman driver held

Santa Cruz - 29.07.2010 - A Santa Cruz woman who knocked over a pedestrian and damaged several cars in the Ramblas area of the city was well over the alcohol limit, according to police. more...

Arona resorts set for 22 million euro facelift

Arona - 29.07.2010 - The main tourist areas in Arona are to receive a massive facelift under a 22 million euro project unveiled yesterday by the local council. more...

Islands claim bullfight ban 'first'

Canary Islands - 29.07.2010 - Yesterday's headline-making decision by Catalonia to outlaw bullfighting in the region as of 2012 has prompted a flurry of media reminders here that the Canaries were the first part of Spain to ban the sport. more...

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