Tag: European Union
THE LAST STRAW: EU clamps down on single-use plastics poisoning world’s oceans
EU acts to stem the plastic tide plaguing the world's oceans
HALLOWEEN: Spain is Europe’s leading pumpkin producer with 115,000 tonnes a year
Pumpkin sales spike around Halloween, where they are used for carving, a practice first thought to have been done by the Maori 700 years ago
BREXIT: Gibraltar deal may still tumble
There is many a slip between cup and lip when it comes to deals like the complex Brexit one, writes Michael Doherty
Gibxit: Gibraltar WILL leave EU as Spain admits it won’t veto any Brexit deal, but issues on Andalucia, tobacco...
Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo flies to London to clarify the agreement between Gibraltar and Spain on key issues like the tobacco trade and citizens’ rights
UK seeks closer military ties with Spain post-Brexit
THE UK wants to secure military ties with Spain post-Brexit.
As part of a charm offensive on the continent, British officials in Spain have vowed...
Spanish debt reaches over €1 trillion
The debt has risen for a fourth consecutive month
EU chief Donald Tusk has blown it with Brexit discrimination against Gibraltar
Spanish diplomacy hands Fabian Picardo the keys to 10 Downing Street
Rate of migrants entering Spain from Morocco triples after EU free trade dispute
Record numbers have breached the fences so far this year
Net migration to the UK falls 15% after Brexit vote, while 17% more EU citizens are leaving the country
The number of Spaniards registering as UK residents has also dropped
Four out of five expats ‘very concerned’ about losing rights after Brexit
FOUR out of five expats are afraid of losing their right to reside after Brexit.
Some 83% of expats living in the EU are...
Tickets for live shows to get cheaper in Spain as government lowers tax
The government has announced plans to reduce VAT from 21% to 10%
Brexit could scupper Spain’s recovering car industry
Countries like the UK are showing wariness as the pound dropped in value
Mariano Rajoy pledges to defend British expats in Brexit negotiations
The prime minister hopes 'nothing is going to change' for British expats in Spain
Spanish businesses furious at ‘€785 million’ loss due to sanctions on Russia
The ambassador to Spain has said that the country's sanctions-related losses have so far totaled €785 million
Malaga avocado exports under threat from Donald Trump’s Mexico tax
Malaga produces 50,000 tonnes of avocados a year, most of which are exported to other parts of Europe
Roaming charges expected to sky-rocket after Brexit
The feared hikes could see Brits pay up to €50 to stream a single song on their phone
British expats could lose right to live and work in Spain after Brexit vote, Rajoy warns
Spain's acting prime minister issues stark warning over EU referendum
Spain raises age of marriage and consent
The changes come after pressure from children’s rights organisations
Spain’s Rajoy brings in new education minister to try to save party’s reputation
Inigo Mendez de Vigo, 59, was previously Secretary of State for the European Union
European Union investigating dangerous river claims in Estepona
High levels of methane have reportedly been detected in a river which could be a fire risk as well as a typhoid health hazard
Spain to pay EU billions back in bailout loans ahead of schedule
The economy ministry has announced that €2.5 billion will be transferred to the European Union
Madrid sixth most-polluted European big city
Green group Ecologists in Actions claims air pollution causes 2,000 deaths a year in the capital
Spain’s CaixaBank reports massive €620 million earnings for 2014
CaixaBank has reported booming earnings of €620 million in 2014
Price of freedom
Spain is setting a precedent for tracking European jihadis
Madrid pushes for border control to stem ‘tide of Islamic militants’
Europe reacts to fear of further terror attacks after France
Spanish below average for speaking foreign languages
The average European Union citizen of working age speaks three languages
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DOWNPOUR: Spain’s Costa del Sol on yellow alert for heavy rain and storms this week
MALAGA has been placed on yellow alert for heavy showers and strong storms tomorrow.
An estimated 15 litres of rainfall per square metre are expected...
