Four Seasons finally comes to Costa del Sol
THE construction of a brand new Four Seasons hotel on the Costa del Sol is edging closer. The start of the project in Marbella is
Meta’s planned data centre for Toledo town will require ‘660 million litres of water a year’
A PLANNED data centre that will serve Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is due to be built in the Toledo municipality of Talavera de la
Catalan Government to expropriate 70 flats and transformed them into social housingÂ
THE CATALAN Government has announced the expropriation of 70 empty flats belonging to large property owners. These apartments will be converted to social housing in
Spanish supermarkets are NOT profiteering at the expense of households in Spain, according to new government report
THE debate on whether supermarkets in Spain are profiteering took a new turn after a government report blamed the problem on factors beyond Spanish borders.
Cost of living in Spain draws in British golfers
Spain’s low cost of living, compared with the UK, is attracting both holidaymakers and fulltime residents, according to leading Spanish home builder Taylor Wimpey España.
Endesa announces huge first quarter profits even after paying ‘unjustified’ windfall tax
SPANISH energy company Endesa has announced a remarkable 76% surge in net profit for the first quarter of the year, defying the effects of Spain’s
Calling all Spanish tax residents! It’s time to declare.
THE filing period for personal income tax for 2022 started in April and will last until June 30. The obligation to declare is for tax
Wages to increase by 4% in Spain this year
The Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations (CEOE) and working unions have agreed to increase workers’ wages by 4% this year. Both sides have reached the
Golden Visa to survive in Spain but investment threshold likely to rise to €1 million
SPAIN’S golden visa, long under threat from abolitionists, might yet live on but in a more restricted form. Introduced in 2013 in the wake of
Mercadona to hire nearly 200 employees for the summer season in BalearesÂ
Mercadona has announced the hiring of almost 200 employees for the summer season (May to the end of September) in Baleares. The Valencian supermarket chain
Baleares was the region in Spain with the largest decrease in unemployment in AprilÂ
THE number of unemployed in the Baleares fell by 10,904 in April, according to the Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration. These numbers
It’s Plain Sailing with Boat Insurance by Liberty Seguros
Your boat has been locked away in storage, and with the sunny weather fast approaching you are itching to get her wet for the first
Spain’s state train operator Renfe faces EU probe over refusing to supply content to rival online ticket platforms
THE European Commission has opened a formal investigation to assess whether Spain’s state rail operator Renfe has abused its dominant position in the country’s rail
Approved: Spain’s Congress passes new housing law that will control rents and put limits on evictions
A NEW housing law that will see rents controlled and new limits on evictions today passed Spain’s lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies.
Deutsche Telekom announces new ‘IT centre’ at existing base in Spain’s Valencia
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM has announced its set up a new ‘IT Value Centre’ at its existing Valencia technology centre. The facility will be the third such
Netflix Spain loses 1 million users in only three months after cancelling shared accounts
NETFLIX has lost a whopping one million users in Spain since it decided to put an end to account sharing last February. The figures come
Spain is largest ‘eurozone’ country with biggest ‘real wage’ fall in 2022
SPANISH workers suffered the most of any large Eurozone country as their real wages got hit by high inflation in 2022. The Organisation for Economic
Construction, windows, doors and so much more
Protec Group is a family-run construction business with particular expertise in windows and doors. Founded in 1996, we have decades of experience using the highest
Spain probes electricity companies over hiking up low prices for French buyers
SPAIN is investigating 35 electricity companies over allegedly selling cheap power at hiked prices to French buyers. The probe has been launched by Spain’s competition
Spain based car rental company starts implementing 32-hour working week
Spain-based car hiring company Wiber rent a car has introduced a 32-hour working week across all its offices in the country. The company has offices
Crypto earnings to be investigated by Spain’s Inland Revenue
THE Spanish Inland Revenue has launched an investigation to identify bitcoin-related assets to prevent tax evasion and avoidance. The period for submitting the income tax
Explainer: What will the government’s planned housing law mean for landlords and tenants?
THE SPANISH government has been negotiating a proposed housing law for months, if not years, and the deal that has been hammered out between parties
Spain’s Cepsa announces largest second generation biofuels plant in Europe to open in Andalucia
OIL company Cepsa has formed a joint venture to set up a large-scale biofuels plant in Andalucia. Cepsa and Bio-Oils, who process vegetable oils, have
Foods with reduced VAT become more expensive in March
Foods that had their VAT slashed in January have had a price hike in March. At the start of the year the Government decided to
Ryanair wins lawsuit in its ongoing war against online travel agents
RYANAIR has emerged victorious from the latest battle in its long running war with online travel agencies. The low-cost airline has frequently complained about the
Shareholders back controversial move by infrastructure giant Ferrovial to take head office from Spain to the Netherlands
SHAREHOLDERS of infrastructure group Ferrovial voted on Thursday in favour of the company’s controversial plan to move its holding company to the Netherlands. The announcement