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TAX SHAME: Millionaire footballers from Barcelona and Real Madrid feature on Spain’s tax defaulters list

SPAIN has published its annual list of tax shame – and footballers continue to be targeted by the tax man. Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti

28 Dec, 2021 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Sport

TSpain's telecoms giant Telefonica puts up prices for packages and mobile phones from New Year

Telefonica in Spain strikes deal with unions for 2,700 voluntary job losses

SPANISH telecoms giant Telefonica has reached an agreement with unions to cut 15% of its workforce. The reduction will be achieved through an estimated 2,700

28 Dec, 2021 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Barcelona’s Gerard Pique gets big tax break from Spain’s Supreme Court

BARCELONA footballer Gerard Pique has landed a €2.1 million pre-Christmas windfall courtesy of Spain’s Supreme Court. Pique, 34, has been given a refund of a

23 Dec, 2021 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Activists battle to stop ‘cruelty’ of world’s first octopus farm in Spain’s Canary Islands

WHEN Craig Foster filmed a ball-shaped creature covered with seashells in a South African kelp forest he had no idea the resulting My Octopus Teacher

23 Dec, 2021 @ 09:15

Business & Finance·Canary Islands·Environment·Lead

Battery Test Centre Seat Martorell Barcelona Pic Seat

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE: SEAT opens new battery test and research plant for electric vehicles in Spain’s Barcelona

SEAT has opened a new €7 million battery research and development centre for electric and plug-in hybrid cars. The centre (known as TCE) at the

22 Dec, 2021 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

Clean bill of health: Spain’s health system is amongst best in EU for protecting people from financial hardship

PEOPLE in Spain are less likely to suffer financial hardship due to healthcare costs than in most other European countries. The financial crisis in Spain

20 Dec, 2021 @ 15:15

Business & Finance·Health·Lead

How much of my salary do I need to put aside for rent or mortgage costs in Spain? Figures reveal HUGE differences between the British expat hotspots|

Essentials: What you need to know about getting a mortgage on your property on Spain’s Costa del Sol, part 2

IN the first part of this piece, we discussed interest rates in Spain and the kind of client profiles that Spanish banks look for. In

19 Dec, 2021 @ 17:48

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Business & Finance·Columnists·Lead

Reasons to Use Desktop Ticker For Your Business

The ticker tape on the desktop can increase the reach of the audience and attract new customers. What do you think of this fact? It’s

17 Dec, 2021 @ 10:04

Business & Finance

Ana Patricia Botin presidenta del Banco Santander

Only one Spaniard made the Forbes list of the world’s 100 most powerful women

ONLY one Spaniard has made it into the Forbes list of the world’s 100 most powerful women and it isn’t Queen Letizia or Penelope Cruz

14 Dec, 2021 @ 19:02

Business & Finance·Lead

Price of electricity in Spain to break record highs on Wednesday

THE price of electricity in Spain will break new records on Wednesday as Spain’s electricity operator (OMIE) predicts an average cost of €291.73 per megawatt

14 Dec, 2021 @ 18:15

Business & Finance·Lead

COVID certificate keyrings are latest must-have accessory in Spain

A VALENCIAN T-shirt printing and design company has seen a spike in business after offering personalised keyrings printed with your own COVID certificate. Goatxa boss

14 Dec, 2021 @ 13:29

Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead

supermarket Photo by Viki Mohamad / Unsplash

Supermarket sweep: How prices compare on a weekly shop in Spain?

Sizing up the best choice for our weekly shop is a tedious exercise that never seems to pass its sell-by-date. But there’s more to it

10 Dec, 2021 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Must Read·National News

Banco Santander ordered to pay banker €68 million just months after big staff cuts and branch closures in Spain

A Madrid court has ordered Banco Santander to pay €68 million to Italian banker Andrea Orcel for reneging on an offer to make him CEO

10 Dec, 2021 @ 15:50

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Christmas bonus for every Benidorm resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM residents can get a €50 discount on city shopping until the end of the year. The ‘BenidormTeDaMas’ scheme allows anybody aged 18 and over

10 Dec, 2021 @ 12:06

Benidorm·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain's leading supermarket Mercadona continues to win more customers leaving its rivals floundering|

Mercadona supermarkets in Spain to pay staff an inflation-matching wage increase

THE Mercadona supermarket chain is set to give its entire workforce a 5% pay rise on January 1. Spain’s biggest private company is the first

9 Dec, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Valencian Community

HOURLY RATE: Spain fines 1,274 companies a total €1.5 billion over working hours violations

THE Spanish government has raked in more than €1.5 billion in fines on companies who failed to properly record their employees’ working hours. Since a

5 Dec, 2021 @ 17:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Seat uses railway to link Barcelona factory with Volkswagen plant in Portugal in effort to cut CO2 emissions

CAR manufacturers are not noted for their green credentials, despite their move towards an electric future. But now Spanish company Seat is taking a step

5 Dec, 2021 @ 12:01

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead·Other News

A safe haven: As inflation rises and interest rates in Spain stay low, investors turn to new build property

HIGH inflation and low interest rates are pushing investors towards the real estate sector, which is once again becoming a safe haven asset. This is

4 Dec, 2021 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Columnists·Lead·Other News·Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank

A big thanks to all our customers and readers in Spain and around the world!

CAN you believe that we are nearly at the end of 2021?! Whether it’s been a good, or not so good year for you, there’s

3 Dec, 2021 @ 17:15

Business & Finance·Other News·Sponsored

Spain's Unicaja Banco reaches deal to cut 1,513 jobs and close branches

Spain’s Unicaja Banco reaches deal to cut 1,513 jobs and close hundreds of branches

SPAIN’S fifth-largest bank, Unicaja, has reached a deal to cut up to 1,513 jobs and close a quarter of its branches. The bank announced cost-cutting

3 Dec, 2021 @ 13:59

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·National News

Spain reaches the highest ‘misery index’ in Europe

LIFE in Spain has often been considered a laid-back, sun-drenched alternative to gloomier spots on the continent. But in recent years, economic woes have cast

2 Dec, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News

Cost of renting property during summer on Spain’s Costa del Sol has risen 128% since 2014

Highest and lowest paid jobs in Spain – see if yours on the list

COMPANY bosses took home the top pay packets in Spain last year, while cleaners earned the least, new figures show. Bankers are among those who

2 Dec, 2021 @ 15:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Family business as Marta Ortega takes control of Spain’s Inditex fashion empire

MARTA Ortega, the daughter of the founder of Spanish fashion retailer, Inditex, will become the company’s chairwoman next April. Ortega, 37, will replace Pablo Isla,

30 Nov, 2021 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain's inflation rate reaches lowest number in almost two years

Food price rises take Spain’s inflation rate to levels not seen since 1992

RISING food and fuel prices have rocketed Spain’s inflation rate to its highest figure an almost three decades. Inflation stands at 5.6% up by 0.2%

29 Nov, 2021 @ 15:18

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Pedro Sanchez gets his 2022 budget plans passed in Spain’s lower house of parliament

PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has seen his draft budget for 2022 approved by Spain’s lower house of parliament. Thursday’s Congress vote was a success for

25 Nov, 2021 @ 18:48

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

21 De Octubre: Día Mundial Del Ahorro De Energía

Endesa power company to invest €31 billion until 2030 on green energy in Spain and Portugal

ENDESA has announced a €31 billion investment in ‘green’ energy production in Spain and Portugal through to 2030. The news comes as Endesa and other

25 Nov, 2021 @ 13:45

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

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TAX SHAME: Millionaire footballers from Barcelona and Real Madrid feature on Spain’s tax defaulters list

Telefonica in Spain strikes deal with unions for 2,700 voluntary job losses

Activists battle to stop ‘cruelty’ of world’s first octopus farm in Spain’s Canary Islands

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE: SEAT opens new battery test and research plant for electric vehicles in Spain’s Barcelona

Clean bill of health: Spain’s health system is amongst best in EU for protecting people from financial hardship

Essentials: What you need to know about getting a mortgage on your property on Spain’s Costa del Sol, part 2

Reasons to Use Desktop Ticker For Your Business

Only one Spaniard made the Forbes list of the world’s 100 most powerful women

Price of electricity in Spain to break record highs on Wednesday

COVID certificate keyrings are latest must-have accessory in Spain

Supermarket sweep: How prices compare on a weekly shop in Spain?

Banco Santander ordered to pay banker €68 million just months after big staff cuts and branch closures in Spain

Christmas bonus for every Benidorm resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Mercadona supermarkets in Spain to pay staff an inflation-matching wage increase

HOURLY RATE: Spain fines 1,274 companies a total €1.5 billion over working hours violations

Spain’s Seat uses railway to link Barcelona factory with Volkswagen plant in Portugal in effort to cut CO2 emissions

A safe haven: As inflation rises and interest rates in Spain stay low, investors turn to new build property

A big thanks to all our customers and readers in Spain and around the world!

Spain’s Unicaja Banco reaches deal to cut 1,513 jobs and close hundreds of branches

Spain reaches the highest ‘misery index’ in Europe

Highest and lowest paid jobs in Spain – see if yours on the list

Family business as Marta Ortega takes control of Spain’s Inditex fashion empire

Food price rises take Spain’s inflation rate to levels not seen since 1992

Pedro Sanchez gets his 2022 budget plans passed in Spain’s lower house of parliament

Endesa power company to invest €31 billion until 2030 on green energy in Spain and Portugal

WATCH: Massive 22,000-litre palm oil spill sparks alarm in the Bay of Gibraltar

WATCH: Shock in Barcelona as ‘known drug dealer’ is shot in the head in broad daylight on busy street

You can now use Spain’s favourite payment app in shops – here is how the new ‘Bizum Pay’ works

WATCH: Neo-Nazi woman arrested in Catalunya for plastering children’s playground with anti-Muslim graffiti

Catalunya’s tourism model and huge pig farm industry are an unsustainable drain on public money, explosive new report claims

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