Tag: greece
Spain’s hotel prices among lowest in Mediterranean
In August, Morocco’s hotels were charging on average €100 per night, while Spanish hotels charged €124
Getting active
Douglas Chadwick of Saltydog Investor on weathering the financial storm...
CONVERSION RATE UPDATE: GBP/EUR rate advances to 1.44
Sterling continues to go from strength to strength
British tourism in Spain on the up after Tunisia terrorism warnings
Without Tunisia as an option, even more Brits vacation in Spain
A hot night at Calentita
Belinda Beckett aka Mistress of Sizzle guzzles Greek grub in a bus shelter at Gibraltar’s gastro fest
Shedding clarity on Greece’s troubles
The Greek people have eventually shed some clarity on their country's troubles
Spain’s economy minister calls for fresh negotiations on a Greece eurozone bail-out
He claimed Spain is ‘absolutely not contemplating’ the possibility Greece will leave the Eurozone
British comedian Russell Brand backs Spain’s Podemos
The self-confessed member of the ‘don’t-vote party’, Brand talked up a ‘new type of politics’ in his latest rant on YouTube channel The Trews
Bishop of Gibraltar demands Elgin Marbles are returned to Greece
Bishop Robert Innes claims the Marbles were removed from Greece ‘in questionable circumstances’
Black market organ treaty signed by 14 European nations in Spain
More than 10,000 black market operations currently take place each year
The times they have a’ changed
Spain may not have emerged from 'la crisis' yet, but, in prime areas of the Costa del Sol, property is selling faster than it has for years
Happy shopper
Finance expert Mark Rickard returns to the Olive Press delighted thanks to a great deal on wine
Thousands gather for Podemos’ ‘Marcha del Cambio’ rally in Madrid
Supporters of the anti-corruption party have been congregating in the capital for today's ‘show of strength’ rally
UPDATE: Ten dead in plane crash in Castilla la Mancha
A Greek F16 fighter jet crashed at the Albacete airbase
Big cuts in Spain’s healthcare
Healthcare cuts in Spain three times higher than European average
Healthcare cuts in Spain three times higher than European average
Cuts of 1.9% annually between 2009 and 2012
Spanish teachers suffer massive pay cuts
Compared to EU neighbours, Spanish teachers are seeing massive pay cuts
Quince: The bittersweet fruit
This year why not finally pick your quinces rather than let them rot on the ground
Mediterranean Group ministers meet to discuss ‘burning issue’ of immigration
The seven Foreign Affairs ministers have met for the first time in Alicante in Spain
Spain’s rich/poor divide is biggest in Europe
The top fifth of Spanish society are seven and a half times richer than the bottom fifth
Road to riches: how low can you go
Richard Alexander examines whether interest rates will fall any further and, if so, what that means for investors
Picasso painting stolen from Athens gallery
Woman's Head was one of three paintings stolen in the pre-dawn raid
Euro in turmoil as Spanish Prime Minister holds talks with US President Barack Obama
Zapatero returns to Madrid to deal with crisis after cutting short his holiday in Andalucia's Donana National Park
Bank shares plummet amid fears over Spanish economy
Spain and Italy are seen as being too big to bail out
Spain resists bailout pressure
Spain is hoping to avoid the fate of Ireland and Greece in resorting to the EU's emergency loans package