Tag: Junta de Andalucía
Mushroom picking: A chance to reconnect with our hunter-gatherer past
It is essential to go with experts. Some mushrooms are toxic, and telling them apart is often tricky
Ex-Junta de Andalucia presidents in ERE probe
Maria Nunez will probe the exact involvement of former leaders Manuel Chaves and Jose Antonio Grinan
Ten corruption scandals bubbling under in Andalucia
Power-hungry politicians and greedy businessmen tragically still rule in Spain, the country known as the ‘land of the kickback’. With new cases of corruption emerging almost weekly, Rob Horgan investigates ten scandals bubbling under in Andalucia
Never mind the molluscs
The Zebra Mussel is the least of your worries this autumn, reveals Giles Brown
Estepona residents kick up a stink over composting waste site
Residents have served the town hall and the Junta de Andalucia with a denuncia for breaching environmental law
Back to school in Malaga
Junta de Andalucia has injected €1.16 million of structural improvements across 39 schools
Andalucian mayor demands funds to preserve newly-discovered Roman ruins
Porcuna, the home to the remains of the Roman city Obulco, is in a protected cultural zone
Junta minister Angel Ojeda gleaned €50 million in bogus training centre scam
It is part of the on-going investigation by the police’s anti-fraud unit UDEF, which is estimated could be the biggest corruption investigation in Spanish history
Divided reaction to Andalucia’s ban on dogs on beaches
The Olive Press asked what people think of Andalucia’s new pooch-prohibition along the Costa de Sol
Dogs to be banned from ALL Costa del Sol beaches this summer
The ban will run from June 1 to September 30 and will apply to all beaches including the specific dog-friendly beaches that have been set up in Casares, Malaga and Fuengirola
PSOE win – but without overall majority – in Andalucia elections
The PSOE party got just 35% of the vote as new anti-corruption party Podemos gained an incredible 15 seats
Podemos announce a €600,000 campaign in Andalucia
The party has confirmed MEP Teresa Rodriguez will be standing against current Junta president Susana Diaz in the regional elections on March 22
Judge Mercedes Alaya fights to keep Andalucia ERE fraud scandal under her control
The Supreme Court demands enormous trial to be divided
Legal changes planned for holiday rentals in Spain
At the start of 2015, the Junta de Andalucía aims to pass new legislation to regulate the short-term rental market, raising standards for tourists and requiring owners to register apartments and declare earnings
Law amendment to regulate Spanish 25,000 properties put on fast-track by Junta de Andalucia
Junta to legalize 25,000 irregular homes, just in time for the elections
Greenpeace and Junta support flotilla protest against Repsol fracking plans
Greenpeace and the Junta are backing a protest flotilla against fracking off the Mijas coastline
UK Ambassador to Spain in Twitter outburst after ‘secret meeting’ in Sevilla
The UK's Ambassador to Spain defends his actions after accusations that he held a secret meeting with the Junta de Andalucia which excluded Gibraltar
Algarrobico Hotel saga rumbles on as ownership of disputed land changes again
TSJA reverses its controversial decision on the Algarrobico Hotel and hands ownership of the land back to the Junta
President of Andalucia to step down at end of August
After months of careful planning, Grinan announces he will resign at the end of August
Junta de Andalucia boss was ‘cashier’ in ERE scandal
Jose Antonio Grinan has been accused of overseeing the ERE slush fund
Phoenix Campaign gathers pace
The Olive Press campaign hopes to get people made homeless after the Malaga fires back in their homes
Coastal plan to prevent building within 500m of sea in Andalucia
Under the protection plan, launched this week, no new building projects can be launched and all existing plans will need to go through rigorous tests
Andalucia Masters cancelled
The economic crisis in Spain has claimed another casualty, one of its biggest golfing tournaments
Former Spanish Mayor resigns amid allegations he used town hall credit card in brothel
Miguel Angel Dominguez quits post as Provincial Delegate for Public Works and Housing but maintains he is innocent
Morocco calls for half the income of Andalucia’s most popular tourist attraction
The Moroccan Culture Minister wants shared management of the Alhambra
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STUBBED OUT: Seven million fake cigarettes seized by police and customs in Spain and France
SPANISH police have stubbed out a fake cigarette gang and seized a total of nearly seven million illegal ‘smokes’.
