Tag: Ukraine
NGO chef seeks volunteers in Spain’s Malaga to help provide hot food for Ukrainian refugees
SPANISH chef Jose Andres has taken his NGO to provide hot food to refugees who have fled the Russian invasion.
Andres, however, needs volunteers to...
Russia expels 27 staff from Spain’s Embassy in Moscow in tit-for-tat diplomacy row
RUSSIA said on Wednesday that it would expel 27 staff from Spain’s Embassy in Moscow in response to Spain kicking out Russian diplomatic staff...
Brewery in Spain’s Valencia produces Ukraine solidarity beer that insults Vladimir Putin
A Valencian microbrewery is selling a new craft beer called 'F---ing Putin' to show its solidarity with the Ukraine people in the wake of...
Pro-Putin Ukrainian journalist accused of treason is arrested in Spain’s Catalunya region
A Ukrainian journalist and blogger accused of treason in his home country has been arrested in Tarragona under an international arrest warrant.
Anatoly Shariya, 43,...
Spain will be using its hospitals to treat wounded victims of Ukraine war
HOSPITALS in Spain will be opening their doors to wounded victims of the war in Ukraine.
Full details of the plan have still to be...
Bogus policeman steals €1,000 from terrified Ukraine refugee in Costa Blanca street search in Spain
A bogus policeman stopped a Ukrainian refugee in the centre of Alicante and accused her of selling cocaine before stealing €1,000 in cash.
The woman,...
Hotels across Spain join scheme to recruit Ukrainian refugees to work in tourism sector
SPAIN’S tourism sector has launched a scheme to recruit Ukrainian refugees to work in hotels and holiday accommodation.
The Confederación Española de Hoteles y Alojamientos...
Reduced power bills coming to Spain after it makes EU deal to slash wholesale electricity prices
WHOLESALE electricity prices in Spain will be capped for a year starting from May.
Based on current wholesale rates, the move would produce an estimated...
FX column: War in Ukraine continues to infuse volatility in GBP/EUR
The Pound Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate has traded erratically over the past couple of weeks as events in Ukraine infused the pairing with considerable...
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez announces expansion of Ukrainian refugee centre in Malaga to provide more temporary accommodation
THE Centre for Reception, Care and Referral (CREADE) for Ukrainian refugees in Malaga will be expanded with an additional module.
Following a visit to the...
Spain sending forensic and autopsy specialists to Ukraine in Russian war crime probe
SPAIN is sending police medical experts to Ukraine to investigate possible war crimes committed by Russian invaders.
The Ministry of Justice has made available 29...
Valencia mayor joins high profile ‘lefties’ in call for peace in Ukraine
MAYOR of Valencia Joan Ribo has signed a manifesto entitled ‘Ukraine: Peace now!’ calling for an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, along...
Spain’s Pedro Sanchez talks with chef Jose Andres in Kyiv about World Food Kitchen’s efforts in Ukraine
SPAIN'S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, met with chef Jose Andres in Kyiv on Thursday during his visit to Ukraine.
The World Food Kitchen charity set...
EXPLAINED: How can I offer my home in Spain to refugees fleeing war in Ukraine?
SPAIN has taken in thousands of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion and many people have been moved to help, from driving to the...
Spain’s PM arrives in Kyiv to meet Zelensky and show solidarity with Ukraine
SPAIN’S prime minister arrived in Kyiv on Thursday morning to meet with Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelensky.
Pedro Sanchez announced on Twiitter that he had flown...
Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez announces he will visit Ukraine ‘in coming days’
THE Spanish prime minister announced that he will travel to Kyiv ‘in the coming days’ to meet with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky.
The date of...
Ukraine’s Honorary Consul condemns Russians beating up Ukrainian man in bar on Spain’s Costa Blanca
UKRAINE'S Honorary Consul in the Valencian Community has attacked the beating up of a Ukrainian resident in Torrevieja by allegedly three Russian nationals.
Pablo Gil...
Spain’s National Dance Company welcomes five Ukrainian ballet dancers who had to flee Kyiv
A PRESTIGIOUS ballet company in Spain has taken in five Ukrainian dancers who had to flee Kyiv.
Kateryna Chupina, Yelyzaveta Semenenko, Anastasiia Hurska, Aleksandra Berozkyna...
DISPATCH: Ukrainian refugees rescued by Spain’s maverick priests join Easter parade in Madrid
After Father Angel and Father Teodoro went out on a limb to bring over 2,000 refugees to safety, Heather Galloway joined several of them as they took part in Easter parades in Madrid.
Free Spanish lessons and training courses for refugees as Ukrainian population doubles in one city on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FURTHER help is being offered to refugees after fleeing war-torn Ukraine.
Training courses have been launched by the network of Tourism Centres (CdT) with the...
Russians probed over vicious beating of Ukrainian man inside Costa Blanca bar in Spain
TWO Russians are being investigated over the beating up of a Ukrainian man in a Torrevieja bar last Sunday(April 10).
The victim, 43, was repeatedly...
Town in Spain’s Andalucia changes its name to ‘Ukraine’ and streets renamed after destroyed Ukrainian cities during Semana Santa
DURING Semana Santa the town of Fuentes de Andalucia in the province of Sevilla has adopted a new name in protest at the Russian...
How one beachside community in Spain’s Valencia region has opened its arms and hearts to Ukrainian refugees
By Sue Wilson in Alcossebre
Man extradited from Ukraine to Spain to face attempted murder charge
WHILE the 110,00 Ukrainians who have found refuge in Spain will be relieved to be here, one man won’t after he was extradited from...
Pedro Sanchez gives brand new estimate of Ukraine refugee numbers in Spain
AN estimated 110,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Spain since February's Russian invasion, according to Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez.
Visiting a specially set-up reception centre...
Ukraine refugees get free training for hospitality and tourism jobs in Spain’s Benidorm and Costa Blanca areas
UKRAINIAN refugees in the Valencian Community can get free training to work in the region's hospitality and tourism sectors.
Many seasonal vacancies normally taken by...
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Be alarmed: British couple narrowly escape house fire in Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH couple are urging people to ensure they have a working smoke alarm after they cheated death at their Torrevieja retirement home.
On April...
