Tag: Ukraine
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...
Ukraine’s Zelensky thanks Spain’s parliament for support but attacks companies still trading with Russia
UKRAINIAN president Volodymr Zelensky addressed Spain's parliamentarians on Tuesday in a special 30-minute session of Congress in Madrid.
He appeared via video-link at the unanimous...
Spain expels 27 Russian diplomats to follow lead of fellow EU countries
27 Russian diplomats and embassy staff are to be expelled from Spain.
Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Albares, said on Tuesday that their departure will take...
Convoy of Marbella taxi drivers bring 34 refugees and two pets to Spain from Poland border
A CONVOY of Marbella taxi drivers have returned from a trip to the Polish border to donate supplies to Ukraine and take refugees to...
Pedro Sanchez announces €11 billion investment for Spain’s microchip and semiconductor sector
SPAIN'S government is planning to invest €11 billion in the country's microchip and semiconductor sectors.
Speaking at Monday's 'Wake Up Spain' economic forum in Madrid,...
Spain looks forward to busy Easter holiday season boosted by big return of foreign tourists
SPAIN is expecting a healthy tourist Easter with foreign visitors projected to return to 80% of 2019 levels- the year before the Covid-19 pandemic...
Man arrested for attempting to sex traffic two under-age Ukrainian girls after bringing them to Spain
POLICE in Madrid have arrested a Ukrainian man who is believed to have brought two teenage girls into Spain with the intention of exploiting...
EXCLUSIVE: British expat on Spain’s Costa Blanca left stumped by GoFundMe block on helping Ukraine refugee family
A British expat who welcomed a Ukrainian refugee family to his Costa Blanca home has been left angry and bemused by crowd-funding portal GoFundMe.
The...
Pedro Sanchez says Spain will reach total of 70,000 Ukraine refugees ‘in a few days’
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has said that the total of Ukraine refugees in Spain will reach 70,000 'in a few days'.
Sanchez was speaking during...
Spain allows rationing at supermarkets to stop stockpiling amid Ukraine war shortages
SPAIN has given temporary authorisation to supermarkets to limit the sale of certain products amid shortages caused by the war in Ukraine and compounded...
JP Morgan behind Russian superyacht seizure in Gibraltar
THE investment bank, JP Morgan Chase is behind the recent seizure of a Russian superyacht in Gibraltar.
The banking giant won a court order allowing...
Ukraine’s President Zelensky to address Spain’s parliament next week
UKRAINE President Volodymyr Zelensky will address Spain's Congress of Deputies via a video link next week.
The president of the Lower House, Meritxell Batet, sent...
WATCH: Spanish schoolkids shower Ukrainian classmate with hugs in heartwarming video
A HEARTWARMING video showing Spanish schoolkids showering their new Ukrainian classmate with affection on his first day of class has gone viral.
The adorable footage...
Russian oligarch behind Spain’s Dia supermarket chain moans about ‘hardships’ of sanctions and not being able to eat out...
THE oligarch behind Spain’s Dia supermarket chain has moaned about the hardships of not being able to access his fortune since sanctions were imposed...
Ukrainians in Spain: ‘Every night I wake up and worry about the lives of those I’ve left back home’
Sue Wilson of Bremain in Spain finds out how some of the newly arrived Ukrainians are adjusting to life as refugees.
Here’s what you can do to help people in Ukraine
WITH the world watching the desperate situation unfold in Ukraine after Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion by Russian troops, it is easy to feel...
Ukrainian refugees robbed of €7,000 and valuables at Valencia region motorway service area in Spain
A Ukrainian refugee family were robbed of €7,000 and valuables in a distraction theft at a Castellon motorway service area in the Valencian Community.
The...