Spain bids to host 2030 World Cup
The government is stumping up €7.5 million to support the candidature of Spain, Portugal and Ukraine to host the 2030 football World Cup.
The funding...
Parliament versus the judiciary
The blocking of a parliamentary law by the Constitutional Court (TC) for the first time in Spain’s democracy has triggered an institutional crisis.
The coalition...
Prescription aid will continue next year
THE REGIONAL government is stumping up €44 million for 2023 to help ‘vulnerable collectives’ to pay for their prescriptions.
Vice-president in Valencia, Aitana Mas noted...
Great grazing
Green growth in Alicante province is offering great grazing for livestock herds.
Rains during the autumn have brought the countryside to life – and given...
Government ‘gets a grip’ on inflation
Inflation was slowed to 6.8% in Spain in November, largely due to the reduction in the price of electricity and fuel.
However, supermarkets prices remained...
Lifeline for the lynx
The census of the Iberian lynx for 2021 shows that the population has grown by a whopping 20% compared with the previous year, reaching...
Pilot project for a four-day week
The government has launched an initiative to trial a four-day working week in the private sector.
Minister for industry, commerce and tourism, Reyes Maroto said...
Promising results for drug to delay Alzheimer’s disease
A treatment that could delay the appearance of dementia in patients with Alzheimer’s has been developed by personnel from the Valencia health research institute...
Cryptocurrency scam shut down
A gang that offered opportunities to ‘earn money from home’ by investing in cryptocurrencies has been arrested by the National Police
Crowded events at luxury...
‘Key tool’ ready to fight climate change
The Valencia government’s climate change law has been published in regional official bulletin (DOGV), cementing the legislation in the statute books.
The 78-page document is...
Top billing for the French connection
The H2Med pipeline – the ‘first green corridor connecting Spain with the rest of Europe’ - was presented in Alicante on Friday.
The infrastructure for...
UK Border Force to strike over Christmas
Border Force officers in England, Scotland and Wales are to take strike action for eight days over Christmas, the PCS union has announced.
PCS members...
November employment cheer
THE VALENCIA region led the nation in terms of reduced unemployment figures for November, with 15,330 fewer people registered as out of work, down...
Light at the end of the tunnel for UK licence holders
The British Embassy in Madrid has published more information about ‘driving licence exchange’ for Britons who were unable to complete the procedure to acquire...
