Fight against rising prices
The Valencia government is setting up an observatory to detect ‘unjustified’ price hikes.
The news came this week as the national government reported that their...
Airport ‘chaos’ complaint hits Spain following disarray in the UK
Complaints over long waits at passport checkpoints in Spain – principally at Madrid’s Barajas airport – have been voiced by the airline Iberia and...
Briton arrested for TIE con
A BRITISH man has been arrested for allegedly defrauding more than 25 compatriots who had paid him to process their Spanish residency permits, reported...
EU deal struck on common charger
From mobile phones to digital cameras, consumers will soon be able to use a single charger for all their portable electronics devices, according to...
Coastwatch scheme launched in Alicante
THE NEW coastguard service which is designed to ‘protect our sea prairies’ was launched by the regional government on Friday.
The team is made up...
Police trap UK drug smuggling gang
Marijuana, hashish, cocaine, speed and ecstasy that were going to be smuggled into the UK have been seized by a National Police operation in...
Spain shows hunger for chip production
The government has approved a €12 billion strategic plan to turn Spain into a ‘reference country’ for the design and manufacture of chips for...
Credit from Valencia to fund fuel discount
The regional government is making €50 million available to petrol stations so they can cover the cost of the 20 cent per litre fuel...
Cherry farmers’ plea for help
Torrential rain this year destroyed most of the cherry crop, leaving farmers out of pocket and supermarket shelves empty.
Farmers in the Marina Alta valleys...
May heatwave in the offing
Temperatures and weather conditions normally associated with August are set to hit the south east of Spain from Sunday, bringing a torrid end to...
Sexual health law guarantees right to abortion
The government has reformed the 2010 law on sexual and reproductive health to ‘guarantee and increase’ rights, and remove obstacles that were preventing some...
Bid to create ‘bad bank’ social housing
A proposal that properties owned by the so-called ‘bad bank’ – the Sareb – should be turned into social housing has made by the...
Electricity bill reduction procedure passed by Cabinet
The government has finally been able to approve the measure which will see the wholesale price of electricity reduced, bringing down bills for households,...
Large fines lie in wait for pimps and sex clients
The regional government has urged town halls to implement a new bylaw that they have drafted allowing for fines of up to €3,000 to...
