Holiday letting tax trap
THE SPANISH tax office has tightened its grip on unregistered holiday accommodation rentals. All holiday letting websites have been told they must supply the...
Rajoy’s final hour
The Parliament is currently holding the vote of no-confidence in PM Mariano Rajoy who, after the announcement yesterday of the PNV Basque Nationalists support...
Windsor in Madrid
THE British Embassy celebrated the Royal Wedding in style on Saturday with a traditional garden party hosted by Ambassador Simon and Mrs Maria Isabel...
The end of ETA
BASQUE terrorist group ETA announced its final dissolution on Wednesday, as Costa Blanca News last week reported it was planning to do.
In an open...
Spanish whiteout
Snow and plummetting temperatures causing icy patches across Spain today have so far seen traffic authorities close 368 roads throughout the country - including...
Madrid airport blocked by snow
Madrid's Adolfo Suarez (Barajas) airport had to close all take-offs for a hour today due to heavy snow. Only landings were authorised with two...
Security tightens
THE MINISTRY for the Interior is planning extra security measures and more personal information exchanges with private companies for car and holiday apartment rentals...
Bitter-sweet victory
For the first time ever a non-nationalist party has won the regional elections in Cataluña. Ciudadanos led by Inés Arrimadas was the choice of...
Catalan vote favours segregationists
Political clouds will continue over Cataluña following today's (Thursday) regional elección in which pro-independency parties have obtained an overall majority.
With practically all votes processed...
Cataluña goes to decisive vote
Poll stations in Cataluña open at 09.00 today (Thursday) for the decisive regional election that could see the end of the segregation crisis -...
Thanks Mrs May
PM Mariano Rajoy once again thanked his British counterpart Theresa May for her support in the Catalan crisis during his visit to Number 10...
Theresa May ‘will not acknowledge’ Catalan independence
British PM Theresa May told her Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy today (Tuesday) that she 'will not acknowledge'' an independent Cataluña. A statement released this...
Rain to the rescue in Galicia
Rain is falling in the Galicia region today and largely helping extinguish the forest fires that have devasted the area since the weekend and...
Companies exodus continues – Codorniu heads for La Rioja
One of Cataluña's most emblematic companies, cava-producers Codorniu (established in 1551), has announced it is moving its fiscal address to La Rioja (Spain's most...
POPULAR NEWS
Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
