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The bus drivers’ strike planned for this week in Spain and three dates in December is going ahead. However, only Spanish trade union CCOO will be calling on the drivers it represents to strike, after two other major unions, UGT and SLT, distanced themselves from the stoppage following a deal that was reached with the […]
For the past decade, the golden visa has granted non-EU nationals and their direct family members residency in Spain when they bought property worth €500,000, or invested €1 million in shares in Spanish companies, €2 million in government bonds, or transferred €1 million to a Spanish bank account. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez first announced the […]
On Tuesday November 19th, the Spanish government approved a new Immigration Reform to improve the integration of migrants in three ways – through work, training and family. Besides changes such as being able to move more easily from a study visa to a residence and work permit, it also stated that “All initial authorisations will […]
The October 29th disaster claimed 224 lives nationwide. The floods wrecked infrastructure, gutted buildings and submerged fields. The final bill is expected to soar to tens of billions of euros. “I’m not going to deny mistakes,” Carlos Mazón told Valencia’s regional parliament, adding he was “not going to shirk any responsibility”. As the head of […]
Spain’s Congress on Thursday November 14th gave its approval to the abolishment of the golden visa residency scheme for wealthy third-country nationals. This comes seven months after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez initially announced his intention to scrap a scheme that’s been criticised for a number of reasons, from inflating property prices in Spain to giving […]
The cancellation is being passed under the Law for the Efficiency of Justice, which has been approved in the Plenary Session of Congress and initial reports suggest it will finally be scrapped in January 2025. Before this happens, however, it will still need being submitted to the Senate for possible amendments and then back to […]
Other parts of Spain also on high alert evacuated thousands of residents and closed schools as torrential rains lashed the European country again. National weather agency AEMET issued a red alert lasting until midday (1100 GMT) on Thursday for the Valencia coast, with up to 180 millimetres of rain predicted to fall in 12 hours. […]
“Hundreds, perhaps thousands have come, they have conducted themselves magnificently,” said Noelia Saez, a 48-year-old from the devastated town of Catarroja. The altruism also overjoyed 62-year-old Teresa Gisbert, a resident of the ruined town of Sedavi, where dozens of young volunteers rushed to assist as mud covered the streets and her home. “They bring us […]
A week after catastrophic floods, some families are unsure if their relatives are alive. The government has still not issued a public tally of the missing. Source link
In images seen around the world, furious crowds in the ravaged eastern town of Paiporta on Sunday hurled objects and insults at visiting King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. READ MORE: Crowd hurls mud and insults at Spain’s royals on flood zone visit Sánchez and the Valencia region’s leader Carlos Mazón […]