Etiqueta 'Spain'

Brexit

Expatriate status is top priority for London

"One of the twelve key objectives as we exit the EU is to secure the status of UK nationals in the EU and the status of EU citizens in the UK."

Humphrey Carter21/03/2017 00:00

The deputy prime minister, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, who heads the Spanish government's Brexit commission.

Brexit

Spain starts to worry about Brexit

Spain is hoping that Brussels will take into account its important relationships with the United Kingdom when it comes to Brexit negotiations.

Humphrey Carter10/03/2017 00:00

Palma's port will be affected by the strike action.

Industrial relations

Dockworkers planning nine days of strikes

The Balearic Islands have a dependence on merchant shipping.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter23/02/2017 00:00

There has been ample warning that January's electricity bills will be higher.

Energy

January electricity bills will be up by a quarter

The bill for a consumer on a contract for 4.4kW will go up from 51.97 euros last year to 65.59 euros.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter30/01/2017 00:00

Electricity bills rising on average by up to ten euros.

Energy

Over a quarter of a million consumers affected by electricity prices rises

Mariano Rajoy: "I would like the price to go back down as it did in 2016, but not everything in this life or in this world is determined by a government."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter27/01/2017 00:00

The Balearics contribute less by way of church tax than most other regions.

Tax

Balearic church tax contribution fourth lowest in Spain

In 2014, the church received a total of 250 million euros in church tax contributions.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter17/01/2017 00:00

An accident on the Llucmajor motorway in December.

Emergencies

Increase in the number of road deaths in the Balearics in 2016

The percentage increase in fatalities in the Balearics was much greater than the rise nationally.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter03/01/2017 00:00

Jobs

Economy

IMF positive on Spanish growth, down on jobs

The International Monetary Fund revised up its prediction for Spanish growth yesterday but warned “structural weaknesses persist”, particularly in the form of sky-high unemployment.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter16/12/2016 00:00

Comment

British citizens post-Brexit

It would be nice to know the situation of British citizens post-Brexit.

Jason Moore08/12/2016 00:00

President Armengol making her Constitution Day address. Maria Salom looks on.

Politics

Armengol calls for new federal constitution

A constitution for the "new generations" is required, one with federal criteria that will redirect the "Catalonia question".

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter06/12/2016 00:00

Comment

Not easy for Rajoy

The political stalemate in Spain is far from over. More political fallout expected.

Jason Moore01/12/2016 00:00

Drug traffickers, child abusers and violent robbers being sought by the National Police.

Police

Briton on National Police most wanted fugitive list

Gareth Bryan Edwards from Aylesbury is considered to be a very dangerous person.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter26/11/2016 00:00

Comment

Spain’s domestic violence problem

Spain really has got to get a grip with the problem of domestic violence.

Humphrey Carter18/11/2016 00:00

Police traffic control for drugs and alcohol in Majorca.

Society

Balearics have one of the highest rates of drug use in the country

When it comes to driving, the study reveals that three out of ten drivers who are tested for drugs are positive.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter14/11/2016 00:00

The director general of the police, Ignacio Cosidó, and Eugenio Pereiro, head of the National Police technology investigation unit, announcing the arrests today.

Crime

Four arrests in the Balearics in child pornography operation in Spain

Four men in the Balearics are among 56 detained for distributing images with "extreme cruelty" to "very young minors".

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter10/11/2016 00:00

Andy Macgregor, a Scotsman in Iberia.

Entertainment

The Scotsman who has become Spain's latest TV star

"I guess it’s a guide to alternative Spain, alternative tourism, looking at the local culture, gastronomy, history, places of interest and, of course, the fishing."

Humphrey Carter05/11/2016 00:00

Jobs of a permanent nature are still easy to find than temporary ones.

Employment

Unemployment rises as tourism season ends

Compared with 2015, though, the unemployment rate looks rather better, as there were 10,337 fewer people on the register.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter03/11/2016 00:00

Tourism creates a great number of jobs, but too many of them are temporary.

Employment

Balearics continue to have lowest unemployment rate in the country

Unemployment across the country is the lowest for six years, but as in the Balearics jobs are often short-term and seasonal.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter27/10/2016 00:00