Barcelona Ranked in Top 50 of World’s Best Cities to Live

Barcelona has been ranked 40th in the 50 cities with the best quality of life in the world. Madrid made it to 43rd. Other European cities on the list include Viena and Zurich. The report studied 221 cities around the world, taking New York (which occupies...

Spain, High Tsunami Risk

Experts consider Spain to be at high risk of tsunamis. There is however, no emergency protocol or tsunami warning system in place. An international meeting of 80 representatives from over 40 countries held last week in Santander revealed that if an...

Spain Destroys 7.7 Hectares of Coastline Daily: Greenpeace

According to Greenpeace, Spain is destryoing 7.7 hectares of natural coastline a day after having destroyed over 50,000 hectares of coastline between 1987 and 2005. The data was released Friday by the environmental protection group Greenpeace at a press...

Icelandic Volcano Shuts Spanish Airports

The volcanic ash from Iceland’s erupting volcano has forced 20 Spanish airports to close Saturday. The Eyjafjall Icelandic volcano produced ash clouds that forced airports in Spain and Portugal to cancel 673 flights, affecting tens of thousands...

Malaga businesses lose 1,000 million euros due to rain

The rain that has fallen in the province of Malaga over the previous two months has caused not only great damage to roads, nature and beaches but also to businesses. Estimates from various business assocations in the province suggest that one thousand...

First English-speaking University now in Marbella

Marbella — For decades, Marbella has been an international hub for both

Spain’s Central Bank Warns on Deficit

Spain’s central bank warned the government on Tuesday, the country’s rising budget deficit could put pressure on any recovery and that the measures taken involving government spending have exhausted their limit. The central bank sees the...

Is the Spanish property market bottoming out?

The discussion about Spain’s property market is in full gear, while many self-interested individuals and company spokespersons such as Laura Nicoll

Huge fire in Barcelona’s Zona Franca

According to Spanish media, a huge fire has erupted in Mercabarna

Spain’s jobless rate explodes and hits 17.4%

The unemployment rate in Spain hit 17.4% at the end of March, according to latest government figures. The unemployment rate in Spain has doubled over the past 12 months, with two million people losing their job, bringing the total number out of work...