Marbella’s Obama Billboard Disappears Overnight

August 3rd 2010 - Obama Billboard Disappeared The huge billboard that gave a welcome to the Obama family was removed Monday evening. The billboard which was installed by two companies was removed at the request of the Marbella town hall. The huge billboard...

Catalonia Bans Bullfighting “Tradition”

The Catalan Parliament has approved a ban on bullfighting Wednesday with 68 votes in favour, 55 against and 9 abstentions. Catalunya becomes the second Spanish autonomous community to veto bullfighting, after the Canary Islands, who banned bullfighting...

Spain’s Catalunya To Vote On Bullfighting Ban

Lawmakers in Catalonia will vote on a bullfighting ban this week. The vote on Wednesday comes after animal rights activists collected 180,000 signatures on a petition calling for the assembly to decide on a motion on the ban. Various indications suggest...

Guardia Civil and Police Head Justifies PP Leader Arrests in Alicante

Mr. Francisco Javier Velázquez – Director General of the Police and Guardia Civil, stood up for the police actions that were taken during the arrest of the PP Leader of Alicante – Jose Joaquin Ripoll. The Chief of police said that those actions...

Spanish Police Crackdown on Recent Corruption Charges

According to the National Police, 11 arrests were made today and 19 search operations were carried out in Valencia, Orihuela and Alicante. The police crackdown operations were carried in regards to recent corruption charges against Jose Joaquin Ripoll...

Approval of Catalan, Galician and Basque in Full Preparation

Preparations are being made by the Senate, for the approval of Catalan language, Galician and Basque in full. The Senate has approved the amendments to a regulation that will result in the expansion of different regional languages and their usage across...

Catalonia Has Been Granted New Powers of Self Rule and Independence

Spain’s Constitutional Court ruled a statute in favor of the Catalan region, declaring Catalonia as an independent nation. The court approved almost 188 articles of the statute but left 14 out of the endorsement list because of their weak legal stance. However,...

Marbella Mayor’s Magazine costs 10,000 euros per month

(Updated) The PSOE party of Marbella has revealed the cost the government has spent on the printing of the Mayor’s new “AM” magazine, without counting the cost of distribution. In the following six months, from July to December, 59,900...

Zapatero Describes Spanish Presidency as Positive and Useful

While speaking in the Spanish Congress of Deputies, Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero voiced his opinion by describing the 6-month period of the Spanish Presidency as something “useful” and “positive”. The solid support of the EU partners...

Spanish Government to Limit the Use of the Burka

According to the recent announcements made by the religious “freedom” law in Spain, Burqa clad females are a no-go. Mr. Francisco Caamano – The Minister for Justice said that the final decision is still pending in the Congress, but there is a majority...