Spain

18.03.2013 - 09.58 pm Javier Solana is "surprised" about Cyprus' tax on individual bank deposits The former leader of the European Union diplomacy and now an International Relations professor at the Barcelona-based ESADE business school, Javier...	28.01.2013 - 09.12 am Spain turn it on at the Palau Sant Jordi and take Handball World Championship crown against Denmark (35-19) Barcelona’s reign as host to the Handball World Championship came to an end on Sunday evening as Spain destroyed Denmark by no less than sixteen...	26.01.2013 - 08.04 pm Spain and Denmark, finalists in World Handball Championship at Barcelona's Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona’s Palau Sant Jordi played host on Friday evening to two riveting semi-finals in the World Handball Championship as Spain beat surprise...	11.09.2012 - 08.25 pm The European Commission is “aware” of Barcelona’s demonstration supporting Catalonia’s independence However, the Commission also clarified Barroso’s words from late August. A Commission Spokesman said hours before the kick off of the independence...
11.07.2012 - 11.21 pm Catalan citizens need to “come together” to face the new round of Spanish austerity measures President Artur Mas says Catalonia needs to come out of the crisis stronger and citizens should “come together” in the wake of new austerity measures...	19.11.2011 - 03.03 pm A calm electoral campaign ends with an absolute majority almost guaranteed for the PP Catalonia and the Basque Country might be the only Autonomous Communities in Spain without a victory for the People’s Party (PP). The Socialists are...	07.10.2011 - 07.51 pm Catalonia is the Spanish territory where population decreases the most Catalonia would have lost 60,000 residents by the end of 2011, according to the INE. For the first time in decades, Catalonia's population will...	02.08.2011 - 05.40 pm Zapatero to delay holiday to monitor the economic crisis in Spain The yield on Spanish bonds reached 400 points more than German ‘bunds’, a record since the introduction of the euro
19.03.2011 - 11.17 am Catalonia has 31,886 million euros of public debt The Bank of Spain today released the debt of the Spanish Autonomous Communities. Catalan public debt represents 16.2% of Catalonia’s GDP and...	10.02.2011 - 02.53 pm German Chamber of Commerce encourages young Catalans to work in Germany According to the new German Chamber of Commerce Managing Director in Spain, the Central European country could promise young Catalans not only...	08.02.2011 - 02.49 pm Visa delays and a lack of direct connections hinder the arrival of Asian tourists Companies and agencies from the tourism industry have joint together to highlight the potential of the Asian tourist market and stress the obstacles...	05.10.2010 - 07.45 pm If the Spanish economy breaks down, Europe and the US will follow, says the CEO of 'la Caixa' Juan María Nin lectured at the London School of Economics about the current economical situation in Spain. He argued that Spain will recover if the...
30.08.2010 - 09.20 pm 114,000 families still searching for missing loved ones from the Spanish Civil War and the Franco regime Amnesty International has released information suggesting that over 114,000 families from the Spanish state still have no solution to the...	04.08.2010 - 09.17 pm Relations between Catalonia and Spain can be repaired after cuts in the Statute, say politicians Catalan President José Montilla and Spanish minister Manuel Chaves meet to demonstrate their will to cooperate in the development of the original...	28.07.2010 - 02.48 pm Bullfighting is banned in Catalonia The Catalan Parliament has finally approved the bullfighting ban in Catalonia. This morning, an absolute majority of 68 votes has modified the...	27.07.2010 - 09.09 pm Bullfighting may be banned in Catalonia The Catalan Parliament will vote tomorrow on a popular initiative to ban bullfighting in Catalonia. The initiative has spurred great expectation...