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Senate approves law that bans support for Franco and seeks to bring ‘justice’ to victims

News Desk6th October 202210th October 2022

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Spain’s Senate house has approved a landmark bill that will ban expressions of support for the former dictator Francisco Franco, and seek to bring ‘justice’ to the victims

The ‘Iberian bid’ to host 2030 World Cup becomes ‘European bid’ with Ukraine

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Ukraine is to join Spain and Portugal in a bid to host the 2030 World Cup, the presidents from the three countries’ football associations announced on

Sitges News

Sitges opens public consultation on firework noise, ahead of possible modification of regulations

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Sitges Town Council has launched a public consultation to find out the opinion of its citizens before a possible modification of article 18 regarding noise, and referring

Increased social & defence spending in Spanish government’s draft 2023 budget

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Spain’s coalition government between the PSOE socialists and left-wing Podemos party unveiled its budget plans for 2023 on Tuesday, that include increased social and defence

28% of Spaniards drop out of post-compulsory education – the highest in the EU

News Desk4th October 202210th October 2022

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According to data for 2021 compiled by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 28% of Spaniards aged between 25 and 34 had left school without graduating

Spain starts trial of 2013 train crash in Galicia that killed 80 and injured over 140

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A major trial opens on Wednesday in Spain to determine responsibility for the country’s worst rail disaster in nearly eight decades. The accident happened on

World’s top ‘castells’ competition won by Vilafranca with 10-tier human tower

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The world’s largest ‘castells’ competition (‘human towers’) took place in Tarragona (Catalonia) on Sunday, with some 11,000 spectators packing the bull ring to watch the

Spanish government plans 2-year wealth tax, plus tax increases for high earners in budget

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The Spanish government said on Thursday that residents whose wealth exceeds €3 million will be subject to a new asset tax during the next two years,

Inflation in Spain slows to 9% in September

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Inflation in Spain slowed in September to 9% from a nearly four-decade high, due mainly to a drop in electricity and fuel prices, as well as

Catalan President, Pere Aragonès, sacks his vice-president, Jordi Puigneró

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