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Spain saw full recovery of tourism in 2022, with income higher than pre-Covid level

News Desk18th January 202323rd January 2023

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Spain’s income from tourism activity surged in 2022, surpassing levels last seen before the Covid-19 pandemic, the Exceltur tourism association said on Tuesday. The association,

Shops across Spain apply VAT reductions on essential foods

News Desk5th January 202313th January 2023

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Shops and supermarkets across Spain have been quick to apply VAT reductions on essential foods, after the measure was announced by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez

RENFE to return travel deposits from 9 Jan – and first free tickets now available until 30 April

News Desk2nd January 202310th January 2023

2nd January 202310th January 20231942

Spain’s national railway operator RENFE is to start refunding the €10 and €20 deposits that passengers had to pay for their fully subsidised short- and medium-distance tickets

Spain to require Covid-19 tests for passengers arriving from China

News Desk30th December 20229th January 2023

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Spain is to require all air passengers arriving from China to have negative Covid-19 tests or proof of vaccination, the government said on Friday. Health

After waiting for 20 years, Murcia finally has a high-speed train to Madrid

News Desk21st December 20229th January 2023

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A high-speed AVE train link has been inaugurated this week between the Spanish region of Murcia and Madrid, after waiting 19 years and four months for

Local Spotlight: a Thousand Stars in Sitges

Eve Schnitzer16th December 202216th December 2022

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Over many years, a girl looked up into the Sitges night skies and wished on a thousand stars – ‘Mil Estels’ – that she would one

Spain’s new draft ‘family law’ bill to help working parents

News Desk14th December 202227th December 2022

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The Spanish government has introduced a new draft ‘family law’ bill that aims to help working parents balance the tasks of raising children with their jobs.

Spanish government to pay €150k to SMEs to test a four-day work week

News Desk13th December 202219th December 2022

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The Spanish government is to pay €150,000 to small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) that take part in a trial to adopt a four-day working week without

Local Spotlight: La Casona interior design – Sitges ‘de tota la vida’ and very ‘now’

Eve Schnitzer2nd December 20222nd December 2022

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If you should wander into La Casona in Sitges to browse, you will find yourself surrounded by a sensory – and sensual – overload of textures,

Spain approves mortgage support for more than one million households

News Desk23rd November 202230th November 2022

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The Spanish government and banks have agreed on a mechanism that aims to ease the burden of mortgage payments for families earning less than €29,400. The

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