Spain’s latest attempt to control immigration
March 18, 2008
First groups of 186 Senegalese temporary workers have arrived in Spain - 744 more are expected to join them soon. These temporary workers are employed in the strawberry fields of Huelva for a period of 3 months and receive 36 Euros a day.
Most of these are women between 18 and 40 years of age, and have been chosen from thousands of candidates who expected to benefit from this hire program, launched as an alternative to illegal immigration. Read more
Zapaterto wins, Rajoy grows, Llamazares disappears!
March 11, 2008
PSOE, with Zapatero as their leader, wins this year’s elections and establishes the President of our Government for the next 4 years. Read more
ETA strikes again
March 11, 2008
ETA interrupts the presidential campaign and assassinates an ex town counselor from the PSE
in Mondragón-Arrasate (Guipúzcoa) Friday morning. Read more
Spain with the highest level of unemployment of all EU states
March 4, 2008
Unemployment rises by 53.406 people in February and grows 11,57% in one year! This means that there are a total of 2.315.331 unemployed in Spain, according to data presented by the “Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales”. Read more
13 million spectactors followed the debate Rajoy vs. Zapatero
February 27, 2008
8.017.000 spectators followed yesterday’s debate on TVE1 between the candidates for the presidency, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Mariano Rajoy. Read more
62% of the Spanish population thinks Spain has too many immigrants - reality or hyperbole?
February 13, 2008
Brussels suggests the necessity to record foreigners upon their entry in the European Union. The proposed plan includes the possibility of creating an electronic system of authorization to travel to the EU and a register of low risk travelers. The aim of this plan would be to reduce illegal immigration, terrorism and organized crime. Read more
Spain recuperating relations with Morocco
January 4, 2008
The president of Spain, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has expressed his desire to regain the relations with Morocco. Zapatero has sent a letter to the King Mohammed VI where he asks to regain Read more
King In Afghanistan on New Year’s Eve
January 1, 2008
The Spanish King Juan Carlos made an unannounced visit to the Spanish troops that are currently serving in Afghanistan, and this on New Year’s Eve! Read more
