http://www.absolutespain.net News about Spain in English Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:32:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Renting out a flat you own may allow you to pay the monthly mortgage or even bring you some significant revenue each month...Yet unfortunately, it can result in a great deal of problems as well. They are the nightmare of all landlords: the tenants that have turned the omission of ... http://www.absolutespain.net/business/whats-the-law-for-in-spain/ What was formerly known as Baja Beach Club allegedly had nine illegal workers under their roof. The National police squad had suspected the irregularity for a while and on the 20th entered the restaurant-discotheque in Barcelona's' notorious Port Olympic area and arrested the employees and the owners of the premises. The ... http://www.absolutespain.net/business/illegal-labour-in-barcelona%e2%80%99s-opium-mar-club/ This Wednesday Spain celebrates the international seminar on "El español de los jóvenes" ("The Spanish of the Young") organized by the "Fundación del Español Urgente Fundéu BBVA". This seminar will be inaugurated by the Princess of Asturias, doña Letizia Ortiz. Some assure us that this new use of language is ... http://www.absolutespain.net/culture-society/the-spanish-of-the-young/ In Spain, there are 8,15 million broadband connections, according to last months count, which means that 18% of Spain's population have fast access to the internet. If clients are not happy with their current operator, they do not hesitate to change to another. Most people have learnt their lesson and ... http://www.absolutespain.net/business/tele2-jazztel-refuge-of-the-unsatisfied/ Our reservoirs face complete emptiness as this seasons precipitation has been ungenerous with us. Urgent measures must be taken by all of us to ensure the further water supply this summer!The water savings have reached 8% with Catalunya's measures to avoid a drought this summer. These measures include restrictions in Gym's ... http://www.absolutespain.net/health/new-restrictions-on-water-consumption-in-spain/ A 28 year old mother from O Carballiño, a village in the Galician province of Orense, north western Spain, went into labour at the end of last month after her husband had already left for work. Her waters broke and there was no time to leave for the hospital, so she ... http://www.absolutespain.net/culture-society/six-year-old-helps-his-mother-to-give-birth-at-home-in-spain/ The amount of foreigners living in Spain has virtually quadrupled throughout the last 5 years. No other European country has experienced such a speedy increase in its amount of immigrants. Madrid has 1.060.606 foreigners registered with a "permiso de residencia" in January this year; 16,62% of the region's total population, ... http://www.absolutespain.net/culture-society/foreigners-constitute-166-of-madrid%e2%80%99s-population/ Some 15,000 people attended the event to celebrate the arrival of Spring on Friday night. The cost of the macro-botellón held in Granada this weekend lies at approximately at 34,000 €. The biggest part of that, according to Eduardo Moral, the local councilor for public safety, will go to the overtime ... http://www.absolutespain.net/culture-society/macro-botellon-in-granada-%e2%80%93-an-expensive-celebration-for-the-city-hall/ Yesterday Spain's National Institute for Statistics (Instituto Nacional de Estadística - INE) presented us with some horrifying data - housing sales have fallen by 30% compared to the same period last year! The people of Spain feel fooled as Zapatero has insisted since months that Spain is not encountering a crisis ... http://www.absolutespain.net/business/the-spanish-real-estate-market-collapses/ Spain received 6,2 million tourists in 2008's first two months. This information, diffused by the "Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio" shows an increase of 3,9% compared to the same period last year according to the data collected by Frontur . In February solely, 3,3 million tourists visited Spain, 6,5% ... http://www.absolutespain.net/culture-society/tourism-in-spain-increases-once-again/