The Spanish real estate market collapses!
March 27, 2008
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! 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
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
