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February 18, 2013February 18, 2013Tips

Listen to Alejandro Sanz Sing ‘No Me Compares’: Spain’s Most Famous Singer (Video)

Anyone who has spent any time in Spain knows Alejandro Sanz is the most famous Spanish singer — ever. Not only […]

February 16, 2013February 16, 2013Tips

Spain Wants to Give Bullfighting Cultural Status: A Barbaric Act?

Although bullfighting has been banned in Catalonia and the Canary Islands, it may just end up being given special ‘cultural status’, a […]

February 11, 2013January 10, 2018News

Bankia to Close 1,100 Branches and Layoff 4,500 People in 2013

The Spanish banking industry is not looking much more stable than at once a couple of years ago, at least as far […]

February 2, 2013January 10, 2018News

Can Mariano Rajoy Survive Payment Scandal? No, and Here’s Why

With Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy getting ready to give a press conference about the Luis Bárcenas scandal he and other Popular […]

February 1, 2013January 10, 2018News

Socialist Leader Rubalcaba Tells Rajoy Explain Payment Scandal “Now”

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s name seems to be mud in Spain these days and it’s not surprising. Yesterday, El Pais listed […]

January 31, 2013January 31, 2013News

Mariano Rajoy Took 25,000 Euro Kickbacks Every Year for 11 Years?

If a new story in El Pais is anything to go by, it may just be that Spanish Prime Minister Mariano […]

January 30, 2013News

Spanish Government Clueless About Youth Unemployment Fixes?

If Spain’s economy wasn’t in such tragic shape, you’d have to laugh every time you read about any new ‘fix’ the […]

January 27, 2013January 27, 2013News

Spain’s Plan PIVE Car-Purchase Subsidy Scheme Renewed, But Is It Working?

In an effort to boost the Spanish economy, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has agreed to renew and even increase Spain’s car-purchase […]

January 25, 2013January 10, 2018News

Bank of Spain Blames Mariano Rajoy Government for Worsening Recession in 2012-2013

Well, it is official. According to the Bank of Spain, the Mariano-Rajoy headed government has caused the recession to get worse. The […]

January 24, 2013January 24, 2013News

Spain’s Jobless Rate Rises to Record 26%: 5.97 Million People Unemployed (Video)

It doesn’t look like 2013 is going to be any better for Spain’s economy than 2012 was. According to Reuters, the […]

January 23, 2013March 4, 2020Eat/Drink

How to Make Quesada Pasiega (Spanish Cheesecake) Quickly and Easily (Video)

If you are looking for a quick tutorial on how to make Quesada Pasiega, a type of Spanish cheesecake, you have come […]

January 23, 2013January 10, 2018News

Spanish Boy Fakes Kidnapping as Doesn’t Want Parents to Go to School Parents Day

One Spanish police officer must be incredibly embarrassed today and desperately wanting to kill his 11-year-old son after he faked his own […]

January 23, 2013January 23, 2013News, Shop

Carrefour, Ikea, Alcampo Cutting Salaries and Increasing Hours of Employees?

When Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, brought in new labor laws last year that were beneficial to companies and detrimental to […]

January 22, 2013January 22, 2013News

Spanish Policeman Saves Woman Who Faints onto Madrid Train Tracks (Video)

A 51-year-old woman in Madrid, Spain may not still have been with us today if it wasn’t for the quick thinking […]

January 21, 2013January 10, 2018News

Jorge Trias Sagnier Says “Yes, Cash-Stuffed Envelopes” for PP Leaders Did Happen

Although Spain’s Popular Party and Mariano Rajoy, Spanish prime minister, have denied that envelopes full of cash were paid to top […]

January 20, 2013January 20, 2013News

Middle-Class in Spain Becoming Squatters as Nowhere Else to Live

You know things are not getting any better in Spain, no matter what Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says, when former […]

January 20, 2013January 20, 2013News

Mariano Rajoy Must Explain PP Finances and Corruption Allegations Say Opposition Leaders

Ninety five percent of Spaniards recently polled said they thought Spanish politicians were corrupt. So, it may not be too surprising […]

January 19, 2013January 10, 2018News

Spain Re-Housing 6,000 Evicted Families in Low-Rent Housing: Enough? (Video)

Spain is using more than 6,000 homes and apartments formerly repossessed by banks as low-rent housing for some of those that were […]

January 17, 2013January 10, 2018Tips

Spanish Animal Rights Groups Opppose Las Luminarias As Cruel to Horses (Video)

Spain is a country with a long history of slightly odd festivals. Some are stunning and beautiful while others, like the annual […]

January 15, 2013January 10, 2018Eat/Drink

How to Make a Tapas Platter in Just a Few Minutes (Video)

If you love Spanish tapas and are looking for an easy way to make a tapas platter the next time you have […]