On Thursday night and Friday morning the Emergency Services in western Andalucia had to deal with over 150 incidents as a result of the wind and rain in the region.
New Plan for Quality Tourism 2014-2020
The Andalucian Government Council has given the green light to a new Plan for Quality Tourism 2014-2020 with a budget of €20 million to promote tourism on the basis of quality, accessibility and sustainability.
Unemployment up in October
The number of officially registered unemployed in Spain rose by 79,154 in October, according to the Ministry of Employment and Social Security, the lowest October increase since 2010.
Mayor or MP, the choice has to be made
Following the judgement of the Constitutional Court that it is incompatible to be both a Mayor and an MP in Andalucia, five PP Mayors have already made their decisions.
Andalucia has lost 53,885 companies since 2008
Andalucia has lost 53.885 companies since 2008, representing 17.8% of the total number of companies falling by the wayside in the country as a whole.
Public employees to recoup lost salaries and bonuses
The president of the Junta de Andalucia, Susana Diaz, has announced plans for public employees to recover salary and bonus reductions during 2015.
Time to choose
Members of the Andalucian parliament who are also mayors will have a maximum of one month to decide which of the two functions they wish to pursue once the Law of Incompatibility is published in the Official Gazette.
Andalucia appeals against two more laws passed by the central government
The Junta de Andalucia has approved two more actions against laws implemented by the government of Mariano Rajoy, making fourteen such actions thus far.
Junta de Andalucia to pay off debts to universities
The Junta de Andalucia has announced that it now intends to pay off its €630 million debt to the universities in the region within two and a half years.
Sunny outlook for summer tourism figures in Andalucia
The Minister for Tourism and Commerce, Rafael Rodríguez, currently believes that 2014 could turn out to be the best summer ever for tourism in Andalucia.