The vice president of the Junta de Andalucia and delegate for Local Government and Institutional Relations, Diego Valderas, has announced that Andalucia is to become the first autonomous region in Spain to guarantee water and power to those receiving the minimum ‘social wage’.
Unemployment in Andalucia up by 1.86% in October
Registered unemployment in Andalucia rose by 19,555 people (1.86%) in October when compared to the previous month, bringing the total number out of work in the region to 1,069,011.
Good weekend for hotel occupancy in Andalucia
The warm weather over the All Saints long weekend has benefited hotel occupancy in Andalucia, with an overall level of around 60% rising to 90% or more in some inland areas.
Parador winter closures and reduced staffing levels
The Parador in Ayamonte, Huelva, will close temporarily on Monday November 4th, reopening again on March 1st for the new summer season. Likewise, the Parador in Cazorla, Jaén, will close on November 17th.
18 AVE trains cancelled in Andalucia
After several days of partial strikes byRenfe and Adif workers, today, Thursday, is a 24-hour stoppage with 18 AVE trains cancelled in Andalucia.
Unemployment in Andalucia rises again
Nationally unemployment fell by 1.2% in the third quarter of 2013 to 25.98% of the workforce, but in Andalucia it rose by 6,900 people to reach 36.7%, which is 1,444,300 people without jobs.
Better olive harvest predicted for 2013/2014 season
After a bad year in 2013, estimates for the olive harvest in Andalucia for 2013/14 look like being the best results for several years with 6,241,631 tons of olives being collected to produce around 1.3 million tons of olive oil.
Summer fires in Andalucia
During the summer season in Andalucia 23 people were detained and 328 denuncias were issued by the National Police in relation to forest fires, a big increase on the figures for 2012.
Junta de Andalucia plans to appeal against co-payment system for medication
The Andalucian Minister for Equality, Health and Social Policies, María José Sánchez Rubio, has reiterated that the Andalucian Government will not apply the co-payment system for medicines for hospital patients and intends to lodge an appeal before the new law is introduced ‘with vigour’ on October 1st 2013.
Best August in history for Andalucia
Andalucia has enjoyed the best summer in its history as far as tourism is concerned, according to figure issued by the National Statistics Institute (INE).