Figures just published relating to tourist visitors to Spain during the first five months of 2009 show an overall decline of 11.8% compared to last year.
Congress approves more troops for Afghanistan
Congress has authorised the sending of more troops, 432 in total, to Afghanistan in response to a request by the Minister of Defence, Carme Chacón.
Savings banks not in trouble according to Finance Minister
The second vice president and Minister of Economy and Finance, Elena Salgado, has stated that, at the present time, there are no savings banks suffering from ‘special problems’ which would require state intervention.
Spain to attend G8 conference in July
Spain has been invited to attend the next G8 conference which is being held in the Italian town of L’Aquila from the 8th to the 10th of July. The invitation was the idea of Italian president, Silvio Berlusconi.
EuroMillions lottery
A ticket with the 7 winning numbers for the EuroMillions lottery this week was sold in Spain and the winner(s) is set to scoop the jackpot of €126 million. The owner of the winning ticket has not been identified.
Russia to begin lifting pork ban shortly
Russia will soon begin to lift the total ban on imports of Spanish pigs and pork products prepared after May 1st 2009. This follows a meeting between Spanish and Russian officials.
16 arrested in child pornography raids
Sixteen people, including a nursery school teacher and a soldier, have been detained in the latest operation against child pornography.
Rossi reigns supreme in Spain
Valentino Rossi has moved to the top of the MotoGP world championship table after winning his first race this season in Spain.
10 confirmed cases of swine flu in Spain
The Minister of Health, Trinidad Jiménez, stated on Wednesday afternoon that there are now ten confirmed cases of ‘swine flu’ in Spain. One of these is the first ‘indirect’ infection of someone who has not traveled to mexico. All the new confrimed cases are in Cataluña. In addition to these ten, there are a further 53 people under observation in …
First ‘Swine flu’ case confirmed
There is now one confirmed case of ‘swine flu’ in Spain and a further twenty-six people are under observation throughout the country.