Unemployment in Spain rose during the second quarter of 2010 with a record 4,645,500 people now unemployed, 20.9% of the working population.
BT in Spain
Here is a press release from Edwards Estates in Nerja relating to BT broadband and phone services now available in Spain.
The ‘psychic’ octopus was spot-on, again
Spain played their best football of the World Cup so far, starting with mucho gusto and dominating the play as the Germans sat back and waited for the opportunity to counter-attack. The winning, and only goal of the match, came from a corner in the 73rd minute and it was scored by, of all people, Carlos Pujol.
Natural gas prices set to rise
The price of natural gas is set to rise as from July 1st. The Tariff of Last Resort (TUR) T2 will increase by 8.1%, T1 by 7% and T3 by 9.3%. These increases do not take into account the rise in IVA (VAT) from 18% to 20%, also effective July 1st.
Spain go through
Much hooting in the streets as Spain overcame Portugal 1-0 to reach the quarter finals of the World Cup and a meeting with Paraguay who, earlier in the day, beat Japan on penalties.
Industrial action by French workers causes flight cancellations and delays
A strike yesterday by French air traffic controllers resulted in the cancellation of 79 of the 286 scheduled flights between Spain and France.
Government suspends proposed electricity hike
The Minister for Industry, Tourism and Trade, Miguel Sebastián, has announced that the proposed increases in electricity tariffs as per July 1st have been suspended.
Labour reforms approved
The Spanish parliament has ratified labour reforms designed to tackle the country’s economic woes and bring down the high unemployment, currently standing at 20% of the working population.
Birth rate falls in Spain
After ten years of steady growth, the birth rate per one thousand inhabitants in Spain fell from 11.37% to 10.73% in 2009.
Improved performance from Spain
Spain got their World Cup ambitions back on track with a comfortable 2-0 win over Honduras, David Villa grabbing both goals and missing out on several other chances, including a penalty which he managed to hit wide of the goal.