Tag: spain
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Spain Declares Delivery Riders To Be Staff, in EU First
Spain has declared delivery riders as staff, in an EU first.
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Madrid regional head calls early election on May 4
Madrid, March 10 (AFP/APP):The rightwing leader of Madrid’s regional government, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, resigned Wednesday and called a snap election on May 4 in Spain’s wealthiest region after ending its ruling coalition. The surprise move threatens to unravel other rightwing regional coalition governments in Spain. Diaz Ayuso said she was forced to end the coalition…
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Isabel Diaz resigns and calls snap elections
Madrid, March 10 (AFP/APP): The rightwing leader of Madrid’s regional government, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, resigned Wednesday and called a snap election on May 4 in Spain’s wealthiest region. In a surprise move, Diaz Ayuso said she had decided to end the coalition between her Popular Party (PP) and the smaller centre-right Ciudadanos that has governed the region since May 2019.…
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Spain extends ban on arrivals from other countries to avoid Covid-19
Madrid, Spain, March 9 (AFP/APP): Spain on Tuesday extended its ban on arrivals from Britain, Brazil and South Africa until the end of March to avoid the spread of new coronavirus strains. Only legal residents or nationals of Spain and the neighbouring micro-state of Andorra are currently allowed in on flights from these countries. The restriction on arrivals…
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Spain’s Foreign Minister hails European Parliament’s decision
Barcelona, March 9 (AFP/APP): Spain’s foreign minister on Tuesday hailed the European Parliament’s decision to lift the immunity of three wanted Catalan MEPs, although the reaction was mixed on the streets of Catalonia. The decision relates to former regional president Carles Puigdemont and two others who are wanted by Madrid over their role in the failed Catalan…
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EU Parliament strips Catalan separatists of immunity
The European Parliament lifted the immunity of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and two allies
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More than 100 migrants rescued off Canary Isles
Madrid, March 7 (AFP/APP):Spain’s coast guard rescued 107 migrants from boats off the Canary Islands over the weekend as the migrant surge showed no letup on the Atlantic archipelago, a spokesman said Sunday. A total of 56 migrants were plucked from two vessels on Saturday. One boat was found off the island of Tenerife carrying…
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Google flags higher ad rates in France, Spain after digital tax
Paris, March 5 (AFP/APP):Google has told customers that it will raise the rates for advertisements on its French and Spanish platforms by two percent from May to help offset the impact of a digital tax on profits. France has collected the levy since 2019, and Spain since this year, under pressure from voters to make…
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Spain’s corona virus death toll surges past the 70,000 mark
Madrid, March 3 (AFP/APP): Spain’s coronavirus death toll surged past the 70,000-mark on Wednesday, health ministry figures showed, after the country in February suffered its second-worst month for virus deaths since the start of the pandemic. However, the number of daily infections continued its downwards trend as the country appears to have turned the corner…
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Row in Spain after King’s Sisters get Virus Jab in UAE
There is a row in Spain after the King’s sisters got the virus jab in the UAE.