Source: bbc.com, January 10, 2021 The country’s AEMET weather agency said the snowfall was “exceptional and most likely historic”. Road, rail and air travel has been disrupted and interior minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said the country was facing “the most intense storm in the last 50 years”. Madrid, one of the worst affected areas, is set… Continue reading Storm Filomena Slams Spain
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Spain Plans to Launch Basic Income for Most Vulnerable
Source: bbc.com, May 18, 2020 The scheme will prioritize families, including single-parent households. Spain’s Socialist-led government plans to launch a monthly basic income scheme for the most vulnerable households hit by the coronavirus crisis. The plan is expected to be approved next Tuesday and will aim to reach at least 100,000 households initially. Read full… Continue reading Spain Plans to Launch Basic Income for Most Vulnerable
Striking protesters disrupt roads, trains in Catalonia
Source: Aritz Parra and Lorne Cook, The Associated Press, November 8, 2017 MADRID — Pro-independence protesters blocked roads and stopped commuter trains Wednesday in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia as part of a general strike to protest the jailing of ousted Catalan government officials and secessionist activists. Many of the blockades were on roads leading… Continue reading Striking protesters disrupt roads, trains in Catalonia
Catalonia’s president still doesn’t clarify independence after deadline passes
Source: Aritz Parra, The Associated Press, October 16, 2017 Spain has issued an ultimatum to Catalonia’s claim to independence. A Monday morning deadline came and went without the president of the Cataloniaregion clarifying whether he had declared independence from Spain, and the Spanish government says he now has until Thursday to backtrack on any steps the region… Continue reading Catalonia’s president still doesn’t clarify independence after deadline passes
Spanish PM demands clarity from Catalonia on independence
Source: Ciaran Giles, The Associated Press, October 11, 2017 MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy demanded Wednesday that the leader of Catalonia clarify whether he has declared the region’s independence, issuing a veiled threat that the central government could limit or rescind Catalan autonomy if he has. Rajoy said Catalan president Carles Puigdemont’s response… Continue reading Spanish PM demands clarity from Catalonia on independence