Publication: Expatica Spain

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Tales for Tapas: On the move

Continental shifts, Eurovision diplomacy and well-heeled lawyers.Montserrat Caball: Armenian master-classes.Germanys employment minister, Ursula von der Leyen, was in Madrid this week to meet her Spanish counterpart, Fatima Bez. The two ministers unveiled ... [Published Expatica Spain - 2 hours ago]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Spanish ex-PM Aznar leaves door open to return

Spain's former prime minister Jose Maria Aznar sparked a political furore Wednesday by leaving the door open to a return to power and calling for an urgent tax cut.Aznar's comments were widely seen as a broadside against Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, ... [Published Expatica Spain - May 22 2013]
First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Spain denies discrimination in immigrant's TB death

Spain's government denied Wednesday that discrimination played any role in the death of a Senegalese immigrant, allegedly diagnosed too late with tuberculosis.The immigrant, Alpha Pam, died of the infectious lung disease on April 24 at the Inca Hospital ... [Published Expatica Spain - May 22 2013]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Xenophobe's® Guides: The Spanish – who are they?

Frank, irreverent and funny, and covering topics from nationalism to bullfighting, 'The Xenophobe's Guide to the Spanish' is almost guaranteed to cure xenophobia. Xenophobe's$ Guides: A book series that highlights the unique character and behaviour of ... [Published Expatica Spain - May 21 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

No-nonsense TV man taps Spain's crisis mood

With his high-pitched voice, square spectacles and stubbly chin, Jordi Evole is not your typical dashing television presenter. That doesn't stop three million Spaniards switching on to watch him every Sunday evening.Indeed, it's his man-in-the-street ... [Published Expatica Spain - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Tips for moving abroad with children

To help your children adapt easily to new surroundings, here a few tips to ease their transition before and after moving abroad. [Contributed by AGS] Most children adapt easily to new surroundings. However, the move itself and the weeks that follow can ... [Published Expatica Spain - May 20 2013]
Entities: Environment
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Spain posts first trade surplus since 1971

Spain announced Friday its first monthly trade surplus since 1971 as imports slumped because of a collapse in demand in the midst of a recession and record unemployment.The eurozone's fourth biggest economy posted a surplus of 634.9 million euros ($817 ... [Published Expatica Spain - May 17 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Bad loans rise at Spanish banks

The weight of bad loans held by Spain's banks grew in March, the Bank of Spain said Friday in a worrying report for the bailed-out industry.Doutbful loans rose to 163.257 billion euros ($211 billion) or 10.47 percent of all loans in March from 162.038 ... [Published Expatica Spain - May 17 2013]
Entities: Spain, Liberbank SA, Toxic
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Tales for Tapas: Irrational exuberance

An economy ministers upbeat outburst; Germanys banking downer; and money for young talent.Not so fast: Mariano Rajoy and Pedro Passos Coelho want swifter Eurozone banking union.Spanish government borrowing costs continued to moderate this week, the latest ... [Published Expatica Spain - May 17 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

IMF sets new report on Spain banking reform

The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said it was sending a team to Spain next week in preparation for a new report on the country's banking sector reform.The IMF staff team will start discussions Tuesday in Madrid with the authorities and private-sector ... [Published Expatica Spain - May 16 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

MadridMan: The funfair of Madrid's San Isidro Festival

Don't miss the annual fun of May 15, when Madrid bursts into colourful costumes, dances, and fiestas city-wide to celebrate its patron saint, San Isidro. The 10th of May was the official start of the 10-day , which lasts until 19 May. Things really heat ... [Published Expatica Spain - May 14 2013]
First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Scores of migrants storm fence from Morocco to Spain

Scores of African migrants stormed a border fence from Morocco into Spanish territory, leaving seven injured, authorities said Tuesday, in the latest in a series of desperate crossing attempts."More than 150 people tried to cross" late on Monday, said ... [Published Expatica Spain - May 14 2013]

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"It is not malpractice by health professionals that is leading to a lack of medical attention for thousands of people, resulting even in death, but the imposition of legislation that was approved without measuring the consequences it would have on people's lives and public health" said a statement by Doctors of the World (MDM) and the Spanish Society of Community and Family Medicine (SEMFYC)
Asked if he would consider a return to politics given the crisis in Spain, Aznar said: "I have never shirked my responsibility, I will comply with my responsibility, my conscience, my party and my country."
"Spain is continuing its marked process of reorientating its sales to other markets where the economic outlook is more favourable" such as the Middle EastEast Africa and United States, it said
"The report is part of the technical assistance provided by IMF staff and agreed with the Spanish authorities and the European partners in July 2012" Gaviria said

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Tales for Tapas: On the move [Published Expatica Spain - 2 hours ago]
Spain denies discrimination in immigrant's TB d... [Published Expatica Spain - May 22 2013]
Spanish ex-PM Aznar leaves door open to return [Published Expatica Spain - May 22 2013]
Xenophobe's® Guides: The Spanish – who are they? [Published Expatica Spain - May 21 2013]
Tips for moving abroad with children [Published Expatica Spain - May 20 2013]
No-nonsense TV man taps Spain's crisis mood [Published Expatica Spain - May 20 2013]
Bad loans rise at Spanish banks [Published Expatica Spain - May 17 2013]
Spain posts first trade surplus since 1971 [Published Expatica Spain - May 17 2013]
Tales for Tapas: Irrational exuberance [Published Expatica Spain - May 17 2013]
IMF sets new report on Spain banking reform [Published Expatica Spain - May 16 2013]
MadridMan: The funfair of Madrid's San Isidro F... [Published Expatica Spain - May 14 2013]
Scores of migrants storm fence from Morocco to ... [Published Expatica Spain - May 14 2013]
Spain's borrowing costs fall on short-term bonds [Published Expatica Spain - May 14 2013]
Carrots and turnips make music in Madrid veg ma... [Published Expatica Spain - May 13 2013]
France indicts six ETA suspects [Published Expatica Spain - May 11 2013]
Gibraltar deports Turkish Al-Qaeda suspect: off... [Published Expatica Spain - May 10 2013]
Spanish banks seized nearly 40,000 homes in 2012 [Published Expatica Spain - May 10 2013]
Tales for Tapas: Compelling drama [Published Expatica Spain - May 10 2013]
Lexifone: Call back home from 1.5 cents, no int... [Published Expatica Spain - May 10 2013]
Spain lawmakers pass contested coastal reform [Published Expatica Spain - May 09 2013]
Spain busts Chinese-Moroccan cash-laundering gang [Published Expatica Spain - May 09 2013]
Plunge in Spain industrial output slows in March [Published Expatica Spain - May 09 2013]
Rajoy’s problems aren’t what they used to be [Published Expatica Spain - May 08 2013]
Spains Socialists are desperate for new blood [Published Expatica Spain - May 08 2013]
Spain's Telefonica says profits up but sales slump [Published Expatica Spain - May 08 2013]
ECB: what is the reason for the lower rate? [Published Expatica Spain - May 07 2013]
Not Hemingway's Spain: A typical Spanish day [Published Expatica Spain - May 07 2013]
Italy urges fast EU action on youth unemployment [Published Expatica Spain - May 06 2013]
How to make the words 'long distance' less daun... [Published Expatica Spain - May 06 2013]
Spain says registered jobless numbers dip in April [Published Expatica Spain - May 06 2013]
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