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First tar sands shipment to Europe sparks protests
Protest in Bilbao [Ekologistakmartxan.org] EXCLUSIVE / Anti-tar sands demonstrations have begun outside a Spanish refinery that will receive the first major European shipment of Canada’s tar sands...
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Spain to launch 6.3bn euro stimulus package
Spain has the second highest unemployment rate in the eurozone, behind Greece Spain will unveil a new stimulus package worth 6.3bn euros (£5.1bn; $8.6bn) next week, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has...
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Spanish monarch relinquishes throne
King Juan Carlos of Spain abdicates, June 2014 [Pedro de Matos] Spain‘s King Juan Carlos said on Monday he would abdicate in favor of his more popular son Prince Felipe, in an apparent bid to revive...
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Spanish cabinet to discuss King Juan Carlos’s abdication
Spanish newspapers published special editions on Monday evening to react to the abdication The Spanish cabinet is to discuss the next steps in the process of King Juan Carlos’s abdication and the...
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Almunia counter-attacks in high-profile Spanish football tax case
Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia was “astonished” at claims of a conflict of interest. January 2009. [European Parliament/Flickr] Joaquín Almunia, the Spanish Commissioner in charge of...
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Gowex, the Spanish wi-fi firm, admits to false accounts for four years
The Spanish wi-fi firm, Gowex, is filing for bankruptcy after its boss admitted that the firm’s accounts for the last four years were false. Founder and chief executive Jenaro Garcia Martin resigned...
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Spain’s economy grows at fastest quarterly rate since 2007
Spain’s economy on the up as prices are on the way down The Spanish economy grew at its fastest pace over the last three months since the end of 2007, according to Spain’s statistics office. But...
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World Cities Commemorate Odesa Tragedy Victims to Attract Media Attention
Flowers to commemorate memory of those who died from fire at Odessa’s House of Trade UnionsFlowers to commemorate memory of those who died from fire at Odessa’s House of Trade Unions© RIA Novosti....
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Spanish Farmers Burn EU Flags Over Brussels’ Policy Toward Russia
Representatives of Spanish Young Farmers and Ranchers of Catalonia organization have burnt several flags of the EU protesting against Brussels’ policy toward Russia© Flickr/ Giampaolo Squarcina...
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Spain to wait for stress tests before more Bankia stake sales
Luis de Guindos. Spain, 2013. [La Moncloa Gobierno de España/Flickr] Spain will hold off on selling more of its controlling stake in lender Bankia until the results of Europe-wide bank stress tests in...
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Scotland vs. Catalonia: Two independence quests, different paths
Catalans: ‘If Scotland can decide on its independence, why can’t we?’ (Photo: SBA73) BRUSSELS – Scotland and Catalonia both have strong independence movements, but their paths to this goal are very...
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Santander appoints Ana Botin as chairwoman
Ana Botin has been appointed chairwoman of Santander Ana Botin has been appointed the new chairwoman of the Spanish banking giant Santander, following the death of her father, Emilio Botin. Mr Botin...
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Catalans rally for independence referendum from Spain
Thousands of Catalans took part in the demonstration, held on Catalonia’s National Day Thousands of Catalans have rallied in Barcelona, Spain, demanding the right to hold a referendum on independence....
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Spanish socialists to vote against Juncker, Cañete
Pedro Sánchez [photo PSOE] Pedro Sánchez , the Secretary General of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE), said that the Spanish socialist MEPs will vote against the Juncker Commission, in which the...
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Scottish or Catalan vote ‘torpedoes EU’, says Spain’s Rajoy
Spain’s prime minister says a referendum in Catalonia would be illegal and unconstitutional Independence referendums in Scotland or Spain’s Catalonia region are like a torpedo to European integration,...
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Catalonia to press ahead with referendum after Scottish No
Artur Mas: ‘It’s a very pwoerful message that the UK is sending to the entire world’ (Photo: Helena Spongenberg) BRUSSELS – Catalan leader Artur Mas has said the Scottish referendum has reinforced his...
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Scotland’s referendum – nothing and everything changes
Catalonia intends to have a consultative referendum on independence in November (Photo: Nonegraphies) BRUSSELS – In the end nothing changed and everything changed. Scottish people voted with a...
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Catalonia leader wants referendum “in the next days”
Barcelona, July 2010. [SBA73/Flickr] The president of Spain’s Catalonia region said yesterday (21 September) he would formally call “in the next days” for a vote on independence from Spain which has...
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Catalonia president signs independence referendum decree
The president of the Spanish region of Catalonia has signed a decree calling for a referendum on independence. Artur Mas wants Catalonia to hold a Scottish-style vote on 9 November, but does not have...
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Spain court suspends Catalonia independence referendum
Catalan protesters took to the streets to demand independence Spain‘s Constitutional Court has suspended Catalonia’s planned independence referendum. The court said it first needed to consider...
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