The Government has apparently abandoned any idea of raising the retirement age from 65 to 67 years during this current legislature after having underestimated public opposition to the idea, preferring to concentrate on proposals which have political and social consensus and will not cost them votes at the next election.
Snow in Barcelona
March 9th, 2010
An historic storm brought chaos to much of Cataluña yesterday as snow caused the closure of many roads, cut power lines and left people stranded and unable to get home. more »
ETA member Javier Atristain Gorosabel in custody
March 7th, 2010
Suspected ETA member Javier Atristain Gorosabel, who fled from Spain after the dismantling of the ‘Imanol’ command in February, is in custody at the French airport of Biarritz. more »
Huge botnet operated by Spaniards
March 3rd, 2010
The Guardia Civil, in collaboration with the FBI, have arrested three Spaniards who controlled more than 13 million computers as part of the largest detected networks of ‘botnets’ in the world. more »
More suicide fatalities than road traffic fatalities
March 3rd, 2010
According to the latest figures from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), suicide is now the leading external cause of death, overtaking road traffic accidents. more »
Plans for accompanied driving at 17 years of age
March 3rd, 2010
The Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) intends to introduce a system whereby 17 year olds will be permitted to drive if accompanied by an adult (over 18 years and with full driving licence). more »
Two young children die in house fire
March 2nd, 2010
Two brothers, both aged two years, died last night in a fire at their home in Almendralejo, Badajoz. more »
Three more ETA members detained in France
March 1st, 2010
Three more ETA members, including one of the top leaders, have been arrested in France bringing the total number of ETA members detained so far this year to thirty-two. more »
Three die in the storms
March 1st, 2010
Storms throughout Spain yesterday claimed the lives of three people and left up to 135,000 families without power. more »
Domestic violence fatality in Oviedo
March 1st, 2010
A 64 year old man has been arrested in the La Corredoria area of Oviedo on suspicion of killing his 59 year old wife. more »
New Abortion Law
February 25th, 2010
After numerous rejections and amendments, the new Law on Sexual Reproduction, Reproduction and Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy – otherwise known as the Abortion Law – is making its final passage through parliament and will come into effect four months after publication in the Official Gazette. more »
Fire at hotel in Andorra kills two
February 24th, 2010
A fire in the early hours of this morning at the Hotel Normandia in Avenida Príncep Benlloch, Andorra la Vella, has resulted in the deaths of two people with a further sixteen suffering injuries. The cause of the blaze is not yet known.
Two more ETA members detained
February 23rd, 2010
Police in Vizcaya have arrested two suspected ETA members thought to be connected to the bombing of the Guardia Civil barracks in Calahorra, La Rioja, in 2008. more »
El Rafita is free again
February 21st, 2010
‘El Rafita’, who as a minor was one of the accused in the kidnapping, rape and murder of Sandra Palo, is once again free after a judge ordered his release following a court appearance on charges of car theft. more »
ETA suspects remanded in custody
February 20th, 2010
National Court judge Ismael Moreno has ordered the four ETA members detained in Hernani and Segura (Guipúzcoa) on Monday to be remanded in custody. more »
Rafita in custody again
February 20th, 2010
Rafael ‘Rafita’ Fernández García, a 21 year old who, as a minor, was convicted of the murder of a youth in Getafe, is once again in custody, this time for car theft. more »
More suspected ETA members arrested
February 18th, 2010
Two suspected ETA members have been arrested in Camprodon, Girona, near the border with Spain. A third person managed to escape custody. more »
