Andalucia is expected to request more from the bailout fund (FLA) in 2013 than was the case in 2012. In 2012 the request was €4,906 million, although only €2,133 was eventually granted.
House prices still falling
House prices in Andalucia fell during the third quarter by 12.8% when compared to the same period in 2011, which was below the national average of 15.2%. In Spain as a whole, the price of new houses was down 13.6% and used houses were down by 16.4%, both these figures being records.
20% of bars in Andalucia have closed during the past three years
During the period 2008 to 2011, one in five bars and restaurants in Andalucia have closed, according to the Department of Economic Research and Analysis of La Caixa. Andalucia remains the region in Spain with the most bars, 47,003.
Axarquia is the worst hit by the new decree from the Junta de Andalucia
Municipal authorities and property developers are already having a difficult time building houses due to the lack of credit available to them and an absence of buyers for all the homes, but the new decree by the Junta de Andalucia could make the situation a lot worse as it threatens planned future projects to construct another 10,000 houses that nobody …
Junta de Andalucia says it can do nothing to restore Christmas bonuses for government officials
At a press conference following the meeting of the Governing Council of the Junta de Andalucia, spokesman Miguel Ángel Vázquez stated that the regional government can do absolutely nothing to restore the Christmas bonuses of government employees. He said that the decree relating to the bonuses was issued by the State government and therefore, even though they might disagree with it, …
New decree affecting coastal municipalities in Andalucia
The Governing Council of the Junta de Andalucia has approved a legislative decree on urgent measures needed to bring urban planning in the coastal municipalities in line with the sustainability requirements of the Spatial Plan of Andalucia (POTA). This means the precautionary suspension of the processing of all projects relating to urban land where they do not conform to the requirements for …
Two industrial accidents in Andalucia, one fatal
An industrial accident in Málaga on Tuesday claimed the life of a 35 year old man. The incident occurred at a warehouse on the Guadalhorce industrial estate, the man receiving an electric shock while working on the ceiling of the building. The incident is under investigation.
Partial strikes by ambulance drivers in Andalucia
Ambulance drivers will today be gathering at a number of points in Andalucia, mostly at the gates of hospitals and regional health offices, to protest against pay cuts and possible redundancies in the sector due to budget cuts.
Over 77,000 evictions in Andalucia since the crisis began
Five years ago, at the start of the financial crisis in Spain, the number of families evicted from their homes during the first quarter of the year due to the inability to pay their mortgages was 995. This year, the last quarter has seen 4619 families evicted from their homes.
Partial strike in nursery schools
The Coordinator for Infant Schools in Andalucia has called for an assembly outside the Andalucian Ministry of Education building in edificio Torretriana, Sevilla, to protest about debts owed by the Junta de Andalucia. The gathering is from 11:00 to 13:00 today, Monday November 12th, and the action is expected to affect 80% of nursery schools.