Twenty people have been arrested in Girona and Almeria as suspected members of an organisation exporting contaminated horticultural products to Russia through a company based in Estonia.
Soler could soon resume exports to Russia
Industrial Slaughterhouse Soler, based in Estación de Cártama and distributing meats and sausages under the brand name Prolongo, could soon be allowed to resume at least partial exports to the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia.
Tourism promotion in the UK and Russia
The Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Sport of the Junta de Andalucía is busy with promotional campaigns in the UK and Russia, targeting those who invest in luxury holidays and those with high spending power.
Russia to begin lifting pork ban shortly
Russia will soon begin to lift the total ban on imports of Spanish pigs and pork products prepared after May 1st 2009. This follows a meeting between Spanish and Russian officials.
Russian pork ban criticised
The Minister of Environment, Elena Espinosa, has criticised Russia’s decision to ban the import of Spanish pork, calling it unjustified.
Russia bans Spanish pork imports
Russia has banned the import of pork and its derivatives from Spain in the wake of the ‘swine flu’ outbreak. The ban covers the import of ‘live’ pigs and meat or derivatives which have not been heat-treated at a temperature of 80 degrees celsius for a period of at least 30 minutes. Spain is considered a secondary risk region by …
Six arrested in adoption fraud
Six people have been arrested in Madrid in connection with the falsification of documents relating to the international adoption of Russian children. An investigation began last August after the Junta de Andalucía detected irregularities relating to several adoptions. International adoptions tend to go through ‘mediators’, individuals who are familiar with the laws and customs of both countries involved and can …