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What digital nomads need to know before moving to Barcelona
WEB19 hours ago · Barcelona is a digital nomad hotspot and has been attracting remote workers long before the official DNV was introduced. It has a lively community with lots of meet-ups and events, so you can find your people as soon as you arrive. The community also enables you to share skills, learn from each other and even collaborate on work projects.
RANKED: Spain's cheapest supermarkets in 2024
WEB19 hours ago · Food prices have risen pretty sharply in recent years and Spain is no exception. This is especially true now that VAT (known as IVA in Spanish) is back on basic foodstuffs from October 1st after a couple of years of …
Droughts drive Spanish boom in pistachio farming
WEB1 day ago · García harvests 10 to 20 tonnes of the green nut each year at his 26-hectare (64-acres) farm in Manzanares in the central region of Castilla-La Mancha, part of a boom in pistachio production in Spain. "Wine and cereals weren't viable anymore," said the 58-year-old, who planted his first pistachio trees in 2007.
Brits still main foreign property buyers in Spain despite drop
WEB1 day ago · Britons remain the largest group of foreign property buyers in Spain despite a drop in recent years and post-Brexit bureaucratic red tape making it more difficult to do. In the second quarter of 2024, foreigners accounted for 14.8 percent of all property sales and purchases in Spain, down slightly from 14.9 percent in the same period in 2023.
Thousands protest across Spain for shorter working hours
WEB5 days ago · Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's minority coalition government wants to reduce the working week to 37.5 hours from the current 40 hours, saying it would boost productivity and improve work-life balance.. It launched talks with employers' groups and unions in January to reach a deal but the discussions have stalled with businesses opposed to a uniform reduction in the working week ...
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WEBThousands protest across Spain for shorter working hours Thousands of people took part in union-led protests across Spain on Thursday to push for progress in talks between the government and the business sector to reduce working hours.
Five key takeaways from Spain's general election - thelocal.es
WEBJul 24, 2023 · Five key takeaways from Spain's general election. Published: 24 Jul, 2023 CET. Updated: Mon 24 Jul 2023 08:52 CET. Supporters of the conservative Partido Popular wave flags outside the PP headquarters in Madrid after Spain's general election on July 23, 2023. Photo: OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP.
Spain: Covid-19 - The Local
WEBSpain's Speaker of the House embroiled in face mask corruption case. The third most powerful figure in the Spanish State is facing calls to resign due to her alleged role in the 'Caso Koldo' corruption scandal that has dominated Spanish politics in recent weeks.
'Stealth' Omicron is now the dominant strain in Spain ... - The …
WEBFeb 24, 2022 · When it comes to how capable ‘Stealth’ Omicron is of causing serious illness or death, the scientific results are more mixed. “It’s too early to draw conclusions about the characteristics of this strain,” CCAES reported, whilst Spain’s Health Ministry has stated that "so far no differences have been found regarding the …