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15/05/08 at 01:18am GMT+1
A ship carrying 5 million gallons of water from nearby Tarragona docked in Barcelona's port Tuesday morning. A second vessel from Marseille, France, is to arrive in the coming days |
recurrent net profit rose 13 percent year-on-year in the first quarter to 625 million euros ($985 million).
The new stores will create 337 jobs and bring the total number of Primark stores to 177.
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Juan Antonio Barroso, mayor of the town of Puerto Real near Cadiz, described the 70-year-old monarch as "corrupt," "son of bastards" and "despicable."
Ten people with suspected links to the armed Basque separatist group Eta have been detained by Spanish police.
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The Spanish often don't seem to believe in queuing
Tourists and Barcelona residents alike should be advised to exercise caution and monitor developments that might affect your safety |
banks do not necessarily provide the best rates or fees from one monetary source to another.
Construction stopped due to damage to other nearby infrastructure |
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We really believed we had taken all the necessary precautions," said Levett-Smith, 65, a retired traffic policeman from Cheshire, England
The good times are now over. Turmoil in the world's financial markets has coincided with the bursting of Spain's decade-long housing bubble |
Travelzoo on the World Wide Web. The company sports an established subscriber base of more than 13 million weekly
Based on the statistics compiled as part of the Frontier Tourist Movement Survey (FRONTUR), the number of tourists visiting Spain grew by one million (+1,7%) last year from 58,2 million to 59,2 million, the Spanish Tourism ministry revealed today. With respect to destination, Catalonia was the most visited area with 15,2 million visitors in 2007 |
I am a Barcelona player and this is what matters most
"I think Pep is intelligent enough to make decisions, to make choices, to do a good job," the 35-year-old Portuguese international told radio Cadena Ser |
what are your biggest fears for those of you living in Spain
Hotel industry most demanding in terms of hours |
Plan Integral de Obesidad Infantil de Andalucia 2007-2012
While this legalization extends only within the Catalonia region, |
benefits of ‘fast track’ divorce may lend to improving the quality of education
Parents and teachers disagree on the length of holidays |
stashing millions of yen in boxes to avoid inheritance taxes
Shows no fear of credit crunch |
The conservative government of Valencia, which includes the popular resort town of Benidorm, is drafting a law urging immigrants to sign an "integration contract" that commits them to respect local values and learn Spanish as well as Valencian, the local language.
The jobless total increased from 8.6% in the fourth quarter of last year, with the construction industry bearing the brunt of job losses.
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Region awarded its own appellation in 2001
Aim is for youths to use public transportation to get home |
A rock festival and competition, by Jägermeister, BCN Week, Scanner FM
and hoytocoyo
Last weekend, Tuesday and Wednesday particularly busy |
The plane crashed around midday Friday as it tried to land at a private airstrip on the country estate of banker Emilio Botin, said Maximo DDiaz-Cano
Among those killed was a 7-year-old girl. |
country wide crack down against copyright infringement
Man shouted racist remarks while hitting and kicking Ecuadorian teenage girl |
Hopes to save energy and reduce CO2 pollution by reducing AC use
Most optimistic estimates require buying €3 billion in carbon credits to cover gap |
The announcement was made during a meeting at Spain's International Cooperation Agency for Development (AECID)
Study Shows Spain’s DuPont Lark Existence Threatened |
Affected residents and businesses couldn’t get information
Fecsa won’t say when everything will return to normal |
""mauve stinger"", growing in the winter, ready for an assault on Spain's beaches
V.I.P. members and others getting microchip inserts |
Latest news and data from the Statistical Institute of Catalonia (idescat)
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