As covered by thelocal.es, “‘More than 8,000 Moroccans are employed in Ceuta, with legal permission to work. They pay their taxes to Spain but their rights are violated,’ Mohamed Boujida, a union leader, told AFP. ‘The Moroccan workers pay 900 euros to be allowed to work there, and pay 25 percent tax on their income, while the Spanish pay just 12 percent… But they get no medical cover and no benefits,’ he said. Another trade unionist, Abdelhay Lamrani, condemned the “silence of the Moroccan government.'” Read Article
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According to thelocal.es, ” Hoards of pleasure-seeking university students from England, Scotland and Wales will reach Spanish shores this weekend to take part in the 13th edition of Saloufest. Organizers of the I Love Tour sell the event as a sports-driven occasion; but for the majority of the Brits taking part it’s an excuse to […]
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As covered by travel.aol.co.uk, “Officials are warning tourists about a 7ft alligator – dubbed the “Costa Croc” – thought to be on the loose in the holiday hotspot of Malaga, Spain. After receiving “credible” reports of the animal being spotted near manmade lakes in the popular region of Mijas, near Marbella – where many Brits […]
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Dailymail.co.uk reported that a British woman was brutally gang-raped just meters from the holiday apartment she was sharing with her boyfriend in Spain’s Costa del Sol, it has been claimed. The 31-year-old was attacked by three men in the early hours of Sunday morning as she walked, alone, back from a night out in the […]
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thelocal.es reported that a German couple face up to three years in jail and a massive bill after camping out in a Catalonian hotel for 14 months without paying. Hans W., 63, and his 31-year-old girlfriend Monika U. took up residence in the four-star hotel in the popular tourist town of Pals, supposedly with the […]
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A Helicopter Emergency and Rescue Group (GES) of the Canary Islands on Thursday rescued two German tourists were at 3555 meters altitude in the Teide National Park, with winds of 70 kilometers per hour and could not continue his journey by cold and snow boards that were forming in the area. Read Article
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The 112 emergency coordination center reported that the notice was received that a person had fallen into the sea in the area of La Caleta, in the municipality of La Matanza de Acentejo. Read Article
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According to euroweeklynews.com, “A 26 year old German tourist died after suffering serious injuries from a rockfall caused by the severe weather conditions in the Canary Islands. The tourist was walking in La Gomera yesterday when the incident occurred. He was taken to the hospital in Tenerife where he later died form his injuries.” Read […]
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The Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has activated a red alert in El Hierro, La Gomera, La Palma and part of the tops of Tenerife and Gran Canaria at the possibility on Monday that occur during wind gusts up to 130 kilometers per hours. Fuerteventura and Lanzarote Just get rid of the emergency situation that the regional […]
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As covered by thinkspain.com, “AN elderly expatriate has died in a fire at his home in Benidorm (Alicante), emergency services report. The 83-year-old German national was thought to have been asleep when the blaze broke out in his fourth-floor apartment on the C/ Virgen de la Merced at around 00.30hrs on Wednesday morning.” Read Article
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