SPANISH NEWS

1. Man found dead in suspicious circumstances in Spain’s València

   SPAIN’S national police have launched an investigation after discovering the body of a 31-year-old man, thought to be an Italian national, in the city of València. Officers are treating the death as homicide or accidental death. The body was found between 7 and 8am on Thursday morning in Plaza San Juan de Dios, which is […]

2. Catholic church in Spain asks forgiveness from child abuse victims

   THE Catholic Church in Spain has offered an apology to victims of child abuse and the church’s failure to investigate and punish the culprits, after the launch of an anonymous email service where victims can report incidents of abuse.  Carlos Osoro, the cardinal archbishop in Madrid and vice president of the Spanish Episcopal Conference said […]

3. Barcelona issues ‘abusive rent’ fine for the first time since new regulations came into effect

   Fines and costs of up to €90,000 will apply to private landlords who illegally increase rents prices, under new regulations in Catalunya.  The Barcelona City Council approved a range of measures to strengthen the powers of tenants against money-grabbing landlords last September but no one had yet received a fine under the new laws – […]

4. Thug who tried to flee Spain caught for brutal attack on off-duty police on board bus

   A MAN has been arrested after launching a brutal attack on an off-duty police officer on a bus.  The victim was traveling onboard a bus in Zaragoza on October 17 at around 4am when he spotted a man without a mask. He chose to approach the man and ask him to put on a mask […]

5. 3D virtual environment to improve local commerce in seaside city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

   GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA City Council is to implement a €30,000 virtual world where shoppers can navigate around over 20 local businesses. In conjunction with the Spanish Chamber of Commerce, the project named “Innovative actions, commercial promotion and customer management” is aimed at accelerating the digitization of local commerce. Specifically, mobile ‘apps’ will develop customer loyalty, […]