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Pheasant Island, the world's smallest territory with joint custody, will swap its nationality from Spanish to French on 31 July in a bi-annual handover. Irun, Spain and Hendaye, France are responsible for looking after it for six months of the year as a series of protective measures have been taken to stabilise its surface area. From 1 February until 31 July, Spain holds stewardship of the condominium - a term used to refer to a political territory in which multiple sovereign powers formally agree to share equally. The other six months onward, this small island becomes an official part of Fran...
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The northern Spanish region of Castilla y León cannot permit the hunting of wolves while they are protected at national level, the EU Court of Justice has found in the second such ruling this month after a similar verdict in Austria. The judgment handed down today means the government of the largest of Spain’s 17 autonomous communities, led since 1987 by the conservative Partido Popular (PP), cannot continue to recognise the wolf as fair game for hunters, who were granted a quota of 339 animals in an area north of the Duero river over the period 2019-21. Spain’s left-wing government extended s...
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By Adrián Tenrero En la tercera jornada del fútbol masculino de los Juegos Olímpicos, España se enfrenta a Egipto con la esperanza de terminar la fase de grupos con un pleno de victorias. Los españoles, dirigidos por Santi Denia, han mostrado un excelente nivel al ganar sus dos primeros partidos: 1-2 contra Uzbekistán y 1-3 frente a República Dominicana. Por su parte, Egipto llega con la necesidad de sumar puntos tras un empate y una derrota en sus primeros encuentros. Este partido es crucial para las aspiraciones de ambos equipos de avanzar a las etapas eliminatorias del torneo. ¿Cuándo, a qu...
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European Commission competition officials have given the green light to €1.2 billion in government support for Spain’s fledgling renewable hydrogen industry, in a further boost to the country’s ambition of becoming a major producer of the climate friendly fuel. Under a scheme that will be funded entirely from Madrid’s share of the EU recovery fund set up in the wake of the covid pandemic, production plants with a capacity of 100 megawatts or more can apply for state support to develop ‘hydrogen valleys’ across the country. Green hydrogen is produced using renewable electricity – Spain has huge...
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The unemployment rate in Spain fell by 1.02 percentage points to 11.27% in the second quarter of this year, the National Statistics Institute announced on Friday. This follows a slight uptick seen in the previous quarter, although confirms a longer pattern of falling unemployment. Compared to the previous three months, the number of unemployed people decreased by 222,600 this quarter to 2,755,300. The female unemployment rate fell by 1.12 percentage points – to 12.61% – and the male rate by 0.93% – to 10.08%. The services sector saw the largest decrease in the number of job seekers, with 190,5...
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This July has been marked by two intense heat waves, which have forced alerts for extreme temperatures to be issued in all the autonomous regions of Spain. A brief "thermal relief" is expected to begin this Thursday, but it will only serve as preparation for the third heat wave soon.
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By Amanda Langell The favorites to win gold in women's soccer at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games just so happen to be competing at their first ever Olympics. Unlike men's soccer at the Olympics, women's soccer features the best players and competition in the world. From the four-time gold medalist USWNT to the most recent winners, Canada, the tournament guarantees exciting clashes from the group stage all the way to the finals. Plus, for the first time, Spain, the reigning Women's World Cup champions, qualified for the Olympic Games. Here's a breakdown of the five favorites to leave the French ca...
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By Ewan Murray Europe's biggest clubs will all be on recon duty over the next few weeks. The Summer Olympics brings another instalment of international football but with a significant twist. Due to squad rules and regulations, all 16 men's sides competing for gold in Paris are comprised almost exclusively of under-23 stars. Past winners of the competition include Lionel Messi, Neymar and Ferenc Puskas, with some incredible raw talent likely to be unearthed in 2024. Here are some of the young stars who could well catch the eye in France. Group ACastello Lukeba (France)France are among the favou...
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Paris is preparing for a travel boom when the Olympic Games begin this Friday. Sports fanatics from around the world plan to visit the French capital, with flight bookings up by 62 per cent compared with last summer, according to online travel agent Opodo. European travellers are making the most of the Games’ proximity - but which country is leading the pack? Here’s who’s travelling to Paris 2024 this summer. Spanish travellers make up the largest group heading to the Paris OlympicsSpanish competitors will have no shortage of fans to cheer them on at Paris 2024 \- with their fellow citizens ma...
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In 2023, the province of Barcelona, with 5.5 million inhabitants, received 26 million tourists. The direct economic impact was 12.75 billion euros, a sum on which the Catalan economy largely depends. The impact of recent protests against mass tourism in the city, as well as the announcement by the city's mayor to eliminate the city's 10,000 tourist apartments by 2028 has not been well received by the sector. "Rental prices have risen significantly in the last 10 years, and I believe the administration is trying to cover its shortcomings by using existing apartments for other purposes. But this...
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