Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET
Three external tailwinds turn into headwinds for Spain’s economy - with impeccable timing, all at the same time.
The Spanish economy has been growing at a fair clip since emerging from the deepest depths of recession at the tail-end of 2013. But the good times could soon be over, as the external economic environment becomes a lot less amenable to its needs, writes Don Quijones from Wolf Street.
The French-owned mobile phone service provider, MEO, has been testing a new fire alert SMS messaging service in response to the communications breakdown during last summer’s devastating forest fires.
The ferry that used to ply the route between Portimão and Funchal, in Madeira, has been selected by the Empresa de Navegação Madeirense which is set to operate the route this summer.
Faro’s mayor has warned parliament of the negative impact of the current raft of proposals to change the rules for the short-term rental of accommodation to tourists.
Maritime Police officers from Faro spent part of last Sunday, May 13, trying to nab those sellers who tout all sorts of tat to tourists on the beach, mostly operating without a licence.
A violent collision between a tourist bus and a concrete mixer on the Via do Infante left four people seriously injured on Wednesday morning, 16th May. Both vehicles were travelling in the same direction when the bus was driven into the back of the mixer.
Prisoners are getting some fresh air and exercise while clearing-up rubbish and cutting back vegetation on the Ria Formosa island of Armona.
Portugal’s 'People Animals Nature' (PAN) political party has announced a new parliamentary bill as part of its continuing drive to abolish bullfighting in the country.
