Spain
EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT URSULA VON DER LEYEN: “WE ARE REARMING TO THE TUNE OF $840 BILLION” »
"This is Europe's moment, and we must live up to it. ReArm Europe could mobilise close to EUR 800 billion for a safe and resilient Europe."
FEATURING VALENCIA, A THREE PART SERIES. (3) A GUIDEPOST REPRINT: “Valencia,” 6 June 1986 »
"The very mention of Valencia brings to mind sun-splashed beaches, groves of sweet orange trees and the world-famous rice dish called 'paella'. Perhaps the most “Spanish” of Spain’s cities, Valencia is a wonderful introduction to a country where it’s always springtime and the people are as warm as the trade winds blowing in from the Med."
FEATURING VALENCIA, A THREE-PART SERIES: (I) The Banda de Musica is Definitive of the (Unofficial) Music Capital of Spain »
In Valencia there are more bandas de musica than the municipalities that comprise the Autonomous Community. They are definitive of the Valencian essence.
FEATURING VALENCIA, A THREE PART SERIES: (2) The Most Musical Town in Spain Losses Billions to the Deadly DANA »
The Valencian music industry has been brutally impacted by the DANA, especially those businesses located in Horta Sud, the comarca that suffered the worst damage. The double jeopardy of it is that many of the businesses are micro and small businesses and are therefore doubly vulnerable to the disaster, with very little to fall back on. -
A GUIDEPOST REPRINT: “THE SPANISH SCENE: Cheers for the Cheese,” 24 March 1972 »
"Family dynasties have risen and fallen, town elections have been won or lost, and enterprising locals have made it big or fallen into disgrace, all on the basis of how well -- or how bad -- they made their Idiazabal cheese. Now it was announced that a monument commemorating Idiazabal cheese would be built."
THE FAST-CHANGING CHRISTMAS IN ULTRA-TRADITIONAL SPAIN »
Suddenly, as though rousing from a deep slumber, the Spaniards have scrambled up with characteristic zest at the beginning of November, hanging garlands of light. And if the fact that the Little Drummer Boy came rather too early smacks kind of commercialism, so what? ’Tis the Season to be Jolly, the earlier celebrated, the happier. And for every extra euro that goes into the till, there's an undeniable Christmas spirit to it too.
TOURISM, A FABULOUS FONT OF JOBS IN SPAIN! »
"The number of Social Security contributors in the tourism sector of Spain continues to show positive data in the first full month of autumn 2024. In October, contributors linked to tourism activities increased in absolute terms by 98,845 people, reaching a total figure of more than 2.75 million workers."
A GUIDEPOST REPRINT: “The Quixotic World of Spanish Teaching,” 21 March 1986 »
"A report for the Spanish Culture Ministry says that Spanish ranks second only to English as the foreign language most studied in Europe, and in many English-speaking countries it is the first foreign language choice of students. But the Ministry of Culture in Madrid complains that Spanish is taught abroad without official support from the government."
THE EUROPEAN UNION IS STANDING BY UKRAINE IN THE ADVENT OF THE NEW TRUMP ERA! »
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission: “Today’s positive assessment by the Commission of Ukraine’s €4.1 billion payment request is further proof both of Europe’s steadfast commitment to Ukraine, and of the country’s impressive progress in driving forward important reforms to advance on its EU path while fighting an atrocious war."
NEWSFLASH! EUROPEAN UNION CITIZENS AND NON-EUROPEAN UNION CITIZENS, YOU’VE GOT TO READ THIS! »
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