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Sun, 17 Jul 2022 19:25:22
Customer service law sets three-minute on-hold limit and 15 days for resolving complaints
SPAIN'S new customer service law announced in February this year will limit the time callers are left 'on hold' when contacting companies to just three minutes, and sets a maximum of 15 days for firms to resolve complaints.

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 13:20:56
Cabify drivers can now take contactless payments without needing a card machine
CUSTOMERS using the car-sharing service Cabify can now pay using contactless without the driver needing to have a card machine, thanks to a new deal between the company and finance firm Divilo.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:09:03
Vodafone Spain recycles and reconditions 100% of mobile devices
A LEADING mobile phone network operator's circular economy strategy has led to over 1,557 tonnes of discarded devices being recycled or reused.

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 22:28:13
State of the Nation Debate: Steps for living-cost crisis relief unveiled
A BATTERY of measures to curb the cost of living crisis announced by Spain's government will include windfall taxes on energy companies, an extra levy on bank profits, additional cash benefits for students, and reduced-price or even free public trans...

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 08:48:04
Scorcher! Nationwide heatwave could break temperature records
TEMPERATURES across Spain could break all records this week, with inland provinces topping 40ºC – and even creeping close to 50ºC.

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 22:37:21
Which companies in Spain have the best reputation? Top 100 revealed
THIS year's ranking of the companies in Spain with the best public reputation is now out, and once again, is topped by the two corporations run by the country's wealthiest families – although they have swapped places.

Sat, 09 Jul 2022 21:43:19
Which villages are the most popular with foreign house-hunters?
HOMEBUYERS from abroad tend to head for coastal areas, large towns and cities, and tourism hotspots, depending upon their criteria - work, retirement, holidays, or eventually all three at different points in time. 

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 17:06:21
Princess of Girona Awards: Spain's 'Nobel Prizes' for young adults
IT'S NOT all sunning yourself by the sea during your sixth-form summer holidays when you're going to be Queen – sometimes you have to spend your down-time going to work. And in full public view, too, knowing your every move will end up in the newsp...

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 22:17:23
Spain's New York statue story: Liberty, equality...and mattresses
IF YOU'RE reading this from the USA, you might have just finished watched the fireworks at the end of one of the nation's biggest public holidays.

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 22:17:35
Ouigo launches high-speed Valencia-Madrid rail link for €9 each way
A HIGH-SPEED, low-cost train line now operating in Spain has put tickets on sale for the Madrid-Valencia route for just €9 each way.

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 20:06:49
Masks indoors 'recommended' but not compulsory; health ministry urges public to get third jab
NATIONAL health authorities in Spain have once again recommended wearing a mask in indoor areas, but have not made this compulsory as yet.

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 17:56:11
Cabin crew through the ages: Showcasing a lifetime of Iberia's uniforms
ONCE you're settled in your seat, belted in and counting the minutes until that moment you can pop your tray down, go to the loo and switch the reading light on – with one eye always on the qui vive for the food trolley – you probably only notice...

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 15:53:44
Hollywood stars you didn't know were (partly, at least) Spanish 
INTERNATIONAL celebrities from Spain or with Spanish relatives are not exactly rare, but are few enough in number that their names are well known – if a quiz show on a non-Spanish TV channel asked contestants to list them, chances are almost everyo...

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 15:47:05
Ethan Hawke, Brokeback Mountain and Almería: Almodóvar goes west
JUST when you thought you knew what to expect from 'an Almodóvar film', the cult director from Castilla-La Mancha serves up something completely off the menu – and it's getting to the stage where there are few cinema genres left he hasn't dabbled ...

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 22:38:11
Public transport discounts, cash payout to low-income workers and energy company windfall tax announced
A BATTERY of measures to soften the blow of price-led inflation has been announced following Spain's latest Council of Ministers, at a cost of around €9.1 billion.



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