TECH-mogul Elon Musk recently chimed in on the ‘Empty Spain’ debate, as he does on most things. He’s absolutely right. The rural depopulation issue has left large parts of the rural interior of the country almost unpopulated. In fact, only 20% of Spain is occupied by the 90% of its population. This evacuation, while appealing to many urban tourists and …
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After Adamuz, the traffic on Spain’s high speed rail network dropped by a third
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Adrián Nino bags crucial late equaliser for Malaga CF in top-of-the-table clash
Share In their second away fixture in four days, Malaga CF rescued a crucial point on Saturday evening with a 1-1 draw away to Deportivo La Coruña, keeping their promotion push firmly alive. Juanpe started the match for the visitors, who were facing direct competition from the home team in the promotion race. Despite those setbacks, Malaga began with confidence …
Read More »Spain issues record number of traffic fines – 6.1 Million – with Andalucia the hardest hit
The DGT (Spanish traffic authority) has broken all previous records by issuing over 6.1 million fines on the roads of the country in 2025. The Directorate General of Traffic has confirmed that there are 6,106,354 fines. This is the first time in history the total annual amount of fines has exceeded six million. Nearly 17,000 of these penalties are issued …
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