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Tony Bryant Alhaurín de la Torre. Friday, 13 June 2025, 09:41 The prestigious Torre del Cante flamenco festival, now in its 51st year, will take place in the El Portón open-air auditorium in Alhaurín de la Torre on Saturday 21 June. This is one of the most well-established summer flamenco gatherings in Andalucía and, as in previous years, this instalment …

Next month, the Starlite Catalan Occidente Music Festival will kick off with a series of concerts featuring rock, pop and contemporary music. The series will continue through July and August. The boutique festival offers more than fifty days of concerts with a program that caters to all musical tastes, audiences and ages. The two main venues – auditorium and main …

Administrative errors by the government are a constant possibility. In Spain, a social security mistake allowed a man 15 years to collect his father’s pension after his mother died. After her husband’s passing, she was entitled to a widow pension. While acknowledging that the social security system was negligent, the court found the son guilty for not reporting the error …

The omnibus decrete was rejected by the congress, and the state assistance for electric vehicle purchases in Spain has been frozen in the last four month. Sara Aagesen launched the third application call under the Moves Plan on Tuesday, four months after the national ministry for ecological transition announced it would be bringing back the plan. The Moves plan budget …

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 13:26 The Spanish central government has approved a new tender for Imserso, a subsidised holiday scheme that offers affordable travel to retired individuals. The flat rate this year for pensioners with lower incomes is 50 euros. According to the Ministry of Social Rights, Consumption and Agenda 2020, Imserso reserves 7,447 spaces for people who receive …

Monday, 31st March 2025, at 21:24 The Spanish Ministry of Consumer Affairs has opened an investigation into Alquiler Seguro, a real-estate company. It is suspected that the company charges tenants illegal fees. National consumer organizations, like Facua, reported abuses that were not in compliance with housing laws. In particular, the violation involves charging tenants fees for contract formalisation, property management …

Friday, 28th March 2025 at 14:22 The luxury sector is not in its best period. Global uncertainty and the slowdown of the Chinese market, which is one of the main pillars of global consumption, has led the luxury industry to its worst results for years. From Gucci to LVMH in France, all of them are confident that the consumption will …

Thursday, 27th March 2025 at 8:19 The Spanish government approved the draft of a law to protect minors online. Among other measures, it raises the age limit for opening an account on social media or for subscribing any platform, from 14 to 16 years old. The Spanish government has approved the draft law for the protection of minors in digital …

Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 23:08 Most compulsory education teachers in Spain confess to losing their passion for their job. Over the past two decades, the number of people who are interested in entering or remaining in the teaching profession has decreased. Experts do not believe that the problem can be solved unless the educational administrations adopt very specific and comprehensive …

Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 22:49 | Updated 23:02h. Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs sanctioned low-cost airlines for “abusive business practices”. Now, another step is being taken to stop these abusive practices. The office of the state public prosecutor (‘Fiscalía’) has announced that it will defend consumers and air transport users in the high court that is handling the ongoing and …