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Tenancy law reform to allow 'express eviction'
Saturday, August 25, 2012

Tenants who fail to pay their rent could be evicted within 10 days, according to minister of public works Ana Pastor.

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Bank bosses' wages capped
Saturday, August 25, 2012

Bank managers' and directors' salaries will be limited to half a million euros a year, and the bosses of those entities which have received financial assistance from the banking organisation restructure fund (FROB) will see their pay-packets capped at 100,000 euros per year.

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Holidaymaker numbers reach record high
Saturday, August 25, 2012

The number of tourists who travelled to Spain in July was at an historic high this year, having risen 4.4 per cent on the figures for 2011.

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Monthly 400-euro benefit ‘gives no incentive to look for a job’
Monday, August 13, 2012

Spain's government says the 400-euro monthly benefit to the long-term unemployed is "important" but "does not give them an incentive to look for work".

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Spain on fire
Monday, August 13, 2012

Forest fires continue to rage across Spain and out-of-control blazes in the Canary Islands forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents.

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Speed limits on N-roads to come down, but could go up on motorways
Monday, August 13, 2012

Speed limits on Spain's roads are set to be reduced, says minister of the interior Jorge Fernández Díaz.

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