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Spanish University Brings Sustainable Energy to Colombian Town
January 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Northwestern Spain's University of Santiago de Compostela is leading a project to create "sustainable energy communities" in Colombia, providing free electricity to residents of La Primavera, a town in the so-called "FARC zone," officials said. continue reading »
Spanish Prime Minister Reacts to Controversy Surrounding Popular Party
January 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy pledged here Saturday not to "waver" if irregularities are found to have occurred within his conservative Popular Party. continue reading »
Spain’s Largest Banks Hit Record High for Bad Loans
January 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The proportion of non-performing loans held by Spain's large banks, regional savings banks, or "cajas," and other lending institutions hit a new record high of 11.38 percent in November. continue reading »
Spain to Dispatch Military Transport, Trainers to Mali
January 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spain will contribute to the French-led European Union operation against Islamist militants in Mali by dispatching a Hercules military transport aircraft and as many as 50 military trainers, Defense Minister Pedro Morenes said Friday. continue reading »
Cultural Center in Miami Exhibits Photos of Spain from Last 60 Years
January 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
An exhibit here of the work of Spain's greatest photographers, from black-and-white images of the impoverished post-civil-war period to intense color photos capturing the "movida madrileña" counter-cultural movement, documents the recent societal transformations in the Iberian nation. continue reading »
Spanish Popular Party Investigating Ex-Treasurer’s Swiss Bank Accounts
January 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Top leaders of Spain's ruling conservative Popular Party, headed by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, have called a meeting to discuss revelations that the party's former treasurer, ex-Sen. Luis Barcenas, held 22 million euros ($29.3 million) in Swiss bank accounts. continue reading »
SPAIN: Number of Registered Foreigners Drops, First Time in 15 Years
January 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The number of foreigners registered in Spain at the beginning of January 2012 fell for the first time in the last 15 years, official figures released Wednesday show. A total of 5,736,258 people of foreign origin were registered in Spain on Jan. continue reading »
Number of Foreigners in Spain Drops for First Time in 15 Years
January 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The number of foreigners registered in Spain at the beginning of January 2012 fell for the first time in the last 15 years, official figures released Wednesday show. continue reading »
Spanish Prime Minister Urges Germany to Adopt Stiumlus
January 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Germany and the other creditor nations in the Eurozone should take action to stimulate economic growth, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in an interview with Britain's Financial Times. continue reading »
Prince Felipe: Now is the Time to Invest in Spain
January 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Crown Prince Felipe told international investors on Tuesday that now is the "best time" to take advantage of business opportunities that are opening up in Spain as the Iberian nation adopts the necessary measures to resume growing economically. continue reading »
Prime Minister Rajoy: Spain Will Start to See a Recovery this Year
January 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in an interview with the Financial Times that the economic recovery will be felt in Spain this year, when the reforms implemented by his government will start "to bear fruit." continue reading »
Spain, U.S. Discuss Bilateral Defense Cooperation
January 16, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spain's Crown Prince Felipe and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta discussed here Tuesday bilateral cooperation on defense, the war on terrorism in Mali and the start of Spanish troop withdrawals from Afghanistan. continue reading »
Spanish Government Looks for Cost-Cutting in Its Diplomatic Offices
January 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spain's foreign minister said Monday that he is open to sharing diplomatic, trade and cultural offices abroad with Latin American countries under certain circumstances. continue reading »
Spanish Firm Looks to Invest in Uruguayan Rail Network
January 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish railway operator Eusko Tren has confirmed its interest in investing in Uruguay and presented a plan to Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, the press reported Sunday, citing company executives. continue reading »
Brazilian Government OKs Power Line Run by Spanish Firm
January 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazil's environmental protection agency said it has granted Spanish company Isolux Energia a license to operate a power transmission line between the southeastern states of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. continue reading »
EU Questions Google’s Dominance of Web Searches
January 12, 2013 | by The Celebrity Cafe | Latino Daily News
European Union antitrust regulators have accused Google of diverting web traffic from its competitors. According to Businessweek, the EU has asked that Google submit concessions to settle what it calls an ‘antitrust probe’. continue reading »
Spanish Firms Less Innovative than European Counterparts
January 12, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Within the European Union, Spanish firms are among the least involved in innovation cooperation with institutions or companies based elsewhere in the region, the EU's statistics agency said Friday. continue reading »
Spain Lightens Prison Sentence for Angel Carromero
January 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Angel Carromero, who was sent home to Spain from Cuba to serve the rest of a four-year sentence for vehicular manslaughter on the island, walked out of a prison here Friday after authorities agreed to grant him open-regime status. continue reading »
Spanish Police Stop E-mail Scam Ring That Stole $1.3Million
January 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish police arrested here five members of a ring that allegedly used e-mail scams to defraud unsuspecting foreigners out of more than 1 million euros ($1.3 million). continue reading »
Bomb Blast Kills Spanish Soldier in Afghanistan
January 11, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Spanish soldier died Friday in a bomb blast in Afghanistan, Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria said. continue reading »
