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Spain
Spain's coal industry is shutting down unprofitable plants
Oct 8, 2020
Spanish energy providers decided that refitting coal plants to reduce carbon emissions and meet EU regulations was too expensive.
Spain's party island faces an uncertain summer
Jun 26, 2020
Ibiza usually welcomes 3 million tourists to its beaches and clubs in summertime. What now with COVID-19 restrictions?
Spain to hold a general election — again
by
Amy Scott
Nov 8, 2019
The continuing political stalemate could hamper economic growth.
Abandoned towns in Spain are selling for as little as $100,000
Jun 17, 2019
One real estate company has made a business out of assisting struggling rural towns.
Brexit puts Gibraltar residents between a rock and a hard place
Oct 16, 2018
People in the U.K. territory adjoining Spain voted against Brexit and are now fearful.
Brexit puts Gibraltar residents between a rock and a hard place
Oct 16, 2018
People in the U.K. territory adjoining Spain voted against Brexit and are now fearful.
European politics are causing tremors in financial markets
by
David Brancaccio
and Janet Nguyen
May 29, 2018
But, "it's also important to remember that the markets are not in anything like the kind of conditions they were when the eurozone crisis was at its most intense back in 2011 and 2012," Andrew Walker, an economics correspondent for the BBC told us.
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How to be a tour guide
by
Eliza Mills
Mar 9, 2018
Jonathan Lerner put his passion for people, culture and history to work when he founded Tailored Tours Barcelona.
The Spanish Christmas Lottery is a cultural and economic phenomenon
Dec 19, 2017
The Spanish Christmas Lottery, one of the biggest draws in the world, has a payout of over 2 billion euros and a participation rate of 75 percent.
"Schrodinger's declaration of independence" in Spain
by
Anu Anand
Oct 11, 2017
Spanish businesses are confused after the latest developments in Catalonia.