he announcement that EuroVegas will finally be built in Madrid after months of uncertainty was welcomed with “great joy” by the regional government, which called the news “a liberation.”
“The regional premier’s determination has brought this project here over other serious candidates like Barcelona,” said a spokesperson for Esperanza Aguirre, of the conservative Popular Party (PP). Read more »
Publication of official mortgage market reference rates – EURIBOR, MIBOR and IRR on government bonds with two to six year maturities traded in the secondary market. The aforementioned rates only become official upon publication in the Spanish official gazette. Read more »
Barcelona has been ranked 40th in the 50 cities with the best quality of life in the world. Madrid made it to 43rd. Other European cities on the list include Viena and Zurich.
The report studied 221 cities around the world, taking New York (which occupies 47th place) as the reference to compare various levels of quality of life, such as public services, the offer of nightlife and accommodation, the socio-cultural atmosphre, economic, political, social, educational and environment. Read more »
The below mentioned summary on the new Decree 2/2012 of 10 January, which regulates the regimen about the existing buildings and settlements over undeveloped land in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia (entered into force onFebruary 29, 2012), has been issued by the lawyer Mr. Félix Ruiz, Spanish solicitor and proffesional of the Spanish law firm Arcos & Lamers Asociados in Marbella.
This Spanish law approved by the regional Andalucía government does not pursue the so called “urban amnesty” (“amnistía fiscal”) for those buildings that somehow are in a irregular situation within the Andalucía non developed land. But just the opposite. The Decree far from giving sense to this situation, provokes new questions and increases the already chaotic regulatory about the rustic land in Andalucía. Read more »
Mariano Rajoy is not considering further VAT or Personal Income Tax increases in the 2013 Budget and hopes not to have to take such difficult decisions for the Spanish people as those taken during the first months of his term in office.
The President of the Government also calls for greater economic and fiscal integration within the European Union; “no steps backward will be taken; not by the Euro, not by the Single Market and not by the Union”.
The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, received the President of the Republic of France, François Hollande, at Moncloa Palace on Thursday. They discussed matters on the international and bilateral agendas, including the situation in Spain and the Eurozone. Read more »
Making connections was priority No. 1 for Aigerim Shorman and Shana Zheng. As founders of Triptrotting, an online community that connects travelers with locals, the pair quickly recognized that startup accelerators could be their ticket to mentorship and funding.
After raising $300,000 in seed money from Pasadena, Calif., incubator Idealab and launching their company last May, Shorman and Zheng applied to Launchpad LA, the Los Angeles accelerator program founded by venture capitalist Mark Suster. Launchpad invests $50,000 in each company accepted into its four-month program and provides business advice, free shared office space and networking opportunities. Read more »
If you are interested in setting up a new company in Spain, the following information should be taken into account. The professional team of lawyers and Spanish tax advisers of Arcos y Lamers Asociados has the knowledge and experience necessary to provide the legal fiscal, accountancy and labour advice that you may need for your Spanish company in Málaga, Costa del Sol, or any other area of Spain. Read more »
The Council of Ministers has approved the extension to the Professional Re-qualification Programme (PREPARA). The measure takes retroactive effect from 16 August and will remain in force until 15 February 2013.
The extension was announced by the President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, on 14 August, and was subsequently analysed with social stakeholders.
The Vice-President of the Government, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, pointed out that the reform of the PREPARA Plan has two objectives: firstly, that no-one without resources be left without State support and secondly, the training and reinsertion into the job market of the unemployed. Read more »
Specifically in 2012, more than two million euros (2,041,350) euros will be earmarked to promoting projects and activities associated with self-employment, the social economy and corporate social responsibility. This money will be managed by the non-profit organisations and public and private universities whose projects are selected via the tender published on Monday in the Official State Gazette.
“This financial aid is intended to help drive entrepreneurship in Spain, so all those activities that foster the entrepreneurial spirit through self-employment, the social economy and corporate social responsibility will be given priority. Furthermore, any action aimed at commemorating 2012 as the ‘International Year of Cooperatives’ will also be considered priority”, said Miguel Ángel García Martín, Director-General for Self-Employment, the Social Economy and Corporate Social Responsibility. Read more »
