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Government of Spain offers Algeciras as destination port of 'Open Arms'

Sunday 18 August 2019

The Acting President of the Government has taken the decision following the refusal by Matteo Salvini to allow the vessel to dock in Italy and the impediments expressed by other Mediterranean countries.

Spanish fishing marine reserves: 11 priority destinations to practise diving in unique habitats

Friday 16 August 2019

Nowadays marine reserves are an example of sustainable fishing, due to the regeneration of species - of fishing interest and others - since their rich bio-diversity has made them a priority destination for divers. The first of these protected spaces, created 33 years ago in 1986, was Tabarca Island Marine Reserve (Alicante).

WHO verifies state of elimination of measles and rubella in Spain again this year

Friday 16 August 2019

Spain has once again verified this year the state of elimination of measles and rubella, meaning we are a country without the endemic transmission of these viruses.6

Spain sends an amphibious aircraft to aid Greece in fighting wildfires

Wednesday 14 August 2019

On Wednesday, the Government of Spain sent a Canadair amphibious aircraft with a capacity of 5,500 litres to Greece, in response to the request received through the Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) of the European Commission, to support the country in putting out wildfires that have broken out on several islands.

Carmen Calvo praises navigators of first voyage around the world, "Spain owes them a great debt of admiration and respect"

Saturday 10 August 2019

The Acting Vice-President of the Government, Minister for the Presidency, Parliamentary Relations and Equality, Carmen Calvo, highlighted during the events to commemorate the 5th centenary of the first voyage around the world, that Spain "owes a great debt of admiration and respect to the 239 men that set out on an adventure to try and discover the world".

IPCC calls for land protection strategies as key to feeding growing global population and combating climate change

Thursday 8 August 2019

The United Nations International Panel of Experts on Climate Change (IPCC) has published its special report on "Climate Change and Land" in Geneva (Switzerland), in which it calls on countries to develop strategies capable of guaranteeing land protection in the short term as key to feeding and dressing the growing global population, as well as combating climate change.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation offers 88 grants for work experience at its central services and in diplomatic missions and consular offices

Wednesday 7 August 2019

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation has organised two grant programmes aimed at Spanish citizens to carry out work experience at its central services and in the network of Spanish diplomatic missions and consular offices abroad.

Operation Crossing the Strait hit record numbers for weekends with significant increases when compared with 2018

Tuesday 6 August 2019

Up to Monday, 5 August, 1,393,541 passengers and 323,632 vehicles embarked at the nine ports falling under the operation, representing increases of 8.6% and 11.1% respectively.

Recorded unemployment falls by 123,588 year-on-year in July

Friday 2 August 2019

The number of recorded unemployed at the State Public Employment Services (Spanish acronym: SEPE) in July 2019 fell by 123,588 in the last 12 months at a year-on-year rate of 3.94%.

New all-time record for National Insurance figures, which closed July with average of 19,533,211 contributors

Friday 2 August 2019

The average number of National Insurance contributors exceeded 19.5 million (19,533,211) again in July, the highest figure for men and women in work since records began.