Catalonia demands a “no strings attached” bailout

Catalonia has asked Madrid for a bailout of just over 5 billion euros to help pay the bills until the end of the year. A spokesman for the generalitat, run by the fiercely pro-independent regional government of Artur Mas, said that Catalonia will not accept any political orders along with the money, “as this is our money which is simply being managed by the Spanish state, and we want it back to run our own Continue reading Catalonia demands a “no strings attached” bailout

Junta promises reforestation aid to Bedar

The final figures released on the Bedar fire say that 374 ha of land, mainly scrub and pines, were burnt by the weekend forest fire. A great deal of the land was included within the special conservation area (LIC) of the Sierra Bedar. A number of houses – the exact number has not been released- were damaged, mainly isolated villas and cortijos around the Serena / Los Pinos area. A search of facebook will bring Continue reading Junta promises reforestation aid to Bedar