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Spain

20 October 2021, Spain, Barcelona: Barcelona's Sergino Dest (L) and Dynamo's Vitaliy Mykolenko battle for the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group E soccer match between FC Barcelona and FC Dynamo Kyiv at the Camp Nou Stadium. Photo: David Ramirez/DAX via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Sports

PANDEMIC

Barca coronavirus cases reach 10 for week as three more test positive

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/30/21

Sergino Dest, Philippe Coutinho and Ez Abde are the latest to go into quarantine, with Barca's numbers dwindling ahead of Sunday's trip to Real Mallorca

Traditional white grapes like those that Spaniards massively eat on New Year's Eve. Photo: Pixabay.

Lifestyle

TRADITIONS

The twelve grapes of luck, the great Spanish New Year's Eve tradition

The Nomad Today 12/30/21

Every New Year's Eve millions of Spaniards eat twelve grapes to attract fortune and prosperity

28 December 2021, Spain, Barcelona: Elderly people sit on a bench in the center of Barcelona. Photo: Jordi Boixareu/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Economy & Business

CONSUMER PRICES

Inflation in Spain registers highest rate in 30 years in December

The Nomad Today 12/30/21

The annual rate of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose again in the last month of 2021, reaching 6.7%

21 December 2021, Spain, Sevilla: Barcelona's Gavi (L) and Sevilla's Diego Carlos battle for the ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Sevilla and Barcelona at Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium. Photo: Jose Luis Contreras/DAX via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Sports

PANDEMIC

Barca trio Dembele, Gavi and Umtiti test positive for Covid-19

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/30/21

The Blaugrana sit in seventh place in LaLiga, 18 points behind leaders Real Madrid

07 December 2021, Spain, Madrid: Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior (R) and Inter Milan's Nicolo Barella battle for the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group D soccer match between Real Madrid and Inter Milan at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Photo: Apo Caballero/DAX via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Sports

PANDEMIC

Four Real Madrid players test positive for coronavirus

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/30/21

Madrid issued a short statement on Wednesday confirming Courtois, Camavinga, Valverde and Vinicius were the latest players to test positive

25 December 2021, Spain, Barcelona: A protester wearing the "V for Vendetta" mask is seen during a protest against the vaccination and the Covid passport in the centre of Barcelona on Christmas day. Photo: Paco Freire/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spain limits sports capacity: 75% in stadiums, 50% in closed arenas

The Nomad Today 12/30/21

The health authorities also agreed to shorten the quarantine period for Covid-19 positive cases from 10 to 7 days

28 December 2021, Spain, Barcelona: Passers-by walk through the shopping street Portal del Angel under Christmas decorations. Photo: Jordi Boixareu/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spain cuts quarantine duration for Covid positive cases to 7 days

The Nomad Today 12/29/21

The measure comes after the United States reduced the quarantine to five days, and with omicron infections on the rise throughout Spain

23 December 2021, Spain, Madrid: Travelers line up at the Iberia check-in counter at Madrid's Adolfo Suarez airport. Photo: Gustavo Valiente/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spain tightens entry requirements for travelers from high-risk areas

The Nomad Today 12/29/21

The decision of the Ministry of Health imposes mandatory negative tests for Covid-19 on travelers from certain countries and reduces the validity of vaccination passports to 9 months

27 December 2021, Spain, Palma: A nurse cares for a patient in the intensive care unit of the main hospital Son Espases for coronavirus patients. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spain mobilizes 1,000 soldiers to inject vaccines as omicron spreads

The Nomad Today 12/29/21

The number infections and the 14-day incidence rate reported by the health authorities broke a new record on Tuesday

FILED - 22 August 2020, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Mukran: Wind turbines trun in the wind in the Baltic Sea. Spanish-German firm Siemens Gamesa and energy firm Iberdrola have signed agreements to maintain wind turbines totalling 1,928 MW at 69 of the energy group's wind farms in Spain and Portugal for a period of between three and five years. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa-Zentralbild/ZB.

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

New contracts for Siemens Gamesa, Iberdrola in Spain and Portugal

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/29/21

The total workforce that is needed to maintain the wind farms included in these contracts accounts for around 160 employees

06 October 2021, Italy, Milan: Spain's Ferran Torres (R) celebrates scoring his side's first goal with team mates during the UEFA Nations League semi-final soccer match between Italy and Spain at San Siro Stadium. Photo: Fabrizio Carabelli/LPS via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Sports

LA LIGA

Barcelona confirm deal to sign Ferran Torres

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/28/21

The Catalan giants revealed a 1 billion euros release clause has been inserted in Torres' contract

28 December 2021, Spain, Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (L) receives applause after his speach during a plenary session at the Congress of Deputies where the 2022 General State Budget is being discussed. Photo: Eduardo Parra/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Spain

PARLIAMENT

Big win for Sánchez as Spanish parliament approves his budget

The Nomad Today 12/28/21

Spain's political stability looks to be largely secure until the elections in autumn 2023

Shopping street city centre Spain. Photo: Pixabay.

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

Spanish retail sales grow at the fastest pace in six months

The Nomad Today 12/28/21

The increase was the strongest since May

27 December 2021, Spain, Palma: A nurse cares for a patient in the intensive care unit of the main hospital Son Espases for coronavirus patients. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spain's Covid incidence exceeds 1,000 and breaks all-time record

The Nomad Today 12/28/21

Since the pandemic began, the Ministry of Health has reported 5,932,626 million cases and 89,139 deaths

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, speaking by videoconference with Spanish troops deployed abroad on Christmas Eve. Photo: La Moncloa/file photo.

Economy & Business

EU FUNDS

Europe transfers first € 10 billion of the recovery plan to Spain

The Nomad Today 12/28/21

Spain meets the objective of receiving the first disbursement linked to milestones and objectives before the end of 2021

25 December 2021, Spain, Barcelona: Protesters take part in a protest against the vaccination and the Covid passport in the centre of Barcelona on Christmas day. Photo: Paco Freire/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spain's parliamentary speaker tests positive as Covid-19 rate soars

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/27/21

Spain's seven-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants is currently 563

Finance Minister María Jesús Montero, at a press conference after a extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

Spain

TAXES

Spanish tax authority releases expanded list of 7,277 large debtors

The Nomad Today 12/27/21

The list includes football players, TV celebrities, actors, chefs, writers, and even big tech companies like Twitter

23 December 2021, Spain, Madrid: People look at the arrivals schedule on a display board at Adolfo Suarez airport on the day before Christmas Eve. Photo: Gustavo Valiente/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Tourism

TOURISM

Spain's hotel sector still far from pre-pandemic occupancy levels

The Nomad Today 12/27/21

There is a long way to go before we can say that the recovery is complete

Participation of the State Public Employment Service (SEPE) in StartUp Olé 2017. Photo: SEPE.

Work

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

Spain allocates € 21 million to hire workers for employment services

The Nomad Today 12/27/21

From December 2010 to December 2020, the structural staff of the SEPE was reduced by 2,089 officials

The First Vice President and Ministry of Economic Affairs, Nadia Calvino. Photo: Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Economy & Business

GOVERNMENT

Calviño to chair IMF's International Monetary and Financial Committee

The Nomad Today 12/26/21

The Board of Governors of the IMF confirmed her appointment for the next two years