Tag: Spanish Government

Spain’s Inflation Levels Hit 13-Year High Driven by Increasing Energy Costs

Inflation levels in Spain surged to a 13-year-high in September driven by increasing energy costs, among other things, data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on Wednesday. The flash indicator prepared by the INE (pdf) showed that national consumer prices rose 4.0 percent year-on-year, the highest reading since September 2008, when the rate was 4.5 percent. The…


Spanish Government Says All Cattle on Pariah Ship Should Be Killed

MADRID—More than 850 cows that have spent months on a ship in the Mediterranean are no longer fit for transport and should be killed, Spain’s Agriculture Ministry said on Saturday, confirming an earlier Reuters report. The cows were kept in what an animal rights activist called “hellish” conditions on the Karim Allah, which docked in…