View from Spain: The ecstasy and agony of England fans watching Euro 2020 final from abroad
THE ecstasy and the agony were lived in equal measure across Spain where England fans saw their team fall at the final hurdle in an
COVID Spain: 100 positive tests among thousands who flocked to major Barcelona music festival
JUST 123 people among the first 13,000 ticketholders at a major music festival in Barcelona tested positive for COVID-19. All festival-goers heading to The Cruilla
Marine experts warn public to steer clear of fin whale migration off coast of southern Spain
OVER 200 fin whales are currently travelling down the east coast of Spain and south towards the Strait of Gibraltar on their annual migration back
Catalunya is latest region in Spain to tighten COVID-19 restrictions as fifth wave hits
Catalunya has announced it will tighten restrictions on socializing and nightlife after a surge in new coronavirus infections hit Spain. The new rules come as
Court halts efforts to remove Franco monument in Catalunya after campaign by locals
A COURT has delayed an attempt to remove a monument inaugurated by General Francisco Franco to celebrate a victory during the Spanish Civil War after
Cantabria and Catalunya regions of Spain added to Germany’s COVID-19 ‘risk list’
THE German authorities have added Catalunya and Cantabria to their list of risk areas for coronavirus. According to the Robert Koch Institute, the government agency responsible for
Did you sign up with a Financial Adviser in Spain?
Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial Looking back, it’s obvious I was fairly naïve when I first moved to Spain in
Pedro Sanchez will ‘never allow’ Catalunya referendum on independence from Spain
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has rejected an independence referendum for the Catalunya region during a speech to Congress today(June 30). Sanchez said that his ruling
Cold called about your pensions and investments in Spain?
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Within the last 24 hours both myself and my colleague working from our Costa
Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee found dead in Barcelona prison hours after Spain authorised extradition to US for tax evasion
THE tech entrepreneur was found hanging in his cell late on Wednesday just hours after a Spanish court authorised his extradition to the USA to
Pardoned Catalan separatist leaders walk out of jail… and immediately demand independence from Spain
THE nine Catalan separatist leaders who walked free from prison on Wednesday after a controversial pardon by the Spanish government appeared not to have lost
Low-cost bullet train price war breaks out on Madrid-Barcelona commuter corridor in Spain
A PRICE war began on Wednesday between the Spanish train operator AVLO and the French Ouigo rail service for business along one of Europe’s busiest
Pedro Sanchez hands out pardons to Catalan separatists jailed by Spain over illegal independence referendum
SPAIN’S Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has announced the freeing of nine Catalan separatists jailed for sedition over their involvement in an illegal independence referendum held
Godfather of Catalan nationalism faces trial along with seven children over ‘hidden fortune’
JORDI Pujol, the former regional president of Catalunya for 23 years, is to face trial along with his seven children over an alleged fortune which
FREEDOM: Spanish government to pardon nine jailed Catalan separatists
SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has said he will propose pardons for nine jailed Catalan separatists at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. “Tomorrow, guided by
Living in Spain but still have a UK based financial adviser?
by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Chorus Financial are receiving an increasing number of enquiries from those of you living
EXILED: Judge bans persistent troublemaker from Barcelona town
A MAN who attacked police with a knife has been banned from the town where he lives for two years after a series of other
Picasso branded ‘woman abuser’ in protest at Barcelona museum dedicated to Spain’s most famous artist
By Nickacia Forrester The Picasso Museum in Barcelona was the scene of a protest when a group of art students took “silent action” to expose
Barcelona opens beaches for Sant Joan parties against health chiefs’ advice
BEACHES in Barcelona will be opened for the night of Sant Joan when thousands normally celebrate the start of the summer with all-night parties, bonfires
COVID-19 digital passport to travel across EU can be downloaded in Catalunya
A DIGITAL COVID-19 passport which will allow holders to travel within the European Union can be downloaded by patients in Catalunya from June 9. If
Jailed Catalan leader admits unilateral independence route ‘no longer viable’
THE jailed Catalan leader Oriol Junqueras has said unilateral efforts to break away from Spain were no longer viable. Junqueras, who is serving a 13-year
New cruise port for Barcelona despite protests over too many tourists
BARCELONA has granted permission for a new €33 million cruise port despite past protests that the city was inundated with tourists from cruise liners who
Woman arrested for ‘cutting off’ of boss’s penis in Barcelona after alleged rape
POLICE have arrested a woman for allegedly cutting off the penis of a bar owner where she worked in Barcelona. The man was taken to
Investment Alert! Are you invested in Momentum Harmony, Lombard Russell or Privee Select Funds?
Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons) Managing Partner Chorus Financial I’ve come across a number of clients in the above-mentioned funds. They are commonly used
Barcelona attack terrorists jailed
THREE members of an Islamist terror group responsible for the 2017 terror attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils which killed 16 and injured 140 have been
One of Spain’s top tourist attractions, Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia, suffers another completion setback
THE COVID pandemic has dashed hopes for completing Antoni Gaudi’s unfinished iconic Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona in time for the centenary of his death.