Archive for June, 2008
Spain are European champions after 44 years of hurt!
Spain have finally done it! They’ve also done it in style I might add. A fine goal by Fernando Torres – “el niño” put paid to 44 years of waiting. Well done lads you deserve it.
Spain v Germany Eurocup Final
I thought I’d better write a few words after watching Spain walk all over Russia in last night’s Eurocup semi-final. What happened to the Russia that destroyed Holland – who in my opinion was one of the most exciting teams to watch? In all honesty I think Spain has had one hell of an easy ride [...]
Another Noche de San Juan over in Barcelona
It looks like people are still suffering the after effects of another Noche de San Juan from where I’m looking out! Didn’t see too many people on the trains and public transport – all suffering from hangovers I expect. I just read in the newspaper that there were around 85,000 people celebrating the “Verbena” on [...]
Spanish lorry drivers strike is over – for the moment.
It looks like the Spanish lorry drivers have decided to stop striking at the moment in order to ease the economy. The strike started a week ago over the increasing price of fuel has left supermarkets without supplies and caused traffic jams all over the country. The strike was instigated by three of the biggest [...]
Nadal tastes victory at The Queens Club
Rafael Nadal has become the first Spaniard to win a grass court tournament in 36 years! The last Spanish tennis player to do this was Andrés Gimeno who won at Eastbourne 36 years ago. Nadal did it in style beating Novak Djokovic 7-6, 7-5. This surprise before Wimbledon comes just a week after Nadal won [...]
More than half a million Catalan workers are over qualified
According to a recent report by the CCOO trade union, almost 550,000 employees in the Cataluña region are over-qualified for the jobs they are being paid to do. Almost half of them have degrees or postgraduate qualifications. As a result of these findings, CCOO regional socio-economic secretary, Dolores Llobet, insists that improvements in professional training [...]
