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Superyachts@holmesandco-london.com Feadship – De Vries Design Todhunter Earle Naval Architect

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Title: Superyachts@holmesandco-london.com Feadship – De Vries Design Todhunter Earle Naval Architect
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P R I C E : E U R 4 4 , 950 , 000 MA I N C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S T y p e ...

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you could hardly move in Marbella or Puerto Banus without tripping over one of the cast from hit show The Only Way is Essex, better known as TOWIE.

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Title: you could hardly move in Marbella or Puerto Banus without tripping over one of the cast from hit show The Only Way is Essex, better known as TOWIE.
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The TV show has been filming for a one-off ‘Marbs’ special, with the cast hanging out at the beach clubs by day and the ritzy restaurants b...

you could hardly move in Marbella or Puerto Banus without tripping over one of the cast from hit show The Only Way is Essex, better known as TOWIE.

The TV show has been filming for a one-off ‘Marbs’ special, with the cast hanging out at the beach clubs by day and the ritzy restaurants b...

Costa and celebs pull together for Max Clifford Golf Challenge and Butterfly Ball

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THE Costa del Sol hosted the celebrity-studded charity event of the year. The Max Clifford Celebrity Golf Challenge and Butterfly Ball is an...

THE Costa del Sol hosted the celebrity-studded charity event of the year. The Max Clifford Celebrity Golf Challenge and Butterfly Ball is an outstanding annual event held each year to raise money for the Rhys Daniels Trust. Guests and sponsors united with a common cause to help others in need, digging deep to raise money to provide ‘Home from Home’ accommodation for children and families receiving treatments in UK children’s hospitals. Often these hospitals are far from home. Having their family close can make all the difference, but this is something not all families can afford to do. Publicist Max Clifford first suggested the idea for this event 12 years ago as a way to raise funds for the Rhys Daniels Trust. Last year’s event raised £92,950 (€115,713). While the total amount raised from this year’s event is not confirmed, “there will probably be less due to fewer golfers and guests at the ball,” said organizer Patti Senker. “The recession has affected us more this year than the past two. However, we are delighted with its success. While the participants may have been less the passion and fervour was certainly not. Whatever is raised is greatly appreciated. All our sponsors and participants give us wonderful support.” The three day event kicked-off with a Jubilee themed welcome dinner Thursday at La Cala Golf Resort followed by Friday’s poolside BBQ at La Cala Resort. Golf tournaments were played on La Cala Resort’s America course Friday and Asia course Saturday. The winning team was Aims made up of Tom Edwardson – who also was the best individual amateur player – Kevin Gray, Ann Lunt and celebrity player ex-Spurs football player Paul Miller. James Hewitt of the Polo House was the individual celebrity winner. There were also prizes for runners-up and the ‘Wooden Spoon’ trophy awarded to the player with the worst score of the competition. Trophies were presented at the Butterfly Ball Saturday in the Hotel Beatriz Palace ballroom, Fuengirola. The Butterfly Ball started with a cocktail reception before the 180 guests were seated in the ballroom, which was beautifully decorated with pink accents and subdued lighting adding to the ambience. The evening’s entertainment was kicked-off by compare Mike Osman with some interactive games getting everybody involved and up on their feet. It was non-stop action with alternating fun and activities and speeches about the charity by Max Clifford and trust founder Barry Daniels who asked people to “dig deep” before dinner was served. Later, entertainment was provided by Sam Kane and daughter Lucy, Josh Daniels, Tee Green, Milly Bolton and Masquerade. Among the guests were celebrities including comedian Bobby Davro, former footballers Steve Sedgley and Paul Miller, actors Chris Simmons, Billy Murray, Sam Kane and wife Linda Lusardi, among others. “It was one of the most slick charity events I have ever attended,” said EWN publisher Michel Euesden. “There was fun, laughter and tears; giving us all truly a night to remember for such a worthy cause. It was an honour to participate. Patti Senker did a wonderful job. We are making the booking as we speak for the November event in the UK.” This year there was a silent auction which raised £10,007.10 (€12,489.59). Items included tickets for exclusive sporting activities, holidays, among others, as well as art work, signed football items, celebrity photos and guitars signed by Bruce Springsteen and Guns & Roses. The most popular items on the night were entertainment items and holidays. Of the 30 items put up for auction, 20 were winning bids. The item that went for the highest price was The Henley Regatta experience for 10 people on June 28 for £4,000 (€4,992), according to Jodie Abrahams, Managing Director of Fun Raising, UK’s leading Silent Auction who have raised €6million in five years through their various auctions worldwide. The event’s sponsors included RDMC's Glass Manufacturers SL, NEXT, HiFX, Secrets, Aims, BoxFresh, and Harley Street Skin Clinic.  Roger Emerson of RDMC said: “It was very enjoyable and wonderful to be able to support such a worthwhile charity. I would like to thank Patti Senker for all her hard work for organising the event.”

Costa and celebs pull together for Max Clifford Golf Challenge and Butterfly Ball

THE Costa del Sol hosted the celebrity-studded charity event of the year. The Max Clifford Celebrity Golf Challenge and Butterfly Ball is an...

'The Only Way Is Essex' star Lauren Goodger kissed two sports stars in Marbella.

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Title: 'The Only Way Is Essex' star Lauren Goodger kissed two sports stars in Marbella.
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The reality star was spotted embracing both footballer Jake Livermore and Olympic gold-winning boxer James DeGale while partying in the ...

<div id="article-headline-wrapper"><div id="article-headline"><div id="article-info"><div></div></div></div></div><div id="article-wrapper" class="box clearing" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 1.2em; position: relative; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff;"><div id="article-body" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 5px; margin: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; width: 410px; float: left; font-size: 1.1em;"><img alt="Lauren Goodger kisses sports stars in Marbella" src="http://files.stv.tv/img/articles/308307-lauren-goodger-kisses-sports-stars-in-marbella-410x230.jpg" />  The reality star was spotted embracing both footballer Jake Livermore and Olympic gold-winning boxer James DeGale while partying in the Spanish resort with her ITV2 co-stars.A source said: ''She made a beeline for James as she knows him and thinks he's really fit. They were flirting like mad last Friday at a party at La Sala restaurant in Puerto Banus.''He was later spotted at the Sisu Boutique hotel, where Lauren has been staying.''The following evening the 25-year-old beauty was seen puckering up with Spurs midfielder Jake in a bar before hitting Pangea nightclub together.Lauren appeared keen to prove she has moved on from ex-fiancé and former 'TOWIE' co-star Mark Wright - with whom she split in August 2011 after a 10-year on/off relationship - whilst filming a special 'TOWIE' episode with co-stars including Lydia Bright, James 'Arg' Argent and Joey Essex.A friend added to The Sun newspaper: ''Lauren is having the time of her life in Marbella. This is the first girls' holiday she's had in years so she's definitely making the most of it. So much so, she doesn't want to come home!''She feels she's back to the old Lauren and is confident about showing off her body after dropping a dress size.''Lauren has been lapping up the attention she's had from male admirers and has been bantering and enjoying a flirt. She likes harmless flirting but isn't ready for a boyfriend yet.''</div></div>

'The Only Way Is Essex' star Lauren Goodger kissed two sports stars in Marbella.

The reality star was spotted embracing both footballer Jake Livermore and Olympic gold-winning boxer James DeGale while partying in the ...

If I was a shopkeeper in Marbella, I’d be keeping my eyes peeled for a pair of middle-aged Scottish women.”

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Title: If I was a shopkeeper in Marbella, I’d be keeping my eyes peeled for a pair of middle-aged Scottish women.”
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Generic Harrods image POLICE hunting shopping molls Annette Daniel and Jean McGovern fear the thieves have fled to Spain. The career crimina...

<div class="article-image fl-left" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 0px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff;"><img alt="Harrods large" border="0" height="307" src="http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/dailyrecord3/jun2012/8/8/harrods-image-2-342829012.jpg" style="margin: 10px 15px 10px 10px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; float: left;" width="460" />Generic Harrods image</div>POLICE hunting shopping molls Annette Daniel and Jean McGovern fear the thieves have fled to Spain.The career criminals decided to sun themselves on the Costa del Sol while the heat is on at home.We told last week how Daniel, McGovern and three gang members were being probed over a £24,000 designer dress theft from Harrods.CCTV images of the gang at work in the posh store in London’s Knightsbridge have been passed to the Metropolitan Police.But the prime suspects in the robbery have now fled the UK for Marbella.One source said: “The heat caused by the Harrods job is intense and they decided to get out as quickly as possible.“They’ll have to return at some point but I don’t think they will be in a hurry. If I was a shopkeeper in Marbella, I’d be keeping my eyes peeled for a pair of middle-aged Scottish women.”Marbella has a string of designer stores including Carte Ingles in Puerto Banus, which carries top lines such as Prada and Tommy Hilfiger.Last week we revealed four Roberto Cavalli and Ralph Lauren frocks had been nicked from Harrods. The store – feared by thieves for its stringent security – didn’t notice they were missing until the following day.Daniel, 50, and McGovern, 45, who both have lengthy criminal records, are suspected of conducting the theft with gang members Roberta Burke, 48, Julie Tomlin, 32, and John Thomson.The pair – members of Glasgow crime clans – run a team of professional thieves who travel around the UK.

If I was a shopkeeper in Marbella, I’d be keeping my eyes peeled for a pair of middle-aged Scottish women.”

Generic Harrods image POLICE hunting shopping molls Annette Daniel and Jean McGovern fear the thieves have fled to Spain. The career crimina...

Even before Spain completed an agonising U-turn and secured a massive European rescue of its banks Saturday, analysts fretted over the risk of a far bigger bailout for the state itself.

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Title: Even before Spain completed an agonising U-turn and secured a massive European rescue of its banks Saturday, analysts fretted over the risk of a far bigger bailout for the state itself.
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Just 12 days earlier, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy flatly rejected any chance of outside help for distressed banks crippled by a huge exposu...

Just 12 days earlier, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy flatly rejected any chance of outside help for distressed banks crippled by a huge exposure to the collapsed property sector. "There will be no rescue of the Spanish banks," he said. But global political and financial market pressure transformed his conservative government's position. After an emergency video conference lasting more than two hours, eurozone finance ministers said they were "willing to respond favourably" to a Spanish plea for up to 100 billion euros to shore up its banks. Eurozone policymakers, desperate to resolve Spain's problems before Greece holds potentially destabilising June 17 elections, said they wanted to provide an "effective backstop". Spain's government has been left struggling with the political humiliation of being lumped together with the salvaged economies of Ireland, Greece and Portugal. "This has nothing to do with a rescue," Economy Minister Luis de Guindos told reporters, arguing that Spain would repay the money, and that it came without austerity conditions on the broader economy. But there is no guarantee that a banking rescue will satisfy the financial markets. "It will soon increase the speculation on whether the country will have to request a rescue programmme for its normal public finances too," Commerzbank analyst Ralph Solveen warned in a report. After the formal request, Spain must still wait for a period while the intervention is prepared, two months in Portugal's case, said Jose Carloz Diez, chief economist at brokerage Intermoney. "The details will come later and the devil is in the details," Diez said. "The negotiations will be made to measure, there is no reason for the programme to be same as for Portugal or Ireland." The goal of the financial sector rescue should be to avoid a much costlier bailout for the eurozone's fourth biggest economy, Diez added. "It would be good to do it just once, realistically." Besides the banks, Spain faces a deep problem on its own books: it racked up a public deficit equal to 8.9 percent of total economic output last year, and it is struggling to slash that to 5.3 percent this year. The task is complicated by Spain's 17 powerful regions, which account for half of all state spending and have been criticised by investors for lacking fiscal restraint. "There is still an awful lot to do," said Daniel Pingarron, analyst at IG Markets. Still, the banking assistance "is very good news for the Spanish economy and will speed the country's exit from crisis," he said. If Spain had not found the money for its banks, it would have been forced into a bailout by autumn, Amador Ayora, director of business daily El Economista, wrote in an editorial. "The problem is that the amount would no longer be 60-80 billion euros but about 500 billion euros," he said. Two other problems still weighed on the economy, said Rafael Pampillon, economics professor at IE Business School in Madrid. One was the property market which still has huge numbers of homes for sale with little demand, four years after a real estate bubble imploded. The other was the labour market, with the unemployment rate at 24.4 percent in the first quarter of 2012, the highest in the industrialised world. "It is going to take a long time to pick up," Pampillon said.

Even before Spain completed an agonising U-turn and secured a massive European rescue of its banks Saturday, analysts fretted over the risk of a far bigger bailout for the state itself.

Just 12 days earlier, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy flatly rejected any chance of outside help for distressed banks crippled by a huge exposu...

Marbella’s First Harley Davidson Motorcycle Rally

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Title: Marbella’s First Harley Davidson Motorcycle Rally
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Beginning this year, Marbella will play host to the world of Harley Davidsons – Hogs to those most familiar with the two-wheeled beasts – wi...

Beginning this year, Marbella will play host to the world of Harley Davidsons – Hogs to those most familiar with the two-wheeled beasts – with the Costa del Sol’s rally for the legendary bike. For locals and visitors to the famous coastline, the gathering offers a glimpse of a machine built on decades of tradition and mechanical excellence. For those lucky enough to arrive on the back of a Hog, the weekend offers the chance to explore the winding mountain roads, small Andalucian villages and long stretches of seaside highway in a way only Harley owners understand. From September 28th through the 30th, rally participants will have the opportunity to explore the streets of Marbella, its splendid beaches and stunning natural surroundings over a weekend that no one is likely to forget. Partnering with the town to sponsor the first event of its kind in the area, Fuerte Miramar Hoteles will play host to visitors, offering luxurious lodging and food to all involved. From their headquarters at the Fuerte Miramar Hotel, located just meters from the sea, in the middle of town, participants will be invited to take part in a busy schedule of events, including a White Villages of Malaga tour on Saturday, including a spectacular view offered from the Serranía de Ronda. After stopping in the beautifully, ancient town of Ronda for lunch, riders will then head back to the coast, enjoying a late dinner on Marbella’s Paseo Maritimo. A Legacy of Mechnical Excellence Dating back to 1903, the story of the Harley Davidson motorcycle began with two friends in the midwestern US town of Milqaukee, when William S. Harley and his Arthur Davidson founded the brand, using their own designs to create competition bike models the following year. Bulding on their success, the two friends continued to expand, reaching a production of 16,284 bikes in 1914. During the First and Second World War, Harley Davidson became the official supplier of the U.S. military, which provided tens of thousands of vehicles for their troops. By the 1920s, the company had become the world’s largest producer of motorcycles and were active in 67 countries. After a short decline in the 1980s, the company rebounded under new leadership built not only on their mechancial reputation, but also their personality. A One of a Kind Weekend Those taking part can select a special package that includes lodging at the four-star, beachfront Hotel Fuerte Miramar, all meals, inclusion on the various tours, a party scheduled for Saturday night and a shirt commemorating the event – all for 295 € per person. An Easy Escape - Hotel Fuerte Miramar The Hotel Fuerte Miramar is a small paradise located right on the beach with direct access to the promenade and 200 meters from the historic and commercial center of Marbella. Located just down the coast from Puerto Banus, this 226 room escape offers a magnificent spa center and spa, modern design, and a breaktaking view of the Mediterranean. Each bedroom is equpped with every comfort imaginable to ensure absolute comfort, including air conditioning, wooden floors, satellite TV LCD, channel music, telephone, free WIFI connection, duvet, mini-bar, tea and coffee, cash strong and dryer among many other services Registration for this I Marbella City Rally 2012 are already open. Fuerte Hoteles is a hotel chain with seven locations and a vacation apartment establishment situated in the Spanish cities of Marbella, Estepona, Torrox, Conil, Grazalema and El Rompido. This hotel chain is mainly characterized by its concern for tourism excellence, environment preservation, continuous training for their employees and its commitment with social and cultural development.

Marbella’s First Harley Davidson Motorcycle Rally

Beginning this year, Marbella will play host to the world of Harley Davidsons – Hogs to those most familiar with the two-wheeled beasts – wi...

The king will fly to South America on Sunday for his first major trip since falling and breaking a hip on an elephant hunt seven weeks ago.

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Title: The king will fly to South America on Sunday for his first major trip since falling and breaking a hip on an elephant hunt seven weeks ago.
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King Juan Carlos will arrive in Brazil and then go to Chile on Monday. He will be accompanied by several business leaders increase trade tie...

King Juan Carlos will arrive in Brazil and then go to Chile on Monday. He will be accompanied by several business leaders increase trade ties with Spain and reinforce commercial links with Latin America. Spain often relies on the king as a high profile representative overseas, and the 74-year-old monarch will no doubt be eager to recover some of the respect he lost when it became known he had been on an elephant hunting safari as his country struggled with a deep financial crisis and crushing unemployment. Many Spaniards were dumbfounded when news broke that the king had made a secret journey to hunt elephants in Botswana even though he is honorary president of the Spanish branch of the World Wildlife Fund. Such an opulent indulgence at a time when everyday Spaniards were braving a 24 percent unemployment rate and a shrinking economy, and fears the country could be the next after Greece, Ireland and Portugal to need a bailout caused stinging criticism of the monarch. The Spanish public only learned of the safari when the king had to fly back to receive emergency medical attention for his broken hip. Faced with the incredulity that was reflected in the media, Juan Carlos made an unprecedented act of royal contrition: he apologized. "I am very sorry. I made a mistake. It won't happen again," he said as he left hospital looking sheepish and trying to placate a rare wave of outrage against him. It was a poignant moment because the royal family had been under intense media scrutiny, for all the wrong reasons, and the embarrassment visible in the king's face only added to its woes. The king's son-in-law, Inaki Urdangarin, is a suspect in a corruption case, accused of having used his position to embezzle several million euros in public contracts through a supposedly not-for-profit foundation he set up. Then, over Easter, the king's 13-year-old grandson Felipe Juan Froilan shot himself in the foot with a shotgun, even though by law in Spain you must be 14 to handle a gun. This four-day trip to Latin America marks the king's return to normal duty and follows his first public appearance after surgery as head of state when he reviewed troops at Spain's annual armed forces day Saturday. "See if you could have withstood it," he joked with the media about standing to attention for 45 minutes after recovering from complex hip replacement surgery.

The king will fly to South America on Sunday for his first major trip since falling and breaking a hip on an elephant hunt seven weeks ago.

King Juan Carlos will arrive in Brazil and then go to Chile on Monday. He will be accompanied by several business leaders increase trade tie...

Professional Boxing Trofeo Ciudad de Benahavis

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Title: Professional Boxing Trofeo Ciudad de Benahavis
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The presentation of the event was attended by Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez Sergio “Maravilla” Martínez | © Chamber of Fear Benaha...

<div><h2>The presentation of the event was attended by Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez</h2><img alt="Professional Boxing Trofeo Ciudad de Benahavis Andaluz TV News" src="http://www.andaluz.tv/lastest_news_costa_del_sol/crea_tn.php?gd=2&src=../img_andalucia/fotos_noticias/news_andaluztv_9124.jpeg&maxw=600" /> Sergio “Maravilla” Martínez | © Chamber of Fear</div> <div>Benahavís will become the home of a major national sporting event with the celebration of the 1st edition of the Trofeo Ciudad de Benahavis professional boxing on June 30th. An exceptional show with the participation of the best fighters of the moment, the super featherweight contenders, Rudy Incarnation and Alexander Pereira for the title of champion of Spain. The fight card also sees the return to the ring of the former European champion professional lightweight, the boxer known as "el chupete". The presentation of the event will take place in Benahavis, on May 25th at 12.30 hours, in the new town hall of Benahavis, with the presence of world champion Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez, who will be available to media communication and fans for interviews and autograph signings.</div>

Professional Boxing Trofeo Ciudad de Benahavis

The presentation of the event was attended by Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez Sergio “Maravilla” Martínez | © Chamber of Fear Benaha...

New Chief of Police in Marbella

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The fourth in five years Daniel Salgado Veiga | © andaluz.tv At 11.30am today, it was confirmed & he was officially presented by the Del...

<div class="rahmen_ne" style="width: 610px; height: auto; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #e7e7e7; background-color: #fbfbfb; padding: 10px 10px 0px; color: #000066; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><h2 class="titel" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.6em; color: #000033; margin: 10px 0px 0px; line-height: 1.1em;"> </h2>The fourth in five years<img alt="New Chief of Police in Marbella Andaluz TV News" src="http://www.andaluz.tv/lastest_news_costa_del_sol/crea_tn.php?gd=2&src=../img_andalucia/fotos_noticias/news_andaluztv_9115.jpeg&maxw=600" /> Daniel Salgado Veiga | © andaluz.tv</div> <div class="rahmen_ne_text" style="width: 610px; height: auto; border-right-width: 1px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #e7e7e7; background-color: #fdfdfd; padding: 5px 10px 0px; margin-top: -15px; color: #000066; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">At 11.30am today, it was confirmed & he was officially presented by the Delegation of the Andalusian Government, the new Chief of Police of Marbella. His name is Daniel Salgado Veiga & he is the fourth in five years. His predecessors were Anselmo Palma, Rafael Madrona Alarcón & lastly Agapito Hermes De Dios, who had to manage under very difficult circumstances. The National Police station of Marbella has for many years been too small for a City so large, bustling & Cosmopolitan. The Ministry of Interior in Madrid replied to andaluz.tv, that at the moment there was not the money necessary to build a new police station. Therefore the saying can also be applied to Marbella: The windmills turn slowly, but they do turn & that is the good news!</div>

New Chief of Police in Marbella

The fourth in five years Daniel Salgado Veiga | © andaluz.tv At 11.30am today, it was confirmed & he was officially presented by the Del...

Spain could lose four million tourists this year

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Title: Spain could lose four million tourists this year
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Spain could lose this year as many as four million tourists which it attracted in 2011, with industry sources expecting 1.9 million tourist ...

Spain could lose four million tourists this year

Spain could lose this year as many as four million tourists which it attracted in 2011, with industry sources expecting 1.9 million tourist ...

Ferrari practice stopped by Italian earthquake

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Title: Ferrari practice stopped by Italian earthquake
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The tremour in Northern Italy has killed ten and closed the Ferrari factory for the day.Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso has said that the ea...

Ferrari practice stopped by Italian earthquake

The tremour in Northern Italy has killed ten and closed the Ferrari factory for the day.Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso has said that the ea...

Spain expells the Syrian Ambassador

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Title: Spain expells the Syrian Ambassador
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The move has been taken in opposition to the violence being seen Syria and the Hulu massacre.Hussam Edin Aala Spain has expelled the Syrian ...

Spain expells the Syrian Ambassador

The move has been taken in opposition to the violence being seen Syria and the Hulu massacre.Hussam Edin Aala Spain has expelled the Syrian ...

Small and Medium Businesses Suffer as Spain Bank Loans Shrivel

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Title: Small and Medium Businesses Suffer as Spain Bank Loans Shrivel
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There was a time when Ivan Moreno, 34, felt he was on the verge of something big — when it seemed right to settle his rapidly expanding skat...

There was a time when Ivan Moreno, 34, felt he was on the verge of something big — when it seemed right to settle his rapidly expanding skateboard company into a modern warehouse on the outskirts of this city, when orders piled up from stores around the world.  Those days are gone. Like the owners of many small and medium-size companies in Spain, he is just struggling to stay alive now, a victim, he says, of the vast restructuring of Spain’s banking sector after the collapse of the real estate bubble in 2008. Mr. Moreno said his bankers closed his roughly $250,000 credit line step by step, imposing harsh repayment plans and effectively strangling his young business. “So many times, I went to the bank and said, ‘What did I do wrong?’ ” said Mr. Moreno, who recently had to lay off almost all of his employees, including a childhood friend. “But they just said they wanted their money back.” Experts say that what happened to Mr. Moreno is happening to small companies all over Spain, as many of the regional savings banks that such businesses once relied on are being eliminated or swallowed up, in a series of steps intended to deal with the hundreds of billions of dollars in bad loans from the real estate meltdown. Whether the strategy is working remains an open question. Moody’s recently downgraded more than a dozen Spanish banks, including the two largest, and on Friday, a major bank warned that it would need an additional $23.9 billion in aid, far beyond what the government estimated when it seized the bank this month. But experts say there is little doubt that the loss of credit is hurting smaller businesses, contributing to Spain’s troubles by raising unemployment and cutting tax revenues, making it harder to bring its budget deficit down to manageable levels. The credit loss hits particularly hard in Spain, where more than 60 percent of the economy, and 80 percent of the jobs, come from small and medium-size companies. More than 500,000 small businesses have shut down in the last few years. Mr. Moreno said that one year his company, Nomad Skateboards, sold more than $1.3 million worth of skateboards and accessories in 20 countries. These days he is looking for a buyer for his warehouse and trimming his product line to just skateboards and T-shirts. “If you cannot buy, you cannot sell,” he said. “If you cannot sell, you cannot make a profit.” Many are done in by their inability to get the credit they need to run day-to-day operations. “The savings banks that these people got their loans from don’t even exist anymore,” said Alfonso García Mora, director general of AFI, a Madrid-based financial consultancy. “Those banks have been taken over by bigger banks that aren’t interested in these kinds of loans. Or they have been taken over by banks in another region, where the local businessman is not known.” Such changes might be felt for years to come. “We have lost that local knowledge,” Mr. Mora said, “and it was crucial to deciding whether or not to make a loan. It is a problem we will have for a long time.” A few years ago, Spain had 45 regional savings banks. Today, there are only 13 and even their future is uncertain. Some have been merged with other banks and others have been taken over by bigger, more robust banks as part of efforts to reassure global markets. Many business owners say the regional bankers they worked with, sometimes for decades, may still be sitting in their chairs at the local office. But they no longer have the power to approve loans, even if they wanted to, and usually they are just delivering bad news. That means trouble in a country with 25 percent unemployment and no signs of an economic recovery. The warehouse district that is home to Mr. Moreno’s company is virtually deserted these days. Charo Albás Vives, who owns a children’s shoe company, Colores, is in similar straits. Her bank withdrew her $65,000 credit line two years ago. At first, she said, the bank wanted her to return only half of it. But after she managed that, the bank told her that she would have to repay the rest, starting immediately.

Small and Medium Businesses Suffer as Spain Bank Loans Shrivel

There was a time when Ivan Moreno, 34, felt he was on the verge of something big — when it seemed right to settle his rapidly expanding skat...

Bargain-hunting Scandinavians and Russians replace British buyers as Spain faces up to banks' toxic debts

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Title: Bargain-hunting Scandinavians and Russians replace British buyers as Spain faces up to banks' toxic debts
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Estate agents in Spain say there is a new realism in the property market as officials finally face up to the issue of the banks' toxic d...

Estate agents in Spain say there is a new realism in the property market as officials finally face up to the issue of the banks' toxic debts. Henri Dovermann, of Hedrealestate.com, an agency in Torrevieja, said: "Things are changing – we are being given whole developments to sell, and pressure is on to sell them fast." In the past foreign buyers getting into financial difficulties were quietly switched to interest-only mortgages which slashed monthly repayments for three to four years, he said. Spaniards who have got into difficulties have been allowed to stay in their home paying a rent rather than making mortgage payments. Developers, he said, that were technically bankrupt, were propped up so the banks did not have to own up to their bad debts. But, according to Dovermann, apartments on the coast that were making €200,000 at the top are now, he said, going for €70,000-€80,000, although there are signs that those prices may be reaching the bottom, with local buy-to-let landlords starting to invest. However, villas in the €500,000 bracket still have a long way to come down, he warned in the properties. Bargain-hunting Scandinavians, Russians and even Ukrainians have replaced Britons as the key foreign buyers, often arriving with cash generated at home. Ben Walker, of PropertyinSpain.net, said prices away from the Costas have fallen too. He said it is now possible to buy a flat in Barcelona for €170,000 – a price unseen in the city in years. "A friend who bought a place for €800,000 a few years ago can't get interest at €470,000. It looks as though things are going to get worse before they start getting better," he said.

Bargain-hunting Scandinavians and Russians replace British buyers as Spain faces up to banks' toxic debts

Estate agents in Spain say there is a new realism in the property market as officials finally face up to the issue of the banks' toxic d...

Spaniards start converting some savings from euros to British pounds.

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Title: Spaniards start converting some savings from euros to British pounds.
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Ángel de la Peña, a Spanish government worker, is seriously considering the once unthinkable: converting some of his savings from euros to B...

Ángel de la Peña, a Spanish government worker, is seriously considering the once unthinkable: converting some of his savings from euros to British pounds. Related European Economic Outlook Dims Amid Leaders’ Impasse (May 25, 2012) Times Topic: European Debt Crisis Related in Opinion Editorial: The Crisis This Time (May 25, 2012) Sunday Review: Spain’s Yearnings Are Now Its Agony (May 20, 2012) Enlarge This Image The New York Times Alvaro Saavedra Lopez, a senior executive for I.B.M. in Spain, says many of his corporate counterparts across the country are similarly looking for safer havens by transferring their spare cash to stronger euro zone countries like Germany “on a daily basis.” It is only a trickle so far, and not nearly enough to constitute a classic bank run. But these growing transfers of deposits out of troubled Spanish banks reflect a broader fear that the country’s problems could make it hard for Spaniards to get to their money if banks fail and cannot be supported by the government. In a worst case, some even worry their money will be worth substantially less if Spain is forced to leave the euro currency zone and re-adopt its old currency, the peseta. Money already has been pouring out of banks in Greece, where many citizens believe it is increasingly likely that their country will be forced to leave the euro zone. But for European policy makers and economists, the possibility of mini-runs on banks spreading from Greece to other, bigger countries like Spain — with 1 trillion euros, or $1.25 trillion, in bank deposits — poses a much more serious risk. Indeed, the outflow of money from Spanish banks could increase if the ratings agency Standard & Poor’s, as expected, downgrades Spanish banks, in effect saying that their weakened state makes them riskier. The havoc that a stampede might cause to the Continent’s financial system would greatly complicate efforts by European Union officials to fashion a longer-term plan to ease the debt crisis and revive Europe’s economy, because authorities would have to cope with the staggering added costs of shoring up banks. “A bank run can happen very quickly,” said Matt King, an expert on international fund flows in London for Citigroup. “You are fine the night before, but on the morning after it’s too late.” It was a similar liquidity crisis on Wall Street in September 2008 — which started with nervous investors pulling money from troubled institutions, then quickly from healthier ones — that set off the financial crisis. In Greece, more than two years into its financial crisis, nearly one-third of the country’s bank deposits have already left the country. There has been no such exodus in Spain so far, where over the last year about 4.3 percent of bank deposits, or 41 billion euros, the equivalent of about $51 billion, has been transferred out of the country. But that amount is in addition to a decline of 140 billion euros in foreign-owned financial assets in the last year, like the sale by foreigners of Spanish government bonds. The trend worries European officials. At an informal meeting of European Union leaders on Wednesday in Brussels, Italy and some other countries began pushing a proposal to increase confidence in banks — and stem withdrawals — by creating a regionwide deposit insurance system to buffer account holders against banking collapses, similar to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the United States. It is especially a concern for Spain, where the national deposit insurance fund is virtually bankrupt. What is more, the condition of Spanish banks is expected to worsen over the next year as commercial real estate and mortgage losses, a big source of the nation’s bank troubles, continue to mount. So far there is little sign that specific plans for a Europe-wide deposit fund are imminent. But officials in Brussels say the idea, along with the more controversial question of issuing euro bonds backed by the credit of all euro zone members, will be discussed in more detail next month when the European Union leaders hold their next formal meeting. The idea of euro zone-wide deposit insurance has been around for a long time, but it faces the obvious political hurdle of German taxpayer resistance to backing 2.8 trillion euros worth of deposits in risky countries like Spain and Italy, as well as those that have already been bailed out — Greece, Ireland and Portugal. In a recent report, Mr. King, the Citigroup analyst, highlighted how the flight of money held by foreigners presaged broader bank crises in Ireland and Greece before those countries required European bailouts. Italy, too, is now nervous about the sudden exodus of 220 billion euros in foreign money over the last year.

Spaniards start converting some savings from euros to British pounds.

Ángel de la Peña, a Spanish government worker, is seriously considering the once unthinkable: converting some of his savings from euros to B...

Bankia shares are suspended in Madrid

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Trading in shares in the Spanish lender Bankia have been suspended in Madrid. The market regulator CNMV said it was "due to circumstan...

Bankia shares are suspended in Madrid

Trading in shares in the Spanish lender Bankia have been suspended in Madrid. The market regulator CNMV said it was "due to circumstan...

Spain's dirty bathing water

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A report from the European Environment Agency has named Spain as the third European country with the worst quality water in bathing areas. ...

Spain's dirty bathing water

A report from the European Environment Agency has named Spain as the third European country with the worst quality water in bathing areas. ...

Gibraltar First Minister issues strong statement against the Spanish

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Following the clashes on Wednesday night between Spanish fishermen and the Gibraltar Police, the Gibraltar Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, h...

Following the clashes on Wednesday night between Spanish fishermen and the Gibraltar Police, the Gibraltar Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, has issued a statement. The clashes saw the incursion of the Guardia Civil and the present of a Royal Navy ship in the area and went on for several hours. Mr Picardo strongly condemned the incursion by the Guardia Civil and Spanish fishermen and described the incidents as ‘an obviously carefully premeditated challenge to our indisputable sovereignty, jurisdiction and control of British Gibraltar Territorial Waters and our airspace’. He said the decision makers in Spain should take their challenge on jurisdiction to the courts, rather than seek confrontation at sea. ‘Those who orchestrating these dangerous confrontations need to come to their senses and accept the challenge, once and for all, to litigate their claims to our territory in the relevant international tribunals established for that purpose in the 21st century, and not put people’s safety and security at risk trying to advance their position out of sea as if in the 18th century’ he said. The Spanish Interior Minister, Jorge Fernández Díaz, warned that Spain ‘will not accept a policy of fait accompli which supposes a ‘violation of Spanish sovereignty’ in the talks to resolve the fishing conflict in the waters of Gibraltar. He said that the Spanish Government would ‘defend the rights to fish of our fishermen with dialogue and reason’. Fabian Picardo says his position will be underlined by British Interior Minister William Hague when he meets his Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Garcia-Margallo in London on Tuesday next week. The UK Minister for Europe, David Lidington, is also understood to have called Picardo to assure him of Britain’s position. Britain claims three miles of territorial sea around the Rock but this is not accepted by Spain.

Gibraltar First Minister issues strong statement against the Spanish

Following the clashes on Wednesday night between Spanish fishermen and the Gibraltar Police, the Gibraltar Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, h...

Lord Sugar losing patience in his attempted purchase of the Byblos Hotel in Mijas

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Title: Lord Sugar losing patience in his attempted purchase of the Byblos Hotel in Mijas
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A lawsuit has been blocking investment and the plans to reopen the Byblos Hotel in Mijas since 2009. Lord Sugar wants to get the hotel, famo...

A lawsuit has been blocking investment and the plans to reopen the Byblos Hotel in Mijas since 2009. Lord Sugar wants to get the hotel, famous for some of its past guests such as Lady Diana, and is demanding that Aifos stop blocking the mortgage so he can open the premises as soon as possible. It is nearly three years since Alan Sugar was awarded three lots of the Byblos Hotel and grounds at an auction in First Instance Court Number 2 in Fuengirola. There had been two previous auctions which were deserted. But the debts of the owner of the hotel, the real estate promoter AIfos, has obliged them to present an arrangement with creditors, which saw the closure of the hotel in May 2010. Diario Sur reports that Lord Sugar patience is running thin, and he told the paper in one of his rapid visits to the Costa del Sol, that those implicated must make firm decisions to allow the hotel to trade again. ‘I only want to end the process in which Aifos appeals all the adjudication orders which is stopping my desire to reopen the hotel, invest in its renovation and create employment. Lord Sugar’s company, Amsprop, purchased the hotel spa and tennis courts for 1.5 million, and has offered just under 1.5 million € for the finca containing the hotel. That plot is subject to article 670 of the Enjuiciamento Civil Law which means that Sugar can take the third plot if there are no larger bids in 10 days. Lord Sugar said that more than ten appeals have been made by Aifos to the First Instance Court 2 in Fuengirola which have stopped him from taking possession, despite his bid being the highest. ‘My hands are tied and I don’t know for how long, because technically the owner continues to be Aifos and I cannot carry out my project. It makes no sense to open the spa without the hotel’, he said. Lord Sugar says he has invested some eight million € in this operation, and is critical of how the property is deteriorating. ‘Thieves have entered several times. I think it will need four of five million € to bring the hotel up to date after two years of activity’.

Lord Sugar losing patience in his attempted purchase of the Byblos Hotel in Mijas

A lawsuit has been blocking investment and the plans to reopen the Byblos Hotel in Mijas since 2009. Lord Sugar wants to get the hotel, famo...

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