Home » Posts tagged with "Spaniards"


Spanish Communists want Monarchy replaced with Dictatorship

Post Pic
Communists equipped with red hammer and sickle flags rallied through Madrid Anti-monarchy communist protesters have taken to the streets of the Spanish capital after new King Felipe VI was proclaimed monarch. Thousands of communist Spaniards hit the streets of Madrid on Thursday to show their dissatisfaction with the monarchy system in their country. The protesters slammed the current political system... 

Spain unemployment rises sharply in October

Post Pic
Spain’s unemployment has increased sharply in October, leaving some 87,000 more Spaniards without work, data from the labor ministry shows. The ministry released the data on Tuesday, putting the number of registered jobless last month at 4.81 million. The increase followed another rise in September of over 25,000 people. Analysts say the reason for the two months of decline is due to layoffs in... 

Spaniards hold mass anti-austerity demos

Post Pic
Thousands of demonstrators in Madrid take part in a Labor Day protest against the Spanish government’s austerity policies, May 1, 2013. Thousands of protesters have staged rallies in Spain to express resentment against austerity measures, recession and the soaring rate of unemployment in the country. Spaniards took to the streets in some 80 cities in trade union-organized Labor Day demonstrations... 

5 million people unemployed in Spain

Post Pic
Spaniards stand in line outside an unemployment office in Madrid. The Spanish Labor Ministry says the number of people who are officially registered as unemployed in Spain has surpassed a record five million. The ministry released the data on Monday, also announcing that the number of the people who registered for unemployment benefits increased by 59,444 or 1.2 percent in February, compared to a month... 

Spaniards to protest against austerity cuts, corruption

Post Pic
Spaniards protesting against medical spending cuts in Madrid on February 17, 2013. Amid fresh reports of Royal family corruption, furious Spaniards are set to stage massive nationwide protests against severe budget cuts. Massive protests have been planned for Saturday in Madrid, Barcelona and other cities. Teachers, students, miners, medical staff, workers from various sectors, along with a number... 

Spain makes football history at EURO 2012

Post Pic
Spain have thrashed Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final in Kiev to retain their title, becoming the first European team in history to win three major international tournaments in a row. It took Vicente del Bosque’s charges just 14 minutes to put their noses in front. David Silva scored with an accurate header, guiding a crisp Cesc Fabregas cross from the byline into the net after Italian goalkeeper... 

Spanish Rampage: General strike erupts in street violence

Post Pic
Riot police took to the streets of Spain as protesters burned bins, vandalized shops and attacked officers during a one day nationwide general strike. Spaniards angry with having the eurozone’s highest unemployment rate refused to go to work in protest at further crushing austerity measures being brought in by the new center-right Popular Party government.  Read More »

Spaniards Protest Austerity Measures

Post Pic
Thousands of Spaniards demonstrated in Madrid, as they were upset their governments handling of the economy. Spain. 17th August 2011 Thousands of Spaniards have launched rallies in the Spanish capital Madrid against their government’s austerity measures, Press TV reported. The three-day protest starting on Tuesday was initiated by Spain’s two largest trade unions, the Comisiones Obreras... 

Europeans overwhelmingly against immigration

Post Pic
An international survey of 23 countries by Ipsos has found opposition to immigration in numerous countries across the world, with majorities often considering its effects to be negative and its scale excessive. European nations were typical of this trend. Majorities in countries as diverse as Germany, South Africa, Russia, Turkey and the United States were found to consider immigration to have a... 

Spaniards vow to continue protests

Post Pic
General view of the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid on May 21, 2011 during a protest against Spain's economic crisis. Protesters in the Spanish capital of Madrid say they will continue their rallies after the ruling Socialist Party suffered election losses. “We plan to stay until next Sunday, but we haven’t ruled out staying even longer,” said a spokeswoman for the organizers... 
Copyright © 2009 The European Union Times – Breaking News, Latest News. All rights reserved.