Archives for May 2011

May 31st, 2011

Today, we're taking a look at Miami-Platja in the province of Tarragona and the most popular villas and apartments for sale in this popular coastal resort. Situated in the region of Catalonia, much of the Miama-Platja coastline consists of a series of small, tree-lined coves. With few hotels in the area, the resort is ...

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May 31st, 2011

Zapatero Backs Rubalcaba as Successor to Lead PSOE Draghi Warns Further Rates Increases Likely Top Spanish Properties This Week on Kyero Cheap Apartments in Mallorca European Parliament Rejects Freezing EU Budget until 2020 Most Popular Properties in Alhaurin El Grande France’s Lagarde Confirms Candidacy to Head IMF G-14 Says Spanish Property Sales Will Bottom Out in 2011 Walking ...

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May 31st, 2011

The First Deputy Prime Minister, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba accepted the candidacy at the weekend for leadership of the PSOE and to head the party in the next general election due to take place in March 2012. Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, voiced his confidence in Rubalcaba regaining the majority ...

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May 30th, 2011

The future president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Italy's Mario Draghi, said on Friday that euro zone countries should expect, in the long term, further rises in interest rates and rising inflationary pressures. In an economic conference in Berlin organised by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Draghi warned ...

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May 28th, 2011

Each day, we record the popularity of every Spanish property advertised on Kyero. We measure how fresh and complete the advert is, and how visitors interact with it. This week, thousands of new properties were advertised on Kyero.com. Here's this week's top Spanish properties - as voted by you. Properties priced under €250,000 €65,000 Aldover, Tarragona 2 ...

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May 27th, 2011

After a recent request with regards to cheap properties in Mallorca, today we're taking a look some of the cheapest apartments for sale in Mallorca on Kyero.com. One of the Balearic Islands, Mallorca is the largest by area and second most populated island in Spain, after Tenerife. The island is ...

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May 27th, 2011

The European Parliament has refused to freeze the EU budget until 2020 in line with the cuts approved in the majority of member states facing the crisis, like United Kingdom, Germany and France. Instead, the Parliament calls for an increase of at least 5% in the next financial perspective from ...

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May 26th, 2011

Today, we're in Alhaurin El Grande, Malaga - one of the most picturesque villages in the Guadalhorce river valley, situated on the northern slope of the Sierra de Mijas, at the foot of a pine forest. With its traditional old town with narrow and winding streets, as well as modern sporting ...

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May 26th, 2011

At a press conference yesterday, French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde confirmed her candidacy to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn as Head of the International Monetary Fund. Lagarde has widely been viewed as top choice for the position, thanks to the support she has received from other European countries, and the lack of a ...

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May 25th, 2011

Property group G-14 (a Spanish business group consisting of 13 major Spanish construction companies), warns that the real estate sector in Spain will continue on its downward trend in the short-term with housing sales falling 8.3% in 2011 compared to 2010. The Group estimates that 450,000 transactions will be completed, ...

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May 24th, 2011

Zapatero Suffers Defeat in Regional Elections Merkel Calls for EU Harmonisation on Retirement and Holidays Top Spanish Properties This Week on Kyero Italian Draghi Chosen as New Head of the ECB Popular Country Properties in Mora de Ebro Spanish Banks Offer Pre-Crisis Terms on Mortgages Clothing and Tourism Push Up Inflation Top Properties in Vejer De La ...

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May 24th, 2011

In regional elections held in Spain on Sunday the PP recorded an historic victory over Zapatero’s PSOE, putting pressure on the Spanish Prime Minister to bring forward the general election which is scheduled to take place in March 2012. The result was an unmitigated defeat for the Socialists who gained 27.82% ...

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May 23rd, 2011

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, launched a controversial proposal last week to harmonise the holiday entitlement and retirement age in the various European Union countries, especially in those countries where the debt crisis has hit hardest. However, according to figures produced by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Spanish ...

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May 21st, 2011

Each day, we record the popularity of every Spanish property advertised on Kyero. We measure how fresh and complete the advert is, and how visitors interact with it. This week, thousands of new properties were advertised on Kyero.com. Here's this week's top Spanish properties - as voted by you. Properties priced under €250,000 €39,950 Torrevieja, Alicante 2 ...

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May 20th, 2011

Euro zone finance ministers have proposed that Italian Central Bank President, Mario Draghi, replace Jean-Claude Trichet as President of the European Central Bank (ECB), reported Euro Group Chairman Jean-Claude Juncker. Juncker said that "Mario Draghi will be the new president of the ECB" and that the Italian banker has "an excellent ...

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