More opportunities

BEFORE the economic crisis of 2007, and before entering a recession in 2009, Spain’s economy was one of the strongest in all of the European Union. When the COVID­19 pandemic struck in early 2020, the steady growth experienced in the previous decade was decimated and millions were affected. Amazingly, in just two years, the workforce in Spain is, again, experiencing a climb ­ with around 19.77 million people employed.

English speakers will see more opportunities for roles in the Spanish job market. According to a LinkedIn ranking, some of the fastest growing professions in Spain are offering employment opportunities in 2023 for Spanish and non­Spanish speakers.

Leading the way are jobs in cyber security, sales, logistics, finance and sustainability, many of which include career opportunities for British workers in Spain, especially in the digital world.

The talent acquisition field, graphic design field and real estate industry all have good prospects for job seekers in Spain this year.

Expensive hitch

ACCORDING to the Statista portal, getting married in Spain costs, on average, almost €22,000, being the second most expensive place to get married behind the United States, among the 14 analysed countries that spends the most cash when going to the altar. Countries like France (€16,500), England (almost €18,000), Italy (third on the list with €21,000) or Canada (€20,500), may surpass Spain in almost all economic indicators and especially in average salary, but they lag behind when analyzing the collateral expenses of marriage.

Luis Ayuso Sánchez, professor of Sociology at the University of Granada, explains why the Spaniards spend passionately on weddings: Traditionally, the wedding served to strengthen the bonds we had with the family. “When two people got married, their family network expanded. That is why it was important that the whole town attend the wedding, that the whole world find out. It was a way of showing society the support network.

This is an average cost with many weddings far exceeding these amounts.

AFGHANS who are desperately trying to escape the country after helping British forces during the war have been asked by the UK government to get approval documents from the Taliban before they can move to Britain, according to a national news outlet.

As per reports, people who applied for the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Police Scheme were told by UK officials to provide their birth and marriage certificates in English and stamped by the Taliban gov­