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SPAIN has emerged as one of the star performers in the European Union in terms of inflation, according to the latest figures released on Wednesday, July 19. Eurostat’s latest data revealed that the overall inflation rate for the EU’s 27 member states dipped to 6.4 per cent in June, significantly lower than May’s 7.1 per cent and marking the lowest since January 2022. Standing tall among EU nations, Spain took the lead with the lowest impact from inflation, second only to Luxembourg. With an impressive 1.6 per cent inflation rate, Spain’s economic success has been attributed to its cautious measures. The nation’s strategic policies have placed it among the top economies, reporting a remarkable 4.2 per cent growth in GDP, the highest economic growth in the Eurozone.
While Spain’s inflation situation improves, other EU countries face challenges. Luxemburg boasts an extraordinary inflation rate of just 1 per cent, but some nations including Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Poland, are grappling with higher rates above 11 per cent. The President of the European Central Bank vowed to continue monitoring the situation.
prohibited it from being repeated in order to prevent it from taking root as a tradition.
La Tomatina was banned in the early 1950s, a decision that did not dissuade its participants, even though some were arrested.
The people protested and the festival was authorised again, adding more partici pants every year and becoming more and more frantic.
Finally, La Tomatina was authorised and institutionalised as a local festival.
Over the years this celebration began to become popular in the rest of Spain.
Since then, year after year the excitement for it and the number of participants has grown.
SPAIN secured a prominent spot in the 2023 Henley Passport Index, updated on Thursday, July 20. The Spanish passport ranked as one of the world’s most powerful passports.
Based on official data from the International Air Transport Association, the index reveals which passports offer visafree access to the most countries. Surprisingly, Japan, which held the top spot for five years, has now slipped to third place. Singapore claims the new title as the country with the most powerful passport, allowing its citizens visafree access to an impressive 192 out of 227 recog
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nised countries or territories.
Spain shares second place with Germany and Italy, offering visafree access to 190 destinations. Japan joins six other nations in third place, granting its passport holders access to 189 countries without visas.
Spain’s high ranking reflects the country’s open approach to international travel, providing its citizens with the freedom to explore a wide range of destinations without the need for visas.
LATIN pop sensation Shakira is once again in the news after she faces new allegations of tax offences.
It was announced on Thursday, July 20 that a court near Barcelona will start proceedings following a request from state prosecutors over alleged tax offences in 2018, wrote a news source.
The 46 year old Colombian mother of two, who moved to Miami in April this year after splitting up from her partner Gerard Pique, will have to return to
