With Spain’s snap general election called for 29 November, housing has become the defining political issue of the moment. Social outrage over painful cases and a wave of protest have pushed the housing crisis to the top of the agenda, but Canary Islands governments stand accused of doing nothing.
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Housing has become the defining issue of the Canary Islands’ pre-election campaign, with mass protests in Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Lanzarote. Coalición Canaria has finally moved on declaring Las Palmas de Gran Canaria a stressed housing zone, while opposition parties demand urgent action ahead of a general strike on 11 November.
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Scattered cloud and occasional light showers dominate the Canary Islands this Monday, mainly in northern areas. Temperatures hold steady with a northeasterly wind picking up through the afternoon.
Monday: cloud cover and scattered showers Read More »
The Canary Islands government has ended the rain pre-alert for La Graciosa, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and Tenerife after conditions improved. Tuineje on Fuerteventura recorded over 20 litres per square metre on Saturday, while Teror and Valleseco on Gran Canaria also saw heavy rainfall.
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Palma de Mallorca’s Socialists have proposed giving residents priority over tourists on city buses. We examine whether a similar two-queue system could ease pressure on Tenerife and Gran Canaria routes, and why transport bosses call the idea discriminatory and legally tricky.
Could Canary Islands buses prioritise residents over tourists? Read More »
The Canary Islands wake up to cloudy skies and light showers in northern areas this Sunday. Temperatures hold steady, with a moderate north-easterly wind and ocean swell up to 1 metre on northern and western coasts.
Sunday: scattered clouds and light showers Read More »
The Canary Islands government has declared a pre-alert for heavy rain across Lanzarote, La Graciosa, Fuerteventura and the northern slopes of Gran Canaria and Tenerife. Downpours could exceed 15 millimetres per square metre in an hour, especially on Friday afternoon and evening.
Rain pre-alert issued for Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and more Read More »
Business cartels have shaped markets for a century, from the Phoebus lightbulb pact to Spain’s rigged public contracts. We look at the CNMC’s biggest sanctions of the past decade and why underfunding leaves many cases undetected.
Spain’s business cartels and the fight for fair markets Read More »
Unstable weather across the Canary Islands this Saturday, with showers in the eastern islands and northern slopes. Tenerife’s peaks face strong winds, while northern coasts see ocean swell over 1.5 metres.
Saturday: showers and rough northern seas Read More »
The Las Palmas Port Authority has accepted Nueva Pescanova’s withdrawal from the world’s first commercial octopus farm, a controversial project that faced fierce opposition from animal welfare and environmental groups. The decision, announced on International Octopus Day, frees up land at the port of La Luz for other businesses.
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