Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Spain’s Conservative leader, has publicly congratulated French Socialist Francois Hollande, following his successful bid for the presidency. His message, issued by the Prime Minister’s office, states his belief that a, “Fruitful, bilateral and European relationship will develop, which will be to the advantage of the Spanish-French friendship.” Rajoy, whose spending cuts [...]
I AM returning to the Tourism Law regarding letting agreements, having received many emails from people concerned about the matter of (fines and penalties etc. I have most of them, and have found that there is a common pattern in all of them. I have chosen one email which, I consider, would be helpful for [...]
THE Iberia pilot’s strike action, threatened to continue until July, has been called off, following the government’s agreement to act as mediator between the pilots and carrier – forcing them into compulsory arbitration as a means to ending the conflict between them. The pilots’ union, Sepla, immediately agreed to the arbitration order. The dispute centres [...]
I HAVE received several emails from readers in recent weeks, and I have picked out a couple, complete with answers, to share with you. Dear Mariano, I have read your article in Canarian Weekly, dated 13/01/12, regarding the lettings law, and I would like to know what happens when a landlord does not want to [...]
IF you are here in Tenerife on holiday right now, or have been this winter, you’ll know that every morning we usually awake to fresh, clean ocean air, clear-blue skies, warm temperatures and a vibrant social scene. What you might be unaware of, particularly if you are a business owner elsewhere in Europe, is that [...]
WE are back to the topic of Tourism Law, and the fines imposed on some landlords letting out their properties illegally. An interesting search by Canarian Weekly has uncovered lots of information about landlords who have been fined because they have not been registered with the Tourist Board of the Canarian Government. Over the course [...]
LAST Friday saw the birth of five exciting and innovative businesses in Tenerife at the Capecan Business Centre’s “Project December”. It was held at Hotel San Blas Reserve and around 100 business people and entrepreneurs were entertained by Fernando Moreno, founder of “The Business Game”, in his usual controversial manner. Fernando was followed by a [...]
The Law of “Medidas de Agilización Procesal” arrived on the scene in November. This law modifies several laws (Criminal Proceedings Code, Administrative Proceeding Code, Civil Proceedings Code among others), it means a law containing measures to speed up the proceeding; it is applicable to different laws and specially the Civil Proceeding Law, it has modified [...]
IN recent months I have promoted the ZEC initiative through this column, delivering accurate, up-to-date information about this powerful, attractive and credible incentive. My articles have been met with some confused, mis-informed or contradictory responses. For this reason, I decided to interview Sabita Jagtani, a Senior Officer from the ZEC, Canarian Government to ensure that [...]
SPAIN’S jobless total rose by 95,817 in September, making it the worst month in 15 years – yet the Canary Islands avoided the misery. The 2.32% increase took the total number of unemployed to 4,226,744, and jobs were lost in all fields, except those of agriculture and construction. Only the Canaries, plus the La Rioja [...]
