https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106612/98/1066129808_0:88:1992:1208_1200x675_80_0_0_e4441e0ba27a938937d13c66880d2328.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Max Gorbachev. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/sport/202009301080623878-football-star-neymar-tops-the-list-of-spains-tax-debtors/ This is not the first time that the Brazilian forward, whom Forbes Magazine ranked third in the list of highest paid football players, is accused of violating tax laws. In 2016, he was found guilty of tax evasion by a Brazilian court and was ordered to pay fines; however, he later appealed the case and was cleared of criminal charges. Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar is in the news again, but this time not because of his performance on the pitch. The 28-year-old has made it into the list of Spain’s […]
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King Juan Carlos, the 82-year-old former Spanish monarch, has left the country and gone into exile as investigators probe a deal to sell trains to Saudi Arabia. “I think he’s running away like a coward. He should admit what he has done and be up front,” Madrid resident Paz Rodriguez told Reuters. Juan Carlos ruled Spain for 38 years before abdicating in favour of his son Felipe VI in 2014. © AP Photo / Francois Mori French President Francois Hollande, left, welcomes Spain’s King Felipe VI, center, and Queen Letizia of Spain, upon their arrival at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France, Tuesday, March […]
Authorities in Catalonia, Spain are set to announce the obligatory wearing of masks in public following a resurgence of coronavirus in the region which precipitated a secondary lockdown of some 200,000 people. The proposal is expected to be confirmed on Wednesday afternoon and will take effect on Thursday, said Quim Torra, president of Catalonia’s regional government. At present, the wearing of masks is mandatory only in circumstances where people cannot maintain a 1.5 meter distance from one another. Once the new mandatory mask order is announced, Catalonia will become Spain’s first region to impose such stringent measures. “We want to make […]
Spain’s Zapatero: There Are Governments That Regret Having Recognized Guaido July 1, 2020 Spain’s Zapatero: There Are Governments That Regret Having Recognized Guaido2020-07-012020-07-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/the-former-president-of-the-spanish-government-jos-luis-rodrguez-zapatero.-e1593629470776.jpg200px200px Above photo: The former President of the Spanish Government José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. From HispanTV. For Zapatero, Guaido’s participation in Operation Gideon has caused repentance among those who recognized him as interim president of Venezuela. Former Spain Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero believes that there are governments that regret having recognized opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela back in early 2019. “I do not know if they will say it in public, but that reflection […]
Lawmakers in Spain are working on amending the nation’s anti-money laundering and terrorist financing laws to be in compliance with European Union law, six months after the EU’s deadline. A proposed amendment published over a week ago will require virtual currency service providers to register with the Bank of Spain. If enacted, the law will place Spain in compliance with the EU’s 5th Anti Money-Laundering Directive (AMLD5), the bloc-wide mandate introduced in 2018, to strengthen preventative measures against financial crime. To get things moving even faster, the public comment period on the amendment ends today; typically, the comment period is 60 […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107957/91/1079579144_0:17:3133:1779_1200x675_80_0_0_f9f838ed2ae15f8afd556e502ddaeae8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202006101079579133-spains-andalusia-fines-belgian-prince-for-breaking-coronavirus-rules—reports/ MADRID (Sputnik) – Belgian Prince Joachim has been fined for breaking a mandatory quarantine shortly after arriving in Spain last month, Spanish media said Wednesday. In late May, the 28-year-old prince, the nephew of Belgian King Philippe, went to two parties in the southern Spanish city of Cordoba and tested positive for the new coronavirus two days later. The government in Andalusia province has fined him 10,400 euros ($11,850) for breaking the 14-day quarantine that all arrivals in the country must observe, the EFE news agency said. The Prince reportedly has 15 days to […]