13.22 Nuove evacuazioni sull’isola La Gomera, alle Canarie, dove oltre 3 mila ettari di bosco sono andati in fiamme. Brucia anche la Galizia, dove gli incendi hanno già distrutto mille ettari di verde. A La Gomera sono stati evacuati gli abitanti di diversi villaggi, che si aggiungono alle oltre 300 persone già messe in salvo in precedenza. Si cominciano ad allontanare le persone anche in Galizia, dove le fiamme continuano ad avanzare mettendo a rischio i centri abitati. Read more [...]
Spanish authorities ordered new evacuations overnight as a forest fire raged on the Canary island of La Gomera as well as in the northern Galicia region, emergency services said Saturday. The fires had been close to being brought under control after already ravaging an area of some 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres) on La Gomera, including part of the Garajonay natural reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site. "The villages of La Hayas, Arure and Guada, in the west of the island, had to be evacuated Read more [...]
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The European Commission has proposed to provide €2m from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 450 redundant workers in the shipbuilding ancillary industry in Galicia back into employment. The funds, requested by the Spanish authorities, would help former workers from 35 small and medium sized enterprises. The proposal now goes to the European Parliament and the EU's Council of Ministers for approval.EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion László Andor Read more [...]
By Lisa LewisYoung Spanish rider Alex Marquez has been officially announced as Ambrogio Next's new rider from Indianapolis until the end of the season.Marquez, the younger brother of Moto2 championship leader Marc Marquez, has already impressed in his wild-card appearances for the Estrella Galicia 0,0 Suter Honda team, scoring points at Jerez and Estoril and putting a sixth place finish to his name at the Catalunya grand prix.The 16-year-old Catalan currently holds the lead in the Read more [...]
More seafood is landed in A Coruña than anywhere else in Europe. The catch is auctioned at the quayside market and exported all over the world. Some of the best, however, appears in the city’s many bars — it’s a perfect place for a ‘tapas crawl’. The city's fishing harbour If you want to find out more about the Atlantic sealife that ends up on your plate, I recommend the Aquarium Finisterrae on the edge of the headland. Nearby is the stunning Domus Museum, which explores Read more [...]

Remains of nets and fishing gear. (Photo: Lia Russo) Galicia is committed to fish waste cost-effective management SPAIN Friday, August 10, 2012, 16:20 (GMT + 9) Through Ports of Galicia, the Ministry for Rural and Marine Affairs of Xunta de Galicia began Read more [...]
Facebook, Twitter, social media — they are more than the future, they are the present. But no device for interconnection can take the place of people-to-people relationship building.Let me explain why I believe this, and why I am making this argument now.In the spring of 2011, I was preparing for a pilgrimage of sorts to northwestern Spain, to Galicia, from where my father's family originated. Read more [...]
Good luck! Please note: this competition closes at midnight on October 30, 2012. Holiday itinerary at a glance Day one: Fly from London Heathrow to A Coruña. Transfer to the hotel. Dinner in A Coruña. Day two: Enjoy a refreshing buffet breakfast before embarking on a morning city tour of A Coruña. Stop for lunch and spend the afternoon at your leisure in Coruña. Day three: Buffet breakfast. Pick up car hire from the hotel and drive to the spiritual city of Read more [...]

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