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Spain's Caixabank and Bankia boards approve merger

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FINANCE

Spain's Caixabank and Bankia boards approve merger

Foreigner.fi/dpa 9/18/20

With a total domestic balance sheet total of almost 564 billion euros, the new bank would be ahead of the previous number one, BBVA .

Tourism

Canary Islands provides tourists medical insurance against Covid-19

Foreigner.fi 8/6/20

The regional authorities intend to reinforce and increase the safety and tranquility of tourists.

News

Amid corruption scandal, former king Juan Carlos to leave Spain

Foreigner.fi 8/4/20

"It is a decision that I am taking with deep emotion, but also with great calm," he wrote.

Aurinkomatkat cancels August trips to Spain, Turkey and Croatia

Tourism

CORONAVIRUS

Aurinkomatkat cancels August trips to Spain, Turkey and Croatia

Foreigner.fi 7/28/20

Customers can postpone their trip, change the destination or get a refund of the money.

Thousands of Britons in Spain shocked by surprise Covid-19 quarantine

Coronavirus

TOURISM

Thousands of Britons in Spain shocked by surprise Covid-19 quarantine

Foreigner.fi 7/27/20

Tui, a German tour operator, announced on Sunday already that it would stop transporting vacationers from Britain to the Spanish mainland.

Study: Herd immunity hard to achieve without many deaths

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Study: Herd immunity hard to achieve without many deaths

Foreigner.fi 7/8/20

Only 5% of the over 61,000 participants developed antibodies that would be able to fight the disease, according to the research partly funded by Spain's Ministry of Health and published in the…

Coronavirus

After 14-week coronavirus lockdown, Spain lifts its state of alert

Foreigner.fi 6/21/20

As of Sunday, tourists from Schengen countries can enter the country, with travellers from everywhere else allowed back as of 1 July.

Tourism

TOURISM

Where can residents of Finland travel?

Foreigner.fi 6/7/20

Finland's residents can go to many European countries; however, Norway and Denmark have been closed so far for them.

News

Messi injury hampers Barcelona's preparations for La Liga return

Foreigner.fi 6/5/20

Barcelona have a two-point lead over Real Madrid with 11 games left to play.

News

Spanish minister says land borders to open, prompts confusion

Foreigner.fi 6/4/20

Portugal's government asked for clarification.

Coronavirus

Spain says will guarantee health safety when opening to foreign tourism

Foreigner.fi 6/1/20

Industry and Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto said it on Monday.

Coronavirus

Easing lockdown, Spain to reopen for tourism in July

Foreigner.fi 5/23/20

Pedro Sanchez's announcements coincided with calls for his resignation over the lockdown's impact on jobs and the economy from the far-right Vox party.

Coronavirus

Discontent bubbles in Spain despite coronavirus cases decline

Foreigner.fi 5/20/20

Government ordered all citizens, including children over six, to wear masks in public from Thursday.

Finland well prepared for peak of Covid-19, say Foreigner.fi readers

Polls

CORONAVIRUS MEASURES

Finland well prepared for peak of Covid-19, say Foreigner.fi readers

Foreigner.fi 4/7/20

Foreigner.fi will ask a different question about Finland and Finnish lifestyle every Friday on its official Twitter account @foreignerfi

HUS Director: Finnish tourists must be quarantined 2 weeks at airport hotel

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS MEASURES

HUS Director: Finnish tourists must be quarantined 2 weeks at airport hotel

Foreigner.fi 3/27/20

There may be significant infections among returning tourists which would increase Covid-19 cases in Finland.

Spanish Ambassador warns of possible incidents with Finnish authorities — Ambassador-letter

Coronavirus

Spanish Ambassador warns of possible incidents with Finnish authorities

Cesar Calvar 3/23/20

The diplomat warns Spaniards that in Finland coronavirus tests are hardly done and "hospitalization is rare." "If discriminatory treatment before Finns cannot be demonstrated, consular…

News

Passenger dies on Finnair flight from Malaga to Helsinki

Foreigner.fi 3/20/20

The passengers have told the media about this incident that neither the Government nor Finnair want to confirm.

News

Finnish government to Finns in Catalonia: "Avoid the crowds"

Foreigner.fi 10/15/19

The Spanish region faced on Tuesday the second day of demonstrations after the Supreme Court sentenced nine independence leaders to prison.

Lifestyle

Women in Finland live on average 5.6 years longer than men

Foreigner.fi 7/25/19

This greater life expectancy among females is a constant factor in all the EU Member States, but the gap between both sexes varies a lot depending on the country. On average, Spain and Italy are…