Stiri din Spania

În Spania, protestele faţă de şomaj şi măsurile de austeritate continuă şi astăzi în ziua alegerilor locale văzute ca un test pentru Partidul Socialist aflat la guvernare.
Începând cu 15 mai, mii de oameni au participat la proteste zilnice în multe oraşe spaniole, sfidând o interdicţie guvernamentală de a demonstra în ultimele zile de capanie electorală şi de alegeri.
Spania are cea mai ridicată rată a şomajului în Uniunea Europeană, de peste 21 la sută, iar printre tineri şomajul a ajuns la 45 la sută ca urmare a crizei financiare şi economice din 2008.

Radio Europa Libera

Guvernul si sindicatele din Spania au ajuns la un acord provizoriu pe marginea reformei pensiilor, care stabileste pensionarea la 67 de ani, dar in cazul celor care au contribuit la fondul asigurarilor sociale minim 38,5 ani, varsta de pensionare se poate stabili la 65.


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Born José Plácido Domingo Embil, the world-renowned Spanish tenor and conductor, Plácido Domingo turned 70 today.

Friday, as he celebrates his birthday in his birthplace of Madrid, 20 of the world’s top opera singers will perform 15 arias in his honor. To add an element of surprise to the evening, Plácido will have no idea who has flown out to perform for him until the moment they take the stage.

Queen Sophia of Spain will be attending his birthday gala, which will be shown in the Plaza de Oriente on a giant screen, and will be broadcast in around 20 countries.

Over 50 years ago, in 1957, Plácido made his operatic debut in Monterrey, Mexico as Alfredo in Verdi’s “La Traviata.”

Though the Grammy-winner has performed in more that 130 stage roles— more than any tenor of his caliber—he received even greater international recognition outside the world of opera when he, José Carreras, and Luciano Pavarotti performed as The Three Tenors throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.

Having recently undergone surgery after doctors found a cancerous polyp in his colon, Plácido said, “At this stage every day I marvel at being able to sing,”

Earlier this month, Plácido told reporters, “To be in Madrid singing, with my family and friends, on such an important day for me is part of my birthday present.”

He also told reporters, “The biggest gift which I could receive on this birthday is to say that I can still continue singing for a few more years.”

Feliz Cumpleaños, Señor Domingo!

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PLACIDO DOMINGO Official Website

Watch the Garbage Basket!

"MADRID - A Spanish lottery player nearly lost $12 million in winnings after tossing tickets in the garbage only to later discover they were winners, Spanish media said Sunday.
Ignacio Gonzalez, a lottery ticket vendor in the country's northern Basque Country, was stunned to discover Friday that the number he had played along with 14 friends - 48104 - had come up in a charity draw run by a Spanish organization for the blind, ONCE."