Rise in Social Security affiliations points to rebound in the Spanish job market

  But unemployment also grew last month, with a total of 3.2 million people out of work, according to figures released on Monday by the Labor Ministry (El Pais) The number of workers signed up to Spain’s Social Security system has gone back up to around 19 million. Last month closed with 18.99 million workers, to be exact, a rise of 130,360 people – the best figure for the month of October. On the down side, however, the official number of [...]

Interview about Valencia-Expat-Services…what we do, how and why…

To celebrate its first year, Richard T. Voller the funder of the E-magazine Community News and Business met us for an interview about our company, and what we propose and offer to the expats when they arrive in Valencia... the interview : here !  

How will be your life after Brexit if you are Briton living in Spain ?

(El Pais) While the flood of confusing news stories about Brexit continues apace, Britons currently living in Spain are faced with a series of uncertainties and questions. What rights will I have after Brexit? Will I have access to healthcare in Spain? What will happen to my work contract? And my pension? Coming from a law firm specializing in British citizenship, we are constantly receiving questions like these. Given that the negotiations over the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union [...]

Expats pages from Hello Valencia !

Expat survey: Spain near bottom for salaries, near top for quality of life

(El Pais)Higher salaries, better education and more work opportunities. That’s what expatriates say about Singapore, which has been chosen for the fourth year in a row as the best place to live, according to the 11th HSBC Expat Explorer survey. The average salary in Singapore is over €140,000 and tends to be 30% more what an expat believes they could earn in their home country. Spain, in contrast, is ranked 14th overall on the list of 31 countries that were [...]

Valencia shocked by Miró ‘ s sculptures…

(El Pais) Spanish artist Antoni Miró is unfazed by the controversy. A dozen of his sculptures have been installed outdoors in Valencia’s marina, but not everyone is happy about the work, which is based on classic erotic iconography. Many parents argue that the pieces, which show people performing a range of sexual acts, should not been seen by children. Miró disagrees: “The sculptures are inspired by drawings of popular Greek ceramics. These were not hidden but rather used in people’s [...]

Pages “Expats” from the magazine Hello Valencia September 2018

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(french) 10 choses vraiment importantes à savoir sur la paella !

Why a paella world day ?

You re going to have to get use to it… from now on, every September 20th, we will be celebrating the paella, all over the world. With this iconic Spanish dish, it is also the core of the Valenciana gastronomy culture that will be put forward and under the spotlights. Some may ask why on earth are we making a paella world day when this dish is originally a “poor man’s dish”? Before the paella became the dish it is [...]