Recovery

Tourists sunbathe at Arenal beach in Palma de Mallorca as the pandemic measures ease. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa

Tourism

RECOVERY

Spain regains 85% of foreign tourists it received before pandemic

The Nomad Today 6/5/22

The average expenditure per tourist increased by 15% year-on-year, from 987 euros to 1,131 euros

Shopping cart in a supermarket. Photo: Pixabay.

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

Spanish retail sales recover unexpectedly in April

The Nomad Today 5/27/22

Month-on-month, retail sales grew 5.3% in April, in contrast to the 4.3% decrease in March

05 January 2022, Spain, Madrid: A traveller walks with her luggage at Adolfo Suarez Airport in Madrid. Photo: Jesús Hellín/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Tourism

TOURISM

Spanish tourism sector still far from its pre-pandemic success

The Nomad Today 2/4/22

In 2021, Spain received 31.1 million tourists, 62.7% below the result achieved in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic

19 October 2021, France, Paris: PSG's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the UEFA Champions League Group A soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain FC and RB Leipzig at Le Parc des Princes Stadium. Photo: Jan Woitas/dpa

Sports

FOOTBALL

Messi: Covid-19 recovery 'took me longer than I thought'

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/14/22

Messi issued his appreciation for the support during his recovery, and hopes it will not be long until he returns to action

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, speaking by videoconference with Spanish troops deployed abroad on Christmas Eve. Photo: La Moncloa/file photo.

Economy & Business

EU FUNDS

Europe transfers first € 10 billion of the recovery plan to Spain

The Nomad Today 12/28/21

Spain meets the objective of receiving the first disbursement linked to milestones and objectives before the end of 2021

FILED - A container forklift is on the move at Hamburg Hafen und Logistik AG's (HHLA) Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT). Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa

Economy & Business

TRADE

China's foreign trade up 28.1% in September

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/13/21

China has overcome the coronavirus pandemic and trade is booming again

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks to Parliament. Photo: Eva Ercolanese/PSOE.

Spain

POLITICS

Pedro Sánchez: "Recovery has to reach especially the most vulnerable"

The Nomad Today 10/1/21

During the control session in the Lower House of Parliament, Sánchez summed up the Executive's project for Spain in achieving "a fair economic recovery"

Work

WORK

Spanish government to approve increase in minimum wage on Tuesday

The Nomad Today 9/27/21

Prime Minister Sánchez says that raising the minimum wage is a matter of "social justice and dignity", but also "of indisputable economic benefit"

21 March 2021, Spain, Palma: A man stands at the exits for arriving flights at Palma de Mallorca airport. Airlines plan from Sunday after a long forced break to bring the first holiday makers from Germany to Majorca again. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa

Tourism

AIR TRAFFIC

Spain recovers 70% of 2019 air capacity by the end of summer season

The Nomad Today 9/23/21

From the UK, more than 3.2 million seats are expected to be operated between September and October

The First Vice-President of the Government and Minister for the Economy and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño, speaks at a press conference after the meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

Spanish government forecast: economy will return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of the year

The Nomad Today 9/23/21

The Executive maintains that GDP will grow 6.5% this year, although the OECD raises the growth figure to 6.8%

Entrepreneurs in Finland

ENTREPRENEURS

35% of Finnish SMEs see an upward economic trend

The Nomad Today 9/1/21

Experts warn that recovery expectations involve a considerable amount of uncertainty due to the restrictions caused by the pandemic and the rising costs

08 July 2021, Hessen, Frankfurt/Main: Passengers wait in queues at the check-in counters in Terminal 1 of Frankfurt Airport. The passenger volume at Frankfurt Airport has increased in recent weeks. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa

Tourism

TRAVEL

EU Covid test certificate and proof of recovery available in My Kanta

The Nomad Today 7/11/21

People who have received a negative test result may travel 48 hours after sampling in the case of a rapid test and 72 hours after sampling for a PCR test

FILED - File photo dated 08-09-2018 of Denmark's Christian Eriksen during a training session at Ceres Park, Aarhus. Issue date: Saturday June 12, 2021. Photo: Tim Goode/PA Wire/dpa.

Sports

EURO 2020

Agent: "Eriksen is laughing and in a good mood"

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/14/21

"We will play for Christian and for everyone who has supported us," Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg told reporters.

Finnish MPs voted in favor of the EU stimulus package in Tuesday's session. Photo: Hanne Salonen/Parliament.

Finland

RECOVERY MECHANISM

Finnish parliament approves EU stimulus package

The Nomad Today 5/18/21

The EU needs the 27 member states to give their approval to the stimulus package in order to go ahead with recovery plans. Finland has already done its part .

Minister of Finance Matti Vanhanen. Photo: Jussi Toivanen/Vnk.

Finland

ECONOMY

Finland delays sending recovery plan to Brussels until May

The Nomad Today 4/15/21

The final version of the plan was due to be presented to the EU on 30 April, but now the finance minister says the government needs "additional time."