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Spain’s government has said that the massive April power outage across Spain and Portugal that left tens of millions of people disconnected in seconds was caused by technical and planning errors that left the grid unable to handle a surge in voltage.
EasyJet cabin crew are expected to walk out across Spain this month with three days of strikes - with European Union holidaymakers warned.
On Sunday, activists in Barcelona, Lisbon and other hot spots plan to take to the streets to voice their concerns about “touristification.”
Power outages are nothing new. But the Spain-Portugal blackouts underscore fundamental problems with the supposedly “inevitable transition” from coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear electricity to wind, solar and battery power.
UK tourists are being warned over soaring prices and the rising cost of holidaying in the European Union holiday hotspot.
The European Investment Bank will back a planned power interconnector between Spain and France with an investment of 1.6 billion euros ($1.84 billion), it said on Monday, after Spain and Portugal's governments sought EU help to improve their power links following a huge blackout in April.
Spain and Italy are both through to the knockout phase of the European Under-21 Championship. This meeting is still significant, though, as it will determine which team tops the group. Spain have
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Daily Star on MSNBrits should skip Spain for little-known European hotspot with '£1 pints and sandy beaches'With millions of visitors flocking to Spain every year, experts had advised tourists to head to a new European spot after several anti-tourism protests have been ramping up