The headline in the Costa Blanca News makes reference to the Euro Health Agreement - European health ministers reached an agreement on Tuesday over cross-border healthcare after more than 2 years of wrangling. The plan guarantees that there will be no discrimination in Europe between native patients and those from other countries.
Price rises are also a cause for concern in the paper. A 2% fise in VAT is due to come into force on 1st July and, in addition, electricity is to go up by 4%. This will mean that cash strapped households will be forced to find an extra 6% to cover the cost of this basic utility.
The paper also reports that the 24 hour strike by civil servants called by unions on Tuesday had very little repercussion on the Costa Blanca - and Spain in general. While unions claim 72% of the civil servants in the Alicante province went on strike (around 46,800 people), figures released by
the government subdelegates' office in Alicante say only 10% of government employees in the province went on strike.
And finally, and not surprisingly, with Spain's first game coming up on Wednesday all papers gave space to the World Cup including the Wall Chart to be completed after every game........
Spain 3 Switzerland 0 ?? We'll see!
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