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Sep 8, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Héctor Barbotta

    The Andalusian manufacturing sector is growing at a rate well above the Spanish average | Sur in English (opens the original)

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    Industrial activity in Andalucía strengthened in June, growing much faster than the Spanish average. Production increased by 5.8 per cent compared with the same ... month last year, against a 3.8 per cent rise across the rest of Spain, according to figures from Spain's National Statistics Institute and the Andalusian Institute of Statistics and Cartography. The strong performance was also reflected in the figures for the first half of the year. Between January and June, industrial production in

  2. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Héctor Barbotta

    Adamuz train crash: Guardia Civil probe focuses on 30-year track manufacturing gap at break point | Sur in English (opens the original)

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    Disaster Toll: The high-speed derailment on 18 January on the Madrid–Seville line at kilometre point 318+681 killed 46 people and injured more than 120. Key Finding: Guardia Civil forensic inspectors found a "complete transverse fracture" at the exact weld joining a rail manufactured in 1989 ('Ensidesa 89') to a modern section made in 2023 ('Ensidesa 23 60 E1'). Severe Track Damage: The break shattered concrete sleepers over a nine-metre stretch, displaced fastenings, and left a six-metre sectio

  3. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Héctor Barbotta

    Andalusian agricultural sector concerned over massive influx of North African olive oil | Sur in English (opens the original)

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    The olive oil sector of Andalucía is facing a critical situation due to the impact of the massive increase in imports from Tunisia. In recent ... years, the volume of this product entering the EU market has risen significantly. This has caused a severe distortion in local prices and has put the profitability of Spanish farms under severe pressure, as they are unable to compete amid rising production costs. The root of the problem lies in a loophole in trade that goes beyond the official agreemen

  4. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · Héctor Barbotta

    Andalucía urges disaster zone status for 31 towns hit by wildfires and earthquakes | Sur in English (opens the original)

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    Following a summer blighted by devastating blazes and earthquakes, the Andalusian government has called on Madrid to step in. The Governing Council of the Junta ... de Andalucía has formally petitioned the Spanish government to declare 31 municipalities across the region official disaster zones. The request comes in the wake of catastrophic wildfires in Almería, Granada, Huelva and Sevilla, alongside a protracted series of earthquakes that rattled Granada province throughout August. The ‘new’ wi

  5. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · Héctor Barbotta

    Uncontrollable fire: what is driving Spain’s wildfire disasters? | Sur in English (opens the original)

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    The Iberian Peninsula is facing a profound and worrying shift in the nature of its forest fires. These are no longer isolated incidents confined to ... routine summer occurrences, but a structural phenomenon characterised by a destructive ferocity that frequently overwhelms the operational capabilities of emergency services. Between 1 January and 29 July 2026, the area affected by fire in Andalucía reached 17,178 hectares - comprising 2,815 hectares of woodland, 7,667 of scrubland and 6,696 of g

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