Making the Spanish news this Wednesday will be a teacher facing 42 years in prison for sexual assaults, prison sentences confirmed for Guardia Civil officers who forced car occupants to strip naked, and Kiabi to launch compact store format in Spain.

Plus, Producer Price Inflation in Germany and the UK will be Wednesday’s focus.

Spanish News Headlines

A Barcelona Court will begin to hear evidence from today against a teacher of an extracurricular activities centre in Malgrat de Mar (Maresme), accused of sexually assaulting three students from the centre, all minors, between the years 2020 and 2022.

The man is accused of winning the trust of the girls from a year before the events by sending messages and organised up to seven meetings with them.

The majority were in early 2022, when up to three penetrative rapes occurred. The Prosecutor’s Office is asking for sentences totalling 42 years in prison, in addition to restraining orders and disqualification from working with minors as soon as he can be released. Compensations of 50,000, 18,000 and 12,000 euro, respectively, are also set for the three victims.

The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court has confirmed the sentence of one and a half years in prison and six years of disqualification of two Guardia Civil officers who, during an operational control, ordered a complete stripping of three young people, whom they stopped while they were driving. in a vehicle on the AP-6, at the El Espinar toll (Segovia), towards Madrid.

The court has rejected the appeals filed by the two convicts against the ruling of the Provincial Court of Segovia that imposed the prison sentences and disqualification for three crimes against moral integrity, with the mitigating factor of undue delays. A third agent was acquitted.

French low-cost fashion retailer Kiabi is implementing an expansion strategy in Spain by launching a new, more compact store model.

In order to strengthen its presence in the Spanish market, Kiabi plans to open stores of up to 800 square metres, complementing its traditional establishments of approximately 1,500 square metres, in an attempt to increase the capillarity and penetration of the brand in the country.

Historically, Kiabi stores have been located in malls and shopping centres, locations that offer large footfall and easy access for consumers. The company aims for these new stores, which aim to be operational by 2025, to offer collections aimed at “the whole family”, thus maintaining the essence of the brand that focuses on accessibility and authenticity.

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Business, Markets and Statistics

On Wednesday, data on the PPI will be presented in both Germany and the United Kingdom, where the evolution of the CPI in February will also be known.

All this in a context in which the European Commission will publish the consumer confidence index in the Eurozone for the month of March, which could maintain the trend of its last record.

In Spain, we will also know the latest births statistics from the INE.

As mentioned, in the UK, we will have the Producer Price Inflation, which will be accompanied by the House Price Index.

In the business world we will have results from the like of BioNTech, Tencent Holdings Limited, and Prudential plc.

Things to Do Today

Down in Los Alcazares on the Mar Menor there is an unusual and unique horse-based event on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 March, the XXIII Incursiones Berberiscas en Mar Menor, a medieval tournament pitching knights against knights on the beaches of the town.

Classical music fans have a Beethoven concert in the International Auditorium in Torrevieja on 23 March.

Sports fans in Torrevieja have a rugby competition from 22 to 24 March, football on the 28 to 31, and handball on the same weekend.

For runners, Crevillente on 6 April has a 6k race, and the Dama de Guardamar half marathon, which takes the form of both a 10k and 21k variant, and will take place in Guardamar del Segura on 14 April 2024.

For more local events, pick up The Leader newspaper every Monday, and This is Torrevieja for Torrevieja events.

Local Markets

Midweek markets can be found today at Guardamar del Segura, La Mata (Torrevieja), San Isidro, and San Miguel de Salinas.

The roads will of course be busy around those locations.

Traffic and Travel

The special operation on the roads for the Easter period will soon get underway in Spain. We will bring you more information on the specifics shortly.

Locally, in San Miguel de Salinas, work starts today and will last 3 months which may affect traffic in the centre whilst water supply and drainage work is carried out. We also have the continuation of road closures in Torrevieja.

For information and updates about driving in Spain, visit N332.es

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On This Day

2015, a total solar eclipse is seen in the northwest Atlantic Ocean (Spain, Portugal, etc.).

1997, Spanish Justice sentences Mario Conde, former president of Banesto, to six years in prison for misappropriation and falsification of commercial documents, in relation to the “Argentia Trust case.”

1964, the Spanish Council of Ministers agrees, by decree, to declare April 1 a national holiday that is payable and non-recoverable.