Spain: Electricity Cut Off for one School in Alicante

Translation posted 18 January 2012 18:58 GMT · View original post [fr]

Translated by Jane Ellis

Countries	Spain
Topics	Education, Governance, Politics, Citizen Media

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Català	· Espanya : Un institut sense llum degut als impagaments de la Comunitat Valenciana
Français	· Espagne : Électricité coupée dans un lycée pour cause d'impayés dans la Communauté valencienne

Education

Power was cut off [ca] for 800 pupils in a secondary school in Alicante due to outstanding payments. The Valencian Community is currently mired in financial difficulties after years of extravagant spending. MPs Esther López Barceló [ca] from the United and Alternative Left and Mireia Mollà [ca] from the Coalicío Compromis, provided reactions to the news.

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