This €20 Note is Worth €9,000

This €20 Note is Worth €9,000

Check your 20 Euros notes to see if it worth 9000

At the start of September El Hormiguero (The Anthill) host Pablo Motos introduced a special €20 note into circulation, offering a reward of €9,000 to anyone that found it.

The winning note 0 with the serial number EA2081272879 – was used in a publicity stunt to pay for a meal at a bar in Villavieja in Castellón. Of course there’s no telling where the note is by now. It’s likely still in Spain, but it could have left the country and be anywhere in the world. 

What’s interesting is that no one has claimed the reward yet – at least we haven’t heard of anyone claiming it – and so the bounty on the note has increased to €9,000. 

Even though I’ve desperately checked the serial number of each €20 I come into contact with, I still haven’t found it. If I don’t have it though that means there’s a chance you might. 

So go ahead and check every €20 note you have on you before you spend it on Shopping. Turn out your wallet and purse, go through your pockets, and check behind the sofa. Think about what you could do with all that money. You could have a new kitchen installed, take the family out for an incredible vacation, or reserve your very own place in the sun.

I’ll go back to being serious now, and tell you just what to do if you’re the lucky owner of the €20 note. To claim the prize for yourself you need to send a photo and video of the note using Whatsapp to El Hormiguero using the number +34 674 012 847. Don’t forget you heard it here first!

Santander Sells €10 Billion worth of Spanish Property

Santander Sells €10 Billion worth of Spanish Property

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The Spanish real estate industry has been moving at a brisk pace for the past 24 months at the very least, as the residential housing market in particular has been boosted by the activity – and cash – of private buyers.

For the longest time though, following the crash of 2008, the biggest portfolio holders in Spain have been the banks – forced to clean up homes and offices left behind by people and companies defaulting on their mortgages following the credit crunch.

Banco Popular in particular became the largest landlord in Spain in a matter of months, becoming the owner of around €30 billion worth of real estate at pre-crash prices.

The financial troubles of Banco Popular are well-known however, and the bank was recently bailed out by another Spanish bank, Santander. This week saw the anticipated – but still surprising – move of Santander selling all of their property for €10 billion to the Blackstone Investor group out of the US.

This property portfolio includes hundreds of houses, apartments, and hotels, along with plenty of land. Analysts believe that the property has lost around two-thirds of its value since 2008.

Now the property is in the hands of the proactive and committed Blackstone Group, who have long-since seen Spanish property as a profitable, long-term investment. People in many quarters are celebrating the sale as it is another indication that people are becoming more confident and enthusiastic about Spanish property.

As well as in increase in transactions for resale properties, residential construction across Spain is increasing, with much of the activity driven by foreign investment.

Reuters released data that showed around a third of the €22 billion invested directly in Spain in 2015 went to construction and realestate, and it’s expected that this figure will increase for 2016 and 2017 following the release of official data.

Barcelona District Set to Trial Universal Income Scheme Worth €13 million

Barcelona District Set to Trial Universal Income Scheme Worth €13 million

People remain divided on the issue of a universal basic income. Many people feel that the idea is impractical. Switzerland recently held a referendum on introducing universal basic income – which would see every adult in the country receive money from the government each month – but the plan was rejected.

The idea lives on however, as one of the poorer regions of Barcelona is to begin a trial scheme where people on the brink of the bread line are given government grants.

The pilot scheme will roll out in the Besós district of the city. €13 million has been set aside for the scheme by the EU. The scheme will look into creative and innovative solutions to the problem of urban property. Barcelona is just one region trialling the new approach. Also getting involved are Helsinki in Finland and Utrecht in the Netherlands.

The grants are going to be available for two years, with the money going to some of the poorest people in Besós. The participants will be randomly chosen from 1,000 households with the lowest income for the district. These participants will be given between €400 and €525 per month.

There are four separate groups in all. The program officials are analysing the four groups living in the area to understand how they spend the money and how they can improve on the idea of providing funding to impoverished areas.

The people selected to participate in the program are also expected to participate in schemes looking to find long-term employment and will be expected to join social inclusion projects. The aim of the program is ascertaining what kind of difference can be made to people in low-income housing after their basic cost of living is taken care of for them.

Barcelona City Hall is looking to monitor the kind of impact the scheme will have after guaranteeing the right to housing for these people. The scheme is intended to revolutionise the current fight against urban poverty, taking it to new places.

It aims to see how poverty can be reduced by providing universal economic support alongside access to a range of services including housing, education, community participation, and working.

The ultimate aim is to create an efficient welfare state not just in Spain, but across the whole EU. The people behind the scheme deserve a round of applause for coming up with such an innovative method of reaching out to the poor people of Spain and finding new ways to understand them and their situation.