Spanish siesta under threat from new laws on opening hours
The hope is that more businesses will operate during the traditional siesta hours of 14:00 – 16:00 and stimulate consumer spending, which has fallen 23 percent since the beginning of the crisis.
It's the latest battle in the siesta war that has seen pressure from the EU to scrap the tradition and fierce resistance by aficionados de la siesta in Spain.
Liam Lever, liam@romania-insider.com
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