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Inside Europe: Is time ticking on the Spanish siesta?

Nik MartinFebruary 16, 2017

Spain's famous afternoon siesta could be consigned to history if the government gets its way. Just before Christmas, the country's labour minister called for a "national pact" to change Spain's system of split shifts. The region of Catalonia is hoping to steal a march on the rest of the country by being the first to move everyone to a 9-5 working day.

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Report: Nik Martin, Barcelona, Spain