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Spain shuts down ‘golden visa’ scheme – what alternative residency pathways remain?

On 3rd April, Spain officially ended support for its investment visa pathways commonly known as “golden visas”. The golden visa programme allowed non-EU residents to

11 Apr, 2025 @ 11:56

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Trump admin warns Spain: Aligning with China like ‘cutting your own throat’ as Pedro Sanchez arrives in Beijing

US TREASURY Secretary Scott Bessent issued a warning with a specific emphasis on Spain that aligning with China would be like ‘cutting one’s throat’. The

10 Apr, 2025 @ 18:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Surging anti-tourism anger and Trump’s tariffs no obstacle: Flights to Spain are expected to keep increasing in 2025

SPAIN’S airport operator, Aena, is maintaining a forecast of traffic growth for 2025 despite uncertainties in the travel sector. The Spanish air travel sector is

9 Apr, 2025 @ 17:31

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

Euro ‘cash trap’ warning for British tourists flying to Spain for Easter holidays gets short response from Madrid

WARNINGS over a euro ‘cash trap’ has sparked concern among British tourists heading to Spain this year. Reports state that the Spanish central bank is

9 Apr, 2025 @ 15:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

'It's Europe's time': Spain's Pedro Sanchez says EU must 'assume responsibility for its defence and security'

Spain braces for €15bn blow from Trump: Four out of five exports to the US face new tariffs

AROUND 80% of Spanish exports to the United States are expected to be affected by the new tariffs recently imposed by US President Donald Trump.

9 Apr, 2025 @ 13:48

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Do Spain and the EU really charge 39% tariffs on American imports? The truth behind Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ trade war

“THEY charge us 39%, so we’re going to charge them 20% – we’re charging them essentially half,” is what US President Trump said about the

7 Apr, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

Wine, olives and aerospace: Trump’s tariffs could cost Spain’s Andalucia €2.4bn – which sectors are under threat?

TRUMP’s tariffs have rocked the world and set the scene for an impending trade war that experts fear will inflict widespread economic damage – and

4 Apr, 2025 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Lead

Spain is threatened by an ‘avalanche’ of cheap Asian imports after Trump’s tariff tornado

IT’S feared effects of the United States tariffs on Asian countries could reverberate negatively in Spain. Washington announced its new tariffs earlier this week with

4 Apr, 2025 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

€4 billion electric car battery factory to be built in Spain- promising to cut costs for vehicle owners

Spain brings back electric vehicle subsidies of up to €7,000 in new green drive

The Spanish government has reactivated its EV-subsidy scheme ‘MOVES III’. It has done so retroactively, meaning that the programme restarted at the beginning of 2025.

3 Apr, 2025 @ 08:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Important advice to UK tourists over preventing mobile phone robberies in Benidorm

Internet bill changes afoot? Spain’s largest mobile operator MasOrange eyeing €20bn stock market listing

SPAIN’S largest mobile phone operator MasOrange is preparing for a potential stock market debut that could affect phone and internet bills across the country. The

1 Apr, 2025 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain's pensioners are financially better off than their European neighbours

Spain’s pension crisis: €13.4 BILLION paid out in March alone

IN the month of March, the Spanish government has paid out in pensions more than double the money set aside for the whole year. Some

28 Mar, 2025 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain is a ‘new economic star’, according to the Financial Times

SPAIN has been highlighted as one of the world’s emerging economic success stories. In a recent article, the Financial Times referred to the nation as

22 Mar, 2025 @ 12:25

Business & Finance·Lead

Malaga’s tourism industry struggles to find workers due to surging rent and property prices

THE Costa del Sol’s tourism sector is blaming its inability to find seasonal workers on Malaga’s cost of living crisis. The tourism sector is actively

21 Mar, 2025 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Where every move matters: Expert real estate services on the Costa Blanca

IN the dynamic world of real estate, finding an agency that not only offers you a wide variety of properties, but also provides you with

20 Mar, 2025 @ 17:19

Alicante·Business & Finance·Property

Earthquake in Spain’s banking sector: BBVA’s hostile takeover of Banco Sabadell ‘threatens the wellbeing of the Spanish economy’

BBVA’s long running hostile takeover bid of Banco Sabadell ‘poses a threat to the economic wellbeing of Spain’, according to the Catalan bank’s boardroom. Banco

20 Mar, 2025 @ 16:40

Business & Finance·Lead

Blimey, I’ve been scammed by… Myself?: The terrifying rise of the AI voice cloning fraud

AH, scams. A time-honoured British tradition, right up there with queuing, moaning about the weather, and insisting that ‘this tea just isn’t the same as

14 Mar, 2025 @ 14:06

Business & Finance·Sponsored

How the cost of living in Spain will rise in 2025: Price of electricity, transport, taxes and other essentials to surge

‘Worse than a mafia don’: Spain is a ‘tax trap’ that ‘fleeces’ British expats, financial experts claim

WEALTHY foreigners who move to Spain are facing financial headaches as Spanish authorities launch what one law firm describes as a ‘tax inquisition’. International law

6 Mar, 2025 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

New Trump agricultural tariffs set to hit Spain’s €3.5 billion in exports to the USA

SPAIN’S agricultural exporters are bracing for a potential €3.5 billion blow when new US tariffs come into effect. Donald Trump announced that he will soon

5 Mar, 2025 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead

We sold €50 million of property in our first year!

THE boss of Marbella’s upmarket realtor The Agency has revealed the results of his first year in the resort… and set a target for 2025.

4 Mar, 2025 @ 17:33

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Other News·Property

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next week

Surge in demand for Chinese-speaking lawyers as China becomes Spain’s fourth-largest trading partner

SURGING investment in Spain from China is fuelling the rapid growth in specialised law firms that employ Chinese-speaking lawyers. The Chinese Law Association in Spain

23 Feb, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance

Famous hotel in Ibiza sells for a record €200million following months of negotiation

Spain had the most hotel investments in Europe in 2024: Experts say focus will move to ‘second’ cities that are less saturated by tourists

SPAIN has cemented its position as Europe’s hottest hotel investment market as €3.3 billion poured into the sector during 2024, although down from 2023’s €4

18 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

US tourists are spending more in Spain and their numbers will rise, according to Forbes magazine

SPAIN welcomed a record number of foreign tourists last year- 94 million- with figures suggesting that US visitors spent more than ever- according to Forbes

6 Feb, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Under lock and key: The ultimate guide to creating uncrackable passwords (because ‘password123’ just won’t cut it!)

IN today’s digital jungle, hackers are the sneaky predators… and your password? Well, it’s your first line of defence. But let’s be honest – ’password123’

6 Feb, 2025 @ 14:34

Business & Finance·Lead·Sponsored

Spain plans to reduce working week to 37.5 hours: Government says it will ‘modernise’ the country

SPAIN has approved a plan to reduce the standard working week to 37.5 hours for private sector workers – making it one of the shortest

5 Feb, 2025 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

‘How much cash can I withdraw in Spain without raising alarms with the tax authorities?’

SPAIN’S Tax Agency has a system in place to monitor large movements of money via banks to prevent tax fraud and money laundering. Fines are

4 Feb, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Hospitality marketing agency to boost Spanish businesses

When it comes to standing out online, connecting with potential guests and boosting sales, travel brands now require the support of a specialist hospitality marketing

31 Jan, 2025 @ 16:06

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