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Amazon strike in Spain: Thousands of workers to walk out nationwide demanding better pay and conditions - threatening delays for Black Friday orders

3 Kings delayed?: Amazon logistics centre staff to strike in Spain’s Basque Country

THE Three Kings, who traditionally deliver gifts to children in Spain at Epiphany, may be delayed in January – or at least their presents might be. Workers at a logistics centre in

18 Dec, 2023 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Spain set to finally have a government as Pedro Sanchez secures 179 votes ahead of investiture vote next week

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez promises ‘certainty and predictability’ to multinationals and new foreign investors

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday promised ‘certainty and predictability’ to multinationals and new foreign investors in the country, despite the turbulent political events of this year and his fragile new

28 Nov, 2023 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

Amazon, TripAdvisor, Booking and more are cleared by Spain's competition authority after being accused of allowing 'fake reviews' which 'harm businesses'

Amazon, TripAdvisor, and Booking are cleared by Spain’s competition authority after being accused of allowing ‘fake reviews’ which ‘harm businesses’

SPAIN’S anti-monopoly commission, the CNMC, has cleared Amazon, Booking Holdings and Tripadvisor of posting or facilitating fake reviews on their websites. A complaint had been filed by the Organisation of Consumers and

22 Nov, 2023 @ 19:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Apple and Amazon fined €194 million for iilegal collusion in Spain

Apple and Amazon fined €194 million for illegal collusion in Spain

SPAIN’S competition watchdog, the CNMC, has fined international companies Amazon and Apple a total of €194 million for collusion in the sale of products. The two firms had limited the sale of

19 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

Business & Finance·Lead

Three youngsters in Spain found guilty of the biggest ever fraud against Amazon in Europe

THREE 22-year-olds from Mallorca have been convicted for what has been described as the biggest fraud against online retailer Amazon ever seen in Europe. The youngsters were found guilty of swindling as

7 Feb, 2023 @ 19:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Amazon ‘Flex’ couriers were falsely self-employed, Spanish court rules

Amazon must compensate self-employed couriers who used their own vehicles for deliveries, a Spanish court has ruled. The Madrid labour court said this week the tech giant would have to pay social

4 Feb, 2023 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

New food delivery rider rules start for Glovo and Uber Eats in Spain

Barcelona City Hall to ban ‘phantom’ supermarkets and kitchens that are ‘overtaking public spaces’

BARCELONA City Hall is banning supermarkets and kitchens whose products are only available for home delivery. The measure will target popular businesses such as Glovo and Getir, which will have to either

15 Jan, 2023 @ 17:15

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead

BIG DATA: Microsoft follows Amazon in massive investments in Spain

TECH giant Microsoft is to build a massive data centre near Madrid. The company has contracted Ferrovial to construct the facility. The cost has not been revealed, but it is thought to

5 Jan, 2023 @ 11:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Barcelona to become first city in Spain to levy ‘Amazon tax’ in bid to empty streets of delivery vans

BARCELONA is to become the first Spanish city to implement a so-called ‘Amazon tax’, which will target online sellers such as the American e-commerce giant as well as postal services whose revenues

2 Dec, 2022 @ 19:15

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Lead

Amazon to open cloud computing unit in Spain’s Aragon region in €2.5 billion investment

AMAZON’S cloud computing division AWS(Amazon Web Services) has announced a €2.5 billion investment in Spain over the next decade. The firm said on Wednesday that over 1,300 full-time jobs will be created

16 Nov, 2022 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Madrid resident fined €2,001 for leaving cardboard box on street, as city cracks down on littering

COMPLAINTS about the state of Madrid’s streets are a regular fixture on social media, with residents of the city centre in particular often sharing images of recycling points overflowing not just with

26 Sep, 2022 @ 16:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

TROLLED OVER: Evil social media campaign to destroy new Maddie book comes unstuck

by Dilip Kuner THE Olive Press has won a victory against ‘evil’ online trolls who have attacked the family of missing Madeleine McCann for the last 14 years. Their aggressive campaign to

8 Oct, 2021 @ 10:04

World’s youngest spaceman who joined Bezos on rocket mission trained at Malaga pilot school

STUDENT Pilot Oliver Daemen became the world’s youngest person to travel to space at the age of just 18, after he trained at the One Air pilot school, in Malaga. The Dutchman

27 Jul, 2021 @ 19:15

Lead

Amazon opens a new high-tech logistics centre in Alicante to serve the Costa Blanca area of Spain

ONLINE retail giant Amazon has opened its new logistics centre in Alicante, with 60 full-time jobs created. The 8,000 square metre facility is the company’s second in the Valencian Community following on

17 Jul, 2021 @ 09:15

Alicante·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca

Amazon and Apple face collusion probe in Spain over stopping rivals from selling electrical products

AMAZON and Apple are being investigated over possible restrictive sales practices in Spain. The country’s competition regulator, the CNMC, is looking into whether on-line retailer Amazon struck a deal to place restrictions

2 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Amazon Counts Down To Opening Of Massive Distribution Hub In Murcia Covering South Eastern Spain

Amazon’s autumn opening for big distribution hub in Murcia covering south-eastern Spain

A new Amazon logistics centre will open in Murcia City this autumn with 1,200 jobs set to be created over three years. The 160,000 square metre facility will use state-of-the-art technology to

14 Apr, 2021 @ 16:15

Murcia

Rival the yachts of Marbella this summer with this HUGE inflatable boat from Amazon

The must-have item comes complete with a drinks cooler and will no doubt make you the envy of the seas

17 Jun, 2019 @ 11:55

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Travel News

Woody Allen to film new project across Spain after securing financing from Spanish company despite sexual abuse allegations which saw him dumped by Amazon

The Spanish company previously financed Vicky Christina Barcelona and Midnight in Paris

22 Feb, 2019 @ 11:28

La Cultura·Lead

70% Amazon staff at largest warehouse in Spain strike ahead of Three Kings Day

AMAZON workers at their Madrid warehouse have gone on strike ahead of the Three Kings Day. Staff walked out yesterday as part of a long campaign for better pay and conditions, before

4 Jan, 2019 @ 13:35

Business & Finance·La Cultura·Lead

STOP PRESS: Olive Press now officially number one English news website in Spain

Our news site has been ranked in the top 10,000 websites in the country

23 Nov, 2018 @ 15:46

Lead·National News

Spanish chef writes novel after taking 20,000 locals to cook for victims of Puerto Rico hurricane

SPANISH chef Jose Andres has written a novel detailing how he provided millions of meals to Puerto Ricans following the devastating hurricanes last year. The book recounts how Andrés’s organisation, World Central

16 Sep, 2018 @ 10:07

Environment·Food & Drink·Lead

Spain’s three-day Amazon strike results in police clashes and arrests

CLASHES and arrests have been made by the Spanish police during the Amazon three-day walkout. Staff at Amazon, who have been striking over working conditions and pay near Madrid, witnessed tensions escalate

18 Jul, 2018 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead

H&M employees in Spain stage huge walkouts

Unions claim bosses are not complying with agreed workers' rights in Madrid

30 Apr, 2018 @ 13:06

Business & Finance·Lead

Amazon accused of firing more than 100 workers for going on strike in Spain

UNIONS in Spain have accused Amazon of firing more than 100 workers because they went on strike for better working conditions. The CGT labour condemned the US company’s largest logistic centre in

22 Apr, 2018 @ 13:01

Business & Finance·Lead

Zara among most valuable brands in the world, according to new rankings

Zara reigned supreme in 82 position with a value of $17.5 billion and Santander was close behind in 92 with a value of $16.2 billion.

5 Feb, 2018 @ 11:51

Business & Finance·La Cultura·Lead

Jeremy Clarkson’s The Grand Tour will feature episode in Spain

THE Grand Tour’s new season will feature an episode in Spain. Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond’s second season will be available to stream on Amazon Prime from December 8, but

18 Nov, 2017 @ 17:37

Celebrity·Lead