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Farmers in Spain fire warning shot to Brussels: Agricultural workers say laws need to change or ‘anti-EU sentiment will...

FARMERS across Spain are set to join European-wide protests as agricultural organisations called for an “ambitious shock plan” to improve deteriorating conditions. The main farming...

Revealed: These fruits and vegetables carry the most traces of pesticides in Spain – here’s how to remove them

AS much as 40% of all food sold in Spain may contain traces of pesticides, according to data collected by the Spanish Agency for...

France rejects 90-day rule amendment in huge blow for British homeowners

A FRENCH high court has rejected an amendment to its immigration law, effectively requiring British homeowners to leave the country after 90 days.  On Thursday...

How the Red Sea crisis could bring yet ANOTHER period of inflation in Spain — just as surge in...

AS Yemen’s Houthi militants attack cargo vessels in the Red Sea in response to Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip, experts warn that the...

Huge new Chinatown is coming to Spain’s Madrid: These are the €9 million plans featuring hundreds of trees, an...

THE capital of Spain will soon have its very own official Chinatown, it has been announced. The Madrid City Council released details of its project...

Spain’s black economy is laid bare: How fake goods lose the country €1.5bn each year and cost 15,000 jobs

THE TRADE in counterfeit goods is depriving legal businesses of €1.5 billion annually plus over 15,000 jobs according to the European Intellectual Property Office...

Spain to ban porn for minors: Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez brands children’s access to explicit content online a “real...

SPAIN will soon pass sweeping legislation to limit minors’ access to internet pornography, as governments throughout Europe look to punish providers for failing to...

EU Treaty: Chief Minister pledges to seal the deal within first half of 2024 in New Year’s Message

THE Chief Minister has said he believes that Gibraltar could have a ‘safe and secure’ EU treaty ‘in the first half of 2024’. In his...

Why property prices in Spain WILL fall next year – according to experts in Brussels

A EUROPEAN COMMISSION report says that house prices are overvalued in several EU member states including Spain and predicts they will fall. The EC notes...

Huge win for British homeowners in France as ‘automatic visa’ right passes in parliament – but will Spain follow...

A NEW immigration law which includes giving UK non-residents who own a second home in France the right to an ‘automatic’ visa to come...

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez blasts far-right parties during speech at European Parliament as he accuses Vox of stirring up Francoism

SPAIN'S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez launched a blistering attack on Europe's far-right parties on Wednesday. Sanchez spoke at the European Parliament in Strasbourg in what...

EU flag taken down in Spain’s Valencia over Israel’s revenge Gaza attacks ‘sanctioned’ by European Commission

A GANDIA area town has removed the European Union flag from the town hall in protest against the European Commission's stance in supporting Israeli...

Fresh blow for ex-Catalan separatist leader trying to dodge extradition to Spain

THE EUROPEAN UNION Court of Justice has confirmed that the former Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont and two other Catalan separatist Members of the European...

Spain assumes the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union as general elections loom

TODAY sees Spain take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, the fifth time it has done so since joining...

Spain’s Benidorm to spend €3.8 million on green projects around city

BENIDORM will spend €3.8 million over the next two years on a project called 'Green and Water' with 15 initiatives aimed to increase green...

EU could block merger in Spain between mobile phone giants Orange and MasMovil

PLANS for a €18.6 billion merger between two of Spain's biggest telecoms companies Orange and MasMovil are under threat from the European Commission(EC). The news...

British nationals lose ‘long-shot’ appeal over loss of EU rights following Brexit

THE European Union's top court on Thursday dismissed legal actions from three British nationals who had challenged their loss of EU citizens' rights as...

A fifth of people in Spain knowingly buy fake goods or access pirate online content

A FIFTH of people in Spain say they intentionally purchased counterfeit products in the last twelve months- a percentage that is above the European...

Spain’s state train operator Renfe faces EU probe over refusing to supply content to rival online ticket platforms

THE European Commission has opened a formal investigation to assess whether Spain's state rail operator Renfe has abused its dominant position in the country's...

British teacher says she’s barred from full-time public school jobs since Brexit on Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH teacher in Mallorca says she's being discriminated against since Brexit because she's not an EU citizen and is taking the matter to...

Spain’s data protection agency opens probe into the ChatGPT artificial intelligence app

SPAIN’S AEPD data-protection agency has opened an investigation into the ChatGPT artificial intelligence application, on the basis that it may breach the country’s privacy...

EXCLUSIVE: Brit denied residency in Spain goes on hunger strike in Valencia area

A BRITISH man has gone on hunger strike to protest against Spanish authorities refusing to grant him residency because he did not have private...

EU agrees to extension of energy price cap for Spain and Portugal

THE European Union has agreed to extend a price cap set on natural gas used for power generation in Spain and Portugal until December...

Valencia’s Air Nostrum in Spain and Ireland’s CityJet get EU merger approval for second time

VALENCIA'S Air Nostrum has been given the green light to merger with Ireland's CityJet to form Europe's largest regional airline. It's the second time that...

Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez says European Union should become more self-sufficient

SPAIN'S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wants the European Union to end its reliance on importing energy, food and microchip technology. He says lessons need to...

Spain wants extension of ‘Iberian exemption’ on gas prices used in electricity generation

SPAIN wants the European Commission to extend its temporary cap on prices for gas and coal used by electricity generation plans which is due...

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