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A CONTROVERSIAL luxury hotel planned for Malaga port has hit fresh trouble. The project’s original architect, Jose Segui, has launched legal action against the developer
NEW data has revealed the sectors driving Spain’s foreign-worker hiring boom, with one industry’s hiring running at more than double its usual seasonal pace. It
SALES are rocketing since the frontier opened up, according to the Gibraltar government – but two-thirds of small businesses reported no change in euro takings
MORE British pensioners are leaving Spain than arriving from the UK, official figures show, as the country’s UK-born population continues to shrink for the third
FLYING taxis are set to soon whisk passengers between destinations across the Costa del Sol as authorities announce plans for real-life demonstrations within the next
LIVING in Spain means getting used to the unexpected. You might miss the right motorway exit, catch the wrong bus or accidentally order something completely
A NEW bill has been proposed by Spanish lawmakers to stop the underage consumption of tobacco and provide smoke-free zones across the nation. The government
MALAGA Airport is set for a €1.5 billion expansion as Spain’s airport operator warns the Costa del Sol hub is fast approaching its passenger capacity.
RYANAIR is considering a €500 million investment in Sevilla that could create hundreds of jobs across the city, the airline has announced. Speaking on Thursday,
SPAIN is set to receive a tourism windfall of more than €4 billion as the Iran conflict sends holidaymakers flocking west, industry experts have said.
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SPAIN’s national bank has clarified their ability to take remaining funds out of accounts that fail to make transactions for two decades, legally considering it
A SECRET offshore trust linked to the disgraced former King of Spain has made another mysterious multi-million-euro donation to a British charity. The JRM 2004
THE Spanish government has quietly decided to ditch controversial tech firm Palantir from involvement in sensitive public contracts amid growing concerns over national security. According
SPAIN has officially removed Gibraltar from its list of tax havens, bringing an end to 35 years of diplomatic and economic friction. Hacienda, the Spanish