Online shoppers with Temu and Shein face new import charges in Spain from July 1
ONLINE shoppers who enjoy snapping up a bargain on popular websites such as Temu or Shein should prepare for steeper prices from July with the
Spain formally removes Gibraltar from tax haven blacklist after 35 years in €30m boost for border economy
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
Benidorm’s British pubs are pumping through 190,000 litres of beer a day as England’s World Cup crowds keep drinking
BRITISH football fans visiting Benidorm are guzzling an astonishing 190,000 litres of beer every day as World Cup fever sends sales through the roof. Pub
Bank of Spain rules out another 2008-style property crash – but points to a different problem ‘of great magnitude’
SPAIN’s housing market has become harder to afford, but the Bank of Spain has addressed the issue as a lack of housing rather than signs
Spaniards spend one third of their working day surfing the web, chatting, doom scrolling and daydreaming – and remote workers are the worst
FROM doomscrolling to daydreaming, Spaniards spend a third of the workday distracted by non-work activities, according to a new study that found remote workers are
Spain’s economic growth slows down in first quarter of 2026 due to lower exports and people spending less
SPAIN’S economy grew by 0.6% in the first quarter of the year, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE) on Thursday. That was 0.2%
Why expats are leaving Spanish telecom giants for Spain’s only fully English-speaking network
SETTLING into life in Spain is exciting, but sorting out a mobile phone or home internet contract in a foreign language can quickly become a
British World Cup winner recovers investment after failed Marbella property development
THOUSANDS of foreign buyers who lost money in failed Spanish developments may still have legal options available. Sir Geoff Hurst, the former England footballer and
A decade after Brexit: Could Andy Burnham be the man to steer Britain back towards the EU?
ON 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, triggering Brexit and one of the most dramatic political upheavals in modern
Estepona mayor secures license to build 20 tourist flats in Malaga days after halt is announced on new holiday lets in the city
THE mayor of Estepona, Jose Maria Garcia Urbano, has secured a licence to build 20 tourist apartments in Malaga, just days after the city announced
Gibraltar proposes tip-off hotline as solution to unexpected treaty problem – how to stop cross-border food deliveries
GIBRALTAR might just have to contend with a brand new form of smuggling once the frontier opens up – cross-border food deliveries. One of the
Two thirds of Europe wants Britain back in the EU, new poll finds – with the Dutch and Danes the most enthusiastic
TWO THIRDS of Europeans would welcome Britain back into the EU, a major new poll has found, ten years after the fateful Brexit vote that
Beware of the hidden financial trap costing American expats in Spain thousands of dollars a year
By Peter Dougherty BRIAN and Emily moved from the United States to Spain in 2022. They enjoy the slower pace and the sunnier weather. They
The ‘Barca-loner’ effect: Spain’s new digital nomad visa is seeing strong uptake as thousands of Brits and Americans take advantage to flock to the country
BRITISH and American digital nomads are flocking to Spain, new data has shown, in what industry experts have dubbed the ‘Barca-loner effect.’ Spain issued more
Summer holiday blow as persistent 3.2% inflation squeeze forces one in five families to cancel vacation plans in Spain
A NEW study has revealed that one in five families in Spain have been forced to abandon their holiday plans this year as rising inflation
Spain opens competition probe into six biggest banks over concerns of price coordination driven by cutthroat ‘mortgage war’
SPAIN’s competition watchdog has launched a probe into the country’s six biggest banks over suspicions they acted unfairly in the mortgage market, potentially depriving borrowers
Fast-track approval granted for massive €60 million sports and music stadium complex in Alicante
PLANS for a massive €60 million sports and leisure complex in Alicante have received a massive boost with the regional Valencian government classifying it as
British tourists now pour €24 billion into Spanish economy as next-placed Germans spend less than half
BRITISH tourists poured a record-breaking €24 billion into Spain’s economy last year, new data has shown, cementing their status as the country’s biggest foreign spenders.
MD of monolithic US asset manager BlackRock in Spain says ‘we are the star of Europe’ as world eyes up Spanish housing market
INVESTORS worldwide are racing to snap up a stake in Spain’s housing market, experts have revealed, as the country’s property sector continues to boom. Adolfo
Spain is planning to halt payments to anyone owing money to the state under new tax agency system – but does it include pensions?
SPAIN is planning to block public benefit payments to anyone who owes money to the state, under a sweeping new system being built by the
Silicon Valley giant OpenAI targets Madrid for its first office in Spain as ChatGPT demand explodes by 40%
SILICON Valley giant OpenAI has set its sights on Madrid for its first Spanish office after a surge in ChatGPT users turned Spain into one
Apple to delay roll out of new ‘Siri AI’ across Europe over EU regulation concerns – which Brussels claims are designed to ‘rein in Big Tech’
BRUSSELS bureaucrats have come under fire after Apple announced it will delay rollout of its powerful new Siri AI to customers in Europe. The tech
Ryanair under investigation in the UK for charging parents to sit next to their children
A UK watchdog has launched an investigation into Ryanair for charging up to £12 for parents to sit next to their children. The Competition and
Alicante hits two million residents and GDP doubles in 25 years – but still ranks 45th out of 52 Spanish provinces for wealth per capita
A STUDY says that Alicante province’s population is now over two million people and its economy is growing at a record rate- but the area
Brussels rules Spain’s tourist data grab is too intrusive – including handing payment data to police
THE way Spain collects personal data about foreign tourists has come under scrutiny after officials in Brussels suggested that legislation introduced less than two years
Bars and restaurants in Spain will soon charge customers €0.10 extra for every plastic bottle and can – here’s how to get it back
PUNTERS will soon have to pay more for bottles and cans across Spain’s bars and restaurants thanks to the incoming implementation of an EU-backed recycling