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Leading lawyer believes there are thousands of homeowners in Spain still owed compensation over shameful ‘floor clause’ mortgages

IT was yet another giant victory over the banks for Marbella lawyer Diego Echavarria in the courts last month. Handing his clients a €16,000 cheque

2 Oct, 2025 @ 16:54

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Marbella·Other News·Property

Spain’s unemployment rate has surprise September fall with lowest total for 18 years

SPAIN’S September jobless total recorded an unexpected fall of 4,846 compared to August. Forecasters had predicted a rise of around 15,000 which normally occurs after

2 Oct, 2025 @ 11:34

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

September car sales in Spain soar to highest figure since before Covid pandemic

SPAIN’S car sales market received a welcome boost with September’s figures the highest since before the Covid-19 pandemic. Passenger car sales clocked up 85,167 registrations

1 Oct, 2025 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Lead

German low-cost clothes retailer is taking Andalucia by storm – and aims to take Primark’s crown

THE low-cost German fashion retailer KiK is challenging the likes of Primark and Pepco to become Spain’s ‘top dog’ in the bargain clothing market. KiK

1 Oct, 2025 @ 09:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Marblanc Solar Will Give Away a Free Solar System Worth up to €20,000 on 27th October 2025

IF you own a home on the Costa del Sol, you could have to chance to win free electricity for the next 25 years. Yes,

1 Oct, 2025 @ 08:20

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Environment·Malaga·Marbella·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

EU countries shell out more for Russian gas than Ukraine aid, shocking report reveals

FRANCE, Belgium, and Spain have poured more cash into Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) than they’ve donated to war-torn Ukraine since the Russian invasion began

30 Sep, 2025 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News

Beckham’s Law: Spanish govt tries to shut down conference which accuses Spain’s tax agency of ripping off expats

FLUNKEYS of the Spanish Government have allegedly pressured the University of Sevilla to cancel an international conference that questions the practices of the country’s tax

30 Sep, 2025 @ 13:00

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News·Sevilla

Arnie and Jared Leto draw 120,000 fans to the Costa del Sol for Malaga’s first Comic-Con spectacular

HOLLYWOOD heavyweights Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jared Leto helped Malaga’s debut Comic-Con smash all expectations. The four-day extravaganza at the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos, which

30 Sep, 2025 @ 09:36

Business & Finance·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Spain has become Europe’s standout economy, according to the FT

SPAIN has emerged as Europe’s star economic performer, growing at triple the rate of the Eurozone, according to a Financial Times editorial. Since the start

29 Sep, 2025 @ 17:45

Business & Finance·Lead

Basic food prices have soared by over 38% since 2019 in Spain

REVEALED: Where you can find the cheapest supermarkets in Spain – and save over €1,000 a year

TOWNS in Cadiz and Valencia have been named as the cheapest places in Spain to do the weekly shop, according to a new report. The

29 Sep, 2025 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Spain's inflation rate goes up again due to petrol pump price hikes

Spain’s inflation rate goes up again due to petrol price rises

HIKES in petrol prices caused Spain’s inflation rate in September to inch up by 0.2% to 2.9%. Provisional figures released on Monday by the National

29 Sep, 2025 @ 12:03

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

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Liverpool FC’s American owners snub Malaga over controversial Qatari owner – and set sights on buying another La Liga club

LIVERPOOL’S US owners Fenway Sports Group have officially walked away from a deal to buy Malaga CF – with Getafe now emerging as their top

28 Sep, 2025 @ 14:06

Business & Finance·Lead·Sport

CABBIE WARS: Ronda puts last taxi licence up for grabs

IT’S the end of the road for taxi numbers in Ronda – with the town hall flogging off one final licence to hit the city’s

27 Sep, 2025 @ 11:13

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

90 jobs on the line as Hotel Senator in Spain’s Marbella ‘closes’

MARBELLA’s glitzy Hotel Senator – a four-star holiday hotspot – is ‘shutting down’, leaving 90 workers fearing for their future. The legendary Costa del Sol

26 Sep, 2025 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

POWER SURGE: Spain to Pump €200 Million into Second Menorca-Mallorca Electric Cable by 2030

SPAIN’S government is powering up plans to lay a second undersea electric cable between Menorca and Mallorca – with the high-voltage project set to spark

26 Sep, 2025 @ 10:25

Business & Finance·Environment·Green·Lead·Other News

Make your pensions work smarter

INHERITANCE tax rules are changing for UK pensions from 2027 and Expats with these need to plan. OpesFidelio network is providing a no-jargon presentation created

25 Sep, 2025 @ 13:35

Business & Finance·Other News·Sponsored·Sponsored Article

Spanish youths now live at home till 30: Stay-home kids mask a structural problem that is ‘one of the four greatest threats to Spain’

YOUNG Spaniards now leave their parents’ home at the age of 30 on average, according to the latest Eurostat data – the fifth-latest in Europe.

25 Sep, 2025 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Property

Idealista pulls out of takeover of property portal Kyero – favoured by Brits looking for a ‘place in the sun’ – after clash with Spain’s competition watchdog

SPANISH property portal Idealista has pulled out of its planned acquisition of Kyero amid claims that Spain’s competition authority (CNMC) nixed the deal. The takeover

25 Sep, 2025 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

EXPLAINER: Why Spanish hotels could be set to sue Booking.com for a cool €1 billion

SPANISH hotels are gearing up for what could be one of the country’s biggest legal battles against a multinational corporation – and it’s all about

24 Sep, 2025 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Lead·Property

deVere wins Best Client Service award for second year running

DEVERE has been recognised with International Investor’s prestigious Best Client Service award for both 2024 and 2025, confirming its standing as a global leader in

24 Sep, 2025 @ 14:22

Business & Finance·Other News

Lidl is set to open 50 stores and invest €330m this year – could it topple Carrefour in Spain’s famous supermarket wars?

GERMAN discount giant Lidl is stepping up its push in Spain with plans to open around 50 new or modernised stores this year alongside an

24 Sep, 2025 @ 11:57

Business & Finance·Lead

Sabadell Bank shareholders massively back UK TSB sale as fight against BBVA takeover continues in Spain

Spain’s BBVA ups hostile takeover bid for rival Sabadell in take-it-or-leave-it ultimatum for shareholders

SPANISH banking giant BBVA has increased its hostile takeover bid for rival Banco Sabadell by 10%, declaring this will be its final offer with no

22 Sep, 2025 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain to spend €13bn on mega airport upgrades – as Ryanair slams ‘rip-off’ fees

SPAIN is gearing up for a massive airport makeover – with the government splashing out nearly €13 billion to boost capacity at its busiest hubs.

20 Sep, 2025 @ 16:43

Business & Finance·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Travel News

New British warship to be built in Spain as part of €1.8 billion contract

CENTURIES after the Spanish Armada was defeated by galleons under the command of Sir Francis Drake and co., Spain will finally get its hands on

18 Sep, 2025 @ 13:04

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Cadiz·Lead

Spain boosts international profile by hosting crunch trade talks between China and US in Madrid

SPAIN cemented its position at the heart of international affairs earlier this week as its capital city played host to crunch talks between China and

16 Sep, 2025 @ 16:37

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Spain’s credit rating upgraded to A+ thanks to 2.6% GDP growth forecasts and ‘low exposure to Trump’s tariffs’

SPAIN’S economic outlook received a major boost this week after credit rating agency S&P upgraded the country’s sovereign debt rating to A+ with a stable

15 Sep, 2025 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Other News

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Leading lawyer believes there are thousands of homeowners in Spain still owed compensation over shameful ‘floor clause’ mortgages

Spain’s unemployment rate has surprise September fall with lowest total for 18 years

September car sales in Spain soar to highest figure since before Covid pandemic

German low-cost clothes retailer is taking Andalucia by storm – and aims to take Primark’s crown

Marblanc Solar Will Give Away a Free Solar System Worth up to €20,000 on 27th October 2025

EU countries shell out more for Russian gas than Ukraine aid, shocking report reveals

Beckham’s Law: Spanish govt tries to shut down conference which accuses Spain’s tax agency of ripping off expats

Arnie and Jared Leto draw 120,000 fans to the Costa del Sol for Malaga’s first Comic-Con spectacular

Spain has become Europe’s standout economy, according to the FT

REVEALED: Where you can find the cheapest supermarkets in Spain – and save over €1,000 a year

Spain’s inflation rate goes up again due to petrol price rises

Liverpool FC’s American owners snub Malaga over controversial Qatari owner – and set sights on buying another La Liga club

CABBIE WARS: Ronda puts last taxi licence up for grabs

90 jobs on the line as Hotel Senator in Spain’s Marbella ‘closes’

POWER SURGE: Spain to Pump €200 Million into Second Menorca-Mallorca Electric Cable by 2030

Make your pensions work smarter

Spanish youths now live at home till 30: Stay-home kids mask a structural problem that is ‘one of the four greatest threats to Spain’

Idealista pulls out of takeover of property portal Kyero – favoured by Brits looking for a ‘place in the sun’ – after clash with Spain’s competition watchdog

EXPLAINER: Why Spanish hotels could be set to sue Booking.com for a cool €1 billion

deVere wins Best Client Service award for second year running

Lidl is set to open 50 stores and invest €330m this year – could it topple Carrefour in Spain’s famous supermarket wars?

Spain’s BBVA ups hostile takeover bid for rival Sabadell in take-it-or-leave-it ultimatum for shareholders

Spain to spend €13bn on mega airport upgrades – as Ryanair slams ‘rip-off’ fees

New British warship to be built in Spain as part of €1.8 billion contract

Spain boosts international profile by hosting crunch trade talks between China and US in Madrid

Spain’s credit rating upgraded to A+ thanks to 2.6% GDP growth forecasts and ‘low exposure to Trump’s tariffs’

Britain’s education export drive sets sights on Spain as new centres are opening to ‘grow British soft power’

Send your child to Spanish state schools or British international? Here’s everything parents need to know

Tenerife president insists island is ‘more prepared than ever’ for possible Mount Teide eruption after 6,000 earthquakes registered in just three weeks

Erasmus returns to the UK allowing students to study in Europe once again – but how does it work?

Hiker, 72, is bitten by snake and goes into anaphylactic shock – helicopter airlifts him to hospital in Spain