Spain’s November unemployment figures hit lowest total since 2007
SPAIN’S November jobless total was the lowest for the month since 2007- according to government figures released on Tuesday. The number stood at 2.42 million
Who should be offended here: The country that The Economist thinks is most similar to Britain is Spain
A NEW analysis by The Economist has delivered a surprise that may bruise egos on both sides of the English Channel: the country it says
WATCH: The sick array of whips and toys a child sex predator was arrested with after luring teenage girl from her home in northern Spain
A 39-year-old man has been arrested in La Rioja for grooming an underage girl via social media and then luring her away from home to
Plans for Spain’s €5bn Mediterranean Corridor rail network are confirmed with some glaring omissions – as Madrid is favoured and Malaga nowhere to be seen at all
THE finished version of Spain’s €5 billion ‘Mediterranean Corridor’ rail network has finally been announced — but not to universal fanfare. While some regions are
Revealed: Spain’s cheapest and most expensive areas for a traditional ‘Menu del Dia’
THE Canary Islands offer the country’s cheapest Menu del Dia coming in at an average price of €13 per head, according to a study conducted
Online gambling sites hit by fines totalling €33m with six operators ordered to close in Spain
SPAIN’S Consumer Affairs ministry has dished out fines totalling €33m to online gambling portals and ordered six unlicensed foreign operators to stop operating in the
Spain’s top prosecutor is banned for two years after leaking information about boyfriend of Madrid mayor
SPAIN’S Attorney General has been convicted of leaking confidential information about the partner of a major political rival. Alvaro Garcia Ortiz has been banned from
REVEALED: How fake police and bank officials are targeting expats in Spain-wide phone scam
EASTERN European phone scammers have been preying on fellow expats across Spain, an Olive Press investigation has revealed – siphoning at least €45,000 from just
Warning for drivers in Spain: A new light is mandatory from January but this one mistake could land you with a €200 fine
MOTORISTS in Spain will soon have to discard their red warning triangles in case of a breakdown- to be replaced by a compulsory V16 emergency
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta is hit with €479m compensation bill for unfair competition in Spain
TECH company Meta has been ordered to pay €479 million to Spanish digital media outlets for unfair competition practices and infringement of EU data protection
Spain’s population conundrum: Life expectancy breaks new record, births are at an all-time low – and over half a million immigrants arrive each year
SPAIN’S longevity credentials have been burnished after the country’s average lifespan sailed past a historic milestone. Life expectancy is now above 84 years for the
Spanish Surges to 636 Million Speakers Worldwide – and “One in Three People” Will Speak it if Growth Continues
The number of Spanish speakers around the world has now reached 636 million, according to the newly published November 2025 annual report by Spain’s Instituto
IN PICS: King Felipe VI meets China’s Xi Jinping during official state visit – but will charm offensive help Spain bolster economic ties?
PRESIDENT Xi Jinping on Wednesday welcomed King Felipe who is on a state visit to China- his first since ascending to the Spanish throne in
Game, Set, Match: After years of earning top US and Spanish credentials, I’m helping expats win at cross-border wealth management, writes Peter Dougherty
HAVE you ever sat courtside at a tennis match, swiveling your head back and forth as you watch a shot on one side of the
Law firm Buenaley offers legal assistance in several languages, including English, to obtain a Spanish NIE in as little as 10 days.
A NIE is a unique identification number that is necessary for foreigners in Spain to complete administrative activities, such as work, study, or purchase property.
BE AWARE: Marbella’s Puente Romano hotel boss backs the Olive Press’ ‘important’ Smash the Spiking campaign
THE boss of Marbella’s leading hotel group has stepped in to support the Olive Press’ anti-spiking campaign. Puente Romano owner Daniel Shamoon has described it
Spain grants citizenship to 170 descendants of International Brigade volunteers who fought Franco
THE Spanish government has announced that up to 170 descendants of volunteers in the International Brigade will receive citizenship in recognition of their ancestors’ fight
REVEALED: The richest Spaniards in 2025 according to Forbes with just one entertainer making the top 100 list
THE founder of the Inditex fashion group, Amancio Ortega, has been named as the richest Spaniard for the 12th successive year by Forbes magazine. The
‘We are becoming a narco-state’: Inside the Belgian judge’s warning that should terrify Spain
SOMETHING is rotten in the state of Belgium – and the stench is emanating from the country’s largest port. An investigating judge in Antwerp recently
Amazon sacks up to 1,200 people in Spain to ‘optimise’ resources as part of worldwide cutbacks
AMAZON is going to make up to 1,200 staff redundant at its corporate offices in Barcelona and Madrid. The worldwide giant employs 28,000 people within
Spain’s government launches formal action to scrap controversial foundation promoting legacy of dictator General Franco
SPAIN’S government started formal proceedings on Friday to dissolve an organisation promoting the legacy of the dictator, General Francisco Franco, who died in November 1975.
Spain’s inflation rate hits highest level since June 2024 due to costlier electricity
INFLATION in Spain has reached its highest level in 16 months due to hikes in electricity prices. The provisional October figure released by the National
Spanish overtaken by Hindi as world’s second most-used native language
SPANISH is no longer the world’s second native language after being overtaken by Hindi, with Mandarin Chinese remaining on top. The Cervantes Institute in its
Spain’s Emeritus King, Juan Carlos, says he gave the ‘people democracy, it is my legacy’
EXILED Emeritus King, Juan Carlos, has said that democracy is the ‘legacy he left to Spain’ in his memoir to be published in France next
Dates for your diary as Spain confirms national bank holidays for 2026
SPAIN’S government has officially declared the list of bank holidays in the country for next year. The calendar was published on Tuesday in the Official
Erasmus student speaks out over terrifying suspected spiking in Madrid night club
As the Olive Press relaunches our Smash the Spiking campaign, two foreign students tell of their terrifying ordeal in a Madrid nightclub A YOUNG exchange