Colombian cafe chain opening ‘flagship’ store in Madrid with more outlets coming to Spain
COLOMBIAN cafe chain Juan Valdez will be opening a ‘flagship’ shop in Madrid as part of its plans to open over 100 outlets across Spain
All change? European Commission comes ever closer to scrapping one- and two-euro-cent coins
THE DAYS OF sorting through near-useless one- and two-euro-cent coins among your change could soon be over in Spain and the rest of the eurozone,
No means no: Row in Spain’s government over controversial consent law rumbles on
ONGOING divisions in Spain’s coalition government over a controversial law covering consent show no sign of healing. On Monday, the Socialist Party (PSOE) made clear
Spain’s Emeritus King Juan Carlos returns for sailing regatta and lunch with King Charles in London
SPAIN’S Emeritus King Juan Carlos is returning home next week to take part in a sailing event in Pontevedra and will also pop over to
New UK driving licence deal with Spain excludes Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
THE Channel Islands and the Isle of Man have not been included in a recent agreement which allows UK driving licence holders in Spain to
Uncle of Syrian autocrat Bashar al-Assad, nicknamed the ‘Butcher of Hama’, evades trial in Spain on medical grounds
SPAIN’S national court will try in May to resume the trial of the billionaire uncle of Syrian autocrat Bashar al-Assad, accused of money laundering in
Almost two-thirds of people in Spain don’t trust social media for accurate political news
63.9% of people in Spain believe that political news and information obtained via social media networks is unreliable. 71.6% ‘agree or strongly agree’ that the
Have you been hacked? Notorious hacker marketplace selling your identity to criminals taken down in worldwide police operation
SPANISH police were part of a 17-country-strong international police operation to bring down one of the world’s largest illegal marketplaces for stolen account credentials. Known
Low cost filling stations get Easter bonus in Spain as major companies reduce fuel discounts
LOW COST petrol stations in Spain are taking advantage of large companies like Cepsa, Repsol, and BP reducing or even withdrawing discounted prices of around
Easter holiday home rentals reach 80% occupancy across Spain
HOLIDAY accommodation rentals in Spain have already reached 80% occupancy for Easter with average prices around €130 per night, according to the Holidu holiday rental
English-language official website tells expats how to vote in Spain’s upcoming municipal elections on May 28
A NEW official website has been launched with a version in English explaining in detail how people can vote in the upcoming municipal elections on
Spain’s March unemployment figures are lowest for the month since 2008
MARCH’S jobless figures reached the lowest level for that month in 15 years according to data released by the Ministry of Labour on Tuesday. The
Spain’s foreign tourist revival continues with bigger spending than in 2019
SPAIN welcomed 4.3 million foreign tourists in February, 35.9% more than in the same month last year. Data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE)
Watching brief on forest fire area with no serious problems reported in Spain’s Castellon
SPECIALIST forest firefighting units and general fire crews spent the weekend carefully monitoring the area affected by the Alto Mijares fire in Castellon province that
Two fishermen die and one missing after boat sinks off coast of Spain’s Cantabria
TWO FISHERMEN died and one is missing after their boat sank off the coast of Cantabria on Monday morning. The two deceased men came from
Spain’s Civil Guard busts gang scamming holidaymakers with adverts that were too good to be true
THE SPANISH Civil Guard has busted a gang that was allegedly scamming holidaymakers by offering fake accommodation, as part of an operation dubbed ‘Rent Scam’.
Spain’s tourism sector hopeful of record-breaking Easter
SPAIN’S Easter break, which officially got underway at 3pm on Friday, is set to be a record-breaking one for the tourism sector, as the coronavirus
Spain’s prime minister calls on Chinese president for dialogue to bring an end to war in Ukraine
SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez used his meeting on Friday with Xi Jinping to call on the Chinese president to engage in dialogue to bring
Spain’s prime minister uses China trip to call for end to Ukraine war and less protectionism
ON THE FIRST stop of his two-day visit to China, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez used a speech at the Boao Forum for Asia to
Ryanair boss fumes over latest Spain flight disruption caused by French air traffic controllers
RYANAIR CEO Michael O’Leary has described a new wave French air traffic control strikes disrupting flights to and from Spain as a ‘scandal’. Speaking at
Spain’s inflation rate tumbles to lowest figure since 2021
SPAIN’S inflation rate in March clocked in at 3.3% according to preliminary figures from the National Statistics Institute issued on Thursday. That’s down on February’s
Notorious Spanish fraudster ‘Little Nicolas’ collects fourth jail sentence
A NOTORIOUS Spanish fraudster known as ‘Little Nicolas’, due to the tender age at which his deceptions began, has been given his fourth jail term.
Catalan politician Clara Ponsati, wanted by justice system for role in independence drive, arrested on return to Spain
Catalan politician Clara Ponsati, who is wanted by the Spanish authorities for her involvement in the 2017 independence drive in the region, was arrested on
Google being investigated over exploiting dominant market position in Spain
SPAIN’S competition authority, the CNMC, has launched a probe into Google and its parent company Alphabet into alleged restrictive practices concerning Spanish publishers and news
Woman and her son left dead in Spain’s Segovia after their business is fumigated
A WOMAN and her son were left dead after their family business was fumigated in a village in Spain’s Segovia province. The woman’s husband was
Two new cabinet ministers in Spain take oath of office
SPAIN’S two new ministers of Health and Industry have taken their oath of office on Tuesday morning. José Manuel Miñones will be in charge of