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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

Spain’s airport operator accuses Ryanair CEO of ‘lying continuously’ in row over ‘excessive fees’

THE chief executive of Spain’s state-owned airport operator has accused Ryanair’s outspoken CEO Michael O’Leary of ‘not telling the truth’ over a bitter fees row

15 Sep, 2025 @ 14:49

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

More than 8,000 tourist flats to be removed from Malaga province

THE Spanish government has announced that over 8,000 tourist flats in Malaga province will be removed from online platforms such as Airbnb and Booking. Prime

15 Sep, 2025 @ 14:21

Andalucia·Business & Finance·Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Property·Travel News

Ryanair threatens to cut another million seats to Spain by next summer as airline goes all in against Spanish airports

RYANAIR has warned it could strip another one million seats from flights to Spain next summer if the country’s airport operator does not back down

12 Sep, 2025 @ 15:24

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Travel News

WATCH: Spain’s polyglot economy minister wows investors in Tokyo by speaking Japanese for over two minutes

SPAIN’S Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo has surprised investors in Tokyo by opening his address in Japanese, a gesture that drew admiration and quickly went viral.

12 Sep, 2025 @ 13:37

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Forget tourism: Spain’s property sector is driving growth as one in four new companies are in real estate

SPAIN’S construction and property sectors are driving a business creation surge that signals the strongest market confidence in years, new figures reveal. The latest Business

11 Sep, 2025 @ 08:29

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

Reasons Countries Update Their ID Cards

NATIONAL identity (ID) cards are central to everyday identification worldwide. From accessing banking services to crossing borders, they are as essential as driver’s licenses. But

9 Sep, 2025 @ 16:49

Business & Finance·Other News

The EU’s largest bank by market cap is now Spanish – while two more make top ten as Spain fast becomes a financial powerhouse

SPAIN is cementing its position as Europe’s new financial powerhouse with the news that Banco Santander has been crowned the continent’s largest bank – and

8 Sep, 2025 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead

BBVA suffers spectacular failure in massive rejection of hostile takeover bid for Sabadell Bank in Spain

BBVA can offer to buy Sabadell Bank shares from Monday as hostile bid moves into decisive stage in Spain

SPAIN’S stock market regulator, the CNMV, gave the green light on Friday to BBVA to attempt to get the majority of voting shares in Banco

5 Sep, 2025 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Gibraltar announces huge £1.8bn AI data centre that will ‘help diversify economy beyond finance and gaming’

GIBRALTAR has announced plans for a £1.8 billion data centre that will become one of Europe’s largest facilities when completed in 2033. The 250-megawatt facility

5 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Gibraltar·Lead

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Spain’s olive groves face crisis as farmers fly in migrants to pick the fruit

SPAIN’S olive oil industry is running out of hands – and farmers are now looking abroad to fill the gaps. In the rolling hills of

4 Sep, 2025 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·Other News

Spain cracks down on ‘power-hungry’ data centres with tough new eco rules

SPAIN is set to slap strict new green rules on data centres – the vast server farms that burn up electricity to keep the internet

4 Sep, 2025 @ 12:30

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

Ryanair threatens ‘tourism disaster’ for Spain as it directs two million seats to rival holiday destinations

RYANAIR has warned of a “tourism disaster” for Spain as it slashes flights from regional airports and diverts capacity to rival destinations such as Italy,

4 Sep, 2025 @ 12:16

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Travel News

Fed signals looming rate cut — what it means for you in Spain

WHAT was said in Wyoming last month matters on the streets of Spain today. The Jackson Hole symposium, an annual gathering of the world’s most

2 Sep, 2025 @ 11:16

Business & Finance·Other News

Two in five new jobs in Spain go to foreigners as unemployment falls to lowest level in 16 years

Spain’s August jobless total is lowest for the month since 2007

SPAIN’S jobless total rose by 22,000 in August to stand at 2.4 million- the lowest August figure since 2007. The end of the high summer

2 Sep, 2025 @ 11:05

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Police seal off 'illegal' areas on Mar Menor campsite with 20,000 holidays 'under threat'

Live the dream: Work remotely and enjoy Spanish sun with the Digital Nomad Visa

SPAIN continues to be a massive draw for digital nomads looking to work abroad. There’s just something about the Mediterranean lifestyle, weather and Spanish culture

1 Sep, 2025 @ 16:48

Business & Finance·Sponsored

Spain’s tourism sector forecast to break €260bn by end of year – and account for 16% of GDP

SPAIN’S tourism industry is set to smash records this year. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has forecast that the sector will contribute a

1 Sep, 2025 @ 15:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

Spain’s €45 BILLION submarine contract snubbed as Canada opts for German shipbuilder

SPAIN’S economy has been dealt a blow after an offer from a Spanish manufacturer to secure a €45 billion contract to rebuild Canada’s submarine fleet

1 Sep, 2025 @ 13:36

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

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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’

Spain’s airport operator accuses Ryanair CEO of ‘lying continuously’ in row over ‘excessive fees’

More than 8,000 tourist flats to be removed from Malaga province

Ryanair threatens to cut another million seats to Spain by next summer as airline goes all in against Spanish airports

WATCH: Spain’s polyglot economy minister wows investors in Tokyo by speaking Japanese for over two minutes

Forget tourism: Spain’s property sector is driving growth as one in four new companies are in real estate

Reasons Countries Update Their ID Cards

The EU’s largest bank by market cap is now Spanish – while two more make top ten as Spain fast becomes a financial powerhouse

Gibraltar announces huge £1.8bn AI data centre that will ‘help diversify economy beyond finance and gaming’

Spain’s olive groves face crisis as farmers fly in migrants to pick the fruit

Spain cracks down on ‘power-hungry’ data centres with tough new eco rules

Ryanair threatens ‘tourism disaster’ for Spain as it directs two million seats to rival holiday destinations

Fed signals looming rate cut — what it means for you in Spain

Spain’s August jobless total is lowest for the month since 2007

Live the dream: Work remotely and enjoy Spanish sun with the Digital Nomad Visa

Spain’s tourism sector forecast to break €260bn by end of year – and account for 16% of GDP

Spain’s €45 BILLION submarine contract snubbed as Canada opts for German shipbuilder

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez unveils plan to tax private jets to combat climate change

Madrid’s regional government hands controversial director Woody Allen €1.5 million for new film – but with strings attached

Revealed: The terrifying Serb neo-Nazi whose narco empire took over Mallorca in just two years

Cat killer behind at least 100 feline poisonings is arrested in Spain

Big night TONIGHT for ‘nougat’ town that’s one of Spain’s first to switch on its Christmas lights