International Affairs news from The Olive Press, covering Spain's diplomatic relationships and place on the world stage. Coverage spans tensions with the United States, the relationship with Morocco and Gibraltar's shifting status, Spain's stance on the Middle East and other global conflicts, and its role in EU politics and international emergency response. For related coverage see National News and Politics.
A NETWORK of close to half a million anonymous social media accounts organised last week’s mass migrant crossing into Ceuta, a new intelligence report has
SPAIN’S intelligence services believe Morocco did not orchestrate last week’s unprecedented migrant surge into Ceuta – but instead deliberately stood back and allowed it to
SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez has launched a stinging attack on the ‘selfish, polarising and unlawful’ reaction of some European allies to the ongoing migration
THE UK’s newly appointed Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, met with his Spanish counterpart, Jose Manuel Alvares in Madrid this week. They signed an agreement ‘to
ITALY has threatened to suspend the Schengen Agreement with Spain after tens of thousands of migrants poured into Ceuta yesterday and overnight. Similar pressure has
CHILDREN under 15 in France have been banned from using social media after the country’s parliament approved a landmark new law on Tuesday. The rules
THOUSANDS across the globe were captured celebrating Spain’s World Cup win last night, as La Roja became a symbol of solidarity with Palestine for fans
By Kirana Luna Mostert and Raquel Rodriguez Mulero at the border LARGE crowds gathered outside the Gibraltar-Spain border yesterday to say goodbye to decades-long barriers that
SPAIN is set to receive a tourism windfall of more than €4 billion as the Iran conflict sends holidaymakers flocking west, industry experts have said.
FAR-RIGHT Vox leader Santiago Abascal has criticised Donald Trump over a social media post suggesting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ‘needed a restraining order.’ Abascal,
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
SPAIN’s plan to grant legal status to around half a million migrants has attracted a staggering 1.3 million applications – close to three times the
SPAIN has sent more rescue personnel to earthquake-devastated Venezuela than any other country in the European Union, as the confirmed death toll climbs past 1,430.