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Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez opens door for Spanish troops to be stationed in Ukraine and Palestine

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has said that Spain may send troops to join a post-ceasefire peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. Sanchez on Thursday said the government

8 Jan, 2026 @ 12:05

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spain’s minimum wage is set to break €1,200 a month in 2026 – and will retroactively apply from January 1st

SPAIN’S government is proposing a 3.1% rise in the minimum wage in 2026. It said on Wednesday that the increase would put €17,094 into pockets

7 Jan, 2026 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

WATCH: Junta president heckled at Three Kings parade in Sevilla as crowd jeer and chant for better public healthcare

THE Junta president should have been the most popular man in Sevilla when he turned up to the Pearl of Andalucia for the city’s traditional

6 Jan, 2026 @ 14:20

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Politics·Sevilla

‘A very serious racist act’: Outrage after Junta president appears in blackface for Sevilla’s Three Kings parade

THE president of Andalucia has come under fire after appearing in blackface for a traditional Three Kings parade in Sevilla. Juanma Moreno, the conservative Partido

6 Jan, 2026 @ 12:32

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Politics·Sevilla

Spain moves to mediate US-Venezuela tensions following Maduro capture

SPAIN has offered to mediate between the US and Venezuela after President Maduro was ‘captured’ and flown out of the country by US forces on

3 Jan, 2026 @ 14:33

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Surge in Russian ships through the Strait of Gibraltar sparks underpolicing fears

RUSSIAN ships have been swarming through the Strait of Gibraltar in what experts described as a highly unusual travel pattern – amid calls on Spain

2 Jan, 2026 @ 13:10

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Tourism chief slams Madrid over Christmas travel nightmare at Malaga airport

MALAGA’s top tourism boss slammed Madrid after chaos erupted at Malaga Airport during the Christmas rush. Francisco Salado, president of the provincial council and head

31 Dec, 2025 @ 16:06

Lead·Malaga·Politics

King Felipe VI delivers his 2023 Christmas Eve address

FROM THE ARCHIVES: King Felipe VI’s Christmas speech from 2023 focuses on holding Spain together after year of high political tensions

IN A break from tradition, Spain’s King Felipe VI used his televised Christmas Eve address to focus on just one issue: the Spanish Constitution and

23 Dec, 2025 @ 12:10

Lead·Politics

Pedro Sanchez agrees to joint commission on flood disaster reconstruction after meeting new Valencia president

PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, will form a joint commission between the national government and the Valencia region to coordinate reconstruction following the October 29, 2024

17 Dec, 2025 @ 15:00

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain alone in voting to reject EU plans to return migrants to ‘safe third country’ in Brussels showdown

SPAIN has rejected an EU proposal that would make it easier to expel migrants from European countries – in an act of defiance that left

9 Dec, 2025 @ 15:48

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Landmark figure reached for foreign residents in popular expat area of Spain

Spain ‘will need 140,000 more immigrants a year’ – after taking in as many as the next four EU countries combined in last three years

BUSINESSES in Catalunya have called on the government to let more foreign workers into Spain amid warnings the country would cease “to be competitive” without

5 Dec, 2025 @ 09:39

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

BREAKING: Spain boycotts next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after Israel allowed to compete

SPAIN will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest after Israel was allowed to compete. Earlier this year, Spain’s national broadcaster RTVE said

4 Dec, 2025 @ 19:27

La Cultura·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Shocking moment Spanish reporter is harassed by abusive far-right protesters on live TV

THE president of Spain’s public broadcaster has slammed a group of anti-government protesters as ‘fascists’ after dozens angrily harassed a reporter on live television. Laura

2 Dec, 2025 @ 16:05

Lead·Madrid·Politics

Valencia City could lose €150m of European money after failing to agree on a Low Emission Zone

VALENCIA could lose €150 million of European funding for not introducing a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) banning polluting vehicles from the city centre as of

2 Dec, 2025 @ 08:00

Environment·Green·Lead·Politics·Valencia

OP INVESTIGATES: Inside the sinister force calling for a ‘second reconquest’ to banish Muslims from Europe – as Spain’s far right celebrates 50th anniversary of dictator Franco’s death

IT was a weekend in Madrid when it seemed that almost every nationalist and right-wing Vox supporter was out in the streets united by one

28 Nov, 2025 @ 18:55

Lead·Madrid·Politics

New Valencia president voted into office to replace Carlos Mazon with the help of far-right Vox party

JUANFRAN Perez Llorca has been elected as the new Valencian president after winning an investiture vote in parliament on Thursday. Perez Llorca- who will step

28 Nov, 2025 @ 11:52

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Corruption deepens in Andalucia: New ‘masks’ scandal in Almeria now linked to narco gang with Barcelona port police on the payroll

A PROBE into dodgy Covid contracts in Andalucia has exploded into a full-blown corruption storm after investigators uncovered alleged links to a narco gang using

27 Nov, 2025 @ 14:57

Almeria·Andalucia·Barcelona·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Politics

OP INVESTIGATES: Inside the sinister force calling for a ‘second reconquest’ to banish Muslims from Europe – as Spain’s far right celebrates 50th anniversary of dictator Franco’s death

IT was a weekend in Madrid when it seemed that almost every nationalist and right-wing Vox supporter was out in the streets united by one

27 Nov, 2025 @ 08:30

Lead·Madrid·Politics

PP claims 45 homes are taken over by squatters every day in Spain – as problem ‘surges 55% since Pedro Sanchez took charge’

SPAIN’S conservative opposition have gone on the offensive, accusing prime minister Pedro Sanchez of ‘handing over the keys of the housing market to squatters’ amid

26 Nov, 2025 @ 15:27

Lead·Politics·Property

‘Violent, racist, authoritarian’: Acclaimed British historian reminds Spain who Franco really was amid surge in popularity for the dictator

FIFTY years ago this week, Francisco Franco died and Spain’s transition to democracy finally began. But half a century on from his death, is the

23 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

La Cultura·Lead·Politics

Spain pledges additional €800 million in support for Ukraine as concern grows over Trump’s peace plan

SPAIN has pledged over €800 million in further support for Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Madrid earlier this week. The total package – adding

23 Nov, 2025 @ 11:15

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

‘Try putting a Spanish ad up in Barcelona’: Catalan-language billboard in Madrid backfires on 50th anniversary of Franco’s death

A GOVERNMENT billboard in Catalan on Madrid’s Gran Via main street has triggered a political row as Spain marks 50 years since the death of

21 Nov, 2025 @ 14:00

Lead·Madrid·Politics

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

21 Nov, 2025 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Prosecutors to get complaint about Carlos Mazon ‘lying to Congress’ during Valencia flood inquiry hearing

THE Valencian socialist party(PSPV-PSOE) will complain to the Prosecutor’s Office about acting regional president, Carlos Mazon, ‘lying’ to Congress. Mazon, who resigned on November 3,

18 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

Acting Valencia president Carlos Mazon ‘roasted’ by Spain’s parliamentarians over his response to 2024 flood disaster

THE outgoing Valencian president, Carlos Mazon, told a Congress committee investigation into the October 29 floods that authorities did not know that people were drowning.

17 Nov, 2025 @ 17:45

Lead·Madrid·Politics·Valencia

Travel chaos in Spain: Fuming passengers are ‘trapped' on stifling hot AVE train outside a station in Madrid

Good news for passengers in Spain after parliament rules Renfe must reimburse tickets if high-speed trains arrive 15 minutes late

TRAIN passengers travelling on high-speed services run by Spain’s state-owned railway operator will now be able to claim compensation if their journey is delayed by

14 Nov, 2025 @ 07:45

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

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Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez opens door for Spanish troops to be stationed in Ukraine and Palestine

Spain’s minimum wage is set to break €1,200 a month in 2026 – and will retroactively apply from January 1st

WATCH: Junta president heckled at Three Kings parade in Sevilla as crowd jeer and chant for better public healthcare

‘A very serious racist act’: Outrage after Junta president appears in blackface for Sevilla’s Three Kings parade

Spain moves to mediate US-Venezuela tensions following Maduro capture

Surge in Russian ships through the Strait of Gibraltar sparks underpolicing fears

Tourism chief slams Madrid over Christmas travel nightmare at Malaga airport

FROM THE ARCHIVES: King Felipe VI’s Christmas speech from 2023 focuses on holding Spain together after year of high political tensions

Pedro Sanchez agrees to joint commission on flood disaster reconstruction after meeting new Valencia president

Spain alone in voting to reject EU plans to return migrants to ‘safe third country’ in Brussels showdown

Spain ‘will need 140,000 more immigrants a year’ – after taking in as many as the next four EU countries combined in last three years

BREAKING: Spain boycotts next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after Israel allowed to compete

WATCH: Shocking moment Spanish reporter is harassed by abusive far-right protesters on live TV

Valencia City could lose €150m of European money after failing to agree on a Low Emission Zone

OP INVESTIGATES: Inside the sinister force calling for a ‘second reconquest’ to banish Muslims from Europe – as Spain’s far right celebrates 50th anniversary of dictator Franco’s death

New Valencia president voted into office to replace Carlos Mazon with the help of far-right Vox party

Corruption deepens in Andalucia: New ‘masks’ scandal in Almeria now linked to narco gang with Barcelona port police on the payroll

OP INVESTIGATES: Inside the sinister force calling for a ‘second reconquest’ to banish Muslims from Europe – as Spain’s far right celebrates 50th anniversary of dictator Franco’s death

PP claims 45 homes are taken over by squatters every day in Spain – as problem ‘surges 55% since Pedro Sanchez took charge’

‘Violent, racist, authoritarian’: Acclaimed British historian reminds Spain who Franco really was amid surge in popularity for the dictator

Spain pledges additional €800 million in support for Ukraine as concern grows over Trump’s peace plan

‘Try putting a Spanish ad up in Barcelona’: Catalan-language billboard in Madrid backfires on 50th anniversary of Franco’s death

Spain’s top prosecutor is banned for two years after leaking information about boyfriend of Madrid mayor

Prosecutors to get complaint about Carlos Mazon ‘lying to Congress’ during Valencia flood inquiry hearing

Acting Valencia president Carlos Mazon ‘roasted’ by Spain’s parliamentarians over his response to 2024 flood disaster

Good news for passengers in Spain after parliament rules Renfe must reimburse tickets if high-speed trains arrive 15 minutes late

Hallelujah! Spain’s shockingly low birth rate rises for the first time in a decade – but one in ten new mothers are now over 40

Facebook ‘love scam’ gang in Spain cons woman into paying out €216k

Weather alerts in Malaga as Storm Pedro brings strong winds – these are the affected areas

Hundreds of puffins heading south from the British Isles wash up dead or injured on Spanish shores as Spain’s endless storms decimates the population

EU fast-tracks Gibraltar treaty to ensure fluid border ahead of April’s deadline