Sanchez gaffe: PM hails Spain’s safest region as also its least-foreign during launch of €505m migrant integration plan

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez had a foot-in-mouth moment during a speech to mark the final day of the country’s historic migrant amnesty scheme. Sanchez

30 Jun, 2026 @ 16:55

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain formally removes Gibraltar from tax haven blacklist after 35 years in €30m boost for border economy

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

29 Jun, 2026 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Gibraltar·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

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

Spain’s migrant regularization scheme ends tomorrow – with 350,000 work permits already granted

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

29 Jun, 2026 @ 15:30

International Affairs·Lead·Madrid·Politics

A new challenger to Pedro Sanchez? Wife of former British deputy PM Nick Clegg registers new political party in Spain

THE wife of former British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has launched a new political party in Spain in the hope of ramping up the

28 Jun, 2026 @ 18:47

Lead·Politics

‘Breturn’ is on? France welcomes Andy Burnham as British PM-in-waiting: ‘We’re ready to open the EU door to the UK’

FRANCE has declared it is ready to open the EU door to Britain 10 years after Brexit and offered its backing to Andy Burnham as

26 Jun, 2026 @ 18:42

Brexit·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says there’s no widespread corruption in Spain following conviction of ex-minister and close ally

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has dismissed allegations of ‘widespread corruption’ levied against his PSOE Socialist party after a former minister and close ally was

25 Jun, 2026 @ 09:21

Lead·Politics

A decade after Brexit: Could Andy Burnham be the man to steer Britain back towards the EU?

ON 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, triggering Brexit and one of the most dramatic political upheavals in modern

23 Jun, 2026 @ 20:02

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Brexit 10 years on: From ‘I voted Leave and I’d do it again’ to ‘nothing good has come from it’ – what Olive Press readers really think about the UK’s decision to leave the EU

ON this day in 2016, the Brexit referendum cast uncertainty over the future of the 296,000 Britons officially registered as residents in Spain. A decade

23 Jun, 2026 @ 13:58

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Former Spanish transport minister and Pedro Sanchez ally jailed for 24 years over Covid face mask corruption scandal

A FORMER Spanish transport minister and key ally of embattled prime minister Pedro Sanchez has been sentenced to more than 24 years in prison over

23 Jun, 2026 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Vox’s anti-immigrant ‘national priority’ plan starts to take shape as far-right party gains influence across Spain – should expats be worried?

A CONTROVERSIAL ‘national priority’ agenda being pushed by Vox is beginning to take shape across Spain as the far-right party expands its influence in regional

22 Jun, 2026 @ 17:30

Andalucia·Lead·Politics

The military base, signing date and a future PP/Vox government: What Gibraltar’s Chief Minister told the Spanish press as the border comes tumbling down

GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister met the Spanish press last week in the iconic Rock Hotel for a personal briefing on what to expect once the border

22 Jun, 2026 @ 16:15

Gibraltar·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spanish press round-up: With talk of ‘open arms’ and a ‘lost decade’, what has Spain’s media been saying about Brexit on its tenth anniversary?

MUSIC rang out across the European Parliament’s wood-panelled hall as ministers held each other’s hands, swaying to the gentle lull of ‘Auld Lang Syne’. The

22 Jun, 2026 @ 14:28

International Affairs·Lead·National News·Politics

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is under growing political pressure over a corruption investigation involving his wife, Begoña Gomez.

Wife of Pedro Sanchez ordered to surrender passport and banned from leaving Spain ahead of corruption trial

THE wife of embattled Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez has been banned from leaving the country and ordered to surrender her passport as preparations begin

21 Jun, 2026 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Former Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero in two-day corruption quiz over €53M airline bailout plus high-value jewellery stashed in office safe

SPAIN’S ex-Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is appearing before a judge in Madrid on Wednesday in a corruption probe. He will be quizzed for

17 Jun, 2026 @ 13:13

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain records 900,000 applications for its migrant regularization scheme – nearly double government estimates with 15 days still to go

SPAIN’s plan to grant legal status to around half a million migrants has attracted a record-breaking 900,000 applications in just two months – nearly double

15 Jun, 2026 @ 15:52

Lead·Madrid·Politics

EXCLUSIVE: Daughter of US Trump politician flees Texas to seek asylum in Spain fearing she will be branded a domestic terrorist if she returns home

THE trans daughter of a leading Trump politician has fled Texas to seek asylum in Spain in fear that she could be branded a terrorist

12 Jun, 2026 @ 18:15

Barcelona·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Right-wing Vox-PP coalition in Castilla y Leon rules foreigners must live in Spain for 10 years to buy subsidised housing

A RIGHT-WING coalition expected to take power in Castilla y Leon has vowed to introduce strict residency requirements for access to key public services, mirroring

10 Jun, 2026 @ 09:15

Lead·Politics·Property

Spain PM Pedro Sanchez slammed for partying at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival during first day of historic Pope Leo visit

Pedro Sanchez has come under fire after partying at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival on the same day Pope Leo XIV began a historic visit to

8 Jun, 2026 @ 15:30

Entertainment·Lead·Politics

Andalucia announces unprecedented wildfire blitz ahead of expected blazing hot summer already breaking records

ANDALUCIA has launched a new anti-wildfire campaign following a 40% surge in blazes compared with the same period last year, regional authorities have said. Antonio

1 Jun, 2026 @ 18:03

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Politics

Spanish police officer violently barges female teacher to the ground during protests in Valencia

VALENCIA is investigating an anti-riot police officer after he was caught on camera violently shoving a 68-year-old woman to the ground during a demonstration. The

1 Jun, 2026 @ 13:12

Lead·Politics·Valencia·Valencian Community

EXPLAINER: These are the scandals threatening to topple Spain PM Pedro Sanchez’s government – involving his wife, brother and Socialist predecessor

ON Tuesday, Pedro Sanchez will celebrate eight years since a vote of no confidence toppled Mariano Rajoy and ‘El Guapo’, as an adoring public christened

31 May, 2026 @ 20:19

EXPLAINER·Lead·Politics

US plans massive new hangar at Cadiz’s Rota naval base in spite of Trump’s threats to pull forces from Spain

ANDALUCIA may get a military upgrade with plans from the US moving forward despite rumors of Trump removing forces. The US is pressing ahead with

29 May, 2026 @ 16:02

Andalucia·Cadiz·International Affairs·Politics

Spain's Prime Minister backs relationship with China during Beijing talks as tariff war hots up between Asian giant and the US

Spain pulls back from EU push to get tough on China as Sanchez continues economic alignment with Beijing

SPAIN has distanced itself from a French-led effort to harden the European Union’s trade stance towards China, highlighting growing divisions within Europe over how to

29 May, 2026 @ 13:26

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Madrid is banking on recent immigration influx to repopulate inland ’empty Spain’ regions

MIGRANTS are being encouraged to move to Spain’s rural areas as the bigger cities strain against the continued arrival of residents. Foreign-born individuals make up

28 May, 2026 @ 15:53

Barcelona·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Tourism minister furious after airport banner promises German visitors ‘what happens in Mallorca stays in Mallorca’

A POLITICAL storm has erupted in Mallorca after officials blasted a controversial airport billboard accused of turning the holiday island into a ‘playground for excess.’

28 May, 2026 @ 12:57

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez rules out snap elections and backs former PM Zapatero amid investigation

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has ruled out early elections and reiterated his support for former premier Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero despite an ongoing corruption

27 May, 2026 @ 16:00