People with intellectual disabilities in Spain win right to vote in EU elections
The law change will mean around 100,000 people who had previously been barred from voting in Spain will have their voting rights restored
Nun in Spain faces three years in prison after changing pensioners’ election ballots from PSOE to PP
She was apparently caught red-handed inserting PP ballots into the envelopes, and documents from the time of the incident have now been handed over to
VOX candidate for Benidorm mayor booted out after revealing he received two-year sentence for domestic violence last February
VOX’S top candidate for Benidorm mayor has been replaced after it was revealed he received a two-year prison sentence for repeated domestic violence last February.
Wealthy expat town in Spain becomes first in Malaga to elect far-right Vox into power
Vox was narrowly elected in ahead of the governing Popular Party, with the right-wing party securing 364 votes to their conservative rival's 356
Spain’s Socialist PSOE party win general election, but fail to get majority, as far-right Vox party gains first seats
Voter turnout at the elections is high, at around 75% and could be on track to beat the 1982 record of 80%
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Social media giant blocks Podemos days before election in Spain
The left-wing party had been using Whatsapp to connect with tens of thousands of supporters and deliver campaign messages ahead of April 28
Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo will ‘celebrate’ if Brexit cancelled
The Rock leader also warned the youngsters about the ‘dark days’ of the border closure issued by Fascist dictator General Franco in 1969
SIR JOE BOSSANO: Spain’s far-right Vox party spells trouble for Gibraltar border
The party, led by former military officer, Santiago Abascal, has consistently been critical of what it sees as Britain’s ‘colonisation’ of the Rock
Facebook cracks down on far-right networks ahead of Spain election
The bogus profiles had reached more than 1.5 million followers and generate almost 7.4 million interactions in only three months before being removed
Spain could snatch €1 billion Royal Navy ship contract ahead of British firms despite wargames over Gibraltar
The British consortium on the shortlist for the contract includes Babcock, BAE Systems, Cammell Laird and Rolls-Royce
WATCH: Andalucian town shoot and burn model of former Catalan President
The traditional ‘Burning of Judas’ ritual has been celebrated in the area for 100 years, but videos of the incident caused controversy on social media
Almost 40% of Spaniards fear Brexit will have a ‘very negative’ impact on Spain’s economy
MORE than a third of Spaniards fear Brexit will have a ‘very negative’ impact on their country’s economy. A survey by El Cambio en Europa
Brexit is proof UK has ‘lost its influence’ in the world, says Andalucia minister before assuring healthcare for Brits will continue as normal
Velasco added that Spain is working to make the border crossing between the Campo de Gibraltar and the Rock as seamless as possible
RISE OF THE RIGHT: How the rhetoric of Vox risks normalising violence
After a dangerous neo-Nazi was captured in Mallorca, the Olive Press investigates the growing threat from far right terror in Spain and abroad
LONG READ: Meet the collective facing jail after trying to save a Spanish town from extinction as depopulation becomes national crisis
Known as’ the Ground Zero of rural depopulation’, Guadalajara province covers 4,200 km2 but has only 8,900 inhabitants, the equivalent of 2.1 people to every
WATCH: British ambassador Simon Manley has new message for expats in Spain following Brexit extension
https://www.facebook.com/BritsInSpain/videos/430619174172277/?v=430619174172277 “I’m sure you have been following recent developments in the Brexit negotiations very closely, so I wanted to give you a quick update about
Spain’s Partido Popular wants to take power back from Andalucia and other autonomous regions to ‘prevent corruption’
Casado insisted the move would see Spain being administered ‘more effectively’
EU and UK agree Brexit extension up to October 31
EU leaders settled on a new flexible Halloween deadline meaning Britain could have to participate in the May European elections
West End theatre company behind Fame and Little Shop of Horrors moves to Spain over ‘Brexit fears’
Selladoor Worldwide’s back catalogue also includes: Jersey Boys, Of Mice And Men, Footloose and James and the Giant Peach
Journalist faces jail over plot to smear Spain’s left wing political leader Pablo Iglesias
Alberto Pozas admitted to a judge in Madrid that he had handled a pen-drive, which was full of personal information on Iglesias
Spain confirms 21-month grace period to Britons in event of no-deal Brexit
BRITONS in Spain have been guaranteed a 21-month grace period in which they will be classed as legally resident in the event of a no-deal
Andalucia economy could lose €1.1 BILLION in no-deal Brexit, Junta warns
The province is particularly vulnerable to the economic shock of a disorderly UK exit
Vox leader calls for Trump-like border wall to stop migrants reaching Spain
Abascal also accused NGOs of collaborating with the ‘mafia’ to rescue people from the African coast for ‘human trade’
Barack Obama and Pedro Sanchez talk migration and climate change during friendly meeting in Spain’s Andalucia
Both leaders alluded to the dangers facing Spain due to climate change
‘Gibraltar is a colony of the British Crown’ says new EU Brexit text pushed through by Spain
British MEP Claude Moraes, who was removed as the rapporteur on Monday, claimed the move had come after ‘a long campaign of bullying’