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Gibraltar’s Fabian Picardo and David Cameron to meet with Spain’s foreign minister to thrash out post-Brexit deal

GIBRALTAR will attend a top-level treaty meeting in Brussels this Friday as negotiations to secure the future of the tiny overseas territory continue. An article

11 Apr, 2024 @ 12:02

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Breaking: Fugitive reportedly linked to Jihadi killer in Belgium is arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A FUGITIVE with alleged links to the man who carried out a terrorist attack in Belgium on October 16 has been arrested in Benahavis, Malaga

27 Oct, 2023 @ 14:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

European Commission Threatens Spain Over Water Extraction Plans For Andalucia's Doñana National Park

Brussels issues new warning over plans for Spain’s Doñana National Park

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION has once again warned the Andalusian regional government that its plans to grant new watering rights to farmers in the area around

26 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Politics

EU court ruling may see extradition of former Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont a step closer

A COURT ruling published on Tuesday may mean that former Catalan premier Carles Puigdemont is a step closer to being extradited to Spain from Belgium,

31 Jan, 2023 @ 17:45

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Man rapes and robs escort in Spain’s Valencia before fleeing to Belgium

THE Policia Nacional have tracked down a man accused of sexually assaulting and robbing an escort in Valencia. Painstaking investigations identified the 20-year-old man as

3 Jan, 2023 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pedro Sanchez meets Emmanuel Macron as Spain backs off EU-wide cap on wholesale electricity prices

Pedro Sanchez in talks with Emmanuel Macron as Spain backs off EU-wide cap on wholesale electricity prices

PEDRO Sanchez has appealed to the European Union to come up with a ‘sufficiently balanced response’ to wholesale electricity prices and energy supplies in the

21 Mar, 2022 @ 17:26

European Union·Lead·National News

European Mps End Three Day Visit To Spain's Mar Menor Lagoon To Review Pollution Problems

European MPs end fact-finding visit to polluted Mar Menor lagoon in Spain ahead of drafting crucial report

A three-day fact-finding trip to the Mar Menor area by European MPs has ended with one of the delegation stating that the pollution problems have

26 Feb, 2022 @ 08:30

Environment·European Union·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

OPINION: Lawyer’s complaint to Brussels over Spain’s COVID-19 stance reflects wearying public

After more than four weeks of confinement, millions of us across Spain are already feeling the bite

16 Apr, 2020 @ 13:23

National News·Opinion

BREAKING: EU set to BAN all ‘non-essential’ travel for 30 days after becoming epicentre of coronavirus pandemic

THE EU is set to ban non-essential travel to the bloc for 30 days in a bid to reduce coronavirus contagion. The measure has been

16 Mar, 2020 @ 16:37

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Mallorca

NOT SO BRITISH: BA owner in talks with Spanish government amid Brexit fears

BA seeks has been consulting the European Commission and Madrid as it steps up preparations for a no-deal Brexit

13 Nov, 2018 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

GIVE US RESPECT: Theresa May talks tough after Brexit Chequers plan ‘rejected’ by EU leaders, promises to safeguard EU citizens’ rights in the UK

THERESA May has demanded respect in Brexit negotiations from EU leaders in a statement from Downing Street today. The British prime minister said the rejection

21 Sep, 2018 @ 15:27

Lead·Politics

Spain makes fresh demands over Gibraltar in Brexit negotiations

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez met with chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier to seek a new Gibraltar chapter in the Brexit agreement this week

18 Sep, 2018 @ 13:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

EU leaders agree to next stage of Brexit negotiations in Brussels

The leaders also adopted a set of guidelines detailing a rough timetable for a transition period and a schedule of deadlines to ensure negotiations remain

15 Dec, 2017 @ 14:20

Lead·Politics

‘SHAME ON YOU’: Over 45,000 pro-Catalan independence protesters march outside EU institutions in Brussels

AT least 45,000 pro-Catalan independence protesters have taken to the streets of Brussels to support the controversial cause. The march is a show of solidarity

7 Dec, 2017 @ 15:57

Lead·National News·Politics

British citizens’ residency rights to be cut post-Brexit under EU plan, says David Davis

Brexit secretary slams Brussels move and questions 'consistency' over reciprocal deal

9 Aug, 2017 @ 18:03

Lead·Mallorca·Politics

THERESA MAY: EU nationals can STAY in the UK if British expats’ rights are guaranteed in the EU

She wants to offer 'certainty' to the roughly three million EU expats in the country

23 Jun, 2017 @ 10:00

Lead·Mallorca·Politics

EU leaders say UK will have to remain in EU until 2022 and pay for its ‘liabilities’

Theresa May signed the letter to trigger article 50 late last night

29 Mar, 2017 @ 16:12

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain opens Brexit desk at London embassy as Theresa May’s article 50 letter is received in Brussels

The letter informing the EU that it will leave the bloc has now been received by Brussels

29 Mar, 2017 @ 13:12

Lead·National News·Politics

BREAKING: Brexit begins as Theresa May formally triggers Article 50 and says the UK must ‘come together’

Negotiations between the UK and EU members will now begin

28 Mar, 2017 @ 23:51

Gibraltar·Lead·National News·Politics

EU Commission slams Spain’s ‘widespread’ use of temporary contracts in new report

Spain has one of the highest rates of temporary contracts in the EU

16 Mar, 2017 @ 15:35

Business & Finance·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Politics

Report by EU labels Andalucia the most corrupt region in Spain

It was followed by Galicia and the Canary Islands

11 Mar, 2017 @ 09:01

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain MEP defends women in European Parliament sexism storm

MEP Iratxe Garcia Perez, of the PSOE, condemned far right Polish MEP Janusz Korwin-Mikke women were 'too weak, small and unintelligent' for equal pay

3 Mar, 2017 @ 12:00

Lead·Politics

EU issues final warning to Spain over repeated air pollution infractions

The European Commission has said that Spain could face legal action

26 Feb, 2017 @ 17:12

Environment·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain admits it will not meet deficit targets, risking hefty fines from EU

The country could face billions of euros worth of fines

17 Oct, 2016 @ 12:50

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

Brussels slams Spain for being most corrupt country in the EU

It says Madrid is unable to control the councils and mayors in the autonomous regions

30 Sep, 2016 @ 09:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

European Commission cancels fines for Spain and Portugal

Spain has been given two years to reduce its deficit

27 Jul, 2016 @ 17:36

Business & Finance·Lead·National News