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DISPATCH: First crossers enjoy Gibraltar’s border-free frontier after historic EU-UK treaty is signed

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

16 Jul, 2026 @ 12:30

Gibraltar·International Affairs·National News·Politics

‘The time has come’: Gibraltar enters new era as UK and EU seal treaty ending years of border uncertainty

BRITAIN and the EU officially signed a landmark treaty on Gibraltar’s status on Tuesday, ending years of political uncertainty surrounding the territory. The historic four-way

14 Jul, 2026 @ 16:00

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Brexit - The flags of the UK and European Union

OPINION: A vote to disaster – a decade after Brexit, the people of Britain (and us expats in Spain) are still paying the price

By Jon Clarke FOR many it was a vote that resonated with their heart. They were either travelling on the velvet bus of snake oil

12 Jul, 2026 @ 15:08

Brexit·Lead·Opinion

Wildfires have already consumed 50 square kilometres in Spain this summer – equal to 35% of the entire EU total

MORE than a third of all land destroyed by wildfires across the EU this year has been in Spain, new data reveals – the highest

8 Jul, 2026 @ 13:15

Environment·Lead·National News·Weather

Online shoppers with Temu and Shein face new import charges in Spain from July 1

ONLINE shoppers who enjoy snapping up a bargain on popular websites such as Temu or Shein should prepare for steeper prices from July with the

30 Jun, 2026 @ 08:29

Business & Finance·Lead

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

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

Police seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine shipped into Valencia by infamous Balkan Cartel

Spain seized 37% of all EU cocaine last year as Brussels insists Madrid is doing ‘everything possible’ to fight the cartels

SPAIN seized more cannabis and cocaine than any other EU country in 2024, new data has shown, in what officials say confirms its role as

11 Jun, 2026 @ 13:52

Crime & Law·Lead

Brussels rules Spain’s tourist data grab is too intrusive – including handing payment data to police

THE way Spain collects personal data about foreign tourists has come under scrutiny after officials in Brussels suggested that legislation introduced less than two years

10 Jun, 2026 @ 08:15

Business & Finance·Lead

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

Outrage in Germany over allegations Pedro Sanchez’s Spain government used €10bn in EU Covid funds to plug budget gaps

SPAIN’S public spending is set to come under the microscope after a host of European allies questioned whether Pedro Sanchez’s government misused billions of euros

17 May, 2026 @ 16:13

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Barcelona to Berlin by train just got easier as EU introduces one-stop booking for cross-border rail travel

TRAVELLING across Europe by train is set to become significantly simpler after the European Commission unveiled plans for a ‘one journey, one ticket’ system. The

13 May, 2026 @ 16:20

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spanish foreign minister calls for creation of EU army amid doubts over US commitment to NATO

A LEADING Spanish minister and key ally of prime minister Pedro Sanchez has called on the European Union (EU) to build its own army amid

11 May, 2026 @ 14:54

International Affairs·Lead

Ryanair urges Spain to scrap EES rollout to avoid summer of border queue chaos

BOSSES at low-cost airline Ryanair have called on Spain to suspend its implementation of the EU’s controversial Entry/Exit System (EES) or face a gruelling summer

30 Apr, 2026 @ 16:18

Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Spanish airports introduce new rules to help families amid EES border queue chaos

SPANISH airports are set to implement new border rules aimed at supporting thousands of holidaymakers after more than a fortnight of chaos sparked by the

29 Apr, 2026 @ 18:32

Lead·Travel News

Another European airline cuts thousands of flights over soaring fuel costs as economic crisis creeps closer

AIRLINES across Europe are cutting flights as fuel prices surge following the Iran war, raising fears of disruption for travellers ahead of the peak summer

22 Apr, 2026 @ 13:10

International Affairs·Lead·Travel News

Spain offers to share jet fuel with EU allies as Iran war squeezes global supplies

SPAIN has offered to share jet fuel with EU allies as the war involving Iran disrupts global supplies and raises fears of shortages across Europe

21 Apr, 2026 @ 15:57

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez urges the EU to end association agreement with Israel over ‘violations of international law’

SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez has called on the EU to end its trade agreement with Israel amid growing global tensions over the conflict in

20 Apr, 2026 @ 17:24

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Work from home, fly less and drive slower: Leading EU official issues stark warning over ‘long crisis’ ahead amid Iran war fallout

BRUSSELS is urging Europeans to save on fuel as concerns grow over a ‘long crisis’ in the fallout from the Iran war. The European Commission’s

1 Apr, 2026 @ 14:33

Business & Finance·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

From dictatorship to European Union powerhouse: Spain’s 40-year journey of successes, setbacks and stories that transformed a country

IN 1986 Spain was a young, fledgling democracy, still shaking off nearly 40 years of a centralised, authoritarian dictatorship under General Francisco Franco – one

21 Mar, 2026 @ 12:00

Business & Finance·EXPLAINER·Lead

Madrid boasts the highest life expectancy of any region in Europe – residents of Spain’s capital now live well into their 80s

MADRID residents live longer than those of any other region in Europe, new research has shown. The average lifespan in the Community of Madrid hit

17 Mar, 2026 @ 16:08

Health·Lead·Madrid

Europe's airports chief tells politicians to 'stop pretending EES is working' and warns of 'complete collapse' as tourists face summer queues to enter Spain

Good news for Brits heading to Spain: Brussel’s new ETIAS permit pushed back once again

BRITONS heading to Spain will not have to apply for the soon-mandatory European travel authorisation for another year and a half, Brussels authorities have confirmed.

17 Jan, 2026 @ 14:21

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel

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

Wild boars surprise beachgoers in Spain’s Marbella

Spain’s African swine fever outbreak ‘may have come from lab leak’, investigators say – after previously blaming half-eaten pork sandwich

INVESTIGATORS probing the cause of Spain’s African swine fever outbreak are examining whether the virus may have leaked from a nearby high-security laboratory. Previously, officials

8 Dec, 2025 @ 13:04

Catalunya·Environment·Lead

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

Annoying cookie pop-ups to end after EU caves in to Silicon Valley and AI revolution on privacy laws

ANNOYING website pop-ups requesting consent for the use of cookies could be a thing of the past after the EU agreed to water down its

20 Nov, 2025 @ 16:02

Business & Finance·Lead·Technology

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DISPATCH: First crossers enjoy Gibraltar’s border-free frontier after historic EU-UK treaty is signed

‘The time has come’: Gibraltar enters new era as UK and EU seal treaty ending years of border uncertainty

OPINION: A vote to disaster – a decade after Brexit, the people of Britain (and us expats in Spain) are still paying the price

Wildfires have already consumed 50 square kilometres in Spain this summer – equal to 35% of the entire EU total

Online shoppers with Temu and Shein face new import charges in Spain from July 1

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

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?

Spain seized 37% of all EU cocaine last year as Brussels insists Madrid is doing ‘everything possible’ to fight the cartels

Brussels rules Spain’s tourist data grab is too intrusive – including handing payment data to police

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

Outrage in Germany over allegations Pedro Sanchez’s Spain government used €10bn in EU Covid funds to plug budget gaps

Barcelona to Berlin by train just got easier as EU introduces one-stop booking for cross-border rail travel

Spanish foreign minister calls for creation of EU army amid doubts over US commitment to NATO

Ryanair urges Spain to scrap EES rollout to avoid summer of border queue chaos

Spanish airports introduce new rules to help families amid EES border queue chaos

Another European airline cuts thousands of flights over soaring fuel costs as economic crisis creeps closer

Spain offers to share jet fuel with EU allies as Iran war squeezes global supplies

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez urges the EU to end association agreement with Israel over ‘violations of international law’

Work from home, fly less and drive slower: Leading EU official issues stark warning over ‘long crisis’ ahead amid Iran war fallout

From dictatorship to European Union powerhouse: Spain’s 40-year journey of successes, setbacks and stories that transformed a country

Madrid boasts the highest life expectancy of any region in Europe – residents of Spain’s capital now live well into their 80s

Good news for Brits heading to Spain: Brussel’s new ETIAS permit pushed back once again

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

Spain’s African swine fever outbreak ‘may have come from lab leak’, investigators say – after previously blaming half-eaten pork sandwich

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

Argentine fans flood Madrid’s iconic Plaza Mayor after England heartbreak – chanting ‘Spain is scared’ ahead of Sunday’s World Cup final

Where is the best place to watch Spain’s upcoming eclipse? The European Space Agency reveals the ideal viewing spots – and how to make the most of the historic event

‘Verano Joven’ is back: Up to 90% off summer travel for young people living in Spain

Spain’s left accuses Trump of targeting pro-Palestine activism over Ibiza arrest of US millionaire

‘Historic’ moment in Almeria as temperatures spike to a searing 43C in the middle of the night – even as the region still reels from deadly wildfires

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