Spain successfully blocks Denmark-led EU offensive against migrant amnesty plan – after winning backing from France and Portugal

DENMARK, Italy and Poland have joined forces to push the EU to take a tougher stance on migration, in a move widely seen as a

19 Oct, 2026 @ 14:02

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Vox's national priority plan under fire as Brussels warns it could breach EU law

Brussels warns Vox’s flagship ‘national priority’ may break EU rules ahead of Spanish elections

The EU Commission says country nationals and long-term foreign residents must be treated equally, citing EU directives and court rulings.

14 Oct, 2026 @ 12:00

Election 2026·International Affairs·Lead·Politics

Spain calls on Brussels to tax private jets and fossil fuel profits to fund Europe-wide wildfire response

SPAIN is leading calls for the EU to tax private jets and the profits of fossil fuel companies to bankroll a Europe-wide climate resilience fund.

4 Sep, 2026 @ 15:08

Business & Finance·Environment·International Affairs·Lead

Experts warn of longer airport queues as major change to the EU’s controversial EES system begins next week

FROM September 7, airports will no longer be allowed to switch off the EES system when queues grow too long, with experts warning of fresh

3 Sep, 2026 @ 17:40

Lead·National News·Olive Press Travel

British second-home owners in Spain will be able to legally pay ten times more cash than their Spanish neighbours

BRITISH second-home owners and other non-residents in Spain will legally be able to make cash payments of up to €10,000 under new European Union rules

30 Aug, 2026 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain PM Pedro Sanchez slams ‘selfish’ European allies after Schengen suspension – as 22 EU leaders issue damning joint letter over Ceuta crisis

SPANISH prime minister Pedro Sanchez has launched a stinging attack on the ‘selfish, polarising and unlawful’ reaction of some European allies to the ongoing migration

1 Aug, 2026 @ 13:48

International Affairs·Lead·National News

Spain declares national emergency over wildfires near Madrid – as 11,500 evacuated and 35,000 hectares of land scorched in just one fire

SPAIN has called for help from Brussels after declaring a national emergency, the second in the country’s history, over three fast-moving wildfires near Madrid. Around

24 Jul, 2026 @ 11:37

Environment·Lead·Madrid·Weather

Flying taxis to slash Malaga-Marbella journey to just 15 minutes under ambitious Costa del Sol plan

FLYING taxis are set to soon whisk passengers between destinations across the Costa del Sol as authorities announce plans for real-life demonstrations within the next

22 Jul, 2026 @ 12:59

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Technology

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

EU

Spain successfully blocks Denmark-led EU offensive against migrant amnesty plan – after winning backing from France and Portugal

Brussels warns Vox’s flagship ‘national priority’ may break EU rules ahead of Spanish elections

Spain calls on Brussels to tax private jets and fossil fuel profits to fund Europe-wide wildfire response

Experts warn of longer airport queues as major change to the EU’s controversial EES system begins next week

British second-home owners in Spain will be able to legally pay ten times more cash than their Spanish neighbours

Spain PM Pedro Sanchez slams ‘selfish’ European allies after Schengen suspension – as 22 EU leaders issue damning joint letter over Ceuta crisis

Spain declares national emergency over wildfires near Madrid – as 11,500 evacuated and 35,000 hectares of land scorched in just one fire

Flying taxis to slash Malaga-Marbella journey to just 15 minutes under ambitious Costa del Sol plan

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’

This ‘underrated’ northern Spanish city is enjoying a long-overdue revival, according to The Times

Inside Spain’s ‘village of 100 relics’ – the Pyrenees gem with a 200-year-old silver chest containing a thorn from Christ’s crown

Mother of innocent Malaga 20-year-old shot dead by mistake demands action on tourist flats ‘sheltering drug mafia hitmen’

Four dead as Storm Adam wreaks havoc across Spain – with DANA alerts still in force along Mediterranean coast from Barcelona to Murcia

The Royal Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is heading to Gibraltar for rare public open day

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