European Union

Spain ‘doesn’t rule out’ sending troops to Greenland after Denmark admits ‘Trump wants to conquer it’

SPAIN’S Defence Minister has not ruled out sending troops to Greenland to study ways to help security in the wake of threats by US President

15 Jan, 2026 @ 11:39

International Affairs·Lead·Politics

High-speed train link between Spain and Portugal’s capitals confirmed- but it could take up to nine years to launch

SPAIN, Portugal, and the European Commission (EC) have struck a deal for a high-speed train link between Madrid and Lisbon to launch by 2034 with a

30 Oct, 2025 @ 18:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid·Olive Press Travel

Spain wants EU to stop twice-yearly clock changes because it ‘no longer makes sense’

SPAIN’S government will propose that the European Union abolishes the twice-yearly ritual of turning the clocks back and forward. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, posted a

20 Oct, 2025 @ 11:05

Lead·National News

Brussels proposes nearly €1.6b of aid to pay for Valencia flood disaster reconstruction work

THE European Commission has proposed giving Spain nearly €1.6 billion to help reconstruction work in the wake of the October 29 Valencia flood disaster. The

3 Oct, 2025 @ 14:15

Lead·Valencia

‘European way of life is under threat’: New environmental report is grim reading for Spain

CLIMATE change is threatening the European way of life despite ‘significant advances’ in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, an alarming new report has warned. According to

2 Oct, 2025 @ 14:30

Environment·Green·Lead

Spain unveils new €35 million patrol ship to fight drug traffickers off the Costa del Sol – armed with underwater drones, heliport and 50-strong crew

DRUG smugglers on the Costa del Sol are facing a formidable new foe after Spain’s Guardia Civil launched a new €35 million patrol ship to

22 Sep, 2025 @ 15:41

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

EXPLAINER: Why house prices in Spain are rising twice as much as EU average

HOUSE prices in Spain rose by twice as fast as the European Union average in the first three months of 2025. Figures from Eurostat showed

2 Sep, 2025 @ 15:45

Lead·National News·Property

New study blames August's wildfires in Spain on climate change - despite huge number of arson arrests

European allies fly in to help Spain battle deadly forest fires engulfing the country

SPAIN has received two firefighting planes from France under the European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism, as authorities battle dozens of wildfires across the country. Interior

14 Aug, 2025 @ 15:27

Environment·Galicia·Lead·Other News

Spain to receive €23 billion in fifth round of EU funds

THE European Commission has approved a new payment of €23.1 billion to Spain as part of the EU recovery plan. The money comes from the

8 Aug, 2025 @ 16:31

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain criticised for failing to act on anti-corruption reforms, says European watchdog

Spain has failed to fully implement a single one of the 19 anti-corruption reforms recommended by the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body in 2019, a

1 Aug, 2025 @ 11:45

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Politics

EXPLAINER: How will Trump’s controversial new EU trade deal impact Spain’s economy?

FOUR months since President Trump unleashed a tariff blitz that sent shockwaves through the global economy and upended decades of trade diplomacy, the US and

29 Jul, 2025 @ 15:15

Business & Finance·EXPLAINER·Lead·Politics

Spain’s economy continues to shine as GDP grows by 0.7% in second quarter of 2025

SPAIN’S economy continues to buck the worldwide trend after posting a GDP growth figure of 0.7% for the second quarter of 2025 – the eighth

29 Jul, 2025 @ 12:57

Business & Finance·Lead

BBVA suffers spectacular failure in massive rejection of hostile takeover bid for Sabadell Bank in Spain

EU intervenes over Spain’s handling of BBVA takeover of Sabadell Bank

THE European Commission has- as expected- opened an investigation into the Spanish government’s intervention over the proposed ‘hostile’ takeover of Sabadell Bank by BBVA. Last

17 Jul, 2025 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Six in ten Spaniards favour the UK rejoining the EU – but only if it takes up the euro and Schengen

WHILE reality indicates the UK won’t return to the EU anytime soon, a new survey shows they would be welcomed back by Western Europeans from

15 Jul, 2025 @ 17:57

Lead

President Trump to increase tariff on EU imports to 30% from August

PRESIDENT Trump has announced that the European Union will be hit with a 30% tariff on imports to the US from 1 August in a

12 Jul, 2025 @ 17:55

Lead·Politics

Ryanair being taken to court AGAIN in Spain in 'test case' over hand luggage charges

Airlines on the ropes as EU body rules against charging for hand luggage

AIR travel as we know it could soon look very different after a European Union body proposed changes to carry-on luggage rules that would save

26 Jun, 2025 @ 17:56

Lead·Travel News

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez responds to Donald Trump's threat to raise tariffs

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez dismisses Trump’s tariff threat

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has responded to US President Donald Trump’s threat to raise tariffs on Spanish goods because his government won’t spend 5% of

26 Jun, 2025 @ 13:45

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain to ban flushing wet wipes – and force manufacturers to clean up ‘fatbergs’ clogging sewers

THE Spanish government is set to wage a war on wet wipes with a law that would ban them from being flushed down the toilet.

28 May, 2025 @ 17:09

Environment·Lead

The EU warns Spain not to block €11 billion BBVA-Sabadell mega-merger

The European Union has cautioned the Spanish government against blocking the controversial proposed €11 billion mega-merger of two of the country’s largest banks. Spain’s economy

28 May, 2025 @ 16:24

Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead

Spain's PM Pedro Sanchez opens door for Spanish troops to be stationed in Ukraine and Palestine

BREAKING: EU vote to recognise Catalan, Basque and Galician postponed in blow to Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez – at least 10 countries expressed doubts

A VOTE on a proposal that would officially recognise Catalan, Basque and Galician as European Union languages has been postponed in a blow for Spain’s

27 May, 2025 @ 14:10

Basque Country·Catalunya·Galicia·Lead·Politics

Linguistic furore in Brussels as Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez tries to make Catalan, Basque and Galician official EU languages

MEMBER states of the European Union will today vote on a measure put forward by Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez that would officially recognise Catalan,

27 May, 2025 @ 13:38

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

EXPLAINER: What the UK-EU deal means for businesses and expats in Spain

EXPLAINER: What the new UK-EU deal means for businesses and expats in Spain

THE UK-EU deal on a new post-Brexit relationship unveiled on Monday was a wide-ranging affair, with some details still to be ironed out. There appear

20 May, 2025 @ 11:33

Brexit·Lead·National News

Barcelona temperature ‘will rise 3.7C by 2100’ unless carbon emissions ‘substantially reduced’, study warns

THE average temperature in Barcelona could rise by up to 3.7 degrees Celsius by the end of the century unless greenhouse gas emissions are ‘substantially

18 May, 2025 @ 09:00

Barcelona·Environment·Lead·Weather

EU chief Von der Leyen meets with Valencia flood victim families

REPRESENTATIVES of Valencia flood victims met with European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyn in Brussels on Tuesday. Three associations set up in the wake

13 May, 2025 @ 16:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

More trouble brewing with Trump after Brussels slaps US tech giants with massive €700m anti-competition fine

More trouble brewing with Trump after Brussels hits US tech giants with massive €700m anti-competition fine

THE European Union has handed out fines totalling €700 million to US tech giants Apple and Meta for breaching digital competition rules. The news is

23 Apr, 2025 @ 16:00

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain's Economy Minister Cuerpo meets US counterpart and says trade deal can be struck with EU

Spain’s Economy Minister meets US counterpart: Cuerpo ‘convinced’ trade deal can be thrashed out

SPAIN’S Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo says he’s ‘convinced’ the US and EU would thrash out a fair trade deal in the wake of the Trump

16 Apr, 2025 @ 17:39

Lead·National News

Spain ‘doesn’t rule out’ sending troops to Greenland after Denmark admits ‘Trump wants to conquer it’

High-speed train link between Spain and Portugal’s capitals confirmed- but it could take up to nine years to launch

Spain wants EU to stop twice-yearly clock changes because it ‘no longer makes sense’

Brussels proposes nearly €1.6b of aid to pay for Valencia flood disaster reconstruction work

‘European way of life is under threat’: New environmental report is grim reading for Spain

Spain unveils new €35 million patrol ship to fight drug traffickers off the Costa del Sol – armed with underwater drones, heliport and 50-strong crew

EXPLAINER: Why house prices in Spain are rising twice as much as EU average

European allies fly in to help Spain battle deadly forest fires engulfing the country

Spain to receive €23 billion in fifth round of EU funds

Spain criticised for failing to act on anti-corruption reforms, says European watchdog

EXPLAINER: How will Trump’s controversial new EU trade deal impact Spain’s economy?

Spain’s economy continues to shine as GDP grows by 0.7% in second quarter of 2025

EU intervenes over Spain’s handling of BBVA takeover of Sabadell Bank

Six in ten Spaniards favour the UK rejoining the EU – but only if it takes up the euro and Schengen

Airlines on the ropes as EU body rules against charging for hand luggage

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez dismisses Trump’s tariff threat

Spain to ban flushing wet wipes – and force manufacturers to clean up ‘fatbergs’ clogging sewers

The EU warns Spain not to block €11 billion BBVA-Sabadell mega-merger

BREAKING: EU vote to recognise Catalan, Basque and Galician postponed in blow to Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez – at least 10 countries expressed doubts

Linguistic furore in Brussels as Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez tries to make Catalan, Basque and Galician official EU languages

EXPLAINER: What the new UK-EU deal means for businesses and expats in Spain

Barcelona temperature ‘will rise 3.7C by 2100’ unless carbon emissions ‘substantially reduced’, study warns

EU chief Von der Leyen meets with Valencia flood victim families

More trouble brewing with Trump after Brussels hits US tech giants with massive €700m anti-competition fine

Spain’s Economy Minister meets US counterpart: Cuerpo ‘convinced’ trade deal can be thrashed out

Spanish singer Julio Iglesias issues statement to deny sex abuse allegations

Spain’s environment minister warns of ‘alarming increase’ in hate speech towards the country’s weather forecasters

Spain to launch €120 billion sovereign wealth fund to boost sectors such as housing and national security

ON THIS DAY: Spain’s biggest football fan and a disgraced royal in-law were born – and Goya began a masterpiece

Madrid’s El Prado must-see exhibitions in 2026 – from Austrian queens of Spain to early photographers and a De Madrazo sketchbook