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Clocks to change in Spain this month: All you need to know

CLOCKS in Spain go forward on March 31 to herald Daylight Saving Time for the summer with longer lighter evenings. The switch over Easter weekend...

Hands off our Rock: British MPs blast Spain’s demands to share Gibraltar’s airport in post-Brexit talks

LONG-RUNNING negotiations over new border arrangements for Gibraltar has seen British pro-Brexit MPs voice their concern over Spain's demands to jointly manage the airport. An...

Threat from Russia is ‘total and absolute’, warns Spain’s Defence Minister Margarita Robles

SPAIN’S defence minister, Margarita Robles, has issued a stark warning to her fellow citizens about the threat that Vladimir Putin’s Russia poses to the...

‘I’m an EU citizen travelling to Spain for more than 90 days – can my British or US spouse...

THE 90 in 180 day rule has had travellers scratching their heads since it began being properly enforced against Brits after Brexit. It basically...

Farmer strikes return to Spain: Tractors plan to shut down Madrid today as the EU searches for a ‘quick...

PROTESTING farmers are taking to the streets of the Madrid on Monday to demand a better deal from the government and the European Union. Tractors...

Chrome finishes are BANNED for cars and motorbikes in Spain from 2024 – this is why

EXCLUSIVE chrome-plated cars and motorbikes can no longer be made in the European Union after the end of a seven-year period for manufacturers to...

Spain is on the up! Economy to grow better than expected this year – while the UK enters a...

SPAIN will be the best-performing large economy in the eurozone next year after official forecasts for growth were updated. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and...

Farmer strikes in Spain: Huge protests take over Madrid as tractors attempt to shut down the capital

HUNDREDS of farmers descended on the Spanish capital today, as their ongoing tractor-based protests arrived in Madrid to draw attention to what they claim...

Spain has the highest child poverty rate in the European Union, says latest Unicef report

SPAIN has the highest child poverty rate in the European Union, with more than two million children – 28% of the total number of...

Bank transfers in Spain will soon be immediate and arrive within 10 SECONDS: New EU law abolishes painful days-long...

PAINSTAKING waits for money to be transferred between different banks will soon be a thing of the past after the European Parliament modernised its...

Farmer strikes latest: These are the roads being targeted in Spain’s Andalucia today

ANGRY farmers are set to cause chaos for the second consecutive day this Wednesday with roads and ports closed across Spain. Following protests on Tuesday,...

Will a cruise holiday in Europe count towards my 90-day Schengen limit? How some Brits are avoiding the post-Brexit...

EVER since Brexit, UK nationals who make regular visits to European Union countries have had to carefully monitor the number of days they are...

Farmers in Spain fire warning shot to Brussels: Agricultural workers say laws need to change or ‘anti-EU sentiment will...

FARMERS across Spain are set to join European-wide protests as agricultural organisations called for an “ambitious shock plan” to improve deteriorating conditions. The main farming...

Revealed: These fruits and vegetables carry the most traces of pesticides in Spain – here’s how to remove them

AS much as 40% of all food sold in Spain may contain traces of pesticides, according to data collected by the Spanish Agency for...

Plans to place tolls on ALL motorways in Spain are delayed in huge relief for motorists

SPAIN'S Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, has ruled out any extension to toll charges on motorways during the current period of government. That means nothing will...

Why property prices in Spain WILL fall next year – according to experts in Brussels

A EUROPEAN COMMISSION report says that house prices are overvalued in several EU member states including Spain and predicts they will fall. The EC notes...

Huge win for British homeowners in France as ‘automatic visa’ right passes in parliament – but will Spain follow...

A NEW immigration law which includes giving UK non-residents who own a second home in France the right to an ‘automatic’ visa to come...

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez blasts far-right parties during speech at European Parliament as he accuses Vox of stirring up Francoism

SPAIN'S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez launched a blistering attack on Europe's far-right parties on Wednesday. Sanchez spoke at the European Parliament in Strasbourg in what...

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez sparks diplomatic spat with outspoken criticism of Israel

A VISIT by Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to Israel and Palestine last week sparked a major diplomatic spat between the two countries, after...

Facebook and Instagram to launch an ad-free subscription tier across the EU in 2024

SOCIAL media giants Facebook and Instagram will be launching an ad-free subscription tier across the European Union in 2024, including Spain. That’s according to...

EU flag taken down in Spain’s Valencia over Israel’s revenge Gaza attacks ‘sanctioned’ by European Commission

A GANDIA area town has removed the European Union flag from the town hall in protest against the European Commission's stance in supporting Israeli...

Olives with ‘illegally high levels of pesticides’ are being imported into Spain from Morocco, health experts warn

A FOOD alert has been issued this week by the European Union in Spain warning that a shipment of olives exported from Morocco contain...

UK students can now go to university in Spain without taking extra entrance exams

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A NEW agreement between Spain and the UK allowing students to access universities and other higher education institutions...

Fresh blow for ex-Catalan separatist leader trying to dodge extradition to Spain

THE EUROPEAN UNION Court of Justice has confirmed that the former Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont and two other Catalan separatist Members of the European...

Spain assumes the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union as general elections loom

TODAY sees Spain take over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, the fifth time it has done so since joining...

British nationals lose ‘long-shot’ appeal over loss of EU rights following Brexit

THE European Union's top court on Thursday dismissed legal actions from three British nationals who had challenged their loss of EU citizens' rights as...

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