France - Olive Press News Spain

Illegal helicopter flights, car chases and police raids – armed gang of 11 drug smugglers arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol

CRIMINAL GANGS have taken to the skies in order to get their drugs into Spain. A multi-operational team combining Guardia Civil, OFAST and Europol have

9 Jan, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Tourism injected €187 BILLION into Spain’s economy last year, new figures show

Foreign tourist numbers in Spain recover by 70% before arrival of Omicron COVID variant

FOREIGN tourist levels in Spain last November recovered to 70% of what they were in the same month 2019 ahead of the coronavirus pandemic. Figures

4 Jan, 2022 @ 14:20

Canary Islands·Catalunya·Lead·National News·Travel News

Human trafficker hiding from justice is arrested on Spain's Costa Blanca and will be extradited to France

Fugitive human trafficking boss arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca and will be extradited to France

A fugitive wanted by French authorities for being a key member of a human trafficking gang has been arrested in Alicante. The 36-year-old Paraguayan man

6 Dec, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Where The World Wants To Retire World Map 01 3

Spain named the top retirement destination for UK residents

Spain has been named the top retirement destination for UK residents, according to Google search data. Although Spain is number one for Brits, Spain has been

2 Nov, 2021 @ 09:45

Lead·Travel News

IN PICS: Criminal gang busted smuggling Algerians into France via coastal provinces of Spain

A COMPLEX operation involving trafficking people from Algeria to France has been busted by Spain’s Guardia Civil. Vulnerable people were taken from Algeria and promised

3 Aug, 2021 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Dominic Raab won't rule out fully-vaccinated travellers from Spain going into quarantine despite EU travel rule change

Dominic Raab won’t rule out fully-vaccinated travellers from Spain going into UK quarantine despite EU travel rule change

PEOPLE returning to the UK from Spain may be forced to go into quarantine despite relaxations announced yesterday for fully-vaccinated travellers. Speaking to Sky News

29 Jul, 2021 @ 12:30

Health·Lead·Travel News

Make a splash: Hundreds of private swimming pools across Spain now available to rent by the hour

IF your property in Spain has a private swimming pool you could earn up to €1,200 a month by renting it out to those who

24 Jul, 2021 @ 10:30

Lead·National News

Spain says its safe for tourists but France and Germany think differently as COVID-19 numbers rise

SPAIN’S Tourism Minister, Reyes Maroto, has said that the country is a ‘safe destination’ for holiday-makers. Her comments today(July 9) in a radio interview with

9 Jul, 2021 @ 15:09

Coronavirus·Lead·Travel News

Terrorist rabble-rousers arrested in Spain’s Granada for using social media to encourage outrages against France

THREE men have been arrested in southern Spain for using social media to encourage terrorist attacks against France. The men were detained by the Policia

29 Apr, 2021 @ 19:22

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Absent UK visitors contribute to February hammering for Spain's foreign tourist figures

Absent UK visitors contribute to Spain’s foreign tourist figures taking a big February hammering

FOREIGN visitor numbers to Spain collapsed by 93.6% in February compared to a year earlier, according to figures from the National Statistics Institute(INE) published today(April

6 Apr, 2021 @ 14:35

Lead·National News·Travel News

BREAKING: France advises against travel to Catalunya while Norway imposes 10 day quarantine on all travellers arriving from Spain following resurgence of coronavirus

French Prime Minister Jean Castex made the recommendation on Friday afternoon

24 Jul, 2020 @ 16:21

Coronavirus·Lead·National News

French Spanish_border_crossing_on_the_mediterranean_coast_ D914_ _n260 _ _panoramio

France considers closing borders with Spain as COVID-19 outbreaks soar across peninsula

France to examine possible coronavirus border closure on Friday.

23 Jul, 2020 @ 10:20

Lead·National News·Travel News

French mob savagely assault and rob man of more than €50,000 in elaborate luxury car scam on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The 40-year-old victim had travelled from France to Marbella with €45,000 cash to buy a luxury motor

2 Jul, 2020 @ 14:26

Lead·Malaga

Terrorist ring across Spain, Italy and France dismantled by the police

A TERRORIST ring across Spain, Italy and France has been dismantled.

12 Jun, 2020 @ 15:29

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish Government goes back on decision to open land borders with France and Portugal on June 22

SPAIN’S Government has gone back on its statement that land borders with France and Portugal will open on June 22, but has instead clarified that

4 Jun, 2020 @ 17:59

Lead·National News·Travel News

BREAKING: Spain will open its land borders with France and Portugal on June 22

SPAIN will begin to open up its land borders with its two closest neighbours from June 22, it has been announced. Tourism minister Reyes Maroto

4 Jun, 2020 @ 12:17

Lead·National News

Drug ring that used courier company to transport narcotics to France from Spain’s Costa del Sol is dismantled

THE Policia Nacional have successfully dismantled a drug ring on the Costa del Sol that used a courier service to transport its drugs to France.

15 May, 2020 @ 13:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

France to tighten border controls between Spain and other neighbours over ‘terrorism fears’ and ‘illegal immigration’

Government extends controls at land borders with both France and Portugal until April 25, due to coronavirus

THE Government has extended the controls at the land borders with both France and Portugal for another two weeks.

11 Apr, 2020 @ 13:07

Lead

France forced to return face masks it confiscated from Spain a few weeks ago after pressure from the Swedish Government

FRANCE has been forced to return the face masks they confiscated from Spain a few weeks ago.

3 Apr, 2020 @ 16:09

Lead·National News

Cannes Film Festival postponed due to coronavirus, Spain’s Antonio Banderas keeps Best Actor award a little while longer

CANNES Film Festival has been postponed due to coronavirus.

20 Mar, 2020 @ 14:07

Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead

Rabies warning issued in Spain and France after ‘illegal’ puppy in Andalucia ‘suspected’ of carrying disease

A spokesperson called on ‘any person or animal that has been bitten, scratched or licked by this dog’ to contact the health authorities

22 Feb, 2020 @ 14:00

Health·Lead·Sevilla

Gay couple from France savagely attacked in LGBTQ hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The men, one of them a doctor, had come to Torremolinos for a few days break

9 Jan, 2020 @ 08:16

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Tourist dies in Catalan airport chaos as riots paralyse Barcelona after Spain jails independence leaders

The airport had seen 45 flights cancelled yesterday and 100 on Monday due to violent clashes involving thousands of people

16 Oct, 2019 @ 17:44

Barcelona·Lead·Politics

Legionarios Terraza Bar Armas Suelo_1396071247_110467957_667x375 V1

Spain’s government will investigate soldiers caught drinking beer in public with guns at their feet

Normal procedure would have been for them to leave their weapons inside the guarded vehicle while they took their break.

30 Sep, 2019 @ 09:58

Lead·National News

As World Tourism Day approaches we explore why Spain brings in the most foreign cash, despite a lower footfall than France

The WTO has said many visitors are now choosing Spain for its sports and gastronomic offerings, particularly in the Basque region

22 Sep, 2019 @ 09:01

Lead·National News·Travel News

British gang among 85 arrests for ‘explosives and murder’ in HUGE drugs bust that seized AK-47, five tonnes of hash and 49 vehicles in Spain’s Andalucia

The gang of four Brits operated from a house in Istan and are believed to have trafficked hash to the UK

28 Aug, 2019 @ 13:59

Crime & Law·Lead

France- Page 3

Illegal helicopter flights, car chases and police raids – armed gang of 11 drug smugglers arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Foreign tourist numbers in Spain recover by 70% before arrival of Omicron COVID variant

Fugitive human trafficking boss arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca and will be extradited to France

Spain named the top retirement destination for UK residents

IN PICS: Criminal gang busted smuggling Algerians into France via coastal provinces of Spain

Dominic Raab won’t rule out fully-vaccinated travellers from Spain going into UK quarantine despite EU travel rule change

Make a splash: Hundreds of private swimming pools across Spain now available to rent by the hour

Spain says its safe for tourists but France and Germany think differently as COVID-19 numbers rise

Absent UK visitors contribute to Spain’s foreign tourist figures taking a big February hammering

BREAKING: France advises against travel to Catalunya while Norway imposes 10 day quarantine on all travellers arriving from Spain following resurgence of coronavirus

France considers closing borders with Spain as COVID-19 outbreaks soar across peninsula

French mob savagely assault and rob man of more than €50,000 in elaborate luxury car scam on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Terrorist ring across Spain, Italy and France dismantled by the police

Spanish Government goes back on decision to open land borders with France and Portugal on June 22

BREAKING: Spain will open its land borders with France and Portugal on June 22

Drug ring that used courier company to transport narcotics to France from Spain’s Costa del Sol is dismantled

Government extends controls at land borders with both France and Portugal until April 25, due to coronavirus

France forced to return face masks it confiscated from Spain a few weeks ago after pressure from the Swedish Government

Cannes Film Festival postponed due to coronavirus, Spain’s Antonio Banderas keeps Best Actor award a little while longer

Rabies warning issued in Spain and France after ‘illegal’ puppy in Andalucia ‘suspected’ of carrying disease

Gay couple from France savagely attacked in LGBTQ hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Tourist dies in Catalan airport chaos as riots paralyse Barcelona after Spain jails independence leaders

Spain’s government will investigate soldiers caught drinking beer in public with guns at their feet

As World Tourism Day approaches we explore why Spain brings in the most foreign cash, despite a lower footfall than France

British gang among 85 arrests for ‘explosives and murder’ in HUGE drugs bust that seized AK-47, five tonnes of hash and 49 vehicles in Spain’s Andalucia

A decade after Brexit: Could Andy Burnham be the man to steer Britain back towards the EU?

Estepona mayor secures license to build 20 tourist flats in Malaga days after halt is announced on new holiday lets in the city

Gibraltar proposes tip-off hotline as solution to unexpected treaty problem – how to stop cross-border food deliveries

Two thirds of Europe wants Britain back in the EU, new poll finds – with the Dutch and Danes the most enthusiastic

Real estate agents in Barcelona are using AI to ‘pimp up’ dilapidated homes – and it’s not illegal

France- Page 3

Create a free account, or log in.

Upgrade your subscription