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Spain’s former king Juan Carlos offered ex-lover ‘fake title’ of ‘Princess of Borbón’ if she married him

Simon Hunter - 1 Dec, 2022 @ 18:45

FORMER Spanish king Juan Carlos I offered his one-time lover Corinna Larsen the ‘entirely fake title’ of ‘Her Royal Highness, the Princess of Borbón’...

El Rey Emerito Juan Carlos I Llega Al Puerto De Sanxenxo Donde Es Recibido Por Una Gran Cantidad De Gente

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Spain’s former king Juan Carlos strikes new deal with taxman over flights to hunting trips

Simon Hunter - 29 Nov, 2022 @ 18:00

FORMER Spanish king Juan Carlos I has reached a new deal with Spain’s Tax Agency over hunting trips he enjoyed after he abdicated in...

Andalucia

Police arrest wanted man in Spain’s Estepona for tax evasion after three years on the run

John Culatto - 10 Nov, 2022 @ 10:00

POLICE have arrested a wanted man in the Malaga city of Estepona who allegedly defrauded the French government out of €80 million in tax. French...

Catalunya

Shakira and Piqué reach deal over custody of their children

Simon Hunter - 8 Nov, 2022 @ 18:45

SHAKIRA and her former partner Gerard Piqué have reportedly reached an agreement over the terms of their separation. The two children that the Colombian...

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Brazilian football star Neymar returns to Barcelona for start of corruption trial

Simon Hunter - 17 Oct, 2022 @ 16:32

BRAZILIAN football star Neymar arrived in Barcelona on Monday for the first day of his corruption trial, related to his 2013 transfer from Brazilian...

Gibraltar

Rock solid: What’s next for Gibraltar’s property market?

Dilip Kuner - 1 Feb, 2022 @ 10:45

SUNSHINE, Schengen and sovereignty. These three words are key to the Gibraltar property market. Throw in ease of border crossings and a friendly tax regime,...

Shakira could go on trial and be jailed if convicted of €14 million tax fraud in Spain

Celebrity

Shakira faces trial and could be jailed if found guilty of €14 million tax fraud in Spain

Alex Trelinski - 29 Jul, 2021 @ 13:45

POP star Shakira could be tried and jailed over allegedly defrauding Spanish tax authorities of over €14 million between 2011 and 2014. A three-year probe...

Barcelona

Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee found dead in Barcelona prison hours after Spain authorised extradition to US for tax...

Fiona Govan - 24 Jun, 2021 @ 08:37

THE tech entrepreneur was found hanging in his cell late on Wednesday just hours after a Spanish court authorised his extradition to the USA...

Crime & Law

DOUBLE TROUBLE: Ronaldo gets 23-month jail sentence and €18.8m fine for tax evasion in Spain as Alonso maintains innocence

Charlie Smith - 23 Jan, 2019 @ 12:34

Unlike Ronaldo, Alonso did not accept a deal put forward by prosecutors

Gibraltar

Gibraltar government under fire for lack of ‘clarity’ or comment on controversial al-Assad sale

Laurence Dollimore - 9 May, 2018 @ 19:39

Independent MP Marlene Hassan Nahon insisted the government needed to explain the deal to show it has a ‘moral conscience’, rather than burying it under ‘layers of legal jargon’

Business & Finance

Spain among Europe’s worst offenders for tax evasion and money laundering

Rob Horgan - 14 Nov, 2015 @ 08:19

According to a European Network report, Spain is the fourth worst offender behind Luxembourg, Germany and Italy

Crime & Law

EXCLUSIVE: Landsbanki trial in French courts as representatives charged with money laundering and tax evasion

Rob Horgan - 30 Sep, 2015 @ 11:55

Hundreds of British expats lost their homes after the Icelandic bank collapsed in 2008. The bank's head lawyer in Spain, Domingo Plazas, has also been charged with tax evasion and money laundering

Property

Foreign businessmen and lawyers facing 48 years in prison for tax evasion on Costa del Sol

Iona Napier - 4 May, 2015 @ 18:15

Group of wealthy expats facing prison for failing to declare property purchases in Marbella

Business & Finance

Spanish government considers legal action against HSBC

Rob Horgan - 11 Feb, 2015 @ 17:31

Finance minister, Cristobal Montoro, has asked the government to carry out a 'study of the legal actions' that can be taken against HSBC

Andalucia

Marbella mayor again accused of tax evasion

Imogen Calderwood - 21 Mar, 2014 @ 11:39

In bitter war of words lawyer holds press conference to defend himself after being reported to the Law Society

fabian picardo tells spain to drop sovreignty claim

Andalucia

We are fighting tax evasion says Gibraltar’s Picardo

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 14 May, 2013 @ 18:47

Picardo insists the Rock is happy to help the Spanish authorities to root out tax evasion

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Tax crackdown on shoppers in Spain

James Bryce - 27 Oct, 2012 @ 14:00

El Corte Ingles customers spending over €30,000 to be investigated by fraud squad

Andalucia

Granada developer found innocent of charges of tax evasion

Rund Abdelfatah - 17 Jul, 2012 @ 10:50

Tomas Olivo, a well-known developer from Granada, has been acquitted of tax evasion charges linked to his business transactions with Marbella Town Hall

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Andalucia’s Sevilla victorious in becoming home to Spain’s new Space Agency

Alex Trelinski - 5 Dec, 2022 @ 19:30

SEVILLA has been announced as the headquarters of the new Spanish Space Agency. It beat off 20 rivals to get the government nod which was...

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Mini tornado sweeps through Marbella as violent storms smash Costa del Sol

5 Dec, 2022 @ 18:47

British Man Arrested For Killing Wife On Popular Expat Urbanisation In Spain's Murcia

British man arrested for killing wife who several times accused him of domestic abuse in Spain’s Murcia

5 Dec, 2022 @ 18:30

Artichoke Farmers Hire 'superhero' To Fight Problems In Spain's Second Biggest Growing Area On Costa Blanca

Artichoke farmers hire ‘superhero’ to fight threats to Spain’s second-biggest growing area on Costa Blanca

5 Dec, 2022 @ 17:45

Police in Barcelona make two arrests after headless torso discovered in rubbish container

5 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

Malaga homes in Spain raided as international sex trafficking gang dismantled with eleven women rescued from slavery

5 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Police put on alert ahead of Spain-Morocco World Cup clash

5 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Current Gibraltar government spending nearly FIVE times more on sewage work than rivals, Chief Minister says

5 Dec, 2022 @ 15:25

Boy, 11, Seriously Injured After Falling From Fifth Floor Of Costa Blanca Hotel In Spain

Boy, 11, dies injured after falling 16 metres from roof of Costa Blanca hotel in Spain

5 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Dozens arrested on Costa del Sol for trafficking weed inside ‘humanitarian aid’ packages for Ukraine

5 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Drunk Man On Mobile Phone Gets Run Over By Train On Valencia Level Crossing In Spain

Abusers of Spain’s free rail pass scheme will lose deposits and tickets from Wednesday onward

5 Dec, 2022 @ 13:30

Spain’s Sierra Nevada closes first weekend of winter season with more than 2,800 users

5 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

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