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The EU’s largest bank by market cap is now Spanish – while two more make top ten as Spain fast becomes a financial powerhouse

SPAIN is cementing its position as Europe’s new financial powerhouse with the news that Banco Santander has been crowned the continent’s largest bank – and

8 Sep, 2025 @ 14:00

Business & Finance·Lead

WATCH: Beachgoers stunned by dead shark washed up on Mallorca beach – with a depressing cause of death

BEACHGOERS sunning themselves on a popular Mallorca beach were left stunned when the corpse of a huge shark washed up on shore. Video footage posted

8 Sep, 2025 @ 13:35

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in La Manga Club with pool – € 279,000

Price: €279.000 Situated in the heart of La Manga Club, Las Palmeras is a charming and well-established development comprising a select number of apartments thoughtfully

8 Sep, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

Vital clue to whereabouts of British toddler ‘kidnapped’ from Marbella by Russian mother after Spanish court granted father sole custody

A DESPERATE British father is offering €100,000 for information about his three-year-old son after he vanished from Marbella along with his Russian ex-partner. Oliver Pugh,

8 Sep, 2025 @ 13:00

Lead·Marbella

Spanish foreign minister in favour of expelling Israeli team from Spain’s famous Vuelta a España cycling race

SPAIN’S foreign minister, Jose Manuel Albares, has said he would support removing the Israel Premier Tech team from the Vuelta a España, after they became

8 Sep, 2025 @ 12:34

Lead·National News·Other News·Politics·Sport

Spain’s Tenerife to carry out largest-ever volcano eruption drill – days after ‘unusually shallow’ earthquakes recorded near Mount Teide surface

OVER 1,000 residents will be evacuated from their homes later this month when authorities in Tenerife carry out the island’s largest-ever volcano eruption drill. The

8 Sep, 2025 @ 12:32

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead·Tenerife

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez calls Gaza offensive ‘genocide’ and announces formal embargo on all weapons to Israel

SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has described Israel’s military campaign in Gaza as a genocide and announced a formal embargo on all weapons to the

8 Sep, 2025 @ 11:49

Lead·National News·Other News·Politics

Severe weather warning as storms ravage Spain’s eastern coast: Valencia region to be hit and Tarragona under RED ALERT

A RED alert has been issued for the southern coast of Tarragona today as violent storms sweep across the Valencia region and Catalonia. Spain’s national

8 Sep, 2025 @ 10:50

Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

WATCH: Rowdy stag-do Brits try to wrestle with Spanish cops as they’re dragged off plane at Spain’s Alicante airport

DRAMATIC footage has emerged showing Guardia Civil officers dragging two disruptive British stag-do passengers off a Ryanair flight after it landed at Alicante airport on

8 Sep, 2025 @ 10:23

Alicante·Lead

BREAKING: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz superbly beats arch rival Jannik Sinner in US Open final to claim sixth Grand Slam title – and regains World No.1 crown

CLAD in an eye-catching pink vest and sporting a bold ‘Marine-style’ buzzcut, Spain’s magnificent tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz comprehensively defeated his arch rival Jannik Sinner

7 Sep, 2025 @ 23:57

Lead·Sport

Happy birthday for Monday, Letizia, Queen of Spain

On Monday, September 15, a woman from Oviedo in the north of Spain will celebrate her 53rd birthday. Her name is Letizia Ortiz. Why should

7 Sep, 2025 @ 14:51

Celebrity·Lead·Other News

Marbella goes green: Four new air monitors set up in Low Emission Zone

MARBELLA is taking a big step towards cleaner air. The town hall has installed four state-of-the-art environmental monitors in the historic Old Town to track

7 Sep, 2025 @ 13:15

Andalucia·Environment·Green·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

5 bedroom Villa for sale in La Cala de Mijas with pool garage – € 2,295,000

Unique opportunity to purchase a villa within walking distance to all amenities, beach and golf. Partial sea and golf views. Distributed over 2 levels as

7 Sep, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

EMPTY NURSERIES: More than 6,500 free places going in Malaga’s state-run childcare centres

MALAGA’S nurseries have kicked off the new school year with a problem no parent expected – thousands of empty places. Despite a slight rise in

7 Sep, 2025 @ 11:23

Andalucia·Education·Lead·Malaga·Other News

From fees to curricula to credentials: Your complete guide to choosing the right international school on the Costa del Sol

FOR many expat families, one of the biggest questions after moving to southern Spain is where their children will go to school. With dozens of

7 Sep, 2025 @ 11:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Education·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

West Nile Virus fear as infected mosquitoes found in three Andalucian towns

SPAIN is on high alert after new cases of West Nile virus were detected in swarms of mosquitoes buzzing around Andalucia. Health chiefs confirmed the

7 Sep, 2025 @ 10:15

Andalucia·Health·Lead

SUNDAY LONG READ: People smuggling from Algeria to Spain is on the rise – thanks to drug traffickers diversifying and murky international politics

ON many a sweltering afternoon this summer, speed boats have been spotted skimming across the Alboran Sea to Spanish shores. To the casual eye, they

7 Sep, 2025 @ 09:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

Mallorca first: Black vulture nest outside the Spanish island’s mountains spotted

THEY’RE massive, they’re rare – and now they’ve gone off-piste. For the first time on Mallorca ever, a pair of black vultures have been caught

7 Sep, 2025 @ 09:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

GUEST COLUMN: What can a small town in Austria teach Spain about tackling its housing crisis?

In a first guest column for the Olive Press, regular reader and commenter Mark Leonard took the time to write about his experiences in the

6 Sep, 2025 @ 17:00

Columnists·Lead·Property

Luxury hotel that hosts a fleet of private yachts ‘steals public water during punishing drought’ on Spanish holiday island

AUTHORITIES in Menorca have shut down an illegal well supplying a luxury hotel where suites cost up to $3,000 a night, even as the island

6 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Menorca·Other News

2 bedroom Flat for sale in Roquetas de Mar with pool garage – € 199,500

Discover your new home in the charming Vereda Golf residential area! This spectacular 3rd-floor apartment, located in Playa Serena Sur, offers the perfect combination of

6 Sep, 2025 @ 13:05

Featured Property by ThinkSPAIN

Congestion nightmare could one day be over for Gibraltar cross-border workers as dedicated high-speed bus service in the works

THE Campo de Gibraltar is set to get its first rapid bus transit system using high-speed electric buses operating on dedicated lanes to bypass traffic.

6 Sep, 2025 @ 12:00

Gibraltar·Lead

Woman takes own life in Spain’s Catalunya after having to wait in in A&E for 48 hours

A WOMAN with a severe psychiatric disorder has taken her own life in the emergency ward of Terrassa Hospital after waiting more than 48 hours

6 Sep, 2025 @ 10:00

Catalunya·Health·Lead·Other News

EXPLAINER: Pensions, e-gates and youth mobility: What are the key takeaways from Spain and the UK’s historic agreement?

QUICKER airport queues, the chance of UK students rejoining Erasmus, and new guarantees on citizens’ rights – those are some of the headline promises from

6 Sep, 2025 @ 08:00

EXPLAINER·Lead·Politics·Travel News

How the Portuguese navy foiled a high-seas narco-jacking of container ship travelling notorious cocaine highway to Malaga

THE Portuguese Navy has been hailed for its quick action after launching a dramatic high-seas rescue operation to stop armed drug traffickers who had hijacked

5 Sep, 2025 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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

BBVA can offer to buy Sabadell Bank shares from Monday as hostile bid moves into decisive stage in Spain

SPAIN’S stock market regulator, the CNMV, gave the green light on Friday to BBVA to attempt to get the majority of voting shares in Banco

5 Sep, 2025 @ 18:00

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

The Olive Press - Page 45

The EU’s largest bank by market cap is now Spanish – while two more make top ten as Spain fast becomes a financial powerhouse

WATCH: Beachgoers stunned by dead shark washed up on Mallorca beach – with a depressing cause of death

2 bedroom Apartment for sale in La Manga Club with pool – € 279,000

Vital clue to whereabouts of British toddler ‘kidnapped’ from Marbella by Russian mother after Spanish court granted father sole custody

Spanish foreign minister in favour of expelling Israeli team from Spain’s famous Vuelta a España cycling race

Spain’s Tenerife to carry out largest-ever volcano eruption drill – days after ‘unusually shallow’ earthquakes recorded near Mount Teide surface

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez calls Gaza offensive ‘genocide’ and announces formal embargo on all weapons to Israel

Severe weather warning as storms ravage Spain’s eastern coast: Valencia region to be hit and Tarragona under RED ALERT

WATCH: Rowdy stag-do Brits try to wrestle with Spanish cops as they’re dragged off plane at Spain’s Alicante airport

BREAKING: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz superbly beats arch rival Jannik Sinner in US Open final to claim sixth Grand Slam title – and regains World No.1 crown

Happy birthday for Monday, Letizia, Queen of Spain

Marbella goes green: Four new air monitors set up in Low Emission Zone

5 bedroom Villa for sale in La Cala de Mijas with pool garage – € 2,295,000

EMPTY NURSERIES: More than 6,500 free places going in Malaga’s state-run childcare centres

From fees to curricula to credentials: Your complete guide to choosing the right international school on the Costa del Sol

West Nile Virus fear as infected mosquitoes found in three Andalucian towns

SUNDAY LONG READ: People smuggling from Algeria to Spain is on the rise – thanks to drug traffickers diversifying and murky international politics

Mallorca first: Black vulture nest outside the Spanish island’s mountains spotted

GUEST COLUMN: What can a small town in Austria teach Spain about tackling its housing crisis?

Luxury hotel that hosts a fleet of private yachts ‘steals public water during punishing drought’ on Spanish holiday island

2 bedroom Flat for sale in Roquetas de Mar with pool garage – € 199,500

Congestion nightmare could one day be over for Gibraltar cross-border workers as dedicated high-speed bus service in the works

Woman takes own life in Spain’s Catalunya after having to wait in in A&E for 48 hours

EXPLAINER: Pensions, e-gates and youth mobility: What are the key takeaways from Spain and the UK’s historic agreement?

How the Portuguese navy foiled a high-seas narco-jacking of container ship travelling notorious cocaine highway to Malaga

Grim end of year for violence against women in Spain: Six deaths in 15 days – will 2026 be the worst on record, asks MICHAEL COY

Scientists at high-security lab in northern Spain ‘experimented with African swine fever’ when first cases appeared just metres away

British man survives hail of bullets hitting his car and is ‘out of danger’ at Costa Blanca hospital

Police seize 32 pieces carved from elephant ivory worth €3.6m from Valencia home

British ‘narco’ fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after getting life prison sentence