Ben Pawlowski, Author at Olive Press News Spain

Catalan parliament supports motion allowing exiled MPs to vote remotely – in huge boost for separatist leader Carles Puigdemont

THE Socialists have united with pro-independence parties in Catalunya’s regional chamber to support a motion allowing exiled MPs, including the controversial separatist leader and regional

29 Jun, 2024 @ 14:50

Catalunya·Lead

Spain’s teenage football sensation Lamine Yamal, 16, passes his school exams while playing at Euro 2024

HE may be one of the standout stars of Euro 2024, but Lamine Yamal’s prodigious footballing talent can’t excuse him from the rigour and pressure

29 Jun, 2024 @ 12:06

Barcelona·Lead

Gibraltar duo cause shock upset with victory over arch rivals Spain in World Cup of Darts

GIBRALTAR scored an unlikely victory over arch rivals Spain at the World Cup of Darts, a pairs tournament featuring some of the world’s best players

29 Jun, 2024 @ 09:50

Gibraltar

Police in Spain’s Barcelona dismantle child sex abuse ring: 16 arrests made following two-year investigation

POLICE in Barcelona have made 16 arrests as part of a two-year investigation into members of a sickening paedophile sex abuse gang who targeted minors

29 Jun, 2024 @ 09:25

Barcelona·Catalunya

Barcelona’s famous beaches lose 20% of their sand in a year: Local authorities blame winter storms

BARCELONA’S famous beaches are one of the Catalan capital’s great selling points for locals and visitors alike – yet local authorities have cause for concern

27 Jun, 2024 @ 10:06

Barcelona·Catalunya

Spain maintain victorious start to Euro 2024 with 1-0 win over Albania

SPAIN continued their perfect start to Euro 2024 with a 1-0 win over Albania on Monday evening, becoming the only team thus far to have

25 Jun, 2024 @ 13:49

Lead·Sport

British F1 driver Lando Norris blames his poor start after finishing behind Max Verstappen at Spanish Grand Prix

LANDO Norris was left to rue a botched start after the British F1 driver finished second behind Max Verstappen at Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix. The

24 Jun, 2024 @ 13:57

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Sport

EXCLUSIVE: Fuming Airbnb landlords claim Barcelona’s decision to eliminate ALL tourist apartments will cause a ‘recession’ and ‘won’t fix the housing issue’

AIRBNB landlords have blasted Barcelona City Council’s plans to revoke the licences of the 10,000-plus tourist apartments that operate in the city as a ‘populist

24 Jun, 2024 @ 13:25

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

WATCH: Thousands of football fans swarm Costa del Sol Airport at 5am – after Malaga CF dramatically secured promotion to Spain’s Segunda Division

THOUSANDS of Malaga CF fans descended on Costa del Airport in the early hours of Sunday morning to welcome home their players hours after the

23 Jun, 2024 @ 17:47

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga·Sport

Barcelona will eliminate ALL tourist apartments in 2028 following local backlash: 10,000-plus licences will expire in huge blow for platforms like Airbnb

BARCELONA’S city council has announced it will revoke all licenses for tourist apartments in the urban area by 2028. In a major win for anti-tourist

21 Jun, 2024 @ 18:55

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Property

Spain’s Iberian lynx is no longer at risk of extinction following years of conservation efforts

THE Iberian lynx is no longer classed as ‘endangered’ on the global red list of threatened species after a two-decade-long conservation effort across the peninsula.

20 Jun, 2024 @ 12:21

Environment·Lead

‘Stick to football’: Spain’s goalkeeper Unai Simon slams Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe after Frenchman urged his compatriots to vote against far-right Marine Le Pen

SPAIN’S goalkeeper Unai Simon criticised the Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe in a press conference this week after the French forward urged his compatriots to

20 Jun, 2024 @ 11:35

Lead·Politics·Sport

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Tourism has gone too far’ – hundreds of protestors target F1 roadshow in Barcelona city centre ahead of Spanish Grand Prix

HUNDREDS of protestors attempted to disrupt a Formula One roadshow in Barcelona on Wednesday afternoon ahead of this weekend’s F1 Spanish Grand Prix. Tens of

19 Jun, 2024 @ 21:43

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Politics·Sport

‘Untrue rumours’: Gibraltar’s Fabian Picardo blasts suggestions he will resign if a post-Brexit treaty with Spain is agreed

FABIAN Picardo has insisted he will serve his full final term as Gibraltar’s Chief Minister amid suggestions on social media he could resign once a

19 Jun, 2024 @ 16:05

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Catalunya chaos: Threat of repeat regional elections after presidential candidates fail to gather enough support ahead of first investiture debate

CATALUNYA could be set for another round of regional elections as both leading candidates for president struggle to gather the support needed to command a

19 Jun, 2024 @ 08:00

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Tour de France comes to Spain: 2026 edition of cycling’s most prestigious race will kick off in Barcelona

CYCLING’S most prestigious race is coming to Spain after it was announced that the 2026 edition of the Tour de France will begin on the

18 Jun, 2024 @ 14:32

Catalunya·Lead·Sport

Carles Puigdemont accuses Pedro Sanchez of ‘blackmail’: Spain’s Prime Minister promises Catalunya additional funding if Socialist ally becomes regional president

CARLES Puigdemont, the Catalan pro-independence leader and fugitive from Spanish justice, has accused Pedro Sanchez of ‘blackmail’ after the Prime Minister promised additional funding for

17 Jun, 2024 @ 18:51

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Gipuzkoa genius: How Spain’s smallest province is dominating English football – with over half of the Premier League’s top-ranked managers hailing from the sport-mad region

SANDWICHED between the Bay of Biscay and the French border in the Basque Country’s northeasternmost corner, the province of Gipuzkoa may not appear familiar to

15 Jun, 2024 @ 16:00

Basque Country·Lead·Sport

Revealed: Over 5,500 boat migrants have died trying to reach Spain so far this year – one every 45 minutes

A NEW report has laid bare the severity of the migrant crisis as it was revealed that over 5,500 migrants have died trying to reach

13 Jun, 2024 @ 12:41

Canary Islands·Lead·Politics

Taxi drivers in Barcelona set to strike over ‘low tariffs and unfair competition’: Cabbies hope to ‘blockade’ Spain’s second largest city

TAXI drivers in Barcelona are set to go on strike next Tuesday as simmering tensions in the sector come to the boil. The protest, which

13 Jun, 2024 @ 11:55

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz WILL play doubles at the Olympics in dream pairing for Spain

The current and former kings of clay will unite this summer to represent Spain in the men’s doubles at the Paris Olympics. 21-year old Carlos

12 Jun, 2024 @ 16:19

Lead·Sport

Pedro Sanchez’s brother is investigated for influence peddling and embezzlement – just weeks after similar probe against his wife

THE brother of Pedro Sanchez is being investigated over the alleged embezzlement of public funds and influence peddling just weeks after a similar case was

12 Jun, 2024 @ 10:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Who is Alvise Perez? The UK-educated, former LibDem supporter turned alt-right influencer whose party won 800,000 votes and 3 seats at the EU elections in Spain

HE went to university in Leeds, was once a member of the Liberal Democrats, and has been likened to both Javier Milei, the firebrand populist

11 Jun, 2024 @ 17:28

Andalucia·Lead·Politics·Sevilla

Could Carles Puigdemont return as President of Catalunya? Pro-independence parties pave the way by uniting against Socialists in vote for parliamentary speaker – in blow for PM Pedro Sanchez

CARLES Puigdemont took another step towards returning as President of Catalunya six-and-a-half years since he was removed from office and fled overseas after pro-independence parties

11 Jun, 2024 @ 12:00

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Spain’s Deputy PM Yolanda Diaz resigns as leader of left-wing Sumar after disappointing EU election results

SPAIN’S Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz has resigned as leader of the far-left Sumar platform she founded in 2023 after a disappointing round of results

10 Jun, 2024 @ 16:14

Lead·Politics

European elections: PP narrowly triumph over Pedro Sanchez’s socialists as far-right parties surge across Europe

ALBERTO Nuñez Feijoo hailed the arrival of a new ‘political cycle’ after his conservative Partido Popular (PP) won the most seats in Sunday’s crunch European

10 Jun, 2024 @ 15:33

Lead·Politics