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Sedition charges dropped by Spain's Supreme Court against ex-Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont

Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont sets out demands in exchange for supporting Pedro Sanchez

CATALAN separatist leader Carles Puigdemont on Tuesday laid out his demands in exchange for his party’s support for caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s bid to

5 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Catalunya·Lead·Politics

Company in Spain’s Lleida province offers €700 courses for combatants in Ukraine

A COMPANY in the Catalan province of Lleida is offering courses for people who want to go and fight in Ukraine against Russian forces. The

31 Aug, 2023 @ 18:00

Catalunya·Lead

Four ‘pro-independence’ supporters released in Catalunya after reportedly planning to sabotage Vuelta a España cycle race

FOUR men were granted provisional release from custody in Catalunya on Monday, after their arrest on suspicion that they were planning on sabotaging the Vuelta

29 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Catalunya·Lead

Holidaymakers help Spain's airports reach 'all-time' November high- better than before pandemic

BREAKING: Flight chaos as major fault in UK air traffic control systems means passengers in Spain are stuck on planes on runaways with nowhere to go

THE UK’S air traffic control system has experienced major problems on Monday- one of the busiest travel days of the year with the late August

28 Aug, 2023 @ 15:09

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Canary Islands·Lead·Mallorca·National News

World’s top cyclists converge on Spain for start of La Vuelta in Barcelona

ONE OF the world’s premier road cycle races, La Vuelta, begins in Barcelona this Saturday with a team time trial starting at 7.05pm. Competitors will

26 Aug, 2023 @ 10:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Sport·Valencia·Valencian Community

New data shows the cities in Spain oversaturated with tourists as holidaymakers outnumber locals.

A STUDY by the vacation rental search engine, Holidu, analysed the places in Europe where over-tourism is a major problem and three of Spain’s cities

25 Aug, 2023 @ 20:00

Barcelona·Madrid·Sevilla

IN PICS: Gracia street festival, Barcelona

The Vila de Gràcia street festival is considered one of Barcelona’s most arty and festive celebrations. Each year, for five days in late August, there’s a

22 Aug, 2023 @ 12:46

Barcelona·Olive Press Travel

Monkeypox outbreak declared in Spain as six cases registered in Barcelona

A MONKEYPOX outbreak has been declared in Spain’s Barcelona after half a dozen cases have been detected in the city in the last month. A

22 Aug, 2023 @ 11:40

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

Covid-19 case surge forces hospitals to bring back mask-wearing- barely a month after abolition in Spain's Valencia area

Face masks are made mandatory at two hospitals in Spain’s Valencia amid a surge in COVID cases

WITH a recent rise in new Covid-19 cases, two Valencia hospitals have reintroduced mandatory masks wearing in parts of their buildings. All this comes with

21 Aug, 2023 @ 21:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

EXCLUSIVE: Brits told ‘go home, we will p**s in your beer’ as part of disturbing new anti-tourism campaign in Spain launched by fed-up locals

Dozens of offensive signs have been plastered across Barcelona in the past few days, causing distress to visiting Brits and other English speakers

16 Aug, 2023 @ 08:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Tourists can't get enough of Spain with record July airport passenger numbers on Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

Tourists return to Spain with a bang as passenger records for July are smashed at Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca airports

SPAIN’S airports saw the best-ever July for passenger numbers, as tourism continues to blossom following the Covid pandemic. Operator Aena said on Monday that 29.76

14 Aug, 2023 @ 15:45

Alicante·Andalucia·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Madrid·Malaga·Mallorca·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Heartless scammer cons dog owners by charging for fake information about ‘stolen’ pets in Spain

A MURCIA region fraudster conned lost dog owners into believing he could find the pets and even mocked them after they transferred him money. The

14 Aug, 2023 @ 11:34

Andalucia·Cadiz·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Murcia·Sevilla

REVEALED: The most expensive holiday destinations in Spain this year – and the cheapest

THE average accommodation price for the most expensive holiday destination in Spain, according to a new top 50 ranking, will make your eyes water. A

13 Aug, 2023 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead·Mallorca·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

NAKED TRUTH: Nudist group says too many nude beaches are overcrowded with swimsuit wearers in Spain's Catalunya

Naturists complain too many nude beaches are being overcrowded with clothed people in Spain’s Catalunya

A NATURIST group in Catalunya has complained to the regional government in Barcelona that nudist beaches are being invaded by clothed people. The Naturist-Nudist Federation

13 Aug, 2023 @ 10:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Thieves steal carry-on case containing over €8 million of cash and jewellery from Spain’s Barcelona airport

TWO THIEVES have been arrested by the Mossos d’Esquadra after stealing a carry-on bag containing €8.5 million of cash and jewellery from a Russian family

5 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Reservoirs continue drying up despite heavy weekend storms bringing torrential rain across Spain

Spain’s reservoirs have more capacity than 2022 but serious problems continue in parts of country

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es SPAIN’S reservoirs were at 42.2% of total capacity at the start of August- 1.8% more than a year

3 Aug, 2023 @ 11:29

Andalucia·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·National News

Catalan president, Pere Aragones, among dozens of separatists hacked by specialist spyware in Spain

Catalan premier takes advantage of political stalemate in Spain to push for independence referendum

THE REGIONAL premier of Catalunya today took advantage of the stalemate after last week’s general elections in Spain to put pressure on the Socialist Party

1 Aug, 2023 @ 18:30

Catalunya·Politics

Former Barcelona star Dani Alves set to be indicted over sex assault charges in Spain

A BARCELONA court has decided to indict Brazilian football star Dani Alves following a probe into sexual assault accusations against him. The judge’s investigation found

1 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

212 international fighters resisting Franco's forces in Spain's Civil War found in mass graves in Catalunya

Catalunya mass graves discovered of foreign fighters who resisted Franco’s forces in Spain’s Civil War

212 international fighters from Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands who disappeared in Catalunya during the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939 have been identified

31 Jul, 2023 @ 14:12

Catalunya·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·National News

Director of Globix crypto exchange who ensnared Gibraltar elite in Ponzi scheme facing criminal investigation

ROYAL Gibraltar Police have finally opened a criminal investigation into the activities of Globix director Damian Carreras after his company lost €40 million in a

27 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Barcelona·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Group of minors beat up homeless man in Barcelona

A GROUP of minors have been filmed beating up a beggar in Vilanova i la Geltru, in Barcelona province. The gut-wrenching footage shows the teenagers

27 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Mass brawl erupts in Catalunya’s Sitges after rival family clans beat each other with chairs in Spain

SIN Street in Sitges was the surprisingly apt location for a massive brawl that broke out between boozy blokes that saw bottles and chairs thrown

26 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

No place to hide: Net tightens on Globix ponzi fraudsters as liquidators target wife and line up lawyers in Madrid and Moscow

LIQUIDATORS attempting to pin down €40 million missing in a giant crypto fraud are zeroing in on the wife of one of the chief suspects

25 Jul, 2023 @ 18:00

Alicante·Barcelona·Gibraltar·Lead·Must Read

Florists in Barcelona disgruntled over weed sellers

WEED sellers in Barcelona’s old city have been registering as florists to overcome zoning rules, much to the actual florists annoyance. Around 250 outlets are

25 Jul, 2023 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Lead

Some of the most jaw-dropping properties on the Costa Brava market in Spain’s Catalunya

Aiguablava – €7.5mn Location: Nestled along the coast near Begur, this waterfront gem overlooks the picturesque bay of Aiguablava and the marina of Fornells. With

20 Jul, 2023 @ 18:30

Catalunya·Lead·Property

Police swoop on far-right extremists for mass bar assault against rival group in Spain's Navarre area

Police swoop on far-right football hooligans for assault on rival group in Spain’s Navarra area

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested 13 members of the ultra-right Boixos Nois group who attacked a rival faction in a mass assault inside a Pamplona

20 Jul, 2023 @ 15:46

Alicante·Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Navarra·Valencia

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