Politics News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Brexit is proof UK has ‘lost its influence’ in the world, says Andalucia minister before assuring healthcare for Brits will continue as normal

Velasco added that Spain is working to make the border crossing between the Campo de Gibraltar and the Rock as seamless as possible

16 Apr, 2019 @ 12:19

Lead·Politics

RISE OF THE RIGHT: How the rhetoric of Vox risks normalising violence

After a dangerous neo-Nazi was captured in Mallorca, the Olive Press investigates the growing threat from far right terror in Spain and abroad

14 Apr, 2019 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

LONG READ: Meet the collective facing jail after trying to save a Spanish town from extinction as depopulation becomes national crisis

Known as’ the Ground Zero of rural depopulation’, Guadalajara province covers 4,200 km2 but has only 8,900 inhabitants, the equivalent of 2.1 people to every

13 Apr, 2019 @ 16:36

Lead·Politics

WATCH: British ambassador Simon Manley has new message for expats in Spain following Brexit extension

https://www.facebook.com/BritsInSpain/videos/430619174172277/?v=430619174172277 “I’m sure you have been following recent developments in the Brexit negotiations very closely, so I wanted to give you a quick update about

12 Apr, 2019 @ 15:03

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Spain’s Partido Popular wants to take power back from Andalucia and other autonomous regions to ‘prevent corruption’

Casado insisted the move would see Spain being administered ‘more effectively’

12 Apr, 2019 @ 11:33

Lead·Politics

EU and UK agree Brexit extension up to October 31

EU leaders settled on a new flexible Halloween deadline meaning Britain could have to participate in the May European elections

11 Apr, 2019 @ 13:12

Lead·Politics

West End theatre company behind Fame and Little Shop of Horrors moves to Spain over ‘Brexit fears’

Selladoor Worldwide’s back catalogue also includes: Jersey Boys, Of Mice And Men, Footloose and James and the Giant Peach

10 Apr, 2019 @ 13:16

La Cultura·Lead·Politics

Journalist faces jail over plot to smear Spain’s left wing political leader Pablo Iglesias

Alberto Pozas admitted to a judge in Madrid that he had handled a pen-drive, which was full of personal information on Iglesias

9 Apr, 2019 @ 18:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Spain confirms 21-month grace period to Britons in event of no-deal Brexit

BRITONS in Spain have been guaranteed a 21-month grace period in which they will be classed as legally resident in the event of a no-deal

8 Apr, 2019 @ 11:06

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Andalucia economy could lose €1.1 BILLION in no-deal Brexit, Junta warns

The province is particularly vulnerable to the economic shock of a disorderly UK exit

4 Apr, 2019 @ 14:58

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

Vox leader calls for Trump-like border wall to stop migrants reaching Spain

Abascal also accused NGOs of collaborating with the ‘mafia’ to rescue people from the African coast for ‘human trade’

4 Apr, 2019 @ 14:03

Lead·Politics

Barack Obama and Pedro Sanchez talk migration and climate change during friendly meeting in Spain’s Andalucia

Both leaders alluded to the dangers facing Spain due to climate change

4 Apr, 2019 @ 13:16

Lead·Politics·Sevilla

‘Gibraltar is a colony of the British Crown’ says new EU Brexit text pushed through by Spain

British MEP Claude Moraes, who was removed as the rapporteur on Monday, claimed the move had come after ‘a long campaign of bullying’

4 Apr, 2019 @ 10:51

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

British MEP forced from key role after row with Spain over Gibraltar

A BRITISH MEP has been stripped of a key EU role after he accused opponents of ‘dirty tricks’ in the dispute over Gibraltar’s status. Claude

2 Apr, 2019 @ 12:02

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Poll finds emigration bigger concern than immigration in Spain

SPAIN is more concerned about emigration than immigration, a new poll by a European think tank has found. The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)

2 Apr, 2019 @ 10:54

Lead·Politics

Thousands march in Madrid as depopulation rocks rural Spain

MADRID has seen large protests by rural Spaniards who fear their communities are withering away. The movement, labelled the ‘revolt of an empty Spain,’ brought

1 Apr, 2019 @ 13:22

Environment·Lead·Politics

Parliament to hold CRUNCH Brexit vote today in ‘last chance’ to secure extension

Yet another defeat for May would force either the cancellation of Article 50, a no deal departure or a long delay

29 Mar, 2019 @ 13:01

Lead·Politics

BREAKING: MPs fail to find a majority for ANY Brexit option

MPs voted on eight alternative options including a second referendum and revoking Article 50, with a customs union option coming closest to a consensus

27 Mar, 2019 @ 23:44

Lead·Politics

Spain accused of attempt to ‘force out’ British MEP in row over Gibraltar

Claude Moraes has claimed Spain is behind a ‘systematic’ attack aimed at getting him to back down over Gibraltar

27 Mar, 2019 @ 16:59

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Secretive anti-North Korean group claims break-in at Spain embassy

The declaration - entitled ‘Facts About Madrid’ - came just hours after Spain’s High Court named suspects in the investigation into the break-in

27 Mar, 2019 @ 09:24

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Parliament takes back control as MPs seek new Brexit options

It comes after thousands of expats joined a million marchers at a massive anti-Brexit protest in London at the weekend

26 Mar, 2019 @ 19:52

Lead·Politics

BREXIT FOOD MAP: Which Spanish produce will be most affected when the UK leaves the EU?

Waiting times at borders, import tariffs and working restrictions could all see the inflow of Spanish food and drink into Britain dwindle to a trickle

24 Mar, 2019 @ 09:00

Food & Drink·Lead·Politics