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Almost seven in 10 Romanians in Spain voted for pro-Russian far-right candidate in recent election

THE European Union breathed a sigh of relief on Monday as centrist candidate Nicusor Dan launched a surprise comeback to win Romania’s presidential run-off, even

20 May, 2025 @ 16:13

Lead·Politics

National Police arrest 24 in bust of international gang exporting high-end vehicles from Spain

IN A JOINT operation with the authorities in Romania, the National Police have arrested 21 people and recovered 24 high end cars that had been

24 Aug, 2023 @ 11:43

Crime & Law·Lead

Family of four from Spain’s Canary Islands killed in car crash while in Romania

A FAMILY of four from the Canary Island of Gran Canaria has died in a car accident while on holiday in Romania. According to the

7 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Canary Islands·Lead

Coming to a parlour near you: A taste of the ice-cream empire sweeping across Spain

WITH temperatures and temperaments running high it’s time for ice cream. Having licked my way through several hundred gelati during my 1990’s stint in Florence

14 Aug, 2022 @ 13:04

Columnists·Expanding Horizons·Food & Drink·Lead

Vintage wine thieves in Spain ordered to pay over €750,000 to insurance company

Vintage wine thieves behind €1.6 million restaurant robbery in Spain are caught at Croatia border

TWO people behind an audacious vintage wine robbery last October at a Caceres restaurant in Extremadura, have been arrested trying to cross into Croatia from

20 Jul, 2022 @ 11:51

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain booted out of 2023 Rugby World Cup in France for fielding an ineligible player twice

Spain booted out of 2023 Rugby World Cup in France for playing an ineligible player twice

SPAIN has been thrown out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France after fielding an ineligible player in two qualifying matches. The decision was

28 Apr, 2022 @ 17:52

Lead·Sport

No post-Brexit ‘rush’ for British expats to become Spanish citizens

BREXIT fears and consequences did not prompt a rush of British expats to become Spanish citizens in 2020. The latest figures from the National Statistics

19 Jan, 2022 @ 16:35

Brexit·Lead

Migrants Crammed Into Lorries Operated By Spanish Trafficking Gang That Made Millions Of Euros Offering Passage To European Union Countries

Migrants crammed into lorries operated by trafficking gang in Spain who ‘made millions’ for journeys to European Union countries

THE Policia Nacional have smashed a migrant trafficking gang based in Spain that charged up to €20,000 per person to gain access to a European

4 Nov, 2021 @ 15:47

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain names the country that’s importing the biggest number of COVID-19 cases

SPAIN has named Romanian arrivals as bringing in the highest number of detected COVID-19 cases in the last month. Not far behind is the United

18 Oct, 2021 @ 17:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

VIDEO: Human trafficking gang that forced victims into prostitution is busted during dawn raids in south-east Spain and Romania

A CRIMINAL GANG that profited from human trafficking forced their victims into prostitution on the streets of Girona have been arrested. The suspects belonged to

20 Mar, 2021 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Cursach witness speaks out: “It’s like a horror movie”

A PROTECTED witness in the Tolo Cursach case has told the press that cooperating with the authorities has ‘destroyed his life’. ‘Witness 29’ has given

4 May, 2018 @ 12:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca