https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/other-news/national-news-other-news/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:50:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/other-news/national-news-other-news/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/migrant-flood-hits-spains-balearic-islands-351-arrive-in-just-48-hours/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/migrant-flood-hits-spains-balearic-islands-351-arrive-in-just-48-hours/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:50:02 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429778 THE Balearic Islands faced another wave of migrant arrivals, as 351 people reached the archipelago in 20 separate pateras within 48 hours. The latest boat, carrying 20 passengers, was spotted]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/migrant-flood-hits-spains-balearic-islands-351-arrive-in-just-48-hours/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/vj-day-remembering-spains-shadowy-role-in-the-war-against-japan/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/vj-day-remembering-spains-shadowy-role-in-the-war-against-japan/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:26:32 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429639 TODAY marks the 80th anniversary of VJ Day – Victory over Japan Day – when the Second World War finally came to an end on August 15, 1945. Across the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/vj-day-remembering-spains-shadowy-role-in-the-war-against-japan/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/arrests-made-as-spain-continues-to-suffer-horror-wildfire-season-with-many-blazes-set-by-arsonists/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/arrests-made-as-spain-continues-to-suffer-horror-wildfire-season-with-many-blazes-set-by-arsonists/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:38:13 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429603 SPAIN’S countryside is burning — and police say arsonists are to blame for many of the blazes tearing through forests, farmland and even areas close to homes. In a dramatic]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/arrests-made-as-spain-continues-to-suffer-horror-wildfire-season-with-many-blazes-set-by-arsonists/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/why-does-spain-have-a-national-bank-holiday-today-august-15/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/why-does-spain-have-a-national-bank-holiday-today-august-15/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 06:51:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429458 THE ASSUMPTION of the Virgin Mary is a public holiday in Spain celebrated every August 15 alongside other the world’s other major Catholic countries. It is one of eight national]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/why-does-spain-have-a-national-bank-holiday-today-august-15/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/bbva-goes-to-spains-supreme-court-to-fight-government-meddling-in-sabadell-bank-takeover/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/bbva-goes-to-spains-supreme-court-to-fight-government-meddling-in-sabadell-bank-takeover/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429521 THE BBVA bank is going to the Supreme Court to challenge the Spanish government’s pre-conditions for its hostile takeover of Sabadell Bank. The legal challenge was filed on July 15]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/15/bbva-goes-to-spains-supreme-court-to-fight-government-meddling-in-sabadell-bank-takeover/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/basic-food-prices-have-soared-by-over-38-since-2019-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/basic-food-prices-have-soared-by-over-38-since-2019-in-spain/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:04:53 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429346 FOOD inflation has soared in Spain with an average shopping basket costing 38.5% more than in 2019. The National Statistics Institute says that overall prices are 22.3% higher but food]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/basic-food-prices-have-soared-by-over-38-since-2019-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/got-grandparents-from-spain-countdown-is-on-to-register-for-a-spanish-passport/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/got-grandparents-from-spain-countdown-is-on-to-register-for-a-spanish-passport/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 08:51:46 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429260 A NEW deadline has been put in place to request Spanish citizenship for those with the correct ancestry – and it’s coming up fast. Descendants of Spanish grandparents now only]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/14/got-grandparents-from-spain-countdown-is-on-to-register-for-a-spanish-passport/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/13/volunteer-firefighter-dies-as-8000-people-are-evacuated-due-to-wildfires-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/13/volunteer-firefighter-dies-as-8000-people-are-evacuated-due-to-wildfires-in-spain/#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2025 10:39:48 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429128 A VOLUNTEER firefighter died from severe burns as wildfires fuelled by strong winds and high temperatures continued to create problems in Spain. At least six large wildfires were still out]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/13/volunteer-firefighter-dies-as-8000-people-are-evacuated-due-to-wildfires-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/13/tragedy-in-spain-as-body-of-missing-american-hiker-27-is-found-in-the-pyrenees-mountains/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/13/tragedy-in-spain-as-body-of-missing-american-hiker-27-is-found-in-the-pyrenees-mountains/#respond Wed, 13 Aug 2025 10:03:42 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=429117 THE Guardia Civil have found the body of an American hiker, who went missing for almost a month in the Pyrenees. A search and rescue team located the body of]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/13/tragedy-in-spain-as-body-of-missing-american-hiker-27-is-found-in-the-pyrenees-mountains/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/forecasters-say-current-heatwave-will-run-until-probably-monday-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/forecasters-say-current-heatwave-will-run-until-probably-monday-in-spain/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428964 SPAIN’S state weather forecaster says the current heatwave will ‘probably’ continue until Monday. A few days ago Aemet stated that the excess temperatures that started on August 3 could ‘possibly’]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/12/forecasters-say-current-heatwave-will-run-until-probably-monday-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/09/six-spanish-towns-are-still-named-after-franco-and-no-ones-stopping-them/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/09/six-spanish-towns-are-still-named-after-franco-and-no-ones-stopping-them/#respond Sat, 09 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427788 WHILE one small Andalusian village has just scrubbed Franco from its name, six other towns across Spain continue to defy the country’s 2022 Democratic Memory Law, with zero penalties and]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/09/six-spanish-towns-are-still-named-after-franco-and-no-ones-stopping-them/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/spain-to-receive-e23-billion-in-fifth-round-of-eu-funds/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/spain-to-receive-e23-billion-in-fifth-round-of-eu-funds/#respond Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:31:31 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428432 THE European Commission has approved a new payment of €23.1 billion to Spain as part of the EU recovery plan. The money comes from the fifth round of funding and]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/spain-to-receive-e23-billion-in-fifth-round-of-eu-funds/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/sturgeon-moon-set-to-light-up-spanish-skies-this-weekend/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/sturgeon-moon-set-to-light-up-spanish-skies-this-weekend/#respond Fri, 08 Aug 2025 12:34:08 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428352 GET ready to moon-gaze! This weekend, Spain’s night skies will put on a dazzling show as the August full moon – known as the Sturgeon Moon – makes its annual]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/08/sturgeon-moon-set-to-light-up-spanish-skies-this-weekend/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/spain-steps-up-social-media-hate-speech-monitoring-after-council-bans-islamic-festivals-from-its-properties/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/spain-steps-up-social-media-hate-speech-monitoring-after-council-bans-islamic-festivals-from-its-properties/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2025 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428120 SPAIN’S government has increased monitoring to track ‘hate speech’ on social media after a Murcia region council banned Islamic festivals from using municipal property and land. The Partido Popular-led authority]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/spain-steps-up-social-media-hate-speech-monitoring-after-council-bans-islamic-festivals-from-its-properties/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/spain-hits-record-population-of-almost-50-million-mainly-driven-by-immigration/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/spain-hits-record-population-of-almost-50-million-mainly-driven-by-immigration/#respond Thu, 07 Aug 2025 10:58:56 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428103 SPAIN’S population reached a record high of 49,315,949 on July 1, 2025, according to provisional data from the National Statistics Institute (INE).  This marks an increase of 119,811 residents in]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/spain-hits-record-population-of-almost-50-million-mainly-driven-by-immigration/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/good-news-for-drivers-in-spain-as-fuel-prices-sink-to-lowest-level-since-2021/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/good-news-for-drivers-in-spain-as-fuel-prices-sink-to-lowest-level-since-2021/#respond Thu, 07 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428071 FILLING up a car with fuel at a service station is cheaper this summer in Spain with prices back to 2021 levels. The latest figures published on Wednesday showed that]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/07/good-news-for-drivers-in-spain-as-fuel-prices-sink-to-lowest-level-since-2021/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/06/ex-king-juan-carlos-pays-back-e4m-to-business-friends-and-aristocrats-who-covered-big-tax-debt-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/06/ex-king-juan-carlos-pays-back-e4m-to-business-friends-and-aristocrats-who-covered-big-tax-debt-in-spain/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427964 EMERITUS King, Juan Carlos, has repaid over €4 million of loans from business friends to help him clear his debut with Spain’s Tax Agency. An investigation by the El Mundo]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/06/ex-king-juan-carlos-pays-back-e4m-to-business-friends-and-aristocrats-who-covered-big-tax-debt-in-spain/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/06/spain-abandons-plans-to-buy-over-e6b-of-us-made-f-35-fighter-jets-and-will-now-look-for-european-alternatives/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/06/spain-abandons-plans-to-buy-over-e6b-of-us-made-f-35-fighter-jets-and-will-now-look-for-european-alternatives/#respond Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427947 SPAIN’S government has reportedly ‘shelved’ plans to buy F-35 Lightning II fighter jets from Lockheed Martin in the United States. The El Pais newspaper broke the story on Wednesday, referring]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/06/spain-abandons-plans-to-buy-over-e6b-of-us-made-f-35-fighter-jets-and-will-now-look-for-european-alternatives/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/06/sabadell-bank-shareholders-massively-back-tsb-sale-as-fight-against-bbva-takeover-continues-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/06/sabadell-bank-shareholders-massively-back-tsb-sale-as-fight-against-bbva-takeover-continues-in-spain/#respond Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427940 AN EXTRAORDINARY meeting of Sabadell Bank shareholders on Wednesday has overwhelming approved the sale of their UK subsidiary, TSB, to Santander. 99.6% of votes cast were in favour of the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/06/sabadell-bank-shareholders-massively-back-tsb-sale-as-fight-against-bbva-takeover-continues-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/12-silly-laws-in-spain-that-will-leave-you-baffled-and-possibly-fined/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/12-silly-laws-in-spain-that-will-leave-you-baffled-and-possibly-fined/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:36:45 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427725 SUNSHINE, sangria and… legal landmines? Spain may be known for its beaches and fiestas, but it’s also a hotspot for eyebrow-raising laws that can land you in hot water for]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/12-silly-laws-in-spain-that-will-leave-you-baffled-and-possibly-fined/feed/ 0