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"The best English newspaper in southern Spain," according to the Rough Guide. The Olive Press is the English language newspaper for Andalucia. Read more about politics, ruling and opposition parties and current political environment in the country along with international relations.
Olive Press News » Spain Politics
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PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez today vowed to add abortion rights and gay marriage to Spain’s constitution so they ‘can never be undone’. The left-wing PSOE leader made the announcement at ..read more
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THE woes of Estepona’s mayor could be set to deepen after a court heard he handed a plum €60,000-a-year position to the partner of the man he allegedly sexually abused ..read more
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UNDERFIRE Valencia president, Carlos Mazon, has been warned by his party boss that ‘there’s no more room for mistakes’ in his handling of the region’s flood disaster that has so ..read more
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A CORRUPTION investigation was announced on Thursday into a key ally of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez over contracts for the purchase of face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Supreme ..read more
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SPAIN’S socialist-led government under Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has congratulated Donald Trump on his US presidential election victory. Though there will be private disappointment in Madrid that Democrat and vice-president ..read more
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A SPANISH politician has been accused of multiple sexual assaults, forcing him to quit his post in the far-left party, Sumar. Iñigo Errejon, a former MP and parliament spokesperson of ..read more
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THE EU’s seemingly cursed Entry/Exit System (EES) could be delayed yet again, officials have warned. The system will see the stamping of passports for ‘third country’ arrivals in the Schengen ..read more
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A DIPLOMATIC row between Mexico and Spain has erupted after the Latin American nation’s left-wing president-elect refused to invite King Felipe VI to her upcoming inauguration. Claudia Sheinbaum, the protege ..read more
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THE former mayor of Marbella Julian Muñoz has died aged 76 following a long battle with cancer and other health problems. The disgraced politician passed away at the HC Hospital ..read more
Olive Press News » Spain Politics
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THE Spanish government has denied allegedly facilitating the exile of Edmundo Gonzalez after the Venezuela opposition leader, who arrived in Madrid over a fortnight ago, claimed he was forced to ..read more