Gaudí centenary and migration crisis to shape Pope Leo XIV’s Spain visit in June
Pope Leo XIV will travel to Spain from 6-12 June, in a high-profile visit that will include major religious ceremonies, political meetings, and a focus...
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Spanish police uncover sophisticated drug tunnel network linking Ceuta and Morocco
Spain’s National Police have dismantled a major international drug trafficking network after uncovering a highly sophisticated underground tunnel system in the North African exclave of...
Spain and Morocco arrest three suspects of jihadist cell, Mallorca man ‘planned lone wolf attack’
A joint counterterrorism operation carried out by Spain’s National Police and Morocco’s General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST) has led to the arrest of three...
Post-Brexit Gibraltar agreement gives Spain new role in border and residency decisions
Spain will gain the authority to block British travellers from entering Gibraltar and to deny residency permits on security-related grounds under a post-Brexit treaty that...
Spanish police alert to sharp rise in ‘lost’ passport reports ahead of migrant regularisation
Spain’s National Police have issued a nationwide warning after detecting a sharp rise in allegedly fraudulent reports of lost or stolen passports. Police investigators suspect...
Irregular migration to Spain dropped by over 40% in 2025
Irregular migration to Spain dropped sharply in 2025, with arrivals falling by more than 40%, according to official data, driven mainly by a steep decline...
Guardia Civil dismantle drug gang using helicopter to smuggle in hashish from Morocco
Spain’s Guardia Civil police on Saturday said they had dismantled a criminal gang that flew helicopters to smuggle hashish into the country from Morocco, in...
55 arrests as Spanish police smash seven ‘highly violent’ crime groups on the Costa del Sol
Spain’s National Police said on Wednesday that they had dismantled seven criminal networks operating along the Costa del Sol, arresting 55 ‘highly violent’ suspects and...
Spain begins trial of terrorism suspect in 2023 church machete killings
Spain’s highest criminal court on Monday began the terrorism trial of a Moroccan man accused of carrying out machete attacks on two churches in 2023...
EU Investment Bank pledges €1.6bn for Bay of Biscay power link connecting Spain & France
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a funding package of 1.6 billion euros to support a major electricity interconnection project linking France and Spain...
