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One in three applicants set to be turned away from Spain’s controversial migrant amnesty scheme

ONE in three migrants applying for Spain’s migration amnesty scheme is expected to be refused, as authorities brace for up to 750,000 applications. According to a Ministry of Migration document, around 750,000 people are expected to apply for legal status…

WATCH: Former Spanish MP is violently arrested in Madrid after refusing to answer inquiries from ‘racist’ plain-clothes police

A SENEGAL-BORN former MP was arrested in Madrid following an ‘altercation’ with police, authorities have said – in a case that has set off a furious debate over alleged racism in the force. Dramatic footage shows Serigne Mbaye, a political…

BRAVO PEDRO! Taking a stand against Donald Trump’s illegal war makes me proud to call Spain my home

OLIVE Press columnist Charlie Mullins finally agrees with the Spanish president on something. Taking a stand against Donald Trump’s illegal war makes me proud to call Spain my home, insists Charlie Mullins. You must admire Pedro Sánchez for having the…

Trump calls Spain a ‘loser’ as diplomatic relations continue to freefall in wake of row over Middle East conflict

DONALD Trump has called Spain a ‘loser’ in his latest outburst over Madrid’s refusal to allow US troops to use bases in Andalucia for ongoing operations in the Middle East. The US president’s latest rant came just 48 hours after…

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez vows to release all top-secret files related to failed coup d’état attempt made 45 years ago today

THE Spanish government has vowed to spill all the secrets on one of the most dramatic moments in the country’s modern history. Prime minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed on Monday that his government will declassify all documents related to the failed…

The Andalucia President’s blackface stunt at Three Kings was wrong and insensitive – JOY E GLENN, a black mother in Spain, explains why

By Joy E. Glenn JANUARY in Spain is magical for children. The Cabalgata de Reyes is one of the most anticipated events of the year. Candy flying through the air, music filling the streets, children’s faces lit with excitement as…

WATCH: Junta president heckled at Three Kings parade in Sevilla as crowd jeer and chant for better public healthcare

THE Junta president should have been the most popular man in Sevilla when he turned up to the Pearl of Andalucia for the city’s traditional Three Kings parade. After all, Juanma Moreno was there to play Baltazar, one of the…