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‘La bola negra’: the Spanish film phenomenon now setting its sights on Hollywood

Hundreds of thousands of cinemagoers, international festival acclaim and now an Oscar campaign: Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s ambitious new film has become one of Spain’s cultural talking points of the year…

29 de September de 2026

Living in Spain·Education·Culture·Our recommendations·VIP & Lifestyle·Spain·Topics of the day

Severe weather in Spain: Catalonia under red warning level – up to 180 liters of rain expected

Spain is facing a significant change in weather this Tuesday. Catalonia, in particular, is expected to be affected by potentially extreme rainfall and thunderstorms. The Spanish weather service AEMET has issued its…

29 de September de 2026

Living in Spain·News·Nature·Spain·Barcelona·Galicia·Valencia·Topics of the day·Weather

Spain’s new housing decree: what today’s draft could mean for landlords and tenants

Spain’s government is expected to discuss a new housing decree today that could introduce significant changes to the country’s rental market, including extraordinary extensions to existing tenancies, tighter rules on temporary lets…

29 de September de 2026

Living in Spain·News·Spain·Topics of the day·Legal

Maricarmen to return home after agreement reached in Madrid eviction case

Maricarmen Abascal is set to return to her home. After more than four hours of negotiations on Monday evening, representatives of the 87-year-old and the property company Urbagestión reached an agreement that…

29 de September de 2026

Living in Spain·News·Spain·Topics of the day

Mortgages in Spain are becoming more expensive again: number of new loans falls sharply

The Spanish real estate market is showing early signs of cooling. In July, 3.5 percent fewer mortgages were taken out for the purchase of apartments and houses than a year earlier. At…

28 de September de 2026

Expats in Spain·Property·Living in Spain·Spain·Topics of the day·Economy

Spain’s aristocracy: old names, great fortunes and a surprisingly modern world

A duchess with a German name, one of Spain’s most famous aristocratic houses with English roots, palaces filled with art – and a younger generation increasingly at home on Instagram. Spain’s aristocracy…

28 de September de 2026

Expats in Spain·Living in Spain·Entertainment·VIP & Lifestyle·Spain·Topics of the day

Spain’s Housing Crisis Deepens as Protesters Take Over Madrid’s Puerta del Sol

Hundreds of tents have appeared in the heart of the Spanish capital as campaigners demand indefinite rental contracts and a freeze on rents. Meanwhile, Pedro Sánchez’s government is scrambling to secure support…

28 de September de 2026

Property·Living in Spain·Spain·Topics of the day

Spain in October: What you need to know

From another potentially significant turn in Spain’s housing debate to a three-day national holiday weekend and the return of winter time, October brings a number of dates worth noting. Spain Expat Press…

27 de September de 2026

Expats in Spain·Living in Spain·Spain·Topics of the day

From support to dissent: prominent voices on the Spanish left distance themselves from Pedro Sánchez

They are writers, actors, musicians, intellectuals and former politicians. They do not form a political movement, nor do they necessarily share the same views. Yet a number of well-known figures who identify…

27 de September de 2026

Living in Spain·Politics·Spain·Topics of the day

Unexpected twist in Maricarmen case: could the 87-year-old return to her home?

Just two days after 87-year-old Maricarmen was evicted from the Madrid flat where she had lived for more than 70 years, the case has taken an unexpected turn. The property company Urbagestión…

25 de September de 2026

Property·Living in Spain·News·Spain·Madrid·Topics of the day

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