Former Valencia mayoress dies
Rita Barberá, national senator and former mayoress of Valencia, died after suffering a heart-attack at a Madrid hotel this morning (Wednesday).
Sra Barberá, 68, had...
King begins investiture meetings
King Felipe VI has this morning held the first meetings with parliamentary political party leaders ahead of a new investiture vote - which now...
May in Madrid
BRITISH PM Theresa May arrived in Madrid today (Thursday) to meet to Spanish acting PM Mariano Rajoy and discuss matters of mutual interest including...
PM investiture fails
The first vote for the investiture of a new PM in Parliament at yesterday (Wednesday) failed as the PP-Ciudadanos-CC agreement only had 170 votes...
PM agreement reached… but still not enough
Acting PM Mariano Rajoy's PP party and centrists Ciudadanos led by Albert Rivera have finally signed an agreement to vote in favour of Rajoy's...
Christmas Day elections for Spain?
The stalemate result of the June general elections - the second in six months - could end up seeing Spaniards going back to the...
‘Snail rail’ grinds to a halt
TRAINS from Dénia to Calpe have stopped for the whole of the summer and been replaced by buses while works are carried out on...
Spain tightens security
SPAIN has maintained its terror alert at Level 4 of 5, but has stepped up surveillance in sensitive areas following last week’s atrocity in...
Spain would be worst off in case of Brexit
AS Britain goes to the polling stations tomorrow (Thursday), Spain is hoping the UK will remain in the EU.
The reason is simple.
According the rating...
To The Queen!
COSTA Blanca News was honoured to be invited to the celebration of HM The Queen's 90th birthday at the British Ambassador's residence in Madrid...
Spain’s big players say ‘No’ to Brexit
SPAIN'S leading companies have joined a European call for the UK to reject the Brexit. They say that Britain’s departure would “reduce prosperity”.
The open...
We’ll always have Paris
Spain's tennis love affair with Paris continues after Garbiñe Muguruza won Roland Garros on Saturday.
Garbiñe is the third Spanish woman to have won the...
A Real celebration
Real Madrid held a spectacular celebration of thier 11th European Cup (Champions' League) title at the Bernabeu Stadium on Sunday night - with carried...
All Del Bosque’s men
Spain manager Vicente Del Bosque has today (Tuesday) released the list of 23 men who will playing the Euro '16 in France next month...
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Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
