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Andalucia warns Spain’s draft data centre law ‘bans them in practice’ as Malaga’s €1.26bn tech park project is left in doubt
Andalucia’s regional government says a draft decree would rule out major projects in Malaga, and experts warn the extra costs would hit investment across Spain.
Olive Press News Spain • Chris Havler-BarrettThe incredible story of a Marbella-born Titanic passenger who made it onto a lifeboat is retold in a new Malaga exhibition
A Titanic exhibition in Malaga brings Marbella survivor Encarnacion Reynaldo’s story to life through reconstructed interiors, immersive projections and virtual reality at Espacio Sohrlin.
Olive Press News Spain • ReporterCausa Prima lands $20M seed just three months after pre-seed round
Causa Prima, a company developing an autonomous finance platform for businesses, has raised $20 million in a seed funding round led by Base10 Partners. The round also saw participation from QED Investors and FJ Labs, alongside existing investors Creandum, Kfund and Borusan Ventures.
Tech.eu • Tamara DjurickovicLess scrolling, more living: How Whimscope is turning everyday ideas into adventures
People often want to do more interesting things but struggle to decide what to do, find the energy to organise something, or commit to a big activity.Consumer app Whimscope aims to remove that struggl
Tech.eu • Cate LawrenceWATCH: Hundreds of passengers evacuated after high-speed train travelling from Madrid bursts into flames
Train services on Madrid to Barcelona continued to be disrupted on Tuesday as charred carriage was removed by authorities.
Olive Press News Spain • Alex TrelinskiSpain cleans up at Green Cities award: Benidorm beats mass-tourism rep to be crowned Europe’s greenest town
The holiday resort secured the European Green Leaf 2028 title for successfully balancing its massive tourism industry with environmental protection.
Olive Press News Spain • Walter FinchSpain’s 2027 public holidays confirmed: Nine national days off, with 1 May and Christmas Day both landing on a Saturday
Every region gets at least four long weekends, but May Day and Christmas Day both fall on a Saturday
Olive Press News Spain • Chris Havler-BarrettMeno tasse per i ricchi, meno soldi alle famiglie: nell’Italia di Meloni crescono le disuguaglianze
La relazione 2026 sull'Europa sociale e del lavoro fotografa un'Italia a disuguaglianze crescenti, che critica il governo in carica
Eunews • Emanuele BoniniEU trade in electric and hybrid cars is on the rise
Brussels – It’s now official: electric and alternative-fuel engines are becoming increasingly common in the European Union. According to Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, in 2025 the EU imported 45.1 billion euros of hybrid and electric cars, a 4 per cent increase from 2024 (43.4 billion euros). Exports reached 64.7 billion euros, a 10 per cent increase from the previous year (58.7 billion euros).
Eunews • Iolanda CuomoFrench deeptech HyLight raises €13M to industrialise autonomous hydrogen-powered airships
HyLight, the French startup specialising in aerial inspection of critical infrastructure using autonomous hydrogen-powered airships, has raised €13 million from Rubio Impact Ventures, DRW, and Teampac
Tech.eu • Cate LawrenceAlgeciras’ famously anti-Gibraltar mayor is called on to resign by his own party after two new sexual assault allegations emerge
PP Cadiz has asked mayor Jose Ignacio Landaluce to resign 'immediately' after two party members filed complaints against him.
Olive Press News Spain • Alessio GhirlandaThe IMF bumps up Spain’s 2026 growth forecast to 2.5% above even the US in boost for Pedro Sanchez ahead of elections
The fund says Spain will outpace every major advanced economy in 2026, but warns the global outlook remains fragile
Olive Press News Spain • Chris Havler-BarrettSpanish fintech ID Finance lands €545M in debt and equity
Spanish fintech ID Finance has raised €545 million in debt and equity, it said today, as it looks to make its consumer fintech app Plazo Spain’s “go-to” credit platform.
Tech.eu • John ReynoldsRenfe reveals its top destinations in Spain you should visit by train this October – with one rogue outlier
SPAIN’s national rail operator Renfe has unveiled its top destinations for October train travel, offering a mix of cultural hotspots and culinary experiences across the country. Topping the list is
Olive Press News Spain • Walter FinchCafé Europa newsletter: Marco Rubio’s questionable history lesson
Matt Steinglass, our Europe editor, identifies the continent’s Spartans
French startup Epyr raises €15M following successful industrial heat storage deployment
French industrial energytech company Epyr has raised a €15 million Series A round led by SlateVC. Existing investors AENU and Daphni are doubling down, alongside WEPA Ventures, OVNI Capital and Aurum Impact.
Tech.eu • Cate LawrenceWhy does the day of bad luck and misfortune fall on Tuesday 13 in Spain?
The myth of Tuesday the 13th haunts Spaniards just as Friday the 13th looms over the rest of us
Olive Press News Spain • ReporterFive steps to help British expats plan their financial future in Spain
Financial planning in Spain can help British expats align tax, pensions, investments and family goals as they move, retire or build a long-term future abroad.
Olive Press News Spain • Sponsored ContentUrgent health alert in Spain after more than a dozen people struck down with salmonella from contaminated eggs
The European Union’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has classified the outbreak as ‘serious’, with a batch of eggs withdrawn from sale.
Olive Press News Spain • Alex TrelinskiMulti-annual budget: Ireland defends its proposal
Brussels – Ireland supports the negotiated compromise – the so-called ‘nego-box’ – on the EU’s multiannual financial framework (MFF 2028–2034), drawn up during its term as President of the Council of the EU. It matters little that some Member States, the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Committee of the Regions, and the agricultural and industrial sectors do not agree with the proposed solutions.
Eunews • Iolanda CuomoSainaptic lands £1M to expand AI-assisted marking technology
UK-based edtech startup Sainaptic has raised £1 million in fresh funding to expand its AI-assisted assessment marking technology. The round was co-led by Cornerstone VC and Ufi Ventures, with participation from Elm Venture Partners and Brighteye Ventures.
Tech.eu • Tamara DjurickovicFrance: violence against journalists during protests requires immediate sanctions and implementation of our post-mission recommendations
In recent weeks, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has documented more than ten cases of violence and obstruction of press freedom targeting journalists covering student and high school protests in France. More than half of these incidents are attributable to law enforcement officers. Once again, our conclusion is unequivocal: media professionals, even when clearly identified as such, are not safe in the field.
European Federation of Journalists • efjtraineeSpain to bask in an ‘Indian summer’ with pleasant 32C highs – before a potential DANA threatens to unleash torrential rain and weekend storms
Temperatures are expected to remain higher than normal for this time of year across the board, before a weekend drop with the arrival of a DANA.
Olive Press News Spain • Alessio GhirlandaTranport data specialist Alchera raises £2.7M
A Cambridge-founded startup that leverages AI to help cities manage roads and public transport more efficiently has raised £2.7m in seed funding, it said today.
Tech.eu • John ReynoldsThis is the best city in Spain for an October getaway, according to The Times
ZARAGOZA in northern Spain has received the seal of approval by The Times newspaper as a city to visit in October. The paper said Zaragoza’s ‘attractiveness is indisputable’. The strong
Olive Press News Spain • Alex Trelinskireebuild secures €3M to automate financial workflows in construction
Vienna-based construction technology startup reebuild has raised €3 million in seed funding to expand its AI-powered back-office automation platform for construction and real estate companies. The round was led by Fortino Ventures, with participation from Rise PropTech and CuriosityVC.
Tech.eu • Tamara DjurickovicExclusive: Madeleine suspect back in court today – and facing a string of new charges including injuring police officers
Christian Brueckner is facing at least six new charges, the Olive Press can reveal.
Olive Press News Spain • Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor)Ubitium raises $14M to bring universal computing to physical AI
Semiconductor startup Ubitium has raised $14 million in new seed funding to develop its universal processor for autonomous machines and other physical AI applications. The round was led by Ibex Investors, with participation from OpenOcean, existing investors KBC Focus Fund, Runa Capital and Inflection, and Florian Seibel, co-founder and co-CEO of Quantum Systems, who invested personally.
Tech.eu • Tamara DjurickovicParkMundo raises €2.3M to connect airport parking with global travel platforms
Travel technology company ParkMundo has raised €2.3 million in seed funding to expand its airport parking marketplace and B2B distribution platform. The investment marks the company's first external funding after more than a decade of bootstrapped growth.
Tech.eu • Tamara DjurickovicMan robbed of gold necklace in Fuengirola after thieves ask to borrow his phone for ‘urgent call’
One suspect was later arrested by police, who also managed to recover the stolen jewellery.
Olive Press News Spain • Alessio GhirlandaCarbonFarm raises €7M to tackle methane emissions from rice cultivation
CarbonFarm, a digital monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) provider specialising in rice decarbonisation, has raised €7 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round to expand its technology and support projects worldwide. The round was led by Colam Impact, with participation from Proparco, Suma Capital, elea, Working Capital Fund, Albo and Bpifrance. Existing investors Serena and makesense, through Racine², and Techmind also participated.
Tech.eu • Tamara DjurickovicMeloni, Merz and De Wever write to Costa, urging faster investments
The Prime Minister: “If we do not develop structural, long-term solutions, we risk becoming increasingly at the mercy of emergencies”
Eunews • Maria Elena RibezzoFrance’s Student Revolt Exposes a State That Cannot Provide but Can Police
Over 5,000 arrests in three weeks reveal a republic quicker to discipline teenagers than to teach them.
Social Europe • Baris Cayli MessinaTariq Ali – Why does Europe want to erase its Muslim history? | Tariq Ali
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Brave New Europe • MDRoseAli Abunimah: Susan Abulhawa wins fight against Oxford Union censorship
Palestinian-American novelist susan abulhawa has secured the restoration of her full Oxford Union speech in a settlement announced on 5 October. It’s a major victory for free speech about Palestine and the fight to preserve the public record of Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people. Continue Reading Article HERE
Brave New Europe • MDRoseJohn Rees – Not all workers are on board with the drive to war in Europe
While European leaders appear unified in beating the drums of war, many workers in the supply chain do not seem so convinced, with strikes rocking some of the defence industry’s key producers. John Rees is [...]
Brave New Europe • BenEuronews – Teen revolt or revolution? The student protests threatening France’s presidential race
There are some signs the student protests in France could be spreading into a broader movement. Read the article HERE.
Brave New Europe • BenDean Baker – France’s Debt Problem is an AI Problem
If the AI hype is true, we won’t need to worry about fiscal deficits because growth will solve all problems. If they are wrong and the AI bubble bursts, interest rates will fall sharply. Dean [...]
Brave New Europe • BenRussian men are fleeing before the army can grab them
Vladimir Putin looks poised for a huge new wave of forced inductions
Michael Roberts – Back to Keynes for ‘the good life’?
A new play exalts economist John Maynard Keynes as a prophet of the good life, but was he really? Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael [...]
Brave New Europe • BenLoren Balhorn – Germany has entered the populist era
The centre-ground is collapsing in Germany as far-right an radical left make gains. In ‘Tribune’. Read the article HERE.
Brave New Europe • BenMontenegro moves closer to the EU, closes three negotiation chapters on the economy, statistics and social policy
Brussels – Three steps forward for Montenegro in the process of joining the European Union. Today (12 October), the EU and Podgorica provisionally closed three negotiation chapters concerning economic and monetary policy, statistics, and social and employment policy, the Council of the EU said in a press release.
Eunews • Annachiara MagentaKallas: Abbattuti siti web dove russi reclutavano mercenari
Brussels – There is one overriding priority: to counter the network of mercenary soldiers controlled by the Kremlin. For this reason, “we have taken down dozens of websites and hundreds of adverts” linked to a network recruiting mercenaries (without their knowledge) in Africa. The announcement was made today (12 October) by the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, at a press conference on the sidelines of the Foreign Affairs Council meeting held today in Luxembourg.
Eunews • Iolanda CuomoEXCLUSIVE: Inside the Orihuela Costa independence movement led by expats bidding to break away from Costa Blanca town
Hundreds of expats in a sun-kissed Costa Blanca town are leading a bid to gain independence from a town hall that has looked down on their coastal community.
Olive Press News Spain • Ben PawlowskiCeuta roars into the spotlight again after Pedro Sanchez admits Moroccan warships entered Spanish waters during July’s mass migrant crossing
At least one Moroccan frigate and several patrol boats entered waters claimed by Spain without authorisation on July 30 and 31, it has been revealed.
Olive Press News Spain • Ben PawlowskiVon der Leyen launches the Anti-Gold-Plating Pact: an end to national rules that are stricter than those laid down by the EU
Brussels – The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has proposed a “Pact against gold-plating”, that is, against Member States adding further requirements to national legislation beyond those laid down by EU law. The proposal is set out in a letter to Heads of State and Government sent today (12 October), which refers to the announcement made in last month’s State of the Union address.
Eunews • Perla ResseseRussia: measures taken against 77 individuals in connection with the Duma elections
Brussels – The European Union stands in solidarity with the occupied territories of Ukraine, not only when they are theatres of war, but also when they are the venues for illegitimate elections. Today (12 October), the EU Council announced
Eunews • Iolanda CuomoFisheries: report on the WestMed plan for management in the Mediterranean approved
Brussels – The report on the WestMed plan for fisheries management in the western Mediterranean has been approved. This was announced by Giuseppe Lupo, MEP for the PD and a member of the Committee on Fisheries: “The approval of the report on the WestMed plan is an important step towards fisheries management in the Mediterranean that balances the protection of marine resources with employment and the future of coastal communities.”
Eunews • RedazioneNew compulsory helmet law puts escooter hire firms across Alicante in a quandary
E-SCOOTER hire firms across Alicante province are leaving their customers to find their own helmets, even though going without one can now cost a €200 fine. Popular operators such as
Olive Press News Spain • Walter FinchBudget: EU criticises Dublin’s cuts. Costa calls for an agreement
Brussels – Following the European Parliament, the Regions and farmers, it is now the European Commission itself that is speaking out today (12 October) against the cuts set out in the new proposal (the so-called “Nego-box”) put forward by the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028–2034. It is calling for “a budget that matches the Union’s ambitions.”
Eunews • Annachiara MagentaRussia: EU sanctions imposed on nearly 1,600 companies and individuals. Kallas
The EU’s High Representative, while expressing her satisfaction, has criticised the US: “A very productive meeting; now is not the time to ease sanctions on Moscow.” The issue of frozen Russian assets has resurfaced
Eunews • Emanuele BoniniCan banks in Spain refuse to open accounts for expats if they have a passport but no NIE?
FOREIGNERS in Spain are being turned away by some banks when trying to open an account with just a passport. The problem has reportedly affected people in Valencia, Alicante and
Olive Press News Spain • Kirana MostertDamage caused by Cyclone Harry: 74.9 million from the EU Solidarity Fund to Italy
Brussels – Italy will receive €74.9 million from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to address the damage caused by Cyclone Harry, which struck the country alongside Malta in January 2026. This was announced by the European Parliament, which explained that the Committee on Budgets approved the allocation on Monday with 34 votes in favour, none against and no abstentions.
Eunews • RedazioneThe EU Council establishes the support mission in Lebanon
Brussels – The Council of the European Union today (12 October) adopted a decision establishing a European Union support mission in Lebanon (EUSM Lebanon) under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The mission will have an initial mandate of three years.
Eunews • RedazioneOlympic champion Scott Brash ‘was driving and Luis Enrique’s daughter a passenger’ in fatal crash near Valencia that killed motorcyclist, 20
Sources say the British rider was formally placed under investigation for reckless homicide; drink and drug tests were negative.
Olive Press News Spain • Alessio GhirlandaMonopulse raises over €2M to advance electronic warfare-resistant drones
Danish-Lithuanian Unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturer MNP Technologijos, operating under the Monopulse brand, has raised over €2 million from investors in Lithuania and abroad.
Tech.eu • Cate LawrenceDonald Trump is again threatening to cut off arms to Ukraine
His diesel deal with Russia may prove as illusory as his “energy ceasefire”
Scarlet raises $50M Series B to accelerate AI medical device certification
Scarlet, the certification body for AI and software medical devices, today announced a $50 million Series B led by Headline, with participation from new investor Notion Capital and existing investors Atomico, Creandum, Kindred Capital, and Entrepreneurs First. Nancy Xiao Mclaughlin, Partner at Headline, joins Scarlet’s board.
Tech.eu • Cate LawrenceAI minister calls on AI frontier labs to ramp up safety, as UK ups cyber defences
The UK AI minister today called on frontier AI labs to ramp up the safety of their leading AI systems, as the UK announced it was strengthening its cyber defences, including potential new legislation, as it prepares for potential serious AI incidents.
Tech.eu • John ReynoldsCohesion: Commission and Committee of the Regions still divided
Brussels – While there is agreement and a united front against budget cuts, the European Commission and the European Committee of the Regions (COR) continue to hold differing views on the direction of cohesion policy. The press conference marking the start of the European Regions Week held by the Vice-President of the EU executive, Raffaele Fitto, and the President of the CoR, Kata Tüttő, highlights all the limitations of today’s Europe, characterised by differing visions and institutions that are disconnected from one another.
Eunews • Emanuele Bonini1KOMMA5° reaches $1.35B valuation, plans €100M investment in energy AI
German energytech unicorn 1KOMMA5° has reached a valuation of $1.35 billion in its latest financing round as it prepares to increase investment in its AI-powered energy management business.
Tech.eu • Cate LawrencePICTURED: Millionaire German pizza mogul who died in famous Mallorca rally after his Porsche careened into a ravine at ‘bumpy bend’
THE co-founder of one of Germany’s best-known restaurant chains has died after his car left a mountain road and plunged into a ravine during a rally in Mallorca. Klaus Rader,
Olive Press News Spain • Chris Havler-BarrettDefence: EU Council approves the AGILE programme
Brussels – The Council of the EU also gave its final approval. Today (12 October), the Council formally adopted the regulation establishing the programme for agile and rapid innovation in the defence sector (AGILE). With a budget of 115 million euros, the instrument provides “rapid, agile and targeted” financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – including start-ups and scale-ups – engaged in developing defence products.
Eunews • Iolanda CuomoVox leader Abascal tells Estepona rally Sanchez is ‘willing to lie and to kill’ as he opens Spain election campaign on the Costa del Sol
The Vox leader urged supporters not to vote by post and warned of a violent campaign, with party sources putting the Estepona crowd at 1,500.
Olive Press News Spain • Alessio Ghirlanda4.43 million Ukrainians under temporary protection in the EU
Brussels – At the end of August, 4.43 million people who fled Ukraine as a result of Russia’s war of aggression were granted temporary protection in the EU, according to Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical office. Temporary protection is an exceptional procedure offering immediate protection to displaced persons who are unable to return to their home countries due to war, violence, or human rights violations.
Eunews • Iolanda CuomoAudacious Hollywood-style helicopter escape bid for French drug lord is foiled at Costa del Sol prison home to Scottish mafia boss Stephen Lyons
A HOLLYWOOD-style plot to break a French drug cartel boss out of a Costa del Sol prison using a helicopter has been foiled by heavily armed police. The criminal network
Olive Press News Spain • Walter FinchWarning for drivers as Alicante adds three new speed cameras to six already switched on this year
The new cameras come as cops try to curb speeds on some of the busiest motorways in the area.
Olive Press News Spain • Chris Havler-BarrettSpain’s National Day - Why do the Spanish celebrate it on October 12?
EACH October 12, Spain marks its National Day or Dia de la Hispanidad with a public holiday. The day coincides with the celebration of Christopher Columbus’ first voyage to the
Olive Press News Spain • ReporterSeptember 2026’s top 10 European tech deals you need to know about
European tech funding rebounded sharply in September,reaching €15.8 billion across 300 deals, up from €3.2 billion and 165 deals inAugust. Funding value increased by almost 394 per cent month on month
Tech.eu • Tamara DjurickovicEFJ advocacy meeting in Hungary: the challenges of rebuilding independent media after years of capture
On 6-7 of October 2026, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) conducted an advocacy meeting as part of the IMPACT project funded by the European Commission.
European Federation of Journalists • efjtraineeBritish tourist dies after falling down stairwell at Tarragona hostel in the early hours
The man lost his balance while climbing the stairs before falling from a height equivalent to three storeys, according to media reports.
Olive Press News Spain • Alessio GhirlandaUkraine: Trump makes deals with Putin. EU: “We will continue on our own path”
Brussels – Moving forward without paying too much attention to others’ choices. The European Union condemns US President Donald Trump’s decision to strike a deal with Vladimir Putin’s Russia, and is responding with greater firmness. The Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg begins with a display of unity of purpose, aimed at undermining the Kremlin’s resistance. “We are moving forward on our own path,” said the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, on her arrival.
Eunews • Emanuele BoniniGlucksmann wins the Social Democratic Left’s primary
Brussels – The leader of the Place Publique party and MEP (S&D), Raphaël Glucksmann, has won the social-democratic left’s primary election in France. With 66.13 per cent of the votes, he comfortably beat the secretary of the Socialist Party (PS), Olivier Faure (14.48 per cent), yesterday (11 October).
Eunews • Iolanda CuomoWATCH: Wild boar family descends on Mijas with 13 youngsters in tow amid growing alarm over sightings
Video shows the animals rummaging through bins opposite a supermarket on Sunday, with the sighting drawing both sympathy and concern from residents.
Olive Press News Spain • Alessio GhirlandaEuropean tech weekly recap: €818M in deals and September’s highlights
Last week, we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €818 million and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.📊 Our latest monthly report, publ
Tech.eu • Tamara DjurickovicEurope Must Turn Its Green Transition Into Green Power
Europe imported 57 per cent of its energy in 2024, and Hormuz has just sent the bill.
Social Europe • Javier LópezGreek Reporter: Greece Has Become a “Café Economy,” LSE Study Finds
A recent study titled “The Café Economy” by the Hellenic Observatory at the London School of Economics (LSE) reveals an uncomfortable truth about the transformation of Greece’s economy following the bailout era.
Brave New Europe • MDRoseNine in ten drivers in Spain would fail the current Spanish theory test if they had to take it today, study finds
More than 26 million current motorists would fail the exam by making too many mistakes, according to research published by the Linea Directa Foundation.
Olive Press News Spain • Ben PawlowskiBrazen gang raids Sotogrande luxury watch shop and holds workers at gunpoint in five-minute ordeal
The thieves copped 30 high-end watches from brands including Rolex, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet, plus four designer handbags.
Olive Press News Spain • Ben PawlowskiJonathan Cook – How the BBC sets a trap to make sure leftwing politicians never get a fair hearing
There’s a reason why so few truly leftwing politicians are visible in public life. Because the media’s role is to weed them out, discredit them, place them beyond the pale Jonathan Cook is the author [...]
Brave New Europe • MDRoseWife of former British deputy PM Nick Clegg launches new centrist political party in Spain to contest next month’s snap election
Miriam Gonzalez, an international trade lawyer who married the ex-Liberal Democrats leader in 2000, unveiled Democracia 21 at a rally in Madrid.
Olive Press News Spain • Ben PawlowskiAidan Regan – Ireland: A European welfare state on an American tax base
Budget 2027 tells you who gets what this year. Ten years of budgets tell you who pays, and for how long. Aidan Regan is a professor of political economy at the school of politics and [...]
Brave New Europe • MDRoseGibraltar leader Fabian Picardo ties the knot in low-key ceremony weeks before leaving office
The 54-year-old tied the knot with Anna Mihaela Bocse in a private ceremony on Saturday at The Convent, the Rock’s government confirmed.
Olive Press News Spain • Ben PawlowskiPolice probe whether family of Colombian woman who died after procedure ordered Marbella cosmetic surgeon ‘assassination’
Detectives are reportedly examining the family of a Colombian patient who died after undergoing cosmetic surgery at Dr Aslani’s clinic.
Olive Press News Spain • Ben PawlowskiTourist barricades himself in Costa del Sol hotel room with knife and child after ‘launching wild attack on partner’
The incident reportedly took place on the family’s final day in Manliva, shortly before they were due to return to their home country.
Olive Press News Spain • Ben PawlowskiThis picturesque Catalan city is the perfect alternative to Barcelona – without the heaving tourist crowds
According to The Times, Reus is an underrated weekend-break destination for travellers seeking a more authentic taste of Catalunya.
Olive Press News Spain • Ben PawlowskiWATCH: Spanish police clear Ceuta’s last informal migrant settlement as preparations ramp up for King Felipe’s first-ever visit
More than 20 riot vans packed with officers descended on the El Guano esplanade early on Sunday morning to clear the site.
Olive Press News Spain • Ben PawlowskiEXCLUSIVE: Murdered Marbella BBL surgeon ‘lost right to practice in UK’ in 2016
GMC records show Dr Alexander Aslani was disciplined for a series of severe issues - including 'patient consent'.
Olive Press News Spain • Chris Havler-BarrettMallorca rally cancelled after driver killed horror plunge into a ravine during a rally in Serra de Tramuntana
His 39-year-old navigator remains in hospital in a critical condition.
Olive Press News Spain • Chris Havler-BarrettPolitical round-up: Maricarmen’s death puts Spain’s housing crisis at the heart of election campaign
Barry Tabrizi examines how Maricarmen Abascal’s death has made the housing crisis a central issue in Spain politics ahead of the November 29 election.
Olive Press News Spain • Barry TabriziAppeal to find Swiss tourist, 73, missing in Estepona since he set off to walk back to his hotel on Sunday
Petar Ilic has not been seen since Sunday, October 4, when he left a beach bar in Estepona.
Olive Press News Spain • Chris Havler-BarrettDrivers warned of heavy traffic as Spain’s first long weekend under new road rules gets underway
Drivers heading to enjoy the long weekend can expect crowded roads through the holidays.
Olive Press News Spain • Chris Havler-BarrettGeorge Beebe – 2027: The Ukraine winter we prayed wouldn’t come
Relentless Russian attacks and energy crisis, matched with depleting resources from abroad, demand that Trump make dramatic changes in approach to war now Read Article HERE Photo: Screengrab
Brave New Europe • MDRoseLarry C. Johnson – The Other Hormuz Shocks: LNG and Helium. Economic effects of the Persian Gulf cutoff, from first-order to tertiary
This is a follow-up to my previous piece on the economic effects of the Persian Gulf sulfur and urea cutoff. In that piece I argued that the public conversation about the Strait of Hormuz has fixated on crude oil and ignored the other commodities the Gulf supplies: LNG, urea, sulfur and helium.
Brave New Europe • MDRoseItaly’s politicians are obsessed with short skirts
A parliamentary fight over hemlines shows the battle of the sexes is still on
Strada, Corrado, Zan (PD): “The EU must defend the CPI from US attacks”
Brussels – “The time for words, for ‘we deplore’ and ‘we condemn but at this stage we prefer dialogue’ is over,” says MEP Cecilia Strada (PD / S&D) following the announcement of new US sanctions against the International Criminal Court.
Eunews • RedazioneUS sanctions against CPI: the EU comments: “Regrettable”
Brussels – The United States has announced sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) – following numerous threats – and the European Union has come out in defence of the court, assuring that it will take all necessary measures to ensure its continued operation. Washington’s decision, as announced by the US Treasury Department, comes at the very same time as the award of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a South African lawyer and former judge at the ICC and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Eunews • Annachiara MagentaNorman Finkelstein: Can Anyone STOP Israel? October 7, Three Years Later
7 October 2026
Brave New Europe • MDRoseChina, Šefčovič in Beijing: Initial agreement reached
At the end of his visit to the Chinese capital, the European Commissioner welcomed the signing of a joint declaration and the agreement on three key points, including the issue of rare earths
Eunews • Iolanda CuomoMichael Hudson – Feed Your Country or Pay Your Creditors
Iran war could turn rising oil and food costs into a debt crisis, forcing countries to put their populations before creditors. Energy prices and the risk of a world depression Robinson Erhardt: Michael, I woke [...]
Brave New Europe • MDRoseJonathan Cook – What’s shameful is that no party before the Greens called Zionism racist
Israel was forged out of ethnic cleansing and apartheid. The Greens have very belatedly recognised what should have been obvious all along Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and [...]
Brave New Europe • MDRoseSteven Marsh – The Spanish Housing Crisis: Activists call a general strike
Thousands of protestors have set up encampments in city squares across Spain. The immediate spark has been the housing crisis but years of neo-liberal driven austerity have brought matters to a head Steven Marsh is [...]
Brave New Europe • MDRoseScuderi (AVS): “Tax windfall profits to fund investment”
Brussels – Taxing windfall profits to enable investment in healthcare, schools, education, energy, industry, and housing. This is the appeal that Benedetta Scuderi, MEP for the Green and Left Alliance, made today (9 October) on the programme “Coffee Break” on La7, just a few hours before the Ecofin’s decision to mandate the European Commission to assess the possibility of taxing energy companies’ windfall profits. “A budget deviation to make investments is absolutely necessary.
Eunews • RedazionePolice probe whether Marbella cosmetic surgeon shooting was ‘ordered by unhappy female patient with mafia connections’
Some of Aslani’s patients and their relatives are reported to have links to organised crime, with many clients living in the Campo de Gibraltar.
Olive Press News Spain • Walter FinchSwede, 18, held over murder of Marbella plastic surgeon is latest horrifying case of gangs recruiting teenage hitmen in Spain
The killing fits a pattern of criminal gangs using social media and messaging apps to recruit boys and sending them to the Costa del Sol to kill for cash.
Olive Press News Spain • Walter FinchSpain is named Europe’s top retirement destination as British buyers return to the Costa del Sol
SPAIN has been ranked the number one retirement destination in Europe and third globally in the 2026 Global Retirement Report and Index, according to Global Citizen Solutions. The report describes
Olive Press News Spain • Kirana MostertAlicante airport to lose Eindhoven and Bremen flights as Ryanair abandons the German city
Ryanair will stop flying from Bremen in northern Germany from April, a decision the Bremen state government confirmed on October 7.
Olive Press News Spain • Walter FinchBelarus is becoming increasingly Russian
As the country stamps out its national heritage, its neighbour’s propaganda is taking over
Universal Quantum raises $100M, SAP buys TechWolf, and European startups raise five times more funding in September than August
This week, we tracked more than 70 tech funding deals worth over €818 million and over 10 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.It’s been another busy week for E
Tech.eu • Cate LawrencePanama and Vietnam removed from the EU’s blacklist of tax havens
Brussels – Panama and Vietnam have been removed from the European Union’s blacklist of tax havens. The Ecofin Council issued an update today (9 October) The list now comprises eight countries and territories. The half-yearly review takes into account the progress made in international tax cooperation and the commitments made to comply with European and international standards.
Eunews • Annachiara MagentaEnergy companies’ windfall profits: Ecofin mandates the Commission to introduce taxes
Brussels – Taxes on the windfall profits of oil and energy companies: the EU has decided to try to introduce them. It will not happen immediately, as further technical and legal work is required, but “the Commission has been given a mandate to explore the possibility of taxes on windfall profits”, announced Simon Harris, Ireland’s Minister for Finance and current chair of the Ecofin Council by virtue of the Irish Government’s current presidency of the Council of the EU.
Eunews • Emanuele BoniniEnergy, circular economy, transport and finance: these are the topics to be discussed at the Connact Autumn workshop
Boosting European competitiveness. The event, which will be attended by European policy-makers and Italian stakeholders, will take place at the European Parliament on 13 October
Eunews • RedazioneThe Fourth Law and Odd Systems launch Project Foundation to quadruple European thermal sensor production
The Fourth Law and Odd Systems today unveiled Project Foundation, a semiconductor initiative to mass-produce uncooled thermal sensors in Europe and the United States. The project aims to expand Europ
Tech.eu • Cate LawrenceSpain’s ‘Walter White’ arrested after cops seize 16 kilos of cocaine in Granada
The chemist allegedly supplied criminal gangs with chemicals used to bulk out cocaine, allowing dealers to potentially triple their profits.
Olive Press News Spain • Alessio GhirlandaFinancial markets: Ecofin curbs ESMA’s supervisory powers, drawing criticism from the European Commission and the ECB
The ministers for the economy and finance reached a compromise on the single supervisory mechanism that satisfies only national governments, thereby cementing the EU’s role as an organisation serving the interests of the Member States. Albuquerque: “A weakened package with less ambition; a deplorable agreement.” Lagarde: “I share these concerns.”
Eunews • Emanuele BoniniBus passengers on the Alicante-Torrevieja line up in arms over poor service that Avanza insists is ‘optimal’
Users of the line from Alicante, Torrevieja and Pilar de la Horadada say they must book ahead because priority goes to people who have already reserved a ticket
Olive Press News Spain • Walter FinchUK to ban non-compete clauses, marking boon for startup and scaleups
The UK prime minister today confirmed that the UK plans to ban non-compete clauses in workers' employment contracts, marking a boon for the UK startup sector.
Tech.eu • John ReynoldsBrussels backs Spain’s Bizum to create physical cards in battle to break US monopoly over instant payments
Bizum has hit 31.5 million users on its 10th anniversary as Brussels plans a pan-European rollout to break US card dominance.
Olive Press News Spain • Alessio GhirlandaESMA: EU Council approves Carlo Comporti as Chair
Brussels – It’s official: the Council of the European Union today (9 October) formally appointed Carlo Comporti as Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). His term of office will begin on 1 November 2026, lasting for five years, and may be extended once. Comporti is currently a commissioner at the National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange (CONSOB) and a member of both the Supervisory Board and the Management Board of ESMA.
Eunews • Iolanda CuomoSìkela urges greater private investment for the development agenda
Brussels – “The development agenda has seen its budget cut by more than 23 per cent year-on-year,” and “we cannot bridge this gap with public funds alone,” said the European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jozef Síkela, at a press briefing on the sidelines of the informal meeting of EU development ministers held today (9 October) in Dublin, Ireland.
Eunews • Iolanda CuomoCosta del Sol electricity supply hanging by a thread as Benahavis fire risked blackout along entire coast
THE western Costa del Sol has been left dependent on a single power substation which came under threat during the Benahavis wildfire last month. Manuel Larrasa, Andalucia’s commissioner for electrification,
Olive Press News Spain • Kirana MostertCancer patient, 61, dies after reportedly catching mpox from roommate in San Sebastian hospital
Health officials have scrambled to stop the disease from spreading, vaccinating more than 30 people including family members and hospital staff.
Olive Press News Spain • Alessio GhirlandaMFRR condemns cyberattack on Mapping Media Freedom
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins the undersigned partners of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) in condemning the distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the Mapping Media Freedom platform on 30 September and 1 October 2026 and in expressing their solidarity with the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), which operates it. The attack overwhelmed the platform’s servers and temporarily disrupted public access.
European Federation of Journalists • efjtraineeSlovenia: Authorities urged to refrain from adopting changes that would weaken public media
On October 11, Slovenians will vote on a referendum on whether to abolish the licence fee that funds their public broadcaster. In addition, a draft law is moving forward that would give the government decisive influence over the body responsible for appointing the broadcaster’s management.
European Federation of Journalists • efjtraineeEurostat: 92 per cent of travel takes place within the EU
Brussels – Europeans are continuing to travel, but without straying too far from home. According to data released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union, in 2025, EU residents made 1.2 billion personal and business trips, 1.4 per cent more than in 2024. Of these, 848 million took place within the country of residence (70 per cent), while 264 million took place in another Member State (22 per cent). In total, 92 per cent of journeys remained within the EU’s borders.
Eunews • Annachiara MagentaNvidia defends open source AI alliance, saying hundreds and hundreds of companies being vetted
Nvidia has defended a coalition created to develop and share tools for AI safety and cyber defence and avoid a repeat of the OpenAI Hugging Face hack, when questioned that participants would sidestep it in an AI land grab.
Tech.eu • John ReynoldsRecovery Fund, EU Court of Auditors: Member States committed irregularities to secure funding
Brussels -Irregularities and changes to project timelines to “make the numbers add up”, thereby concealing poorly planned measures financed by Recovery Fund resources: Member States are alleged to have adjusted their stated intervention and reform targets to finance their National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) and conceal foreseeable failures. This is the allegation in the EU Court of Auditors’ special report on the implementation of the budget in 2025. A comprehensive document states that “Several CIDs (Council Implementing Decisions,
Eunews • Emanuele BoniniMaterie prime critiche, l’UE seleziona 46 nuovi progetti
The initiatives cover 15 of the 17 raw materials considered strategic by the EU: eight relate to extraction, 11 to processing and 19 to recycling, and involve 16 Member States
Eunews • Annachiara MagentaResidents rejoice as Torremolinos to cut bin tax from next year
The governing People’s Party (PP) and the far-right Vox voted in favour, while the Socialist PSOE and left-wing IU-Podemos voted against.
Olive Press News Spain • Walter FinchSearch continues for missing 12-year-old boy with autism after Barcelona flash floods
Authorities deployed 20 firefighters alongside Policia Nacional and Mossos d’Esquadra officers to aid the search.
Olive Press News Spain • Alessio GhirlandaSpanish police continue to unwind huge 42-tonne cocaine cartel that corrupted high-ranking Madrid cops and Algeciras port workers
The latest move involved 21 arrests in Ecuador on October 8 in 23 simultaneous raids carried out with Europol.
Olive Press News Spain • Walter FinchGiansanti: “The EU should provide flexibility and an ambitious budget”
The president of Confagricoltura, re-elected as head of COPA, has called for “a special Temporary Framework” to allow countries to take action to prevent the rise in energy and fertiliser costs
Eunews • Giulia TorbidoniVox leader Santiago Abascal heads to expat stronghold of Estepona for big public rally ahead of November elections
Abascal is expected to be joined by Manuel Gavira, Vox’s leader in Andalucia and second vice-president of the Junta de Andalucia.
Olive Press News Spain • Walter FinchEU begins talks on taxing energy companies’ windfall profits
Brussels – A tax on the windfall profits of energy companies to tackle rising fuel and energy prices: the EU is attempting to introduce it and has launched a debate at the Member State level. It is not yet clear if or when this will be achieved, but the debate has officially begun. It is the Commissioner for Climate Action, Wopke Hoekstra, who is putting the proposal on the table at the Ecofin Council in Luxembourg. “We will hold an exploratory debate,” he said upon his arrival to take part in the proceedings.
Eunews • Emanuele BoniniSpain’s right leads in polls as Vox support surges before November election
An alliance between the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and hard-right Vox would sweep up 50.8% of the vote if the election were held today, polls show.
Olive Press News Spain • Alessio GhirlandaMatthew Hoh – Brutish, Pernicious, and Stupid
Thoughts on Gaza, China, and Afghan drug lords. Matthew Hoh is the Associate Director of the Eisenhower Media Network. A former Marine and State Department official who resigned in protest over the wars in Iraq [...]
Brave New Europe • MDRoseSpanish Autentic AI raises €1.5M to accelerate AI-powered market research
Autentic AI uses artificial intelligence to accelerate market research through interviews with verified consumers and experts. The funding will support further automation and the development of its own participant network.
Tech.eu • Tamara DjurickovicEuropean startups raise €15.8B in September, nearly five times August’s total
September marked a strong rebound in European tech funding after a slower August. Companies raised €15.8 billion across 300 funding deals, compared with €3.2 billion across 165 deals in August. This represents an increase of almost 394 per cent in funding value, while deal volume rose by around 82 per cent month on month.
Tech.eu • Cate LawrenceOllyGarden bags $4M to improve telemetry quality
Observability platform OllyGarden has raised $4 million in venture capital funding to further develop its technology for improving telemetry quality. The round was backed by Next Frontier Capital, Grand Ventures and ACTAI Ventures, with existing investor DIG Ventures also participating. Observability companies Datadog, Grafana Labs and Dash0 made additional strategic investments.
Tech.eu • Tamara DjurickovicWorkers Are Not Europe’s Cost Problem
Profits have grown almost twice as fast as pay since 2000, yet workers are told to work longer.
Social Europe • Judith Kirton-DarlingCosta: “Negotiations on the MFF are entering a decisive phase”
In his traditional letter of invitation to the 27 EU leaders, the President of the European Council warned: “Against a backdrop of growing geopolitical uncertainty, our next meeting will have a strong focus on the economy”
Eunews • Iolanda CuomoThe EU is weathering the winter despite below-average gas stocks
Brussels – Despite the energy crisis, the European gas system continues to cope. Once again, The Gas Coordination Group’s assessment of the situation has yielded a positive outcome. Although storage levels are “below historical levels”, the winter report from the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) confirms that the EU system is “flexible enough to meet demand” this winter. The analysis covers a six-month period, from early October 2026 to late March 2027.
Eunews • Annachiara MagentaJill Lepore, Chris Hedges – The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State
The ideological roots of our Big Tech technocrats, and how tech is facilitating the elimination of the democratic gains that centuries of political struggle have earned Americans Chris Hedges: An outgoing researcher at Anthropic announced [...]
Brave New Europe • MDRoseMan, 18, arrested over murder of leading plastic surgeon gunned down at his Marbella clinic
AN 18-year-old male has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a leading cosmetic surgeon inside his own clinic.
Olive Press News Spain • Ben PawlowskiPeter Oborne – How the Foreign Office veiled Israel’s crimes in Gaza to keep British arms flowing
Channel 4 investigation shows how the UK government repeatedly failed to hold the Israeli army to account for war crimes Peter Oborne’s new book, Complicit: Britain’s Role in the Destruction of Gaza, was recently published [...]
Brave New Europe • MDRoseCall for further flexibility proves unpalatable to the Eurogroup
Brussels – There is discontent within the Eurogroup over Italy’s request for further flexibility to tackle the energy crisis. The issue of additional leeway will be on the agenda at today’s (8 October) Eurogroup meeting in Luxembourg, but there will be no conclusions. This is a reassuring development, at least for the so-called “frugal” countries, but it is not enough to allay the ever-present fears of wasteful spending and rising debt.
Eunews • Giulia TorbidoniEcolabel UE, 81 per cento dei consumatori reputa sostenibile
Brussels – European consumers’ trust in the Ecolabel UE, the EU’s official eco-label, is growing, as is their willingness to buy products certified as more sustainable. This is what emerges from the latest Eurobarometer survey, published to mark World Ecolabel Day, highlighting an increase in both awareness of the label and its use in purchasing habits.
Eunews • Annachiara MagentaEESC: post-purchase information on energy labels
Brussels – Providing a comprehensive overview of the entire product life cycle and improving transparency and accessibility through digital tools. This is what the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) made clear to the European Commission regarding the new energy labelling scheme.
Eunews • Iolanda CuomoMystery movie production filming in Cadiz coastal gem puts out casting call for extras ‘with no acting experience’
Bruja del Oeste said they are 'not looking for actors, but real people' with no prior acting experience for the shoot, which begins on October 12.
Olive Press News Spain • Walter FinchMadcap narco heist uses disguises and stolen jetski to recover €1.5m worth of cocaine stored on ship in Algeciras port
Three people were arrested after the failed attemp to extract €1.5 million worth of cocaine from an Algeciras container ship.
Olive Press News Spain • Walter FinchECB set to pause: “Further interest rate rises could affect growth”
Brussels – Following the latest rise in interest rates decided at the September meeting, the European Central Bank may be considering a pause, possibly a prolonged one. This is less a matter of speculation than a necessity to safeguard the eurozone economy. The reason is that, as the ECB’s Executive Board concludes, “a further rise in long-term interest rates could adversely affect growth.“ This is probably one of the key passages in the minutes of the meeting of 10 September, when interest rates were raised.
Eunews • Emanuele BoniniEurope is financing Ukraine’s defence industry. What comes next?
The latest disbursement reflects a broader change in European military support. Alongside transfers from existing inventories and orders from established suppliers, EU financing is supporting weapons production within Ukraine
Eunews • Antonia WilliamsCanada: the EU exported goods worth 48.8 billion
Brussels – Canada remains an important trading partner for the European Union. According to Eurostat, the EU’s statistical office, in 2025 the EU exported goods worth €48.8 billion to Canada, while imports stood at 33 billion. During the same period, the trade surplus – the positive difference between a country’s exports and imports – stood at 15.8 billion. Compared with 2024, exports (48.2 billion) increased by 1.2 per cent and imports (28 billion) by 18 per cent.
Eunews • Iolanda CuomoAn explosive allegation rocks Germany’s spy agency
Its former chief is accused of passing on classified information to foreign agents
Arson at the school gate and tear gas on the streets
French pupils are angry and the country is tense
Europe’s lame-duck year could hardly come at a worse time
Elections will sap what little resolve Europe has to make tough decisions
EU: green light for the national escape clause for Italy
Brussels – The European Commission has given the go-ahead to Italy’s request to activate the national escape clause. The dossier now passes to the Council for final approval. The announcement was made today (8 October) by the spokesperson for the European Commission, Balazs Ujvari, during the daily press briefing.
Eunews • Iolanda CuomoPigs and poultry: EU simplifies emissions rules
Brussels – Common rules, reduced administrative burdens and simplified measures for large-scale pig and poultry farms. The European Commission adopted today (8 October) new rules set out in the Directive on industrial and livestock emissions, which establish minimum standards across the EU to reduce ammonia, nitrogen and phosphorus emissions, which are responsible for air and water pollution and ecosystem damage.
Eunews • Annachiara MagentaWho will be Spain’s next prime minister?
Spain’s Socialist party hopes to hold on to power but the right leads the polls
Off-duty cop catches ‘distraction robbers’ targeting shoppers in supermarket car parks across Valencia and Murcia
Two men have been arrested for robbing mainly women and elderly people in supermarket car parks in the Murcia and Valencia regions.
Olive Press News Spain • Alex TrelinskiPoliceman, 38, is ‘crushed to death by his own patrol car’ in Alicante after trying to stop it rolling away
The officer had stopped to hand in routine paperwork and forgot to apply the handbrake.
Olive Press News Spain • Chris Havler-BarrettDroughts and floods: EU grants 134.8 million euros to Spain and Romania
Brussels – The European Union is mobilising 134.8 million euros to support Spain and Romania in their recovery from the natural disasters that struck the two countries in 2025. The funds will be channelled through the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to cover part of the costs of emergency operations and recovery efforts in the affected areas. Spain will receive 120.5 million euros to address the damage caused by the prolonged drought, extreme heatwaves,
Eunews • Annachiara MagentaSpain’s long-term rental home listings plunge 44% since 2018 – and 83% in Barcelona
Idealista counted 510,000 long-term rental adverts in 2025, down from 902,000 in 2018, with Barcelona losing 83% of its listings.
Olive Press News Spain • Alessio GhirlandaTourist apartments in Spain face property tax surcharges of up to 150% under new Pedro Sanchez’s new housing decree
Spain tourist rental tax bills could rise as councils gain powers to impose IBI surcharges of up to 150% in officially designated housing-pressure areas.
Olive Press News Spain • Barry TabriziSaudi Arabia spreads its wings: Falcon exhibition blends ancient traditions with modern life
The Saudi falcon exhibition brings together falconry, technology, art and business, showing how an ancient tradition is reaching new audiences in a rapidly changing society.
Olive Press News Spain • Sponsored ContentEU Council extends sanctions against Russia
Brussels – The Council of the European Union decided today (8 October) to extend the individual restrictive measures against those responsible for Russia’s destabilising actions abroad by one year, until 9 October 2027, in light of Russia’s continued and intensified hybrid activities, including Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) against the EU and its member states and partners.
Eunews • RedazioneGreen homes: ECB warns support is needed for low-income households
Brussels –Focus on climate change and climate policies: the effects of the former are uneven, and the latter, if not adequately supported by targeted measures, risk exacerbating disparities, inequalities, and poverty. This is the message in the European Central Bank’s analysis of climate-change-driven inequalities and why the EU should take them into account.
Eunews • Emanuele BoniniWho was Ferrari-driving, ‘always smiling’ butt-lift surgeon Dr Alexander Aslani, shot in the face in Marbella?
From a one-room Marbella practice to one of Europe's top cosmetic clinics, his friends remember a smooth, sociable man who never forgot a face.
Olive Press News Spain • Chris Havler-BarrettTrueLayer captures $27M investment, as targets Italy expansion
TrueLayer, a UK payments fintech looking to disrupt the dominance of card payments, has captured a $27m investment round, led by an Italian state-backed investor, a first-time investor, as it looks to bolster its presence in Italy, it said today. Backed by Stripe and Tiger Global, TrueLayer leverages open banking technology to allow customers to make online transactions.
Tech.eu • John ReynoldsA letter from two outgoings
Macron and Merz ask von der Leyen for a trade flick knife that opens at the touch. With consequences for power inside the Union, for the 2027 appointments, for the open account with Beijing, Washington and Moscow
Eunews • Roberto ZangrandiSocialist mayor of Liège imposes emergency order: all demonstrations banned for at least 9 days
Brussels – No more demonstrations in Liège. There has been no response to the demands of the young people and adults taking part in the demonstrations. However, there was a swift response to the local police’s proposal: as of this morning and for at least nine days, any gathering of more than three people on the streets of the Belgian city is banned.
Eunews • RedazioneMarbella’s leading Brazilian butt lift doctor is murdered in his own clinic: What we know so far about his grisly death
Dr Alexander Aslani , 57, had been practising on the Costa del Sol for almost 20 years, with a client list that was ‘70% from the UK’.
Olive Press News Spain • Walter FinchIreland’s top-funded tech companies in H1 2026
Ireland’s tech ecosystem recorded around €630 million infunding in H1 2026, placing the country among Europe’s top 10 by total techfunding raised during the first half of the year. Capital was highlyc
Tech.eu • Tamara DjurickovicAnn Pettifor: The Bond Market’s Premonition: High Rates, Defaults, Slump, and War
The K-shaped global economy that enriched the rich and impoverished the rest now threatens collapse Read Article HERE
Brave New Europe • MDRoseMobile frequencies: Labriola criticises AGCM opinion, calls for industrial policy
Brussels – TIM’s chief executive, Pietro Labriola, criticised the AGCM’s ruling on the renewal of mobile spectrum usage rights, accusing the Authority of moving in the opposite direction to that indicated by the European Union to accelerate the digital transition. In a post on LinkedIn, the executive argues that the issue “goes far beyond spectrum.”
Eunews • Lena PaveseUK and Germany launch industrial tech corridor to accelerate AI and deeptech growth
Under the Kensington Treaty, the two countries are strengthening cooperation on AI, robotics, fusion energy, and quantum technologies.
Tech.eu • Cate LawrenceUniversity of Sussex spinout Universal Quantum raises “record” $100M Series A
A UK university spinout building large scale quantum computing systems for real-world use has raised $100m in funding, which it says it the largest Series A raised by a UK-headquartered quantum firm.
Tech.eu • John ReynoldsLarry C. Johnson: The Human Cost of The War Nobody Is Counting: Sulfur, Fertilizer, and an Email from Florida
For seven months, the coverage of the war with Iran has been about oil: tanker counts, the price of Brent, how much is left in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Hardly anyone outside the fertilizer trade has noticed that the Strait of Hormuz also carries close to half of the world’s seaborne sulfur. Sulfur is not glamorous. It is a byproduct of cleaning sour gas and crude oil, and most Americans could not tell you what it is used for. But turned into sulfuric acid, it is the indispensable ingredient in phosphate fertilizer.
Brave New Europe • MDRoseMFF 2028–2034: EU Court of Auditors warns new own resources needed
The Luxembourg auditors warn that without an agreement on new sources of revenue there will be tougher choices and less ambition. A reminder about spending errors, which are on the rise, and a call for better control systems
Eunews • Emanuele BoniniCalls grow to axe controversial ‘bullfight’ featuring performers with dwarfism at Malaga village fair
Campaigners say the event, planned for this Saturday, breaks two national laws.
Olive Press News Spain • Chris Havler-BarrettDutch startup Innercrowd raises €750K to turn festival fans into marketers
Innercrowd has raised €750,000 in funding to accelerate its international expansion as festivals across Europe look for new ways to drive ticket sales. The company already works with more than a hundred festival organisers, including clients in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Bulgaria and Poland.
Tech.eu • Tamara DjurickovicTODAY lands €2.8M to scale its AI platform for financial advisors
TODAY, an AI startup helping financial and insurance advisors automate their work has raised €2.8 million in seed funding. The round was co-led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Insurtech Gateway, with participation from Seed X, Lucid Capital and angel investors including former HDI CEO Herbert Rogenhofer and Tech11 founder Pierre Dubosq.
Tech.eu • Tamara DjurickovicDrug trafficker caught with 1.5 tonnes of cocaine shipped from Ibiza to mainland Spain
A Romanian man has been arrested at the port of Valencia after arriving there from Ibiza by ferry with almost 1.5 tonnes of cocaine in his van.
Olive Press News Spain • Alex Trelinski‘No more Maricarmens’: Tributes pour in after death of pensioner whose eviction sparked Spain housing protests
Hundreds marched to Spain's parliament in Madrid on Wednesday, blaming the pensioner's death on her years-long battle against her landlords.
Olive Press News Spain • Alessio GhirlandaPSV Tech closes €56M Fund II to back Nordic startups before product-market fit
Today, PSV Tech announced the final close of Fund II at €56 million. Twenty-five years ago, an investment organisation took shape in the halls of the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) with a simpl
Tech.eu • Cate LawrenceVerso raises $6M to bring consumer intelligence into business decision-making
Verso, an AI-powered consumer intelligence platform, has raised $6 million in seed funding. The round was led by Angular Ventures, with participation from 100in, Kima Ventures, Olympe Capital, Sharpstone Capital and a group of business angels. The company is also backed by startup studio Hexa.
Tech.eu • Tamara DjurickovicGolbriak Space raises €4M to scale laser communications for satellite constellations
Estonia’s Golbriak Space has secured €4 million in fresh financing to accelerate the industrialisation of its technology and expand production capacity as customers move towards embedding optical terminals at scale.
Tech.eu • Cate LawrenceWhy October 9 is an important bank holiday in Spain’s Valencia region
The Valencian Community celebrates a major historical event this Friday with the Valencia Day bank holiday.
Olive Press News Spain • Alex TrelinskiEnergy prices: Eurogroup snubs Italy on flexibility
Brussels – How to respond to rising energy prices? The Eurogroup is attempting to find a unified, consistent, orderly, and coordinated response to a problem that everyone must address, during a meeting that will not alter the current state of play. Firstly, as European sources indicate, no operational conclusions are expected from today’s meeting (8 October); secondly, because the budgetary rules cannot be changed. “How long can the regulatory framework maintain its credibility if it proves to be flexible in every single practical situation?”
Eunews • Emanuele BoniniVoters Want AI Regulated for Jobs, Not Just Safety
From Italy to Britain, six in ten citizens or more want an independent authority to police AI.
Social Europe • Stefano Sacchi and Gregorio BuzzelliSami Al-Arian – Why Hamas believed the status quo was more dangerous than its 7 October gamble
Three years into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the consequences of a decision driven by siege, settlement expansion and assaults on Al-Aqsa are still unfolding Sami Al-Arian is the Director of the Center for Islam and [...]
Brave New Europe • MDRoseRichard Murphy – Is France jettisoning neoliberalism?
France might be leading the world into the end of neoliberalism. Richard Murphy is an economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting at Sheffield University Management School., and Chartered Accountant, and Co-founder of the Green New [...]
Brave New Europe • MDRoseAurelien – Cometh the Hour….Cometh … well, who exactly?
Today in the West reform is a slogan, not an activity Cross-posted from Aurelien’s substack “Trying to understand the world” By Guallendra – Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=200809764 Last week, we looked at the grip that [...]
Brave New Europe • MDRosePICTURED: Marbella plastic surgeon executed after ‘masked gunmen storm clinic and shoot him multiple times in head’
Dr Alexander Aslani, the founder of the specialist Cirumed Clinic in Marbella, has been named locally as the victim of Wednesday evening’s shooting.
Olive Press News Spain • Ben PawlowskiMaricarmen dies aged 87: Elderly Madrid woman whose eviction sparked mass protests over Spain’s housing crisis
She died on Wednesday at the Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Madrid, according to a statement released by the Tenants’ Union.
Olive Press News Spain • Ben PawlowskiPolice hunt killer after man, 57, is shot multiple times in the head at Marbella cosmetic surgery clinic
Officers were called to a cosmetic surgery clinic in the Finca Panorama urbanisation after reports of gunfire inside the building.
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