Palma de Mallorca becomes Spain’s first holiday hub to activate the EU Entry/Exit biometric border system
Record queues at Málaga Airport expose growing pains of Spain’s border-tech upgrade
Foreign residents now drive Spain’s population growth 20 times faster than natives
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Spain tightens grip on Gibraltar airspace under new EU-UK-Spain mobility accord
Spain’s 17 November decision to restrict RAF overflights of Gibraltar signals growing Spanish control under a draft EU-UK-Spain treaty that will hand passport checks and, eventually, the land frontier to Madrid. The move could raise military and commercial operating costs and adds a new layer of uncertainty to cross-border mobility planning.
Spain’s Guardia Civil Dismantles Barcelona-Based Network that Sold Fake ‘Parejas de Hecho’ to Secure EU Residence Permits
• Guardia Civil arrested seven people in Barcelona’s metro area on 16 Nov 2025 for running a €15,000-per-case scam that created fake de-facto partnerships and address registrations so foreigners could obtain Spanish residence/work permits. • The network supplied forged empadronamiento certificates, notarial deeds and labour contracts and had clients across several EU states. Authorities seized documents and €42,000 in cash. • Spain’s Interior Ministry says the crackdown is part of a wider effort to curb document fraud after the 2024 immigration reform expanded pathways to legal work. • Corporate mobility teams should expect stricter document checks and longer processing times for family-based and “arraigo” applications in Catalonia and beyond.