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Ryanair urges Madrid to suspend EU Entry/Exit System after three weeks of airport chaos

Ryanair urges Madrid to suspend EU Entry/Exit System after three weeks of airport chaos

Ryanair warns that Spain’s full activation of the EU Entry/Exit System on 10 April has produced passport-control lines of up to two hours and is urging the government to suspend the system until after the peak summer season. The airline says inadequate staffing and kiosk outages are leading passengers to miss flights, putting pressure on both leisure and business travel.

May 1, 2026
Violent scenes mar first days of Spain’s mass migrant regularisation

Violent scenes mar first days of Spain’s mass migrant regularisation

Long queues and isolated outbreaks of violence are tarnishing Spain’s new migrant regularisation scheme, as under-resourced offices struggle to cope with an early flood of applications. Police unions and regional governments warn of public-order and budget pressures, while the central government argues the process is essential to integrate half a million undocumented workers.

May 1, 2026
Spain summons Israeli chargé d’affaires after detention of Spanish citizens on Gaza aid flotilla

Spain summons Israeli chargé d’affaires after detention of Spanish citizens on Gaza aid flotilla

Madrid has formally protested to Israel after its navy detained a Barcelona-origin flotilla carrying Spanish activists to Gaza, summoning the Israeli chargé d’affaires and activating consular emergency teams. The episode is a reminder for employers to review duty-of-care and crisis-response plans for staff operating in high-risk regions.

May 1, 2026
Six-million-journey ‘Operación Salida’: Spain deploys holiday traffic plan for 1 May weekend

Six-million-journey ‘Operación Salida’: Spain deploys holiday traffic plan for 1 May weekend

The DGT has launched a large-scale traffic-management operation to handle more than six million road journeys during Spain’s 1 May bank-holiday weekend, deploying lane reversals, drones and extra police patrols. Businesses are warned to expect delays on key motorways and potential knock-on effects for Monday logistics.

May 1, 2026

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