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Spain almost entirely eliminates burning of coal for electricity some 10 YEARS ahead of schedule thanks to EU regulations

SPAIN has all but eliminated the burning of coal for electricity after turning its back on the fossil fuel at a record rate last year. In 2019, the country dramatically reduced its

7 Jan, 2020 @ 12:58

Environment·Lead·Politics

SPEXIT: Twitter users urge far-right Vox to call for Spain style Brexit – but how popular is the idea?

SPEXIT has been trending on Twitter after the European Court of Justice ruled a jailed Catalan separatist leader should have parliamentary immunity. Far-right supporters are now calling on the Vox party to

23 Dec, 2019 @ 14:33

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

OPINION: Like turkeys voting for Christmas, Britain has dished up Brexit into Boris Johnson’s greedy hands

Britain's Christmas number one!

20 Dec, 2019 @ 16:24

Opinion·Politics

MPs back Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal for UK to leave EU in January, prompting fear for British expats in Spain

It comes after the Conservative leader lead the Tories to their biggest general election win since Margaret Thatcher

20 Dec, 2019 @ 16:09

Lead·Politics

Leading MEP supports EU citizenship for British expats in Spain as Brexit date looms

AN MEP has come out in strong defence of British expats in Europe ahead of Britain’s planned departure from the bloc next month. Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s Brexit coordinator, demanded that

19 Dec, 2019 @ 17:54

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

EU warns Spain for NOT acting on ‘radiation directive’, meaning increased lung cancer risks for thousands

EU rules stipulate that member states must have a national plan for the harmful effects of the invisible and odourless radon

7 Dec, 2019 @ 16:54

Environment·Lead

Spain’s biggest bank, Santander sees profits plunge a record 35% amid Brexit uncertainty

The bank has added six million customers in the last twelve months and already serves 144 million people worldwide

2 Nov, 2019 @ 10:03

Business & Finance·Lead

Britain’s new ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott talks cricket, Brexit and his Costa del Sol holidays in an exclusive interview

As well as dispelling Brexit fears around tourism, Elliott also revealed his own Spanish holiday habits, in a wide-ranging conversation

29 Oct, 2019 @ 16:09

Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s 30 million caged egg-laying hens mean it is worst in EU for animal welfare

The EU average stands at just 52%, while other countries in the 28-member bloc, like Germany and the Netherlands have just 10% of their total eggs coming from furnished cages

29 Oct, 2019 @ 13:14

Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Brexit stalled again as EU approves extension until January 2020

The extension means the UK will no longer leave on Boris Johnson's 'do or die' Brexit deadline of October 31.

28 Oct, 2019 @ 15:46

Lead·National News

NEVER GONNA GIVE EU UP: Spain political group ‘wants UK back in EU’ even if Brexit happens on October 31

“We think Boris Johnson’s deal is a terrible deal and hope for a second referendum"

21 Oct, 2019 @ 11:07

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Thousands of British expats and Spaniards join forces for anti-Brexit protest on Spain-Gibraltar border

“Brexit, it affects Spanish people as much as British people, I just think it's really sad”

19 Oct, 2019 @ 23:22

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

With 16 days until Brexit these are the events Brits on Spain’s Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca and in Madrid need in their diaries

AS the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to drum up support for his Brexit deal this week, organisations in Spain have prepared a number of events for British expats. The UK

15 Oct, 2019 @ 13:51

Lead

Brexit Awareness Event For British And Eu Citizens To Be Held In Spain

Driving, residency, passports… everything British expats in Spain need to know to prepare for Brexit

“Most important for Brits living in Spain are the standard things like getting the residencia and driving license.”

12 Oct, 2019 @ 10:00

Lead·National News

‘Tourism decline, six-hour border queues and ambulances stuck in traffic’ – the predictions in Gibraltar Government’s Brexit guide OUT TODAY

he daily movement of people and goods across the Frontier would be ‘abnormally disruptive’

11 Oct, 2019 @ 14:59

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

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Irregular migration to Spanish coasts falls by 39% after EU and Spain grant €170m to Moroccan authorities

IRREGULAR migration to Spanish coasts has fallen by 39% after the EU and Spain granted €170m to Moroccan authorities in a bid to boost that country’s security forces. Spain’s prime minister Pedro

7 Oct, 2019 @ 16:37

Costa Blanca·Lead

‘DON’T PANIC’: Gibraltar Government opens Brexit Information Office in bid to calm Rock ahead of October 31 departure from EU

"Things will be very different, there are solutions, but the solutions will involve processes and procedures, which are more complicated"

2 Oct, 2019 @ 10:23

Gibraltar·Lead

Brits living in Spain will LOSE their rights if UK fails to give Spanish citizens better protection says Spain’s government

The future of the 365,967 Brits living in Spain will now depend on how the 180,000 Spaniards living in the UK are treated by the British government.

23 Sep, 2019 @ 12:57

Lead·Politics

Healthcare for Brits in the EU to be covered for six months in no-deal Brexit

The government has pledged £150m to cover healthcare costs of the 180,000 British nationals living in the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The Department of Health and Social Care announced

23 Sep, 2019 @ 11:55

Health·Lead

Marbella warns that EU countries will be ‘much more demanding’ on the UK and expats post-Brexit as special talks announced for British residents

MARBELLA is set to hold a series of Brexit talks for British residents after the planned departure date of October 31. The talks will be held by a range of English-speaking experts

20 Sep, 2019 @ 11:30

Lead·Malaga·Politics

To leave or remain, British expats in Spain have their say on Brexit as B-Day looms

In our exclusive poll of over 2,100 readers, we discovered that an eye-catching 27% still want Britain to leave the union, despite having a potentially detrimental effect on their healthcare, pensions and

14 Sep, 2019 @ 09:00

Lead

‘UNITY AND STRENGTH’: With Brexit and Vox on horizon, SDGG’s Richard Buttigieg says Rock stands ‘together’ on Gibraltar National Day

“These are the very traits that our forefathers had to rely on to overcome what were extremely difficult years during the frontier closure of 1969”

5 Sep, 2019 @ 08:02

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Retired British expats in Spain could suffer freeze in pensions under no-deal Brexit

“We will be fully ready for Brexit, and are leaving in a way that protects the interests of citizens here and in EU member states”

4 Sep, 2019 @ 09:37

Lead·Politics

REVEALED: How the EU helped ensure Spain’s ‘TERRIBLE’ drivers are no longer Europe’s worst

Regina Lankenau zooms in on how the EU helped ensure Spain’s ‘terrible drivers’ are no longer Europe’s worst

1 Sep, 2019 @ 09:01

Lead·Travel News

TROUBLE BREWING: Spain’s beer producers warn of ‘big impact’ of no-deal Brexit on Spanish drinks sector

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised a ‘do or die’ Brexit if no deal can be agreed with the EU before the October 31 deadline

15 Aug, 2019 @ 12:58

Food & Drink·Lead·National News·Politics

Gibraltar warns citizens to ‘inform themselves’ ahead of no-deal Brexit but says: “We are better off than UK”

“We voted to remain in the European Union and this is still the preferred position of the Government"

12 Aug, 2019 @ 16:41

Gibraltar·Lead·London·Politics

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