Over a third of a BILLION euros lost in business between UK and Spain during Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade...
SINCE the first of 2019, the value of Spanish exports to the UK has dropped £200 million, according to the UK Food & Drink...
British Embassy in Spain requests yet another extension as driving licence deadline of April 30 looms
THE British Embassy in Madrid has requested yet another extension to the deadline on the validity of British driving licences for expats in Spain...
EXPLAINER: What you need to do in post-Brexit era to vote in May’s municipal elections in Spain
IT'S a busy election year in Spain next year with the general election, a large number of regional elections, and May's local council votes.
Non-Spanish...
EXCLUSIVE: British expats in Spain warned over ‘fraudulent’ residency applications amid police probe
A GROUP of British expats have been questioned by police after their padron certificates proving they lived in Spain appear to have been doctored.
At...
Spain joins EU-funded taskforce to tackle fraud and help protect €800 billion Covid-relief fund
OPERATION SENTINEL was launched this week, October 15, by Europol in a bid to combat an anticipated wave of fraud as almost 807 billion...
Passport control mayhem with drunk British tourist attacking police at Costa Blanca airport in Spain
A British man has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport after attacking three Policia Nacional officers at passport control.
The tourist flew in last weekend and...
OPINION:“Brexit has brought complications and uncertainty to my business in Spain”
The end of March marks three months since the transition period ended and Brexit rules kicked in. The Olive Press spoke to people around...
BREXIT: Spain extends validity of UK driving licences until October 31
SPAIN has extended the deadline requiring British drivers living in Spain to have a Spanish licence from June 30 to October 31.
The last minute...
No post-Brexit ‘rush’ for British expats to become Spanish citizens
BREXIT fears and consequences did not prompt a rush of British expats to become Spanish citizens in 2020.
The latest figures from the National Statistics...
Legal blow for Brexiteer ‘bad boy’ Arron Banks who used Rock businesses to fund Leave campaign
THE multimillionaire Brexit backer Arron Banks has lost his libel action against freelance journalist Carole Cadwalladr, in what has been hailed as a significant...
BREXIT: Spanish imports from UK plummet during first two months of the year
BREXIT has seen Spanish imports from the UK slashed during the first two months of 2021 with food products hardest hit.
Spain’s imports of products...
BACK TO SCHOOL: Brits in Spain urged to remember that children also need to register as residents
AS we move into September, families have been making sure that their children are prepared for the school year ahead.
But one important issue is...
Concerns raised after Spain tightens checks on Brit travellers crossing border from Gibraltar
GIBRALTAR’S government has raised concerns over reports that Spanish police were refusing entry to British tourists at the border unless they could provide ‘valid...
WHAT WE KNOW: Could Carta de Invitacion apply to Brits visiting friends and family in Spain?
NEWS has been circulating over the past two days of Spain's Carta de Invitacion possibly applying to UK nationals wanting to visit family and...
Adventures in Brexitland: How a bid for Spanish nationality turned in a Kafka-esque nightmare
A bid for Spanish nationality leads to a Kafka-esque scenario involving inaccessible authorities and missing documents of an undefined nature, write Heather Galloway.
Police investigate Brits using fake documents to gain Spanish residency post-Brexit in Canary Islands
AT least four Brits are being investigated in the Canary Islands over applications to gain residency in Spain using forged ‘padron’ documents.
The foreigners’ office...
EXCLUSIVE: Spain-UK bilateral agreement pending over post-Brexit driving licence exchange
Spain and the UK are holding high level discussions to allow Brits to continue to exchange their driving licences for Spanish ones without the...
OFFICIAL: Roaming charges for holiday-makers to shoot up this summer due to Brexit deal
BORIS JOHNSON’S rushed Brexit deal announced on Christmas Eve, now means many thousands of travellers will have higher phone bills when travelling in the...
From shelf stacker to Our Man in the Balearics: Meet the British consul awarded an MBE for his work...
WHEN Lloyd Milen was informed, just before Christmas, that he had been awarded an MBE for services to British nationals in Spain he couldn’t...
EXPLAINER: What are the rules for expat Brits regarding voting in elections in Spain?
A NEW ruling by the European Court of Justice issued has stirred up emotions among British residents in Europe as it states that an...
BREXIT: Brits unite in fight to extend 90-day allowance in Spain
BRITS living in homes in Spain between 3 and 6 months have launched a campaign asking the Spanish government to reconsider the post-Brexit rules.
Since...
BREXIT SURVEY: What are the issues that most affect Brits in Spain?
THE British Embassy in Madrid wants to understand more about the key issues affecting Brits living in Spain since the UK’s withdrawal from the...
‘Bittersweet’: Brits living abroad for over 15 years finally win right to vote in UK elections
CAMPAIGNERS were celebrating their victory after years of battling for the right of those who have lived abroad for more than 15years to maintain...
British residents in Spain rejected for driving licence exchange DESPITE meeting all requirements post-Brexit
DOZENS of British expats in Spain are being told they can’t exchange their driving licences and will have to take a Spanish test because...
Moving to Spain is starting to get easier again as COVID rates lower and new rules become clearer
IT was recently announced that Spain’s Covid transmission rates have taken it into the ‘low-risk’ category for the first time since July 2020.
The cases...
HORSEPOWER TO THE PEOPLE: Why the Olive Press has launched campaign to allow Brits in Spain back on the...
IT’S time to kick the mandarins into gear!
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