U-TURN CAMPAIGN: British expat behind driving licence petition speaks out
THE OLIVE PRESS spoke to Stuart Hudd, the man who started the parliamentary petition to reverse Spain’s decision to end an extension period on negotiations
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 “automatic
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 decision
‘No news isn’t bad news’: Latest update from British Ambassador on driving licence exchange in Spain
THE British Ambassador in Madrid has insisted that negotiations ‘continue to progress well’ on a driving licence agreement with Spain although there was little more
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Councillor calls for longer extension period on UK driving licence swap as British Ambassador in Spain remains coy
AS the Olive Press continues to campaign for Brits to once again be allowed to swap their UK licence for a Spanish one and get
Absurd ordeal: The truth about taking a driving test in Spain
Olive Press reader Dorothy Ryle shares her experience of taking the Spanish driving test.
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: British fintech guru calls for Spaniards in the UK to have licences immediately revoked until driving fiasco fixed
A BRITISH fintech entrepreneur insists it is time to play hardball in negotiations with the Spanish government on driving licences. With Brits who have lived
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Woman forced to abandon home and move to campsite on Spain’s Costa Blanca because she can’t drive amid licence debacle
AS The Olive Press launches its campaign to allow Brits back on the road, our inbox is inundated with people whose lives are being torn
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Brits considering leaving Spain following driving licence saga
THE OLIVE PRESS is calling for a resolution to the ongoing saga of Brits who, since May 1, are no longer legally allowed to drive
U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Ambassador gives update on Brits driving in Spain
THE OLIVE PRESS is campaigning for a U-turn on rules which, since May 1, mean anyone with a British driving licence who has lived in
U-Turn Campaign: More support our fight to get Brit residents back on the roads in Spain
THE OLIVE PRESS’S campaign to allow Brits without a Spanish licence back on the road is gathering momentum. Scott Marshall, the Councilor of Tourism, Immigration,
HORSEPOWER TO THE PEOPLE: Why the Olive Press has launched campaign to allow Brits in Spain back on the road
IT’S time to kick the mandarins into gear!
Brits in Spain launch petition to call for driving licence recognition
A PETITION has been launched by British expats calling for the Spanish government to recognise British driving licences. British and Spanish authorities have been involved
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
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
EXPLAINER: Why Brits in Spain are being urged update residency document to TIE ‘without delay’
BRITISH residents in Spain are being urged to update their ID to a TIE ‘without delay’ as more and more of Spain’s administrative bodies fail
Negotiators are ‘within touching distance of historic treaty’ over Gibraltar’s post-Brexit future, insists Chief Minister Fabian Picardo
AFTER months of negotiations concerning the future of Gibraltar post-Brexit, an end is now in sight, according to Chief Minister Fabian Picardo. In an address to
Anger mounts over driving licence debacle for Brits in Spain post Brexit
HUNDREDS, possibly even thousands, of British expats have been left unable to drive legally in Spain after the failure to strike a bilateral deal.And they
UK govt urged to address problems at Gibraltar’s border with Spain ‘as a matter of urgency’Â
CHAIR of the European Scrutiny Committee in the UK House of Commons, Sir William Cash MP, has called for Gibraltar border problems to be investigated
Property developer claims Brexit has caused holiday home purchases to fall in Spain’s Murcia region
HOLIDAY home sales in the Murcia region have fallen from 72% of all real estate deals in 2015 to 47% last year, according to the
Problem, what problem?: UK’s Europe Minister James Cleverly ‘not aware’ of Gibraltar border issues
THE UK’S Europe Minister, James Cleverly, has insisted that recent issues with strict Schengen controls at the Gibraltar border are not a negotiating ploy by
Confusion as Brits fall foul of beefed up Spanish border rules crossing from Gibraltar
MORE testimonials given to the Olive Press suggest border guards in Spain are now imposing increasingly strict rules for entry – without publicly advertising to
‘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 the
Plea for more police at Spain’s passport control points after 3,000 passengers miss flights from Madrid
CALLS have been made for more Policia Nacional to be put on duty at Spanish airports to avoid massive queues this summer holiday season. President
Post-Brexit passport check regulations relaxed as Portugal aims to steal a tourism march on Spain
PORTUGAL is hoping to steal a march on Spain by scrapping post-Brexit security checks for Brits arriving at its airports. UK visitors to the country
Vote Macron, urges Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez ahead of French presidential election
SPAIN’S Prime Minister has urged French voters to back Emmanuel Macron in the presidential election on Sunday. Publishing an op-ed in Le Monde alongside the