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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

26 May, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·National News

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

25 May, 2022 @ 15:00

Brexit·Canary Islands·National News

Action demanded to stop passport control delays for UK travellers at Costa Blanca airport

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

24 May, 2022 @ 16:45

Alicante·Brexit·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

19 May, 2022 @ 10:30

Brexit·Lead·National News

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

17 May, 2022 @ 14:15

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

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

13 May, 2022 @ 18:45

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News

UK govt urged to address problems at Gibraltar’s border with Spain ‘as a matter of urgency’

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

13 May, 2022 @ 14:15

Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

Property prices in Spain will increase more than previously expected this year, says Bankinter in latest report

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

9 May, 2022 @ 17:20

Brexit·Lead·Murcia·Property

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

2 May, 2022 @ 13:45

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

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

29 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Gibraltar·Lead

‘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

28 Apr, 2022 @ 17:00

Brexit·Lead·National News

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

26 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Lead·National News·Travel News

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

25 Apr, 2022 @ 16:36

Lead·National News·Travel News

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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

22 Apr, 2022 @ 19:55

Lead·National News·Politics

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 insisting

14 Apr, 2022 @ 12:45

Brexit·Lead·National News

Victory for campaigners as Brits living abroad for 15 years set to win right to vote in UK elections

IT has been a long battle, but the British government is finally set to overturn a rule that denied the right to vote to Brits

31 Mar, 2022 @ 14:45

Brexit·Lead·National News

Where has my parcel gone? The quixotic experience of postal deliveries from the UK to Spain post-Brexit

Before Brexit, parcels used to flow seamlessly between the UK and Spain. However, now that the UK is a “third country”, outside the single EU

24 Mar, 2022 @ 11:30

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News

Retail Trade Reactivates In Phase Zero In Barcelona, Spain 11 May 2020

ANALYSIS: How the Ukraine war might affect international demand for property in Spain

Having barely recovered in 2021, international demand faces a challenging year in 2022, writes Mark Stücklin of Spanish Property Insight.

19 Mar, 2022 @ 18:30

Columnists·Lead·National News·Property

UPDATE: Spain extends post-Brexit UK driving licence validity until April 30th

SPANISH authorities have extended the period of validity of UK driving licences in Spain for another two months granting a request by the British Ambassador

23 Feb, 2022 @ 12:48

Brexit·Lead·National News

UPDATE: UK requests further extension to driving licence exchange for Brits in Spain post-Brexit

THE British Ambassador in Madrid confirmed that the UK has requested Spain to extend the post-Brexit driving licence exchange deadline yet again while negotiations for

18 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Brexit·Lead·National News

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Time running out as deadline approaches for driving licence exchange for Brits resident in Spain

AFTER February 28, British residents in Spain will no longer have an automatic legal right to drive using their British licence unless there is another

16 Feb, 2022 @ 17:15

Brexit·Lead·National News

Rock solid: What’s next for Gibraltar’s property market?

SUNSHINE, Schengen and sovereignty. These three words are key to the Gibraltar property market. Throw in ease of border crossings and a friendly tax regime,

1 Feb, 2022 @ 10:45

Gibraltar·Lead·Property

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

19 Jan, 2022 @ 16:35

Brexit·Lead

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Don’t look back: A year of ‘thank heavens we live in Spain and not the UK’

Jo Chipchase, a Brit living in Spain, looks back on 2021, a year marked by the continued pandemic and the fallout from Brexit.

31 Dec, 2021 @ 10:15

Lead·Must Read·National News·Opinion

BREXIT UPDATE: Driving licence validity for Brits in Spain extended until end of February

IN a last minute reprieve, Brits living in Spain have been given another two months to exchange their driving licences with a further extension until

29 Dec, 2021 @ 10:15

Brexit·Lead·National News

BREXIT: British ambassador in Spain requests ANOTHER extension for driving licence exchange

THE British ambassador in Madrid has requested another extension to the deadline on the validity of British driving licences for expats in Spain insisting that

22 Dec, 2021 @ 10:37

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News

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Brits in Spain launch petition to call for driving licence recognition

Police investigate Brits using fake documents to gain Spanish residency post-Brexit in Canary Islands

Passport control mayhem with drunk British tourist attacking police at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

EXPLAINER: Why Brits in Spain are being urged update residency document to TIE ‘without delay’

Negotiators are ‘within touching distance of historic treaty’ over Gibraltar’s post-Brexit future, insists Chief Minister Fabian Picardo

Anger mounts over driving licence debacle for Brits in Spain post Brexit

UK govt urged to address problems at Gibraltar’s border with Spain ‘as a matter of urgency’

Property developer claims Brexit has caused holiday home purchases to fall in Spain’s Murcia region

Problem, what problem?: UK’s Europe Minister James Cleverly ‘not aware’ of Gibraltar border issues

Confusion as Brits fall foul of beefed up Spanish border rules crossing from Gibraltar

‘Bittersweet’: Brits living abroad for over 15 years finally win right to vote in UK elections

Plea for more police at Spain’s passport control points after 3,000 passengers miss flights from Madrid

Post-Brexit passport check regulations relaxed as Portugal aims to steal a tourism march on Spain

Vote Macron, urges Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez ahead of French presidential election

British Embassy in Spain requests yet another extension as driving licence deadline of April 30 looms

Victory for campaigners as Brits living abroad for 15 years set to win right to vote in UK elections

Where has my parcel gone? The quixotic experience of postal deliveries from the UK to Spain post-Brexit

ANALYSIS: How the Ukraine war might affect international demand for property in Spain

UPDATE: Spain extends post-Brexit UK driving licence validity until April 30th

UPDATE: UK requests further extension to driving licence exchange for Brits in Spain post-Brexit

Time running out as deadline approaches for driving licence exchange for Brits resident in Spain

Rock solid: What’s next for Gibraltar’s property market?

No post-Brexit ‘rush’ for British expats to become Spanish citizens

Don’t look back: A year of ‘thank heavens we live in Spain and not the UK’

BREXIT UPDATE: Driving licence validity for Brits in Spain extended until end of February

BREXIT: British ambassador in Spain requests ANOTHER extension for driving licence exchange

FC Barcelona denies rumours that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is making €10b bid for club

Warning for drivers in Andalucia as police to step up drink-driving checks over the festive period – what you need to know

A tunnel between continents under the Strait of Gibraltar IS possible: Route, depth, cost and timeline – this is how it will work

Good news for Benidorm with improved €40m tram link officially in service linking key areas- plus more to come!

Milder winter ‘than normal’ predicted by weather forecasters in Spain