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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

Manchester United and Leeds star Lee Sharpe launches sports bar on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HE’S traveled the world as a professional footballer winning European trophies and Premier League titles. Now Manchester United and Leeds legend Lee Sharpe is to

17 Dec, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Sport

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss flies in to Madrid to boost ties with Spain and “support 400K British expats”

THE UK’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss arrived in Madrid for a two day trip designed to build “closer economic, tech and security ties” with Spain.

16 Dec, 2021 @ 10:00

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

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Spain scraps post-Brexit visa requirement for touring musicians from UK

SPAIN has announced the scrapping of post-Brexit visa requirements for UK artists on short-term tours. The change which was published in Spain’s Official State Bulletin

17 Nov, 2021 @ 12:03

Lead·National News·Travel News

Top ten reasons why you need a TIE card, as figures show over a third of Brits in Spain now have one

BIOMETRIC ID cards holding important information about residents, have now been issued to over a third of Brits living in Spain. In little over a

5 Nov, 2021 @ 12:45

Brexit·Lead·National News

Costa Blanca area leader lobbies Spanish ambassador to UK over 90-day stay rule for British visitors to the Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca area lobbies Spanish ambassador to UK over changing 90-day stay rule for holidaying Brits

SPAIN’S ambassador to the UK has met with Alicante Provincial Council president, Carlos Mazon, about changing the new 90-day stay rule that affects British people

2 Nov, 2021 @ 19:29

Costa Blanca·Lead

British Embassy warns expats against submitting fraudulent residency applications – even through third parties

THE BRITISH EMBASSY has taken to social media this week, warning Brits against submitting fraudulent residency applications – either directly or through a third party.

29 Oct, 2021 @ 08:00

Brexit·Lead·National News

SOBERING ISSUE: Shortage of whisky, gin, vodka and rum looms in Spain, according to industry bosses

THIS Christmas you may have to stick to the beer and wine. International transportation ‘issues’ could lead to a shortage of whisky, gin, vodka and

27 Oct, 2021 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

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

27 Oct, 2021 @ 15:45

Brexit·Business & Finance·Lead·Property·Travel News

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.

24 Oct, 2021 @ 13:15

Brexit·Lead·Opinion

REVEALED: UK has Covid rates SEVENTEEN times higher than Spain but travel restrictions remain

THE UNITED KINGDOM currently has Covid-19 infection rates SEVENTEEN times higher than Spain. Despite this, travel restrictions between the two countries imply that travelling from

23 Oct, 2021 @ 15:45

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Travel News

ANALYSIS: Are Brits really leaving Spain in droves because of Brexit?

BRITS are leaving Spain in droves according to reports in the British tabloid press this week, but is there any evidence that this is actually

22 Oct, 2021 @ 08:30

Brexit·Business & Finance·Lead·Must Read·National News

British home buyers on the Costa Blanca in Spain fall by 50% compared to before the pandemic

British home buyers on the Costa Blanca in Spain fall by 50% on pre-pandemic sales figures

BRITISH property buyers on the Costa Blanca have fallen by half compared to the pre-COVID pandemic era. Despite the drop-off, UK home purchasers are still

21 Oct, 2021 @ 12:18

Costa Blanca·Lead·Property

British Benevolent Fund extends help to expats on Costa del Sol amid twin challenges of Covid-19 and Brexit

A MADRID charity set up to help Brits in Spain who find themselves beset by financial difficulties has expanded to the Costa del Sol as

12 Oct, 2021 @ 11:30

Brexit·Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Gibraltar treaty talks could begin within days to determine post-Brexit relations after threat of no-deal scenario

AFTER a rocky start, negotiations over future relations between Gibraltar and the EU-bloc are set to begin within weeks. The negotiating mandate was approved by

5 Oct, 2021 @ 10:45

Brexit·Gibraltar·Lead·Politics

BREXIT: 150,000 Brits in Spain have applied for TIE residency card. And here’s why you should too

THE British Embassy in Madrid has revealed that 150,000 Britons living in Spain have been issued with TIE cards since it was introduced in July

3 Oct, 2021 @ 10:30

Brexit·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: “Time to get out of Dodge” – meet the Brexit refugees making a new life in Spain (part 2)

Continuing on from our recent feature on Brits that have left their homes in the UK to start new lives in sunnier climes here in

2 Oct, 2021 @ 08:00

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News

Europe Minister Wendy Morton and Spain’s Secretary of State for EU Juan González-Barba

INTERVIEW: UK’s Europe Minister flies into Madrid for talks with Spain over issues affecting British expats post-Brexit

In an interview at the British Embassy in Madrid, Europe Minister Wendy Morton told the Olive Press that “citizens’ rights remain really really important” to

1 Oct, 2021 @ 16:56

Brexit·Lead·Must Read

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Brexit refugees who fled Britain for a new life in Spain

BRITISH expats living in Spain watching events unfold in the UK in recent days may be forgiven for feeling a certain Schadenfreude as critics of

1 Oct, 2021 @ 08:00

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News

Spain keeps its amber status on UK COVID-19 travel lists

BREXIT: New rules means Spanish travellers to UK must show passport not ID card to enter from Oct 1

EUROPEAN travellers visiting the UK will no longer be allowed entry by showing an ID card and from October 1 must present a valid passport.

30 Sep, 2021 @ 19:39

Lead·Travel News

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 European

21 Sep, 2021 @ 17:00

Brexit·Lead

Frightened Couple Watching A Horror Movie

Scaremongering! Spanish Wealth Tax – your Pensions & Investments.

by Sam Kelly DipPFS, EFA, BA (Hons), Managing Partner, Chorus Financial. Without fail, every time there’s a new piece of legislation or an update that

20 Sep, 2021 @ 16:27

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

12 Sep, 2021 @ 12:45

Brexit·Education·Lead

OPINION: British demand for property in Spain appears indestructible

WHEN the 2016 referendum produced that famous shock result in favour of Brexit, the fear was that the longstanding love of British buyers for Spanish

11 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Lead

Over a third of a BILLION euros lost in business between UK and Spain during Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade slump

SINCE the first of 2019, the value of Spanish exports to the UK has dropped £200 million, according to the UK Food & Drink Exporters

3 Sep, 2021 @ 15:45

Brexit·Lead·National News

Property prices rose by 8.4% last year in Spain in biggest increase since 2007

Number of Brits buying property in Spain drops to historic low

THE number of Brits buying property in Spain has dropped to an historic low thanks to Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic. But Brits do still

31 Aug, 2021 @ 13:45

Brexit·Lead·Property

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

Manchester United and Leeds star Lee Sharpe launches sports bar on Spain’s Costa Blanca

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss flies in to Madrid to boost ties with Spain and “support 400K British expats”

Spain scraps post-Brexit visa requirement for touring musicians from UK

Top ten reasons why you need a TIE card, as figures show over a third of Brits in Spain now have one

Costa Blanca area lobbies Spanish ambassador to UK over changing 90-day stay rule for holidaying Brits

British Embassy warns expats against submitting fraudulent residency applications – even through third parties

SOBERING ISSUE: Shortage of whisky, gin, vodka and rum looms in Spain, according to industry bosses

Moving to Spain is starting to get easier again as COVID rates lower and new rules become clearer

Adventures in Brexitland: How a bid for Spanish nationality turned in a Kafka-esque nightmare

REVEALED: UK has Covid rates SEVENTEEN times higher than Spain but travel restrictions remain

ANALYSIS: Are Brits really leaving Spain in droves because of Brexit?

British home buyers on the Costa Blanca in Spain fall by 50% on pre-pandemic sales figures

British Benevolent Fund extends help to expats on Costa del Sol amid twin challenges of Covid-19 and Brexit

Gibraltar treaty talks could begin within days to determine post-Brexit relations after threat of no-deal scenario

BREXIT: 150,000 Brits in Spain have applied for TIE residency card. And here’s why you should too

EXCLUSIVE: “Time to get out of Dodge” – meet the Brexit refugees making a new life in Spain (part 2)

INTERVIEW: UK’s Europe Minister flies into Madrid for talks with Spain over issues affecting British expats post-Brexit

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Brexit refugees who fled Britain for a new life in Spain

BREXIT: New rules means Spanish travellers to UK must show passport not ID card to enter from Oct 1

BREXIT SURVEY: What are the issues that most affect Brits in Spain?

Scaremongering! Spanish Wealth Tax – your Pensions & Investments.

BACK TO SCHOOL: Brits in Spain urged to remember that children also need to register as residents

OPINION: British demand for property in Spain appears indestructible

Over a third of a BILLION euros lost in business between UK and Spain during Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade slump

Number of Brits buying property in Spain drops to historic low

Estepona expat’s knee hell as Spanish private hospital and insurer’s ‘greed and rudeness’ leave her thousands out of pocket – and still in chronic pain

Film star Susan Sarandon to receive special international honour at Spain’s Oscars

Marbella hospitality empire, La Sala, celebrates its 15th birthday in style

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez hits back at Elon Musk after divisive US tech boss criticises plan to legalise 500,000 undocumented migrants

Walking sticks and wiretaps: Fake elderly gang linked to €200k theft spree across Spain