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Spain's pension time bomb keeps on ticking: Number of retirees grew by 35% in 2024 thanks to the 'baby boomer' generation

BREXIT: More help promised for Brits applying for residency in Spain

THE UK Government is extending Spanish residencia support for potentially at-risk groups including pensioners, disabled people and those with language difficulties. Those Brits who need

7 Apr, 2021 @ 13:45

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News

Pensioners forced to return home from Spain due to Brexit slam UK govt after Covid test blunder

A BRITISH couple arriving back from Spain has criticised the UK’s testing system for returning citizens as being ‘not fit for purpose’ after its recommended

5 Apr, 2021 @ 20:00

Brexit·Lead

REVEALED: The contrasts between UK and Spanish rules for foreign travel and who has the final say

AMIDST dozens of Brits being flown back to the UK and others being refused journeys by UK airline staff, the Olive Press can report on

5 Apr, 2021 @ 16:30

Brexit·Coronavirus·Lead·Must Read·National News

EXCLUSIVE: Another Brit denied flight speaks of anguish at not seeing sons at Easter due to ‘rude and abrupt’ Ryanair staff

ANOTHER travelling Brit refused travel by Ryanair at Manchester Airport today has told the Olive Press of his anguish. With all the appropriate documentation, John

5 Apr, 2021 @ 15:30

Coronavirus·Lead·National News·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: Brits turned away at UK boarding gate by staff “acting on behalf of Spain”

BRITS travelling from one UK airport are now being subject to “arbitrary rules made up on behalf of another country”, according to one Olive Press

5 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Brexit·Costa Blanca·Lead·National News·Travel News

EXCLUSIVE: Brit involved in “living nightmare” of mass deportation from Spain’s Alicante Airport speaks out

THE BRITISH expat told by Ryanair that he fulfilled “legitimate requirements” to enter Spain but was put on a plane back to the UK has

1 Apr, 2021 @ 16:55

Brexit·Lead·National News

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“No plans to deport British citizens”: Authorities in Spain urge calm over 90-day rule

SPANISH authorities have said they will take “a pragmatic approach” to those who overstay 90-day rule. Thanks to Brexit, March 31 marks an important deadline

31 Mar, 2021 @ 12:57

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News·Other News

Emergency Procedure For Ryanair Bristol Flight Landing At Spain S Alicante Elche Airport

‘Fury’ at Spain’s Alicante Airport as 40 Brits deported back to UK after flight from Manchester

DOZENS of Brits arriving at Alicante-Elche airport yesterday were refused entry to Spain and sent back to Manchester on the SAME PLANE. Border guards had

30 Mar, 2021 @ 14:31

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News·Travel News

TAXING TIMES: Post-Brexit taxes for British resident and non resident property owners in Andalucia

After the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, the right of free movement is not the only thing to have changed for Brits who

27 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Adam Neale: Property Insider·Columnists

Nest boutique Nadine Walker Brexit business

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 Spain

27 Mar, 2021 @ 11:15

Brexit·Lead·Madrid·Opinion

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 need

26 Mar, 2021 @ 12:38

Brexit·Lead·Must Read·National News

BREXIT: “No-one knows the real implications if Brits overstay 90-day rule in Spain”

ANY Brits in Spain who have been here since before the end of last year and who have not registered as residents – or are

25 Mar, 2021 @ 14:00

Alicante·Brexit·Costa Blanca·Lead·Opinion·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain holiday homeowners slam ‘disastrous’ 90 day Brexit rule as March 31 approaches

AFTER spending almost every summer in Spain for fifty years Sue Baines and husband Dave Cronin couldn’t wait to buy their very own apartment on

22 Mar, 2021 @ 17:02

Brexit·Lead

23 Of The Elderly In Andalucia Are At Risk Of Poverty Compared To 6 3 In The Basque Country

Thousands of British expats in Spain remain “exposed and unprotected” since Brexit

Thousands of British expats who were oblivious to rule changes in the new year have been left exposed and unprotected in the new age of

19 Mar, 2021 @ 11:15

Brexit·Costa Blanca·Lead·Must Read·National News

British expats in Spain and across Europe welcome UK move to scrap 15-year voting rule

THE 15-year cut-off date that prevents an estimated one million overseas Brits from voting in UK parliamentary election is about to be scrapped, writes Sue Wilson of

18 Mar, 2021 @ 14:00

Lead·Opinion·Other News

Life of British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca comes under focus in meetings with local mayors

POST-BREXIT life for UK residents on the Costa Blanca is being discussed in a series of meetings between mayors and the Alicante Provincial Council. The

12 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca

FOCUS: How a British woman in Spain who lacked the confidence to talk about politics became a leading campaigner

LIKE many Brits, Sue Wilson moved to Spain with the expectation of a quiet retirement in the sun. But when the Brexit referendum produced a

6 Mar, 2021 @ 09:15

Lead·Other News·Valencia

DEAR JENNIFER:- Why do I need to get insurance and funeral plans urgently sorted now?

I personally am feeling very upset about Brexit as no lorries seem to be getting here and English supermarkets are getting emptier and emptier. Let

27 Feb, 2021 @ 19:15

Business & Finance·Columnists·Costa Blanca·Sponsored·Sponsored Columnist·Valencian Community

Thousands of Brits signed up to the padron on Spain’s Costa del Sol in 2020

MORE than 2,000 Brits along the Costa del Sol signed up to the padron in 2020, figures have revealed. In expat hotspots like Mijas, more

22 Feb, 2021 @ 12:31

Lead·Malaga·Politics

EXCL: British expat couple were forced to sleep three days at airport in Spain after airline refused green residency cards

A PAIR of British pensioners are demanding compensation after being refused a flight to Spain despite having their green residency cards. Roger and Linda Wilson,

16 Feb, 2021 @ 11:57

Lead·National News·Travel News

MUST READ: Everything Brits living in Spain need to know regarding Brexit, from travel to health, pensions and more

THE UK Government has released a new information campaign for British expats living in Spain. The document details all the latest information regarding travel, healthcare,

9 Feb, 2021 @ 17:50

Lead·National News

EXCL: British wife of chronically-ill husband cannot return to Spain ‘unless he is close to dying’

A BRITISH expat stranded in the UK has been told she can only return to her chronically ill husband ‘if he is on his deathbed.’

16 Jan, 2021 @ 09:55

Granada·Lead

Expats still have time to apply for residencia in Spain and help is available

BRITISH expats can still apply for residencia to protect their rights while living in Spain, despite the UK leaving the EU. The December 31 deadline

13 Jan, 2021 @ 13:32

Lead·National News

Business is “BIG” on Spain’s Costa Blanca after radio station reports surge in advertisers

COSTA BLANCA business is booming, according to a radio station that has just added another broadcast to its services after a surge in clients. Despite

5 Jan, 2021 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca

HAPPY NEW YEAR? The only way is up for Brits in Spain in 2021 after lows of coronavirus and Brexit

WITH coronavirus and its associated lockdowns taking their toll worldwide, 2020 is a year that many people want to forget – and who could blame

1 Jan, 2021 @ 21:09

Lead·National News

MUST READ: EVERYTHING British expats or Brits with homes in Spain need to know as Brexit transition period ends on January 1

It comes as several rights and processes are due to change as the UK officialy leaves the European Union in just three days' time

29 Dec, 2020 @ 18:10

Lead·National News

Brexit - Page 7

BREXIT: More help promised for Brits applying for residency in Spain

Pensioners forced to return home from Spain due to Brexit slam UK govt after Covid test blunder

REVEALED: The contrasts between UK and Spanish rules for foreign travel and who has the final say

EXCLUSIVE: Another Brit denied flight speaks of anguish at not seeing sons at Easter due to ‘rude and abrupt’ Ryanair staff

EXCLUSIVE: Brits turned away at UK boarding gate by staff “acting on behalf of Spain”

EXCLUSIVE: Brit involved in “living nightmare” of mass deportation from Spain’s Alicante Airport speaks out

“No plans to deport British citizens”: Authorities in Spain urge calm over 90-day rule

‘Fury’ at Spain’s Alicante Airport as 40 Brits deported back to UK after flight from Manchester

TAXING TIMES: Post-Brexit taxes for British resident and non resident property owners in Andalucia

OPINION:“Brexit has brought complications and uncertainty to my business in Spain”

EXCLUSIVE: Spain-UK bilateral agreement pending over post-Brexit driving licence exchange

BREXIT: “No-one knows the real implications if Brits overstay 90-day rule in Spain”

Spain holiday homeowners slam ‘disastrous’ 90 day Brexit rule as March 31 approaches

Thousands of British expats in Spain remain “exposed and unprotected” since Brexit

British expats in Spain and across Europe welcome UK move to scrap 15-year voting rule

Life of British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca comes under focus in meetings with local mayors

FOCUS: How a British woman in Spain who lacked the confidence to talk about politics became a leading campaigner

DEAR JENNIFER:- Why do I need to get insurance and funeral plans urgently sorted now?

Thousands of Brits signed up to the padron on Spain’s Costa del Sol in 2020

EXCL: British expat couple were forced to sleep three days at airport in Spain after airline refused green residency cards

MUST READ: Everything Brits living in Spain need to know regarding Brexit, from travel to health, pensions and more

EXCL: British wife of chronically-ill husband cannot return to Spain ‘unless he is close to dying’

Expats still have time to apply for residencia in Spain and help is available

Business is “BIG” on Spain’s Costa Blanca after radio station reports surge in advertisers

HAPPY NEW YEAR? The only way is up for Brits in Spain in 2021 after lows of coronavirus and Brexit

MUST READ: EVERYTHING British expats or Brits with homes in Spain need to know as Brexit transition period ends on January 1

Owl inclusive! American owls sneak onto luxury cruise to Spain

Spain hits Airbnb with massive €64m fine as portal still flouts housing laws

WATCH: Storm Emilia latest: Journey aborted as ‘ferry from hell’ is tossed around like a toy during Strait of Gibraltar crossing

Good news as Spain’s inflation rate cools in November – despite food prices rising in run up to Christmas

Police bust narco-gang that used helicopters to smuggle drugs into Spain from Morocco