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WATCH: Spanish Embassy in UK reviews Marks & Spencer’s ‘controversial’ chorizo paella croquettes that sparked international backlash dubbed ‘croquetagate’

THE SPANISH Embassy in the UK has got involved in a now week-long debate about Marks & Spencer’s ‘controversial’ chorizo paella croquettes, which not only

1 Dec, 2023 @ 15:36

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‘What have you done?!’ British ambassador to Spain joins chorus of shock over Marks & Spencer’s Chorizo Paella Croquetas

IN THE long list of British crimes against Spanish cuisine, there is a new addition. Marks & Spencer is selling what it is billing as

26 Nov, 2023 @ 16:28

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UK students can now go to universities in Spain without taking extra entrance exams

UK students can now go to university in Spain without taking extra entrance exams

GOT A STORY? Email us at [email protected] A NEW agreement between Spain and the UK allowing students to access universities and other higher education institutions

2 Aug, 2023 @ 15:00

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UK embassy to hold Facebook Live event to help Spain residents with driving licence exchange

THE UK embassy in Spain will be holding a Facebook Live event so that people can ask questions about exchanging their driving licences for Spanish

25 Mar, 2023 @ 19:00

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'Spain WILL NOT be on UK 'Green' travel list before the end of July' says UK ambassador on a visit to Benidorm and the Costa Blanca

UK ambassador releases video explaining next steps for victims of driving licence debacle in Spain

THE UK ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, on Tuesday posted a video on social media that he said, he hopes, is his ‘last update for

14 Mar, 2023 @ 19:12

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Nightmare over: Spain finally approves driving licence deal with UK, meaning residents can legally get back on the roads

THE SPANISH Cabinet on Tuesday finally approved a deal between Spain and the United Kingdom covering driving licence exchange, as well as the exchange of

14 Mar, 2023 @ 15:52

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UK embassy in Spain posts driving licence update promising ‘final steps will be taken within the next few weeks’

THE UK’s ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott has provided a new update to the desperate holders of British driving licences who have been left unable

22 Feb, 2023 @ 18:31

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British embassy: driving licence agreement will be put before Spanish Cabinet ‘very soon’

THE BRITISH embassy in Spain has posted an update on driving licence negotiations, claiming that the agreement that will let UK licence holders legally get

8 Feb, 2023 @ 15:12

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UK embassy offers update on driving licence debacle, but still with no end in sight

THE UK Embassy in Spain released an update on Monday about the ongoing driving licence debacle, but it will provide little comfort for those residents

16 Jan, 2023 @ 15:24

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Embassy: UK licence holders will have to take ‘psychophysical aptitude test’ to exchange document for Spanish one

THE BRITISH embassy on Friday provided more information about how driving licence exchange will work once an agreement between Spain and the UK has finally

2 Dec, 2022 @ 18:25

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Defiant expat in Lanzarote collects second €500 traffic fine as driving licence debacle enters eighth month

DECEMBER 1 marks a full seven months since residents of Spain who hold a UK driving licence have been unable to legally take to the

1 Dec, 2022 @ 18:00

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‘Two outstanding issues’ on driving licences have been resolved, says UK ambassador to Spain

THE NEAR SEVEN-MONTH nightmare being suffered by residents of Spain who hold UK driving licences might nearly be over, according to the latest statement released

21 Nov, 2022 @ 12:16

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Gibraltar not the source of delay to driving licence negotiations, says British ambassador

THE BRITISH ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, has categorically ruled out that the delay to reaching a post-Brexit deal on driving licence exchange has anything

25 Oct, 2022 @ 15:37

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British embassy warns of possible scams targeting residents of Spain holding UK driving licences

THE BRITISH embassy in Spain has issued a warning that scammers may be trying to take advantage of the driving licence debacle, with “offers of

24 Oct, 2022 @ 15:00

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‘Two outstanding points’ remain on UK driving licence issue, says British ambassador

THE BRITISH ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, has posted a new update on driving licence negotiations saying that there are “two outstanding points we are

21 Oct, 2022 @ 17:54

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UK driving licence holders flock to Facebook page inviting ‘Invasion of the British embassy in Madrid’

Frustration among holders of British driving licences in Spain who have been left unable to take to the roads since May 1 appears to be

25 Sep, 2022 @ 16:59

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U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Anger over continued delays to UK-Spain driving licence agreement

THE British embassy in Spain has provided an update on the driving licence saga, with many angry that the announcement sounds like a broken record.

4 Aug, 2022 @ 14:30

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U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Main text for agreement set out in breakthrough for Brits driving in Spain

THE UK EMBASSY in Spain has announced the main text for an agreement to allow Brits resident in Spain to swap their licences for Spanish

22 Jul, 2022 @ 19:05

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U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Radio silence from Spanish authorities on UK driving licences

BRITISH Ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott has been refused to provide any details on Brits driving in Spain, with an agreement still eluding both sides.

9 Jul, 2022 @ 12:00

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U-TURN CAMPAIGN: Plea as petition for expat drivers in Spain nears 5,000 signatures

A PETITION demanding an answer from the British government over the right for expats to drive in Spain is nearly halfway there. Nearly 4,500 people

27 Jun, 2022 @ 19:00

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Back on the road? British Ambassador promises driving licence deal with Spain is ‘very close to being finalised’

BRITS could be back on the road by the end of July, according to the latest update from British Ambassador Hugh Elliott who insists a

20 Jun, 2022 @ 15:30

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‘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

9 Jun, 2022 @ 14:15

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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

3 Jun, 2022 @ 09:15

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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

2 Jun, 2022 @ 16:16

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CONGRATS! Four British expats named in Queen’s Birthday Honours list for community work in Spain

FOUR British expats in Spain have been awarded gongs in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for their work serving the British community in Spain.

1 Jun, 2022 @ 23:31

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Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca sends best wishes to Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee

BENIDORM has congratulated Queen Elizabeth II on her 70 years as British monarch ahead of this weekend’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. From Thursday, the Costa Blanca

1 Jun, 2022 @ 18:30

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