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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

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

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