‘HUG A BRITON’
Launched last year in Tenerife ‘Hug a Briton’ was a campaign which was designed to encourage islanders to provide comfort and cheer, including the posting of photographs on social media, as a means of...
View ArticleWHAT’S NOT TO LIKE?
Although the current ‘party line’ in the UK appears to demand that the European Union be viewed with acute suspicion and blamed for everything that has got wrong in Europe and, in particular, the...
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SPAIN’S EU SECRETARY OF STATE CALLS FOR RECIPROCAL AGREEMENT ON HEALTHCARE
Whilst the UK Government is still to implement Article 50 and start any meaningful negotiations with the EU regarding its departure, hundreds of thousands of us continue to live in limbo and will carry...
View ArticleSTATEMENT FROM BRITISH AMBASSADOR ON TRIGGERING OF ARTICLE 50
“One of our top priorities for the negotiations is our citizens, and there will be no immediate changes to expat rights here in Spain in the interim” says British Ambassador to Spain Simon Manley...
View ArticleSPAIN GOVERNMENT SETS UP “ONE-STOP SHOP” FOR BREXIT ENQUIRIES
The Spanish Government has set up a “one-stop shop”, based at the Spanish Embassy in London to deal with enquiries from Spanish citizens in relation to the consequences that the United Kingdom’s...
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MINIMISING THE UNCERTAINTY OF BREXIT
Prime Minister Rajoy said that the government will defend Spanish interests in the process that has begun, now that the United Kingdom has officially announced its decision to leave the EU. He also...
View Article”BASIC” GOAL FOR BREXIT IS TO AVOID “HARMING PEOPLE”, SAYS RAJOY
During the regular government control session in the Lower House of Parliament, the President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, stressed that the European Union will negotiate the withdrawal by the...
View ArticleTHE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF BREXIT ON EXPATS
It is virtually impossible to ignore conversations and debates about Brexit at the moment, especially with the UK general election less than a month away. However, for expats, the concerns around what...
View ArticleRAJOY: “THERESA MAY TRIES HARD BUT NEEDS TO DO BETTER.”
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy broadly welcomed the British Government’s statement on ‘the rights of citizens’ made in Brussels by Theresa May on Thursday evening which he described as being ‘a priority...
View ArticleTHE BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO SPAIN ON BREXIT
Open Letter to UK Citizens Living in Spain, from HMA Simon Manley Given the success of the Spanish State Visit to the UK the week before last, which, among other things, highlighted the importance of...
View ArticleHOME SECRETARY: EU CITIZENS WILL BE ALLOWED TO LIVE AND WORK IN ENGLAND AFTER...
Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, has revealed that EU citizens will be allowed to live and work in the UK after Brexit on the condition that they are registered with the Home Office. Although the freedom of...
View ArticleHMA Simon Manley talks about the UK state pension
HMA Simon Manley talks about the UK state pension You would expect the pace of BREXIT negotiations to slow down during the summer holiday period and during the month of August they certainly will but...
View ArticleWhat’s to become of The Northern/Republic of Ireland border post Brexit? Asks...
At the end of March 2019, when the UK leaves the European Union, the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will be the only land border between Britain and the European Union....
View ArticleDavis says he has Healthcare agreement post Brexit
UK’s Chief Brexit negotiator, David Davis, says that he has reached an agreement with the EU that British and EU pensioners will retain their reciprocal rights to healthcare on Brexit. He says that the...
View ArticleSpain still number one for Brits looking for a place in the sun
According to UK property portal, Zoopla, Spain is still the most searched for foreign destination for Brits looking for a place in the sun in Europe. In the past six weeks the portal has seen an...
View ArticleBusiness leaders will welcome PM allowing time for ‘creative’ Brexit deal
Responding to the Prime Minister’s speech on Brexit in Florence today, Stephen Martin, Director General of the Institute of Directors, said: “Businesses will be pleased that a transition or...
View ArticleStatement by Michel Barnier following Theresa May’s speech in Florence
Brussels, 22 September 2017 In her speech in Florence, Prime Minister Theresa May has expressed a constructive spirit which is also the spirit of the European Union during this unique negotiation. The...
View ArticleScience and innovation cooperation with EU will not come without concessions
Commenting ahead of the Government’s Future Partnership Paper on science and innovation cooperation, Allie Renison, Head of EU and Trade Policy at the Institute of Directors, said: “We welcome the...
View ArticleCustoms arrangements after Brexit could cost UK traders £4bn
Introducing customs declarations after Brexit would affect up to 180,000 UK traders and could cost traders over £4 billion a year, according to a new study. Published by Institute for Government (IfG),...
View ArticleBrexit talks show progress, but clock is still ticking
Further flexibility needed from both sides, says business group – UK must guarantee rights of EU citizens, and EU must drop insistence ECJ be arbiter of withdrawal agreement Responding to the latest...
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