Tag: EU
Spain to reopen its borders with EU countries on June 21
PM Pedro Sánchez has announced Spain will reopen its international borders for EU citizens within the Schengen zone on June 21, over a week...
Temperatures checks for passengers arriving from within EU and UK
The government has confirmed flights from within the EU and from the UK will be allowed to arrive at Spanish airports from July 1...
Bid to save over 25,000 lives
SPEED limiting technology will form part of a package of safety measures for all vehicles sold in Europe from 2022 after new regulations were...
What a mess
BRITAIN’S Prime Minister Theresa May won the backing of her Cabinet for a draft European Union divorce deal on Wednesday at a meeting in...
EU steps into murky marshes
A MONTE Pego resident group has been summoned to Brussels after the European Union Petitions Committee agreed to investigate ongoing sewage leaks into the...
Costa included in huge EU water treatment fine
THE EUROPEAN Union Court of Justice condemned Spain to pay a multi-million euro fine on Wednesday for delaying the adaptation to European regulations of...
New EU rules benefit expat consumers
THE EUROPEAN Commission has advised that it is banning surcharges for consumer debit and credit card payments made online - and in shops -...
Brexit deadlock
THE EUROPEAN Union’s chief negotiator on Brexit, Michel Barnier admitted yesterday (Thursday) that talks are in deadlock over money but a lot of progress...
EU leaders support Madrid – extreme right and eurosceptics back Catalan...
While EU leaders in París (Macron), Germany (Merkel) and Holland have voiced their support towards Madrid over Sunday's ilegal independency vote in Cataluña, extreme...
Fight for Brexit rights
EXPAT pressure groups have backed the European Parliament’s rejection of Prime Minister Theresa May’s ‘deal’ for EU citizens living in Britain.
In Brussels, MEPs maintain...
Brexit triggered – ‘Now get us a good deal’ say expats
EXPATS have had their say after the UK government triggered Article 50 on Wednesday to start the process of leaving the European Union.
Now there...
Brexit date set
The British government has announced it will invoke article 50 triggering the Brexit process on Wednesday March 29. Theresa May thus fulfils her promise...
EU-UK brinkmanship with expats
FURTHER anxiety about expats' future in Europe has been heaped on this week by an EU report leaked to The Guardian into the legal...
Spanish banks ordered to pay back mortgage ‘floor clause’ amounts
THE EU Supreme Court has ordered banks must pay back all the amounts overcharged to mortgage payers who had a so-called 'floor clause' (minimum...
POPULAR NEWS
Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
