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Leonor turns 18: What you need to know about Spain's crown …
Oct 30, 2023 · Your articles have given us invaluable information time and time again.”. - Marianne, Spain. Princess Leonor, heir to the Spanish crown, will swear loyalty to the constitution Tuesday on her 18th birthday, a milestone that will help turn the page on the scandal-tainted reign of her grandfather, Juan Carlos.
REMINDER: Everything Brits need to know about travel to Spain …
May 21, 2021 · Throughout June, travellers from the UK were able to enter Spain without the need to present a negative test or vaccination certificate. The new changes were first announced by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on June 28th, with an official state bulletin published the following day confirming some more details.. The tightened restrictions come in light of the now dominant Delta variant in the UK ...
EXPLAINED: What are the new rules for travel to Spain for all ...
Jun 8, 2021 · Spain has now started to accept the EU's Digital Covid Certificates and several EU/EEA countries have also been reclassified as high risk. All international travellers have to fill in a health control form on the Spain Travel Health website or app before flying to Spain.. Those entering from an EU or EEA country
Brexit: How Brits can properly plan their 90 out of 180 days in …
Sep 7, 2021 · Over a period of 180 days, you can spend four three-week holidays (22.5 days each) in Spain, and alternate it with three-week periods in the UK or outside the Schengen Area. You can also break the three months you have available into six-week periods. For example, if you arrive at the beginning of November in Spain, spend six weeks there till ...
EXPLAINED: The new alcohol rules for tourists in Spain's Balearic …
May 6, 2022 · The Balearic government say it is the first legislation in Europe to ban the sale and advertising of alcohol in specific tourist areas. Yet because the island's economy - much like the Spanish economy more broadly, of which tourism makes up a sizeable 13% chunk of GDP - is so dependent on tourists, and welcomes over 13 million of them every year, it will have to strike a balance between the ...
EXPLAINED: How strong is Spain's military? - The Local Spain
Dec 6, 2022 · According to the Global Firepower figures, Spain spends almost $12 billion a year on its military ($11,750,000,000 to be exact) a much lower annual spend than those countries with similar military might such as Israel ($17,800,000,000 a year) and Australia ($44,618,000,000). Unsurprisingly, these total spend rankings are dominated by the usual ...
What's the latest on Spain's January airport strikes? - The Local Spain
Jan 2, 2024 · MONDAY JANUARY 8TH UPDATE: Baggage 'chaos' at Spain's airports as unions threaten more strikes The final day of strike action by ground service staff begins on Monday, and though delays haven't been as bad as first feared, several airports around Spain have suffered 'baggage chaos' as flights left behind thousands of pieces of luggage.
Q&A: Everything you need to know about Spanish residency for …
Feb 11, 2021 · Spain is introducing a certain type of residence system called a “declaratory residence system” which means your rights under the Withdrawal Agreement come from you legally living in Spain before the end of the Transition Period.. They don’t come from holding the document, the residence document is evidence of those rights but is not what ...