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Blogs from the Citizens Advice Bureau Spain Team

Reporting Cases Of Illegal Practices By The Healthcare Facilities

Dear Members, I have been in touch with ‘Yo Si Sanidad Universal’, an association that is fighting to abolish abuses of the healthcare law. In order to do that, and also to expose the way that the civil servants do NOT do adhere to t

European Reglament On Statements Health Improving Properties Re Food Products

You might not be aware of this, but each and every statement on food products, claiming that a certain ingredient, in a certain dosage will have a positive effect on your health, needs to be approved by the European Commission. There is a separa

Recent Eu Publications

Three recent publications from the Europe Library, now added to the CAB Spain Library to peruse at your leisure. The first one, on SOLVIT success stories. Solvit assists EU citizens when national authorities do not act according to EU directions

Accidental Death Benefit Policies And Riding Motorcycle

This time a blog about a case brought to my attention by a dear friend, so very close to my heart. As the case has elements that I think could concern our members, and to support her in her fight for justice, I would like to draw your attention

Update On Healthcare For Residents With Permit Issued After April 2012. Meeting With Lawyers

We met with one of the CAB lawyers to talk about our claim with the INSS about people holding a valid residencia permit and being refused health care. He agreed that the language of the law is VERY obvious, so the more people that present compl

Eu Regulations On Succession Applicable From 2015d

CAB note* These regulations were drafted for citizens of all nationalities residing in the EU/EEA member states. Therefore no changes post Brexit for UK nationals. Those not interested in reading the full text, can scroll to articles 21 and 22.

Spanish Banks Owe Millions To Mortgage Holders

Published on: Dec 27, 2014 @ 15:57 Hundreds of thousands of homeowners who bought in the height of the last boom, are now finding that they have negative equity in their homes. Many are finding it impossible to meet the monthly mortgage payments

What Does The European Health Card (ehic) Cover?

The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC or TSE in Spanish – tarjeta sanitaria europea) is a personal and non-transferable document that certifies the holder’s entitlement to receive any necessary medically-related healthcare benefits du

Town Halls Are Looking At You When Searching For Ways To Increase Revenue

When you consider the population figures, ideas for raising taxes are infinite. Town halls are still looking for novel ideas to save on their budgets. One has to take into consideration that due to the crisis, lack of funds from building license

What You Need To Know Before Taking Out Private Medical Insurance

Here is a list of 15 important questions to ask when taking out private medical insurance.   Why so many questions?  Because you don’t want to have been paying for 10 years, have cancer and then they tell you that oral medicine is not co
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