It is a beautiful and typically hot May afternoon in Andalucía. I could not avoid taking out my laptop and sitting in a cool area of my patio to draft a short blog.
Here at the Citizens Advice Bureau Spain, we do many things. Besides the obviou
It is unlikely that tourists visiting Spain will be familiar with all the laws relating to driving on Spanish roads. Those of us who reside here are expected to be aware of these laws. Most having taking a practical and theory tests back home ma
Last year there was a lot of fuss about hospitals on the Costa’s asking for private insurance from patients instead of the EHIC.
I would like to make my position clear. If you have paid your travel costs including medical insurance and th
Read in a communication from the European commission regarding EU guidelines for the application of State aid rules in relation to the rapid deployment of broadband networks. The importance of broadband deployment as part of the EU´s growth str
I bet you haven’t heard about this, the EU directive on cross border healthcare.
This is a little known directive that gives all EU nationals the right to obtain healthcare services in any EU state, as long as they are entitled to the s
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The European Capitals of Culture initiative was launched in 1985 and over 40 cities have been designated since then. The current programme will end in 2019 and as the E.C. feels that it has definitely served its p
Major Dutch newspaper reports about an updated list of countries with regards to their freedom of press, investigated and published by Freedom House, an independent organisation in the U.S.
Media concerns in Spain are victim of the econom
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On this blog I will regularly publish flashes from newly approved European Laws, Directives, Rulings etc. whenever I read something newsworthy for all members in the notifications I receive on a daily basis.
But also much li
As an expatriate living in Spain; do you find that the Spanish bureaucratic system can be disconcerting? Have you discovered that the simplest of transactions are difficult to conclude? Find yourself searching for answers to problems only to dis
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