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Leaving Spain? Whether To Derigister Is Not A Simple Yes Or No

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Sánchez Vows Sea Barrier And Faster Deportations After Ceuta Migrant Surge

Update: Spanish authorities report that of the roughly 50,000 to 60,000 people who crossed into Ceuta since Thursday, around 48,300 had already returned to Morocco by Friday evening. Officials describe most of these returns as voluntary, with ma

Spain’s Ministry Of Health Has Released Its First Dedicated Guide On The Health Risks Of Wildfires

Madrid, June 27, 2026 “Health Recommendations for Wildfire Situations 2026,” coordinated by the Sub-Directorate General for Environmental Health and Occupational Health. The move responds to a threat that is growing more severe as cl

Approval Of The Artists Statute

The Council of Ministers has approved the royal decree that regulates the special employment relationship of artists. The text, known as the Statute of the Artist, updates the regulations in force since 1985 and constitutes “the great labo

Spain Complies With The Single Permit Directive

We wanted to flag a piece of EU news with direct relevance for anyone considering relocating to Spain to live and work, particularly our British members, who since Brexit are treated as third-country nationals under EU immigration law, the same

Name And Shame Groups In Spain, Who Is Liable?

Name and Shame Groups in Spain, Who Is Actually Liable When a Post Is Defamatory Facebook groups and pages built around exposing or criticising named individuals, landlords, business owners, community figures, expats, have become common in Spain

Spain’s Migrant Regularisation Set To Close With 1.3 Million Applications

Spain’s regularization program for undocumented migrants was approved by royal decree in April 2026, with applications open from April 16 through June 30. It applies specifically to people who were already living in Spain before January 1,

Ten Years On From Brexit-referendum Anniversary

  TEN YEARS ON A BREXIT DECADE IN FULL Myra Cecilia Azzopardi — Citizens Advice Bureau Spain Qualified Paralegal    1. THE BEGINNING — BEFORE THE VOTE 2016 Long before anyone was talking about Brexit, I was already deeply embedded

Ees, Lanes And Family Members Of Eu Citizens: Separating Fact From Experience

It started with one post. A member, a non-EU national married to an EU citizen, but not resident and so without a residence card, asked a simple question: which lane are they actually entitled to use? To date, that question has drawn nearly 70 c

Passport Stamping In Spain: A Binding Eu Regulation, A Commission Recommendation, And Why The Difference Matters

Editor’s note (16 August 2026): This article originally stated that the passport stamping exemption under Article 11(3)(g) of the Schengen Borders Code covered both Directive 2004/38/EC residence card holders and UK nationals under the Withdra
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