The Local Europe https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed EU, UK and Spain agree next step for Gibraltar's Brexit treaty Almost a decade after the Brexit referendum, the EU, UK and Spain have moved forward with a treaty to end Gibraltar's legal limbo. https://www.thelocal.com/20251219/eu-uk-and-spain-agree-next-step-for-gibraltars-brexit-treaty Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:58:50 +0100 eu-uk-and-spain-agree-next-step-for-gibraltars-brexit-treaty Spain proposes short-stay work visa exemption scheme with UK The Spanish government has proposed a mutual work visa exemption scheme with the United Kingdom in a bid to bypass post-Brexit bureaucracy and boost economic relations between the two countries. https://www.thelocal.com/20251212/spain-proposes-short-stay-work-visa-exemption-scheme-with-uk Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:49:50 +0100 spain-proposes-short-stay-work-visa-exemption-scheme-with-uk Gibraltar head fears influx of Brits moving there to avoid 90-day rule in Spain Gibraltar's Chief Minister Fabián Picardo has warned that The Rock's new post-Brexit status will make it "a very attractive place" for Britons wanting to skirt Schengen's 90-day rule, adding that an influx of residents could push property prices up. https://www.thelocal.com/20250912/gibraltar-head-fears-influx-of-brits-moving-to-the-rock-to-avoid-90-day-rule Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:49:11 +0200 gibraltar-head-fears-influx-of-brits-moving-to-the-rock-to-avoid-90-day-rule UK tabloids awash with fake headlines about 'tourist ban' in Spain British and Irish tabloid newspapers are again misleading their readers with bogus information about Spain, this time claiming the country is banning tourists. https://www.thelocal.com/20250128/uk-tabloids-awash-with-fake-headlines-about-tourist-ban-in-spain Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:04:47 +0100 uk-tabloids-awash-with-fake-headlines-about-tourist-ban-in-spain Why has Gibraltar still not reached a Brexit deal with Spain? With yet another round of Spain-UK negotiations set to begin more than eight years since the Brexit referendum, Gibraltar is still without a deal and a November deadline looms over any treaty. Why has it proven so hard to break the deadlock? https://www.thelocal.com/20240917/why-has-gibraltar-still-not-reached-a-brexit-deal-with-spain Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:38:15 +0200 why-has-gibraltar-still-not-reached-a-brexit-deal-with-spain Can Spain and the UK legally create a 'free movement scheme' for young people? With recent reports that Sánchez and Starmer have discussed potentially setting up a 'youth mobility scheme' between Spain and the UK, would such a deal between an EU and non-EU country be viable or does it contravene the bloc's rules? https://www.thelocal.com/20240730/can-spain-and-the-uk-legally-create-their-own-free-movement-scheme Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:10:19 +0200 can-spain-and-the-uk-legally-create-their-own-free-movement-scheme What Labour's UK election win means for Brits in Spain The UK's new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, was swept into Downing St. in a landslide victory overnight. How will a Labour government affect Brits in Spain? And what, if anything, will the former 'Remainer' do about Brexit while in office? https://www.thelocal.com/20240705/what-labours-uk-general-election-win-means-for-brits-in-spain Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:31:57 +0200 what-labours-uk-general-election-win-means-for-brits-in-spain FACT CHECK: Spain's '£97 daily rule' isn't new nor a worry for British tourists The British tabloids are at it again causing alarm over the so-called '£97 daily rule’ which Spain is apparently imposing on UK tourists, who in turn are threatening to ‘boycott’ the country. https://www.thelocal.com/20240415/fact-check-spains-97-daily-rule-isnt-new-nor-a-worry-for-british-tourists Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:28:27 +0200 fact-check-spains-97-daily-rule-isnt-new-nor-a-worry-for-british-tourists Gibraltar Brexit deal 'close' as Brits crossing into Spain use fake bookings As Spain and the UK come 'very close' to signing an agreement on the post-Brexit status of Gibraltar, a report claims that 90 percent of hotel bookings shown by UK nationals and other non-EU travellers at The Rock's border with Spain are fraudulent. https://www.thelocal.com/20231130/gibraltar-brexit-deal-close-amid-report-brits-crossing-into-spain-use-fake-bookings Thu, 30 Nov 2023 17:26:10 +0100 gibraltar-brexit-deal-close-amid-report-brits-crossing-into-spain-use-fake-bookings Has Spain's weather really caused fresh food shortages in UK supermarkets? UK supermarket rationing of fresh produce such as tomatoes and peppers has been largely blamed on bad weather in Spain. But are Spanish supermarkets suffering the same shortages or is there another reason for the UK's problems? https://www.thelocal.com/20230223/has-spains-weather-really-caused-fresh-food-shortages-in-uk-supermarkets Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:51:23 +0100 has-spains-weather-really-caused-fresh-food-shortages-in-uk-supermarkets