For anyone who is resident here , if you are using a pension/ financial adviser for your UK private pension, they must now have an office in Spain to be able to represent you. This is a new EU directive - another result of Brexit.

May help those of us who are not residents and find the 90 in 180 a pain.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...nfirm.html

from Canarias7:

The oldest tree in Europe is in the Canary Islands.

A study carried out by researchers from different institutions has identified a specimen of Canarian cedar (Juniperus cedrus), located in the Teide National Park, as the oldest tree in the European Union, since with the radiocarbon technique a dating of 1,481 years of age is obtained.
[color=#000000][size=small]The study has been carried out by researchers from

Noticias:

Morocco will receive 500 million euros from the European Union to curb immigration.

[color=#000000][font=asap-regular, Arial, sans-serif][size=small][color=#555555][font=asap-regular, Arial, sans-serif]The Government of Morocco will receive more Money than ever for the control of its borders. Brussels is preparing a package of more than 500 million euros that will be used to

Folks,

Grateful as always for advice.

I ordered some glasses from Luxreaders (Denmark). The first set were held at customs and then returned to Denmark. The second set have been sitting in customs for 14 days now! Any advice on why this might be? No one has contacted us for IGIC or anything...

Also I wanted to order a particular SUP board from Italy. They are willing to send it VAT exclusive. But how do we then get contacted to make payment for IGIC?

Many thanks in advance!
Bill

I have been corresponding with the EU regarding ETIAS.

The EU has informed me that before ETIAS becomes live there will be another barrier to entering the EU.

The EU entry & exit scheme (EES) is scheduled to start in October. It will register non-EU nationals each time they cross each border of participating European countries-EU member countries except Cyprus & Ireland plus Norway, Iceland, Switzerland & Liechtenstein.

The EES system will automate border control procedures & replace passport

Spain is planning to impose a tax of up to 100% on the value of properties bought by non-residents from countries outside the EU, such as the UK.

Announcing the move, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the "unprecedented" measure was necessary to meet the country's housing emergency.

"The West faces a decisive challenge: To not become a society divided into two classes, the rich landlords and poor tenants," he said.

Non-EU residents bought 27,000 properties in Spain in 2023, he told an

Airlines will be allowed to charge passengers for bringing trolley bags into the cabin under changes to EU passenger rights, after the European Council approved the controversial move on Thursday.

They have introduced new rules for hand luggage, allowing carriers to impose fees for larger cabin bags placed in overhead lockers. Only smaller personal items such as backpacks or handbags measuring up to 40x30x15cm will be accepted free of charge.

The Airline Association (ALA) has welcomed the