Etiqueta 'Brexit'
Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría calming regional nerves over Brexit.

Brexit

Spain's regions voice Brexit concerns

The Balearic delegation and its counterparts from the Canaries and Valencia raised the possible impact on tourism.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter06/12/2017 00:00

Brexit, Brexit, Brexit ...

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Post-Brexit rights for expatriates are of paramount importance

Conservative MP Sir Roger Gale tells the Bulletin that he is deeply concerned about what Brexit is really going to mean for expatriates currently living in the EU.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter13/08/2017 00:00

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UK says EU offers restricted post-Brexit residency rights to Britons

"Their offer only guarantees residence rights in the member state in which a British national was resident at the point of our exit from the EU."

Reuters09/08/2017 00:00

Ambassador Simon Manley, in an open letter to UK citizens in Spain, says that negotiations on citizens' rights are progressing well.

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British ambassador on Brexit citizens' rights issues

"We have taken a big step forward. There is a much clearer understanding on the detail of the positions on both sides and significant convergence on the key issues that really matter to citizens."

Simon Manley25/07/2017 00:00

Palma Tourism

Tourism

Spain is the UK’s favourite destination despite Brexit uncertainty

Simon Manley, the British ambassador to Spain, acknowledged yesterday that Brexit has created uncertainty among expatriate residents.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter07/07/2017 00:00

Comment

What a mess!

The Brexit mess appears to get messier everyday and there are deep divisions in both Labour and the Conservatives which threaten to put the whole process in turmoil.

Jason Moore01/07/2017 00:00

Letters to the editor

Letters to the Editor

Brexit is turning out to be a disaster and unless a lifeboat can be found and quickly to salvage what is left I fear that all the hopes of a stronger more independent UK trading with the EU and the rest of the world voted for last year will disappear into the fog of dissension.

28/06/2017 00:00

British Prime Minister Theresa May

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"Fair" or "vague"? EU sizes up May's Brexit rights offer

Theresa May said her offer to fellow EU leaders to guarantee the rights of their compatriots living in Britain after Brexit was "very fair and very serious" but her peers sounded sceptical, with Belgium's leader calling it "particularly vague".

23/06/2017 00:00

Simon Calder in Palma last week.

Tourism

Brexit could mean more red tape for tourists

Travel writer Simon Calder: "Britons may find themselves having to fill in a host of questions when booking a simple flight."

Humphrey Carter06/05/2017 00:00

Broadcaster IB3 covered Simon Manley's speech in Palma.

Media

Majorca television reports British ambassador speech

The television broadcaster IB3 was mainly concerned with any impact of Brexit on tourism.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter21/04/2017 00:00

The British ambassador, Simon Manley, was speaking at the Bulletin's breakfast this morning.

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Ambassador says citizens are top priority in Brexit negotiations

"Liberty, democracy, human rights," these are interests of the UK and of Europe. "And these values are as important as ever."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter21/04/2017 00:00

Spain's hoteliers want tourism to be a Brexit negotiations' priority.

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Tourism should be Brexit negotiations' priority for Spain

The president of the hoteliers doesn't want "political declarations" muddying the excellent and longstanding relations with the British people.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter05/04/2017 00:00

Comment

No deal: Gibraltar

"Did anyone really think that Britain would get the ultimate deal from EU"

Jason Moore04/04/2017 00:00

Brexit

Expatriate status is top priority for London

"One of the twelve key objectives as we exit the EU is to secure the status of UK nationals in the EU and the status of EU citizens in the UK."

Humphrey Carter21/03/2017 00:00

Iago Negueruela (right) and Llorenç Pou during one of their regular press briefings.

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Brexit will have little impact on the Balearics in 2017

Brexit is a slow process and even when it becomes effective, there will still be tourism.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter14/03/2017 00:00

The deputy prime minister, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, who heads the Spanish government's Brexit commission.

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Spain starts to worry about Brexit

Spain is hoping that Brussels will take into account its important relationships with the United Kingdom when it comes to Brexit negotiations.

Humphrey Carter10/03/2017 00:00

Might British tourists, such as these who came with Jet2 in February last year, have to pay for their travel?

Brexit

Britons may have to pay for European travel after Brexit

"It is important that as we negotiate with our EU friends, that we can get the best possible deal."

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter26/02/2017 00:00

Sue Wilson with Stephen Dorrell, chair of European Movement.

Brexit

"British residents still way down the agenda"

"The simple aim of the body is to protect the rights of Britons who live in Spain and also to try and block Brexit."

Humphrey Carter26/01/2017 00:00

There has been significant British and German investment in Balearic hotels and real estate.

Finance

UK investors choose the Balearics to avoid Brexit effect

Figures from the office of the national secretary of state for commerce show that British investment was 229 million euros to the end of September.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter22/12/2016 00:00