I like many people was shocked when a display by the Red Arrows over Minorca was cancelled this week over a row over Gibraltar. I am also quite amazed at the nightmare scenario some British citizens in Spain have been forced to live through over the exchange of their British driving licences. Spain has dug in its over the 180 days ruling (Britain citizens can only spend half a year in Spain if they are non-residents). Even though this is European Union ruling I am sure that Spain could have taken some action to ease the pain. If a British citizen wants to buy a home here in some cases they have to ask the military for permission. The list goes on. It is all Brexit related but Spain does not appear to be bending over backwards to help British residents unlike countries like Portugal. In fact, I was asked recently by a German resident of the island why the Brits were leaving Mallorca and moving to Portugal.
Are Spain and Britain still good amigos?
From Red Arrows to driving licences
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Andy Walker is correct, mutual toleration is a better description. I didn't know military permission was still around. True we had to ask when we bought our finca in 1975 but that was the Generalissimo and he very kindly said yes. My english father-in-law wrote him a letter back in the 60's and got a personal signed reply. Try getting one of those from Sanchez or Sunak.
They never were.