Little Britain - Pollensa and Alcudia
The largest foreign community in Pollensa is the British.
Viewpoint: No double-jab for expatriates yet
British expatriates planning a trip back to the UK are not yet covered by the new double-jab travel scheme.
Frank Talking
The 'Hairy Bikers' homesick blues
In my ruder moments when writing in the Bulletin, I have occasionally mocked the concept of the ‘permanent tourist’ - but, if that’s what browns your breasts - so be it!
Brexit
Senior MP backs call for Brexit dual nationality
Britons living in Spain will not have their lives “disrupted” after Brexit - even if there is no UK-EU deal, the Spanish foreign minister Alfonso Dastis has said.
Brexit
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.
EU referendum
This is the beginning of the break-up of the United Kingdom
"I think those who suffered the biggest shock was the leave group because they have no road map, no plan B. They don’t know what to do next."
EU referendum
Brexit: Balearic government issues message of reassurance to expatriates
The government stressed that there would be no immediate effect on British residents or visitors.
EU referendum
Brexit reactions in Majorca: Impact on expatriates
"In June 2018 all of the current agreements Britain has with the EU, be it Spain, France, wherever, will become null and void."
EU referendum
Looming EU referendum casts shadow for British retirees in Spain
"I think a lot of people will leave here and go back to England and they will just have to find places to put us in England."
EU referendum
More than 1,000 expatriates per day registering to vote in referendum
British Ambassador to Spain Simon Manley urges Britons living here to have their say in EU referendum.
EU referendum
Brexit: No guarantees from PM for expats
"If we vote to leave, however, we simply cannot guarantee that those benefits we enjoy as members of the EU will remain in place."
Society
A third of older British expats will be moving back to the UK
A high number of people hoping to retire abroad have been left feeling unfulfilled and will return to the UK.
EU referendum
Why you should vote in the European referendum
Time is moving on for Britons to have a say in the forthcoming referendum on Britain's EU membership, which will potentially affect everyone's lives in both the UK and overseas.
Society
Majorca's politicians want greater foreign resident integration
The Council of Majorca’s Cosme Bonet expressed his desire to see British expatriates integrate with the local community more and all parties around the table agreed.
EU referendum
High Court could overturn 15-year voting rule for expatriates
Sir Roger Gale, MP for North Thanet in Kent and once a Eurosceptic has spoken up specifically in defence of expatriates.
EU referendum
Europe Minister claims Britons may no longer be able to move to Spain
In a Daily Telegraph report today, Lidington was quoted as saying: “The rights of British citizens to go and live in Spain or France - those would all be up in the air. It is massive. It is massive what is at risk.”
EU referendum
Surge in expats applying to register to vote as EU referendum date is set
The average daily rate of online registrations by Britons abroad has quadrupled from an average of just over 600 per day before the announcement of the referendum date.
EU referendum
Cameron “cannot guarantee what will happen to expats"
“This is a very worrying situation for those who have chosen to work and retire overseas and for those planning to do so.”
EU referendum
Have your say
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Comment
Is the ‘expat’ life becoming redundant in the modern world?
What will the profile of British expatriates living here be like in the future?
Frank Leavers10/03/2022 12:50