"The law that P&O are allegedly relying on was introduced as a result of EU directives... He [Starmer] would have kept us unable to change it... He would have made it impossible to protect UK employees" (Johnson). / Ireland & Spain banned fire & rehire. Both are in the EU.

There are over 2.5m BRITISH people living in countries of the EU-27. Many of them were denied a vote in the EU referendum.

As the EU finally ratifies the Brexit trade deal, attention shifts to some major loose ends.

Unregistered British expatriates living in Spain are close to breaching the 90-day limit on their visa and must leave by March 31 or risk being fined as an illegal immigrant and possibly banned from returning.

Around 40% of the returning expats would be pensioners, placing fresh strains on the NHS and already-stretched social care services.

It’s tragic how little the British public was informed about the benefits of free movement, or of the variety of things they would stand to lose upon Britain’s departure from the EU.

he OBR pours cold water on hopes for a big boost from the Pacific trade deal. / Have you ever wondered how the UK, based firmly in the north Atlantic, managed to join the free trade area known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)? After all, as the name suggests, it is for countries around the Pacific.

New Government figures show a massive post-Brexit slump in UK exports to Germany, France, Italy and Spain – and reveal the UK failed to transition to key export markets such as the USA and China. The new International Trade Secretary, Kemi Badenoch, faces an uphill battle, warns ParcelHero.

Promises of a special trading relationship with America have also yet to materialise, the ONS figures show. / New Government figures show a massive post-Brexit slump in UK exports to Germany, France, Italy and Spain – and reveal the UK failed to transition to key export markets such as the USA and China.

Literature lovers in Spain are among those feeling the post-Brexit pinch, forced to pay more for books they love due to customs charges.

Following the recent Spanish elections, Andrew Canessa shines a light on the problematic nature of Gibraltar’s border with Spain, and the protracted efforts to resolve the issue.

Bremain in Spain is campaigning for the UK to remain in the European Union and to protect the rights of British migrants living in Spain.

Five years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, most Europeans say they would welcome them back.

Iceland's boss says a dearth of fruit and vegetables in stores is due to climate change, but a European country's minister suggests other factors are also at play - saying: "Brexit was not a great deal."

At the very time when government wants to be less dependent on food imports, it’s becoming impossible for some farmers to survive.

Gibraltar has been caught between a rock and a hard place since the UK quit the EU.

Lord Howard told Sky News that Theresa May would show the same "resolve" over Gibraltar as Margaret Thatcher had with "another Spanish speaking country" over the Falklands.

A British student is spending the festive season in Spain rather than with family – because Spanish red tape combined with Brexit means she cannot leave the country while her visa is processed.

Many in the arts will look at 2022 with trepidation. There are still many issues with the Brexit deal from 12 months ago.

In a new direct Brexit spinoff, authorities at the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar have confirmed that routine patients may henceforth be ferried for treatment to Spanish hospitals only if their ambulances are staffed by Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA) employees who live in Spain or by EU nationals, it was reported.

Some British expats are “deliberately” ignoring strict rules to leave Spain despite new laws meaning those who decide to live “under the radar” could face deportation or fines.

This small sector has been promised benefits that will not materialise.

Emmanuel Macron is urging the negotiators not to compromise while Angela Merkel is anxious that talks are not derailed.

Territory’s economy at risk unless UK reaches agreement with Madrid over ownership.

Cross-border data show 30% fall in capital entering UK since referendum. / Brexit uncertainty in the UK has boosted foreign investment into the EU’s other 27 countries in the three years since the referendum, according to a Financial Times analysis.

A study has suggested that the complicated process of securing a visa to live in Spain was putting Britons off.

BRITONS aiming to buy a country property in Spain have been warned that since Brexit they will need permission from the Spanish Ministry of Defence, which could add six months to their timescale and around €1000 (£830) to their costs.

A Brexit-voting couple in Spain have been widely mocked after complaining they can no longer get access to UK channels such as Gold due to Brexit.

Charities in several countries in Europe have been handed government funding to help vulnerable residents apply for post-Brexit residency.

Investigating police in Tenerife are investigating four Brits who are said to have presented fake "padron" certificates, which allow people to stay in Spain after Brexit.

Travel experts have noticed a decrease in the number of Brits in Spain since Brexit. This is due to more stringent immigration rules, as well as higher healthcare costs.

A British couple's retirement plans have fallen apart leaving them without a home of their own to live in thanks to post-Brexit visa rules.

Campaign group Bremain in Spain has accused some British expats of "burying their heads in the sand" despite the Withdrawal Agreement ushering a stricter policy on foreigners living in the EU.

Problems are mounting for thousands of Britons in Spain and the rest of Europe who chose not to apply for residency after Brexit.

Certain UK flights will be operated on aircraft leased from Spain, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania.

This is mainly due to changes to immigration rules, but other components like increase healthcare costs are contributing factors.

Brits now can only stay without a permit in most EU countries for 90 days out of every 180 days.

A group of British nationals living in Spain were denied re-entry to the country and forced to return on a flight back to the UK after a dispute over post-Brexit paperwork at the airport.

Thousands of undocumented British expats in Spain are heading back to the UK as they fear being fined or deported as a result of post-Brexit immigration rules in the southern European country.

British holidaymakers planning to escape to Spain for Christmas could struggle to get their favourite drinks at bars, restaurants and supermarkets due to alcohol shortages.

"We spent £20,000 on a conversion. Now we wonder if it was worth it," he said. / A British immigrant in Spain has complained the area he lives in is becoming a ghost town because of Brexit.

As the British pound continues its fall against the Euro many headlines have focused on holidaymakers getting less spending money - but for people in France and Spain with an income from the UK, the situation is a lot more serious.

Lack of information has left thousands of expats confused about status, study shows.

‘We expect non-residents to take steps to return to the UK as soon as they can,’ says British ambassador to Spain

British visitors to Gibraltar could face Schengen Area checks on touchdown, according to the minister conducting post-Brexit negotiations with the European Commission.

A British tourist was denied entry to Spain when she could not show a particular passport stamp that is now required post-Brexit.

Brits in Spain are asking ‘how is it fair that an 18-year-old British tourist can come over here and rent a car at an airport, but I cannot drive?’

Furious Brits were reportedly turned away from a Ryanair flight from Manchester and Spain as expats face confusion caused by Brexit and a Covid travel ban.

The UK's exit from the European Union is said to be making it tougher for elderly people looking to retire in the Spanish sunshine.

Since leaving the EU following the Brexit vote, the UK now comes under the ‘third country’ category and must comply with newly-introduced policies.

UK residents entering Spain may have to follow new entry requirements and prove that they can afford their stay.

BRITISH nationals living in Catalonia are stuck in a post-Brexit legal limbo with lengthy battles to secure the identity cards needed for them to remain.

“It’s scary stuff when you consider that British applicants might have sold up in the UK to buy their dream home here, shipped all their furniture and belongings over and their pets - what do they do?” a representative for British immigrants in Spain said.

When the Brexit transition period expired on 31 December 2020, British citizens lost their EU citizenship status. As a result, we became third-country nationals, with visits to Europe now limited to stays of 90 days in any 180-day period. That’s not just in one EU country, but all of them combined.

UK visitors to Spain who want to stay with friends or family may need to get a letter from the police due to post-Brexit red tape.

Companies in the ITV Anglia region say new customs controls are causing delays and could lead to problems with supply.

La embotelladora se traslada a los Países Bajos y la minera a España.

Megrim and spider crab will be rebranded in desperate attempt to boost domestic market.

Rise in home working has led to people swapping small city flats for Spanish villas during the pandemic. / Mr Dell also says many younger people are moving to Spain to seek residency in a European State and regaining the rights they enjoyed on the continent before Brexit.

"I don't think anyone expected the rug to be pulled from under them so quickly."

A Brexit deadline is looming that could see thousands of Britons who made EU countries their homes forced to return to the UK.

Anyone sending Christmas presents to loved ones should get moving – and be aware of the hoops they must jump through.

Recently announced visa rules in Spain mean emerging artists can no longer afford to play there. Now Then explains why.

Downing Street admits prime minister had warned Spain would exploit any bid to renegotiate withdrawal agreement.

Fourteen countries likely to take tough stance in future talks about fisheries if access to UK waters does not improve.

The Operational Headquarters (OHQ) for EU NAVFOR is in the final stages of its move from Northwood, UK to Rota, Spain and to Brest, France. The handover will take place on the 29th March 2019.

The Spanish MEP Esteban Gonzalez Pons has told the European Parliament that Spain will defend its own priorities post-Brexit including the ‘decolonisation of Gibraltar’. This comes as the European Parliament today voted to support Spain's right to veto any agreement between the EU and the UK over Gibraltar.

British and Spanish foreign ministers will meet in Brussels for another round of talks over the status of the disputed territory of Gibraltar following Britain’s exit from the European Union.

We defend EU citizenship rights to live, work and study: for UK nationals in Spain and Spanish nationals in the UK. / Defendemos los derechos de ciudadanía europea (para vivir, trabajar, estudiar etc.) de los británicos en España y los españoles en el Reino Unido.

UK nationals who have lived in Spain for more than six months will no longer be able to use their DVLA-issued licences.

Chance of May getting 30 June extension appear slim after notes of EU meeting emerge.

Spain and Britain are reportedly close to a deal on the status of Gibraltar, but those living there say the anxiety over their future is making it difficult to cope.

British overseas territory set to face disruption despite voting 95 per cent for Remain.

Source says Gibraltar would fall outside any Brexit transition deal unless UK agrees deal with Madrid over its future status

Gibraltar is in talks with Scotland about a plan to keep parts of the UK in the EU, BBC Newsnight has learned.

EU guidelines make clear bloc will not overrule Spain in any trade or sovereignty dispute involving British overseas territory

'...it is a good time to take stock of the Gibraltar strand of Brexit and how that intertwines with the Brexit saga and, ultimately, to the extent that it does represent a certain kind of completion, a good time to take stock of Brexit itself.'

Negotiations over Gibraltar’s post-Brexit border arrangements could risk the government crossing its own red lines about the Rock’s sovereignty, ministers have been warned. / Mark Francois, a Conservative former minister who backed Brexit, could be heard to say ‘Here we go again’.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is shifting some of its euro swaps trading desk to Milan from London, the latest example of roles moving to the continent after Brexit.

A Spanish election victory for conservatives could spell disaster for UK-Spain sovereignty deal over the ‘Rock’.

I’ve never considered myself trapped anywhere in almost 20 years of living in eight different countries. But Brexit has changed everything.

Only Spain has signed agreement, leaving artists mired in ‘mountains of red tape’ – with pressure on new Brexit minister Liz Truss to change course.

Now that the United Kingdom has officially been out of the European Union for well over two years, many people, particularly the younger generation, have been seriously considering their position on this tiny sceptred isle, and have started to look further afield as the once abundant amount of opportunities dries up in front of our very eyes.

Campaigners from across the country joined forces in Leeds city centre today (25 March) as part of a national call to rejoin the EU. / The protest was one of more than 30 events taking place in Britain – plus two in Spain – on what was dubbed a 'Day for Rejoin'.

Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo urged UK and Spain to ‘defeat 300 years of history’ and seal a post-Brexit deal.

"It would be such a shame to just have to erase Spain from the touring circuit for UK acts," one manager told us – after Squid and Black Country, New Road were forced to pull dates.

Another Brexit-related driving change is on the way in 2022, with an extra licence required to bring a van or large car trailer from the UK into an EU country. Here's how the new rule works and who it will affect.

Pensioners are leaving the popular European hotspots of Spain and Cyprus following the Brexit deal.

Boris Johnson had previously promised to "fix" issues around visas so UK musicians could tour the continent permit-free.

UK meat exporters have claimed post-Brexit customs systems are "not fit for purpose", with goods delayed for hours, sometimes days, at the border.

Negotiators hope an agreement can be struck in the first quarter of next year.

Negotiations have removed the need for additional visas, but unviable restrictions for British artists touring Europe are still in place.

It noted that since the UK left the EU in January 2020, it had seen a drop in European sales that would previously have been fulfilled from its UK distribution centre in York as a result of cross border challenges.

A controversial Madrid-based campaign group, supported by American and Russian ultra-conservatives, is working across Europe to drive voters towards far-right parties in next month’s European Parliament elections and in Spain’s national elections this Sunday, openDemocracy can reveal today.

Experts express concern over the loss of Britons’ free movement rights after Brexit.

A hotel employers' association in Spain has slammed 'chaos' at passport control in Tenerife South Airport following Brexit. Some arrivals have claimed that 'queues are miles long' for UK passport control, while EU passport holders 'sail through'.

Thousands of British expats are unable to obtain driving licences – and some say the isolation and difficulty of not being able to drive has harmed their health.

The Spanish Prime Minister has announced plans to end the so-called 'golden visa' scheme in a major blow to thousands of British expats.

EU rules post-Brexit limit UK nationals to maximum 90-day stay per 180 days.

Spain and Gibraltar want to reach a side deal with Britain to avoid having a hard EU border in southern Spain after Brexit, but have stumbled on “a lack of political will” in London, a Spanish diplomatic source said.

There are new entry requirements for Brits travelling to Spain since Brexit.

Warm weather, fast internet and a specially designed visa are just some of the incentives Spanish authorities are hoping will attract Britons to return after being blocked by Brexit restrictions.

Proposal is backed by the Rock but is controversial for the UK.

The Spanish authorities announced last week that the country would no longer apply COVID-19 entry rules for travellers from the European Union/Schengen Area but did not make any exemptions for those travelling from the United Kingdom.

Spain is poised to approve a new law containing contingency plans in the event that Britain crashes out of the European Union on March 29th without ratifying the Withdrawal Agreement.

The British territory is not part of the post-Brexit trade deal agreed between the EU and UK on Christmas Eve.

The Spanish government has already passed a royal decree that covers nearly all areas of daily life for the more than 300,000 Britons officially registered in the country, but wants to see London respond in kind.

Maria - not her real name - was detained at Luton airport after spending a Christmas break in her home country of Spain. / A Spanish woman was deported from the UK after returning from a Christmas holiday in Málaga, despite presenting the necessary Brexit paperwork that showed her right to live and work in the country.

Recruitment issues and Covid-related absences have put UK airports under pressure, while Brexit has created more queues in Spain.

Recruitment issues and Covid-related absences have put UK airports under pressure, while Brexit has created more queues in Spain.

The rationing of fruit and vegetables by supermarkets "could last for weeks" an expert has warned - but shelves in Europe are "heaving" with fresh produce.

The Spanish dream is over as Brits leave Spain to avoid being deported as illegal immigrants

Brits going on holiday to Tenerife are being warned of "chaos" at the south airport partly caused by Brexit.

Desperate Brits trying to stay in the EU post-Brexit have been accused of creating 'fake documents', and an arrest has been made in Tenerife.

Warning comes as freight chiefs say prices to deliver goods to UK from EU already rising.

Some of the UK's biggest supermarkets are limiting sales of tomatoes and other salad items.

British tourists may have to pay to visit European countries after Brexit because of Spanish demands over the status of Gibraltar.

There are new rules causing serious problems in France, Spain and Italy.

New government figures show post-Brexit slump in UK exports to Germany, France, Italy and Spain – and failure to transition exports to the US and China, says ParcelHero

The EU committee said the single market and cross-border travel were vital to the territory's economy, and warned the UK government not to let Spain use trade talks to claim sovereignty.

A deal for joint sovereignty over Gibraltar between Spain and Britain should be revived as Brexit looms, former Europe minister Peter Hain has said.

UK steel companies have been operating at a significant disadvantage compared to their European rivals since the beginning of 2022.

The UK government says Gibraltar cannot independently negotiate a passport-free travel deal with the EU after Brexit.

People in France hosting non-EU nationals need to submit £26 form to their town hall as part of post-Brexit changes.

Queues have been blamed on delays caused by extra checks needed and a shortage of police officers at passport control.

A SCOT who has been imprisoned for a month in Barcelona after Brexit rendered him a “flight risk” is likely to face his 31st birthday still incarcerated – before his case comes to trial.

British students have been forced to consider abandoning their places at Spanish universities due to ongoing delays in securing visas, required as a result of Brexit.

A Vote Leave pledge that Brexit would “protect” Gibraltar is being derided after diplomatic tensions with Spain spiked over the disputed territory following Article 50 being triggered.

The Tap It Out cycling club will now have to close after paying the fee.

The UK government has stepped up its planning for leaving the EU without a deal, covering areas such as transport, healthcare, energy, food and water. But what is the EU doing to prepare for this scenario?

None of the EU27 have expressed support, but not all have actually shared their opinions on the new proposals.

In 2020, there were over 360,000 UK nationals reported to be living in Spain. But many expats are said to be leaving due to complications that have arisen after Brexit.

Britain will continue trying to recruit the health workers it needs from abroad, but getting back those its lost to the EU is unlikely - as ITV News Europe Editor James Mates reports.

A woman has told of her frustration after being removed from a flight to Spain and having her New Year’s Eve “ruined” over a little-known change to post-Brexit passport rules.

Among the local government team in Spain's Costa Blanca region, a name with a distinctly British ring to it stands out.

Spain hosts the largest contingent of Britons on the continent, and their rights are protected by royal decree, but many fear what comes if the UK doesn’t uphold its side of the deal.

“I don’t think the UK is in a good place right now. I am not writing off the UK but they have made it more difficult for us to grow there,” said the 52-year-old, who was born in Alicante, grew up in Brussels and then studied at Imperial College London.

Chris Pellow, 64, will get to vote in Spain’s election on Sunday, but says it’s no compensation for the problems caused by the UK’s exit from Europe