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How to avoid being turned away when visiting Spain

Spain’s passport rules for non‑EU visitors are reported to be enforced more strictly at airports and ports, with airlines carrying out detailed checks before boarding.For non‑EU visitors, especially Britons heading for a break on the Spanish coast or in a big city, it has become important to underst
Archive - (ARCHIVE PHOTO) Facade of a building, April 25, 2023, in Barcelona

EU ultimatum to Spain over tax discrimination against foreign homeowners

The European Commission warned Spain on 29 April that it is breaching the free movement of capital by taxing non‑resident homeowners on properties used as their primary residence in Spain. Brussels has given Spain two months to act or face referral to the EU Court of Justice. Under current rules, foreign nationals must pay an imputed income tax of 2% of cadastral value on second homes, while Spanish residents are exempt from this charge.
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EU Entry/Exit System: how new border checks impact travellers

The European Union has begun rolling out the Entry/Exit System (EES), an automated IT system that is changing how non‑EU nationals are processed at the external borders of the Schengen Area. The move marks a shift away from manual passport stamping towards digital entry and exit records, and it
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Spain: the fourth country in terms of MEPs

The European elections are just around the corner. But how many seats does your country get? After this election, 720 Members of the European Parliament (MEP) will be elected to the European Parliament.
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Teleworking grows in Spain but remains below the European average

Remote working closed 2023 increasing 19.4% year-on-year, equivalent to 3.06 million people who at least occasionally worked from home in the fourth quarter of the year, according to Adecco's Employment Opportunities and Job Satisfaction Monitor. Before the pandemic, 1.64 million people worked from