News Archive for December 2020
Here you can find articles published in December 2020. Return to full archive here-
01 December
- Moving to Spain: Seven things to know before choosing Catalonia
- #Navidad: In Spain the Christmas story begins with Belén
- British pensioners and students living in Europe urged to apply for new EHIC card
- Madrid opens huge new 'pandemic' hospital amid protests over lack of staff
- Where in Spain have rental prices dropped the most in coronavirus crisis?
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02 December
- Why Spain's Catalonia celebrates Christmas with someone having a poo
- OPINION: Yes, second-home owners in Spain should be furious about the post-Brexit 90-day rule
- LATEST: Spain approves coronavirus plan for Christmas
- Spain to invest €600 million in artificial intelligence in plan to transform economy
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03 December
- #Navidad: Spain has its own tradition of Christmas caroling
- ANALYSIS: Many Brits in Spain will soon have to make a life-changing choice
- How some Barcelona hotels are getting creative to survive as coronavirus keeps tourists away
- LATEST: Catalonia delays lifting coronavirus restrictions amid worsening infection rates
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04 December
- Open Meal with Refugees: The public potluck bringing newcomers and locals together in Amsterdam
- Could Spain introduce a four-day work week?
- Balearic Islands to use drones to stop illegal parties over Christmas
- Winter is here: Spain braced for icy blast and snowfall over puente
- Where to find traditional British Christmas food in Spain
- More than half of Spaniards unwilling to take Covid-19 vaccine immediately
- Madrid bans traditional New Year's Eve grape-eating celebration
- 05 December
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07 December
- How law students in Germany are providing free advice to asylum seekers
- UPDATE: How is the Covid-19 situation across Spain as Christmas approaches?
- Spain to start rolling out rapid Covid-19 antibody tests in pharmacies
- Padrón: How to register at your town hall in Spain
- TSE card: How to get a Spanish European Health Insurance card
- Spain plans to welcome back tourists without restrictions from March 2021
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08 December
- BREXIT: Spain enshrines in law voting rights for UK residents in local elections
- How a Cyprus charity realigned its services to face the pandemic
- Self-employed in Spain: The many ways to save money on your income tax return
- Spain's Andalusia and Murcia to only allow Christmas with family members
- 'I doubt it'll go smoothly': The struggles of getting home for Christmas from Spain
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09 December
- Spain slammed over care of elderly during coronavirus crisis
- MAP: Return of night trains across Europe comes a step closer
- Spain analyses changes to PCR requirement for travellers
- BREXIT: What Brits in Europe need to know about travel from January 2021
- Coronavirus: Four lions test positive at Barcelona zoo
- OPINION: 'These are the things that make Madrid a celebration of daily life'
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10 December
- Three dead in blaze at Spanish warehouse squat housing migrants
- Spain modifies Covid-19 test requirements for travellers
- Spain's disgraced former king settles tax debt
- Adapting to address changing refugee needs in Athens
- Spain opens first ski resort of the season and the snow is exceptional
- EU announces no-deal plans to guarantee road and air travel with UK in January
- What worries British second home owners in Spain most about Brexit
- REVEALED: True number of Spain's coronavirus dead jumps by 18,000
- How a word nobody uses is causing Christmas confusion in Spain
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11 December
- OPINION: Whether leave or remain it's time to accept the bureaucracy in Spain
- Spain finally evicts Franco family from late dictator's summer palace
- Anger as Canary Islands removed from UK safe travel corridor list
- How a refugee-run factory is helping the Netherlands meet its need for face masks
- ANALYSIS: Spain risks a third wave with its confusing Christmas message
- Brown bear found dead in Spanish Pyrenees 'was poisoned'
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- LATEST: Spain announces opening of ski resorts
- 12 December
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14 December
- UPDATE: New rules on pet travel as UK granted 'listed status' by EU
- Why workers in Spain can have a legal right to a Christmas hamper
- Spain to start vaccination on Jan 5 and predicts herd immunity by summer
- 'Landlocked' in the EU: Are you affected by loss of onward freedom of movement?
- What you need to know about Dec 31st tax deadline for second-home owners in Spain
- Spain arrests two ‘neo-Nazis’ for selling drugs to finance future race war
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15 December
- FOCUS: Ski slopes open in Spain's Catalonia despite pandemic
- Seven ways Spain will be changed by Brexit
- CHARTS: How Spain's infection rates look ahead of Christmas
- Spain's prosecutors file criminal complaint over virus care home death
- The essential A to Z of Spanish Christmas vocabulary
- One in ten people in Spain have already had coronavirus, new study finds
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16 December
- What you need to know about Spain's festive Roscón de Reyes cake
- Brits returning to Spain in New Year warned to carry residency proof
- WHO warns Europe of Covid-19 'resurgence' and urges families to wear face masks at Christmas
- Brexit calendar: What are the future key dates for Brits in Spain?
- Spain's PM mulls tighter Christmas restrictions amid 'worrying' rise in virus infections
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17 December
- Why you shouldn't suck prawn heads during Christmas feast in Spain
- How a community scheme is forging bonds between locals and newcomers
- Tenerife closes island as coronavirus infections soar but will still allow tourists
- Spain's PM in quarantine after Macron tests positive
- Everything that changes in Spain in 2021
- The ultimate guide to buying a leg of 'jamón' in Spain at Christmas
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18 December
- ANALYSIS: What does 2021 have in store for those living in Spain?
- Spanish parliament approves bill to legalise euthanasia
- FOCUS: How Spain's curfew hasn't stopped Madrileños partying
- Catalonia tightens restrictions over Christmas and New Year
- UPDATE: Spain's current coronavirus restrictions in each region
- Spain to start virus vaccination programme on December 27th
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21 December
- UPDATE- Travel chaos in Europe - Which countries have imposed transport bans on UK?
- New Covid strain: Spain delays UK flight ban and calls for ‘coordinated EU response’
- What are the rules on travelling within Spain this Christmas?
- Moving to Spain: Should I rent or buy on the Costa del Sol?
- IN PHOTOS: Everyday resilience in a Lesvos refugee camp
- Spain suspends flights from UK but allows residents to return
- Spain 'to register' those who refuse to have Covid-19 vaccine
- UPDATE: European Union officially approves Pfizer vaccine for rollout
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22 December
- OPINION: As the 'moment of truth' arrives our Brexit future is still uncertain
- BREXIT: How many Brits have left Spain and how many are staying?
- How to prove residency? Confusion reigns over Spain’s restrictions on travellers from UK
- EU says blanket UK travel ban should end to allow people to return home
- At last! Spain passes budget in boost for minority government
- El Gordo: Winners across Spain celebrate Christmas lottery
- 23 December
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24 December
- Spain passes contested education bill
- Hack Your Future, Belgium's coding school for refugees
- Spain's Covid incidence rate reaches 'extreme risk' levels
- 'The deal is done': EU and UK finally reach a Brexit trade agreement
- 'Europe is moving on': How EU leaders reacted to the Brexit deal with Britain
- 'Devastating': Anger and dismay after UK decides to pull out of EU's Erasmus student scheme
- 25 December
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28 December
- How Spain turned a child massacre into its April Fool's Day
- ANALYSIS: Britons in Europe still gripped by fear and loathing over Brexit
- Brexit will throw up endless hurdles for Britons in Europe, but we'll be there to help
- Beginning of the end: Spain predicts ‘herd immunity’ by summer's end
- Spain's holiday calendar for 2021
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29 December
- Spain's official coronavirus death toll tops 50,000
- Spain to register those who refuse Covid vaccine (and share across EU)
- 'We stopped being afraid to meet local people': The Czech lunches that connect families
- OPINION: What does 2021 hold for those in Spain who fought against Brexit?
- Five New Year traditions in Spain to bring good luck for 2026
- Brexit Q&A: What happens if I didn't register as a resident in Spain by December 31st?
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30 December
- BREXIT: Talks to avoid Spain-Gibraltar 'hard border' go down to wire
- EU health warning: 'High' risk new coronavirus strains will lead to more deaths
- 'It's time to put Brexit behind us': EU chiefs sign trade deal with UK
- At least 2,170 migrants died at sea trying to reach Spain in 2020
- OPINION: Will Spain learn from its mistakes in 2021?
- Where in Spain has new British variant of coronavirus been detected?
- Why the Spanish see in the New Year by gobbling up 12 grapes
- LATEST: What are the rules in place across Spain at New Year?
- OPINION: If only all Brits could be fast-tracked for Spanish citizenship
- 31 December