News Archive for January 2021
Here you can find articles published in January 2021. Return to full archive here- 01 January
- 02 January
- 03 January
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04 January
- 'We warned you': Call for urgent action after Britons living in EU denied entry
- Spain moves to clear up travel confusion for returning British residents
- The new Covid-19 restrictions for Three Kings' Day across Spain
- How Britons can prove they are resident in Spain when entering the country
- Spain seeks post-Brexit defence agreement with UK
- Why is Spain's Covid-19 vaccine rollout going so slowly?
- What are Catalonia's new Covid-19 restrictions?
- UPDATE: British residents of EU told not to worry about 'souvenir' passport stamps
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05 January
- Reyes: What will Spain's Three Kings parades be like this year?
- EHIC or GHIC: What's the latest on European health insurance cards for Britons?
- Why you should negotiate lower rent in Spain in 2021 (and how to do it)
- Spain's Health Minister rules out a new lockdown… for now
- Covid-19 pandemic destroys more than 360,000 jobs in Spain
- Valencia's new restrictions: What you need to know
- Spain set for big freeze: sub-zero temperatures and 'heaviest snowfall in years'
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06 January
- Covid-19: Should Spain delay the start of the new school term?
- One dead, 18 injured in blaze at old people's home in southern Spain
- EU medicines agency gives green light to second Covid-19 vaccine
- Spain just recorded its coldest temperature ever: -34.1°C
- New fathers in Spain can now enjoy 16 weeks paternity leave
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07 January
- OPINION: How Brexit is delivering unpleasant surprises for Brits in Spain
- How the Brexit deal has changed daily lives of British residents in Europe
- Six essential ways to tackle winter like a true Spaniard
- Storm Filomena leaves much of Spain under blanket of snow
- 'Tipping point': Why European countries are alarmed by new Covid-19 variants
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08 January
- The mentorship schemes helping foreign job seekers navigate life in Sweden
- 'I can tell the story of my own life': The Greek magazine training refugees as journalists
- Spain facing 'third wave' as coronavirus cases hit 2 million
- All travellers to UK to soon need negative Covid-19 test
- ANALYSIS: How long can Spain avoid another full lockdown?
- Concerns raised over violation of rights of British residents travelling to Spain
- IN PICS: Madrid transformed into winter wonderland with heaviest snowfall in decades
- Madrid imposes new restrictions in bid to halt coronavirus third wave
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09 January
- Madrid snowfall grounds flights and blocks roads
- Spanish police make 'biggest ever haul of synthetic drugs'
- IN PICS: Skiers, snowboarders and a dogsled take to the streets of Madrid
- EU Commission: 'A stamp in a British passport does not put residency rights into question'
- UPDATED: Snowstorms leave three dead in Spain
- 10 January
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11 January
- Spain calls on army convoys to send out Covid-19 vaccine and food supplies
- How is Spain's asylum system coping with a record increase in applications?
- The Spanish motorway routes that will become toll-free in 2021
- Snow keeps schools, museums and courts closed in icy central Spain
- Weather forecast: What more is in store for Spain this week
- How a Danish trade union is empowering migrant construction workers to demand equal rights
- ANALYSIS: Could Spain's big freeze help prevent the third coronavirus wave?
- How a study circle helps new students integrate in Sweden
- EXPLAINED: Why everyone in Madrid is talking about its trees
- EXPLAINED: How to apply for a discount on your Spanish electricity bill
- Online education: A mixed blessing for international students in Sweden
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12 January
- Three suspected jihadists held in Barcelona
- LATEST: Spain’s coronavirus cases rise again in wake of Christmas gatherings
- Could cooperatives be the key to regularization for migrant street vendors in Barcelona?
- Ten phrases to talk about cold and wet weather like a true Spaniard
- Madrid hospitals inundated with snow and ice injuries
- Bovril, tea... ham sandwiches: What can you bring back from the UK into your EU country?
- Spain set to vaccinate all nursing home residents with first dose by weekend
- Spain extends ban on travellers from UK (with exemption for residents)
- Beat the queues: 25 official matters you can do online in Spain
- COMPARE: How fast are European countries vaccinating their populations?
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13 January
- IN PICS: Spectacular images of snow-covered Spain from the air
- Reader question: Can Brits stay more than 90 days in Spain if they have a spouse with an EU passport?
- British drivers in Europe to escape speed camera fines (and vice versa)
- LATEST: Spain's regions tighten restrictions as experts call for new lockdown
- Until the convoys return: Cambridgeshire charity finds new ways to help refugees in the pandemic
- Madrid resident turns snowy rooftop into silent movie cinema
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14 January
- Cañada Real: Residents of Madrid's shantytown struggle without heat in historic snowfall
- OPINION: Britons in Spain will need to get used to life without Cheddar
- Spain registers record number of coronavirus cases and blames British strain
- VIDEO: Why you may struggle to buy a bike in Europe in 2021
- ANALYSIS: Should Madrid be declared a disaster zone as true cost of storm damage emerges?
- COMPARE: Nine charts to show how European countries are faring in battle against Covid-19 surge
- 15 January
- 16 January
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18 January
- Reader question: Can foreigners in Spain get the Covid-19 vaccine?
- Reader question: If Britons are already resident in one EU country, can they move to another?
- Gibraltar reels as coronavirus deaths quadruple in fortnight
- Spanish judge orders elderly woman to get virus jab
- How tutor groups are trying to bridge the inequality gap in Swedish schools
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19 January
- After epic snow and big freeze… now Madrid braced for floods
- How a tech school helps refugees break into Germany's job market
- Spain's scrap cathedral: A monk's 60-year self-build labour of faith and devotion
- LATEST: The maps and charts that show where Covid rates are rising rapidly in Spain
- ERTE: Spain extends furlough scheme until May
- WATCH: Could a training scheme help foreign graduates boost their Swedish career?
- A cultural exchange programme for the ‘forgotten Spanish colony’
- UPDATE: Valencia closes bars and restaurants and wants curfew set at 8pm
- BREXIT: What Britons need to know about visas for Spain
- 20 January
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21 January
- Spain calls for vaccination certificate scheme for travellers
- What over-70s in Spain need to know about their Covid-19 vaccines
- What we know about the victims of gas explosion in central Madrid
- Could all passenger traffic to Europe from non-EU countries be halted over Covid variants?
- Murcia regional health chief resigns after jumping queue for vaccine
- Reader question: Can Britons living in EU spend more than 90 days in another Schengen country?
- Which Spanish bank accounts are free of charges?
- ANALYSIS: Why is Spain refusing to impose another lockdown?
- Driving in Spain: The new device traffic authorities want you to keep in your car
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22 January
- FOCUS: Coronavirus crisis intensifies Spain's power struggles
- DATA: Spain sets new record for 24h coronavirus infections
- Europeans urged not to travel as EU Commission proposes 'dark red zones' for Covid hot spots
- How Spain's hospitals are now paying the price for Christmas festivities
- LATEST: What are the rules for travelling to Spain from all countries?
- 23 January
- 24 January
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25 January
- OPINION: Has Covid changed the way we live our lives in Spain forever?
- Spain's Health Minister quits in order to run for regional Catalan elections
- Spanish woman, 85, 'returns from the dead' ten days after family told she had not survived Covid
- Property in Spain: What we know about need for military permits for British buyers after Brexit
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26 January
- LATEST: Spain reports new record high of daily Covid-19 infections
- Life in Spain: What's cheaper and more expensive in 2021?
- Which countries in Europe would be on the EU's list of 'dark red zones' for Covid-19?
- MAPS: Where are Spain’s infection rates rising the fastest?
- Q&A: What can I do if I'm struggling to pay my rent in Spain?
- Spain extends ban on travellers from UK until mid February
- 27 January
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28 January
- Why is Spain making it harder to evict squatters?
- Where in Spain have the most jobs been lost in the coronavirus?
- Driving in Spain: What are the new rules for overtaking cyclists?
- Spain's new low-cost high speed train launches with €5 offer after Covid delay
- EXPLAINED: How Britons can live and work in Spain after Brexit
- Portugal closes land border with Spain as virus cases soar
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29 January
- Spain's economy shrinks by 11 percent in coronavirus crisis
- Spain detects its first case of South African Covid-19 variant
- Catalonia rivals kick off campaign but could coronavirus torpedo the vote?
- ANALYSIS: How can Spain hope to beat coronavirus with 'vaccine wars' brewing?
- Spain links 11 deaths in Covid outbreak at Madrid care home to British variant
- Spain to introduce coronavirus testing at airports to ease travel
- 30 January
- 31 January