SPANISH GOVERNMENT MAKES CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR A NO-DEAL BREXIT

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According to an article in Expansión, the Spanish government is planning to pass a law (by decree) to give them special powers in the event of no deal between the EU and the UK. This follows similar moves in both Germany and in France where legislation is currently going through the senate.

The Spanish law would appear to allow UK citizens to enter Spain without a visa after 29 March and to avoid the situation of Britons in Spain becoming illegal immigrants overnight. The government would also be able to put in place measures to enable Britons to continue using Spanish healthcare, presumably through both the EHIC card (UK tourists) or the S1 system.

In our recent meetings in Madrid with the Spanish administration, EuroCitizens has repeatedly brought up the issue of contingency plans, so we welcome this news. Over the coming weeks, we will press for more information about the measures that might affect Britons in Spain.