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Nine month deadline for driving after Brexit fter this deadline, British driving licences cannot be exchanged for the Spanish equivalent unless a bilateral agreement is reached between both governments. A range of measures were agreed as part of a Royal Decree issued on Friday in order to protect British citizens in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The decree gives British residents of Spain access to healthcare until at least the end of 2020. Spain has also agreed it will provide residency for an estimated 400,000 Britons and maintain freedom of movement at the Gibraltarian border. Spain’s Foreign Minister, Josep Borrell
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Spain’s Foreign Minister, Josep Borrell said that the aim of the decree is to...
preserve the interests of citizens, Spaniards in the UK and Britons in Spain, who exercised their right to free movement before Brexit.We have to respect that.”
is becoming increasingly likely. The Spanish government has made it clear that the concessions they are offering to British citizens here are subject to Spanish people in the UK receiving equivalent treatment. Over 9,000 Spaniards cross the border with Gibraltar every day to work, while an estimated 150,000 Spaniards live in the UK.
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News emerged this weekend that in the event of a no-deal Brexit, a nine month deadline will be imposed on British drivers in Spain to request a Spanish driving licence.
said that the aim of the decree is to “preserve the interests of citizens, Spaniards in the UK and Britons in Spain, who exercised their right to free movement before Brexit. We have to respect that.” As the March 29th deadline draws nearer, the possibility of a no-deal Brexit
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