Nuria Montes, general secretary of Hosbec, the hoteliers association of
Benidorm and the Costa Blanca, made a scathing attack of the UK’s criteria for
classifying countries in their traffic light system and accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of
protectionism.
Emiliano García-Page, president of Castilla-La Mancha, has said that his government is
planning to end the compulsory use of face masks outdoors in the region by July.
According to a recent study published in early April 2021, by researchers Adrià Miralles-
Núñez, Carlos Pradera and Juan A. Pujol, a new insect – Zelus renardii – with a powerful bite, has
been detected in some of the autonomous communities of Spain, namely, the Valencian
Community, Madrid and Cádiz, but they forecast that it will quickly spread to other regions of the
country.
Guardia Civil officers in La Zubia – a small municipality in the province of Granada –
have arrested a 38-year-old man who has a previous criminal record, charged with
being suspected of stealing more than €8,000 from an 80-year-old woman after he
passed himself off as a gas inspector in order to enter her home.
There has been a lot of speculation recently both on social media and in the press about whether
UK visitors to Spain who are coming to stay with friends and family, and do not have tourist
accommodation booked, have to complete and pay for a carta de invitación, an official form that
specifies who you will be staying with while in Spain. The Spanish Government has clarified that
the carta de invitation is one of the options available to prove that you have accommodation if
staying with friends or family.
One piece of good news for UK nationals living abroad arrived this week: British citizens will be
given “votes for life” as the government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson is scrapping the current
15-year limit on voting rights.
