News from Gibraltar
As Spain’s longest running weekly English language newspaper, The Euro Weekly News provide their largely British expat readership with the latest news from home and abroad by covering and making accessible the latest stories. Whether this means translating Spanish news to English or reporting on British territory in Spain for Brits in Spain, they pride themselves on being the ‘people’s paper’.
Gibraltar border fears: Could the Rock become a new gateway into Schengen?
Spain has spent the past few weeks dealing with intense pressure on its borders, while just across the water, a very different border has been...
Britain abandoned a possible £5.5bn treasure near Gibraltar. Now an explorer says he would go back
Ten tonnes of gold may have been laying untouched 821 metres below the sea for more than three centuries off the coast of Gibraltar. Britain...
Unexpected e-gate problem disrupts Gibraltar’s new airport border system
The airport’s automated gates can currently only process some British visitors but not the people who live on the Rock. Until a software fix arrives,...
Gibraltar shops report sales rocketing more than 240% weeks after border fence comes down
Shopkeepers on the Rock are grinning from ear to ear after the first fortnight without frontier queues. Gibraltar’s government has just released early figures showing...
First EasyJet passenger from UK refused entry to Gibraltar after new treaty
Gibraltar immigration authorities turned away a passenger for the first time since the UK-EU treaty came into force, forcing an EasyJet flight bound for Manchester...
Spanish taxi driver hit with first £300 fine for working in Gibraltar under new treaty: What drivers are allowed?
Spanish taxi drivers now face real penalties if they try to pick up fares on the Rock. Gibraltar’s Ministry of Transport has issued the first...
Morrisons Gibraltar warns cross-border shoppers of UK product supply gaps
Morrisons staff in Gibraltar have alerted their regular shoppers to possible short-term gaps in certain British products after the new treaty with the European Union...
Gibraltar border fence falls as families and neighbours cross together at midnight in historic event
Crowds filled the crossing between La Línea and Gibraltar late on July 14 to watch a barrier that had shaped family visits, work journeys and...
Gibraltar border changes begin today as workers put treaty to its first real test
After years of negotiations, the UK and EU signed the Gibraltar treaty in Brussels on Tuesday, July 14, with provisional application beginning on Wednesday July...
Gibraltar travellers face airport checks and police chase rules as July 15 border switch begins
Gibraltar’s new border era is no longer just a promise. Newly published rules due to take effect on July 15 set out where extra airport...
Gibraltar shocks expats with £5 million wealth rule: What it means for new residency applicants
Wealthy newcomers hoping for special tax status in Gibraltar just got a nasty surprise. The government has doubled the net wealth requirement for fresh Category...
Gibraltar border transformation gathers pace one month before historic changes
Construction crews have started dismantling structures in Gibraltar at the frontier with Spain. Works are starting to show major changes ahead of the provisional EU-UK...
Spain to remove Gibraltar from tax haven blacklist after 35 years
The Spanish government has announced that they will be finally taking Gibraltar off their blacklist for tax havens, or basically, their list of “non-cooperative jurisdictions...
Electric scooter crackdown in Gibraltar over 25km/h limit could leave commuters without vehicles
Electric scooters and other personal electric transporters capable of travelling above 25km/h will be confiscated in Gibraltar from May 18 under new government regulations aimed...