31/03/2025
Meetings
Next AFPO Meeting
Monday 26th May
Diamante Beach Hotel
Last Meetings
Tuesday 25th February
Club de Tenis, Calpe
The speaker was a representative from the Calpe Cruz Roja, who addressed us on the ‘Virtual Alexa’ app.
The full minutes of this meeting can be read in our members’ area.
8th October 2024
Club de Tenis, Calpe
The speaker was Christina Brady of Blacktower Investments.
The full minutes of this meeting can be read in our members’ area.
AGM: Tuesday 18th June 2024
This meeting took place in the Club de Tenis, Calpe
The speaker was Carole Saunders, AFPO President
The full minutes of this meeting can be read in our members’ area.
General Meeting: Tuesday 13th February, 2024
This meeting took place in the Diamante Beach hotel.
The guest speaker was Pamela Twissell-Cross MBE, the Welfare co-ordinator for the Royal British Legion
The full minutes of this meeting can be read in our members’ area.
UK Embassy: get your TIE now!
March 2025 update
The British Embassy reminds British residents in Spain that the old green certificate, though still a valid residency document in Spain, will not provide exemption from the EU’s Entry Exit system.
On our key information page, we set out the guidance previously given by the Embassy.
This remains valid. The old green cerificate is protected by law inside Spain.
But it will not be of any use to you if you want to travel out of Spain or back into Spain.
This month, the European Union (EU) has published draft legislation in preparation for the EES coming into force in Autumn 2025. It states that Green Certificates will not be recognised by the EES, in Spain or any other Schengen country. While the Spanish National Police may wish to be pragmatic with British residents in Spain, they will be operating under instructions from the EU so Green Certificate holders should not expect flexibility from them.
This will be concerning news for many, particularly Green Certificate holders. But there remains time for British residents to get a TIE if they act now.
All the details are spelt out in a letter from the new British Ambassador, which is published in full in our Members’ Area.
Calpe elections (2023)
New Council (to 2027)
The new Calpe Council has now voted. For the next 4 years (in principle) Calpe will be run by a coalition of 3 parties, and Ana Sala, the current mayor, will continue in post.
The party with the most individual votes, the Partido Poplular, who wanted to force Ana Sala out, have instead been forced into opposition.
Up-to-the-minute news, togther with detailed analysis of the results of the elections (held on the 28th of May) can be found in our members’ area.
From the members’ area
In this section, we provide extracts from the announcements, news items and updates which our former President, Keith Wildman, publishes every day. To read the complete posts, you need to join the Association.
Announcements
Decoration
(Notice posted: Wednesday, 5th March 2025)
Calpe announces the V Street Decoration Contest dedicated to ‘The Awakening of Spring’ The prizes amount to a total of € 6000 The Department of Culture has announced the call for the V Street Decoration Contest of the Historic Centre, framed in the IX edition of Art al Carrer 2025. On this occasion, the contest will […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
On August 13th, Tom Jones will once again delight his followers in Alicante
(Notice posted: Friday, 21st February 2025)
Two years after sweeping the Plaza de Toros de Alicante with a memorable concert, Tom Jones will return to the city next summer. The legendary Welsh singer has included Alicante in his Defy Explanation Tour 2025 world tour, with a performance scheduled for August 13 at the same venue where he has already conquered the Alicante public. With […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Holidays 2025
(Notice posted: Sunday, 4th August 2024)
The plenary session of the Valencian Government approved this Friday the working calendar for the year 2025, which will have 12 paid and non-recoverable working holidays. These holidays are: January 1, New Year’s Day; January 6, Three Kings; March 19, San José; April 18, Good Friday; April 21, Easter Monday; May 1, Labour Day; August […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
News items
Income tax
Monday, 31st March 2025
Income tax campaign: The time has come to render accounts for more than 950,000 taxpayers in Alicante. The possibility of paying through Bizum, greater control of the sale of items between individuals through the Web or the holding of cryptocurrencies are some of the points to take into account this income tax campaign. Early risers […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Traffic reduction
Monday, 31st March 2025
This is how traffic has been reduced on the Alicante ring road due to the free use of the AP-7 The measure takes 6,000 vehicles a day off the A-70, with peaks of 12,000 in summer, so that it has partially decongested the road but is for now far from the 25,000 cars planned. 6,000 […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Vote for women
Monday, 31st March 2025
Women will be able to be captains and perform in the Miracle of Calpe but the clothes will continue to be masculine… for the momenThe General Assembly of the Association of Moors and Christians approves the measures for equality in festive positions by 64 votes difference: 211 in favor and 147 against Queues for voting […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Property prices
Monday, 31st March 2025
The price of housing is already higher in Jávea and Calpe than when the real estate bubble burst in 2007 and is close to it in Dénia. Also in Dénia the value of real estate is skyrocketing, although the appraisals have not yet reached the 2,875 euros per square meter of before the last great […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Calpe forecast
Monday, 31st March 2025