UK Permanent Representation to the EU handout photo of Sir Tim Barrow (left), UK Permanent Representative to the EU, delivering the Instruments of Ratification to Council Secretary General Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen in Brussels. This step ensures that the UK has fulfilled its legal obligations regarding its exit from the EU. PA Photo. Picture date: Wednesday January 29, 2020. See PA story POLITICS Brexit. Photo credit should read: UK Permanent Representation to the EU /PA Wire
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AS the UK officially ceases to be a member of the EU at midnight tomorrow (Friday), the authorities have called upon Britons living in Spain to remain calm as very little will change during the transition period that ends on December 31.
The British Embassy and the consulate in Alicante have issued statements regarding the situation for the remainder of 2020. The official statements shatter scaremongering tales within the expat community regarding the need to carry out certain procedures or obtain documentation that will not yet be required.
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