Brexit info from Consulate

[elriscal]

British consulate organises informal talk on Brexit tomorrow (July 19) in Alicante

18th July 2016


Since the result of the Brexit vote at the end of June, the subject has become a huge topic of conversation, especially in areas with a strong population of Brits.

Some are of the opinion that not much will change due to the fact that Spain will not want to lose the income earned through tourism and property in particular, while others are fearful that they might have to return to their country of birth for whatever reason.

What is clear is that no one knows what is going to happen, and many are worried.

This is why the British Consulate in Alicante is holding an informal informative talk that will be directed to the British residents that live in the province tomorrow morning.

Officials have said that they want to transmit a message of calmness to residents and British tourists that visit the area.

Minister-Councelor of the British Consulate in Spain Tim Hemmings, British Consulate Sarah-Jane Morris, specialist lawyers in International Law and representatives of entities such as the Provincial Association of Hotels in Alicante will participate in the talk and give information about the consequences of Brexit and the new situation that we find ourselves in.

According to official sources, a total of 86,685 British residents have signed on the electoral register (padrón) in Alicante. This makes it the Spanish province with the highest number of British people living in it, as this figure represents 31% of the total.

In fact, a total of 28 municipalities in Spain have a percentage of 20% or more of Brits living in them, with some reaching as much as 50%. Some of the towns with the greatest number of British residents include: Algorfa (52%), Llíber (46%), Daya Vieja (43%) and San Fulgencio (42%).

The meeting takes place tomorrow, Tuesday 19 July in the meeting room of the Instituto Pedro Herrero, Calle Ramón Campoamor, 25, San Juan de Alicante, and it is open to the public.

[Stan]

And I wonder how many people leave the meeting any wiser than they were before.

[bertdove]

Agreed, but possiby better informed!

Bert

[Stan]

Better informed about what though when nobody has any idea what changes there are going to be?

[Corporal Jones]

Just read some nonsence in the july edition of a local ga freebie,apparently the uk is leaving europe not quite correct were leaving the eu which is a political group where europe is an area of land, secondly that the brits may be replaced by the russians, best of luck with that one, lastly for the editor of this mag russia is technically in asia

[elriscal]

Just read some nonsence in the july edition of a local ga freebie,apparently the uk is leaving europe not quite correct were leaving the eu which is a political group where europe is an area of land, secondly that the brits may be replaced by the russians, best of luck with that one, lastly for the editor of this mag russia is technically in asia

Hmm beg to differ. Both Moscow and St. Petersburg are in Europe - Europe extends to the Ural mountains. "Europe", "European Union" and "Council of Europe" have always been mixed up, that's correct though.
Anyhow, Torrevieja and Altea are already full of russians ... Not a lot of change there ...


The geographical centre of Europe is (depending on how you calculate) either in Hungary, Estonia or Belarus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_midpoint_of_Europe

[Corporal Jones]

hmmm beg to differ but apparently 77% of russian territory is in asia behind the urals

[elriscal]

hmmm beg to differ but apparently 77% of russian territory is in asia behind the urals

if you' re interested in empty land and nothing else, you are of course right. That does not make european russians (you specifically referred to russians before, not to plots of land) less european. And according to wikipedia, that great source of knowledge, 110 million out of 144 million russians live in European Russia. That is 77% (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Russia) of the population.
Same really with Turkey. Wahtever mr Erdogan may think, Istanbul is in Europe. And 24% of Turks live in Europe (without counting those living in Germany etc).

[angieanded]

does any one know how the meeting went at the consulate

[elriscal]

does any one know how the meeting went at the consulate

well it went perfect.
don't worry, be happy was the most used expression.