27/11/2025

Meetings

Next meeting

The next AFPO General Meeting will be on the 17th of February, 2026.

Last Meetings

Tuesday 14th October

Club de Tenis, Calpe

The speakers were from the Calpe Cruz Roja, who introduced members to many First Aid procedures.

The full minutes of this meeting can be read in our members’ area.

AGM: Monday 26th May

Diamante Beach Hotel, Calpe

The full minutes of this meeting can be read in our members’ area.

A talk was also given by the “N332” Facebook Team (The Guardia Civil traffic division), giving us an update on the the latest Spanish driving regulations.

This talk was open to the public and was free of charge.

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.

AFPO President's reminder

September 2025

Our President reminds everyone of the facts spelt out in our Embassy's March update (below).

The new Entry/Exit System is due to come into force on the 12th October.

If you still haven't acquired a TIE by then, and you are relying on your green Residence card, you may be treated as a tourist if you leave Spain and attempt to come back.

Some up-to-date sources of guidance:

Living in Spain Guidance: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-spain
Everything about the EES: https://travel-europe.europa.eu/en/ees
Brits in Spain Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/share/19tiaWyFML/

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

Calpe celebrates the 20th anniversary of the excavations in La Pobla d’Ifac at EXFICALP – December 5th to 30th

(Notice posted: Thursday, 27th November 2025)

The 30th edition of the philatelic and collector’s exhibition will offer from December 5 to 30 an extensive programme and commemorative postal material The XXX edition of EXFICALP, the philatelic and collecting exhibition organized every December by the Philatelic and Numismatic Association of Calpe with the collabouration of the City Council, will pay tribute this year […]

Christmas fair – December 5th to 8th

(Notice posted: Thursday, 27th November 2025)

The Fira de Nadal returns to the Old Town of Calpe from 5 to 8 December The event will have about forty stalls, music, entertainment and children’s activities in a festive route that will once again fill the streets of the old town with a Christmas atmosphere The Old Town of Calp will once again be […]

Albert Rivera and Inma Shara star in the 9th Meeting of Innovative Communication in Calpe – on 28th November

(Notice posted: Tuesday, 25th November 2025)

The event will be held this Friday at the Hotel Suitopía and seeks to offer keys to leadership, communication and motivation for the local business fabric. The ninth edition of the Calpe Innovative Communication Meeting will bring together this Friday two outstanding figures of leadership and communication such as Albert Rivera and Inma Shara, in a once again free event that […]

Calp will light the magic of Christmas on the 29th of November in the Plaza de la Sort

(Notice posted: Tuesday, 25th November 2025)

Calpe prepares the arrival of Christmas with one of the most anticipated events by residents and visitors: the traditional lighting of lights, scheduled for Saturday, November 29, at 7:00 p.m., in the Plaza de la Sort. The event, which every year marks the beginning of the Christmas season in the municipality, will once again fill the urban centre with a festive […]

The National Police ask for citizen collaboration to arrest the ten most wanted fugitives in Spain

(Notice posted: Tuesday, 25th November 2025)

Fugitives are wanted for serious crimes such as murder, child abuse, human trafficking or drug traffickin The National Police has issued a public appeal to locate the ten most wanted fugitives in Spain, investigated for crimes of special gravity and likely to move around any territory, including the province of Alicante and the entire region. […]

News items

The chronology that explains why so much is being built in Calpe and who approved the new towers

Thursday, 27th November 2025

ACEC responds to a video in which the PP president is scandalized by so many cranes in Les Salines recalling that it was her party that allowed them with its urban plans and César Sánchez who promoted the freedom of heights in the wetland: “It is a self-interested amnesia” Ecologists also demand that the current […]

Scams on Black Friday: the National Police warn of the ten most used techniques

Thursday, 27th November 2025

The force warns of the increase in online fraud at this time of year and launches an information campaign with micropodcasts to help citizens buy safely The National Police have published a decalogue of recommendations to avoid fraud during Black Friday, a period in which online shopping increases significantly and, with it, scam attempts. According […]

Eugenio Sánchez closes his first season in Victoria Sports Pro Cycling recovering sensations in Asia

Thursday, 27th November 2025

After a long rehabilitation for a herniated disc, the rider from Calpe completed a solid end to the season in China, Japan, the Philippines and Malaysia with outstanding positions and a victory in the Gravelton Clark Eugenio Sánchez’s first campaign with the Victoria Sports Pro Cycling Team has come to an end with an upward balance. After months conditioned […]

Calpe forecast

Thursday, 27th November 2025

Calls for investigation

Wednesday, 26th November 2025

The Patient Ombudsman asks the Prosecutor’s Office for an investigation into the stopped cancer teams The agency bases the decision on the fact that citizens “have the right to receive adequate and timely health care”, which has not happened by not using the devices Radiotherapy room at the Gandia hospital before its start-up. / Levante-EMV The […]