01/02/2026
Meetings
AFPO General Meeting
Tuesday 17th February
10.00 AM for 10:30
Club de Tenis, Calpe
Representatives from Pellicer and Heredia Lawyers will give a talk on Reverse Mortgages and making Wills in Spain.
For further information call Carole on 639 637 520.
AFPO run a translation service in the Calpe Centro de Salud (details on this website). The photograph shows members of AFPO giving a box of chocolates to the staff of the Centro de Salud at Christmas.
If you would like to help as an interpreter call Noel on 620 687 633.
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.
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
Tree Day postponed to February 21st due to the weather forecast
(Notice posted: Sunday, 1st February 2026)
The day, initially scheduled for Saturday, January 31, will finally be held on February 21 in the same location The Council has announced the cancellation of the Tree Day of the Valencian Community, which was scheduled to be held this Saturday, January 31, due to the forecast of strong gusts of wind, a circumstance that advises prioritizing […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Cancellation of trains – Saturday 31st to Feb 1st
(Notice posted: Wednesday, 28th January 2026)
Renfe cancels trains between Alicante and Valencia this weekend due to works on the Mediterranean Corridor The operator enables buses to cover the route during the cut of the lines that will take place from Saturday at 12 noon to noon on Sunday. Total stoppage for 24 hours. Renfe has scheduled up to 325 bus […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Calpe hosts the exhibition ‘A year of photojournalism 3.0 · INFOTO Journalists’ at the Casa de Cultura
(Notice posted: Tuesday, 27th January 2026)
From January 26th to February 28th. The Exhibition Hall of the Casa de Cultura is hosting the exhibition ‘A year of photojournalism 3.0 · INFOTO Journalists’, an exhibition that brings together a careful selection of current images captured by photojournalism professionals. The exhibition proposes a visual tour of some of the most relevant events of […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Calpe organizes the 3rd Conference on Ethics and Integrity in Public Procurement – on February 6th
(Notice posted: Friday, 23rd January 2026)
The Council of Calpe will hold next Friday, February 6, the III Conference on “Ethics and Integrity in Public Procurement”, which will once again turn the town into a meeting point for public sector professionals committed to transparency, good governance and the improvement of contracting processes. The conference will take place in the Auditorium of […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
You can now download, for free, the guide to the ‘55 best restaurants in the Valencian Community’
(Notice posted: Saturday, 10th January 2026)
The tenth edition of the gastronomic manual published by the three newspapers of Prensa Ibérica in the Valencian Community is now available in digital formatFoodies are in luck. From today, you can download the guide to the ’55 best restaurants in the Valencian Community’, a joint project of the three newspapers of Prensa Ibérica in the Valencian […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
News items
500,000 scooters must be registered so as not to be outlawed
Sunday, 1st February 2026
500,000 scooters must be registered so as not to be outlawed The half a million users of light personal vehicles estimated in the Valencian Community will have to register with the DGT to avoid fines that can reach 800 euros In a matter of a few years, Scooters have taken over cities. Boosted by the […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
The AP-7 has accumulated more than a hundred areas of damage on the asphalt
Sunday, 1st February 2026
The great Mediterranean motorway, which runs from the French border to Andalusia and crosses the entire Valencian Community, is experiencing an accelerated deterioration after increasing its traffic by 70% since 2020 Open lane southbound on the AP-7 at Gelida, in the area affected by the railway accident The AP-7 is the main land artery of […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
The Navy’s frigates will open their doors today in Alicante
Sunday, 1st February 2026
The ships will be able to be visited in the morning and afternoon after Saturday’s visit was suspended due to the wind The Naval Command of Alicante has confirmed that today the open days will finally be held on board the frigates “Santa María”, “Numancia” and “Navarra”, docked in the port of Alicante on the occasion of […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Social security in Dénia
Sunday, 1st February 2026
The torment of getting an appointment at the Social Security of Dénia: either there is none or they give it to you for a month… in Elda. The agency’s website assures in almost all attempts that there are no available appointments or sends the user to an office located a hundred kilometers from the Marina […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Calpe forecast
Sunday, 1st February 2026