14/07/2025
Meetings
Next AFPO Meeting
October 2025. Details will be announced on this website, nearer the date.
Last Meetings
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.
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.
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
Celebration – from 16th to 20th July
(Notice posted: Thursday, 10th July 2025)
Calpe celebrates the festivities in honour of the Mare de Déu del Carme from 16 to 20 July with a programmeme marked by seafaring tradition The mayor Ana Sala, together with the Councillor for Fiestas, Mariola Mulet; the Major Patron of the Fishermen’s Guild, Paco Catalá; and the president of the Commission of Festivities of […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Return of the Fosse beach cinema – 8th to 24th July
(Notice posted: Wednesday, 9th July 2025)
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Calpe pays tribute to Roger de Llúria with a unique exhibition on its medieval roots -open until August 31st
(Notice posted: Wednesday, 9th July 2025)
The Casa de Cultura hosts the exhibition ‘Llúria. Lords and Ladies of the Earth’, a historical and archaeological tour that discovers the medieval origins of Calpe and its connection with the nobility of the Crown of Aragon. The Jaume Pastor i Fluixà House of Culture has become the epicentre of the medieval history of the Marina Alta this […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
The Viaduct again: buses between Teulada and Benissa from 4th July to 31st
(Notice posted: Thursday, 26th June 2025)
Buses instead of trains between Teulada and Benissa again due to emergency works The work to rehabilitate a viaduct will force the railway service to be cut from July 4 to 31, which will be replaced by a bus transfer The Council has ratified the emergency works that Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV) is carrying out to rehabilitate […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Market fayre – June to September
(Notice posted: Tuesday, 17th June 2025)
From June 1 to the end of September, Calpe hosts its traditional Craft Markets, organized by the Council in two emblematic enclaves: Plaza Mediterráneo, next to La Fossa beach, and Calle Alemania, on Arenal-Bol beach. On sale: leather goods, goldsmithing, textiles, wood, scented candles, among others. The markets, open every evening from 6:00 p.m. to […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
News items
A growing problem
Monday, 14th July 2025
“Young people end up accepting terrible conditions because of the anxiety of being left without a flat” Alba, David, Marc, Clara, Iris and Sergio are over 18 and under 30 years old and share the “anguish” of a generation that is looking for a place to live at an affordable price Marc lives in a […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Cruise rescue
Monday, 14th July 2025
A 51-year-old passenger from a cruise ferry sailing in the waters of Jávea evacuated in the Helimer helicopter The passenger has suffered an epileptic seizure and the rescuers of Salvamento Marítimo have transferred him to the Fe de València A 51-year-old passenger on the cruise ferry GNV Cristal (it is Italian-flagged) has suffered an epileptic […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Tourism is closing commerce
Monday, 14th July 2025
A closed shop window is a city that loses identity and, in turn, Alicante, the urban landscape is changing through reform. Where just a few years ago the windows of small businesses gave life to the city, today only an automatic door, a neutral logo and a reception that operates as an entrance to a […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
And still they come
Monday, 14th July 2025
How is it possible that there are over 600 more holiday flats in Denia when the Council has issued no permits The regularization of rents and the commissioning of establishments that had already obtained the municipal certificate before the suspension explains why in just 10 months almost 600 more have been registered in the city […]
Read more about this in the members’ area.
Business women
Monday, 14th July 2025
Women only hold 36% of management positions in companies in the Valencian Community The Association of Businesswomen, Managers and Professionals of Valencia (EVAP) has published the first study on the situation of the presence of women in the business and management field of the Community, which reflects that “only 36.3% of the people who hold management positions or […]