The Mayor of Teulada Moraira, Carlos Linares, together with the Councillor for International Residents, Laura Hillstead, had a working meeting in Alicante with the British Ambassador, Mr. Simon Manley CMG. Also present in the meeting were the British Consul, Sarah-Jane Morris and the Vice-Consul, Lloyd Milen.
Teulada Moraira belongs to the "Top Ten Towns" network, which unites the main municipalities of the province of Alicante with the highest number of British people registered on the municipal register (padrón).
In this working meeting, the Ambassador showed his utmost interest in and commitment to all actions aimed at facilitating the integration of British citizens in our town. Mr. Manley took the opportunity to emphasize the importance of all British citizens being registered on the municipal register (padrón) in the place in which they live, in order to be able to have access to all of the services offered there, and to be kept informed of the customs and obligations which arise both in the town and in other spheres.
One action which stood out in particular was that of driving forward a campaign, together with the Consulate, to encourage people to register on the municipal register (padrón) and information points for residents where procedures can be sped up, in any of the resident population's languages.
Another of the points which were discussed in the meeting was the launch of a "Voluntary Language Service" as a way of interaction for administrative, tourist and service matters.
Linares quoted Teulada Moraira, which has a specific Council Department set up to deal with international residents as an example. In addition, he also expressed his total agreement in carrying out a greater number of actions together, with the goal of facilitating municipal information to British citizens and to residents in general.
