Madrid is well catered to for English-speaking AA support, with regular meetings. See this page for contact information.
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UK, US, Australian and Canadian Consulates have informative websites on issues relevant to their citizens. They provide services for citizens in need, including replacement of lost or stolen passports and help and advice in difficult situations.
Emergency services: the numbers to call for Fire, Police, Ambulance in Madrid. Also sea rescue, drug help, poisons and emergency doctors and hospitals as well as a glossary of emergency terminology.
The place for you to exchange views, share useful information on parenting, schooling and kid's fun for families in Madrid and the region.
Links to gay and lesbian organisations in Spain and in the Catalonia and Barcelona area with information on social groups, gay friendly venues and AIDS support groups for homosexual men and women.
Information on what to do when moving from Spain; including notifying schools and residency officials, closing bank accounts, ending contracts for utilities and insurance, exporting cars and moving pets.
All the days when shops and schools are closed and nobody works in Spain and Madrid, with links to holidays in the UK and US.
Information on the Spanish residence card: who needs it (EU and non-EU citizens) where to make the application (the Foreigner's Office Oficina de Extranjeros) and documentation required. Also information on the essential NIE number.
Recently passed laws allow same-sex couples the same marriage, legal, adoption and inheritance rights as those afforded to couples in traditional union. This INFOrmation page explains the recent ruling and how to have a gay wedding in Spain.
Information on the law of January 2006 concerning smoking in public places: who it affects and where it impacts.
If you're an EU citizen you may vote in the European Elections; and if you are resident in Spain you are eligible to vote (and even stand as a candidate) in Spanish local elections. Find out how and where to register and how and where to vote.
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