Around one million British and Spanish citizens now live in each other’s countries, while almost 19 million British travellers visit Spain every year. Why Spain was Ed Miliband’s first foreign destinationRather than choosing Washington, Paris or Berlin, Miliband headed to Madrid to meet Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares. What the talks could mean for Britons in SpainFor many British residents, Gibraltar remains the issue with the biggest day-to-day impact. Millions of British tourists choose Spain each year, hundreds of thousands of Britons have made Spain their permanent home, and thousands of Spanish citizens live and work in the UK. With hundreds of daily flights connecting both countries, cooperation on transport, border management, tourism and trade has become essential rather than optional.