The music trade has welcomed the choice of the Spanish authorities to scrap visa necessities for UK artists on short-term excursions.
UK Music stated the transfer, which implies musicians and their crew will not require visas for engagements of lower than 90 days, was a “huge victory”. The organisation described the visa necessities as “expensive and bureaucratic limitations that threatened the trade’s expertise pipeline”.
Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, UK Music chief govt, welcomed the information however stated issues remained, together with cabotage – the transport of products or passengers between two locations in the identical nation by a international operator.
“The lifting of visa restrictions by the Spanish authorities is a massively welcome transfer,” he stated. “Nevertheless, you will need to do not forget that main points nonetheless stay, notably cabotage, which makes many excursions unattainable.
“We’ll proceed to press the case with the federal government right here and with EU nations to take away all of the expensive and bureaucratic restrictions that stay in the case of touring the EU.”
He added: “It’s important for our economic system and exports that musicians and crew can tour freely, develop their fanbase and share the perfect of British music throughout Europe and the remainder of the world.”
Nadine Dorries, the tradition secretary, stated the choice was “actually nice information”. “We’ve been working carefully with the Spanish authorities to make touring simpler – and so they’ve simply confirmed that musicians not want visas to go on short-term excursions,” she stated. “Twenty-one member states now supply visa and permit-free routes for touring performers. Six extra to go.”