International Organizations and Clubs
Madrid is a world-class cosmopolitan capital. No wonder important international organizations and clubs make it a point to be quartered here. See what they’re up to! Some of these organizations have addresses elsewhere in Spain. We cover them just as eagerly, knowing you’d love to be informed.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE EU’S “GREEN PASSPORT” — Better Known as the EU Digital COVID Certificate »
Everything you should know about the EU Digital COVID Certificate, sometimes known as the Green Passport! Get it straight now, for your own safety it's going to be in use across the European Union and a few non-EU countries starting 1 July 2021 and until the pandemic is finally trashed. Spain is one of the countries ahead of this plan.
THE AMERICAN CLUB OF MADRID JUNE 2021 NEWSLETTER »
The American Club of Madrid Newsletter June 2021 is out. Check in and see!
AMERICAN CLUB OF MADRID NEWSLETTER MAY 2021 »
May Holidays in Spain, -Labor Day in the USA & SPAIN
WORLD BOOK DAY: BLAME IT ON DON QUIXOTE (& SHAKESPEARE) »
Spain was the springboard for World Book Day, at the initiative of Vicente Clavel Andrés who proposed designating a Spanish Book Day to honor Miguel de Cervantes, author of the world’s first modern novel, Don Quixote de La Mancha. It took decades but in the end UNESCO took up the gauntlet.
“I’M IMMUNE!” »
The Spanish Government is feeling particularly satisfied these days. There are now more Covid-immunized Spaniards than the reported cases of coronavirus-infection since the pandemic broke out. NB: It typically takes two weeks after full vaccination for the body to build protection (immunity) against the coronavirus. Even then, you should keep taking precautions in public places or when you are with unvaccinated people from more than one household.
THE AMERICAN CLUB’S SPECIAL APRIL HOLIDAYS! »
Check out ACM's April calendar. You won't want to miss important dates!
THE AMERICAN CLUB: NOTHING LIKE A MEMBER’S LOVE STORY! »
Dr. Rame: "I moved to Madrid in 2019 to be with Mariangeles. We met in Pittsburgh in the 1990s"
READ! AMERICAN CLUB OF MADRID’S MARCH 2021 NEWSLETTER »
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WHY THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE IS DEFINITIVELY EFFECTIVE ONLY WITH 18 – 55 AGE GROUP »
The European Commission: "Most of the participants in the studies [conducted by AstraZeneca] were between 18 and 55 years old. There are not yet enough results in older participants (over 55 years old) to provide a figure for how well the vaccine will work in this group."
WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT OF SCARCE COVID VACCINE: GO FRENCH? »
Politicians are wont to resort to confinement to fight COVID-19. But how about the vaccines whose supply is stalled. Due to suspicious reasons? People can’t take more confinement. The French come to Madrid, which has become an “oasis” of “permissiveness”, for a weekend relief. It's no way to beat the pandemic.
