While on holiday in Spain my wife slipped and suffered a serious injury while fleeing from car thieves in our hotel car park. We were told later that car thieves had caused problems previously. We have been told that because this happened in a foreign country she is not entitled to compensation. Does being a part of the EU make no difference?
There’s no reason you can’t make a claim for compensation for injury in a foreign country, although it might add complications. However unless you could argue that the hotel was negligent in failing to make the car park more secure, and that the injury was a foreseeable result of their negligence, it’s hard to see who your wife could claim against. You may be covered under your holiday insurance.