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No problem SERON experienced one of the first fires of the summer in the Los Marteses district on Sunday May 16 but rapid action by Infoca, the Junta’s forest firefighting service, controlled it within minutes as nine firefighters and an environmental officer successfully battled to prevent the blaze from spreading.
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Armed forces FORTY-ONE people, who included three women, were selected from more than 200 applicants who had answered a recruiting announcement by the Ministry of Defence’s Sub-delegation in Almeria. Thirty-seven of the applicants are now in the Army, with the remainder serving in the Air Force and Navy.
Stand-in AGUSTIN CARMONA took over as Albox’s acting mayor after deputy mayor Jose Campoy took sick leave. The latter was standing in for Francisco Torrecillas, still recovering from the aftermath of Covid after spending 51 days in intensive care at the Virgen del Mar and Torrecardenas hospitals.
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Exemplary agriculture CARMEN CRESPO, who heads the Junta’s Agriculture de‐ partment, was full of praise for growers’ “exemplary” achievements since the start of the pandemic. While referring to all of Andalucia in general, she sin‐ gled out Almeria which succeeded in increasing exports by 1.6 per cent between March 2020 and February 2021. Speaking during a visit to one of the big Almeria Province agricultural combines, she applauded the sec‐ tor’s ability to break down barriers and continue its ex‐ pansion into the Asian market. Crespo also drew attention to the growing use of bio‐ logical control to combat plagues by using other mi‐ croorganisms, a technique in which Almeria Province is a world leader, using it in more than 80 per cent of its polytunnels.
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Possible three year-sentence for dealer A 32‐YEAR‐OLD accused of intending to deal drugs at the Dreambeach Villaricos festival in 2019 faces a three‐year prison term. If found guilty at his trial scheduled for May 25, he will also have to pay a €1,500 fine recommend‐ ed by Almeria Province’s Fiscalia (Public Prosecu‐ tion Department). He was stopped by the police in Villaricos in
Cuevas del Almanzora on August 25, 2019 on his way to the festival site and a search of his car re‐ vealed 41 wraps of Ecstasy. They were clearly not intended for the ac‐ cused’s own use, the Public Prosecutor’s summa‐ ry maintained, but with a market value totalling €1,254 he had intended to sell them to festival‐ goers.
DANA damage repaired PULPI Town Hall has completed work costing €141,853 on roads that were damaged during the September 2019 storms. Earlier repairs that were necessary throughout the Pulpi area follow‐ ing the devastation caused by the Upper Level Isolated Depression (DANA) cost a total of €235,000. Of this, half was financed by the central government’s Ministry of Territorial Policies, with Pulpi paying the €117,057 remainder. During this final phase of repairs, embankments have been strength‐ ened on the roads between Pulpi and San Juan de los Terreros and Po‐ zo de la Higuera and Benzal. In addition to the road repairs, the town hall has over the last year improved storm drains to prevent flooding during periods of torrential rain in the centre of Pulpi as well as outlying neighbourhoods
History revealed in Vera WITH the aim of rescuing and recovering Vera’s history, ar‐ chaeological excavations be‐ gan at Vera’s Cerro del Espíritu Santo. Considered to the most im‐ portant archaeological project undertaken so far at the Vera EXCAVATIONS: The site, work began on Monday University of Granada May 10. team at Cerro de “We propose to rescue and Espiritu Santo. recover part of our legacy and our history and to know a little better how our ancestors lived,” said Vera’s Culture councillor, María Manuela Caparrós. A University of Granada archaeological team has 15 students, two archaeological technicians, an excavation director and a sci‐ entific adviser who will be working at the site throughout May and June. “They hope to gain a better understanding of the lives of the in‐ habitants of this last frontier of the Kingdom of Granada, and to evaluate with greater precision the consequences of the catas‐ trophic earthquake of 1518 that completely destroyed the an‐ cient city of Vera,” the town hall said. Visiting the dig accompanied by Mayor’s Office councillor, Car‐ olina Pérez, Caparrós, explained that after five centuries of ne‐ glect, the mysteries surrounding life in medieval Bayra and its de‐ struction would begin to be clarified. “The aim is for the people of Vera to get acquainted with their heritage first‐hand and to get to know the interesting work the ar‐ chaeologists are carrying out in the Cerro,” the councillor said.
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Adra pledges help APPROXIMATELY 150 shop owners will receive €300 grants from Adra Town Hall. This was the second round of the grants that earlier benefited 140 lo‐ cal businesses and the self‐employed, revealed Adra mayor Manuel Cortes. “We shall go on work‐ ing along these lines, us‐ ing all our resources to help those who have most suffered the eco‐ nomic consequences of this crisis,” he pledged. “We want to boost the town’s productive sec‐ tors, especially those that are based inside the municipality, carrying out their activities here and consolidating em‐ ployment. We want to help them carry on,” Cortes said. The town hall would continue to assist those who most needed help by making new efforts to assist families, especially those who depended on businesses that were not considered essential and had been obliged to close, the mayor added.
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NIBS EXTRA Open again BERJA Town Hall reopened the Castala park’s picnic and barbecue areas which were closed during the State of Alarm. Municipal employees have removed traces of vandalism and the public will be able to enjoy the facilities until May 31 when barbecues are once more banned as a fire-hazard.
Similar hopes RAMON FERNANDEZPACHECO, Almeria City mayor, visited La Chanca primary school after reading about pupils’ post-pandemic wishes in a recent International Families Day initiative. FernandezPacheco assured them that despite the age difference, their hopes of removing face masks, re-meeting relatives and being able to travel were no different from his.
School days ANTONIO JIMENEZ ROSALES, the regional government’s Schools and Sports delegate, announced that the Junta plans to spend €429,915 on improvements to the Residencia San Jose, a state boarding school in Velez-Rubio. This will bring the building into line with current regulations regarding accessibility and evacuations during an emergency.
Crash course GUARDIA CIVIL officers in Aguadulce followed a lorry they suspected was carrying a consignment of drugs until the driver, aware that he was being followed, crashed the vehicle into a Roquetas building. He and two others fled, abandoning 1,680 kilos of hashish, but were later traced and arrested.
Testing time THE first phase of physical tests for the candidates for four vacancies on Adra’s Local Police force was held earlier this week, with the second round scheduled for Friday May 21. This will be followed on Monday, May 24 by another round for those who passed the first two.
Markets open ALMERIA City’s seven open-air markets are now fully functioning with all stalls able to set up once more now that the city is in Level Two. Promotions councillor Carlos Sanchez stressed that customers were assured that all health measures were in place and they could shop in safety.
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Helicopter mosquito hunt A HELICOPTER mosquito hunt in Pulpi is detecting hidden breeding sites. The surveillance flights are being carried out by pest control company Lokímica over Pulpi and the San Juan de los Terreros coastal area as the town hall sets out to ensure that mosquitoes are kept under control this summer. Miguel Pizarro, Lokimica’s technical manager in Almeria, said the flights caused no harm to insects or fauna but allowed them to find outbreaks which would otherwise remain hidden. Once information is collat-
SURVEILLANCE FLIGHTS: Pulpi is taking steps to keep mosquitoes under control. ed it is possible to carry out specific treatments using products that are environmentally-friendly and have a low ecological impact. The mayor of Pulpí, Juan Pe-
dro García, also asked residents to cooperate with the important undertaking. It was necessary to be aware of the issue and check their properties to ensure that mosquitoes are not
breeding in swimming pools or other bodies of water. Mosquito larvae are known to breed in containers of stagnant water and even in the dishes placed under flower pots to help when watering plants. Pizarro explained that detecting mosquito breeding sites was carried out throughout the year with specialised vehicles. “Fumigation is just as important as the surveillance and control work we have now carried out, because it allows us to be more precise and tackle the mosquito outbreaks more forcefully,” he said.
Vera celebrates Moors and Christians in style LAST year Vera’s Moors and Christians fi‐ estas had to be reinvented due to the on‐ going coronavirus pandemic. People had to enjoy the festivities from the comfort of their own homes, but were able to enjoy cultural and historic activities online. This year the celebrations between May 28 and June 15 include talks, concerts and a film competition. There will be a gastro‐
Prison term for dangerous driving AN Almeria judge slapped a four‐month sentence on a driver clocked at 100 kilome‐ tres per hour in Olula del Rio. He was travelling in the wrong direction at the time and did not have a driving li‐ cence, the court heard. To make matters worse, the Guardia Civil’s Traffic offi‐ cers had seen him changing places earlier with the origi‐ nal driver when they realised that there was a checkpoint ahead. On reaching the roadside control the vehicle failed to stop when flagged down “in absolute disregard for the most elemental traffic regula‐ tions,” the court heard. The car continued on its zigzag journey through Olula, almost colliding on several oc‐ casions with the Guardia Civil patrol car that was following it on the right side of the road. The car finally fell down an embankment, with the driver and passenger attempting to escape on foot.
nomic route of local restaurants, bars, cafés and even ice cream parlours from June 4 until June 12 which can also be fol‐ lowed virtually on Facebook and via the www.morosycristianosvera.com website. “This year’s event will be innovative and respect all necessary coronavirus measures to ensure everyone’s safety,” revealed José Manuel Ramírez, presi‐ dent of Vera’s Moors and Christians As‐
sociation. “We will not be able to enjoy the Grand Parade of Moors and Christians squads as we did before the pandemic, but we are working on a small parade in a controlled environment, probably in the Plaza de Toros de Vera,” Ramirez said. “It will also be possible to follow this live on Levante TV and the Association’s social networks,” he added.
Health and safety help A €1 MILLION Diputacion fund will help Almeria’s 103 munici‐ palities to cover expenses result‐ ing from the Covid pandemic. All have had to spend more on disinfection, personal protec‐ tion equipment and other mea‐ sures introduced to combat the spread of the coronavirus, point‐ ed out Fernando Gimenez,
spokesman for Almeria’s provin‐ cial council. The Second Covid Plan con‐ tinues the work the Diputacion began with Plan Almeria to protect the province’s popula‐ tion, especially in the smallest municipalities which, in pro‐ portion to their budgets, had to spend more per inhabitant,
Stars shine once again ALMERIA City’s Paseo de Las Estrellas (Walk of Fame) is testimony to the province’s links to filmmaking and film stars. Nevertheless, the Paseo’s embedded star symbols bearing the names of famous actors and directors have been shining less brightly lately and the lacklustre appearance of the last three to be added prompted the Almeriacine group to complain on their Facebook page. Six months later Diego Cruz, city hall’s Culture and Education councillor, announced that the names of di‐ rector Manuel Martin Cuenca and actors Javier Cama‐ ra and Antonio de la Torre were currently being pol‐ ished. According to municipal sources quoted in the Span‐ ish media they would soon be looking “as good as new,” together with the other stars embedded there.
Gimenez pointed out. The Diputacion has now trans‐ ferred more than €2 million to help with health and safety since the start of the pandemic, the spokesman said. “And we shall continue to pro‐ vide resources so that every mu‐ nicipality and every Almeriense can be protected,” he pledged.
Blue Flags flying MOJACAR’s beaches have retained their six Blue Flags. The El Cantal, El Descargador, Lance Nuevo, Marina de la Torre, Piedra Vil‐ lazar and Venta del Bancal beaches all meet the stringent standards required by the European Environmental Education Foundation (EEF), the town hall an‐ nounced. The Foundation takes into account the quality of the seawater at each beach, safety, environmental education and in‐ formation, the provision of services and efficient environmental management as well as accessibility for those with re‐ duced mobility. Mojacar has had Blue Flags since 1991 when the town hall put forward El Descargador as its only candidate, gradu‐ ally adding more beaches until arriving at the six that have been recognised since 2020.
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Say goodbye to coal ENVIRONMENTALISTS condemned suggestions that the Carboneras power station should re‐ main open. Spain’s National Mar‐ kets and Competition Commission (CNMC) re‐ cently asked the central government’s Environ‐ ment Ministry to recon‐ sider its decision to close the plant, attributing this to “renewables fever.” They found this “wor‐ rying,” Greenpeace and Ecologistas en Accion maintained. The CNMC should be asking the government to amend energy plans and guar‐ antee an end to using coal as well as phasing out gas, they said. It was “absolutely in‐ admissible” that in the midst of debating eco‐ nomic recovery and the energy transition, the CNMC should want to delay the closure of coal‐ fired power stations, Greenpeace and Ecolo‐ gistas complained to the Spanish media. “Maintaining a coal plant to stabilise the grid is like killing flies with cannons because there are solutions that are much more sustainable and economical,” claimed Jose Luis Garcia, Greenpeace’s Energy co‐ ordinator. “For three decades the Carboneras installa‐ tion has been Andalu‐ cia’s biggest contributor to climate change and it is an obsolete and de‐ pleted model,” Garcia added. “The Institute for a Fair Transition should not permit the survival of this manufacturer of carbon dioxide and ag‐ gressions to health and the environment,” de‐ clared Daniel Lopez Mar‐ ijuan, responsible for Ecologistas en Accion’s Energy, Waste and Cli‐ mate Change division, “Endesa has to face up to its environmental re‐ sponsibilities,” he insist‐ ed.
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A new guiding light THE Mojacar lighthouse will be guiding shipping by this summer. It substitutes Garruchas’ which, as it was surrounded by buildings, was no longer visible from the sea both by day and night. The new lighthouse is located at Mojacar’s highest point on the north face of the Cerro del Moro Manco above the Marina de la Torre urbanisation. Visiting the site recently, Mojacar mayor Rosa Maria Cano expressed her satisfaction with the choice of her municipality as the location for the new lighthouse. “It is in a privileged position, enhanced with gardens and a lookout where residents and visitors will be able to contemplate all of the Levante area,” she said. Jesus Caicedo, president of Almeria’s Port Authority (APA), who ac-
companied the mayor, thanked her for Mojacar’s cooperation while stressing the new lighthouse’s importance. “It will improve safety for shipping off Almeria’s Levante coast and also make the name of Mojacar even more well-known now that its name will appear on every navigation chart,” Caicedo said. Construction, which began earlier this year on municipal land, continues at a good rhythm. The structure itself is practically completed and the dome over the lantern room is due to be put in place within days, Caicedo revealed. The €280,000 project, which includes an operations room and landscaping the site, has been financed by the APA with cash from the Interport Compensation Fund.
Red Cross Charity Hiking REGISTRATION is now open to join the Red Cross charity hiking routes in Alme‐ ria’s Berja. Both the routes organised by the Red Cross will take place in Berja and will have the viewpoint of the Castala as their meeting point. Event participants will set off at 9am. In what are sure to be great events to meet people and enjoy the local scenery, the Local Assembly of the Red Cross in El Ejido along with the city council of Berja and the Berjanatura Club have organised two hiking routes for all to enjoy. The slogan for the events is ‘With you it is possible,’ and registration is now open. The Morales Gallery route is set to take place on Sunday May 23, while the Red Cross’s Fuente del Cerezo route will take place on Sunday, June 20. Registration is required to join the charity walks and participants will re‐ ceive a gift and a healthy snack which has
HIKING: And raising funds too. been donated by Alpujafrutas. The event also has a raffle. Registration is easy and can be made online. Payments for the charity events can be made at Berja’s municipal sports pavilion. This is also where the Red Cross raffle tickets will be handed out.
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Saliente or Bust ON the hottest day this year a team put together by Richard Clarke of Calida Homes walked from Albox, uphill, to Saliente in just over four hours. Richards said “We’ve only gone and done it. So proud of all who took part ‐ Steve Morgan, Hannah Bigley, Samantha Romani, David Muirhead, Ester Heitmann, Dave, Malcolm, James Armstrong and the machine that is Bryan North and our amazing support team Wendy Clarke, Lorraine Ashcroft, Susan Morgan, Sarah De Ville, and Richard Wood who drove all the way from Granada that morning (fab fundraising via FC Los Amigos walking football team). “What an achievement and hope we have done Walk 4 Life proud. Thanks as well to Irene Bar‐ ber, Valerie Dix and Lynne Sweet of Walk 4 Life, for coming to wave us over the finish line.”
100 Migrants Arrive By Sea A SPOKESMAN for the Red Cross confirmed that around 100 migrants arrived in sev‐ eral boats on Sunday May 16, into the port of Almeria
via the Alboran Sea, while another eight migrants have also been reported as having arrived at the port of Algeci‐ ras.
Eleven of them apparent‐ ly had to be rescued from the water on the Sunday, with another 31 migrants being intercepted on the Isleta del Moro de Níjar. A further 23 were found on several boats in the Car‐ boneras area, and later on in the day, another 34 mi‐ grants of Maghreb origin were located. A Red Cross spokesman informed Europa Press that one of the migrants who ar‐ rived in Almeria was suffer‐ ing from tetraplegia, and two minors were also among the numbers, with the Red Cross’ Immediate Emergency Response Team (ERIE) offering humanitari‐ an aid to all of the mi‐ grants. It is also reported that on the same day Salvamento Marítimo had to rescue eight migrants from the wa‐ ters of the Cádiz area, who have been transferred to the Red Cross immigrant care centre at the Crinavis dock of the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA).
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Almeria Markets Return to Capacity
STREET markets in Almeria City are operating at 100 per cent capacity to the delight of locals and traders alike. The markets in Almeria have all their stores set up and the ‘safe markets’ campaign has been launched according to the Almeria Town Hall. The ‘safe markets’ campaign has two objectives and has been launched by the Department for the Promotion of the City. The first objective is to ‘generate confidence among the population so that they know that there are open-air commercial spaces with guarantees to visit and buy’ from. The second objective of the campaign is to use informative posters to highlight the ‘safety protocol that both traders and customers must comply with.’ The town hall highlighted that, “the seven street markets in Almeria are operating at 100
per cent with all their stalls set up.” The seven street markets consists of: Plaza Pavía, which is open every day except Sunday; Mercado Bola Azul, on Mondays; Mercado next to the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, on Tuesdays; Mercado de Los Ángeles, on Fridays; Mercado next to the Auditorio, on Saturdays; Mercado Cabo de Gata, on Saturdays; and Mercado El Alquián, on Sundays. All seven markets have all their stalls open. The councillor for Promotion, Carlos Sánchez has attended the Almeria Los Angeles Street market in order to hand out posters to all the traders. The counsellor explained that, “the street markets, like commerce in general, have suffered the economic consequences of the Covid pandemic, with limitations that have prevented them from carrying out their work normally.”
Protest Against VAT Rate HUNDREDS of people joined in protests against the VAT rate for hairdressers, barbers and beauty salons in Andalucia on Monday May 17. Currently the VAT rate is set at 21 per cent but protesters believe that the
government should change to a reduced VAT rate of 10 per cent for beauty salons, barbers and hairdressers. According to the organisers, protests were carried out in many provincial capitals across Andalucia and in Algeciras too. The demon-
strations were organised by the ‘Creer en Nosotros’, or Believe in Us platform. The organisation plans to continue fighting until they get the lower VAT rate, but the date of the next demonstration has not been set yet.
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THE GranSolar group has plans for an €80 million green hydrogen plant, to be located in the capital of Almeria. The group is set to join the green hydrogen revolution, and generate hydrogen fuel from solar energy and seawater. The company says they are “committed to the environment.” The project would also
Hydrogen Plant be good for the local economy as during the construction phase over 200 jobs would be created. Once the hydrogen plant is in operation 42 employees would be needed to keep it running. The plant would re-
quire three shifts of 12 operators along with six skilled personnel. Hydrogen fuel produced by the plant from solar energy and seawater would mainly be used for fuel cell electric vehicles. The hydrogen would be available at the city’s harbour and the main use would be for public transport vehicles, citybased services including cleaning trucks and also for goods transport. Additionally, hydrogen fuel would be used to power cold stores and ovens in both the agri-food and industrial sectors. The market price of hydrogen comes in at €10 per kilo from renewable sources while that from non-renewable resources is closer to €2 per kilo.
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British Embassy run for mental health
ON Saturday May 15, UK government staff and family members around the world took part in a unique, 24‐hour global marathon relay to support global and local mental health charities. So far over £15,000 has been raised in support of Mind and more in support of local charities, including here in Spain. At 08.00 (CET) HMA Hugh Elliott’s wife Toñi picked up the virtual baton from Riyadh and over 30 people from across the Spain Network then joined the run, kicking off their mile at 10‐minute intervals, accompa‐ nied by children and assorted animals. Participants included HMA Hugh Elliott,
THE European Football Championship along with the Tokyo Olympic Games are set to be screened on terraces in Almeria. In a bid to boost activity in the hotel and catering sector, Almeria’s mayor Ramón Fernández-Pacheco has issued
Consul‐General Lloyd Milen, as well as staff from the Embassy in Madrid, the Depart‐ ment of International Trade and consulates in Alicante, Barcelona and Palma. Runners across the world chose different ‘batons’ depending on the country with the fan being the baton of choice here in Spain. To find more about the work of Mind or to make a donation visit: https://www.mind. org.uk/. See more of the action at: https://www.in stagram.com/p/CO5XBdQj3Ue/ Further information: Debbi Christophers; 673 596 770 Follow us online: www.gov.uk/fcdo
Terraces in Almeria
an exceptional measure which will include the European Football Championship and the Tokyo Olympic Games. The town hall hopes that by allowing screens on
terraces for these events that the hospitality sector will be boosted and locals and tourists alike will be able to enjoy events outside on terraces in the open-air.
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Tea Will Taste different The 90-day rule
A RECENT report from the charity organisation, Chris‐ tian Aid, has said that Kenya ‐ the African country that is the world’s largest exporter of black tea ‐ is facing a crisis that could challenge a great British in‐
stitution, the tea drinkers. According to their research, extreme weather conditions in Kenya are causing more errat‐ ic periods of rainfall, meaning the country suffers droughts and then mass floods, which, combined with rising temper‐
Bungee Jump Goes Wrong A BUNGEE jump went wrong in Sevilla, after a man suffered a fall during the extreme sport. Emergency services were successfully able to rescue the 34-year-old man after a bungee jump went wrong Man landed on a cliff. and he was left on a cliff. Emergency services rescued the man before he was taken by helicopter to Sevilla’s Virgen Macarena University Hospital after being injured in the fall. The 112 Emergency Services were alerted to the accident by the Public Health Emergency Company (EPES 061) and due to the fact that the man was in a difficult to access position on a cliff, firefighters were asked to help in the rescue. He was rushed to hospital by an EPES helicopter which was waiting to transfer him to Sevilla’s Virgen Macarena University Hospital to receive treatment for the injuries he sustained in the accident.
atures will affect the amount of land that stays workable for growing tea plants, and the change in climate will also af‐ fect the production of the leaves that are turned into black tea. Their report has also pre‐ dicted that as a result of cli‐ mate change, by 2050, tea production will drop by around 39 per cent, as grow‐ ing conditions will not be opti‐ mal, and Fiachra Moloney, of PG Tips maker Unilever, added, “In East Africa, where so much of our tea comes from, climate change is putting the livelihoods of the people who grow tea for us at risk.” Speaking to the press, a tea farmer from Kericho in Kenya’s Western Highlands, 72‐year‐old Richard Koskei, said climate change is “a real threat. We cannot predict sea‐ sons anymore, temperatures are rising, rainfall is more er‐ ratic, more often accompa‐ nied by unusual hailstones and longer droughts which was not the case in the past.”
A LETTER recently received from a very upset UK-based reader about the 90/180 day rule concerning visits to Spain has highlighted a problem which needs addressing. In 2013 the couple purchased a second home in Murcia so that they could enjoy the much milder winters and used to spend from October to March which was beneficial to their health. Now, since Brexit (which incidentally they didn’t vote for) they can only stay for 90 days rather than their usual six months which means that quite understandably they are upset and seriously considering selling their property and purchasing a new one elsewhere. In their letter, they suggest that Spain is being short sighted by introducing this regulation especially as they know of people in a similar situation who are spending money during the Spanish ‘down season’ and can’t understand why this rule is being enforced. Sadly, what they don’t appreciate - and it is quite difficult to fully
SAME RULE: These are the 26 Schengen member States. understand why this situation should exist - is that this is not Spain being difficult, but a rule established for every member of the Schengen zone. This means that British citizens who were allowed to stay almost indefinitely can now only spend 90 days out of 180 days across the Schengen zone This means that many of the more obvious choices for resettlement within relatively easy flying times from the UK and in the sunnier climates such as France, Greece, Italy, Malta and Portugal are in exactly the same situation as Spain.
Many other European Countries allow just 60 to 90 days visit unless you have a student visa and the only way round the problem is to purchase a Gold Visa (in Spain the minimum requirement is €500,000 in real estate) or to apply for residency which would allow you to travel between the UK and Spain. There are of course tax implications in taking residency in Spain, but as this couple have owned a property here since 2013, it may be an option but they would need to take advice from a local lawyer and be prepared for quite a long wait.
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WHATSAPP users will have noticed a recent in‐ tensification of pop‐ups in your mobile, nudg‐ ing you to agree to the app’s new terms of ser‐ vice, involving the rollout of their new privacy policy that was delayed, and was due to come into play on Saturday May 15. Critics warn that this will lead to more da‐ ta sharing with its parent company Face‐ book, which received a blow on Thursday May 13 after German regulators temporarily
‘Misleading’ Privacy Policies banned the update. Unfortunately for WhatsApp, they have come up against Johannes Caspar, who is the Hamburg Data Protection Commissioner, an expert lawyer in privacy and constitutional law and considered to be one of the 20 most influ‐ ential men in the European Union.
Germany has prohibited Facebook from processing the data of WhatsApp users, a measure ‘with immediate effect’ in the Ger‐ man territory, and it is something that will be raised to the European Data Protection Com‐ mittee, to extend this ban to all of the Euro‐ pean Union member states.
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Johannes Caspar’s press release claims that WhatsApp’s new privacy policies and condi‐ tions are “misleading and show considerable contradictions” and he points out that “even after a detailed analysis, it is not clear what the consequences for users will be,” and that “con‐ sent is neither free nor informed,” which basi‐ cally means that “WhatsApp obliges you to ac‐ cept the new terms as a condition to continue using the functionality of the service.”
Danone To Scrap Expiration Dates DA N O N E has announced that it will scrap the expira‐ tion date stamp on around 78 per cent of their products sold in Spain and replace it with a ‘preferred con‐ sumption date’, in an aim to stop consumers throwing away food just because it is out of date. Cédric Pantaleón, the vice president of dairy sales, and Paolo Tafuri, the general di‐ rector of Danone Spain, Pao‐ lo Tafuri, revealed this change at a press conference on Thursday May 13, explain‐ ing that the new labelling will have icons as a guide to verify that the product is still
USE BY: We can tell if a food is still good to eat. suitable for consumption outside the best before date. Mr Tafuri said, “This change in labelling can help consumers to make better use of food and better man‐ agement in the purchase and consumption at home.”
Helena Calvo, who is the head of aware‐ ness projects at ‘Too Good To Go’, an app that helps consumers to recov‐ er non‐marketable food in good condition, insisted that “people should learn to act against food that has passed the pre‐ ferred consumption date. Look, smell, and taste, with our senses, we can know if a food is good, and it is impor‐ tant that we do not throw away those products in good condition, because a lot of resources are spent in get‐ ting food to our refrigera‐ tors.”
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TWO men detained by British immigration officials in Glas‐ gow were eventually released after a seven‐hour peaceful standoff between hundreds of protesters and Scottish police. Scottish First Minister Nico‐ la Sturgeon slammed the “un‐ acceptable” action by Britain’s Home Office to detain the In‐ dian men, especially as it came during celebrations for the
Hundreds of Protesters Muslim holiday of Eid al‐Fitr, in an area hit by the pandem‐ ic. The UK Home Office said in a statement that the men were detained “in relation to
suspected immigration of‐ fences” and had been released on bail pending further en‐ quiries. Police were first called to Kenmure Street in Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city, at about 10am where the Immi‐ gration Enforcement van with the men in it was surrounded by protesters, including neigh‐ bours of the men.
SPAIN is still ranked top in the world for the most blue beach flags with 713 across the country on beaches, ports and tourist boats. There are 615 on beaches, 96 for ports and two for tourist boats. Spain has held this title since 1994. Spain regained nearly all of
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Top In World its blue flags in 2020 that it had lost in 2019, with 589 flying the distinction and leading the world rankings ahead of
Explosive New Corrie Storyline
THE Rovers Return, the legendary boozer on the famous cobbles of Weatherfield since back in 1960, at the heart of Coronation Street, is to be at the centre of an explosive new storyline from the writers of ITV’s long‐running soap, where it will be put up for sale by Johnny Connor when he comes out of prison. The Sun has gained access to photos from the set of Corrie, that show an estate agent’s board fixed on the wall of the iconic pub, after Connor, locked up for a historic armed robbery in the soap, gets early release from prison and comes home to find out that his screen wife Jenny has slept with B&B guest Ronnie Bailey while he was inside. Realising that his marriage is over, the landlord, in a fit of temper, contacts a local estate agent and puts the pub on the market, but as yet, the identi‐ ty of the new owner has not been revealed, in a storyline that is bound to shock fans of the soap.
Italy, Greece, France, Turkey and Portugal. With 615 flag on beaches, this is 25 more than held last year. There are also up to nine inland beaches on the list this year, for example, Playa Dulce de Orellana in Orellana la Vieja and La Dehesa in Cheles, both in Badajoz, and Virgen de la Nueva in San Martín de Valdeiglesias (Madrid); Those of As Pontes (A Coruña) and Ardales (Malaga) have been added. Malaga Province has been awarded 34 of the blue flags for beaches along the coastline this summer, with a further five obtained by local marinas including Benalmadena, Caleta de Velez (VelezMálaga), Estepona, La Duquesa (Manilva) and Marbella. The remaining two flags are assigned to sustainable boating in Benalmadena, as reported by the Association for Environmental and Consumer Education (ADEAC), exceeding the 30 blue flags achieved in 2020.
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Royal British Legion Centenary RETIRED Lieutenant General James Bashall, the national president of the Royal British Legion led a ceremony on Saturday May 15, where he laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London, to mark the centenary of the charity organisation. This ceremony took place at 9am, the exact same hour that the charity organisation was formed 100 years ago, with similar wreath-laying ceremonies taking place all over the UK. Earlier in the day, the Prince of Wales had hailed the charity, saying, “There are few organisations which hold a place at the heart of society in the way the Royal British Legion does. For 100 years, the Royal British Legion has been a constant, through the annual Poppy Appeal, leading the nation in remembrance, and providing a life-long commitment to every veteran and their families.”
Caixabank Staff Protest Cuts CAIXABANK, Spain’s biggest domestic lender since its recent takeover of rival Bankia, has seen hundreds of employees gather in protest outside the bank’s shareholder meeting. The meeting was held in Valencia on Friday and protesters complained as thousands of jobs are set to be cut. The Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) union took to social media in order to share a video of protesters including some who were seen to wear the faces of Caixabank executives on their masks. The protest took place outside of Valencia’s Palacio de Congresos where the shareholder meeting was being held. While ordinary folk feared losing their jobs, shareholders at the annual meeting decided that the new Caixabank Chairman Jose Ignacio Goirigolzarri, was worthy of a staggering fixed salary of €1.65 million. Shareholders voted for this, and even voted for a bonus of up to €200,000 too.
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Wes Anderson’s Next Film
FILM director Wes Anderson will shoot his next film in Madrid this July, August and September, The Film Stage has reported. With his film The French Dispatch now confirmed to world premiere at Cannes Film Festival, the director is now planning his next project. It was reported last autumn that he would be in Rome to shoot a new romantic film, however, it has been reported that sets are already being built for a new film in Spain. The set is said to resemble desert landscapes seen in westerns, however, reports say that the film will not be of that genre. There has been no indication of the plot or cast of the film set to be shot in Madrid, specifically Chinchón in the southeast, yet sources expect the familiar style of Anderson’s past films. Chinchón’s mayor Francisco Javier Martínez said, “This is very important to this city,” and highlighted that the town’s cinema will be open for him to shoot
Planning his next project. at if he wishes. It looks as though film fans will have backto-back Anderson films in 2021 and 2022.
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You Deserve Spain FORTY‐FIVE million tourists are expected this summer as Spain launches the Turespaña ‘You de‐ serve Spain’ campaign. The Min‐ ister of Industry, Tourism and
Trade, Reyes Maroto, has high‐ lighted the fact that the Spanish government expects Spain to re‐ ceive a staggering 45 million tourists this summer offering
Avoiding Blood Clots RECENTLY concern around blood clots and thrombosis has increased dramatically, but here are some foods to help you avoid the problem and help ease your mind. It is possible to help combat thrombosis by having some healthy lifestyle habits and certain foods can help you avoid a blood clot. According to experts at the Spanish heart foundation, thrombosis happens when a blood vessel is obstructed by a clot, they explained that, “it is made up of elements of the blood such as platelets, red blood cells and a connecting tissue called fibrin.” The foundation also highlighted the fact that a healthy lifestyle can be used to help prevent the worrying, but rare condition. They highlighted that, “daily aerobic exercise, a healthy Mediterranean diet low in animal fats, salt and, above all, sugar” can help prevent thrombosis. The Mediterranean diet is already known to have considerable health benefits as it includes food such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes and olive oil that can have a positive effect on cardiovascular health. These foods also affect blood cholesterol levels in a healthy manner. Other foods that help are garlic, beetroot, onions, soya and pistachios.
confidence, security and quality. The ongoing Coronavirus pan‐ demic has seriously affected tourism recently, but this summer things are looking up according to Maroto, who has confidence in the vaccination plan. The Minister believes that conditions are now in place for Spain to begin wel‐ coming tourists in a safe manner. The advertising campaign will be focused on positioning Spain as the main holiday destination for foreign markets such as the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Belgium, Poland and the Nether‐ lands. The campaign though has come at a cost of around €8 mil‐ lion, but proves Spain’s commit‐ ment to bringing in tourists once again. In June the green digital certifi‐ cate is set to be launched which will aid travel within the European Union. It is believed that this, along with the vaccination pro‐ gramme progress in Spain “will make it possible to convey certain‐ ty to international travellers and present Spain as a safe destina‐ tion” commented Maroto.
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All Summer Holidays pulled Asked to Provide Your Pin? O N E of Britain’s largest online holiday sales portals ‘On The Beach’ has announced that it is halting all sales of summer holidays until at least September, due to the continued uncertainty surrounding travel, with Por-
tugal, one of the U K’s ‘green list’ countries announcing on Thursday May 13 that they are extending their ‘state of calamity’ until May 30. Simon Cooper, the firm’s chief executive, said “There’s nothing we want
more than to be able to send customers on holiday, but with the current number of unknowns, we don’t think that now is the right time for customers to book new holidays departing in the next few months.” Mr Cooper added he believes that even if ‘On The Beach’ went ahead and sold holidays, which then had to be cancelled, its profits risked being outweighed by “administrative costs and loss of goodwill,” telling the press that m a n y w o u l d - b e h o l i d a ymakers have been “jaded” by the bad experience of their 2020 holidays when many had booked only to have them cancelled due to the shifting travel restrictions. He stressed their online travel agent would not be offering foreign holidays to ‘green list’ countries because “it is very likely that we will see regular fluctuations in destinations’ traffic light classifications.”
IF you have ever been online shopping and you have been asked to provide your pin this may send shivers up your spine as we have always been taught, never give your pin number or password to anyone. The world of online shopping is changing though and online shop‐ ping protocols have been updated in a bid to make them more se‐ cure. This could even include be‐ ing asked for digits of your PIN number. In recent years the use of cash has diminished especially during the ongoing Coronavirus pan‐ demic as many shops have pushed consumers to use their card rather than hand over cash in a bid to lower infection rates. According to the ‘Report on trends and innovation in means of payment’ which has been put together by the Payment Innova‐ tion Hub, the use of debit and credit cards now totals 47 per cent of transactions made. In Spain alone in 2019 there were over 85 million cards in use and this number will undoubted‐ ly grow. Increased security mea‐ sures often termed ‘enhanced customer authorisation’ can slow
down the shopping process on‐ line, but are there to make things more secure for you and protect your money. When making a purchase on‐ line you could now be asked to provide two different pieces of
information at a minimum. It is always worth remembering though that you should never be asked for your full pin number, on‐ ly for a couple of the digits. If you are asked for your full pin number, ensure that you never provide it.
Date Is Fixed For The End THE Plenary of the Congress of Deputies approved on Thursday May 13, the first Law on Climate Change and Energy Transition in Spain, which is designed to combat global warming and the greenhouse effect, and has as one of its main targets, the motor industry. A definite date was fixed during the session for the end of the sale of combustion engines in Spain, by the year 2040, meaning that no more petrol or diesel-powered vehicles will be sold after that date, including hybrids, with Article 14 of the law stating that every vehicle must be powered exclusively by energy that emits zero grams of carbon dioxide.
Three Ways To Avoid Paying Toll THERE are three ways to avoid paying tolls on Spanish roads and if you are in one of these three groups, you will be able to drive through ‘scot‐ free’ according to the DGT. The Spanish Government proposed in the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan sent to Brussels, a controversial measure with which it intends to implement tolls on motorways and motorways from 2024, with the idea of dealing with the maintenance and upkeep of the Road Network of the State, which already has an accumulated deficit of some €8,000 million. However, those who are within one of these three groups will be free to use the pay road tolls, according to the DGT. Navarro said “for example, the daily commute due to work, the guy who has to take the highway every day to go to and from work, he is ex‐ empt from payment ‐ the trips required for study reasons as well ‐ also as an example, the grandmother, when she goes to the doctor, is also excluded. That is to say, that there is a certain margin of manoeuvre.”
FluBot Police Warning Issued POLICE in Spain have issued a FluBot virus alert. The virus arrives by SMS and can take over control of your mobile phone, and steal information including your banking details. The FluBot is a dangerous Trojan virus and to date a minimum of 60,000 Android devices have been attacked across the world. In Spain this has forced both National Police and the Mossos d’Esquadra to take to social media platforms in order to warn people about the malicious SMS message. FluBot has been seen in various countries around the world but has mainly cropped up in Spain, Germany, Italy, Hungary, the UK and in Poland. This does not mean that it will not be spreading to other countries around the globe though. The virus arrives on your phone by an SMS message alleging to be from a delivery company including Correos along with FedEx and DHL. In the message it is claimed that a package has been received and that the user needs to click on a link. At this point a fake tracking app is installed on the mobile device which sets out to steal personal data and credentials from the victim. The malware app steals both credentials and user’s contact details and then sends them to a remote server. The Trojan does not stop here though as it steals your contacts so it can then send infected SMS messages to all your friends and family. So far it is believed that around 11 million phone numbers have been collected in this manner. It is recommended that an antivirus app should be installed on mobile devices and that SMS links should not be clicked on.
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Cryptocurrency Market Plunges ELON MUSK has made a sudden decision to stop accepting bitcoin as payment for his Tesla brand of cars, triggering a sharp plunge in the cryptocurrency markets around the globe as a result. As a result of Musk’s decision, markets fell by around 12 per cent, to less than $50,000, on Wednesday May 12, but did recover slightly on Thursday May 13, according to Coindesk. Musk’s decision has caused confusion, bearing in mind he had directed Tesla to buy $1.5 billion (£1.06 billion) in Bitcoin for its corporate treasury earlier this year. The Tesla CEO, who has been a vocal bitcoin advocate
until now, based his sudden change of direction on the “high environmental cost” to the environment of the manufacturing of bitcoins, as he tweeted, “We are concerned about rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for bitcoin mining and transactions, especially coal, which has the worst emissions of any fuel.” Michaël van de Poppe, a crypto analyst and trader based in Amsterdam, said, “When bitcoin tops out and the bubble bursts, all those glory hunters will move away to another market,” referring to the speculators who jumped on the frenzy of bitcoin’s success. Shares in Tesla also dropped
by 4 per cent after Musk’s news broke, and it is also causing a lot of discussion on social media due to the fact that Musk
says burning coal is bad for the environment whilst his company mines lithium and cobalt for use in his electric cars.
Fake Driving Licences A NETWORK that sold nearly 2,000 fake driving licences was identified on Tuesday May 11. This is the largest operation to be carried out against an organised network in Catalonia. The Mossos d’Esquadra and the National Police are collaborating to bring down the organisation that allegedly sold fake driving licences. There is expected to be around 9,000 arrests made throughout the region and the rest of Spain. The Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia has claimed that the organisation issued fake cards to people who have never previously had one or had lost one, and charged them between €4,000 (£3,435) and €10,000 (£8,589) per licence. The case was initially opened in 2020 due to a police complaint and there have now been 1,845 drivers identified across Spain who have a licence obtained through the criminal organisation. This means that some of these people have never had any official accreditation, examination or processing.
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New Cascading Radars ADMIT it, we have all been guilty of suddenly seeing a speed camera or radar on the roads, and immediately hitting the vehicle’s brakes to slow down and avoid be‐ ing hit with a speeding fine, and then speeding up again
once we have passed the camera. It was inevitable that the time would come when the authorities would get wise to this trick and bring out new technology to combat it, and they have, in the
A ‘Game-Changer’ IN what could be great news for travellers, British Airways are trialling a new Covid test which is said to be a ‘game changer’. The new coronavirus test has been created by Canary Global, a medical technology company. The test is called the Pelican Covid-19 antigen test, and staggeringly it will take only 25 seconds in order to produce its results. Raj Reddy, Canary Global’s chief executive, explained his hopes for the test and said, “We developed the test with the travel industry in mind, where speed, accuracy and ease of use are paramount. British Airways are set to be the first airline in the world to trial the new ultra-rapid test. Sean Doyle, the British Airways chief executive spoke of the company’s commitment to testing solutions and explained that the airline is, “committed to exploring easy and affordable testing solutions to help our customers travel again.”
form of ‘cascading radars’. This is such a simple method really, based on a second mobile kinemome‐ ter being positioned just a few metres after the first fixed‐radar, which, as soon as the driver accelerates away again, thinking he has passed the offending radar and can put his (or her) foot down, registers the vehi‐ cle’s speed and you are caught. It is sometimes known for traffic police to position two or three of these devices at times, separated by a few kilometres, behind a warn‐ ing sign. The DGT plans to incorpo‐ rate this system into their current network of radars located on the motorways and conventional roads of Spain, with 25,000km of road networks being cov‐ ered by around 1,500 radars and cameras located in sec‐ tions considered as danger‐ ous throughout the country.
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Mini Golf
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AS lockdown eases so a new concept in dining with sports is being opened in Copenhagen called Camping. It’s a bar, burger restaurant and 14-hole mini-golf course all rolled into one building with the course designed by former European champion Anders Gudmundstuen.
THE French army’s chief of staff said that soldiers who had signed an open letter warning about the risk of civil war due to concessions to Muslims should resign from the Army as a matter of honour, but he did not threaten reprisals if they didn’t.
THE NETHERLANDS Falcon chicks
NORWAY Tractor protest
A PAIR of peregrine falcons who have taken over the bell tower of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam have surprised bird watchers firstly for settling in the centre of the city and secondly for producing two healthy chicks which they are currently feeding.
NORWEGIAN farmers drove their tractors to the Parliament Building in Oslo to show their anger at the fact that the government offered them less than half the amount of taxpayer support and subsidy they’d demanded whilst their cooperative leaders earn large salaries which farmers pay.
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EMERGENCY Services in the Flemish city of Mechelen were called in by a group of children after one of their friends, an 11-year-old boy had managed to shut himself in a Belgian Post Group parcel locker. He was freed unhurt by the fire brigade.
RESEARCHERS from the University of Helsinki have reported that following a study comparing infected and healthy patients, they believe that they have found the cause of Parkinson’s Disease which is due to the presence of hydrogen sulphide produced by intestinal bacteria which moves to the brain.
GERMANY Covid con POLICE in Germany are warning that there is a marked increase in the number of fake documents allegedly confirming that the holder has received two vaccinations against the virus. This means that potentially infected individuals could escape travel restrictions or access services that require negative tests.
SWEDEN Bear off A STUFFED bear, originally owned by King Oscar II in 1888 was donated to the Swedish Museum of Natural History and was loaned to the municipality of Rättvik 35 years ago. Now following a break-in, it has been stolen and its whereabouts are being sought by police.
FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Treasury requirement WITH effect from Friday May 14, tax advisers are required to declare to the Spanish Tax Agency details of new cross-border operations designed to mitigate tax obligations on behalf of their clients whilst confirming that they are neither illegal nor fraudulent.
Cheaper loans ANXIOUS to attract new customers, BBVA bank is slashing the interest rate charged on its Fast Online Loan business from 9.37 per cent to 3.97 per cent and potential borrowers will be able to apply to take advantage of this from now until June 9.
Better deal THE UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a 56-page consultation document entitled A New Consumer Duty in which it explains how it intends to expand its existing rules to ensure firms in the financial sector provide a ‘higher level of consumer protection consistently.’
Iranian discussions IRAN’S Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with his Spanish counterpart Arancha González Laya in Madrid on May 13 at the start of a tour of different European Countries. They exchanged views on the latest state of relations between the two countries in various political and economic fields during the meeting. Reviewing the relations between the two countries in various areas, Zarif assessed the capacity of economic cooperation between them beyond the current condition and stressed the need to explore ways to expand cooperation in various economic fields by removing some existing obstacles.
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is the turnover announced by Spanish telecom group Telefónica for the first quarter of 2021, slightly ahead of forecast.
Future ‘Britcoin’ Plan BRITAIN can use Brexit to build its own digital currency and experts believe it has the potential to boost the UK’s economy by an eye‐watering £90 billion, according to a re‐ port from the Express. And the CityUnited project is urging Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to be bold and think big as they look to a fu‐ ture in which e‐commerce will increasingly take centre‐ stage ‐ emphasising the po‐ tential for the UK to get a
massive head‐start on the Eu‐ ropean Union. China is already pushing ahead with its own plan to launch its Central Bank Digital Currency’ by the time of next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics ‐ and last month Mr Sunak announced the cre‐ ation of a task force aimed at exploring the possibility of Britain launching what he termed ‘Britcoin’. Lord Hannan of Kingsclere, who sits on the CityUnited
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project’s advisory board, said: “State‐backed digital curren‐ cies are coming: that is not in doubt. The question is whether another country will get there early enough to of‐ fer an alternative model to China’s ‐ a model more root‐ ed in the principles of privacy and private property. “Britain, with its concentra‐ tion of financial services ex‐ pertise, its fintech hub, and its common law system, is ideal‐ ly placed to be that country.”
CityUnited’s analysts be‐ lieve it is crucial that the UK is not left behind ‐ and has mapped out the way forward in its Aurora report, published last week. Specifically, it proposes a CBDC for the wholesale sec‐ tor, representing the bulk of UK banking transactions, in‐ volving the BoE and City insti‐ tutions, followed by further enhancements designed for the retail sector, improving cost and efficiency
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When is income tax due? Last week’s EWN had an article saying that Spanish income tax would be due on amounts above €22,000. This amount refers to employees because their tax is deducted from their wage every month. I have always been under the impression ‐ and various websites agree ‐ that there is a tax‐free allowance of €8,100 for persons over 75 years old. Income tax is then paid on a sliding scale which starts at 19 per cent, depend‐ ing on amount earned. I have paid for the last 15 years. Have my accountants got it wrong?
Creditor offer DESPITE being declared bankrupt 12 years ago in September 2009, property developer and builder Nozar is still attempting to settle with creditors and has now received court permission to endeavour to reach an agreement whereby it will pay them €286 million.
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T D (Costa Blanca) No, your accoun‐ tants have not got it YOU AND THE LAW wrong. The short ar‐ IN SPAIN ticle to which you re‐ fer was intended only to remind people that Spanish income tax is now payable in May and June. Only those persons who are employed at a salary less than €22,000 and have their tax already deducted will not have to make a declaration. The Tax Agency will do it for them and send them a provisional declaration for them to accept or amend if necessary. The article did not even touch upon the reductions and exemptions available to all taxpay‐ ers.
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DIXONS CARPHONE said that four becomes one as it rebrands back to the name first introduced in 1927 by bicycle shop (which sold radios), Cur‐ rys. With effect from October of this year, Currys PC World, Carphone Warehouse, Team Knowhow and Dixons Carphone become one brand. This is the latest move in a com‐ plete restructure which will see 300
ON May 12, the UK Depart‐ ment for Digital, Media Cul‐ ture and Sport wrote to the Premier League confirming that it had no objection to it rolling over its UK TV con‐ tracts. Under normal circum‐ stances the rights would have been put to open ten‐ der, but ministers said they were “minded” to grant an exclusion order due to the problems to football caused by the pandemic. The agreement of all the clubs and rights holders ‐ Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon Prime Video and BBC Sport ‐ means the existing three‐ year deal will be rolled over and run until 2025.
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Currying favour stores transformed, 13,000 uniforms upgraded and over 300 vehicle liver‐ ies changed in the UK and Ireland. Just one store in Edinburgh has al‐ ready been unveiled with the new livery. There will be a £190 million (€210
Premier League Football
million) increase in innovation invest‐ ment in 2021/22 in order to make shopping with Currys even easier for customers. Changes include: Talk tech with tech people. The re‐ tailer will invest nearly £25 million
AMAZON announced on May 14 that it will create more than 10,000 new permanent jobs in 2021, taking its total UK workforce to more than 55,000 people by the end of year. It also confirmed that it will invest £10 million (€11 million) over the next three years to train up to 5,000 employees in new skills and support the UK Govern‐ ment’s investment pro‐ gramme. This training will be of‐ fered through Amazon’s Ca‐ reer Choice programme, where the company pays course fees for its employees who have expressed an in‐ terest in pursuing a career outside of the company. (€27.5 million) over two years in skills, well‐being and reward pro‐ grammes for colleagues to enhance the experience for customers, in store and via ShopLive, the 24/7 live video shopping service. Currys will also launch RepairLive ‐ a market leading, virtual repair ser‐ vice to help get tech up and running again without the need for a home visit, which is currently being piloted.
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Consum has good 2020
GENERAL DIRECTOR: Juan Luis Durich announced the company’s 2020 figures. THE supermarket chain Con‐ sum which has a major pres‐ ence in Valencia, Murcia and Catalonia announced 2020 turnover of €3.3249 billion, 13.3 per cent more than the previous year. According to General Direc‐ tor of the cooperative, Juan Luis Durich overall growth dur‐ ing the year was 10.4 per cent which is 7 per cent more than the average for the food distri‐ bution sector in Spain and profits reached €65.5 million. The organisation is commit‐ ted to expand the number of Consum and Charter stores and also to build its online presence which is currently running at a loss with turnover of just €44.5 million. The year 2020 was a much better one than originally fore‐ cast and turnover benefited from the lockdown with more customers visiting town and
city‐based outlets even though typical holiday destinations saw a reduction in sales. The cooperative is now the sixth largest supermarket chain in Spain and its 2020 figures showed greater growth than many of its com‐ petitors which is why it is committed to continue to ex‐ pand with at least 37 new su‐ permarkets opening in 2021, together with a refurbish‐ ment of 44. It currently employs 17,386 members of staff (an increase of 1,355 over 2019) of which some 72 per cent are women and 92 per cent are on some form of permanent contract. Like John Lewis & Partners in the UK, staff are also owners of the business and in 2020, Consum distributed €71.5 mil‐ lion shared between worker members and bonuses. Looking forward Consum
Climate Change Act AS the Spanish Parliament ratified the Climate Change and Energy Transition Act on May 13, it joins three other countries which now ban the search for new hydrocarbon resources. Nicolas Entrup, Co-Director of International Relations at OceanCare, an international organisation for the protection of marine wildlife and its environment commented: “We applaud the Spanish Government and Parliament for today’s decision to ban oil and gas exploration. “Spain is now within the group of progressive countries that are committed to putting an end to the era of fossil fuels and moving towards the decarbonisation of the economy, in compliance with the Paris Agreement.”
will continue to expand, but does not expect 2021 to be quite as successful as 2020.
BUSINESS EXTRA Looking up IN its annual report, the Bank of Spain says it expects to see the Spanish economy start to recover in the second half of 2021, but much depends on speed of vaccination and recovery of tourism whilst 2022 will see the bonus of the delayed EU Recovery funds.
Bank salaries SPANISH Minister of Economic Affairs, Nadia Calviño, has confirmed her belief that the salaries and benefits granted to senior managers in the financial sector should not just be linked to financial targets but also to the earnings of other employees and the quality of service offered to customers.
Backing Argentina SPAIN’S Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed that his government supports the renegotiation of Argentina’s $45 billion (€37 billion) debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) saying that the penalties damage Argentina’s economic and financial situation following a meeting with President Alberto Fernandez in Madrid.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT DELIGHTED to see the opening of the GB News channel is now imminent. Andrew Neil, who left the BBC under a cloud after his popular show was dropped by the BBC, is spearheading this new channel, which promises to appeal to the ‘broad, proportionate spectrum of everyday people’ and to broadcast its news content with impartiality rather than the ‘biased woke wonders at the anti‐British BBC.’ The channel will broadcast for 24 hours and is being received with great enthusiasm by the general public. Thousands of Tweets have been posted; large numbers have accused the BBC of being out of touch with the larger portion of the British public. Others have pointed out that its reversed racism policies are so woke orientated it is driving the people to despair. Well I can’t wait either. Sky news is no better. I see no reason why GB News shouldn’t take millions of viewers from both of these left wing leaning programmes. Let’s hope they will finally be able to overcome the bias and stifling of the freedom of speech, which has been gagging the true feelings and
NEW CHANNEL: Will appeal to everyday people. opinions of the British public far too long. They could start with a fair assessment of the tragic Israeli Palestine conflict, which has once again erupted into open bloody warfare. I’m not going to go into the whole history, or indeed give any views on this border/state issue; it is much too complex and would take far too long. What I have witnessed once again is the
utterly biased reporting from the BBC. Without doubt, were Israel not the possessors of their anti‐missile defences, the sheer numbers of rockets launched indiscriminately into the country by Hamas, would by now have killed or maimed thousands of their citizens. Israel retaliated to the first onslaught from Hamas, by firing back as discriminately as possible against an enemy that uses
mainly civilian areas to launch its attacks. Without the protection of an anti‐ missile system, of course the Palestinians are receiving far higher numbers of casualties than the Israelis. The BBC has pounced on these figures, presenting a constant stream of biased propaganda to once again demonstrate the ‘unfair’ superiority of ‘bullying’ Israeli which is costing the lives of so many innocent
women and children in Palestine. Almost every report that comes out shows the carnage and destruction being wrought on the Palestinian people. Far less reporting comes out of Israel and if it does it is often carefully vetted to show leading Israeli figures reiterating their intention to ‘wipe out the threat of Hamas’ altogether. Well, let us all hope and pray the awful escalation of this conflict is reversed as quickly as possible and the tragic loss of civilian lives halted before too many more women and children give their lives to a cause which will NEVER be resolved by violence. Dialogue is the only way out of this awful bloody mire, but with the Arab population committed to the complete destruction of the state of Israel, frankly I don’t hold too much hope for any of that in the foreseeable future. Keep the Faith. Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland. Mon. Wed. Fri. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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THE EUROWEEKLY NEWS is urging its readers to sup‐ port local businesses in the community by going local now that the lockdown has ended and for your all your shopping this year, instead of feeding online giants and superstores. We challenge you to re‐ discover your local high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderful l y qui rky i nde‐ pendent businesses in your area. Now that the Covid‐19 pandemic appears to be un‐ der control, it is a good idea to try and support many lo‐ cal businesses by ordering online and making use of a n y c l i c k a n d c o l l e c t s e r‐ vices they can operate, es‐ pecially if you are unable to get out due to health rea‐ sons or any other restric‐ tions. The joy of shopping local means that independent businesses can help support the local community. Although it may be a eu‐ ro or two cheaper else‐ where or online, consider where your money is actu‐ ally going. By shopping at an inde‐ pendent store you’re putting food on a local fam‐
ily’s table, and there is no better time than now to give back to your communi‐ ty by making a small ges‐ ture and shopping in this way. Many local stores sup‐ port local charities, support and sponsor local sports teams and in many cases the small independent stores are actually much more than just a small high street shop, they’re a fami‐ ly’s legacy, often passed down through numerous
generations and support not just the current owner but the generation before. Fo r t h o s e s t o r e s w h i c h are new, that extra couple of euros spent there are supporting someone’s dream and ambition, and also the courage it took them to step out alone, which is no easy task. It takes quite a large chunk of money to set up an inde‐ pendent store and compete with the multinational and chains. So be sure to pre‐order your meat from a local butcher and get your spuds from a local greengrocer, let us revive that communi‐ ty spirit and get to know our neighbours again. You could also consider purchasing gift vouchers from local businesses to help them over the coming weeks, thinking outside the box can often lead to some
fantastic ideas. Why not buy a meal for two, an hour’s tattoo time at a local studio, a hair cut at a local salon or an online study course for someone looking to change their career path. As people are struggling with finances thinking about what friends and family may actually need is important too. Whilst it’s nice to give a glamourous gift perhaps pre‐paying a family member’s phone bill for the month would actu‐ ally be a better gift. Helping people alleviate stress and worry, give the gift of peace of mind through these diffi‐ cult times. Choosing to spend your money locally will really make a difference in the re‐ covery of the local econo‐ my. When we buy local, our money stays local, and it strengthens the local econ‐ omy in two ways. First, buy‐
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SPENDING LOCALLY: Will make a difference to the local economy.
ing local keeps money cir‐ culating within the local economy. Studies have shown that local businesses recir‐ culate a greater share of every euro as they create locally owned supply chains and invest in their employ‐ ees. Data shows that local re‐ tailers return 52 per cent of their revenue back into the local economy, compared to just 14 per cent for na‐ tional chain retailers. Money circulating through the local economy benefits everyone who is a part of each transaction. For example, let’s look at a
local farmer growing pro‐ duce. First, they sell to a local restaurant, which in turn prepares the fresh produce and sells it to local cus‐ tomers. The farmer pays its local employees and the restaurant uses revenue from sales to buy supplies from a neighbourhood hardware store. This exam‐ ple illustrates how the re‐ circulation of money in the local economy leads to a stronger financial founda‐ tion for our neighbours and
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communities. Buying local also fuels new employment and job opportunities for people within our community. Studies show, locally owned businesses employ more people per unit of sales and retain more em‐ ployees over time. A fantastic example of how to support your local community is with a Charity Gift certificate, why not do‐ nate to your loved one’s favourite cause. Just remember to still fol‐
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Munching in the Med LOVED the world over, the Mediterranean diet isn’t just delicious. It is a diet which has been proven to be beneficial for the heart, lowering cholesterol and even helping to reduce the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. Although the diet varies from region to region and country to country, it does share things in common. In general, it contains a lot of fruits, vegetables, seeds, cereals and fish. And excludes a lot of meat and dairy foods. Don’t fret, however, if you don’t live along the Med. There are aspects of the Mediterranean diet you can incorporate into your cooking regardless of where you are. Replace butter with healthy fats such as olive oil, and instead of salt flavour your food with herbs and spices. And reduce your intake of red meat, replacing it with lots of poultry and fish. One of the wonderful surprises about the Mediterranean diet is that you can continue to enjoy your starchy foods, such as bread and pasta. Nor do you have to decrease your intake of
A MEDLEY: A Mediterranean diet is varied and flavoursome. red wine, be it splashed in the pan for flavour or in the glass to accompany your favourite dish. People who regularly enjoy a Mediterranean diet are said to have a longer life expectancy and stay in better shape. So, make that extra effort in the kitchen, then sit back and reap the rewards under the sun.
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EMMA WALLSWORTH THERE are many different causes and sources of foot pain: Sprains, arthritis and joint pain, bunions, plantar fasciitis, blisters, calluses, and corns swelling. What essential oils we use and why... Peppermint oil: Peppermint essential oil can serve as both a pain reliever (anal‐ gesic) and a mild anaesthetic. It’s also an‐ ti‐inflammatory, antiseptic, and is anti‐ spasmodic (prevents or lessens cramps and spasms). Eucalyptus oil: Eucalyptus essential oil could help as a pain reliever and anti‐in‐ flammatory. It’s also antibacterial, anti‐ septic, and antispasmodic. Ingredients: 1) ½ cup organic olive oil 2) ¼ cup infused nettle oil 3) ¼ cup coconut oil 4) 17g beeswax 5) 5 drops of vitamin E oil 6) 15 drops of peppermint oil 7) 15 drops of eucalyptus oil 8) Wooden skewer 9) 4 x 60ml glass jars with lid Method: 1) Prepare a bain‐marie, you can use a pan, add water ¼ way, add two wooden skewers to the bottom, place in glass heat proof jug (also known as a water bath or double boiler)
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ESSENTIAL OILS: You can make your own Eucalyptus oil to help as a pain reliever. 2) Add beeswax to the glass jug and be‐ gin to melt 3) Add nettle oil, coconut oil and olive oil to the jug, use a wooden skewer to stir (melting point of beeswax is 65ºC)
4) Once melted remove from the heat, add vitamin E and other essential oils 5) Lay jars on to paper towel to catch spills. Add balm to the jars. Leave to cool.
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Cooling down our feathered friends MANY of us have birds as pets but how can we best care for them when the sun is shining and the tempera‐ tures are soaring? Heat stress, or heat pros‐ tration, is a serious problem during the summer months. Birds have no sweat glands so cool themselves by rapid breathing with their mouths open or, by
holding their wings out slightly from their bodies. The underneath of a bird’s wing has no feathers and the main wing artery is lo‐ cated in that region. If a bird is running a fever or suffering from heat stress, this area will feel very hot to the touch. If a bird is displaying the effects of heat stress, it
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10 Favourite Motorcycles J O S É M A R Í A R I A Ñ O, the Secretary‐General of the National Association of Companies of the Two‐ Wheel Sector (Anesdor), explaining data compiled by his company for the month of April 2021, re‐ vealed that a total of 17,019 light vehicles were registered, of which 14,517 units were motorcycles, 1,672 mopeds, 268 tricycles, and 562 quadricycles. According to Mr Riaño, “The data for the sector in April 2021 has been very close to that of 2019, figures that invite optimism. The impact of the pandemic continues to be a determining fac‐ tor and whether in these circumstances enrol‐ ments grow, we believe that when vaccination is completed and the situa‐ tion normalises the mar‐ ket will be strength‐ ened.” Adding, “Citizens are showing that they are betting on the motorcy‐
cle both for their mobili‐ ty and to enjoy their leisure time, and this is being translated into da‐ ta favourable despite the complex social, econom‐ ic, and health situation.” The 10 best‐selling mo‐ torcycle models in April 2021 in the Spanish mar‐ ket, according to data from Anesdor were: 10. Honda X‐ADV regis‐ tering 225 units. 9. Sym Symphony 125 registering 257 units. 8. Yamaha XMAX 300 registering 284 units de‐ livered. 7. Kawasaki Z 900 with 295 units registered. 6. Honda Forza 125 registered 295 units. 5. Honda SH 125I which registered 323 units. 4 . Ky m c o A g i l i t y C i t y 125 registered 431 regis‐ tered units. 3. Piaggio Liberty i‐Get ABS with 469 units regis‐ tered. 2. Honda PCX 125 with 503 units registered.
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Zidane Leaves Real Madrid ZINEDINE ZIDANE has an‐ nounced that he will leave Spanish club Real Madrid at the end of this season, re‐ gardless of whether they fin‐ ish as LaLiga Santander champions or not. Los Blancos currently trail city rivals Atletico by two points, with just two match‐ es left to play, so a slip up from Diego Simeone’s men in one of those last two games could let Real Madrid sneak in at the dying breath to steal a title that looked a certainty for Atletico when they were 11 points clear in January. If Zidane can steer his team to a title win, he will become only the second Real Madrid coach to achieve the feat of successive titles since Leo Beenhacker, who won three leagues in a row be‐ tween 1987 and 1989. He is also reportedly upset at the club’s lack of ambition to bring in big names like his fellow countryman, Kylian Mbappe from PSG, who he
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ZIDANE: Reportedly upset at the club’s lack of ambition. has long wanted them to sign. His team has been deci‐ mated by injuries for most of the season, 60 injuries to be precise, which has not helped him, but even in that position he has still reached a European semi‐final and is one of only two teams left in
the fight for the Spanish league title. Florentino Perez, the club’s president has been re‐ ported to be in favour of pro‐ moting their reserve team Castilla’s current coach, the club’s legendary player, Raul Gonzalez, to replace Zine‐ dine Zidane as head coach.
LALIGA SANTANDER will go down to the wire next weekend as both Madrid teams won on Sunday 15 May. Matchday 37 saw all the teams playing on the same day, with the same kickoff times, with Atletico Madrid at home to Osasuna, Real Madrid away to Athletic Club, and Barcelona at home to Celta. Barcelona could only manage a 1‐1 draw at the Camp Nou, which now rules them completely out of the title race, but wins for both the Madrid clubs means the title now comes down to the results of next weekend, Matchday 38, the final round of matches this season, which in January looked a one‐ horse race when Atletico were 11 points clear. Atletico went behind in the 76th minute when Ante Budimir headed home past Jan Oblak, who got his hand to the ball, but couldn’t stop it from going in‐
to the net. Just six minutes later, the scores were lev‐ elled when Renan Lodi slotted the ball home after cut‐ ting into the box from the left. In the 89th minute, as tension built, Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez made amends for several missed chances through the game as he fired home the win‐ ner to keep Atletico Madrid at the top of the table. Real Madrid took until the 68th minute to go ahead in Bilbao, when a Casemiro cross was turned home by Nacho at the far post, with a nervy few minutes for Zinedine Zidane’s men as the goal was checked for a possible offside against Benzema. However, Real Madrid clung on, to remain two points behind Diego Simeone’s city rivals, making next weekend’s matches crucial for both Madrid sides, with Real Madrid at home to Villarreal, and Atletico playing away at Valladolid.