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Tamsin Brown F R O M Friday, June 24, until, Sunday, June 26, the Spanish Absolute Ath‐ letics Championships took place at the Enrique Lopez Cuenca Sports Complex in Nerja. More than 700 top‐lev‐ el athletes from 125 clubs throughout Spain com‐ peted to qualify for the next important events on the athletics calendar, the World Athletics Championships in Eu‐ gene, Oregon, in July, and the European Athletics Championships in Mu‐ nich, Germany, in August. The Championships were held over three in‐ tense days, with men and women competing in var‐ ious sporting categories. There were some fantas‐ tic performances from the very first day. Over‐ all, there were eight new records for Spain and many more for Andalu‐ cia. One of the stars of the event was the athlete Jordan Diaz (Guadala‐ jara), who beat the Span‐ ish record in the triple jump for the fourth time in recent months. He won
RURAL PRICE: The Malaga Provincial Council’s Metavillage’ initiative seeks to prevent depopulation.
Axarquia part of ‘Metavillage’ initiative CHAMPIONS: Jesus Gomez, Jose Maria Marvizon, Jose Miguel Millan and Daniel Contreras won gold in the 4x100m relay race.
gold with a distance of al‐ most 18 metres. Since gaining Spanish citizen‐ ship in February, the 21‐ year‐old Cuban‐born ath‐ lete has quickly progressed to become this year’s best triple jumper. He looks set to be a future Olympian, al‐ though he already holds a gold medal from the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Nerja’s own athletes al‐ so did particularly well, with four medals won by the Nerja Athletics Club. Una Stanvec won gold in
the high jump, reaching 1.85m; Jesus Gomez, Jose Maria Marvizon, Jose Miguel Millan and Daniel Contreras won gold in the 4x100m relay race, with 39.88 seconds; Jesus Gomez won silver in the 200m race, with a time of 20.66 seconds; and Isidro Leyva won the bronze medal in the pole vault, reaching 5.35m. The mayor of Nerja, Jose Alberto Armijo, said: “As mayor, I am very proud and satisfied with what we have seen over
the past few days at the Sports Complex.” He ex‐ pressed his gratitude to all those who helped to make the Spanish Abso‐ lute Athletics Champi‐ onships a success, and congratulated the Nerja Athletics Club for the medals obtained and for its “exemplary organisa‐ tion.” Finally, he high‐ lighted the municipality’s commitment to athletics and spoke of the possibil‐ ity of Nerja once again hosting the Champi‐ onships in the future.
Taytantos Festival Torrox THE Taytantos Festival will take place on Saturday, Ju‐ ly 2, at 10pm at the Com‐ plejo de la Granja in Tor‐ rox. The main act will be the group Queen Forever Tribute, finalists of the television programme Got Talent 2018, and there will also be performances from Stereo 80, Los Electroduen‐ des and the local DJ Dani Jimenez.
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This year’s eagerly await‐ ed Taytantos Festival will be the seventh edition. Maria Jose Gonzalez, the secretary of the Taytantos Association, said: “We have a great line‐up com‐ bining national and local groups, and part of the proceeds will go to the Tor‐ rox Cancer Association”. Francis Baena, a spokes‐ person for the Association,
added: “In previous edi‐ tions, we have dedicated the Festival to Spanish groups, but this year we wanted to pay tribute to the legendary British band. The band we have chosen has been a great success with audiences in other places.” Advance tickets are avail‐ able for €15 on Ticketmas‐ ter. For more information,
visit https:// www.facebook.com/ taytantosfestival
THE Malaga Provincial Council is continuing its cam‐ paign against depopulation through various initiatives, one of which is the ‘Metavillage’ project. This aims to “strengthen rural identity and pride” among the younger populations of the municipalities at risk of de‐ population in the Serrania de Ronda and Axarquia. The initiative is aimed mainly at young people and women. The pilot experience will have a total of 30 participants who will be distributed according to the needs of the municipalities, and the vital objective is to make all people see, both the older and younger populations, that the villages are places with great po‐ tential.
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Outdoor painting event ON Wednesday June 22, the first deputy mayor of the municipality of Velez‐Malaga, Jesus Perez Atencia, presented the upcoming 13th edi‐ tion of the Francisco Her‐
nandez Outdoor Painting Competition, which will be held on Saturday July 23 as part of the Feria de Santiago and Santa Ana in Torre del Mar. The mayor said: “This
year, there will be an in‐ crease in prize money given. A total of €3,000 will be distributed: €1,700 for the first prize, €800 for the second prize and €500 for the third prize.” The competition is a tribute to Francisco Hernandez, an influen‐ tial and widely ac‐ claimed Spanish painter. He was born in Melilla but had lived in Velez‐Malaga since he was a child. Perez Atencia said they are very proud of his con‐ nection to the munici‐ pality. The competition was started several years before the painter’s death. Carmen Fernan‐ dez, his daughter, said: “Since the beginning of the competition, my father always looked forward to it, to being there and spending the day with the painters.”
€500,000 aid
Tamsin Brown THE Community Social Services of the Provin‐ cial Council of Malaga have designated a to‐ tal of €500,000 a year as financial aid to sup‐ port the social inte‐ gration of people who lack the financial means to meet their basic needs. The aid will be used to help people cover a variety of costs, such as essential home re‐ furbishment, health care, school atten‐ dance and payment of rent and utilities such as electricity, water and gas. These temporary fi‐ nancial benefits are aimed at those who reside and are regis‐ tered in any munici‐ pality in the province with less than 20,000 inhabitants. The aim is to facilitate citizens’ access to social re‐ sources, improve per‐
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A Community Social Services Centre operated by the Provincial Council of Malaga.
sonal and family co‐ habitation, as well as to support social inte‐ gration and prevent marginalisation. Ap‐ plications may be sub‐ mitted up to and in‐ cluding July 27. Different amounts will be permitted for each type of cost, eg financial aid for school attendance may not exceed €150 per child per year, and aid for utility bills may not exceed €800 per household.
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No butts ON June 20, the Rincon de la Victoria Town Hall, through its Department of Beaches, installed a series of informa‐ tive panels to raise aware‐ ness of the consequences of polluting the beaches with cigarette butts. This is the second sum‐ mer that the initiative has been carried out, as an‐ nounced by the councillor for the area, Sergio Diaz. Three areas have been set up, in Torre de Benagalbon, Rincon de la Victoria and La Cala del Moral, where recy‐ cled cans have been placed so that beachgoers can place their cigarette butts. The idea is that the person uses the recycled can to de‐ posit their ashes and cigarette butts before empty‐ ing it into the corresponding rubbish bin and returning it to the informative panel. Cigarette butts on beach‐ es are a growing problem. They pollute the oceans, can be eaten by marine animals and can take many years to decompose.
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NIBS EXTRA Calle Cordoba CALLE CORDOBA in Nerja has been reopened following a series of improvements. The pavement and the road, which were in poor condi‐ tion, have been replaced, and there are new under‐ ground bins. The car park has also been rearranged and has space for 30 vehicles, in‐ cluding disabled parking.
Beach safety SINCE June 24, Almuñecar’s beach safety service has been operating and will be available until the beginning of September. There will be a total of 35 lifeguards who will keep watch from five posts on the beaches of La Herradura, San Cristobal, Puerta del Mar, Velilla and Marina del Este.
Forest fire ON June 25, the INFOCA team (Emergency Plan for Forest Fires in Andalucia) ex‐ tinguished the forest fire that had broken out the day be‐ fore in the Axarquia town of Canillas de Albaida. A fire is considered extinguished once the INFOCA experts have ensured that it will not rekindle.
Unicaja remains THE mayor of Almachar, An‐ tonio Yuste, has expressed his gratitude to the residents for their efforts to stop Uni‐ caja from closing its branch in the village. From July 1, an employee of Unicaja will be in Almachar two days a week, thanks to the protests carried out by the locals.
Commitment to basketball AT the Andalucia Basketball Gala held in Benahavis, Malaga, on June 18, the An‐ dalucian Basketball Federa‐ tion awarded the Almuñecar Town Hall for its “unwaver‐ ing commitment.” The Al‐ muñecar councillor for Sports, Luis Aragon, collected the award and spoke of the town hall’s willingness to keep collaborating with the Federation.
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Lux Mundi upcoming trip Tamsin Brown ON Thursday, July 14, Lux Mundi Torre del Mar will be visiting Colomares Castle, Benalmadena and the Molino de Inca Botanical Garden in Torremolinos. Colomares Castle is the largest monument in the world in the form of a castle and is dedicated to the life and adventures of Christopher Columbus. It was built between 1987 and 1994 by Dr D Esteban Martin. The coach will arrive at the castle at approximately 10.15am. T here will be a short
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Lux Mundi will be visiting Colomares Castle near Benalmadena.
introductory talk followed by some time to stroll around. The coach will then take everyone to Fuengirola for some shop-
New town hall service F R O M Friday, July 1, the Rincon de la Victoria Town Hall will offer its citizens a new service. Res‐ idents will be able to request a digital certificate (certificado digital) from the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (FNMT), Spain’s Royal Mint. This certificate allows people to carry out numer‐ ous procedures involving public administration. This service was previously only provided by the Tax Collector’s Office (Patronato de Recaudación) of the Provincial Council of Malaga, which has re‐ cently moved its offices to Calle José María Doblas. Now, people will be able to get their digi‐ tal certificate from both places. This will make it easier to obtain and will reduce waiting times. To apply for a digital certificate at the town hall, request a code from https://www.sede.fnmt.gob. es/certificados/persona‐fisica/. Then make an ap‐ pointment at the town hall on 952 402 300. Take the code provided by the FNMT (via email) and your ID card to the town hall. Once approved, you will be able to download the certificate from the same computer or device from which it was re‐ quested.
ping and lunch before heading to the Molino de Inca Botanical Garden. There will be free time to enjoy the tranquil garden and its old flour mill, now a museum, as well as its Japanese garden and aviaries. Tickets cost €25 (€23 with a Friends of Lux Mundi Card) and can be purchased at the Centre in Torre del Mar. Insurance and entry to both venues are included. For more information, visit http://lux-mundi.org/ or email luxmundi@lux-mundi.org.
CAC painting exhibition THE Centre of Contem‐ porary Art (CAC) in Velez‐Malaga is hosting an exhibition consisting of 17 works that have been the winners of the prestigious Ciudad de Velez‐Malaga, Juan Ju‐ rado Lorca and Francis‐ co Hernandez painting competitions between 2001 and 2017. The mayor of Velez‐ Malaga, Antonio Moreno Ferrer, visited the exhibition and said: “We intend to show the public the extensive pictorial heritage that the town hall of Velez‐ Malaga has.” Most of the works represent recognisable urban en‐
Sculpture honours Nerja athlete THE Nerja Town Hall has paid tribute to the sporting legend and businessman Francisco Or‐ tega Olalla, also known as ‘Ayo’, with a sculp‐ ture, unveiled on Friday June 24. The sculpture is a tribute to Ayo’s sporting success and an expression of gratitude for all his efforts to promote athletics in Nerja since 1957. At the emotional event, the athlete was accom‐ panied by the mayor of Nerja, Jose Alberto Armijo, the president of the Royal Spanish Ath‐ letics Federation, Raul Chapado, the president of the Andalucian Federation, Enrique Lopez Cuenca, and more than 200 people. Ayo thanked the people of Nerja, the town hall and the mayor for the honour, saying that athletics had given him important values that have guided him both in his personal life and in
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The sculpture of Francisco Ortego Olalla was recently unveiled in Nerja.
business and that young people should be en‐ couraged to practise sports in order to be bet‐ ter people in the future. The mayor, Jose Alberto Armijo, said: “With his committed, discreet and humble behaviour, Francisco Ortega, Ayo, has more than deserved recognition from his town.”
vironments of the mu‐ nicipality, such as the old train station, the Nautical Club or the Plaza de la Constitu‐ ción. Moreno Ferrer high‐ lighted the importance of the CAC as a cultural centre due to the high quality of the exhibi‐ tions it houses and the structure of the build‐ ing itself, saying that it is “highly appreciated by the best artists in our country.” The exhibition can be visited until July 24 from Tuesday to Satur‐ day from 10am to 2pm and from 5pm to 8pm. On Sundays and public holidays, the exhibition hall will be open from 10am to 2pm only.
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School sports facilities THE residents of Benagal‐ bon and the rest of the municipality of Rincon de la Victoria will once again be able to use the sports facilities at the primary school Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria following the agreement that has been signed between the Rin‐ con de la Victoria Town Hall and the school itself. The mayor, Francisco Salado, and the head‐ teacher, Ascension Perez, signed the agreement on June 21. Local residents will be able to use the sports facil‐ ities at the school between 6pm and 10.30pm from Monday to Friday until the end of August, at which point the La Candelaria Hockey Club will once again require the facilities for its training sessions. As the facilities are used by the schoolchildren for extracurricular activities and sports practice during the school year, the town hall will repaint and refur‐ bish them before the pupils go back to school. “We know that there is an important lack of sports facilities in this area and we are working on different options to solve the problem,” said Sala‐ do.
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A EURO WEEKLY NEWS’ campaign to improve the rights of disabled UK na‐ tionals has reached its first milestone after 500 people signed in just over a week. Announced on Thursday, June 16, the My Blue Badge = My Freedom campaign aims to push the UK and Spanish governments to work together to allow dis‐ abled UK tourists to be able to use their Blue Badges while on holiday in Spain. The campaign is also pushing for a compassion‐ ate solution to help UK resi‐ dents in Spain who may have left it too late to apply for their Spanish disabled badge and are now unable to park accessibly after many areas of Spain stopped recognising UK badges last year. The EWN knows that many of those people did not apply earlier because they found the process
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daunting and we are push‐ ing the Spanish and UK gov‐ ernments to work together to allow a grace period where residents can still use their UK badge while apply‐ ing for the Spanish one. We also know that many Brits who spend up to 90 days in Spain are also af‐ fected by the inability to use their UK badge any‐ more and we are seeking a political solution to this too. One reader, Cedric Metliss from Fuengirola, got
in touch with the EWN to highlight his own issues get‐ ting a disabled badge in Spain, echoing the concerns of many other readers. He said: “As a follow up to your excellent support for Blue Badge holders from the UK using their badges here in Spain, we have ex‐ perienced over many years the difficulty of obtaining a blue badge here in Spain, in spite of my wife being awarded a UK badge since before moving here in
2002. “Following an almost fa‐ tal road accident in 2001 in the UK, my wife was issued with a Blue Badge and after settling here in Fuengirola in 2002, she looked into ap‐ plying for a Spanish badge, but was advised that she should wait for permanent residence before doing so. “With the help of Fuenso‐ cial and after having her medical records expensively translated, her first applica‐ tion was submitted but was
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Ryanair strike illegal Measures extended A SCHEDULED strike by Ryanair cabin crew start‐ ed on Friday, June 24, but went largely unno‐ ticed in Spain. The rea‐ son behind this is that the Spanish government had acted in advance of
the action, and declared it illegal for staff to go on strike, media reports said. Union bosses were of course upset by this move, but it meant that customers of the budget
airline were still able to fly. Speaking on June 24, Ester Peyro, the spokes‐ woman for USO, Syndi‐ cated Workers Union ac‐ cused the airline of acting illegally. “We believe stoppages are not going to have a great follow‐up and that the impact will be mini‐ mal,” predicted Eddie Wilson, the Ryanair CEO on Thursday, June 23. “Even if cabin crew are going to go on strike, they have to operate those flights by law,” he pointed out, in reference to the protected flights. Late on Thursday, June 23, after being sent a list of the flights that the air‐ line intended to operate, Ryanair was informed in writing by both the USO and Sitcpla unions that they were allegedly in breach of the ‘minimum services’ decree from the Spanish Ministry of Transport.
PEDRO SANCHEZ, the president of the Spanish government, announced on Friday, June 24, that the decree containing measures to deal with the economic consequences of the invasion of Ukraine will be extended until December 31. He revealed that an extraordi‐ nary Council of Ministers meeting on Satur‐ day, June 25, was to approve this action. This is a big change from what was initially antici‐ pated where it was expected to be renewed every three months. Speaking in Brussels, at the end of the Eu‐ ropean Council, Mr Sanchez assured that the measures that the decree will include ‐ which he did not want to divulge yet ‐ are “coher‐ ent” with what has been approved up to now.
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SANCHEZ: Was speaking in Brussels.
The head of the Executive, who was to give an account of the decree himself at the end of the meeting of the Council of Ministers, pointed out that the measures will include aid for families, industry, and companies, so that they can protect themselves from rising prices.
MADRID says NO THOUSANDS joined in a peaceful protest in Madrid on Sunday, June 26, the Inter‐ national Network No to NATO an‐ nounced on Twitter. The protest was against a NATO sum‐ mit which was to take place in the Span‐ ish capital. Amid tight security, leaders of the member countries were to meet in Madrid between June 29‐30 as the or‐
ganisation faces the unprecedented chal‐ lenge of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. NATO is expected to consider the bid, opposed by alliance‐member Turkey, for Finland and Sweden to join. The protest was joined by the group Parla Obrera y Popular (POP) which is an assembly movement for the defence of the public, made up of people from Madrid to defend and fight for the town.
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Are Punch and Judy racist? UK WOKENESS: £60,000 (€70,000) of taxpayers’ money is being spent on researching if Punch and Judy are racist, me‐ dia sources confirmed on Sunday, June 26. The funding was allo‐ cated by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, which is part of the UK Research and Innovation group and
that means British tax‐ payers will foot the bill. James Roberts, politi‐ cal director of the Tax‐ payers Alliance, said: “Cash should be fo‐ cused on urgent priori‐ ties like tax cuts or public services, not this postmodern piffle.” Punch and Judy is one of the most famous
puppet shows in the world; it has enter‐ tained audiences across the globe for centuries. The exploits of Mr Punch and his wife, Judy, are usually per‐ formed in short scene sequences and general‐ ly culminate in one of the characters being comically beaten.
Ta-ra Graham THE instantly recognisable tones of the legendary voice behind Blind Date, Graham Skidmore, has died aged 90. The star passed away on December 27, however the news was only re‐ leased on the weekend of June 26. Skidmore was never seen in person on the show, with Cilla Black providing the face, but he was affectionately dubbed ‘Our Graham’ and was instant‐ ly recognisable for his voice. He was al‐ so known for his voiceover alongside
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer on Vic & Bob’s Shooting Stars, from 1993 to 2002. Diagnosed with vascular cancer 10 years, Skidmore leaves three children. His son Neil stated: “He might not have wanted to be seen on screen, but he had a celebrity voice, a known voice.” His daughter Catherine added: “He was a marvellous man. He looked after people and made sure other people were taken care of.
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Amsterdam café ban
FEMKE HALSEMA, Amster‐ dam’s mayor has told MPs that tourists are to be banned from the city’s cannabis cafes in an effort to reduce crime. The announcement was made ahead of a debate on Wednesday, June 29 to dis‐ cuss the growing crime problem. Halsema said that closing the cannabis coffee shops that are involved in criminal activities is both slow, time‐ consuming and often com‐ plicated.
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One of many cannabis cafes.
The belief is that closing the cannabis cafes to tourists will shrink the mar‐ ket significantly providing less opportunity for those involved in crime to contin‐
ue those activities on a large scale. A police report which was published by the local media earlier this year pro‐ posed the temporary ban saying that the move was unavoidable. This is not the first time that Halsema has wanted to target visitors to the city, having said in January last year that she wanted to ban non‐residents from the city’s cannabis cafes, but then she was unable to get the legislation passed.
Sign to beat all signs
UNDOUBTEDLY the sign that trumps all other signs in 2022 has to be the ‘no pooping in the woods’ sign that has appeared in Riis Skov, a forest near Aarhus in Denmark. According to a Facebook post on June 24, authorities in the town felt the need to add a human no pooping sign alongside those telling owners of horses and dogs that it is a poop‐free zone. They are finding out, however, that the sign is of more value on people’s bedroom and
pub walls than it is effective in stopping peo‐ ple from responding to the call of nature. As you would expect the signs have be‐ come quite the thing to have and so they are being stolen faster than they can be hung up. Kim Gulvad from Aarhus Municipality told local media that: “It’s not a big problem yet, but we still have to screw new ones up and employ somebody to do it. A new sign only costs 45 kroner, but the man‐hours can be ex‐ pensive.”
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Top ranking SPANISH lawyer Cristina Soler, CEO of Ramco Litigation Funding, is in the ‘top 100’ list of world leaders in litigation funding issued by US pub‐ lication LawDragon, as reported by a national media source. Soler is the only Spanish representative in the ranking that includes professionals from countries such as the UK, Aus‐ tralia and the United States.
Suspects’ finances SPAIN’S Congress of Deputies has endorsed a draft organic law, which will now be sent to the Sen‐ ate for further voting, that would allow for Spanish security forces to access the financial information of suspects of serious crimes without the need for a court order, as re‐ ported by COPE.
Taking advantage PUBLIC Finance Minister Tom Arthur raised concerns of second homes taking advantage of the £400 UK government’s Energy Bills Support Scheme, as reported by Scottish media. “In this cost of liv‐ ing crisis, it is clearly wrong that second home owners or those who own long term empty homes benefit from a second £400 energy rebate.”
OLD £20 NOTES: Will no longer be legal tender after September 2022.
THE Bank of England is set to with‐ draw legal tender status of paper £20 and £50 banknotes after September 30, 2022. Following this date paper £20 and £50 UK banknotes will no longer be legal tender. The Bank of England has encour‐ aged the general public to either use these banknotes or deposit them at their bank or a Post Office during these last 100 days. The new Turing £50 banknote completed the Bank of England’s family of polymer notes, with all de‐
nominations (£5, £10, £20 and £50) now printed on polymer. There are currently an estimated £6 billion worth of paper £20 featur‐ ing the economist Adam Smith, and over £8 billion worth of paper £50 banknotes featuring the engineers Boulton and Watt, in circulation. The Bank of England’s estimations mean that there are currently 300 million individual £20 banknotes, and 160 million paper £50 ban‐ knotes that have not been cashed in. Speaking on the old UK banknotes ahead of the date, the Bank of Eng‐
land’s Chief Cashier Sarah John stat‐ ed: “Changing our banknotes from paper to polymer over recent years has been an important develop‐ ment, because it makes them more difficult to counterfeit, and means they are more durable. “The majority of paper banknotes have now been taken out of circula‐ tion, but a significant number remain in the economy, so we’re asking you to check if you have any at home. For the next 100 days, these can still be used or deposited at your bank in the normal way.”
Interest rate increase NORWAY has joined the club of world central banks that are making un‐ usually large interest rate increases in an attempt to combat inflation, follow‐ ing warnings of possible inflation if the economy improves, as reported by the financial press. On Thursday June 23, Norway’s Central Bank, Norges Bank raised its in‐ terest rates by 0.5 per‐ centage points to 1.25 per cent. This is the first time Nor‐ way’s Central Bank has raised its interest rates by
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ONE year on from the launch of Spain’s government’s Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), a study carried out by tufi nanziacion.com, reveals that the level of execution of the subsidies announced last year to companies and the self‐employed in Spain is between 37.2 and 45.9 per cent.
CENTRAL BANK: First increase by such a large amount.
such an amount, since July 2002. Commenting on Nor‐ way’s Central Bank’s
move, Ida Wolden Bache, governor of Norges Bank stated: “Prospects for a more
prolonged period of high inflation suggest a faster rise in the policy rate than projected earlier. A faster rate rise now will reduce the risk of inflation re‐ maining high and the need for a sharper tight‐ ening of monetary policy further out.” As western Europe’s leading petroleum pro‐ ducer, Norway is enjoying economic prosperity, with its unemployment rates currently at ‘a very low level’ and little spare ca‐ pacity according to its cen‐ tral bank.
BBVA sustainable claims ON Wednesday June 22, BBVA highlighted its com‐ mitment to sustainable in‐ vestments, claiming that their sustainable banking operations account for 30 per cent of the financing that the bank has backed in Spain, as reported by local news sources. During his participation in a seminar at the Menénez Pelayo International Univer‐ sity (UIMP) organised by the Association of Economic In‐ formation Journalists (APIE), BBVA’s chief executive in Spain, Peio Belausteguigoitia, stressed that sustainability has become a real opportuni‐ ty for economic growth across the nation. According to him “in Spain, 30 per cent of BBVA’s new long‐term financing to companies is sustainable.”
Falling metal prices COPPER reportedly dropped to a near 16‐month low on Thursday, June 23, with oth‐ er industrial metals coming under selling pressure due to warnings of a possible US recession, according to fi‐ nancial media. Ehsan Khoman, head of emerging markets research, at MUFG spoke on the drop in metal prices seen across the globe stating: “Metals have given up their year of gains, with alu‐ minium and copper touch‐ ing year lows this week, with zinc and nickel not too far behind, as Chinese de‐ mand and higher‐than‐ex‐ pected Russian supply is leading to more stocks de‐ posited on to European ex‐ changes.”
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COMPANY PRICE(P) 3I Group 1.129,00 Abrdn 167,00 Admiral Group 2.264,0 Anglo American 3.141,0 Antofagasta 1.222,00 Ashtead Group 3.584,0 Associated British Foods 1.644,0 AstraZeneca 10.774,0 Auto Trader Group Plc 549,40 Avast 526,00 Aveva 2.452,0 Aviva 413,00 B&M European Value Retail 385,00 BAE Systems 799,77 Bank VTB DRC 0,612 Barclays 159,16 Barratt Developments 477,40 Berkeley 3.835,0 BHP Billiton Ltd 2.352,50 BP 393,30 British American Tobacco 3.576,0 British Land Company 495,50 BT Group 189,00 Bunzl 2.657,0 Burberry Group 1.673,5 Carnival 800,0 Centrica 81,92 Coca Cola HBC AG 1.820,0 Compass 1.716,00 CRH 2.840,0 Croda Intl 6.370,0 DCC 5.020,0 Diageo 3.660,0 DS Smith 293,50 EasyJet 406,10 Experian 2.424,0 Ferguson 9.310,0 Flutter Entertainment 8.780,0 Fresnillo 803,20 Glencore 455,26 GSK plc 1.767,40 Halma 2.041,0 Hargreaves Lansdown 809,40 Hikma Pharma 1.665,00 HSBC 539,30 IAG 116,08 Imperial Brands 1.844,00 Informa 549,40
CHANGE(P) 1.135,00 172,45 2.265,0 3.207,5 1.236,00 3.664,0 1.664,5 10.850,0 556,00 538,40 2.496,0 415,20 389,70 804,00 0,612 161,28 479,50 3.852,0 2.363,00 394,10 3.579,0 498,20 190,60 2.700,0 1.732,0 803,8 83,54 1.829,0 1.716,00 2.869,2 6.416,0 5.086,0 3.684,8 296,00 415,90 2.425,0 9.342,0 8.904,0 807,20 465,05 1.769,80 2.048,0 829,00 1.665,00 541,10 117,40 1.870,00 550,20
% CHG. 1.118,00 166,35 2.227,0 3.110,0 1.195,50 3.526,0 1.639,5 10.652,0 543,80 521,40 2.440,0 409,70 381,20 785,20 0,612 157,34 472,40 3.745,0 2.313,00 382,55 3.509,5 489,90 182,35 2.641,0 1.670,0 744,0 80,64 1.808,3 1.688,00 2.814,5 6.289,5 5.028,0 3.640,7 290,90 395,00 2.393,0 9.188,0 8.730,0 791,80 448,10 1.749,00 2.003,0 806,80 1.627,00 532,00 114,86 1.822,00 543,00
NET VOL 1,22M 4,53M 589,42K 1,79M 616,95K 604,52K 402,91K 713,56K 1,07M 5,91M 147,00K 2,80M 446,99K 3,65M 0 29,65M 947,96K 257,30K 2,08M 22,01M 1,68M 863,27K 2,94M 471,71K 327,12K 313,73K 33,03M 18,70K 59,55K 43,33K 24,41K 70,83K 95,29K 2,32M 3,28M 784,18K 239,11K 237,39K 416,53K 22,56M 3,24M 304,37K 852,62K 286,82K 30,73M 8,75M 584,29K 847,66K
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4.496,0 1.413,00 4.402,0 68,12 211,82 2.030,0 724,60 246,60 43,34 7.686,0 784,00 153,35 1.496,00 1.062,50 222,00 5.998,0 1,89 856,28 1.896,0 623,20 1.009,00 6.190,0 2.242,00 488,20 579,80 5.070,0 82,08 0,60 644,00 1.148,50 2.760,0 746,00 1.038,00 2.854,0 2.121,5 1.169,50 1.435,00 9.790,0 1.650,50 1.156,58 604,60 119,10 254,80 149,45 3.744,5 1.040,50 127,24 2.565,0 828,40
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4.496,0 1.440,50 4.414,0 69,82 214,60 2.038,0 726,00 246,90 43,90 7.712,0 785,40 155,70 1.509,00 1.064,00 223,70 6.094,0 1,89 876,20 1.916,5 627,80 1.014,50 6.268,0 2.243,00 488,20 587,40 5.199,0 84,20 0,60 651,80 1.156,50 2.806,0 765,20 1.042,00 2.859,0 2.132,0 1.184,00 1.438,50 9.916,0 1.661,00 1.168,00 607,00 120,00 259,10 153,85 3.769,5 1.042,50 127,52 2.639,0 832,20
4.392,0 1.402,50 4.329,0 67,70 210,70 2.000,0 716,20 244,50 42,97 7.576,0 781,80 151,10 1.473,50 1.047,00 220,40 5.962,0 1,89 843,40 1.880,0 619,00 989,60 6.178,0 2.203,00 480,80 572,60 5.032,0 81,04 0,60 640,60 1.130,00 2.750,0 721,80 1.023,50 2.776,0 2.069,5 1.158,50 1.404,00 9.680,0 1.629,50 1.147,00 589,80 118,00 254,70 146,20 3.710,0 1.012,00 126,42 2.560,0 811,40
1,06M 953,28K 514,41K 4,11M 4,66M 126,25K 1,28M 10,25M 133,24M 366,84K 700,17K 8,84M 796,38K 2,21M 5,54M 130,54K 0 1,16M 476,80K 2,28M 4,78M 456,56K 1,97M 2,44M 1,09M 1,66M 28,64M 0 571,64K 11,08K 204,29K 3,44M 2,06M 425,77K 10,11M 1,13M 522,55K 45,79K 896,36K 249,27K 2,98M 6,66M 6,80M 4,31M 2,26M 1,69M 28,52M 553,41K 1,48M
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Italian radiators A UK company has pur‐ chased an Italian radiator company in a €28.2 million deal. On Thursday, June 23, Stelrad Group PLC an‐ nounced it had agreed to buy DL Radiators srl from De Longhi Industrial SA, as re‐ ported by the media. The ra‐ diator manufacturer started trading on London’s AIM market in November 2021, at a price of £219 each.
Water ‘bil’ SPAIN’S Aqualia, a water management company, has obtained a €1.1 billion syndi‐ cated green corporate loan. Aqualia will use this loan to fi‐ nance eligible green projects and their activities, such as water and waste treatment, water distribution and stor‐ age, renewable energy and sustainable transport, among other projects. According to Aqualia’s finance manager, Isidoro Marbán: “this financ‐ ing provides Aqualia with great stability in its long‐term capital structure at a time when the financial markets are highly volatile.”
UAE bonds THE Federal Government of the United Arab Emirates announced plans to issue a Dual‐tranche USD Bench‐ mark Size Bonds with a 10‐ year tranche and a 30‐year Formosa tranche.The 10‐ year tranche will be listed on London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Nasdaq Dubai, and the 30‐year tranche will be listed on the aforemen‐ tioned plus Taipei Exchange.
Wirex upgrade WIREX, a leading digital pay‐ ments platform, revealed a variety of features for new and existing customers in the UK, as reported by Ya‐ hoo Finance. Wirex’s Mas‐ tercard debit card will now be available to order for UK customers, allowing them to spend a variety of currencies at over 81 million locations worldwide.
Heathrow travel increase LONDON’S Heathrow air‐ port has predicted that over 54 million people are set to travel through the UK’s biggest airport during 2022, massively increasing its pas‐ senger forecast for the year. Heathrow airport’s fore‐ cast of 54.4 million trav‐ ellers, would mean that 67 per cent of travellers seen in 2019, would use its ter‐ minals during this year. Following the travel re‐ strictions seen throughout the world in 2021, this fore‐ cast assumes a significant increase, with the airport only predicting 45.5 million passengers for 2022 in De‐ cember 2021. Heathrow airport’s confi‐ dence in what they call a ‘steady traffic increase’ for this year, comes after claims that over 20.1 mil‐ lion passengers have al‐ ready travelled through their airport during the first five months of the year 2022.
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CONFIDENT: Heathrow airport forecasts positive growth.
“We have officially sur‐ passed the total amount of passengers seen during the whole of 2021,” Heathrow airport stated in an investor report on Thursday, June 23. “However, the degree of uncertainty is still signifi‐ cant,” the investor report added.
Heathrow airport is cur‐ rently expecting its earn‐ ings, before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisa‐ tion to rise a whopping 257 per cent from the year 2021 to £1.37 billion with the air‐ port’s revenue currently forecast to double to an in‐ credible £2.6 billion. The current higher ener‐
gy prices that are facing the UK are believed to help drive up its operating costs by almost half to £1.2 bil‐ lion according to forecasts. The chief executive of London’s Heathrow airport warned it would take up to 18 months for the aviation industry to return to pre‐ pandemic levels of travel.
Hydropower investment THE UK’s development finance institu‐ tion British International Investment (BII) has pledged $200 million over the coming years to help fund hydropower projects in Africa, as reported by Engi‐ neering News. The latest investment in African hy‐ dropower would be the biggest in BII history. The UK’s Minister for Africa Vicky Ford stated: “Investing to bolster Africa’s hy‐ dropower sector is a strong step to‐ ward helping to meet the energy de‐ mands of three‐million people in countries most at risk to the impacts of the climate emergency. Through these projects, UK finance will enable job creation and drive clean productive growth across the continent.” BII Infrastructure Equity Africa & Pakistan head and MD Chris Chijiutomi stated: “Hydropower is critical for providing clean baseload and peaking power, es‐ pecially in landlocked countries in Africa, as the continent’s countries
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STRONG STEP: Investment for hydropower machines.
transition away from fossil fuels to‐ wards a net‐zero future. “BII, along with its partners, will play
a key role in providing inclusive and sustainable finance to support hy‐ dropower in sub‐Saharan Africa.”
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France’s June activity FRENCH manufacturers reported the first output decline since October 2021 with companies concerned about weak export orders, political uncertainty and high in‐ flation, which has led to business activity in France suffering a signif‐ icant slowdown in June. According to a survey on business activity car‐ ried out by The Flash S&P Global composite purchasing managers’ index, France had seen a 4.2 financial decrease from 57 last month to 52.8. Joe Hayes, an economist at S&P Global stated: “The slowing econom‐ ic trend in France is also compounded by a fresh bout of political uncer‐ tainty due to the hung parliament result in the national elections.”
Confidence drops UK business confidence has fallen sharply, raising concerns for the UK’s eco‐ nomic growth as reported by finance media. A barometer of private sector activity known as the interim, or flash, S&P Global/CIPS UK composite purchasing managers’ in‐ dex, remained unchanged in June from the 15‐month low recorded in May at 53.1. Business activity expec‐ tations fell following con‐ cerns about declines in cus‐ tomer spending as well as an added impact of the in‐ flation of the global econo‐ my. This means that the posi‐ tive outlook for the UK’s private sector companies has been in decline since February.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT AND so it now truly begins. The UK left wing arbitrary, disgraceful and unmitigated venture toward victory in the next general election. After the exposed truth of their last credibility ended with them all plummeting to the bottom of just about every pile of voters in the whole country, they have regathered and regrouped ready to do everything in their power to regain the electorate for their new endeavours; and they really don’t care how they do it! The only chance they actually have of winning is to gain the votes of as many minority residents and supporters as they can garner and are now working on as large a disproportionate selection of these occupants as they can possibly encourage. Their association with media advertising, particularly political programmes of the BBC, is enabling them to not only disregard or disapprove of all the encouraging and successful efforts the Conservative party entered into to steer the country through the last pandemic, which actually plummeted the government’s new administration and placed their immediate future on the back burners before they could properly enter into a host of new
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It truly begins world enterprises. They have now stopped reporting the not terribly dangerous scandals of ‘party time’ at No 10 from all over their initially scathing media, which finally had to dry up when their own Starmer brigade was also being pursued by the police for similar activities. They have set out to convince the UK that areas are now run by large sections of minority immigrant citizens. They are publishing strikes and union participation in their highest possible reports and political programmes. Their ads are riddled with promotion of ethnic habitats, mixed marriages and introducing large numbers of commonwealth originated reporters delivering the news. The percentages of those featured and publicised are far less what actually reside in the UK. (Around 12 per cent over England, including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). They are also highly involved in massive publicity for the Gay and transsexual related pursuits of activity and marital attractions (around 213,000 marriages in the UK.) Their PC tentacles are spreading far and wide through multitudes of UK society and new immigrants. Nothing is actually wrong with most of these sections of Great British society. It is
the motives and intentions of the left lumping them all together which is formidable. None of these factions were wholly responsible for the wonderful and often highly successful United Kingdom. They were initially all welcomed and encouraged by a country that was formed by the adventurers of countless historical wars and conflict. Including millions of injuries deaths from our dedicated UK ancestors participating in the First and Second World Wars. If the left manage to encourage the majority of minorities to vote for them in the next election; and they actually win, anticipate nothing but chaos. The halls of parliament and Downing Street will be heaving with disputable factions and unions all wanting something from the country and only prepared to give upheaval and unrest in return. All I can say is thank the Lord I chose somewhere else to reside. Keep the Faith Luv Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com.
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NUMBERS AND WORDS
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THINKING ALOUD UKRAINE was invaded by Russia on 24/2/2022. Somebody with time on their hands decided it would be fun to add these numbers up. 24+2+20+22. Lo and behold, they added up to 68. In isolation, there is nothing remarkable about this. But it was then recalled that the Sec‐ ond World War commenced on 1/9/1939. Hey presto, 1+9+19+39 like‐ wise add up to 68. And you’ve proba‐ bly guessed it by now. The First World War started on 28/7/1914. Again 68. I was once asked: what do the fol‐ lowing have in common? Disraeli; Lin‐ coln; Klemperer; Mahler; Mendelssohn; Einstein; Heinrich Heine; Fagin; Shylock and Hitler. I pointed out that there did seem to be an odd‐one‐out here. But the answer was that none of them had a ‘w’ in his name. I remember from school a peculiari‐ ty of the word ‘underground’; it begins and ends with the same three letters.
But, so do quite a few other words, in‐ cluding Anticolagulant, Entertainment, Hotshot and Ionisation. The wrong choice of words can re‐ sult in gross tactlessness and lack of consideration for others’ feelings. Re‐ ferring to somebody as ‘slightly im‐ paired in the upper regions’ or ‘a cou‐ ple of strawberries short of the full punnet’ sounds to me worse than ‘in‐ sane’ or ‘mentally retarded’. And ‘barking mad’ or ‘raving cuckoo’ may also be considered a bit over the top. About as discreet as this: Sylvia: “Doesn’t your wife object when you take me for a drink?” “Not at all. But she probably would if you were attrac‐ tive.” And an innocent application of a perfectly correct word can misfire in the absence of lateral thinking. George: “Since her husband died, I’ve been handling everything.” “I bet you have!”
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LITTLE WHITE TOWN JUST like to once again cor‐ rect Leapy Lee’s false propa‐ ganda about the little white town of Bideford, he states that the town council has decreed the name be changed on the grounds of racism, the fact is that just one councillor proposed this absurd notion but later re‐ tracted this and the council voted overwhelmingly that everything remain the same. Ramon Osborne Los Alcázares
It’s rubbish HI Leapy from sunny Spain. Why do you not take over from Boris ‐ you talk much more sense. Are we now going to have Whitehall Tunnel, White Jack sweets or must it be Jill. Rubbish rubbish. Keep up the good work, a word of normality. Love your column. Regards Jess T
At a loss Hello, we purchased our first property in Mallorca in 1985. I cannot even imagine how much money over the years my family, friends and us have spent in the Spanish economy. I am at a total loss as to why the Spanish are not do‐ ing all they can for home owners in their country to get this 180 days a year lift‐ ed. Thousands of properties standing idle because of this ruling, preventing millions of extra euros to the economy. Surely this has to be the easiest way on the planet to bring in the money for more schools, hospitals, not to mention much needed em‐ ployment! The Spanish people need
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OUR VIEW YET MORE CHAOS EVERY day there seems to be news of yet another scene of chaos at an airport somewhere in Europe with flights cancelled or passengers having to queue for hours to go through check in and security. The latest problem after lack of staff concerns strikes by flight crew of various airlines and as more people want to take advantage of the ability to travel after two years of pandemic, the worse it seems to get. All of the big low-cost airlines shuttling holidaymakers into Spain from the UK seem to have fallen foul of this latest difficulty, although the majority of flights into and out of Gibraltar have taken place as scheduled. According to a review undertaken by the National World website, the three most reliable airlines travelling to and from one or other of 25 airports in the UK up to the end of April were Norwegian (which was bankrupt during the pandemic and has reappeared) followed by Vueling and Aer Lingus, both of which are owned by IAG which also owns British Airways. At the other end of the scale, the airlines who have cancelled the largest number of flights include British Airways, easyJet, TUI and WizzAir, although with planned strikes starting to affect Ryanair flights to Spain, things could get worse. The British government appears either unable or unwilling to relax regulations concerning visas for European flight staff and even Jet2 which has also had to suspend some routes commented adversely about the unwillingness of Transport Secretary Grant Shapps to resolve the situation. Although it may be scant consolation, the delays aren’t just affecting the UK and Spain, but many of the main European airports are also reporting significant delays.
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euroweeklynews.com
30 June - 6 July 2022
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Another successful season THE Walking Dead completed a successful season after winning the Hidromaster Championship and fin‐ ishing runners up in the Hidromaster pre‐ miership, by beating local neighbours Mala‐ ga WFC. The game was close and ended in a 2‐2 draw, and the Cala‐ honda based team won the trophy in a penalty shoot out. It’s been a superb
season for both clubs who have gone head to head in all competi‐ tions this year. It’s been a very busy week for walking foot‐ ball on the Costa del Sol, despite the heat of the summer. The Competa three‐way tournament between Boca Seniors,Torrox Tornadoes and a very young Dutch touring football side Bekkerveld Veterans was a great success. The results were Bo‐ ca Seniors 2 v Torrox Tornadoes 5, with both teams on the los‐ ing end to the young, strong team from Hol‐ land .All matches were played in a friendly spirit and after match hospitality arranged
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The tournament in Competa (above), the Walking Dead team (centre) and the Betis manager with souvenirs (right).
by Competa . Boca Seniors Wom‐ en’s walking football team made their debut at the same tourna‐ ment, playing a friend‐ ly. The match was sup‐ ported by Competa Town Hall as part of their Cultural Week. It was a competitive game with both sides equally matched and played in a great spirit. The final score was a 1‐
1 draw. We hope this is the start of greater things. Plans are in place for matches against teams based in Murcia and Benalmade‐ na in the near future. Malaga WFC hosted a European walking football league side at the weekend. Real Betis arrived by coach with their full en‐ tourage to play against the side based
at El Cañadon in the midday sun. Malaga 60 won 1‐0 and Malaga 50 5‐2. Both games were su‐ perb and women played in both the Malaga 60 team and the Betis team. As the league ended, a meeting of managers was held in Velez‐ Malaga, two new teams from Calahonda and Mijas Costa will
be added to the league next season, which will be split by age 50+ and 60+ and we expect to announce a new l e a g u e s p o n s o r s h o r t‐ ly. As walking football continues through the summer at most clubs, visit our website walk ingfooty.com for de‐ tails about all clubs up and down the coast, and their training days and times.
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