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24 - 30 JULY 2014

New hotels boost for Palma beach PALMA Council has five new hotel projects under consideration for local beaches. It has already approved the granting of one licence for the construction of a four-star hotel, and is said to be considering another for a five-star hotel, both on the Platja de Palma. Alvaro Gijon, Councillor for Tourism and Municipal Coordination, has said that the Palma area is in a constant state of renovation and in just Turn to Page 4

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Letters 37 THREE MEN: Raising money to fund research on childhood leukaemia.

Swimming to fight leukaemia

THREE courageous men are braving the treacherous waters of the sea between Mallorca and Menorca to raise funds to fight childhood leukaemia. Jacobo Parages, Felix Campano and Peio Ormazabal will swim the 40 kilometres separating the two islands to fund research on this terrible disease. Though the Three Men Against The Sea initiative has so far raised more than

€43,000, the objective is to reach €75,000 to finance new research equipment. The adventurous journey started yesterday and is scheduled to finish next Wednesday (July 30). The fearless swimmers are being constantly updated on how much money has been raised and they are also getting support messages through social media (#Mójate).

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NEWS Raising awareness THE brother of a 48-yearold woman that was run over on Picasso Avenue in Palma has asked drivers to avoid sitting behind the wheel under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Drug trafficking A MAN and his son are being tried by a Palma Court for drug trafficking. During his testimony, the father said the 300 grams of cocaine police found were his.

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Ivanovic relaxing in Palma SERBIAN tennis star Ana Ivanovic is spending a few days enjoying her Mallorca house and getting ready for the US Open on the courts of the Palma Racket club. The 11 seeded tennis player has said that she aims to be number five before the end of the year and has now changed trainers to Dejan Petrovic, with

whom she has been training on the island, from Nemanja Kontic with whom she has won three titles. When not training for her next grand slam the star has been enjoying relaxing walks around Palma and has been seen shopping in the Valldemossa area. She has also met up with her

friend Rafael Nadal for lunch on the neighbouring island of Ibiza where he went in his own private yacht. When not shopping, training or lunching, the tennis star has been signing autographs and taking selfies with the many children who have been going to the Palma Racket club to visit her.

Lower taxes DEPUTY MAYOR for Economy, Taxes and Innovation Julio Martinez recently announced a decrease in land value tax.

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THE Manacor Council has given the green light to Rafael Nadal’s planned tennis centre; some political parties were against the project as they thought the star was abusing his position to get the plans through quickly - this has been denied by the council.

THE new Jaume II square has been officially opened to the public after being remodelled with an investment of more than €195,000; there is now a children’s play area within the square.

27,000 patients

Terrible accident A 20-YEAR-OLD Brit was rushed to the Son Espases Hospital with paraplegia symptoms after drinking alcohol and jumping into a shallow swimming pool (1.30 metres).

All apologies PRESIDENT of the People’s Party (PP) on the Balearic Islands Jose Ramon Bauza apologised to citizens for the crisis facing Ibiza Council.

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Marihuana plants A 61-YEAR-OLD Campos resident was placed under arrest by the Guardia Civil and Local Police officers after 160 marihuana plants were found in his possession.

Stabbing victim ISABEL BARCELO GARCIA, 47, was found dead in her Felanitx residence. She was allegedly stabbed to death. Police have since detained her partner Nicasio Garcia Cortes.

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THE Hospital de Llevant has closed its first year with a patient count of 27,000; hospital authorities have commented how successful the first year has been in services and the geriatric wing.

Request rejected TRADITIONAL PILGRIMS: Going to Santiago.

Making a pilgrimage… ALL over northern Spain cities and towns are getting ready for Saint James’ Day which is celebrated on July 25. There will be special church services to honour his life and work, exhibitions, theatre productions and a plethora of other activities. For many it is also the day to complete a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in Galicia - an undertaking done by thousands each year. Saint James, son of Zebedee, is the patron saint of Spain and was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and the first to be martyred. According to local legend, as he was preaching the gospel, the Virgin Mary appeared to James on the bank of the Ebro River - she was standing on a pillar, which is why Zaragoza has a Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar. In the 12 century, Bishop Diego Gelmirez

Quote of the Week Any knowledge of irregularities, by the king or other members of his family, will come out in the courts.’

Judge Castro referring to Felipe VI’s possible knowledge of any wrongdoing by his sister.

commissioned a history of the Compostela area and this is when two propositions came to light: the first being that Saint James preached the gospel in Iberia as well as the Holy Land and the second that after his martyrdom, by the hand of Herod, he was carried to the coast of Galicia and subsequently buried at Santiago de Compostela. According to legend, a series of miraculous happenings took place during the moving of his relics from Judea to Iberia; supposedly, he was decapitated by Herod then his body was taken by angels and sailed to Iberia where a rock

Number of the week

This is the number of kilometres from the coast where petrol giant Repsol will begin their oil and gas explorations off the coast of the Canary Islands. Conservationists however believe it should be done much further away.

A SPANISH Court rejected a request made by former Balearic President Jaume Matas to suspend his ninemonth prison sentence for exercise of undue influence.

On sale MALLORCA business owner Jose Mestre sentenced to 12 years and one month prison for drug trafficking is selling his mansion located in Pedralbes (Catalonia).

Major project €5 million will be invested in the Teatre Principal de Palma in an ambitious project aimed at remodelling the building which first opened in 1857.

And finally... A 40-metre model of the Sagrada Familia, Gaudi’s emblematic cathedral, will be made out of ice in Finland this winter. “Our ice basilica will be finished before the real one,” commented the leading architect on the project.

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Maintenance savings THE Mallorca Municipal Transportation Company expects to save at least €375,000 a year with the new bus maintenance contract which it recently put out to tender.

Called off FEARING dismissals, Emaya decided to call off the strike by cleaning services personnel which was scheduled to take place last Tuesday.

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Fakes factory raided

THE GUARDIA CIVIL in Son Servera have broken up a false merchandising operation, which was making fake football Premier League items. After inspecting 16 different shops where the items were on sale, the investigating officers have confiscated more than 3,000 articles, which were proven to be false. Seventeen people have been charged. The Premier League sent officials over to the island from the UK to cooperate in the large scale operation to stamp out fakes. The workshop in Son Servera where all the merchandise was being made has been

ILLEGAL MERCHANDISING: Sold all over the island. dismantled and all its stock, thought to be worth more than €12,900, confiscated. Investigations began after a complaint was made by officials of the

Premier League, stating that false merchandising was being sold on the island. Initial investigations led to the discovery of the shops selling the fakes

and further inquiries led officers to the factory in Son Servera where the items were being made. Officers confiscated the presses and all the materials necessary for the fabrication of the merchandising as well as the finished products. These included Aston Villa keyrings, Arsenal badges, Tottenham Hotspur bottle openers and a plethora of other items all with well-known clubs’ names on them. The 17 detainees, who have already been charged, are out on bail until their cases can be heard. Police investigations into the matter are ongoing.

Five new hotels would be an ‘important boost’ From Front Page the last three years, 26 of the 140 hotels in the Platja de Palma area have risen to the next category (in stars).

The councillor went on to comment on the recent planning applications and stated that there were five in the pipeline: two five-star hotels

and three four-star hotels. Gijon underlined the fact that it had been nearly 30 years since new hotels were built on the Platja de Palma and now

there were five projects under consideration. This, he believed, would provide an important boost to the tourism of the area.

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Flying through the air A DRUNK driver “flew through the air” when he lost control of his car in Son Rapinya. The driver was allegedly more than four times over the legal limit as he was driving along the Son Rapinya road, accompanied in the car by a woman. He lost control before going into the lane of oncoming traffic and finally overturning his car on the roundabout near Colegio Montesion. According to eye witnesses, the car flew several metres through the air before coming to a stop on its roof. Both passengers were able to get themselves out of the car without assistance. They were taken to hospital but their condition is said to be non-critical.

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I should be so looky, looky, looky looky! By Louise Elliot EVEN the linguisticallychallenged understand lookylooky. “Looky-looky!” we hear as we drink morning coffee, order lunch or relax over dinner. “Looky-looky,” street vendors command as they trudge from bar to bar, from restaurant to restaurant on every promenade and paseo along the Mediterranean coast and on every island from Mallorca to Tenerife. You’d have to be naive to believe you are being offered genuine Versace sunglasses or a Prada bag. The big labels complain about fakes, of course, but there is an upside for them because their names resound amongst those who cannot normally afford them. There is no such thing as bad publicity even if it’s from fake goods sold by someone who is probably an illegal immigrant. And - let’s say it - someone who is a black, illegal immigrant. This isn’t racism, it’s a fact and that this man risked so much to scrape a precarious

living in Spain is a tribute to our imperfect society. However bad things are here, they are a hundred times worse in the place he left in subSaharan Africa and paid a fortune to leave. That’s why he gives you a ready smile although the most persistent vendors are harder to shake off than a heavy cold. Everyone knows that you are supposed to haggle with a street vendor, but the €20 that a tourist eventually spends on a rip-off designer bag is €20 less for a legitimate business-owner. Shopkeepers who provide employment, pay Social Security, income tax, IVA valueadded tax and comply with everything that the law

STREET VENDORS: Are they really what they seem? demands of a business-owner resent this competition. They are eaten away with overheads as they grapple with the economic crisis while they see their opportunist rivals make profits without responsibilities. But the looky-looky men remain. Given that most clients on a bar or restaurant terrace regard them as a nuisance, why are they allowed in? Not everyone dismisses as a conspiracy theory the suggestion that they pay protection money and the looky-looky men are not what

they seem. Some vendors are in thrall to people-traffickers owed money for their illicit passage to Spain or those who supply their wares. One of the biggest financialcorruption scandals of 2012 centred on a still-remanded Asian businessman, ostensibly an upright citizen, whose alleged crimes include tax fraud, money-laundering, prostitution and drugs. Is it entirely coincidental that the fake goods offered by lookylooky men are made in China? What is undeniable is that

some looky-looky men sell drugs although they are seldom found with enough on them to be charged with dealing. It’s generally agreed that the police are little help. An arrested looky-looky man will soon be out on the street again, ready to return to the nearest paseo, ready to accost you again. But who does he really work for? Editor's note: No tax, no IVA, no Social Security, no overheads, no red tape. How the many business people that advertise in the Euro Weekly News must wish they could get away with the Looky-Looky business model! They are legal, pay their dues, create employment and, through their taxes, help provide the many services we all enjoy. But what do they get in return? For them the struggle against the Spanish bureaucracy is a daily battle. A little of the leeway given to looky-looky men by the authorities would go a long way to helping their businesses thrive.

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Thief arrested A 28-YEAR-OLD man was detained on Arenal de Llucmajor beach by Guardia Civil officers for stealing a woman’s handbag containing a cell phone and €345, among other things.

New signing REAL MALLORCA signed midfielder Javier Ros from Real Sociedad. The 24year-old player will sign a two-year contract.

X concert ENGLISH singersongwriter Ed Sheeran presented his second studio album simply titled ‘X’ with a concert in Mallorca last Tuesday (July 22).

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Opera at the castle and a cocktail reception FOR the second consecutive year Castell Son Claret, Mallorca’s exclusive hideaway, will play host to five of the world’s most up and coming singers, specially

selected from the Salzburg Festival’s Young Singer’s Project, for an intimate operatic evening on Saturday August 9. The Salzburg Festival began in

1920 and is held every summer in Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In 2008 the festival set up the Young Singers Project - a

A cleaner and safer beach for Palma PSIB-PSOE representatives are calling for increased police surveillance and more cleaning measures on Playa de Palma to save the tourist season. Members of the Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands said in a communiqué that police surveillance on Palma beach has been affected by budget cuts. There were 35 agents patrolling the beach in the year 2011 and now there are only eight. They also say the decision to eliminate the night shift of the cleaning crews has had a negative impact. They encourage the municipal government to draft a series of goals for the summer 2014 season with the help of local residents and business owners. These should include reintroducing the night shift of cleaning crews, a permanent campaign against

PLAYA DE PALMA: Calls for police surveillance. peddlers, creating a campaign against excessive alcohol consumption, a round-the-clock police service allowing residents and tourists to lodge complaints 24 hours a day and beefing up police surveillance.

platform which supports rising young singers. Twenty-one young stars are selected from 400 applicants and offered an exclusive scholarship which, among other things, allows the talented artists to travel the world in association with the Festival. To mark the occasion, Castell Son Claret has put together a symphony for the senses with a cocktail reception followed by dinner set within the estate’s magical gardens and conducted by the hotel’s Michelin starred maestro in the kitchen, Fernando Arellano. Tickets for the evening cost €175 per person including cocktail reception, five-course menu and wines selected by the sommelier of the Michelin starrestaurant Zaranda, all nonalcoholic beverages plus the concert.

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Only occasional technical problems at Palma airport SON SANT JOAN (Palma airport) has been suffering a few technical problems of late. In the last four days two major incidents have affected the running of the busy airport as well as the travelling arrangements of thousands of passengers and dozens of airlines. On Saturday a

BAGGAGE: System went down twice in four days. computer glitch affected the SATE (baggage

management system) which, in turn, affected the baggage handling of 190 flights and left hundreds of suitcases on the tarmac. On Tuesday there was a cut in the electrical supply which led to another glitch in the SATE system. AENA (state aviation authority) has explained that when there is a cut to the electrical supply

of an airport the backup affected and sometimes systems automatically even go down completely. cut in so there is no AENA has danger of losing stated that they the essential Two are not systems like incidents worried about navigation or the efficiency traffic control. in four of the Son However, days Sant Joan non-essential airport as they systems like consider the recent baggage control to be take longer to hook into troubles the backup system and, â€œoccasionalâ€? and not therefore, they are ongoing.

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Angler found dead A FISHERMAN who went missing in the Porroig area on Sunday has been found dead. The Guardia Civil, Maritime Services, and the fire brigade were all called out to help in the search for the man, 57, who went out, by himself, when the winds were just getting strong and never got back home. His family, fearing the worst, called the emergency services and reported his disappearance. Although the combined police forces are looking into the matter they have not discarded the notion the incident might be an accident and he may have just fallen into the water.

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Ten days, five falls by young tourists IN the last 10 days there have been five ‘hotel falls’ by young, usually drunk, tourists of various nationalities. Last week there was the young Danish tourist who fell from the fourth

floor of his hotel in central Palma; then there was the 22-year-old British tourist who fell from his aparthotel second floor balcony in Magaluf. On that same day there was another 22-year-old

Bauza not happy with state of Punta Ballena JOSE RAMON BAUZA, president of the Govern (regional government), has described the Punta Ballena area (recently in the news for the sex scandal of a woman ‘satisfying’ tourists for a drink) as “500 metres of disgrace which must be dealt with as soon as possible.” He went on to comment that the behaviour in the area, of tourists and bar owners alike, was not a reflection of the type of tourism promoted by the tourist board of the Balearic Islands. The president made this impromptu speech at the Universidad Complutense where he is participating in summer courses.

tourist who fell from a height of five metres in Playa de Palma and was hospitalised in a critical condition. One day before this incident a 20-year-old was also in a critical condition after falling from the fifth floor of his hotel in Cala Ratjada. The latest is an Irish tourist who, again, is in a critical condition after falling from the third floor of his hotel in Magaluf.

Bus accident A MAN of 73 is in critical condition after being run over by an EMT (Mallorca public transport) bus. The incident took place on Calle Joan Miro when he was crossing the road, on a pedestrian crossing, and the bus just didn’t see him.

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Irish tourist in critical condition after fall AN IRISH tourist is in critical condition after falling from the third floor of his hotel in Magaluf. The branches of a large pine tree broke his fall and, possibly, saved the life of the 18-year-old man. When emergency services arrived they found the young man in a serious medical condition having received a hard hit to the head and many hits to his body causing extensive bruising. After stabilising him they took him immediately to the Clinica de Palma where doctors are refusing to comment on his condition. Just last week a Danish tourist lost his life falling from the fourth floor of the same hotel. The Guardia Civil and the Local Police were both called to the hotel to try to clarify the circumstances leading up to the man’s fall which happened in the early hours of the morning. Given the young tourist had just come back after a night out in the local bars the police do not suspect any foul play but say they will investigate a little further.

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Llucmajor mayor to investigate brawl THE mayor of Llucmajor has qualified a fight which took place between two police officers, in uniform, as “disgraceful.” Joan Jaume, Mayor of Llucmajor, has commented on the fight, which took place in full view of onlookers, and said that he has ordered an immediate investigation into the facts. Apparently one officer

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POLICE OFFICERS: Mayor promises to investigate. was driving along the road when he spotted the other and they both got out of their cars and set about each other until they were separated by a third officer - all of this in plain view of a bar full of curious witnesses who couldn’t believe their eyes.

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Sex, lies, videotape and blackmail A WOMAN has been condemned to a year in prison for her part in blackmailing a local man who she had recorded having a sexual encounter with one of her friends. After recording him she got in touch with him and asked for â‚Ź12,000; if he did not pay she threatened to distribute the video. The man denounced her actions to the police and paid no money. The sentence was only one year because the events happened in 2004 but the case has been held up by the courts since then. Two days after the encounter, which the woman had set up - even providing the video equipment, the man received a phone call telling him to meet her in a local supermarket; once there she gave him a copy of the recording and told him that she would call him later.

When she called she said she wanted â‚Ź12,000 or she would distribute the images. The next day he got another phone call with instructions of where to leave the cash but the victim had no intention of paying and went straight to the Guardia Civil who told him to make a fake drop so they could catch the culprit. The woman, of Slavic origin, must have sensed something was wrong as she never went to pick up the money and instead called the man to complain that he had sold her out to the police. Police investigations led them to the woman, and her arrest, just two days later. The courts did not accept her appeals and upheld their sentence of one year in prison without a monetary fine.

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Calanova cancer support needs help A GROUP of ladies got together in 2011 and decided to open a charity shop. It was financed entirely independently and everybody that works in the shop is a volunteer, and therefore, unpaid. People donate any unwanted items of clothing, bric-a-brac or furniture which in turn is sold in the shop. After paying rent and expenses, all money raised is given to cancer charities here on the island. They support the A.E.C.C (Spanish Association of Cancer Care), A.S.P.A.N.O.B (Association for children with cancer and their parents), Dime (which help with palliative care in Juan March, Son Espases and Hospital General), Cancer Support Group (which helps people dealing with the trauma of cancer treatments). In addition to the shop, they also do fundraising events which are hugely successful and have helped them donate over €84,000. They, of course, can only do this

CANCER CHARITIES: All support will play a role in helping their efforts. with the help of generous donations from their supporters. Their biggest fundraiser is their annual fashion show, which will be held at the Santa Ponsa Country Club on August 28 at 7 pm, tickets cost €15 (€20 at the door). In order to include a glass of Champagne and some tapas, they are seeking contributions to help defray the costs associated with the event so that all funds raised can go directly to the

Cancer Charities. They also need raffle and auction prizes as every bit helps! Any and all support will play a role in helping people fight this terrible disease. All donations will be listed in their event programme and on their website and if any additional information is needed, please do not hesitate to contact them through Angela McGrath on 609 848 622.

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MALLORCA ROCKS: Company to leave island.

Mallorca will not rock next year

THE Ibiza rocks group have confirmed their exit from Magaluf at end of the summer. It has been officially announced that this will be the final year of Mallorca Rocks. After five seasons operating the summerlong series of open-air gigs at the Mallorca Rocks Hotel, the decision has been made to leave the resort of Magaluf at the end of the summer in order to focus on expansion plans both in Ibiza and globally. Andy McKay, Founder & CEO, Ibiza Rocks Group says: â€œAs the Ibiza Rocks Group expands with exciting new hotel and events projects in Ibiza and beyond, our

strategic agenda has changed and the time is right for us to move on at the end of the summer season. We are really proud of what we have brought to the Mallorcan resort of Magaluf but we are pulling out of the resort in September. We will concentrate on building our Ibizan infrastructure and our global expansion plan and feel this is the right movement at the right moment for the Ibiza Rocks brand.â€? Mallorca Rocks Hotel, events and retail stores will continue to operate as normal until the end of the season, after which all trading activity will cease.

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Hit and run in Calvia results in death of local restaurant owner accident but was later caught by the Local Police and sent immediately to prison. The victim was the owner of a popular local restaurant, the Ca na Cuco in Calvia, near which the accident happened. A British man of 43, resident of Son Ferrer, going well over the 40 kph speed

Palmanova dealers busted by police IN a bust in the Palmanova area, the Local Police in Calvia have identified more than 40 people who were selling drugs, confiscated around 70 bags containing marihuana and 100 doses of cocaine. The police operation took place in the early hours of the morning in an area frequented by holidaymakers and dealers alike. A police spokesperson commented that the bags of marihuana are usually sold for €25 and the wraps of cocaine for around €50.

The majority of the dealers caught in the raid were of African extraction and, police suspect, use their ‘trade’ as itinerant wig and sunglasses vendors to cover up for their real business which is drugs.

According to eye witnesses several taxi drivers, who were going past at the time, all shouted words of encouragement to the officers; apparently they are fed up with the rise in crime in the area.

limit mounted the pavement, along which she was walking, and hit her with such force that she was carried more than 50 metres down the road. With the victim on the bonnet of the car, the driver continued down the road hitting a street light, two metal posts and four parked cars before coming to a stop and then fleeing the scene without ever

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A WOMAN who was involved in a hit and run incident in Calvia has died at the Son Espases Hospital. The driver, who was drunk at the time of the incident, has been sent to prison by the judge investigating the case. Antonia Mascaro Pons, 61 and resident of Calvia, was run over by a drunk driver who tried to flee the scene of the

checking on his victim. The Local Police rapidly set up road blocks to catch the BMW which they found in the industrial estate of Son Bugadelles, four kilometres away. Initially the driver was charged with fleeing the scene of an accident and reckless driving. After the facts were clarified he was also charged with drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter. The culprit was found to have a blood alcohol content of 0.71 which is nearly three times the legal limit. He was left in the police cells to sleep off his drunkenness and appeared before a judge the next day; the judge sent him straight to prison until his case can be heard. The victim was very popular locally and her death has caused a lot of DRUG BUST: Encouraged by the taxi drivers. emotions to run high.

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Pool fall A YOUNG man had to be airlifted hospital in Son Espases with symptoms of paraplegia after drinking alcohol and launching himself into a pool.

All out TOW trucks have been working nonstop in the Verbena de Jove de sa Pobla. They removed all the illegally parked cars, much to the shock of their owners.

Guitar hero BELLVER CASTLE in Palma is to host a night dedicated to Paco de Lucia, along with on flamenco guitarist Benjamin Habichuela and concert guitarist Beil Duran on July 29.

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Two new signings for Real Mallorca football club

RCD MALLORCA continues giving the finishing touches to its squad for the upcoming La Liga season. The club presented its two latest signings last Tuesday and Coach Miquel Soler can consider himself

lucky to have such versatile midfielders in his team. Cristian Bustos, 31, has had a long footballing career playing for other second division teams, including Salamanca and Sporting

De Gijon. Javi Ros, on the other hand, barely played five matches when he was still a part of Real Sociedad’s reserve team. “I am a defensive midfielder, aggressive, passionate and highly

competitive.” said Bustos. Ros is the kind of player that likes to keep the ball and call the shots. “It is true that I have not played that much but I do not think it was a waste of time,” said Ros. “I am a better player now than two seasons ago and I want to improve as a footballer,” he added. Real Mallorca currently been described as “one of plays in Segunda (second) the best live acts on the Division – the lower tier of two Spanish planet”. They debuted at the football Mallorca Rocks in 2012 professional and subsequently hit the leagues. “Playing in Segunda big time, and this gig is being touted as one of Division is very demanding. the seminal moments of There are teams with a long tradition and many the summer. Can’t wait to see if they ambitions,” said Bustos. can follow Ed Sheeran’s “There will be good days and bad days but it all one-man achievement. Tickets at depends on us working as a team, having a strong www.mallorcarocks.com and see more images at side and on our supporters www.phoenixmediamallor being there for us.” he commented. ca.com

Birthday party packs them in By Vicki Mcleod Ooh what a night! For the first time in a long time it seemed there were as many Mallorca residents at a Rocks’ gig as there were visitors. Following last week’s sad announcement that this will be the last season for Mallorca Rocks it was quite poignant to see the place absolutely packed to the gills for their fourth birthday party. Even comedian John Bishop

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ON STAGE: Ed Sheeran at Mallorca Rocks. and footballer Jamie Redknapp are rumoured to have turned up to

share the fun. Next Tuesday will be Rudimental, who have

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First Summer Party for networking MEET interesting and nice people? Getting international contacts on Majorca? The Expats Club Majorca welcomes all international people in Majorca to join the next party tonight (Thursday) in the wonderful setting of Mood Beach Portals Nous. It is the first Summer Party for all clubs. Meet the members of German speaking Auswanderer clubs, English speaking Expats Club, Yachtcrew Club and Scandic Club; all together at Mood

Beach for high quality networking. Come to Mood Beach to meet and connect with interesting international people of several branches and businesses - enjoy the unique atmosphere of this venue while watching the sea-entrance of Puerto Portals and the bay. The party starts at 7pm with a Meet and Greet and having your welcomedrink. What happens next is up to you too - talk to each other, meet friends, watch the offers of our Club-Partners and the persons behind it, hear the news about the clubs and connect to new international guests. Enjoy the evening. And A DRUG dealing gang in Son Banya, Mallorca, have received a total of 17 years in prison and a don’t forget your business cards. fine of €25,650. “Connecting interesting The gang was dedicated to dealing in heroin, marihuana and cocaine and were also found to People" - entrance fee is €10 - incl. your welcome be in possession of illegal fire arms. and more. The gang was made up of three men and three drink Sandra women who all dealt out of several houses in the Registration: down-at-heel area which is famous for selling Konopka | sandra@xlifedrugs to anyone brave enough to enter the mallorca.com | Tel.: 664 297 887. neighbourhood.

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Royal couple to holiday on island THE Royal Couple will holiday in Mallorca without their extended family. King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia and their two

daughters will spend ‘a couple of days’ in Marivent this summer, said official sources. They will reportedly stay at their Son

Tourism on the rise MORE than two million tourists visited the Balearic Islands in June. As stated in a survey released by the Industry, Energy and Tourism Ministry, tourism on the islands increased by 3.7 per cent when compared to June 2013. A total of 1,394,906 tourists visited Mallorca (+3.1 per cent), while 129,999 travelled to Menorca (+3.9 per cent) and 418,680 to Ibiza Formentera (+5.9 per cent). According to the figures released, 2,002,814 tourists holidayed on the Balearic Islands in June, including 261,869 Spaniards, which represents a 16.2 per cent increase when compared to the 225,300 national tourists that travelled to the islands last year. The Balearic Islands are still a sought-after summer retreat for foreign tourists given the 1,740,945 that visited them last month - 2.1 per cent more than in 2013 (1,704,703). Most came from Germany and UK.

Vent residence, where the Royal Couple will join former Queen Sofia. Though no official dates have been disclosed yet, the visit is likely to coincide with the 33rd Edition of the ‘Copa del Rey de Vela’ (sailing competition) scheduled to be held in Palma from August 2 to August 9. In fact, the couple may not arrive in Palma before August 4, since King Felipe VI plans to travel to Liège, Belgium, on the 100th anniversary of the German invasion during World War I. According to elmundo.es, the Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca and sister of Felipe VI, and her four children will have already left the island by the time Spain’s Royal Couple arrives.

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Officers save baby left inside car VALLADOLID Municipal Police officers rescued a baby from certain heatstroke. The four-month-old child was left in the car by the mother at 1pm with the doors locked and the windows rolled up while she ran some errands. Local residents called the police after they saw the baby was restless and having a crying fit inside the locked vehicle. During the heat wave that hit Spain last week, temperatures in Valladolid reached 35°C (95°F). Given the danger to the baby’s life resulting from the scorching heat, the police decided to break one of the car’s windows and pull the baby out. He was rushed to a nearby hostel where the officers washed his face and hydrated him.

HEAT RISK: Temperatures inside cars can reach 60°C. The mother, 35, arrived minutes later and said she was just running some errands down the street. She promised to take the baby to a hospital to have him undergo a thorough examination. Paediatricians and safety experts agree that hot cars can be extremely dangerous. At least 600 children have died since 1998 after being forgotten

in the car by absentminded parents. On a typical hot summer day, temperatures inside a car - even if the windows are rolled down a little bit can quickly rise above 48°C (120°F) to 60°C (140°F). At such temperatures, children are at greater risk for heatstroke, which can result in a high fever, seizures, dehydration and even death.

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Underage thieves LOCAL POLICE in Calvia have caught a gang of underage thieves who were robbing lovers on the beaches of Magaluf. Calvia police became aware of a gang of Romanian youths, which had already been expelled from the Playa de Palma for stealing from tourists who were â€œotherwise engagedâ€? at the time, and decided to follow them. After a short while of watching them they realised that the gang was stealing light items like phones from drunken tourists who were ending their night out on the beach. Three of the gang were arrested then and there but were later let go due to being underage. Another two youths managed to escape among the many tourists already on the beach outside the infamous Punta Ballena district. Both Guardia Civil and

Local Police spokespeople have commented that, recently, a lot of the major criminal networks are employing underage operatives as they know they cannot be held by the authorities for very long.

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TOWIE crew at La Finca de Eduardo’s HE TOWIE crew have been on the Costa Blanca filming the wedding of Leah Wright. The relative newcomer to The Only Way Is Essex wed Chris Tayler at her father’s restaurant La Finca de Eduardo’s in Campoamor, in a glittering ceremony surrounded by friends and family and fellow TOWIE cast members. Brother Elliott Wright was accompanied by

his girlfriend Chloe Sims with cousin Jessica Wright a bridesmaid and joined by her boyfriend Ricky Rayment. James ‘Arg’ Argent and Lydia Bright were also in attendance. Former Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan was at the ceremony on the arm of her fiancé Mark Wright, Leah’s cousin, and took time out to speak to EWN reporter Gemma Quinn: “It’s been amazing. A great day and Leah is absolutely gorgeous.”

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AT THE PUMP: Petrol in Spain is cheaper than in other EU countries.

Petrol prices going down again and Spain below EU average THE price of petrol and diesel went down for the second week in a row last week. Average prices have gone down since the beginning of July when they had reached an historic high just before the holiday season. Despite this, prices are still 3 per cent higher than they were at the beginning of the year. Petrol and diesel have gone down by 0.55 per cent and 0.74 per cent respectively, giving drivers a bit of a

breather after the highs of the beginning of the month. The average price of petrol, across all the providers, is now €1.444 per litre when it was €1.456, and diesel is at €1.327, before it was at €1.346. The price of fuel in Spain is still under the European average: Spanish consumers are paying a yearly average of approximately €1.589 per litre while in most of Europe consumers are paying €1.616.

POOR children in Spain often depend on school canteens to get a hot meal but it is not clear whether the service will be provided during the summer. Even though Spanish Ombudswoman Soledad Becerril asked Autonomous Communities to open their school canteens during the summer season, there is no general agreement yet. Andalucia, The Canaries, Cataluña, Aragon and the Balearic Islands announced that their schools would keep feeding impoverished

children during the holidays, while schools in the Valencian Community, Murcia, Navarra, Galicia, Madrid, Cantabria, the Basque Country and Castile will not. Some of them have opted for an alternative: their summer schools will be used to give out meals to the children. Others, however, have given their local councils the option of opening the schools to feed poor children should they deem it necessary. Andalucia’s Regional

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Government guarantees meals to 4,500 children through its summer schools network, in addition to entertainment and sports activities. These schools are located in neighbourhoods with larger populations at risk of social exclusion and have a budget of €1.6 million. Madrid authorities said “there is no child malnutrition problem” in the autonomous community. They will therefore not make it mandatory for school canteens to open.

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RAND SPAIN is well past the point of recovery and is now surging ahead. According to a survey, the country’s international image has risen thanks to law reforms and economic growth, with 90 per cent of reports about Spain being seen as positive. There is much to be positive about, although unemployment and poverty are still at scandalously high levels. But the country has returned to growth, tourism figures are hitting record levels, car sales – so often the barometer of growth – are up and many say the property market has turned the corner. So are the green shoots of recovery showing? Yes, they are, and don’t let anyone try to talk the country down. In the Press there are many who take the easy option of sensationalist gloom. It’s easy to be pessimistic, but better to face the future with optimism. How other countries see Spain matters, so let’s

all put the best face on it we can. After all, it is a wonderful place to live, why would we want to be pessimists?

Looky here… Louise Elliot has taken a controversial look at the darker side of Looky-Looky men. Is she right to say that they are a nuisance and controlled by criminals? Maybe and maybe not, but what is clear is the tolerance and generosity of spirit shown by expatriates, as demonstrated in our Street Talk feature. Just about everyone we asked took the approach that the street vendors were just trying to earn a living, and if there was a problem it was society’s problem. Expats, it would seem, would rather the many African immigrants tried to earn a relatively honest living than resort to stealing to get a crust.

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and Greece where youth unemployment stood at around 50 per cent. This was double the alreadyhigh EU average of 25 per cent, the fund pointed out. Increased growth would be the fastest acting remedy, but apart from this generic recommendation the IMF had another proposal.

Shares boost for Logista… SHARES in Logista are once again quoted on Spain’s principal stock exchange, La Bolsa. Trading ceased in 2008 after Spanish-French Altadis, which owned the Fortuna and Gauloise brands, was acquired by Imperial Tobacco for €12.6 billion. Logista delivers to 300,000 delivery points in Spain, Portugal, Italy and France at kiosks, petrol stations, hospitals, pharmacies, hotels and restaurants. It also works with other companies in the consumer goods sector, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and publishing. The Bristol-based international company cigarette manufacturer obtained a 59.6 per cent stake in

Logista at the time of the purchase, later buying the remainder. It recently decided to put 27.3 per cent of its Logista shares on the market. After starting at €13, they immediately went up 1.9 per cent and half-anhour later had risen by 4 per cent. At one stage they rose by 6 per cent but by the end of trading and after some big sales, they closed on their first day at €13.40, an increase of 3.08 per cent. Logista CEO Luis Egido admitted afterwards that he had anticipated a higher opening price although debuting with immediate rises confirmed that the shares would “follow a long, upwards path.”

Aligning the minimum salary with labour costs would increase the demand for young workers, the report maintained. Spain’s minimum salary of €645.30 a month has been almost frozen since 2011 and the FMI’s suggestion echoes a proposal from CEOE, the Spanish Confederation of Industry.

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Better credit MORTGAGE loans increased to 10,899 in May, 23.6 per cent more than in May 2013, according to notaries’ statistics. Meanwhile house prices fell for the 69th consecutive month.

Stake sold CASA GRANDE DE CARTAGENA, owned by the wealthy Del Pino construction family, sold a 4 per cent stake to technology firm Indra. The €77 million sale was underwritten by UBS.

‘Bad bank’ turns landlord SAREB, Spain’s ‘bad bank’ has agreed to free up properties for social housing. Six hundred of the homes that Sareb acquired as toxic assets from bailed-out banks will be ceded to Cataluña’s regional government. These can then be rented out at affordable prices. Groups of the properties located in 72 Catalan municipalities will be released at regular intervals and made available at rents of between

€150 and €400 a month. All are in a good state of repair, Sareb said, although it will also carry out any necessary repairs. In return the regional government will reimburse Sareb with the properties’ community charges, insurance premiums and administration costs. The apartments will be initially ceded for four years, renewable by mutual agreement for yearly periods after that.

STAT OF WEEK SPANIARDS made 6.3 million illegal downloads between February 2013 and January 2014. Most were made in Russia (22 million), the US (12.5 million), Italy (10.5 million) and Brazil (8.7 million).

Reducing the minimum THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) called for a lower minimum wage in some EU countries. In its annual Eurozone survey, the IMF stated that work opportunities for the under-25s had been badly affected by the economic crisis. The situation was especially serious in Spain

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MARKETS and Competition regulator, the CNMC, criticised ‘random’ increases in Spain’s pre-tax fuel prices. They are the highest in the EU and the CNMC cited the ‘rocket and feather effect’ of asymmetric pricing which occurs when the price of petrol goes up like a rocket as soon as oil costs more. When the price of oil goes down, petrol prices feather down very slowly, enabling retailers to take advantage of the perception that prices should be high. In May, the CNMC noted, the price of 95 octane petrol rose to €1.431 per litre, a 0.3 per cent increase on April while diesel cost €1.332 a litre. At the beginning of this month, coinciding with the summer exodus and the Iraq conflict, 95 octane petrol cost an average €1.45 and diesel €1.35. Independent petrol stations offered the cheapest prices in May, while amongst the principal operators, BP’s prices were the lowest for the fourth consecutive month. Cepsa abandoned the usual practice of lining up its

against fraud in the years ahead. Moreover, at EU level, the past five years have seen major advances in shaping a stronger antifraud landscape. These initiatives can have a marked impact on fraud levels, once they are fully implemented. Algirdas Semeta, Commissioner for Taxation, Customs, Statistics, Audit and Anti-Fraud, said: “In the last five years, the Commission has taken the fight against fraud to a new level. Our commitment to protect citizens’ money from fraudsters is clear from the tough and ambitious new rules, initiatives and frameworks we have put forward. Now it is time for Member States to play their part more effectively. They need to step up their game in preventing, detecting and prosecuting those who try to defraud the EU budget.” According to the report, EU fraud decreased slightly in 2013.

MANY budding business entrepreneurs imagine themselves to be future captains of industry. Theirs will be a life of razor-sharp decision making in a highly charged competitive environment. Being part of the jet-set and rubbing shoulders with the elite adds to the lure of business success. Cold reality suggests very few people possess the mindset of the super rich or would wish to. I recall partners of a small double glazing company winning several million on the lottery.

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Garcia was granted €600,000 bail, against the wishes of the Prosecution department which claimed there was a risk that he might leave the country. Meanwhile, PWC cannot carry out an audit, the company said, because the assignment was never formalised in writing. It has not been afforded the ‘minimum conditions’ necessary for carrying out the audit and without an authorised contact at Gowex, PWC said, it cannot access the “indispensable” information it needs.

HORSE POWER: Cheaper than petrol? stations’ prices with Repsol’s, the CNMC noted. The regulator attributed the situation to lack of competition, since the three principal operators enjoy ‘substantial advantages’ compared with the remainder. These include their integration with refineries and links with the transport network monopoly CLH, together with other operators’ difficulties when trying to break into the Spanish retail

market. This had prompted the exit of several international operators after the fuel market’s deregulation in 1998, the CNMC said. Repsol, Cepsa, DISA, Meroil and GALP are currently under investigation for agreeing prices and ‘exchanging business information.’ Repsol, Cepsa and BP are also accused of coordinating prices between operators and distribution companies.

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PWC washes its hands PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (PWC) refused to carry out a forensic audit for Gowex. The Spanish Wi-Fi network provider filed for bankruptcy a week after admitting it misrepresented its accounts for 10 years. Beforehand, and as rumours began to acquire substance, the Gowex CEO Jenaro Garcia announced that he had commissioned an audit by PWC. The courts are now weighing up whether to accuse Garcia of rigging company accounts and improper use of insider information.

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EU fraud down 21 per cent says commission EU Member States must step up their work to prevent, detect and report fraud affecting EU funds, according to the European Commission’s annual report on the protection of financial interests (PIF). The report sets out detailed recommendations on areas national authorities should focus on in this respect. The report finds that detected fraud in EU spending accounts for less than 0.2 per cent of all funds. Nevertheless, the Commission believes that greater efforts at national level both on combating and detecting fraud should be deployed. The annual PIF report therefore recommends, amongst other things, that Member States review their controls to ensure they are riskbased and well-targeted. On the positive side, the report notes that good progress is being made at national level to implement new rules and policies which will strengthen the fight

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Their windfall provided a short-cut to the world of celebrities, the upper crust and big hitters of the business world. They afterwards conceded that their millionaires holiday in Mustique was the worst holiday of their lives. Treated as social pariahs they were shunned not sunned. To achieve success it helps to be a psychopath. This is the finding of a new book ‘The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies and Serial Killers can Teach us About Success.’ According to author Kevin Dutton, Chief Executive Officers (CEO) number among them more

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psychopaths than does any other profession. Don’t smirk if your success can be attributed to the following careers: lawyer, media mogul, sales management, surgeon, journalist, police officer, clergy, chef or civil servant. In this order they are known to be in some part possessed by the clinical term for psychopathy; shallow emotions, lacking empathy or feelings of guilt, cold-hearted, superficial, manipulative, impulsive or irresponsible. It explains much about our society. It also explains why to my credit I never got past first grade management level. There are of course rich men whose psychological make-up is the opposite to such failings; I have been acquainted with both kinds. They tend to be those who acquire success simply by being in the right place at the right time with the right product. They never tried for success; success sought them out. Many are philanthropists and they live modestly. It is only when they die that we learn of their wealth and in many cases their quiet philanthropic gifts.

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Don’t let your holiday cash pay for a thief’s vacation - take a few tips... THE motorbike revved up and sped down the narrow street. Next thing my unassuming friend found her handbag being tugged off her shoulder. She was being robbed in broad daylight. The force and speed of the motorbike was unfortunately no match for her biceps, so she lost her belongings to the thief. The heat of summer zaps us of energy and if we are not aware enough it can also zap us of our mobile phone, wallet, credit cards and much more if opportunity seeking robbers decide to take advantage of us. Street robbery is commonplace these days and it can be a big financial crush too depending on the contents of a bag.

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A mobile is a pricey item, as are designer glasses or sunglasses,

not to mention a loaded wallet of cash. So how do we help avoid thieves lightening us of our load? Don’t be too showy Dressing down might not be a bad idea if you want to avoid the attention of a thief. Expensive clothing just advertises to the general public that you are filthy stinking rich.

How do I complain about flat? Q. I LIVE in Spain but I regularly go to a local resort village for short stays. You and the Earlier this year I hired an apartment Law in Spain that turned out to be far below By David Searl standard. I contacted the owner, detailing some of the problems with the apartment, and asked for a partial refund. Rather than address my complaint, the owner simply accused me of being offensive, I have photographs of some of the issues. The owner lives in England, Can I denounce her or what are my options? A.S. (by email) A. Almost all consumer complaints in Spain can be directed to the local OMIC, the consumer office, in the municipality involved. This is the Oficina Municipal de Información al Consumidor, the Consumer Information Office. Take copies of your communications with the owner, her name and address of the flat in Spain, your photos and any record of payment to her. They should help you to fill in the official Hoja de Reclamación, the complaint form. If the owner has an agent in Spain, address your complaint and request for refund to this agent. If you rented through the Internet, you can inform the advertising website of any problems. Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana & Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

Robbers don’t have X-ray vision: they notice your look and probably guess what’s in the wallet by that. Trick the thief - Carry a wallet just for robbers. Put in a bit of low value currency and a few fake credit cards etc. Meanwhile put high value bills and real credit cards in

another place - your socks, inside pocket wherever is handy. If you get robbed then just hand the ‘robber’s wallet’ over! Hit the gym - Obviously the more in shape a person looks could deter a robber from committing a crime. Reason might have us believe that a thief would attack a wimpy looking person rather than a ripped person! If muscles aren’t your thing then maybe just try to appear super confident on the street - especially as a tourist in a foreign country. Confidence tells a thief that you’re liable to fight to get your money back. And guys - Get that wallet out of your back pocket - it’s not safe there!!!

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Losses stemmed FASHION label Adolfo Dominguez finished the first quarter of its fiscal year with losses of €644,000. This is 74.8 per cent less than during the same period last year.

Second thoughts THE government is likely to tweak its plans to tax redundancy pay at source. The contemplated exemption of the first €2,000 per year worked will almost certainly be increased, Hacienda said.

Debt down SPANISH bank debt to the European Central Bank continues to fall. It was down 6.69 per cent in June according to the Bank of Spain. So far this year the amount owed has fallen 30.77 per cent.

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Mood swings over Spanish banking CHIEF ECONOMIST: Lucio Vinhas de Souza of Moody’s Investors Service. MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE still has concerns about Spain’s banking system. Despite recent improvements, soon-to-be introduced banking framework from Brussels could bring increased risk, the ratings’ agency said. Spain’s macroeconomic conditions, liquidity and capitalisation have taken a turn for the better, Moody’s acknowledged in its Banking System Outlook: Spain report.

Prospects for economic recovery are good, with a 1.2 per cent increase in this year’s GDP and a 1.7 per cent forecast for 2015. This will provide the foundations for gradual stabilisation of the banking sector, Moody’s said. Nevertheless, none of these factors has persuaded Moody’s to modify its negative outlook for the country’s banks. “Europe’s new bank resolution framework has increased credit risks for

senior unsecured creditors and drives the negative outlook for the system,” it explained. Banks will continue to be affected by the real estate sector, whose excessive offer of residential property will result in persistently falling prices, the agency predicted. The volume of bad loans is still very high, it pointed out, and is likely to remain at ‘very high levels’ owing to the flagging economic cycle.

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Preoccupation with manners of others is a real turn-off WHY are the English so preoccupied with manners? Not their own of course, but other people’s. If I get into an argument with an English person aged between 35 and 50 because they have been trying to run me over at a zebra crossing or their dog bit me or their child s**t on my shoe (it may have been the other way around, I don’t remember), it invariably turns into a discussion of manners: my manners. They will concede that I have a right to be upset, “But it’s the way you say it. You have to say it with a smile!” they say unsmilingly. If I insist, mildly, that my manners are not the primary problem, or even (heaven forbid) dare to suggest that they have some sort of responsibility with regard to their child or dog, it will invariably end with them threatening me with physical violence: “If you ever talk to me/my wife/my child like that again I will smash your head in.” The threat as such is not the problem, I don’t want to talk to them, I never did. I just want them not to push me, spit on me or run me over. I can walk away, but the attitude puzzles me. Are English bar brawls nowadays about who is more polite? And I have yet to find someone less inclined to smile than a 42year-old Englishwoman. Or less polite. What is it that I have missed? Birger, Nerja (Malaga)

Damage limitation A FOREIGNER who really wants to enjoy Spain should take note of my deductions. To see Spain in retirement as a holiday and not reality (you know: sea, beach and sun), don’t write your full name on everything, even buying a house or renting. Buy a Spanish SL (sociedad limitada) company for €200! You live happily ever after although the company may be

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sued with litigation lasting up to 10 years before a court case comes up (you could have perished by then). This also applies to Telefonica and electricity contracts etc, as a denuncia in a personal name sticks like a hangover! K Kenny (by email)

Unjust tax I TOTALLY agree with Allan Duhig. I also had to start paying UK tax on my hard-earned private (Merchant Navy) pension at 65. Totally unfair. Stephen Tucker, Partaloa (Almeria)

Keep them out IF Leapy Lee can see it and I can see it about these terrorists, why let them back in the first place? Tagging is a good idea but it would probably be considered an infringement or some such twaddle. Sweet Jesus, what about the people who are living in fear

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of these people i.e. your average Englishman? Does he not have human rights? Seems not. Like Leapy Lee I feel Britain is in a right mess on all sides. If he entered politics he’d have my votes and many others. Many thanks for his articles. Caroline de Llamballe (by email)

By appointment I WAS so glad to read in the Euro Weekly News that bogus gas inspectors have been arrested by the Guardia Civil.

It must be a very lucrative business because it has been going on for years and they seem to do the rounds regularly where I live, yet people still fall for it. Indeed, there was a tale of woe on these pages not so long ago. It’s been many years since I fell into their trap. It cost me dear but we all learn from our mistakes and now when they knock on my door I turn them away. Fortunately I speak some Spanish but these men are persistent and they can be rather intimidating and will try to imply that you are breaking the law if you don’t let them in. I shudder to think how easily some of my fellow Brits are going to fall into their clutches. Just remember gas inspectors come to your home only if you have called them yourself. Otherwise, just get rid! Carrie Montgomery (by email)

Not a sure bet A WORD of advice to any unsuspecting expats deciding to

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have a flutter on the legal gaming machines in some bars. Based on my own experience, do not waste your money unless the rules are clearly available. About a year ago I placed a bet on a winning horse only for it to be disqualified. Payment was refused under their rules which were not available at the time but were verified as being correct by the gaming concern. Imagine my delight on having another bet on a horse which finished second and was promoted to first place by the stewards, giving me a winning bet. Once again, however, payment was refused due to their rules which were still not available. The decision was once again upheld by the gaming concern, but as a gesture of goodwill they kindly offered to settle the bet as void, therefore giving me my stake money back. What a cheek! My advice to punters is to avoid these machines at all costs. Keith Stobbart (by email)

Belt and braces THEY say that Homo Sapiens is the only species that stubs its toe twice on the same stone. The first time was the tragic high-speed train accident last July in Santiago de Compostela, when an ultramodern ‘Alvia’ bullet train derailed, killing 79 passengers and injuring 130. It was not equipped with passenger seat belts, although no Spanish news media at the time deemed such a glaring and fatal flaw worthy of comment. Last May my wife was a passenger on the AVE high-speed train from Valencia to Madrid. She and a friend can testify to the fact that the AVE fleet of bullet trains which reach speeds of over 300 kilometres an hour are not equipped with passenger seat belts either. Why not? Does it cost so much to install them? How much is a life worth? We are obliged by law to fasten and ‘buckle up for safety’ with stiff fines guaranteed if we don’t in private cars and taxis. They’re obligatory in Spain on all school buses, long-distance coaches, planes and even some ships. Wouldn’t seat belts have saved at least some, if not many, precious lives in the ill-fated derailment last August? Richard M McBride, Benidorm

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Things could be worse, Cilla LEAPY LEE SAYS IT

break! We’re talking here about an extremely lucky woman, merely experiencing a situation faced by millions of sufferers the world over. Would that they could all be as

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FIRST met Cilla Black in New York in 1964. Purely by coincidence I was ensconced in the hotel opposite the one occupied by the Beatles, who were in America for the first time to perform a number of venues, including an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Cilla and some of the entourage, including Brian Epstein, were also staying in the same hotel. When I was introduced and spent some quality time with Cilla I found her bright, unassuming and a veritable bundle of fun. Well, the years have certainly taken care of that. The tirade of self-pitying drivel that has emerged this week simply defies the imagination. And the reason? Wait for it. She’s going deaf. Before you all start screaming how terrible this can be, I can assure you that, as a long-term sufferer of extremely high tinnitus, I am fully aware that hearing problems can be chronic and horribly debilitating. But give us a

comfortably off as she in their lives of diminishing sound. In one report she moans that The Cavern where she worked as a coat-check girl was to blame. (This was also the place from which she was launched to stardom!) She then bewails the fact that ‘it’s no fun getting older’ (oh, really!). That ‘wearing beautiful diamond earrings can’t take away the pain of losing my hearing’. That she was with a friend in Barbados when she first realised she had a problem. That she couldn’t hear someone who came up to her at a party in 10 Downing SELF-PITYING: Street, and Cilla should that she thank her couldn’t bear lucky stars.

to watch a three-part series about her life, even though it was produced by her son Robert. Sorry, love. To be quite honest I don’t think you’d recognise the real world if it came up and slapped you in the face. You and Lulu, who has also been moaning on about getting old, really should get out more. We’re all in it, loves. Just thank your lucky stars you are able to do it in comfortable luxury. Including the expense of an implanted surgical aid. I think it extremely unlikely you could get that on the NHS. All together now: Ya know ya wanna make me shout... Delighted to see Messi and a number of colleagues have donated the £500,000 (€630,000) they received for the World Cup to charity. How refreshing to realise that there really are some caring people in the heap of spoiled, egotistical, extremely lucky young men, who grab all they can from the beautiful game. Well done! Shining lights at the end of an extremely dark and often festering tunnel. Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com

Jobs go to relatives of relatives Cassandra Nash

The undecided who are swayed left, right and centre by the tide of public opinion, those are the voters Sanchez, or whoever is chosen as presidential candidate, must woo.

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NLY one person has sat on the banquillo - the Spanish equivalent of standing in the Dock - over the Gurtel financial corruption case. That was super-judge Baltasar Garzon for accepting as evidence bugged telephone conversations between remanded Gurtel suspects and their lawyers. And now, surprise of all surprises, IU is the only political party facing disciplinary action from the Accounts Tribunal. The former Spanish communist party has accepted donations from anonymous benefactors and some sums were above the €100,000 maximum. Come again? Possibly IU has a Caja B cash box overflowing with black money. But so does the PP if its ex-treasurer Luis Barcenas is to be believed. The Accounts Tribunal announced that it could not pursue other political parties because the

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SUPER JUDGE: Baltasar Garzon. time limit for chasing similar transgressions had expired. Doubtless the Spanish public will be grateful for that clarification, coming as it does from an immaculate Administration body where the best jobs go to relatives of relatives.

Leaning to the left THE PSOE’s brand new secretary general Pedro Sanchez is planning

a left-turn that will help the party win next year’s municipal, regional and general elections. No-one could argue that a leftturn won’t entice left-voters away from IU or the new, antieverything Podemos that poached so many votes in the European elections. But the people who always decide elections for both the PSOE and the now-governing PP party are the floating voters.

SUPREME irony that PSOE cardcarriers chose Pedro Sanchez instead of Eduardo Madina as the party’s next secretary general. Outgoing leader Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba had wanted Andalucia’s regional president Susana Diaz to succeed him. Madina held out for an open vote that was grudgingly agreed to. Diaz, who wanted “unequivocal unanimity” behind her before she would take on the leadership, withdrew. Sanchez, meanwhile, assured Diaz that he would not make a bid. In some quarters, Madina’s losing out to Sanchez is seen as a punishment vote, a last hurrah from the old order and Andalucia. Despite the new names, politics are still being played within politics.

Sworn statements MINISTERS and those appointed to highranking Administration posts are sworn in before the King. The formality remains the same but the formula has changed since the abdication. Although they must still swear on the Constitution, the bible and a crucifix are brought out only if requested. The change, the Royal Household explained recently, has been made because Spain is a secular state. In fact Spain, roughly one half of which has always been rabidly anti-clerical, was declared a secular state in 1978, thanks to the Constitution. It required 36 years and Felipe VI to make that clear.

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New Spain-UK Double Tax Treaty The new double tax treaty for Spain and UK was signed in London in March 2013 and replaces the existing treaty which dates back to 1975. It enters into force as follows: • 12th June 2014 for the purposes of withholding taxes • 1st January 2015 in Spain • 1st April 2015 for companies in the UK • 6th April 2015 for individuals in the UK. Pensions Under the current treaty, Government Service pension amounts are exempt from taxation in Spain. This does not change with the new treaty, but the amount of pension received must now be included in the calculation determining how much tax you owe. While the treaty gives a credit for the Spanish tax due (so it is not directly taxed in Spain), this effectively means that your other income which is directly taxable in Spain may be pushed into higher rates of tax. The new treaty expressly provides

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that where income or capital is exempted from Spanish tax by way of treaty provisions, the income will be included in the calculation to work out the rates of tax due. This affects your earned income allowance and marginal rate of tax, resulting in larger tax bills in most cases. Capital gains tax on sale of shares Currently Spain has no taxing rights on gains realised by UK

residents on the sale of shares in any Spanish company. The new treaty reinstates Spanish taxing rights on any company whose asset base comprises of at least 50% of Spanish property. Thus where Spanish property is owned via a company, Spain is granted taxing rights on any sale of shares connected with the ownership of the property (along with the UK if held by a UK company). Application of the treaty to trusts and partnerships The new treaty brings the terms trusts and partnerships into the range of definitions. The term ‘person’ includes an individual, trust, company etc. Specific rules determine when the treaty applies in structures involving UK resident trusts established in the UK or third countries. The new treaty allows both countries to look through the structure of trusts and partnerships, as though the trust does not exist and

the income flows directly to the beneficiaries. As such these sources of income and gains can benefit from the treaty provisions, but any tax benefits from utilising a trust structure are effectively lost as the trust is made transparent. These provisions only apply to UK resident trusts. It does not apply to trusts established in European countries like Malta which do not have Spanish or UK assets within the trust. Withholding tax In cases regarding royalties, interest or dividends received from subsidiaries with a minimum stake holding of 10%, withholding tax is reduced to zero. In other cases withholding tax is set at a maximum of 15%. Anti-abuse Treaty benefits will not be applicable to transactions which are entered into for the sole purpose of benefiting from a treaty provision.

Double tax treaties take precedence over either country’s domestic rules. This article covers the changes to the treaty; there are obviously many other provisions that affect you. You need to understand how the double tax treaty applies to you, and how it works in relation to domestic laws. We always recommend you take advice from an expert knowledgeable on the treaty and both countries’ tax laws and how they interact, particularly when it comes to minimising taxation. Tax rates, scope and reliefs may change. Any statements concerning taxation are based upon our understanding of current taxation laws and practices which are subject to change. Tax information has been summarised; an individual is advised to seek personalised advice. To keep in touch with the latest developments in the offshore world, check out the latest news on our website www.blevinsfranks.com.

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Attraction or a drain on resources? ARE looky-looky men a tourist attraction or a drain on the Spanish system as they don’t pay IVA, tax or Social Security?

OST of the people we spoke to had a sympathetic view of looky-looky men. Business Development Executive at Currencies Direct, in Mallorca, Christian Severinsen, said: “I believe that the tendency reflects a deeper issue in society. Whether or not they are a drain on the Spanish society or a tourist attraction, I can’t say, but the fact remains that they are human beings and European society as a whole should think seriously about how we are going to tackle increased immigration in the future.” Wendy Lester at Spanish CHRISTIAN SEVERINSEN

STREET TALK Property Choice, Mojacar, Almeria, said: “As long as they are not overly persistent, I don’t have a problem with them. They are just trying to scratch a living like the rest of us and there are plenty of other people evading tax here, too, without the horrific background these people have come from.” Sue Mercier from Suki Sailing Yacht Trips, Almuñecar, Granada, remarked: “I don’t think they are a drain on the system, as I don’t think they use the system. As they may be here illegally, they cannot claim unemployment or use Social Security. They could be a tourist attraction if there were not too many of them.” Julie Law from Yorkshire Linen Warehouse, Mijas, Malaga, commented: “Everybody has to survive, so I don’t think they are a drain or a tourist attraction, especially now as they are not as intrusive as they used to be five or 10 years ago.They give you your space.”

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On the Costa Blanca Lara Aguilera from Albir’s Royal Aesthetic Clinic said: “For me it is sad to see how they need to do these jobs. I think there should be a system in place to get them back to their home country or help them exist legally in Spain.” Terri Hughes from La Finca de Eduardo’s Restaurant, Campoamor, had mixed views: “It is a difficult one. Tourists do seem to like the lookylooky men but some of them drive me mad. I think it is all part of the tourist experience. If they were not doing that, would they turn to crime?” TERRI HUGHES: Part of tourist experience.

LARA AGUILERA: Help should be in place for them.

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Another relatively dull week for euro Commentary by Moneycorp

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ecostat showed retail sales increasing by a meagre 0.2 per cent in May. But the dollar received help when Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen said interest rate increases were likely to “occur sooner and be more rapid than currently envisioned.” It strengthened by quarter of a cent against sterling and by three quarters of a cent against the euro. CAD The Canadian dollar had a difficult week, losing a cent to the US dollar and one and a half cents to sterling. Its first problem came last Friday when the Canadian data unexpectedly

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economic statistics; mortgage lending was steady, vehicle sales enjoyed a monthly increase and business confidence was almost unchanged. But updates to the interest rate outlook meant that the US dollar and the British pound had successful weeks. So the Aussie ended up losing a third of a cent to both of them. NZD There was one important statistic on the NZ dollar’s agenda; inflation. Investors believed that it would have jumped from 1.5 per cent to 1.8 per cent in the second quarter. When the figure turned out to be just 1.6 per cent it dampened expectations for higher NZ interest rates and disappointed investors sold the Kiwi. It was the week’s poorest majorcurrency performer, losing one and a quarter cents to the US dollar and two and a half cents to sterling.

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HE team at Globelink are delighted to announce that they have appointed ANV at Lloyd’s to underwrite their travel insurance policy. This has already enabled us to substantially increase the level of cover under our policy for Medical Expenses, Cancellation and Baggage. We have also added Dynamic Packaging cover, giving protection in the event of financial failure of car hire, accommodation, rail or ferry operators After four years, Globelink has ended its relationship with Mapfre, and appointed a Lloyd’s underwriter to provide the security from July 1, 2014. With offices in Hong Kong, Barcelona, London, Rio de Janeiro and New York City, ANV has built a team of leading underwriting specialists focused on providing solutions for specialty risks on a global basis.

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