Euro Weekly News - Axarquia 23 - 29 April 2015 Issue 1555

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ISSUE NO. 1555 // 23 - 29 APRIL 2015

THE Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism has accepted CNWL Oil España’s request to cancel Chinook A-D investigations in the Alboran Sea, removing the danger of oil prospecting from the Nerja and Torrox coasts.

Twin towns A COUNCILLOR from Yerba Buena in Argentina has visited Salobreña to restart talks on a possible twinning of the two towns. The move comes almost 20 years after the subject was first discussed.

Dog show DOG-OWNERS and breeders from all over Andalucia and Spain will be attending Almuñecar’s national dog show and competition this weekend, April 25-26, on Paseo Blas Infante.

Bank account holders in Spain face identity crisis By Jan Gamm MANY bank customers have until the end of the month to prove who they are or face having their accounts frozen. A law first passed in 2010 aimed at preventing money laundering and funding of criminal and terrorist organisations is finally coming into force from April 30. It requires banks to hold digital ID of their customers to pass on to the authorities. But despite having had five years to get their act together some banks have only recently started notifying their customers to provide identification. For many it has come via a message in Spanish when withdrawing money from cashpoints, something that may have left English-speaking expats in the dark. Those who have opened accounts since 2010 may not need to take action as the information should have been recorded when they signed up. Many more, however, who have held accounts longer may face having their accounts frozen without receiving any notice, leaving them unable to honour direct debits, pay bills or withdraw cash.

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That is because accounts opened years ago before digital information was recorded are

likely to need clarification of identity. A valid NIE (or DNI for Spanish nationals) or a valid passport will be necessary. In addition you could be asked for a contract of employment, an income tax return, an IVA receipt, a utility bill, a recent payslip or a DAE, which is a statement of economic activity. One bank employee told Euro Weekly News: “You wouldn’t be-

lieve the chaos this has caused, both for the bank and for our clients. We face so much anger and criticism from our customers but the freezing of accounts is conducted by the Bank of Spain and our hands are tied. We cannot legally delay matters while clients collate their documents.” Anyone unsure of their position should check with their bank.


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