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ISSUE NO. 1771
13 - 19 June 2019
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Velez-Malaga’s new government By James Waren THE two leading parties in Velez-Malaga have reached an amicable agreement to re-elect existing mayor Antonio Moreno Ferrer as leader of the city. The PSOE candidate will continue his role which will give the city stability and familiarity for the next four years. The agreement was reached after the local election for the Velez-Malaga City Council took place on May 26 and a vote was presented between the four major political parties. However a clear majority wasn’t reached so the two leading parties joined forces to make a decision that was in the best interests of local residents.
GOOD RELATIONS: Antonio Moreno Ferrer (left) and Jesús Pérez Atencia. Ferrer, along with GIPMTM representative Jesús Pérez Atencia, will distribute the roles in the council between the two parties.
The PSOE will maintain the mayor’s office and will also manage the General Services and Municipal Management Area, Local Police, Civil Pro-
tection and Mobility, the Welfare Area, Social Policies and Citizenship, Cultural and Patrimonial Development Area and the Economic Development and Employment Area. The GIPMTM, will manage the mayor’s office of Torre del Mar, the Sustainability Area, the Municipal Finance Area, Administrative Management and Technology, Tourism Promotion Area, the Housing Area, Parking, Services and EMVIPSA, Delegation of Seniors and the Delegation of Infrastructures. The leaders of both parties praised the good relations maintained between them during the past four years as the key for this agreement to work.
‘High speed’ rail link falls short on promises ELEVEN years in the making, the new high speed rail link bet we e n Ma l a g a a n d G ranad a i s sc h e d u l e d to open on June 26. Renfe will start operations in September with between four and six daily departures, but the estimated journey t i m e o f o n e h o u r and 20 minutes is very similar to what it takes in a private vehicle. The proposed routes include a st o p i n t h e Sa n ta A na s t a t i o n i n An t e q u e ra
which is expected to add on another 20 minutes to the journey. Wh en th e p ro jec t wa s originally conceived back in 2007, the Antequera-Granada High Speed Line (LAV)
was set to make the journey in less than an hour. However changes in the route a nd a not-s o-high s pe e d of a n e s tima te d 100kph have reportedly inc re a s e d the journe y time
significantly. Estimated ticket prices have also been released by Alsa, with return costs between the two cities via the new Antequera station coming in at around €47.
GREEN LIGHT: Malaga port tower project moves forward.
Skyscraper bid steps up PROPOSALS to build a skyscraper at Malaga’s port area has been given the green light from city council planners and work is due to start in 2020. The planned tower will be home to a luxury hotel, with 35 storeys of rooms, conference centres, gyms and spas. The scheme took a huge step forward after the city’s Environment Minister gave the project the goahead, giving a positive report on its environmental impact on the area. The project still needs to gain approval from the Spanish Cabinet, as ports are under national jurisdiction. It will also need final permissions from the Junta as it will be over 15 storeys high. The report stated that ‘it is part of the urban landscape and the visual impact of the area is already affected by business, industrial and transport activity,’ it continues ‘it won’t mean any alteration to anything of natural value.’