Euro Weekly News - Mallorca 22 - 28 April 2021 Issue 1868

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Book Week PRIMARY school classes in Manacor are preparing to present an exhibition at the Cloister of Sant Vicenç Ferrer from Friday April 23 until the following Friday. The youngsters are immersing themselves into the world of illusion through words and poetry for Book Week.

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CLEANING UP Foto Jove

PARTICIPANTS from 21 schools and colleges entered 5,000 photographs taken by 1,400 students aged nine to 20 into the 26th Foto Jove competition.

There were 36 prizes shared between three categories of photographer based on age which were contributed by a range of different Mallorca based companies.

The mayor, José Hila, and the councillor for Education and Language Policy, Llorenç Carrió, took part in the open‐ ing of Foto Jove at the Casal Solleric art gallery on Tuesday April 20.

Through photography, this activity has been encouraging young people to show their most creative eyes on issues related to art and culture for 26 years.

“In times of Covid, of social challenge that we must face together, what better starting point than ‘Colour and Life’ “to explore reality from a young perspective, transforming the everyday in order to review our reality and travel to an amazing universe,” said Mayor José Hila.

The exhibition, open until May 20, contains a selection of photographs from the award winners alongside other out‐ standing entries as well as a video that highlights most of the entries.

Vaccination CONSELL Council has advised local residents that the Balearic Ministry of Health is now inviting all of those who were born between 1952 and 1961 to apply for an appointment to receive their first Covid-19 vaccination by registering on the website citavacunacovid.ib salut.es.

Graffiti AFTER discovering some very unsightly graffiti on the Saralegui passage at the port, the Local Police in Pollensa have identified the five young people who were responsible and have reported them to their parents as well as the authority responsible for the prosecution of minors.

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Clear waters with one unsightly blemish.

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Horizon 2030 ability to attract talent and promote the emergence of new competitive activities in the international arena and environmental sustainability.

It also champions social in‐ clusion, quality of work and in territorial balance and is con‐ sidered a living document that encourages debate and the contribution of proposals.

“Addressing the pandemic, the recovery and also the long‐ term future challenges must be the result of dialogue, the sum of institutions, civil soci‐ ety and economic and social agents,” said President Cladera.

“We share the objectives and strategic proposals of the ‘Horizon 2030’ opinion of the

Longer opening likely WHAT appears to be an open secret quot‐ ed by different news outlets in Mallorca is that the hospitality industry can expect longer opening hours.

The concept has been trailed for several days with hints from Balearic Government spokespeople and advisors and it appears more than likely that not only will later opening be allowed, but the curfew will start at 11pm rather than 10pm in Mallor‐ ca.

An announcement is due to be made on Friday April 23, but it is expected that bars and restaurants will be allowed to open

their terraces completely (subject to the normal safe distance requirements) but not their interiors.

In addition, whilst they will still be re‐ quired to close at 5pm, they will then be allowed to reopen at 7pm and serve cus‐ tomers until either 9.30pm or 10pm if the curfew is extended.

Whilst many in the hospitality industry welcome these measures which should be‐ come effective on either Saturday or Mon‐ day, those without terraces and their in‐ dustry representatives continue to complain that interiors will remain closed.

Credit: Consell de Mallorca

THE president of the Consell de Mallorca, Catalina Cladera, met the new president of the Economic and Social Council of the Balearic Islands, Rafel Ballester.

During the meeting, Ballester presented President Cladera with Opinion 5/2020 on the economic, social and environmental foresight of the societies of the Balearic Is‐ lands in Horizon 2030.

This aims to make the Balearic Islands a benchmark in tourism quality, with the

Presentation of the document.

Economic and Social Council to move towards a model of Mal‐ lorca based on a triple eco‐ nomic, social and environmen‐ tal sustainability,” she added.

THE federation of small to medium-sized businesses in Mallorca, Pimem, has said it believes that the European digital green certificate will be ready a month too late if the plan is a June rollout.

Jordi Mora, the Pimem President, said on Sunday, April 18, that the European Commission has announced its intention to launch pilot projects at the start of June.

Mora added that the tourism industry in Mallorca is banking on the

LOVERS of musicals can look forward to two blockbusters at the Palma Auditorium in Septem‐ ber and October.

Amazingly it’s 50 years since Jesus Christ Super‐ star, the first great success from the collaboration of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber opened on Broadway as it was unable to find a home in Lon‐ don’s West End at the time.

Since then, it has played around the world and been filmed and on September 3 to 5 the Palma based Ilusions Teatro company will present its ver‐ sion of the musical in celebration of its premiere in Spain 45 years ago.

Tickets cost €35 per person for each of the three 8pm performances.

Next, running from October 6 to 12 with some

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Too Late season getting underway from the start of June and not the end.

Indications are, he suggested, that the season will proceed from “less to more”; September will be the best month. The certificate will be welcome, as will be “anything that conveys security and facilitates mobility.” However, it could do with being fully operational earlier than is being envisaged.

Musicals return matinee performances and prices ranging from €25 to €50 it’s the turn of The Bodyguard with a specially chosen Spanish cast featuring Octavi Pu‐ jades as Frank Farmer and Chanel Terrero in the role first made famous by the late Witney Hous‐ ton.

The film was a huge success as was the sound‐ track and the stage production has toured much of the world, so if you want to hear such top songs as ‘I will always love you’ and ‘Run to you don’t miss out’.

Tickets for both productions may be obtained via the Auditorium website.

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NIBS EXTRA Getting there GOVERNMENT figures suggest that around 20 per cent of the entire population of the Balearic Islands (approximately 200,000) have received the first Covid-19 injection, whilst 7 per cent have received the second jab. Vaccination centres are wellstaffed, but await further deliveries of vaccine.

Another liner ANOTHER cruise operator, Royal Caribbean has announced that it will be returning to Palma on July 4 as the Harmony of the Seas starts seven-day Mediterranean cruises. This follows the earlier announcement by the Costa Line that it too will visit Palma.

Spring sale IN anticipation of some reluctance by tourists to travel this summer, Vueling Airline, owned by the IAG Group, is reducing prices on many of its flights as well as introducing new routes. Palma will benefit with 450 weekly flights and new destinations including Copenhagen.

Scooter fatality A 49-YEAR-OLD resident of Consell had been out for a meal in Binissalem but after returning, he got onto his electric scooter and started driving but fell off cracking his head. After complaining of feeling ill, he was taken to Son Espases hospital where he sadly died.

Better power ELECTRIC company Endesa, through subsidiary e-distribution will commit more than €50 million to develop and improve the flow of electricity throughout the Balearics with the aim of improving the quality, reliability and volume supplied through the grid by 2023.

Consultation process THE local island and town councils will be consulted by the Balearic Government as it prepares its proposals to be presented to the European funds programme known as Next Generation-EU. It is envisaged that this will be the start of the creation of a new economic and social model.

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Helping the environment NO less than €620,125 collected from the Sustainable T ourism T ax ( I T S ) has helped the Balearic Government to undertake environmental improvement works at eight locations.

The Minister of the Environment and T erritory, M iquel M ir, the D irector General of Natural Spaces and B iodiversity, L lorenç M as, and the manager of the Balearic Institute of Nature (IBANAT), Joan Ramon, visited the public estate of Son Real, to view the work that has allowed the cre-

PUBLIC ESTATE: The visit to Son Real to view the work. ation of more than 13 hectares of forest fire protection strips.

A ccording to M ir, this work helps to “adapt forests to climate emergencies and

Olive Oil WHILE Spain is the world’s largest exporter of olive oil, Mallorca’s production is more about quality, than quantity.

There are 89 brands of Ex‐ tra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) on the island with many being recognised internationally and are proud of their De‐ nomination of Origin (DO) status.

The Consell de Mallorca has allocated €9,600 to create educational opportunities for schoolchildren and family outings using an App as it wishes to assist youngsters to appreciate the importance of this crop from both a health and economic point of view.

It is working with the DO Oli de Mallorca organisation which is involved in ‘policing’ and supporting the Denomi‐ nation of Origin status of lo‐ cally produced oil.

The educational material is online at http://olidemallor ca.recursoseducatius.es/ and consists of two parts, one for teachers and another for pri‐ mary school students.

Signing the new agreement.

The service covers residents of Soller as well as nearby towns and will be located in Carrer Hospici.

Share of €250,000 continue to help young‐ sters to unlock their tal‐ ents.

Financial aid will be p r o v i d e d t o p a r t i a l l y f i‐ nance the ordinary oper‐ ating expenses and the acquisition of small in‐ struments of these schools during the 2020‐ 2021 academic year.

The criteria for calcu‐

lating the amount of aid will be based on the num‐ ber of instrumental spe‐ cialties and the number of students enrolled in the music and / or dance school.

Applications for this aid may be made via the Min‐ istry of Education and Vo‐ cational Training website no later than May 7.

Accessible play area THE Palma Council has opened its first 100 per cent accessible play area in the Riera Park as part of its campaign for in‐ clusive spaces.

The new Riera park cost €611,852.22 to create and produced 16 jobs for local workers who transformed this space ‐ which was damaged by the effects of a fire in the summer of 2019 ‐ into the first complete inclusive and sensory park in the city.

The design of this park, which began construction at the end of September, considers Palma from a friendlier, more s u s t a i n a b l e a n d m o r e a c c e s s i b l e p e r‐

42 years of democracy

DEIA: The seat of democracy.

staffing of the new centre, the Soller Council will offer office space free of charge to en‐ sure that local women have access to legal advice and information.

It will be a free service offering informa‐ tion, guidance and legal advice to women on legal matters (civil, criminal, administra‐ tive, labour, international, etc) especially in situations of gender‐based violence, or in the areas of equality and family.

THE Ministry of Education and Vocational Training is inviting application from academic centres in‐ volved with music to share a grant of €250,000.

There are a significant number of dance and mu‐ sic academies and schools in towns throughout the Balearics and the ministry wants to assist them to

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make them more resilient in the face of adverse scenarios such as forest fires.”

S afety strips have been created at the boundaries, as well as an auxiliary defence strip in the event of a forest fire.

The actions have consisted of clearing, pruning, support for natural regeneration, elimination of pruning and preventive treatments against disturbances due to erosion, snow or fire, in accordance with the provisions of the Forest Plan of the Balearic Islands.

Legal advice centre AFTER 10 years without this service, Soller will once again have a legal information point for women in the municipality.

The Consell de Mallorca, in collaboration with the Soller Council, is relaunching this service, which closed in 2011 and is now be‐ ing restored to ensure better care for wom‐ en with regards to legal matters and equali‐ ty.

Whilst the Consell will look after the

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New accessible play area is now open. spective and creates sensory itineraries that can address the different disabili‐ ties (physical or motor, sensory, audito‐ ry, visual, intellectual, and mental).

TO celebrate Munici‐ pality Day, the Deia Council reminded residents of the fact that it was 42 years ago that the nation saw the return to democracy after the Franco years.

Looking back over those 42 years the Council remembered the hard work that was put in by so many people through their activity in local politics to improve the lot of the town.

There have been 44 councillors from e i g h t d i f f e r e n t p a r‐ ties (UCD, PSOE, UM, Progressives for Deia, PP, DEIA G r o u p i n g , JuntsXDeia and El PI), of which 14 have been women and 30 men.

After declaring the names of all of those who have served the town, the Council declared “We’ll keep going, because now more than ever we need to defend mu‐ nicipalism as a tool for social transfor‐ mation at the service of people, democra‐ cy, social justice, en‐ vironmental sustain‐ ability and culture.

“We will keep go‐ ing because we be‐ lieve in Deia.”

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REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE THE European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR) is the biggest campaign to raise awareness about waste prevention in Europe.

Driven by local and regional public authorities, it brings together all sorts of other participants in‐ cluding citizens, schools, businesses, NGOs, asso‐ ciations who organise activities to raise aware‐ ness about waste reduction.

Waste is bad enough in a large country, but when you look at the Balearic Islands, surrounded by the Mediterranean which has its own problems of pollution, keeping waste to a minimum is im‐ perative.

For the sixth year running, the Balearic Govern‐ ment will be encouraging as many people as pos‐ sible to take part in the clean up campaign but this year, things will be slightly different.

Rather than concentrate on a single weekend in November, because of the pandemic, the event will actually run from May 1 until November 30 and for those who register at the website pia.caib.es there will be quite a lot of advice and assistance.

Everyone who participates will be able to apply for support material for the collection such as gloves, hats, bags, scales, drums, etc and will also be able to access teaching aids to promote aware‐ ness of the dangers of waste in the modern world.

Since the Balearic started to participate in the L e t ’ s C l e a n U p E u r o p e ( LC U E ) c a m p a i g n , m o r e than five tons of waste have been collected thanks to the participation of almost 8,500 volun‐ teers.

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Rights Campaign

Spain Extends Quarantine

FOLLOWING an outpouring of during the pandemic it is a priorconcern from expats that the ity for Britons here for tests to high prices being charged in the be affordable enough to see UK for PCR tests to travel could their families again. prevent loved ones seeing each “The many Britons here with other again, the EWN has betourism-related businesses are gun a campaign to help make a also eager to ensure that UK Michel & Steven Euesden. difference. travellers are not deterred from According to reports, the price of PCR tests for visiting Spain this summer due to the high price of travel can range from £60 (€69) to £214 (€246). tests.

And while the UK requires tests on both entering “I would be very grateful, therefore, if you could and leaving, this could add hundreds to the price of please tell me if the government has any plans to travel for many hoping to see their friends and introduce a cap on the price companies can charge family again this summer.

UK travellers? Or whether it plans to introduce a After the Euro Weekly News ran a poll asking standard test price to help UK nationals reunite readers whether they believed the UK governwith their loved ones?” ment should introduce a price limit on the cost of The EWN is now waiting for the government’s tests, a whopping 85.2 per cent agreed prices response and is encouraging Britons in Spain conshould be capped. cerned about the impact of high costs on seeing Now CEO of the EWN, Michel Euesden, has family and on business to get involved with its written to the UK’s Secretary of State for Transcampaign via our petition here. port, Grant Shapps MP, calling on him to introTrish in Vera, who signed the petition, said: “I duce a price cap on PCR tests making them more live alone in Spain after my husband died. I am a affordable for Britons in Spain looking forward to pensioner on a fixed income and all my family live seeing their loved ones again when international in the UK. I would like the chance to go and see travel is permitted. them and vice versa without it causing any of us fiIn her letter, Michel wrote: “With around nancial hardship.”

360,000 Britons in Spain, many of whom still have To make your voice heard and to support all family, homes and businesses in the UK, readers Brits hoping to see their families again, as well as have been getting in touch concerned about the our tourism industry, join our petition now at price of UK PCR tests for international travel. www.euroweeklynews.com and work together “After such a long separation from loved ones to help bring families together again this summer.

WITH the ending of the State of Alarm next month and renewed hopes that Spain might be ready to welcome back tourists in the near future, the government is taking no chances with countries it believes to be high-risk, particularly from the more contagious Covid variant.

To this end, Spain has decided to extend its quarantine requirements for travellers returning from 12 countries for the third time.

The order, which was published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) by the Ministry of Health, will be in force until May 3, and imposes a mandatory 10day quarantine on people coming to Spain from Brazil, Peru and Columbia, as well as from nine countries in Africa.

Far from being a bad sign, the Ministry insists the measures are necessary to reduce the spread of infections and overcome this latest wave of coronavirus so that international travel can open up again as soon as possible.

Travellers from the affected countries will be required to self-isolate for 10 days following their arrival, or for the duration of their time in Spain if the trip is shorter than the quarantine period, and can only leave home for essential reasons, such as to buy food or seek medical attention.

SPAIN’S lower house of parliament took another step forward on Thursday, April 17 in approving the pioneering new legislation which aims to better protect children and adolescents in Spain, with 268 votes in favour, 57 against and 16 abstentions.

The Social Rights Commission of the Congress of Deputies approved a draft bill of the groundbreaking Rhodes Law on Wednesday, April 7, and it will next pass to the Senate for final approval. It is hoped that the new legislation will be published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) by June.

Child Protection Law Lucai Munoz of the Unidas Podemos party said on Thursday that the approval of the law puts Spain at the forefront of the protection and promotion of the rights of children.

Driven by the Department of Social Rights, the new legislature will extend the statute of limitations on serious crimes against minors until they are 30 years of age, whereas it currently runs out when they turn 18.

Additionally, the law will pro-

hibit the hiring of anyone who has been previously convicted of abusing a minor to jobs dealing with children, such as schools and leisure centres.

A specific article is included to prevent parents gaining joint custody of a child in a family environment where gender violence has been observed, and a comprehensive care package will be provided for children who have been subject to violent crimes of a sexual or gender-based nature.

Specialist units within the authorities will be developed to deal with victims of abuse and dedicated training will be provided to judges and prosecutors. One of the major changes will be the removal of the use of the so-called Parental Alienation Syndrome (SAP), which has long been accused of allowing undue parental influence over abuse cases.

Guarantees will also be strengthened so that minors can participate in legal proceedings; a judge will therefore be prevented from rejecting the testimony of a minor ‘due to lack of maturity.’

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UK Covid Checkpoints Vaccine Side Effects EXPATS face ‘up to six hour’ waits at UK Covid checkpoints due to people not having the correct documentation to return home.

Footage that has emerged showing a woman collapsed at Heathrow after reportedly waiting seven hours in a queue for a Covid test has led to widespread concern in the expat community wanting to return to the UK. After Heathrow chief solutions officer Chris Garton confirmed that the Home Office has not increased the number of border control staff, excessive waiting times in crowded airports are now added to concerns of pricy coronavirus test kits and compli-

AIRPORTS: Have been experiencing large queues while people wait for testing.

cated paperwork.

One worried Facebook user posted on a local information site on behalf on an elderly friend soon to travel back to the UK who is concerned about ‘scare stories’ she has heard about waiting times. Many helpful expats replied to confirm that

while leaving Spain had been a breeze in most cases, it was a different story once they landed in the UK. One Euro Weekly News reader told the paper that he was not allowed to board a flight at Alicante airport at the end of March as he had neglected to complete the traveller locater form, and had to book another flight a few days later. Yet another traveller posted in a popular Facebook group for expats and explained that, while her experience was positive, she witnessed people being refused entry at the UK border for not having a reference number for their booked Covid tests on their forms.

THE Joint Committee on Vacci‐ nation and Immunisation (JCVI) in the UK has now advised that pregnant women can be of‐ fered the Covid‐19 vaccine.

This change to the guidance comes after data from the Unit‐ ed States shows that 90,000 pregnant women have been vaccinated with mRNA vaccines (such as the Pfizer vaccine being used in Gibraltar) without any

A MAGNIFYING glass has been put on the side effects of getting vaccinated against Covid-19, due to the rare blood clots reported amongst some who have received the AstraZeneca, Vaxzevria and the Janssen doses. It has been recommended to visit a doctor if you begin with symptoms that do not improve or subside after two days.

One EWN reader, Sarah, reported: “I had mild side effects from the AstraZeneca vaccine and I am 26 years old. Side effects lasted for two days and mine included feeling very tired and a slight headache. I think getting the vaccine outweighs the risk of these mild side effects.”

These are the common side effects for each vaccine: AstraZeneca • Fever • Injection site reactions such as pain, swelling of the lymph nodes on the same side as the injection, swelling, redness at the site of puncture.

• Vomiting and diarrhoea • Rare thromboembolic events Moderna • Injection site reactions such as pain, swelling of lymph nodes on the same side as the injection, swelling, redness at the puncture site • Fatigue, headaches, muscle pain, pain in joints, chills, nausea, fever and vomiting • Rarely, a severe reaction would include swelling of the face and throat, shortness of

breath, fast heartbeat, severe skin rash on the body, weakness and dizziness Pfizer-BioNTech • Injection site reactions such as pain, swelling of lymph nodes on the same side as the injection, swelling, redness at the puncture site • Fatigue, headaches, muscle pain, pain in joints, chills, nausea, general discomfort, fever and vomiting • Rarely, a severe reaction would include swelling of the face and throat, shortness of breath, fast heartbeat, severe skin rash on the body, weakness and dizziness • A very small possibility of allergic reaction which would cause breathing difficulties, swelling of the throat and face, fast heartbeat, a severe rash on the body, weakness and dizziness Janssen • Fever • Injection site reactions such as pain, swelling and redness at the puncture site • Headache, tiredness, nausea, muscle aches and fever • A very small possibility of allergic reaction which would cause breathing difficulties, swelling of the throat and face, fast heartbeat, a severe rash on the body, weakness and dizziness • Rare thromboembolic events The Janssen vaccine has been halted in Europe due to investigations by the United States into rare thromboembolic events.

Pregnant women specific safety concerns being raised.

Dr Krishna Rawal, Medical Di‐ rector of the Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA), said: “The Covid‐19 vaccine we are using in Gibraltar has undergone exten‐ sive clinical trials and has been approved as safe for use by the

UK’s Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), as well as European Healthcare Regulators.

“Recent data shows that al‐ though uncommon, severe ill‐ ness due to Covid‐19 is more likely in later pregnancy and that pregnant women who do get

symptomatic Covid‐19 infection are two to three times more likely to give birth to their baby prematurely.”

Whilst this information was released and targeted at preg‐ nant women in Gibraltar, the opinion coming via the UK Health Authority following trials in the USA appears to be appro‐ priate for all, although local ad‐ vice should also be sought.

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Passport to travel ITV car sticker colours IN an enormous boost to summer tourism in Spain, the general secretary of Digital Health, In‐ formation and Innovation Alfredo González, confirmed on Thursday, April 15 that travellers from Europe to Spain that hold valid vaccination cards ‐ or Digital Green Certificates as they are to be officially known in the EU ‐ will not have to go the expense of getting a Covid test done or enter into a period of quarantine on arrival. Speaking at a National Health System meeting, the secre‐ tary said that the certificate, which will take the

form of a QR code, will be rolled out in Spain in June and will open up the country to “more peo‐ ple in a safer manner.”

“This certificate is not a passport, it’s not a trav‐ el document, and it’s not a requirement for trav‐ el,” the general secretary clarified. “It’s a mecha‐ nism that will facilitate mobility in the European Union. It will respect data protection, safety and privacy. It is planned so that it will not be discrimi‐ natory, and that is one of the major advantages,” he added.

Compulsory Sterilisation Of Pets IN a highly controversial move, the Junta de Andalucía has drawn up a preliminary draft of its new animal welfare law which would require pet owners to sterilise all companion animals. The legislation has been welcomed by animal welfare societies and shelters, who want to see the “establishment of guarantees for the sterilisation of animals and their purchase, breeding and responsible sale to avoid overpopulation, abandonment and, ultimately, their sacrifice.”

This same animal protection

law actually came into force in La Rioja in 2018. In 2020, the Constitutional Court made some amendments but left in the section covering the mandatory sterilisation of private pets, something which the government maintains is still “constitutionally legitimate,” and therefore will mostly be adopted by other autonomous communities before too long.

The new draft proposal states that “companion animals that are the object of sale, transfer or donation must

be previously sterilised before reaching one year of age and, preferably, before their first heat.”

The legislation proposes stricter registering methods for breeders and explicitly prohibits the “reproduction, breeding and sale of companion animals by private persons outside the breeding and sale centres that meet the legal requirements, as well as their transfer or donation without being previously identified and registered in the name of the transmitting person.”

ON Saturday April 17, the N332 posted information on ITV car stickers and colours, saying on their Facebook page: “Remem‐ ber that once you get the new ITV sticker, you must remove the old one before placing the new one in its place.

“The ITV sticker is classified as sign ‘V‐19’ in the Spanish Traffic Law. It is compulsory to show it on the right‐hand side of your windscreen. Please, dis‐ play only the last one.”

The website goes on to ex‐ plain the stickers are colour coded “on a three‐colour cycle

Must be displayed correctly. of green, yellow and red.”

As long as you are displaying only one sticker on your vehicle in the required place, which is in the upper right corner of

Spain in ‘top 10’ AFTER a painfully slow start, Spain has upped the ante in recent weeks in its vaccination rollout plan, to the ex‐ tent that it is now above the European Union average.

According to the latest information released by Our World In Data (OWID) which has gathered figures from most of the countries around the globe, Spain has pushed ahead of France, Germany, Italy and Portugal in terms of the number of people vaccinated.

The most recent data available from OWID relates to April 14 and 15 and shows that Spain is now in the ‘top 10,’ while the UK continues to streak ahead and is now among the countries in the world that have vaccinated the most people with the first dose.

your windscreen as you are looking out, it is then clear to traffic and police officers who are carrying out roadside checks that you have the cor‐ rect sticker displayed.

Known as the V‐19, your sticker indicates to officers that your vehicle has passed its peri‐ odic technical inspection and displays when the next inspec‐ tion is due.

This sticker is self‐adhesive and should be stuck to your windscreen, however, in vehi‐ cles that do not have a wind‐ screen it must be in a clearly visible place.

As well as the sticker, it is al‐ so mandatory to have the ITV report in your vehicle.

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IN a bid to beat the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic in April 2020 the ‘More unstoppable than ever’ campaign was launched by Spain’s José Carreras Foundation.

In a study that has been carried out by the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute in collaboration with the Bellvitge Biomedical Research In-

Covid-19 Predictions stitute researchers have discovered that a person’s genes could be used to predict the severity of Covid 19 in an individual.

There is a dramatic variation in how Covid 19 affects people,

THOUSANDS of British and Spanish nationals have already received their vaccinations, some were administered with the Astra Zeneca vaccine and others with the Pfizer/Biontech drug.

Pfizer Inc’s CEO is now saying he believes people will most ‘likely’ need a third dose of the Covid-

from them being asymptomatic and showing no clinical symptoms, all the way up to those who require ICU support. The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has claimed over one million lives across Europe already.

Booster Shot will be likely 19 vaccine.

During a panel discussion hosted by CNBC in conjunction with CVS Health that aired on Thursday

Researchers now believe they have discovered a potential indicator of why these symptoms vary so dramatically between people.

The researchers carried out a study on around 400 people

April 15, Albert Bourla said a potential booster shot would be administered six to 12 months of being fully vaccinated. Bourla added that he thinks it is possible that people will need to be immunised against coronavirus annually.

Researchers still don’t know how long protection against the

Gap Between Jabs IN a huge about‐turn, the Ministry of Health in Spain has suggested delaying the period between the first Covid vaccination and second from 21 days to 42, after previously insisting they would follow the guidelines of the jab manufacturers to the let‐ ter.

Now, ministers have backtracked and feel that expanding the time between doses would allow for more people to receive the first vaccine in a

shorter period of time.

According to the press, the proposal was to be put to the appropriate representatives of the au‐ tonomous communities on Tuesday, April 20. The Ministry of Health has denied that the decision is al‐ ready a done‐deal, but the Ministry of Health is rec‐ ommending that the space between inoculations with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines be doubled, from three weeks to a month and a half.

who were not considered to be in any of the normal “at risk groups” for the virus, and who had tested positive.

The expert explained that, “We found that there were epigenetic variations, in the chemical switches that regulate DNA activity, in those positive for the virus who developed severe Covid-19.”

Masks still be a reality THE vaccination campaign is progressing around Europe and the UK, but when will we really be able to return to ‘re‐ ality’?

It is a complex question and it seems there is no short‐ term answer, however, we do know that we will not be able to return to normal without continuing some of the protective measures we have adopted over the past year ‐ such as the use of masks, washing hands regularly and safe social distancing.

According to health authorities, it is important that we continue these protective measures since most people who have been vaccinated will be protected from the virus but can still transmit it, even without presenting any symptoms.

It is important to note that until we have reached group immunity, we will need to continue these safety measures.

It appears we could all be wearing the mask for some time to come.

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New Speed Limits IN a bid to cut down on the number of road traffic acci‐ dents in Spain, new laws will come into force throughout the country on May 11, dras‐ tically reducing the speed limit on city streets.

On November 10, 2020, the Council of Ministers ap‐ proved a package of legal re‐ forms with the aim of reduc‐ ing the number of road deaths and serious injuries by 50 per cent.

The modification of the Traffic Regulations means that from May 11, the speed limit on one‐way streets in urban areas will be reduced to 30km/hour, while larger vehicles carry‐ ing dangerous goods will circulate at a maximum of 40 km/hour on city roads of two or more lanes.

On all other crossings, the maximum speed limit will be 50km/hour, while munic‐ ipal councils may be able to increase the speed on one‐ way streets in exceptional circumstances.

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Understanding ‘lawful’ and ‘tax’ residence in Spain Brexit has highlighted the importance of understanding and correctly following Spain’s residence legislation, and anyone who has not yet applied for a residence permit has new rules to navigate.

There are two different concepts of residence you need to be aware of and plan for. Getting either of these wrong could have serious consequences. But if you take specialist advice and follow the procedures correctly, you can continue to live the dream in Spain and enjoy a long and secure future here.

1) Lawful residence – your rights, as a national of one country, to live and work in another.

If you were lawfully settled in Spain before the end of 2020 and hold an official residence card, you should have nothing to worry about.

UK nationals can continue to apply for residence in Spain, but you now do this as a ‘third-coun-

If you have capital to invest in Spain and want more freedom to spend as much or as little time here as you wish, you can apply for the Investor Visa or ‘Golden Visa’. You need to make a qualifying minimum investment in either Spanish real estate (€500,000) or other qualifying investment (€1 million or €2 million), along with other basic requirements.

By Cathal Rochford, Partner, Blevins Franks

try national. This involves stricter requirements, more advance planning and paperwork, but is generally still possible. Work visas are harder to obtain now though, especially for the self-employed.

Retirees can apply for a Spanish non-lucrative visa and residency permit, where you need to prove you have sufficient means to live in Spain (plus other basic requirements). This commits you to spending at least half the year in Spain.

Without a residence visa, UK nationals are only permitted to spend up to 90 days in any rolling 180-day period in the whole Schengen area.

2) Tax residence – the country which has taxing rights over your worldwide income, gains and wealth.

Spanish tax residents are liable for income, capital gains and wealth taxes on their worldwide income and assets and subject to Spanish succession tax rules.

They are also obliged to declare assets located outside Spain on Modelo 720.

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FRANCE

Vaccine ditched

Notre Dame

DESPITE the fact that the World Health Organisation has declared that the risk of death from use of the AstraZeneca vaccine due to blood clots was minute, the Danish Government has decided to stop using that vaccine completely but will continue with the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines.

WHEN Notre Dame Cathedral was devastated by fire two years ago, French President Macron promised that it would be open for worship again by 2024, but despite a spend so far of €165 million to reinforce the structure, no actual restoration has even been started.

NETHERLANDS Rain Forests

NORWAY First murder

ACCORDING to a new report released by the World Wide Fund for Nature the use of soy in feed for the Dutch livestock industry means that the Netherlands is the largest European contributor to destruction of tropical forest cleared for soy production.

WHILST many countries report murders on an almost daily basis, Norwegian Police have just confirmed that Norway’s first murder of the year took place on April 13 and already a 30-year-old man has been arrested for shooting another man in a quiet Oslo suburb.

BELGIUM

FINLAND

Brazen beaver

Gender law

AS she wandered into her garden, a woman in a suburb of Leuven was amazed to see a beaver happily using her swimming pool. It took three volunteers from the local animal protection service to catch the beaver and return it to the wild.

A NEW report in Helsingin Sanomat reveals that the Ministry of Social Affairs is considering giving the right to employees to be able to access information regarding salaries paid to their co-workers if they suspect that they are being discriminated against due to gender.

GERMANY

SWEDEN

Lufthansa plan

Hot line

ANXIOUS to ensure that all of its 63,000 staff in Germany are inoculated against Covid-19, Lufthansa has announced that it plans to set up vaccination centres in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich to arrange staff vaccinations but now awaits allocation of vaccine.

THE Swedish Navy is setting up a hot line for residents who live near its 48,000-kilometre coastline to call in if they spot any unusual activity at sea. In 1981, coastguards were contacted by a boat owner and found a Russian submarine which had run aground.

You are resident for tax purposes in Spain if any of the following apply (you do not have a choice):

2021. If you meet any of the tax residence criteria, you must register for tax.

1) You spend more than 183 days in Spain cumulatively in a calendar year, even if not formally registered. Temporary absences are ignored unless you can prove you are habitually resident elsewhere.

Residency in Spain is nothing to fear

2) Your ‘centre of economic interests’ – the base for your economic or professional activities – is in Spain. If you earn more income or have more assets here than in any other single country, Spain is deemed your centre of economic activity, 3) Your ‘centre of vital interests’ is in Spain – your spouse and/or minor children live here.

You are presumed Spanish resident even if you spend less than 183 days, unless proven otherwise.

Spanish tax authorities carry out inspections on tax residency and are focusing on this as part of their 2021 ‘Tax Control Plan’

Spain can still be everything you dreamed it would be. Take advice to secure the best residence permit for your circumstances and to meet all your tax obligations. If you are worried you’ll pay too much tax in Spain you may be surprised. The local tax regime provides opportunities for tax efficient investing careful planning could help you save considerable amounts of tax.

The 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.

You can find other financial advisory articles by visiting our website here www.blevinsfranks.com

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Exit hits food exports SPANISH imports from Britain have been hit in the first two months since their exit from the European Union as new EU rules disrupt trade across the channel.

In the first two months of this year, Spain’s imports from the UK have dropped by 49 per cent when compared with the same period last year. In contrast to this, trade data shows imports between SUMMER holiday fears for British travellers have another problem on the horizon as while giving evidence on Wednesday April 14 to the Commons Transport Select Committee, Chris Garton, the Chief solutions officer at Heathrow, told MPs passengers are being forced to queue for up to six hours due to coron‐

EU countries and Spain only dropped by 7 per cent, according to the Spanish industry minister.

A breakdown of the type of goods by country was not provided by the ministry, however, they pointed out that sectors with the largest weight in exports were capital goods, food, beverages and tobacco, with each accounting for around 20 per cent of the total.

Human And Monkey hybrid UK imports to Spain down.

AIRPORT Covid Check avirus checks at the border.

Explaining the situation to the committee of MPs, Mr Garton told how the shortage of staff for processing passengers at the border had always been a prob‐ lem, but that now, the pandem‐

ic “has just made that so much worse than it was before.”

He continued, “We want to see that bottleneck removed as quickly as possible. It’s a prob‐ lem today, it will become a much bigger problem after May

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17, when foreign leisure travel from England could resume,” saying that he believes the solu‐ tion could be that every passen‐ ger’s entry to the UK is “as‐ sured” before they begin their journey.

Passenger locator forms should be checked for errors and corrected in advance, and the documents should be checked by eGates automatical‐ ly, he told the MPs, which would allow arriving travellers to “flow as you would normally through the eGates, rather than having to line up and present your paperwork to a rather overstretched border official.”

SOUNDING like something from a science-fiction story, Spanish scientist, Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte, the director of the Gene Expression Laboratory of the Salk Institute of California, in La Jolla, and his team of scientists from various countries, has just successfully carried out in laboratories in China, the cultivation of 132 ‘chimera embryos’ with a mixture of monkey and human cells.

Within six days of development, each of the monkey embryos in the blastocyst phase was injected with 25 human cells, specifically, reprogrammed pluripotent stem cells - capable of copying all types of cells in the body - with a fluorescent protein.

One day later human cells were detected in 132 embryos, as the cells had survived and integrated into the embryo, and 10 days later, 103 of them were still developing, although, survival soon began to decline, and 19 days later only three chimeras were still alive.

Izpisúa stressed, “Our goal is not to generate any new organism, any monster. And we are not doing anything like that. We are trying to understand how cells from different organisms communicate with one another.”

Adding, “This knowledge will allow us to go back now and try to re-engineer these pathways that are successful for allowing appropriate development of human cells in these other animals. We are very, very excited.”

Professor Julian Savulescu, a director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and co-director of the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities, University of Oxford, told Irish News that the research “opens Pandora’s box to human-nonhuman chimeras.”

Roaming confusion FOLLOWING the UK leaving the European Union, there have been many questions and queries, one being how data roaming will work with UK phone companies. Many are still confused about using their UK phone contracts in Spain and the charges it may incur.

One confused Facebook user asked: “Has anyone recently found their UK contract phone provider has updated their fair usage policy following Brexit?

ROAMING: Many are confused about using UK phone contracts in Spain.

I’ve been hit with a £40 data charge on top of monthly paid contract because I have been in Spain for longer than 63 days. It seems this was changed at the

Trips For Elderly REYES MAROTO, the Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Tourism for Spain, has reaffirmed that her department is already working to accelerate the reactivation of the Imserso programme, which allows the elderly to go on trips planned by the government, and is confident that it can be resumed in October.

She said, “The elderly population has not only been the population most at risk, but at the moment it is the one that perhaps needs more affection and more encouragement when it comes to travelling. They are the first to be vaccinated and therefore the conditions are in place, so that our elders begin to travel.”

The government has reportedly allocated a budget of €118 million for the Imserso programme in 2021, and they are now busy working on a calendar of dates, although the contract has to be reapproved, as the last one was terminated due to the pandemic.

start of January.

“Is it worth using this to escape from the contract early, as going through any policy updates this was never mentioned?”

Although having a Spanish SIM can be much easier when joining a new bank in Spain or applying for internet in your property, some users prefer to keep their old SIM contract and telephone number.

Vodafone claimed in January that they had no plans to change roaming fees, and 02 said: “We’re committed to providing our customers with great connectivity and value when they travel outside the UK. We currently have no plans to change our roaming services across Europe,” according to the BBC website.

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GO LOCAL

THE EUROWEEKLY NEWS is urg‐ ing its readers to support local businesses in the community by going local through the lock‐ down and for your all your shop‐ ping this year, instead of feeding online giants and superstores.

During this lockdown, we chal‐ lenge you to rediscover your local high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the won‐ derfully quirky independent busi‐ nesses in your area.

Due to the Covid‐19 pandemic, you may have to support many local businesses by ordering on‐ line and making use of any click and collect services they can oper‐ ate if you are unable to get out due to health reasons or lock‐ down restrictions.

The joy of shopping local means that independent busi‐ nesses can help support the local community.

Although it may be a euro or two cheaper elsewhere or online, consider where your money is ac‐ tually going.

By shopping at an independent store you’re putting food on a lo‐ cal family’s table, and there is no better time than now to give back to your community by making a small gesture and shopping in this way.

Many local stores support local charities, support and sponsor lo‐ cal sports teams and in many cas‐ es the small independent stores are actually much more than just

a small high street shop, they’re a family’s legacy, often passed down through numerous genera‐ tions and support not just the cur‐ rent owner but the generation before.

For those stores which are new, that extra couple of euros spent there are supporting some‐ one’s dream and ambition, and also the courage it took them to step out alone, which is no easy task. It takes quite a large chunk of money to set up an indepen‐ dent store and compete with the multinational and chains. So be sure to pre‐order your meat from a local butcher and get your spuds from a local greengrocer, let us re‐ vive that community spirit and get to know our neighbours again.

You could also consider pur‐ chasing gift vouchers from local businesses to help them over the coming weeks, thinking outside the box can often lead to some fantastic ideas. Why not buy a meal for two, an hour’s tattoo

time at a local studio, a hair cut at a local salon or an online study course for someone looking to change their career path.

As people are struggling with fi‐ nances thinking about what friends and family may actually need is important too. Whilst it’s nice to give a glamourous gift per‐ haps pre‐paying a family mem‐ ber’s phone bill for the month would actually be a better gift.

Helping people alleviate stress and worry , give the gift of peace of mind through these difficult times.

Choosing to spend your money locally will really make a differ‐ ence in the recovery of the local economy. When we buy local, our money stays local, and it strengthens the local economy in two ways. First, buying local keeps money circulating within the local economy.

Studies have shown that local businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro as they create

locally owned supply chains and invest in their employees.

Data shows that local retailers return 52 per cent of their rev‐ enue back into the local econo‐ my, compared to just 14 per cent for national chain retailers.

Money circulating through the local economy benefits everyone who is a part of each transaction.

For example, let’s look at a local farmer growing produce.

First, they sell to a local restau‐ rant, which in turn prepares the fresh produce and sells it to local customers. The farmer pays its lo‐ cal employees and the restaurant uses revenue from sales to buy supplies from a neighbourhood hardware store.

This example illustrates how the recirculation of money in the local economy leads to a stronger financial foundation for our neigh‐ bours and communities. Buying local also fuels new employment and job opportunities for people within our community. Studies show, locally owned businesses employ more people per unit of sales and retain more employees over time.

A fantastic example of how to support your local community is with a Charity Gift certificate, why not donate to your loved one’s favourite cause.

Just remember to follow the latest government advice and any guidance businesses have to keep everyone safe.

FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Matchbox cars NOW owned by Mattel, Matchbox cars are still being produced but are moving into environmentally friendly territory with the launch of a new all electric vehicle collection which starts with a Tesla model alongside an electric charging station and they will contain some recycled material.

Taking off AFTER founding Clickair which became part of Vueling, Bilbaoborn Alex Cruz was recruited by IAG eight years ago and most recently was the non-executive president of British Airways.

The 55-year-old has now parted company with IAG and it is rumoured is looking to become SAS CEO.

Kerb to kitchen FOOD delivery company Ocado has announced it will support driverless vehicle software startup Oxbotica by investing £10 million (€11 million) to help create self-driving vehicles as well as what are referred to as ‘kerbto-kitchen’ robots which if successful will help to greatly reduce the cost of delivery.

Greater liquidity SANITAS, the Spanish subsidiary of BUPA has decided that with an end of year surplus of €259 million, it will transfer €218 million to reserves in order to ensure that it has additional liquidity to cope with any significant call upon insurance funds due to Covid19.

One Stop Shop THE Gibraltar Ministry for Business has announced that the Business Liaison Team’s One Stop shop has reopened for faceto-face meetings from April 19.

It exists to provide support and guidance to individuals on the business start-up process for those wishing to set up on the Rock. With internal Covid-19 restrictions relaxed, these meetings will allow new start-ups to collect all paperwork from one source rather than have to visit different government departments. Those interested in booking an appointment may call + 350 200 59801.

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€315 million

was the 2020 turnover of Spanish/Portuguese law firm Cuatracasas which was just 0.3 per cent down on 2019 figures.

Línea Directa goes public THE National Securities Market Commission (CN‐ MV) has approved the list‐ ing of shares in Línea Direc‐ ta Aseguradora on the Spanish Stock Markets on April 29.

Currently owned by Bankinter, which will retain a minority shareholding in the company, Línea Directa is the fifth largest insurer in Spain and currently has more than 3.2 million clients and an annual

turnover of close to €900 million in premiums.

Originally set up as a mo‐ tor insurer, it now has the largest market share in the country, but after adding home and health insurance to its offerings, it also en‐ joys a growing share of those markets.

Arguably, Línea Directa is the company that leads the digital transformation of the insurance sector with its commitment to ad‐

LEGALLY SPEAKING

vanced technology and says that more than 60 per cent of its new policyholders ar‐ rived via digital channels and that around 80 per cent of clients use the inter‐ net to review policies.

Initially to be launched at €1.3175 per share, the company is valued at €1.434 billion, but it is an‐ ticipated prices may fluctu‐ ate quickly as Bankinter is giving shares to current bank shareholders by way

of bonus dividend and it may well be that they will wish to sell some or all of their holding.

“Listing Línea Directa is a natural step given the ma‐ turity and profitability achieved by the company.

This milestone is a source of pride for us and we are very excited to soon become the third largest Spanish insurer listed on the Stock Ex‐ change,” commented CEO Miguel Angel Merino.

The cost of dying in Spain

Is it IBI or Community?

I pay Community fees for two plots in my Community.

Both have the same square metres but one has my house on it. The other is vacant. I pay €204.75 each plot for the first semester plus €204.75 for the second semester each year. Total is €409.50.

Last year I had €258.37 deducted from my bank for each plot, totalling €517.74. That’s an in‐ crease of €107.26.

I have questioned the difference, but the Presi‐ dent replied that it’s an administration query and she passed my e‐mail to the administrator who never replies.

A J (Costa Blanca) Has your communi‐ ty voted at the YOU AND THE LAW AGM to raise the IN SPAIN fees? I suspect that the sums taken from your bank are not community fees at all, but municipal property tax charges. This is the IBI, the Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles. This is equivalent to the ‘rates’ in English. This tax is charged on the sur‐ face area of the land, no matter what is standing on the land. It seems that yours have been raised. Check with your bank. If your president and administrator would not inform you of this, they are not serving you well.

DAVID SEARL

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

MARKS & SPENCER has launched an intellectual property claim in the UK against supermarket giant Aldi, citing alleged similari‐ ties between its Colin the Caterpillar cake with Aldi’s Cuthbert the Caterpillar.

M&S, which lodged the claim with the High Court, is arguing that the similarity of

Arrangements have to be different.

WHEN a loved one dies in Spain, there are costs and procedures which need to be covered, which is why having a pre‐paid funeral plan elimi‐ nates the stress and worry at such a difficult time.

Prices will depend a lot on the location, but incineration costs a lot less than burial.

If you want your remains returned to your country of origin, this will mean an extra cost, whereas if you are buried in Spain, the norm is to ‘rent’ a niche for 10 years at a price of between €150 and €600 per year. At the

end of this time, there is also a fee to remove the remains.

Other costs generally tak‐ en into account in Spain in‐ clude: the coffin, which varies a lot in price depend‐ ing on the style; the funeral parlour, which depends on the number of hours the re‐ mains stay there; transfer to the cemetery; headstone, which depends on the de‐ sign; flowers, guest book and memorial favours; obituar‐ ies, and finally the adminis‐ trative procedures such as registering the death, getting a death certificate, etc

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Caterpillar Wars!

Aldi’s product leads con‐ sumers to believe they are of the same standard and “ride on the coat‐tails” of M&S’s reputation with the product.

An M&S spokesperson

said: “Because we know the M&S brand is special to our customers and they expect only the very best from us, love and care goes into every M&S product on our shelves,

so we want to protect Colin, Connie and our reputation for freshness, quality, inno‐ vation and value.”

It is understood that M&S has three different trade‐

Trade agreement close TWO important European Parliament committees have overwhelmingly approved the UK’s post‐Brexit trade deal with the EU according to the BBC. Although there are still some concerns about the sit‐ uation in Northern Ireland, it is recognised that the De‐ cember provisional Co‐oper‐ ation Agreement is far bet‐ ter for both sides than the implementation of World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules.

The final ratification of the deal (which will still make it more onerous for Europe and the UK to trade than be‐ fore Brexit) is due to be placed before the European Parliament before the end of April.

Going naked worked NAKED WINES (formerly associ‐ ated with Majestic Wines) has confirmed that the pandemic has given the company a real fi‐ nancial boost with profits up by more than two thirds.

According to CEO Nick Devlin, its decision to return to its roots and supply only online turned out to be the right one as it now has 885,000 regular customers, an increase of nearly 50 per cent over the previous year.

Whilst results for 2021 are difficult to forecast, he believes that growth, particularly in the USA will continue.

marks against Colin the Caterpillar. It believes Colin has a distinctive character and reputation that will en‐ sure the courts will rule in their favour.

With numerous Aldi stores in Spain and very few M&S outlets, caterpillar cake con‐ noisseurs may wish to check locally.

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Ibercaja Bank reveals future plans

GOING ALONE: José Luis Aguirre and Víctor Iglesias announced the plans.

WITH the merging of Spanish banks being recommended by the Bank of Spain, Zaragoza based Ibercaja Banco has just confirmed that it intends to continue alone.

It started as a savings bank 145 years ago and expanded in 2011 by taking over other savings banks which allowed it to grow significantly.

The President José Luis Aguirre and CEO Víctor Igle‐ sias have now revealed their strategy to take the bank for‐ ward by publishing their 2021‐2023 ‘Challenge Plan’.

In this, they are looking to continue to offer a wide range of customer services which includes, banking, mortgages, insurance, pen‐ sions and much more with the aim of adding an addition‐ al 50 per cent of customers in personal, business and pri‐ vate banking.

Another target sees a de‐ termination to exceed a 7 per cent return on investment with a new focus on the de‐ velopment of technological knowledge to help increase customer satisfaction and to reduce costs.

There is also a plan to strengthen the bank’s finan‐ cial position to ensure that it is able to cope with any new and unexpected problems which may arise as Spain emerges from the pandemic and it has over the past three years reduced the burden of non‐performing assets by al‐ most €5 billion.

A statement from the Presi‐ dent makes it clear that he and his board have every con‐ fidence in the future of the Spanish economy for the fu‐ ture.

According to the Expansion website, there are also plans

Product recall SAINSBURY’S supermarket group in the UK has issued a product recall warning with regards to the possibility of Taste the Difference Medjool Dates being contaminated with Hepatitis A. The packs which are being recalled are 200g and 500g, with supplier/site code K0014EW on the date label.

Readers with UK relations, especially Muslims who eat dates during Ramadan are advised to warn them of the problem.

Whilst there have been no reports of any customer falling ill, Hepatitis A is an unpleasant infection and the company could be open to a claim for damages should anyone be infected.

for Ibercaja to be floated on the Madrid Stock Exchange, either in 2021 or 2022 de‐ pending upon the state of the share market.

BUSINESS EXTRA Beer goggles THE Revolut beer-ometer™ showed that English pub spending was up by 200 per cent when pubs reopened compared to a normal Monday. It said that £2,086 (€2,295) was being spent every minute with the biggest boozers being men aged 25 to 34, quaffing an average 4.8 pints.

O2 merger NOW that the UK Competition and Markets Authority has given a provisional green light for the merger of the O2 and Virgin mobile phone groups, Spanish owner of O2, Telefónica can look forward to reducing its debt burden by nearly €5 billion.

Renewable power WITH renewable power the next big money spinner in Spain, the Canadian group Northland Power has entered into a €1 billion deal to take over a number of projects in Spain from Helia, a fund controlled by Plenium Partners Asset Management and Bankinter.

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True problem lies in the home

LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT I’M utterly sick and fed up with the media and woke brigade endeavouring to make us feel sorry for thugs and criminals. George Floyd was a habitual criminal, out and about breaking the law. Had he been a law abiding citizen, legally going about his business, the police would have had no reason to arrest him and he would be alive today.

The case of a 13‐year‐old, shot dead by police at the weekend was undoubtedly a tragic event, but he was out at night, with his friend, both carrying loaded guns! What do you think they were up to, charity work?

In that particular circumstance I actually feel sorry for the police officer, who I understand was in tears after the event. Apparently a second before he was shot, the police video showed the boy was actually holding a gun. He then raised his arm to discard it. The officer had a split second to decide whether or not the boy was about to shoot him, what was he supposed to do, let the boy take the first shot!?

He was simply protecting himself.

NO CONTROL: Why are they carrying guns to begin with?

Naturally the popular media are not showing the young man actually with the gun in his hand, merely the split second after he had discarded it. After all, the more hatred and trouble they can whip up the more newsworthy content they can glean for their sensationalist hungry viewers.

And why is there always such a

kerfuffle when many black drivers are ordered to put their hands on the wheel or the dash where they can be seen?

The majority of these drivers’ immediate reaction seems to be frantic jerking around, shouting protests, waving their arms and generally escalating the whole event

which then often culminates in screaming police dragging them from the car. If they would simply comply immediately there would be no need for all the violence and possible tragedy that often ensues.

I know if I was shouted at by an armed officer to put my hands on the wheel, they would be glued to the

steering wheel in a heartbeat.

Returning briefly to that shot teenager, no doubt his tearful Mother will soon be telling all who are prepared to listen what a ‘wonderful son’ and ‘good boy’ he had always been! If anyone is to blame here it is (as usual) the parents or, more often than not, the ‘absent father family,’ who have so little control or care for their offsprings that they are actually allowed to run amok at night carrying guns and knives. That is where the true problem lies; in the home.

Far too many ‘ladies’ from these so called ‘deprived’ areas appear to be so free and easy with their favours, they often end up with a whole brood of children from multiple fathers ‐ all absent and totally untraceable. No wonder their children are out of control. It’s time these people got their own houses in order before blaming society and the police for the wrongdoings of their errant offsprings.

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TAX COP-OUTS WORTHY OF AN OSCAR? NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

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HAVE you been targeted by one of those ‘phishing’ scams doing the rounds recent‐ ly? You know, those scam emails pretend‐ ing to offer customers a tax rebate? Or worse still, you missed the January 31 deadline for online UK tax returns? If so, you’d better come up with a better excuse than those given by HM Revenue and Cus‐ toms as the worst examples people have come up with for filing / paying their tax return late.

These range from the usual “my pet dog ate my tax return … AND all the reminders”; “I was up a mountain in Wales, and couldn’t find a post box or get an internet signal” and “I was in Australia” to the “poor me” variety (“I fell in with the wrong crowd”; “I live in a camper van in a supermarket car park”; “a work colleague borrowed my tax return, to photocopy it, and didn’t give it back”; “my girlfriend’s pregnant”) to the truly bizarre

WORST EXCUSES: “My pet dog ate my tax return... AND all the reminders.” (“I’ve been busy looking after a flock of es‐ caped parrots and some fox cubs”; “I’ve been travelling the world, trying to escape from a foreign intelligence agency”).

Unsurprisingly, none of these led to a successful appeal ‐ or worthy of an award at Monday’s Oscars. To return, briefly, to ‘phishing’, maybe the best advice nowadays

is, sadly: ‘Trust nobody’.

The world in which we now live. Fake tradesmen in hi‐vis jackets knocking at your door to check some phoney gas‐leak/pipe‐ work ‘problem’ and walking out with your wallet. The elderly being palmed off with third‐rate stuff at outrageous prices. Or a worthless plot of land as an ‘investment’.

This happens, we all know it happens.

The answer may partly lie with the media: more publicity given about the punishment dished out to offenders to scare off those hell‐bent on committing such crimes. And more, much more success in catching the offenders...

What’s really disturbing is that the police often know who the offenders are, but can’t get enough people to testify against them. Perhaps we’re all to blame here.

What’s your view?

Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Sentinel’, ‘No Safe Place’, ‘Betrayal’, ‘The Girl in the Woods’, ‘The Girl in the Red Dress’, ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribu‐ tion’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora‐johnson.net) available on‐ line as eBook (€0.99; £0.99), Apple Books, pa‐ perback and audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity.

Nora Johnson’s opinions are her own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

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PLAYING is essential for kit‐ tens, to develop their hunt‐ ing and fighting skills. It is also a well‐known fact that cats love to play, and usu‐ ally with the simplest of toys, including boxes, pa‐ per bags, plastic balls, twists of paper and cotton reels.

However, it is worth hav‐ ing a look at some updated

Top cat toys and more stylish alterna‐ tives that are available for the cat and of course, the owner to enjoy!

The latest toys are colourful and look good but are also very practical, and the first is a ‘Toys R Us

colourful Tri‐Tunnel toy,’ which pops up, folds down and has a dangle toy inside for when your cat ‘wants to be alone.’

Next, there is the ‘Kong Crisscross Rolling Cat Toy,’ which rolls along the floor, with a bell that rings and a rolling ball inside or you could go for a ‘Petlinks Wild Thing Motion Cat Toy,’ that does all the work with its electronic motion ball, that moves and spins around dangling a feather.

Other toys include the ‘SmartyKat Crackle Chute Collapsible tunnel’ and the ‘Cat1st Ninja Cat Cube’ that can easily be stacked and connected to more cubes with Velcro.

As cats get older, like hu‐ mans, they need more of an incentive to get up and jump around for the sake of it, whereas kittens are young and have boundless amounts of energy.

It is worth investing in new toys, so your cat does‐ n’t get bored.

My dog keeps falling over, what does it mean and what should I do?

IF your dog suddenly loses their sense of balance they could be suffering from a seri‐ ous health problem that requires immedi‐ ate veterinary atten‐ tion. The condition re‐ lating to a sensory dysfunction that re‐ sults in a loss of coordi‐ nation in the dog’s head, limbs, or rear is called Ataxia.

There are three types of ataxia commonly seen in dogs: cerebellar, propioceptive and vestibular.

Cerebellar ataxia in dogs occurs when the cerebellum is affected and the main symptoms are loss of coordination, tremors, falling, and weakness. Proprioceptive ataxia is di‐ agnosed when the spinal cord is slowly compressed due to an intervertebral disk herniation, a tumour, trauma or a vascular infarct. This cause from an inability to properly place a foot on the ground when walking to a paralysis.

Vestibular ataxia is the result of a problem in the inner ear or brainstem and the main symptoms are loss of bal‐ ance, head tilt, nystagmus (rapid eye movements) and leaning or circling to one side.

A neurological exam, blood tests are required and in most cases a CT scan or MRI will be necessary.

How can you confuse a gun?

MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man A POLICE officer who shot and killed a driver during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on Sunday afternoon, meant to deploy her Taser instead of her gun, police said. In a press conference on Monday, Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon said he believes the female officer intended to deploy her Taser when she ‘accidentally’ shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright.

How do you accidently confuse your gun with a Taser? To me an accident is knocking over your drink or maybe driving into the back of someone’s car, but shooting someone when you are a trained police officer isn’t an accident especially when your gun and Taser are on different sides of your belt.

My point here is that the USA is an absolute mess where guns and killing people are concerned apart from gawd knows how many mass shooting there are. Their police forces are particularly gun happy.

We live in a country where all police are armed, but I can’t think of one instance here where a police officer has pulled someone over

for a traffic violation and finished up shooting them dead. Never heard of any mass shootings either.

The reason might be that the average punter here can’t buy a gun, never mind ones that fires 10 to 20 rounds a second like the AR15. Let’s see if Biden will finally do something about it or will be bought off by the NRA. Shame about Prince Philip dying, totally politically incorrect bloke, but all in all he did a good job and was a great partner for the Queen. He was after all 99 years old and had a pretty good innings. But I do think the coverage of his death went overboard especially the BBC. The total blanket coverage of BBC1 and BBC2 was well over the top and other stations too with looped broadcasting hour after hour.

Then all the Royal correspondents were wheeled out giving their views.

They even invited members of the public to email in if they had met him. So basically anybody could have said they had met him without any confirmation just to get a shout out on the telly! I think it backfired as people turned off in their millions after a couple of hours and, in fact, Gogglebox, a TV programme about people watching TV programmes got higher ratings. But their biggest mistake, as far as Mrs S was concerned, was postponing the final of MasterChef!

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