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Sahara rain WEEKEND rainfall containing dust from the Sahara has been a boon for companies offering car wash facilities as although not unusual, the steady rain seemed to contain more dust than usual meaning that all cars in the open were pretty much covered and needed a good wash.
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AS promised, Mein Schiff 2 docked at Palma in the early hours of Thursday June 17 and the first passengers since 2020 disembarked for a few hours of sightseeing before the vessel headed off to other parts of the Spanish mainland, although it will return shortly to start a second round of cruises.
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Superyacht sighting HAVING spent a few days in Gibraltar, no doubt refuelling and taking on cheap alcohol, superyacht Fountainhead, owned by American billionaire Edward Lampert headed around the Spanish peninsula and was recently spotted anchored off the coast of Mallorca for several days.
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ALTHOUGH he may well have received vaccination whilst competing at various European tennis events, now that he has passed his 35th birthday, Rafa Nadel is entitled to apply to receive his inoculation in Mallorca as the health authorities are serving those aged between 35 and 39.
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Fast food, fast charge. THE Balearic Government has taken up the phrase used by Viv Nicholson, wife of a pools winner who said “spend, spend, spend.” Seemingly at odds with the normal advice from any government, this is because, the National Government has just granted the Balearic authorities €9.3 million to spend on electric vehicles and charging stations. With the now approved Emergency Recovery Fund windfall around the corner, the advice from CORT is to spend as much as possible as quickly as possible so
that it can apply for another round of financial support, but only if all of the first al‐ location is taken up. The €9.3 million which is due to be received on July 1 is to be split so that €6.3 million is available for pur‐ chase of cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles and other electric vehicles, whilst the €3 million bal‐ ance is to go towards creat‐ ing charging stations. According to Balearic en‐ ergy transition minister Juan Pedro Yllanes every‐ thing needs to be done to reduce CO2 emissions and
reduce fleets driven by diesel or petrol and now companies may apply to purchase up to 50 electric vehicles in a year, an in‐ crease from the previous 30. There is also money to be made by scrapping old vehi‐ cles with a grant of up to €7,000 if combined with the purchase of a new electric car or up to €9,000 if the ve‐ hicle is to be classified for delivery purposes. There are smaller grants if no vehicle is being scrapped as part of the transaction.
THE Consell de Mallorca Minister of Mobility and Infrastruc‐ ture, Iván Sevillano, visited the start of the project to re‐ move all the infrastructure built around the toll area of the Soller tunnel. He was accompanied by the mayors of Bunyola, Andreu Bujosa, and Fornalutx, Francesc Marroig, and the first deputy mayor of Soller, Carlos Darder. The end of the concession of the tunnel in December 2017 left the area complete with the booths and other structures connected with the toll which had no further use. The minister commented “Every act that this government team of the Consell de Mallorca carries out in this tunnel, the rescue of the concession, its management and the with‐ drawal of the payment booths that we start today, are steps that help to eliminate the stigma of this infrastructure that unfortunately continues to be linked to the criminal machi‐ nations that surrounded the construction process. “Today we continue to take steps to return this tunnel to the citizens of Mallorca and especially to the inhabitants of the municipalities of the Vall de Soller and Bunyola who have had to endure for more than 20 years a situation of in‐ justice. The work which will remove all of the constructions con‐ nected with the toll will take three months and cost €337,813, which will include new signage and safety area with as little disruption to traffic as possible.
SITE VISIT: Reviewing the plans.
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Railway Park (CFVM) Be a good neighbour
THANKS to the general im‐ provement in the incidence of Covid‐19, the Railway Park and Museum (CFVM) in Marratxi will reopen on Sat‐ urday June 26. The complex is housed on a 25,000 square metre plot that boasts a scale railway circuit as well as a railway and industrial museum and the park will be open most
days until 2pm. Entrance to the venue and the museum is free, al‐ though if anyone wishes to ride any of the trains, there is a fee which goes towards the upkeep of the entire fa‐ cility. Given the large dimen‐ sions of the park, a maxi‐ mum capacity for general visits is not initially set, al‐
Whale of a Time A STUNNING video taken by a pilot from the Aviation Centre shows three whales off the coast of Mallorca. The pilot joked that the three beautiful creatures looked like they were having a whale of a time! In recent weeks there has been a significant increase in whales and dolphins being spotted in the Balearic waters. The news comes as it has been revealed that Iceland has only one whaling company left and public appetite for the meat is waning. Whale watching is one of the top tourist activities in Ice‐ land, attracting more than 350,000 customers each year proving that whales are worth far more to the Icelandic econ‐ omy alive than dead.
though visitors must main‐ tain a strict separation of 1.5 metres in the queue prior to boarding the trains, and must follow the instructions of the CFVM staff at all times People belonging to the same family or coexistence group may sit together in the same wagon. The rest will be seated separately in each car.
THERE’S still time to apply for residency as Age in Spain asks UK Nationals in Mallorca to be a good neighbour and check if anyone needs assistance. A year ago, Age in Spain set up its Residency Helpline as part of its delivery of the United Kingdom Nationals Support Fund (UKNSF), which helps UK na‐ tionals who were living in Spain before the end of 2020 with the residency process. Since then, they have supported 2,126 (and count‐ ing) UK Nationals with their residency applications, and 64,667 people have accessed Age in Spain infor‐ mation about the residency process. Not everyone has access to information on the in‐
THE Balearic Government is tendering for the next round of excavation and identification of Civil War bodies mainly in Mallorca. The contract will be divid‐ ed into three lots: The first batch focuses on excavating, exhuming and identifying the bodies found in the Civil War graves located in: 1. Cemetery of lnca 2. Selva Cemeteries 3. Mancor de la Vall Cemeteries 4. Pou de Son Danús, Santanyí 5. Nou Cementiri de Sant Francesc, For‐ mentera 6. Son Coletes Cemetery, Manacor (sec‐ ond phase) 7. Ses Figueretes Cemetery, Ibiza (third phase)
The second batch is focused on the historical study of: 1. The common grave of Capdepera 2. Petra Cemeteries 3. Palma Cemetery (Carrer Sant Sil‐ vestre) 4. Porreres Cemetery 5. Wall Cemeteries 6. The pit of Cala Sant Vicenç, located in Pollensa Finally, the third lot is based on the review of all the actions of restoration, consolidation and conservation of the materials or objects found in the pro‐ cess of excavation and documentation of the graves exhumed in the previous exhumation plans of 2016, 2018 and 2019.
ternet and with Covid‐19 restrictions, people have not been able to connect with their communities in the usual way for most of the last year. This has meant some people still have not heard about the help that is out there, so the organisation is asking the British community in Spain to talk to friends, acquaintances and even people they just know slightly and ask them two questions: • Have you got your residency sorted yet? • Do you know about the free and confidential sup‐ port that is available from Age in Spain? Call the Age in Spain Residency Helpline on +34 932 209 741 or email residency@ageinspain.org.
War graves
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Continuing the search to identify victims.
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NIBS EXTRA Road safety A LOCAL POLICE officer from the Institut de Seguretat Pública de les Illes Balears (ISPIB) visited the CEIP Robert Graves de Deia infant and primary school in Deia on June 17 to explain the importance of road safety to this very young audience.
Half Marathon IT’S more than a year since Calvia hosted any major sports event, but on Saturday June 26, 100 athletes will be on the starting line at 7pm for the 36th Magaluf Half Marathon and it is hoped that this will be first of many future events.
Moth trap THE Capdepera Council is so concerned about the danger of the Pine Processionary Caterpillar that it is offering free traps baited with a pheromone given off by the female during the July and August breeding season which will attract male moths who will die.
Free masks AS part of its campaign to encourage residents to shop locally, the Palma Council has made 1,000 free face masks available to give to stall holders at the municipal markets of Santa Catalina, Pere Garau, Mercat de l’Olivar and Mercat de Llevant.
Organic waste MANACOR Council has installed another 70 new brown containers for organic waste as part of its programme to cover the whole of the municipality with at least 400 of these locked containers. More than 600 access cards have been supplied to local residents.
Noise pollution ALTHOUGH a total of 2,725 householders are entitled to request financial assistance from AENA to soundproof their homes due to noise emanating from the Son San Joan airport which is getting busy again, so far, just 56 per cent have applied.
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Rare collectable posters THE Fomento del Turismo de Mallorca founded in 1905 and probably the world’s longest-established tourist board, is launching a series of early travel posters. They are sourced from the Fomento’s own archive material and the set which is named the Mallorca Vintage® collection, comprises of illustrative cartography featured in guidebooks produced from the 1920s onwards, watercolours of the island’s landmarks painted in the 1930s, and rare (first edition) posters created in the late 1940s and 50s. These artworks are testimony to Mallorca’s rich tourism history and its pioneering role at the ad-
EARLY POSTERS: Some of the newly released images. vent of popular tourism in Europe in the 20th century. The collection has been made possible through a ‘lockdownborn’ collaboration with leading licensed travel poster art specialists, Stick No Bills®, who made Mallorca their global headquar-
SEAT is collaborating with the govern‐ ment to speed up the vaccination pro‐ gramme of the Balearic Islands. The car maker will provide three be‐ spoke medical motor homes, with one doctor and three nurses in each, to provide easy access to vaccinations. The goal is to achieve 70 per cent immunisation in Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca by the end of July. The plan is to be able to administer approximately 20,000 doses per week. Other companies such as Melia,
ters in 2015 and have now curated, digitised, and remastered these rare artworks for exclusive publication from their European flagship gallery in Palma. The inaugural nine images (available both as open and limited editions) showcase six of the
Fomento’s most iconic posters, with three language variations English, French and German - of one of its most successful campaigns entitled ‘Luna del Miel’ (Honeymoon in Mallorca). Now lovers of Mallorca all over the world can order these prints in a variety of sizes from as little as €19.95 (£17.25) for an A4 size open edition. Limited-edition prints start at €99 (£85) for an A3 size plus postage and packing. Prices are on application for bespoke editions. Free (tracked) delivery on all orders over €58 (£50) at: https://sticknobillsonline.com/ collections/mallorca-vintage-col lection.
SEAT assistance Balearia, Vueling and the car rental as‐ sociation Baleval will also help with the plan by providing support for trav‐ el, transport and accommodation of professionals and materials. “We’ve vaccinated over 10,000 of our workers and suppliers so far, and 70 per cent of our workforce over 40 years old are already immunised,” said
Dr Patricia Such, SEAT’s Health, Safety and Emergency Director. “Now we’ve made it our mission to help the regional Health Authorities with their vaccination effort with the aim of steadily moving together to‐ wards the long‐awaited new normali‐ ty that we all want so much,” she added.
Pollensa Hola Palma guide Classical Concerts THIS year sees the 60th Pollensa Music Festi‐ val which started in 1962 thanks to the initia‐ tive of distinguished English violinist Philip Newman. There will be eight concerts of almost ex‐ clusively classical music being presented at the historic Cloister of Sant Domingo during August. On July 16 however it will launch with an evening of jazz and contemporary songs fea‐ turing Cécile Mclorin Salvant with Sullivan Fortner. There is a real international flavour to the August programme with a combination of soloists, symphony orchestras and even a spe‐ cial family event with a brass section playing a selection of Catalan compositions. One of the many highlights will be a visit from the Berlin Academy of Music which will be presenting the JS Bach Brandenburg Con‐ certs to celebrate his 300th anniversary. There will be health and safety restrictions at each concert and to discover these as well as the concerts themselves and to purchase tickets, visit https://festivalpollenca.com.
PALMA Council has created Hello Palma, a guide to welcome new residents to the city which is full of help‐ ful information. From July 1, when a new resident registers in the city, the municipal citizen service offices (OAC) will hand out the Hola Palma guide. This will contain infor‐ mation on services such as
what is and how to get the Citizen Card, the list of health centres, sports cen‐ tres, libraries and much more. According to the mayor of Palma, José Hila, the aim of the Guide is “to make newcomers feel at home from day one. Palma is an open city, a cosmopolitan, modern and full of life city. A tolerant city that contin‐
ues to be a point of attrac‐ tion for new residents.” Although inexpensive ac‐ commodation is difficult to find, Palma continues to at‐ tract many new residents and in 2020, the population rose by 1.5 per cent. The Hola Palma guide will be constantly updated, with new information or services that will be intro‐ duced in the future.
Ecomobility project WORKING together, the Palma Council and EMT bus company are launching a special project to explain the need for sus‐ tainable mobility. A pilot project was undertaken at the CEIP Els Tamarells de l0Arenal where the children were introduced to three new char‐ acters na Torí, in León and Gustau and there will be three specially named buses fuelled by natural gas promoting the project. This visit was a test for the full pro‐ gramme which will run over the 2021/ 2022 school year which will encourage the children to understand the need to use
public transport especially when it is envi‐ ronmentally friendly. The EMT provided teaching materials for working in the classrooms which ex‐ plains the importance of using the bus and the improvements gained for a city like Palma. Afterwards, there was a guided tour of the new buses with introductions to the new characters. Finally, classroom participants took part in an online contest and where each child was given a diploma which certified the school as a Centre Committed to Ecomo‐ bility.
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Drug purchase WHEN new drugs are de‐ veloped, they are protect‐ ed from being copied for several years under patent law. When this expires, then other companies can pro‐ duce similar products which are generic and tend to be much cheaper than the original. The Balearic Govern‐ ment has authorised ex‐ penditure of €6,727,062 for a number of drugs pro‐ duced by Novartis Farma‐ céutica, SA which are still patent protected and are needed by health centres across the islands. The drugs being pur‐ chased (as there are no cheaper alternatives) are for patients suffering from types of cancer, asthma and eye diseases.
Let’s Clean Up Europe ON Friday June 18, general director of Waste and Envi‐ ronmental Education, Se‐ bastià Sansó, participated, in a day of cleaning of waste on the Albercutx (Pollensa) beach. Accompanied by repre‐ sentatives of Pollensa Coun‐ cil and 40 students from the local primary school, the col‐ lection took place as part of the Let’s Clean Up Europe 2021 campaign. Let’s Clean Up Europe takes place all over Europe and its main objective is to raise awareness about the amount of waste in the en‐ vironment and to promote its collection. This, the sixth year of the campaign will be different as the work programme will not be concentrated on a single weekend, but will ex‐ tend until the end of November. Those interested in regis‐ tering to take part should visit the www.pia.caib.es website. Over the past five years, more than five tons of waste have been collected thanks to the participation of almost 8,500 volun‐ teers.
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New Ryanair Base At Turin Airport RYANAIR has opened its 16th Italian base at Turin with two based aircraft - an investment of €167.5 million - and 32 routes connecting Turin, both domestically and internationally, to 13 countries including Spain. The new base will have connections to winter holiday destinations such as Lanzarote, Malta, Mallorca and Marrakech, city breaks to Copenhagen, Budapest, London and Paris as well as domestic connections to Palermo, Naples and Bari. Over 123 flights will depart from the new base each week including two flights per week to Sevilla, Madrid, Malaga, Lanzarote and Palma. Ryanair’s CEO, Eddie Wilson said, “We are delighted to open our 16th Italian base which represents a $200 million investment at Turin Airport, with over 30 destinations to choose from this winter, including 18 new connections. “We have enjoyed a great partnership with this airport since our first ever flight from London Stansted to Turin in 1999 and we are very pleased to continue growing in the region after 22 successful years.”
NEW BASE: Ryanair is pleased to be growing in this area.
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Get it off! Readers ready to get rid of masks WE asked and our readers answered: they are looking forward to the freedom of not having to wear masks outdoors from Saturday, June 26. We asked: After 15 months of being forced to wear masks will you feel safer or attain a new sense of purpose and freedom this weekend when they will no longer be necessary outside in Spain? Our readers are happy that wearing masks outdoors will no longer be mandatory so we can get back to ‘nor‐ mal’, but they feel it is safer to continue wearing them in crowded spaces. Meanwhile, readers who have not yet have their second dose of the vaccine
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say that they are not ready to remove their masks around people, because they don’t feel they are protected. Some feel that with so many people not yet having had their second jab, it is way too early, and will continue to wear them, especially when there are a lot of people around, even if distance can be maintained. The measure will be approved Thurs‐ day, June 24, Spanish President, Pedro Sanchez announced last week. Andalucia has finally also gone ahead with the measure, saying that those who wish to do so can remove their masks in open spaces. They were some‐ what reticent to the measure.
BEST NEWS: Supporting each other. newspapers, the Daily Mail, drew on our long‐ standing reputation for the best reporting from the Costa del Sol when it r e p r i s e d Eu r o W e e k l y News’ coverage of the trag‐ ic death of Rocio Wan‐ ninkhof in La Cala in 1999 in an article about a new Netflix documentary about the horrific murder. Michel Euesden, the owner and co‐founder of Euro Weekly News, said “I remember the events well and coverage of every as‐ pect of this tragic but grip‐ ping story was a priority in our newsroom. In our 22 years of cover‐ age of southern Spain, from glitzy Marbella to ru‐ ral Cadiz, this was one of the most shocking stories
Withdraw Extradition Requests THE Council of Europe has called on Spain to withdraw extraditions requests for exiled Catalonian leaders and to reform the crime of sedition. On June 21 the council’s parliamentary as‐ sembly approved a report which says the sentences handed out to Catalan separatists in 2019 were too harsh. The Committee on Legal Affairs called on the Spanish authorities to reform the criminal provisions on rebellion and sedition in such a way that they “cannot be interpreted so as to undo the decriminalisation of the organisa‐ tion of an illegal referendum” in 2005 or lead to “disproportionate sanctions for non‐vio‐ lent transgressions.” It also asked Spain to “consider pardoning or otherwise release” from prison the Catalan politicians convicted for their role in the or‐ ganisation of the unconstitutional referen‐ dum and the related peaceful mass demon‐ strations, to “consider dropping extradition
proceedings against Catalan politicians living abroad who are wanted on the same grounds” and to “drop the remaining prose‐ cutions also of the lower‐ranking officials in‐ volved in the 2017 unconstitutional referen‐ dum.” The assembly approved the report by 70 votes in favour, 28 against and 12 absten‐ tions. However, an attempt by Esquerra Re‐ publicana’s senator Laura Castel to include an amendment seeking Spain to pass an amnesty law was rejected. The Spanish For‐ eign Ministry has heavily criticised the report. “The government considers that the entire ruling is based on an erroneous approach in presuming that the pro‐independence politi‐ cal leaders were indicted for expressing their ideas in the exercise of their mandate. This pre‐conception contaminates the whole text, is reflected in the report and in the recom‐ mendations and merits a general reproach from the government of Spain,” it said in a statement earlier this month.
we encountered. “It remains one of the most high‐profile murders ever on the Costa del Sol and I’m not at all surprised Netflix have made a docu‐ mentary about it. Euro Weekly News cov‐ ered every aspect of it, from the initial crime to the conviction of British barman Tony King for the murder of Rocio and of an‐ other young woman, Sonia Carabantes. But not before Dolores Vazquez, the lesbian lover of Rocio’s mother, had served 17 months for the murder when she was wrongly convicted in Spain’s first ever trial by ju‐ ry,” Michel added. Murder by the Coast airs on Netflix from June 23.
Decathlon Recall Product SPORTING brand Decathlon have issued a recall for a children’s product that is not considered to be safe. According to their safety team they have dis‐ covered a defect in the Olaian brand’s Boardshort BBS 500 KID swimming costumes. The defect is said to be in the drawstring which is integrated and believe that it poses a possible risk of snagging. According to a Facua report, De‐ cathlon has stated that the article in question has the reference numbers 8518136, 2609002, 2609003, 2609004 and 2609005. The batches with these numbers were sold from March 11, 2019. The company has issued a safety warning on its website stating that if the waist strap is longer than 14 centimetres, please discontinue use. It al‐ so indicates that, if in doubt, they should visit one of its shops or call its free phone number (900 100 903).” Decathlon have commented on re‐ funds and said that: “if you return your defective product to a Decathlon shop, a refund will be made.”
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Med Diet + thinking skills Double jabbed for hols
BRITISH holidaymakers who have had both doses of a Covid vaccine may not have to quarantine upon arrival back to the UK after holidaying in amber list desti‐ nations if a plan to loosen travel restric‐ tions is approved. Changes are being considered to the traffic light system under which places are graded according to their Covid case and jab rate, determining whether and how people coming from them must isolate. It is hoped that the new rules would en‐
courage people to get both shots sooner rather than later. Former prime minister Theresa May is among those who have criticised the gov‐ ernment’s handling of travel restrictions. “We are falling behind the rest of Eu‐ rope in our decisions to open up … It’s in‐ comprehensible that one of the most heavily vaccinated countries in the world is one that is most reluctant to give its citi‐ zens the freedoms those vaccinations should support,” she said last week.
Blyton’s books branded racist
E N I D B LY T O N ’ S c h i l dren’s books and stories have been branded racist and xenophobic by English Heritage after a review of its blue plaques following last summer’s Black Lives Matter protests. Enid Blyton is best remembered for her series of children’s books, the Famous Five and the Secret Seven. A blue plaque was added in 1997 to
commemorate her former home at 207 H ook R oad in Chessington, where she started to develop her storytelling skills. The organisation said, “Blyton’s work has been criticised during her lifetime and after for its racism, xenophobia and lack of literary merit. A 1966 Guardian article noted the racism of T he Little Black Doll (1966), in which the doll of the ti-
tle, Sambo, is only accepted by his owner once his ‘ugly black face’ is washed ‘clean’ by rain. In 1960 the publisher Macmillan refused to publish her story The Mystery That Never Was for what it called its ‘faint but unattractive touch of old-fashioned xenophobia.’ The book, however, was later published by William Collins.
PEOPLE who eat a Mediter‐ ranean‐style diet, particularly one rich in green leafy vegeta‐ bles and low in meat, have better thinking skills in later life. Closely adhering to a Mediterranean diet was asso‐ ciated with higher scores on a
range of memory and thinking tests among adults in their late 70s, a study has found. These latest findings suggest that this primarily plant‐based diet may have benefits for cog‐ nitive functioning as we get older. Researchers at the Universi‐
Maternity benefits proposal THE president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, has proposed benefits of €500 per month for pregnant women and new mothers under 30 years of age and with incomes below €30,000 per year. Up to 14,000 women in Madrid each year could be eligible for the benefit and it would require an investment of €250 million per year in the public purse. “We are going to help the women who need it most with €14,500 for each child born in the Community of Madrid as long as the mother has been registered here for at least 10 years,” Ayuso said on Thursday June 17. “All pregnant women up to 35 years of age will have priority in the VIVE plan, and for all mothers - without age limits who are unemployed, a specific job bank, training plans and educational support for those who decide to study will be available.
ty of Edinburgh tested the thinking skills of more than 500 people aged 79 and with‐ out dementia of which the par‐ ticipants completed tests of problem solving, thinking speed, memory, and word knowledge, as well as a ques‐ tionnaire about their eating habits during the previous year. More than 350 of the group also underwent a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scan to gain insights into their brain structure. The team used statistical models to look for associations between a person’s diet and their thinking skills and brain health in later life. The findings show that, in general, people who most closely adhered to a Mediter‐ ranean diet had the highest cognitive function scores, even when accounting for childhood IQ, smoking, physical activity and health factors. The differences were small but statistically significant.
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UK Embassy Offers Reassurance THE UK Embassy in Madrid has sought to quell a rising tide of anxiety as British expats won‐ der if Spain has a deadline to secure to residency like France. Short answer: It doesn’t. “Some of you have contact‐ ed us about areas of concern around your residency, so we wanted to provide reassur‐ ance on two key points,” the Embassy wrote on their popu‐ lar ‘Brits in Spain’ Facebook page. “Unlike some other coun‐ tries, such as France, which have a deadline of June 30 for UK Nationals to secure their residency status, Spain has not set a hard deadline by which UK Nationals must apply for residency under the With‐ drawal Agreement. “Of course, you must take steps to apply as soon as possi‐ ble, but if you are waiting for a decision or unable to get an appointment, please do not worry. As long as you were legally resident before Decem‐ ber 31, 2020 you can continue to apply under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement,”
RESIDENCY: You must take steps to apply as soon as possible.
it explained. “The second thing to reas‐ sure you about is that if you are in the process of applying for residency ‐ perhaps you have submitted your docu‐ ments, are waiting for a deci‐ sion or are in the process of an appeal ‐ the 90 in 180‐day limit for staying in the Schengen area does not apply to you. “Remember that if you need additional help with applying for residency, there is free sup‐ port available from three or‐ ganisations funded by the UK Government,” it added. These organisations include the International Organisation for Migration; BabeLia; and Age in Spain.
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Jet2 Expand Services
JET2.COM and Jet2holidays have announced they are ex‐ panding their 2022 summer programme from Newcastle airport, with extra aircraft and more than 300 flights added to a range of destinations. The sister brands said the extra capacity was a response to “enormous demand” from holidaymakers in the north‐
east of England. It means Jet2.com and Jet2holidays will operate a fleet of up to nine based aircraft at Newcastle during the peak summer 2022 period, with 35 destinations on sale, across mainland Spain, the Balearic and Canary islands, and also Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria and Italy.
Forensic Teams Recover Franco Victims’ Bodies
BRITISH and Spanish forensic scientists are working to recover the bodies of victims executed by the Franco regime. The team includes forensic archaeologists and anthropologists from England’s Cranfield University. The team from Cranfield is working with partners from the University Complutense of Madrid (UCM) and social anthropologists from Mapas de Memoria (Maps of Memory) to search for, exhume and identify those executed and buried in the civil cemetery at Almagro between 1939 and 1940. Several bodies with gunshot wounds to the head, personal effects and parts of clothing have been recovered and in total the team are searching for 26 people in this excavation which is focused on an area of the graveyard closed for
VICTIMS: Hoping to identify them through DNA analysis. decades. Families of victims have been found in the hope of identifying relatives through DNA analysis and returning the human remains for proper burial. The exhumation is part of a number of recoveries from the Spanish Civil War which are currently being investigated in Spain. Since 2000, over 7,000 victims have been recovered.
$2.7 bn charity donation JEFF BEZOS’ ex‐wife, Mackenzie Scott has said that she has given more than $2.7 billion of her fortune away to charity, this is along with the $1.7 billion in July last year and the $4.2 billion in December. This means that Scott has now given away $8.5 billion of her fortune in less than a year. Scott revealed that the money will go to 286 organi‐ sations that she thinks are “high impact” in “underfunded and over‐ looked” communities and sectors. The beneficiaries include schools and organisations that are dedicated to global poverty, female em‐ powerment and anti‐discrimination.
Steve Heapy, chief executive of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, said: “Although there continues to be huge pent‐up demand for summer 2021, bookings for next summer are looking very encouraging as customers in the northeast look to plan ahead and get a much‐needed holiday locked into their diaries. “With 35 destinations on sale from Newcastle airport in sum‐ mer 22 and up to 125 weekly flights departing during peak periods, this expansion gives holidaymakers more choice, more flexibility, and more rea‐ son to book their well‐deserved flights and real package holi‐ days.” Richard Knight, chief operat‐ ing officer at Newcastle airport, added: “Today’s announce‐ ment is fantastic news and a significant investment from Jet2.com and Jet2holidays into the region. It is great news to see Jet2.com and Jet2holidays react so positively to the de‐ mand in the northeast and to see even more capacity to pop‐ ular destinations.”
11% Drop On Electricity IVA THE Spanish Government plans to propose to the Council of Ministers today, Thursday, June 24, the reduction of the VAT (IVA) on electricity to 10 per cent, compared to the current 21 per cent. The idea is that, although it is a temporary measure, it will be extended during the current period of rising costs of the bills. According to various experts on the matter, the discount will be extended at least this year. The Minister for Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, already opened the possibility last week for a reduction in electricity taxes “on an exceptional and provisional basis” to stop the rise in the price of electricity. The Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, said that the measure would be studied very carefully, while the Finance Ministry has misgivings, according to the same Executive sources.
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50th Anniversary
A NEW law in Denmark which allows for any car involved in a dangerous driving incident to be confiscated saw the owner of a Mazda lose her car after she lent it to her boyfriend who was clocked doing 108km/h in a 50 limit.
IT is now 50 years since the foundation Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) that sends medical aid to disaster areas, which grew out of the ideals of a group of newly qualified French doctors who wanted to help those in need around the world.
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Animal deaths
In the air
DUTCH animal rights organisations have called for better fire safety on factory farms after two fires in June led to the death of thousands of animals as first 4,600 pigs were killed in a fire in Nederweert and then 220 calves died in a fire in Elspeet.
AFTER restructuring the organisation due to significant financial difficulties, Norwegian Air is back in business, concentrating initially on internal Scandinavian flights but then expanding to take in other parts of Europe including a number of Spanish destinations as well as London.
BELGIUM Refurbishment NINETY-FIVE pieces of furniture and other items from ‘Hotel le Palace’, once called “the best hotel in Brussels” by Maigret writer Georges Simenon, are being put up for auction as the 100-year-old property is due to be refurbished in a more modern style.
GERMANY Reckless stunt WHAT Greenpeace thought would be a great publicity stunt as a paraglider swept over the stadium in Munich as Germany were about to play France turned into a nightmare when the pilot lost control and made an emergency landing injuring two people in the process.
FINLAND Sustainability FOR the first time, Finland has taken the top spot in an index that tracks and compares the progress made by UN member states in achieving sustainable development goals. The annual report, from the UN and the Bertelsmann Foundation, reviews the performance of 165 countries.
SWEDEN Easier access PEOPLE who live in Sweden but commute on a daily basis to work in Norway are to be allowed to use the old Svinesund bridge (previously open only to Norwegian passport holders) to cross the border, provided that they have proof of residence and work.
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Celebrating 10 years helping
COLLEAGUES at Specsavers Ópticas in Santa Ponsa are celebrating the store’s 10th birthday this summer, having carried out more than 30,000 eye tests over the last decade. The store was opened by the councillor for the European Community, Angela Guerrero, on July 14, 2011, and since then it has welcomed in thousands of customers, generated local em‐ ployment and supported the community in many different ways. To mark the special anniversary, the popular opticians is also offering 30 per cent off a com‐ plete pair of glasses from their €89 range and above until Saturday July 3. Store director, Martin Blake, said: “We’d like to thank all our loyal clients for supporting us over the last 10 years and our team for their pas‐ sion and dedication to helping protect and main‐ tain our client’s vision to enable them to lead full lives.” Throughout the last decade, the store has been incredibly active in the local community. Since August last year, it has been collaborating with Calvia Town Hall to provide free glasses to people who are facing hardship. They have do‐ nated 50 pairs of glasses so far, to people with poor vision who cannot afford to purchase them. The social services department of the town hall identify the most urgent cases and re‐ fer them to the opticians and the team will con‐
The team is international. tinue to donate five pairs of glass‐ es per month until August. They have also been raising money for charities including The Dogs Trust and SOS Animales Calvia and recently held a virtual dog walk to raise money for the ONCE Foundation for Guide Dogs. There are collection tins in the store and they will continue to support these charities to ensure they can do their important work, even in these difficult times. Local residents are also welcome to pop into the store to fill their reusable water bottle from the Cleanwave filter in store, to reduce the need for single use plastics. Specsavers Ópticas Santa Ponsa has a long‐ standing, international team working at the store, with optical professionals who speak En‐ glish, Spanish, Mallorquín and German. Mal‐
ECO WAVE: Clean energy from the sea.
40-year-old divorce law ON Tuesday June 22, 2021, it was precisely 40 years since the first law of divorce from democracy, a right that now seems the most normal, but that was taboo since the Second Re‐ public in Spain. Julia Ibars is the name of the woman who, unintentionally, has gone down in history for being the first divorcee in con‐ temporary Spain, in September 1981. This woman from San‐ tander would later recall “the tranquillity” she felt in being able to continue with her life, remarrying ‐ something her ex‐ husband did as well ‐ although for a long time she noticed the looks and comments behind her back. The divorce law was promoted by the government of Adolfo Suarez and by Justice Minister Francisco Fernández Ordóñez, who was accused of wanting to approve it to di‐ vorce himself. The minister affirmed in the Cortes: “We can‐ not prevent marriages from breaking, but we can prevent the suffering of broken marriages.” Since 1981, the year in which some 16,300 couples were divorced or separated, until now there have been more than three million marital dissolutions, between divorces and sep‐ arations, according to data from the CGPJ and the INE.
Book a free eye test now. lorquín Lab Technician Mari Ángeles Ferragut has been with the store since it opened in 2011 and said she was “proud to be part of the team and able to offer a good quality product, at an affordable price, with good service.” She adds: “The store has evolved a lot in the last 10 years and we’ve worked hard to keep im‐ proving our ways of working, training to increase skills and professionalism and have never lost the passion for helping others in our community.” The store is located in Avda. Rei Jaume 1, 117, Santa Ponsa and complete eye tests are free. Book an eye test before July 3 for 30 per cent off a complete pair of glasses from their €89 range and above. For more information, or to book an eye test, visit www.specsavers.es or call 871 964 331.
Going green
SPAIN has selected Eco Wave, a company producing clean energy from sea waves, to be a member of Rising UP in Spain, a business accelerator. The company, which already op‐ erates in Gibraltar has also been se‐ lected for the UK’s Cleantech Boot‐ camp 2021. The Spanish programme will run over six to eight months, the UK one will run for a duration of four weeks with programme partners including the British Embassy in Is‐ rael, and corporates such as Shell, Octopus Energy, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, National Grid, and the Clean Growth Fund among others. Both programmes aim to facili‐ tate business opportunities through custom‐made investor
networks, entry to major national and international events, business development and legal support, as well as local marketing and com‐ munication. Spain and the UK are two of the largest potential markets for com‐ panies within the renewable ener‐ gy sector. Eco Wave Power’s wave energy technology has already re‐ ceived positive for its pioneering technology based on a number of Letters of Intent signed with the largest ports in these countries. Since 2020, Eco Wave Power has signed letters of support with the Port of Bilbao, Port of Valencia, Port of Barcelona, and Port of Las Palmas, and set an ambitious tar‐ get of 74 per cent renewables by 2030.
No Masks Outdoors
SPAIN’S President Pedro Sanchez has confimred the end of masks outdoors from Saturday, June 26. Sánchez said in Barcelona that he will hold the extraordinary Council of Ministers on Thursday June 24 to approve the end of the use of the mask outdoors from Saturday, June 26. “We will enjoy life on the street again without a mask. We are approaching normality without conditions,” said the head of the Executive, stating that this last weekend was the last with a mandatory mask.
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Nutri-Score Labelling NUTRI-SCORE labelling on food products could save thousands of lives in Spain each year, Minister of Con‐ sumer Affairs Alberto Gar‐ zon has said. Speaking in Parliament on June 16, Garzon said, “Its im‐ plementation could reduce by 3.4 per cent the number of deaths caused by obesity, such as heart disease, diabetes or certain types of cancer.” The Nutri‐Score, also known as the 5‐Colour Nutri‐ tion label or 5‐CNL, is a nutri‐ tional rating system that was selected by the French gov‐ ernment in March 2017 to be displayed on food prod‐ ucts after it was compared against several labels pro‐ posed by industry or retail‐ ers. It is based on the com‐ putation of a nutrient profiling system derived from the United Kingdom Food Standards Agency nu‐ trient profiling system. A Nutri‐Score for a particu‐ lar food item is given in one
Removal of LGBTi flag THE Spanish Association of Christian Lawyers has asked a judge to order the removal of an LGBTi flag raised by the Sevil‐ la City Council on a roundabout where the Andalucian flag nor‐ mally flies and has warned the mayor, Juan Espadas, that they
will report it if he does not do so. As reported in a statement, the legal organisation explains that it has asked a judge to adopt very precautionary mea‐ sures to remove the LGBTi flag located on Avenida de Andalu‐
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FOOD LABELLING: Including for fruit and vegetables. of five classification letters, with ‘A’ being the best preferable score and ‘E’ be‐ ing a worst. The calculation of the score involves seven different parameters of nu‐ trient information per 100 grams of food which are usu‐ ally available on food pack‐ aging. A high content of fruits and vegetables, fibres, pro‐ tein and healthy oils such as rapeseed, walnut and olive oils, produces a good score, while a high content of ener‐
gy, sugar, saturated fatty acids, and sodium produces a bad score. In addition to the general calculation rules applied to most types of food, there are special rules for cheese, for ‘added fats’ ‐ fats that are meant as ingredients, such as vegetable oils or butter ‐ and for beverages. EU laws do not allow coun‐ tries to unilaterally impose their own food labelling sys‐ tem, therefore they can only give recommendations.
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RENFE hope to employ 305 new commercial operators. Ac‐ cording to the company, 17 of these jobs have been reserved for people with disabilities. The application process is open un‐ til June 25 and anyone wishing to apply must pay a €15 ‘partici‐ pation fee’. All applicants need to be willing to work shifts and will also be ‘geographically mobile’. Renfe hope to find applicants who have knowledge of English, German, French and for those working in Catalonia, Catalan. According to the company they hope to recruit ‘permanent staff’, and they aim to ‘promote gender balance, encouraging as much as possible the increase of the underrepresented gender within their staff’. The application process is open now on the ‘Employment and Talent’ section of the Renfe website. Applicants are also encour‐ aged to check out the website for further new job possibilities with the company. Anyone wishing to apply for the positions reserved for people with disabilities will need to have a ‘degree of disability equal to or greater than 33 per cent’.
cia and has compared this case with that of ‘the independence flags’ of Catalonia. They also warn Espadas, recently pro‐ claimed PSOE candidate for the presidency of the Junta de An‐ dalucia, that if he does not back down ‘they will study criminal actions’ against him. The president of Abogados Cristianos, Polonia Castellanos, recalls that the Supreme Court “has been clear in establishing as a doctrine that only official flags can be raised to comply with the duty of neutrality of public administrations.” In this sense, it highlights several judgements of 2020 that ac‐ cepted the requests of Christian Lawyers ‘in several cities, such as Valladolid or Zaragoza.’ The case of Sevilla, continues the president of the associa‐ tion, is ‘the same case’ as that of ‘the pro‐independence flags’. He added, “an administra‐ tion cannot be allowed to place a flag that only represents a part of the citizenry. It is not ac‐ ceptable that public institutions are used to impose an ideolo‐ gy.”
Stall Rising Electricity ELECTRICITY prices have spiked yet again and Teresa Ribera, the vice‐prime minister and minister for Ecological
Transition has admitted that the Spanish government will “probably” have to implement temporary measures in a bid
Minimum wage increase
Racing will take place. A REPORT by the Advisory Commission for the Analysis of the Minimum Wage presented on June 18, has suggested a 10 per cent hike to wages. If approved, the increase could see the minimum wage in Spain rise from €950 per month to €1,045 per month. The report was presented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy and Minister Yolanda Diaz will assess it. The government will be under pressure to approve the pro‐ posed hike not only because they will face re‐election in 2023, but because of growing public anger against increasing expenses such as costly electricity bills. However, earlier this month the Bank of Spain said the last minimum wage hike may have backfired and cost the country 180,000 jobs, as it impacted young people the most but barely workers over the age of 45.
to stall rising electricity prices. This move could possibly in‐ volve taxes being suspended. Ribera has not commented on which taxes could possibly be suspended but hinted when she commented that: “We have already done it and we will probably have to do it in the immediate future.” In 2018 the government sus‐ pended the 7 per cent tax on the generation of electricity for a period of six months. They also disabled the ‘green cent’ which is intended for fossil fu‐ els that are used to generate electricity. According to Ribera the gov‐ ernment has not ruled out the possibility of the suspension of: “some of the fiscal ele‐ ments, on an exceptional and provisional basis.” The new tariff system has only been in force a few weeks now and has left many people confused on how to fit daily life around the new tariff, in a bid to save money. Spain is currently hit with the most expensive electricity price in Europe.
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Financial markets are complicated and unpredictable, with no formula you can follow to ensure you will strike big, or even get out more than you put in. It is important for private investors to carefully manage risk and not get swayed by the latest trend and chase good performance. History repeatedly shows that the best performer one year could be amongst the worst the following year. Asset class performance There have been many examples of ‘star’ assets that soared before crashing back to earth. The dot.com bubble famously saw US technology stocks in the Nasdaq Index rise five-fold in the late 1990s before falling 77% in 2002. Recently we have witnessed the volatile fortunes of cryptocurrencies. Essentially, there is little longterm benefit in only picking the latest top-performing asset. If you look at which asset type generated the most returns during a year, you would likely see a different star each month. Take 2019 – the year started with North American equities on top, then the spotlight moved to UK stocks, European shares, property, Japanese equities, emerging market then Asia-
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By Cathal Rochford, Partner, Blevins Franks
Pacific stocks and UK bonds before the year ended with cash in the lead. Over the ten-year period from 2010, one asset class rarely spent more than one month at the top and no two years followed the same pattern. Without a crystal ball you could not have picked the right winners every time. Fund manager performance The same is true of ‘star’ fund
managers. While many seem to offer similar investment opportunities, the difference in performance can be significant… but often temporary. Let’s say you had invested £10,000 in a UK-listed shares fund over the ten-year period starting 1 January 2010. If you happened to be in the best performing fund over that period, you would have made a net profit of 440%. Investing in the lowest performing fund would have brought a much-reduced profit of 49%. On the face of it, it appears you should just pick the best performing fund. But again, choosing a previously successful fund manager does not guarantee ongoing top performance. Statistics illustrate how the performance of the top 25% of fund managers tends to weaken over time. Of the 56 managers in the top quarter of performers in 2015, for instance, only four remained the next year.
A sensible investment approach There are some key principles you can follow to help manage risk and reach your financial goals. Diversification – spreading your investments across multiple areas (a range of different asset classes, geographical regions and market sectors) is the optimal strategy for minimising risk. Diversifying gives your portfolio the chance to produce positive returns over time without being vulnerable to any single area or stock under-performing. You can diversify further using a ‘multimanager’ approach, which reduces reliance on any one manager making the right decisions in all market conditions. Think long term and have patience when investing – chasing good, quick returns rarely succeeds in the long run. Likewise, exiting a market when it dips would lock in your losses and make you miss any rebounds
when markets recover. Research shows that ‘time in’ the market – staying fully invested – is a more successful strategy for investors than trying to ‘time’ the market. Match your portfolio to your personal situation, income requirements, goals, timeline and appetite for risk. This is best assessed objectively by a professional who can then build a diversified portfolio with the right balance of risk/return for you. A locally based, but cross-border adviser can bring all the principles together while ensuring your arrangements are structured as tax-efficiently as possible for Spain. All advice received from Blevins Franks is personalised and provided in writing. This article, however, should not be construed as providing any personalised taxation or investment advice. You can find other financial advisory articles by visiting our website here www.blevinsfranks.com.
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GO LOCAL
THE EUROWEEKLY NEWS is urg‐ ing its readers to support local businesses in the community by going local now that the lock‐ down has ended and for your all your shopping this year, instead of feeding online giants and su‐ perstores. We challenge you to rediscov‐ er your local high streets, mar‐ kets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky in‐ dependent businesses in your area. Now that the Covid‐19 pan‐ demic appears to be under con‐ trol, it is a good idea to try and support many local businesses by ordering online and making use of any click and collect ser‐ vices they can operate, especially if you are unable to get out due to health reasons or any other 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 on‐ line, consider where your money is actually going. By shopping at an indepen‐ dent store you’re putting food on a local 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 lo‐ cal charities, support and spon‐ sor local sports teams and in many cases the small indepen‐ dent stores are actually much more than just a small high street shop, they’re a family’s legacy, often passed down through numerous generations and support not just the current owner but the generation be‐ fore. For those stores which are new, that extra couple of euros
SPENDING LOCALLY: Will make a difference to the local economy.
spent there are supporting someone’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 independent store and com‐ pete 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 revive 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 finances thinking about what friends and family may actually need is important too. Whilst it’s nice to give a glamourous gift perhaps pre‐paying a family member’s phone bill for the month would actually be a bet‐ ter gift. Helping people alleviate stress and worry, give the gift of peace of mind through these dif‐ ficult times. Choosing to spend your mon‐ ey locally will really make a dif‐ ference in the recovery of the lo‐ cal 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 cre‐ ate 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 local employees and the restau‐ rant uses revenue from sales to buy supplies from a neighbour‐ hood hardware store. This exam‐ ple illustrates how the recircula‐ tion of money in the local economy leads to a stronger fi‐ nancial foundation for our neigh‐ bours and communities. Buying local also fuels new employment and job opportuni‐ ties for people within our com‐ munity. 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 still follow the latest government advice and any guidance businesses have to keep everyone safe in the future.
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THE US dollar and Japanese yen shared the honours for the 14-day run, strengthening by an average of 1.1%. Sterling took third place behind them, a nose ahead of the Swiss franc in fourth. Apart from the G7 meeting in Cornwall, which attracted mixed reviews and involved more than a little heated discussion between Britain and Europe, the recurrent theme was inflation; where it is going and what the central banks might or might not do about it. The Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank differed in their approaches. The Fed, looking at a 13-year high of 5% for inflation, conceded that the time might be coming to start talking about winding down the pace of quantitative easing asset purchases. The ECB, with headline inflation at its 2% target, said it was nowhere near time to worry about tighter monetary policy. Strong annual increases in UK house prices and retail sales encouraged Andy Haldane, the ever-optimistic Chief Economist at the Bank of
England, to describe the residential property market as “on fire”, and the economy in general as “going gang-busters”. The pound got a particular lift from the consumer price index data, which put inflation above target at 2.1%. The pound’s only real stumbling block was Brexit, and the EU’s warning that continued failure to comply with the withdrawal treaty would result in economic sanctions. As with elsewhere around the world, the Covid-driven lockdowns last spring led to some extraordinary year-on-year growth figures from Euroland. Retail sales, for example, fell by a monthly 3.1%, but were still 23.9% higher on the year. The ECB was broadly unimpressed, and pointed out once again that interest rates will not rise until the 2% inflation target has been sustainably achieved. America’s dollar began the fortnight badly before storming into the lead later. It was held back initially by disappointing US employment data and by a higher-than-expected 5% print for inflation. Investors did not imagine that the
Fed’s low-forever interest rate policy would be blown off track by a brief period of above-target inflation. They had to reappraise that view when Chairman Jerome Powell said it was time to ditch the mantra that a tapering of asset purchases could not even be discussed. The Federal Open Market Committee paperwork also revealed that the majority of members see higher rates in 2023. Oil prices continued to work in the Loonie’s favour, with WTI crude touching $73/bbl for the first time since 2018. Some of the domestic economic data were rather less helpful, leaving the Canadian dollar to fall by an average of 0.5%. A net loss of 68k jobs in May marked the fourth month in six for lower employment and investors did not care when inflation touched a 10-year high of 3.6%. They were also disappointed when the Bank of Canada issued an anodyne and dovish monetary policy statement. The announcement of a trade deal between Britain and Australia made no difference to ei-
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mallorca@moneycorp.com. ther of their currencies. Over the two weeks the Aussie is on average unchanged. The economic data helped to keep it afloat: Strong house prices and new home sales were positive, as were 115k new jobs and improved business confidence. The Federal Reserve’s comments were unhelpful, in that that higher interest rates work against the commodity currencies. The NZ dollar was squarely in the rear part of the field, falling by an average of 0.7% and losing one and a half US cents. As with the AUD, and for the same reason, the NZD was adversely affected by the US Federal Reserve’s outlook. Two ecostats stood out; visitor arrivals and gross domestic product. The latter expanded by an above-forecast 1.6% in the first quarter and visitor numbers were up by 1,755.4% on the year as travel restrictions were relaxed.
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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Ethereum WHEN Elon Musk, owner of Tesla said that he would stop accepting cryptocurrency unless it had been mined using sustainable electricity, the bottom dropped out of the market, but now, Ethereum the number two currency has confirmed that it will consume 99.5 per cent less power.
Victorian Plumbing REASONABLY priced British supplier of bathrooms, Victorian Plumbing is to launch shares on the UK AIM market later this month at a price which is likely to value the company at £850 (€935) million, with the bulk of shares being sold by existing private shareholders.
Moroccan fallout
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ACCORDING to Sky News, supermarket group Mor‐ risons may become the sub‐ ject of a hostile takeover bid by mid‐July. Within a few hours of Sky News revealing that it had received information that there was a potential takeover bid from US pri‐ vate equity group Clayton, Dubilier & Rice valuing the group at £5.5 (€6) billion, Morrisons issued the fol‐ lowing statement: “The board of Morrisons
evaluated the conditional proposal together with its financial adviser, Rothschild & Co, and unanimously con‐ cluded that the conditional proposal significantly un‐ dervalued Morrisons and its future prospects. “Accordingly, the board rejected the conditional proposal on June 17, 2021.” Following up on this in‐ formation, the Financial Times revealed that under the UK’s takeover rules, the private equity firm must
LEGALLY SPEAKING
90-day rule Yet again I think that the rule of 90‐day stay in Spain has been misinterpreted in recent press coverage and that a stay of 180 days is possible. I enclose the EU response to my question on the subject, and nowhere do I see a require‐ ment to leave the ‘Schengen area’ between 90‐day stays. Would this not make it possible to unite two stays of 90 days, one at the end of 180 days and the other at the beginning of the next 180‐day period? M B (e‐mail)
Halfords hike
You are right to ob‐ serve that nowhere YOU AND THE LAW in the complicated IN SPAIN EU response to your query does it specifically say that a person must leave the ‘Schengen area’ for 90 days. The Schengen area actually in‐ cludes the 26 EU countries. In the full set of 90‐day stay regu‐ lations issued by the EU, it is made clear that any person, EU or not, is limited to a tourist stay of 90 days in a 180‐day peri‐ od in any country not his own. After that period, he must leave the EU or, if he is a citizen of the EU, return to his home country for 90 days before he can return.
Tax fraud AS part of its submission to the European Commission when applying for funds from the Recovery Fund, the Spanish Government undertook to step up investigations into tax evasion and fraud. To do this, the Government will rely heavily on the use of new technology, coupled with an undertaking to employ more staff in the Tax Office which had dropped during the last 10 years. It is expected that there will be nearly 6,000 new investigations during 2021 according to the Expansion news outlet, a number of which will concentrate on companies trading internationally.
is the value of the bid that Spanish construction company has made to win a contract to expand a subway line in Toronto, Canada.
Possible hostile takeover
SPAIN’S problem with its relationship with Morocco continues to escalate as the Moroccan Government has reportedly refused to renew the contract covering the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline, which brings Algerian gas through Morocco and on to Cordoba which was first signed 25 years ago.
HALFORDS has seen latest pretax profits jump by more than 70 per cent to £96 (€105) million thanks to a huge boost in customer interest in bicycle products as well as the e-bike and scooter market, where regular servicing is required as well as battery changes.
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DESPITE Spain’s questionable fi‐ nancial situation, Bank of Spain employees can enjoy a paid for summer break on the coast. Last year the Bank issued a tender inviting travel agents to offer two and three bedroom ac‐ commodation across the country to be used for staff summer holi‐ days, but this was cancelled due to the pandemic and restriction
publicly announce full de‐ tails of its intended bid by July 17 or not progress the matter again for some time. Morrisons’ senior man‐ agement were ‘under the cosh’ at a recent sharehold‐ er’s meeting when 70 per cent voted against pro‐ posed significant bonuses for a number of executives, even though profits were down last year despite ris‐ ing sales. As the fourth largest su‐ permarket chain in the UK
with a large number of free‐ hold properties and the un‐ til recently highly successful Gibraltar branch (which is having difficulty in bringing in certain stock due to Brex‐ it), it appears a likely candi‐ date for takeover especially as it is supplying Amazon with products for its Prime Pantry service. If nothing happens with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, gi‐ ants such as Amazon may just be ready to step in and make their own offer.
How to help someone who is grieving
Everyone grieves differently. IF someone close to you is grieving over the loss of a loved one, it is often hard to know what to say and you may think that whatever you do, it won’t be ade‐ quate or helpful. Here are some tips to help others deal with the loss of a loved one. ‐ What you may think is an uplifting comment is probably not helpful, and neither is humour. Your in‐ tentions may be good, but it can make the person feel that their pain is not valid.
‐ Don’t make them talk about how they feel if they don’t want to. ‐ Don’t get upset if they push you away. Give them space, but make sure they know you’re there if they need you. Everyone grieves differ‐ ently and there is no set time frame for the grieving process. They will have bet‐ ter and worse moments, the most important thing you can do for them is offer your support whenever they need it.
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Staff apartments on travel. Nothing daunted, a similar ten‐ der was issued this year and ac‐ cording to a number of news sources including the Canadian News, four agencies will be shar‐ ing almost €1 million as they sup‐
ply some 100 apartments for use by Bank of Spain staff this sum‐ mer. Although cost was one of the main criteria, their employer wanted to ensure that staff would be able to enjoy similar standards
Cautious optimism THE Bank of Spain believes that activity will return to pre‐pandemic levels by the end of 2022 thanks to re‐ openings of businesses across the country that are supported by the much‐im‐ proved coronavirus figures. The economic outlook for Spain is improving as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic eases. Declining coronavirus cases and deaths, coupled with a steady and successful vacci‐ nation drive, are stimulat‐ ing activity, consumption and public confidence. As a result, the Bank of Spain has slightly raised its 2021 growth prospects for the Spanish economy from 6 per cent to 6.2 per cent and for next year, the fore‐ cast is being raised from 5.3 per cent to 5.8 per cent.
Cheaper internet THE National Commission for Markets and Competition (CN‐ MC) which is a Spanish Govern‐ ment body tasked with ensuring that consumers are protected wherever possible has made a decision which could make in‐ ternet connection cheaper. It has decided that giant tech‐ nology company Telefónica will have to reduce the amount it charges to competitors for ac‐ cess to its underground con‐ duits, manholes and telegraph poles by 22 per cent. If all goes to plan therefore, ri‐ val companies should pass on the bulk of the savings to their customers even though there will be a reduction in profits for Telefónica. to those they enjoy at home, so all properties had to have air condi‐ tioning, a swimming pool, decent views and be within 100 metres of a beach. The Bank of Spain is of course 100 per cent state owned and therefore funded by the Spanish taxpayer, many of whom have been on furlough or out of work for as much as a year.
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COMPANY PRICE(P) CHANGE(P) 3I Group 1.185,00 1.194,00 Admiral Group 3.165,9 3.221,0 Anglo American 2.716,5 2.728,7 Antofagasta 1.384,50 1.391,50 Ashtead Group 5.036,0 5.066,0 Associated British Foods 2.270,0 2.272,9 AstraZeneca 8.408,6 8.476,0 Auto Trader Group Plc 632,00 635,60 Avast 492,90 495,60 Aveva 3.590,0 3.600,0 Aviva 412,80 414,10 B&M European Value Retail SA546,80 550,80 BAE Systems 531,00 533,00 Bank VTB DRC 1,280 1,296 Barclays 170,76 171,70 Barratt Developments 706,20 711,60 Berkeley 4.559,0 4.567,0 BHP Group 2.005,00 2.015,00 BP 312,20 313,88 British American Tobacco 2.793,5 2.806,5 British Land Company 490,25 492,43 BT Group 196,85 199,00 Bunzl 2.355,0 2.359,0 Burberry Group 2.184,0 2.190,0 Carnival 1.710,0 1.727,2 Centrica 50,81 51,16 Coca Cola HBC AG 2.641,0 2.649,9 Compass 1.565,00 1.572,00 CRH 3.570,0 3.577,0 Croda Intl 7.082,0 7.126,0 DCC 5.906,0 5.940,0 Diageo 3.471,0 3.480,6 DS Smith 422,10 425,30 EasyJet 956,20 962,00 Experian 2.769,7 2.785,0 Ferguson 9.722,0 9.788,0 Flutter Entertainment 13.465,0 13.610,0 Fresnillo 819,80 825,20 GlaxoSmithKline 1.414,81 1.425,40 Glencore 294,40 296,55 Halma 2.696,8 2.714,0 Hargreaves Lansdown 1.632,71 1.638,50 Hikma Pharma 2.368,00 2.385,97 HSBC 423,45 426,25 IAG 195,56 197,42 Imperial Brands 1.576,36 1.588,26 Informa 521,60 524,20 InterContinental 5.056,0 5.070,0 Intermediate Capital 2.135,00 2.153,00 Intertek 5.542,0 5.562,0
% CHG. 1.175,00 3.165,9 2.677,4 1.362,00 4.931,0 2.244,4 8.364,0 629,26 489,10 3.554,0 407,60 541,00 527,20 1,278 167,97 694,60 4.473,0 1.980,00 308,70 2.782,0 485,12 195,20 2.323,0 2.152,0 1.692,8 50,22 2.623,6 1.549,00 3.538,0 7.046,0 5.848,0 3.429,4 415,60 929,36 2.744,0 9.602,0 13.400,0 813,60 1.412,20 290,03 2.686,8 1.609,60 2.368,00 422,30 192,21 1.568,00 511,60 4.938,0 2.097,00 5.480,0
NET VOL 141,42K 19,09K 81,07K 21,64K 8,37K 14,32K 47,30K 64,90K 461,62K 16,12K 921,27K 269,67K 433,27K 218,71K 2,55M 639,23K 27,62K 730,68K 2,74M 221,47K 33,31K 4,35M 71,98K 31,27K 38,86K 451,80K 11,94K 233,11K 75,91K 13,47K 16,29K 27,87K 274,46K 304,35K 26,65K 40,99K 14,17K 77,78K 201,29K 4,04M 19,78K 8,62K 1,82K 335,61K 2,77M 47,17K 220,98K 32,17K 55,84K 29,88K
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128,00 274,90 3.048,0 676,80 271,25 46,30 8.080,0 484,60 157,50 1.842,50 929,10 202,30 7.782,0 34,41 1.961,00 3.049,0 714,91 1.449,50 6.523,0 1.924,60 495,16 654,00 5.700,0 106,90 7,37 1.408,8 1.409,51 1.356,8 684,20 1.764,00 16,85 3.579,0 1.244,50 1.099,00 2.530,0 1.528,50 1.599,00 13.350,0 1.523,50 1.462,00 469,25 274,20 163,15 228,31 401,30 4.349,9 1.035,50 128,42 3.219,0 981,20
124,00 268,80 2.983,0 662,00 266,15 45,60 7.912,0 474,56 152,53 1.802,41 920,20 198,90 7.712,0 34,05 1.897,09 2.965,0 692,01 1.418,00 6.394,0 1.904,00 483,20 646,00 5.617,0 104,05 7,25 1.383,6 1.383,00 1.332,8 670,60 1.750,50 16,68 3.530,0 1.221,63 1.087,00 2.495,0 1.515,00 1.571,76 13.165,0 1.497,50 1.440,00 462,85 269,05 158,55 224,28 391,70 4.284,8 1.019,50 126,40 3.145,0 962,92
323,79K 1,26M 30,38K 150,64K 1,08M 19,30M 59,57K 14,77K 339,74K 16,69K 536,04K 1,03M 31,50K 76,50K 48,43K 46,57K 119,33K 63,38K 88,03K 26,56K 51,61K 132,60K 88,67K 4,70M 200,22K 773,90K 772,58K 182,50K 23,96K 2,09K 885,04K 27,86K 217,49K 105,43K 15,76K 49,68K 4,66K 8,50K 209,85K 137,89K 81,58K 110,49K 1,14M 1,46M 566,80K 41,50K 95,16K 7,35M 67,11K 59,49K
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CHANGE% VOLUME(M) 191,53 5,05M 2.492,06 2,67M 3.473,71 5,25M 236,47 5,56M 130,24 108,95M 235,80 11,97M 205,50 7,16M 102,91 22,28M 51,88 35,76M 53,72 31,45M 329,00 23,04M 348,13 6,29M 298,40 8,79M 211,96 5,43M 143,04 9,16M 55,10 55,12M 161,79 12,99M 147,56 43,60M 228,82 4,41M 76,16 19,35M 258,75 37,20M 126,68 9,78M 131,94 14,00M 241,06 7,82M 611,80 24,56M 387,25 5,52M 55,57 38,21M 229,22 8,84M 134,40 14,94M 172,12 12,36M M - MILLION DOLLARS
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Most Advanced NVR Inc. 1.86% Cable One Inc. 3.94% Danaher Corp. 4.75% Mandatory Conv. Pfd. A 4.04% HubSpot Inc. 3.97% CAI International Inc. 46.88% Shopify Inc. Cl A 1.21% Fiverr International Ltd. 7.23% Generac Holdings Inc. 1.97% Texas Pacific Land Corp. 0.47% Twilio Inc. Cl A 1.84% Procore Technologies Inc. 7.33%
40.15K 97.60K 3,383 735.43K 9.447M 2.549M 1.211M 1.421M 109.76K 2.718M 699.92K
Most Declined Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl A -1.82% Biglari Holdings Inc. Cl A -7.80% Markel Corp. -2.61% BlackRock Inc. -3.23% Alleghany Corp. -3.69% Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X Shares -9.93% Mettler-Toledo International Inc. -1.11% Goldman Sachs Group Inc. -3.50% TransDigm Group Inc. -1.88% MicroSectors U.S. Big Oil Index 3X Leveraged ETN-7.36% Asbury Automotive Group Inc. -6.84%
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Artificial intelligence consortium is a first
NEW TECHNOLOGY: Telefónica is one of the main forces behind the consortium. AS part of Spain’s concentra‐ tion on new technology, six Spanish corporations have cre‐ ated a data economy and arti‐ ficial intelligence consortium. Repsol, Gestamp, Navantia, Técnicas Reunidas, Telefónica, and Microsoft have joined forces to create IndesIA, the first consortium of its kind in the Spanish industrial sector. Focused on Spain with a Eu‐ ropean outlook, the consor‐ tium aims to take on more companies and integrate dif‐ ferent business sectors. IndesIA is a catalyst project whose goal is to position Spain as a leader in data and artifi‐ cial intelligence applications for industry, while also stimu‐ lating a new economy to spark growth at the national level. The Spanish industrial sec‐ tor currently faces a number of important challenges. The need to become more com‐ petitive through automation and optimisation of industrial processes stands out among
these, as does improving sus‐ tainability through energy effi‐ ciency, developing new mate‐ rials with lower environmental impact, and following through the commitment to the circu‐ lar economy. The new consortium ‐ which draws on the support and ex‐ perience of the leading organi‐ zations in this field, such as the Basque Artificial Intelligence Centre (BAIC) ‐ is also focused on working to galvanise em‐ ployment and bridge the train‐ ing gap in STEM disciplines (science, technology, engi‐ neering, and mathematics) to create new high‐skill jobs, while also mobilising the at‐ traction and retention of tech talent in Spain. Data processing will be car‐ ried out in strict adherence with EU data protection and sovereignty principles. This in‐ cludes facilitating mechanisms for data owners to control where data is stored, who has access, and what type of pro‐
President Moon visit THE South Korean President Moon Jae-in attended a major annual economic forum in Spain and addressing the inaugural dinner of the three-day event in Barcelona, Moon proposed that the two countries spearhead preparations for the post-coronavirus era via a win-win approach. During the meeting, Sánchez and Moon Jae-in have shown their harmony on the vision of how to face the great global challenges with renewable energies, technological innovation, the digitisation of the economy and protecting the planet. Both politicians inaugurated a Spanish-South Korean business forum focused on opportunities for bilateral cooperation in the green and digital economy.
cessing can be performed. The consortium is also working with public and pri‐ vate universities to strengthen employability through up‐ skilling and reskilling for em‐ ployees in STEM disciplines, with a special focus on artifi‐ cial intelligence.
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ASDA deal EVEN though an in principle deal was struck between owners Walmart and the Issa brothers to take over ASDA last October, it is only now that the UK competition regulator has confirmed that the €7.3 billion deal may go ahead if the Issa’s sell 27 petrol stations.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT ‘THE clapping from the fans is now louder than the booing’; triumphantly declare the supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement. Well bully for them I say. What this reaction does in fact reveal is that this shadowy organisation is managing to cause more division and disruption among the public than ever. It’s the oldest Marxist trick in the book ‐ divide and conquer. Setting half the public against the other, or having one team taking the knee whilst the opposing side abstains, is not helping diversity and integration; it is creating gulfs so wide it is feeding the seeds of animosity like never before. Take one example of the damage the ‘woke’ influence and attitude is having on the general populace. A few years ago UK teams were fined a total of some £80,000 for displaying the poppy on Remembrance Day. At the time they were told that FIFA policies decreed that no political, religious or
More division
FANS CLAPPING: Is now louder than the booing - bully for them! commercial messages could be displayed on the field. How much hostility do you think is being generated among the already beleaguered public when they see players taking the knee and openly displaying BLM propaganda on their
shirts? Have no doubt; this is a dangerous organisation taking advantage of people’s high emotional state to bring its ideologies to bear. Don’t take my word for it. According to the New York Post, in a recently surfaced video, BLM’s co‐
founder Patrisse Cullors stated that she and her fellow organisers are ‘trained Marxists’. It was also reported that Cullors (36) was the protégé of Eric Mann, former agitator of the ‘Weather’ underground domestic terror organisation, and spent years absorbing the Marxist‐ Leninist ideology that has subsequently shaped her world view! The BLM movement also advocates a guaranteed minimum income for all black people, free health care, free schooling, free food, free real estate, free gender reassignment surgery and free abortion (already disproportionately high among African American women ‐ but apparently unborn black lives don’t actually matter to the BLM!) They also want to abolish any plans for new jails, a defunding of the police and a global liberation movement which will overturn imperialism and capitalism! Basically they want it all. Do you think Mr Southgate has any knowledge of these aims when he
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instructs his players to take the knee before international matches? Which brings me neatly to last week’s ‘faux pas’ when I had a senior moment and inadvertently referred to England’s manager as Gary Neville instead of Gareth Southgate. Neville was of course assistant manager from 2012 to 2016. But oh how the nasty negatives loved it! I could hear the gleeful rubbing of hands from here. Don’t worry you ‘orrible lot; slips of this nature occur in the best of publications. Many thanks to those who took it all in good spirits, even those who jibed me (some unmercifully!). Perhaps this usually silent majority can also answer me one puzzling question; just why are most of the lefties such a nasty bunch? Sorry I can’t reply to all your letters, but I do take oodles of pleasure in reading every one. Keep the faith Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland.com Mon. Wed. Fri. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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Sevilla: A friendly city that has it all
SEVILLA just about has it all. Yet the city man‐ ages to retain a likeable modesty: it’s grand but not flashy, modern but full of history, diverse but traditional. And Spain’s fourth largest city ‐ which is also the capital of Andalucia ‐ is home to three UN‐ ESCO World Heritage Sites. That is probably part of the reason why it has named ‘Best City to Travel’ in the past by the Lonely Planet. Originally a Roman settlement, it has histori‐ cal charm by the bucket load. Later influenced by Moors, Castillians and Muslims, the points of interest in the city are hugely diverse. The Cathedral, Torre Giralda, Plaza de Espana and historical centre are good places to start for antique architecture buffs and pretty‐city strollers. Torre Giralda, the bell tower, is particularly quaint and pleasing on the eye ‐ much like the Royal Tobacco Factory. Christopher Columbus is also buried in the city. Fountains, cobbled streets, greenery and white buildings make up most of the river city’s scenery and ‐ alongside aristocratic mansions ‐ provide some insight into why the place was one of the Moorish empire’s showpiece settlements. On a more modern note, the Metropol Para‐ sol (Las Setas) is the world’s largest wooden
structure. The slightly bizarre monument ar‐ guably looks most impressive at night from the walking platform. Around that time, flamenco dancing, and Spanish restaurant culture make for vibrant but relaxed and friendly districts. There is more than a hint of party atmo‐ sphere, though, indeed, the city’s festivals and crowded bars are considered some of the coun‐ try’s best. For tourists, the Alcazar of Sevilla is an obvious highlight. Drawing on the city’s medieval Islamic heritage, the stunning building, gardens and fur‐ nishing are an intriguing blend of Christian and Moorish architecture. It is not one to miss. The city can be sweltering in summer but is on the warm side of perfect for most of the year, so many are glad of the shade from imposing buildings. Balmy evenings make the tapas scene even more attractive. Local favourites include various seafood dishes, grilled and stewed meats, lamb kidneys in sherry sauce and spinach with chick‐ peas. A ‘Serranito,’ meanwhile, is Sevilla’s an‐ swer to fast food: a warm sandwich with grilled meat, traditional ham, green pepper, tomato and sauce. Fuelled by the tasty lunchtime treat, sight‐ seers can tick off the main attractions in a few days, especially with a bike in one of the many cycle‐friendly routes.
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ROAD TEST by Mark Slack WE’RE used to manufactur‐ ers launching specification changes and styling tweaks, but Vauxhall has gone somewhat further with their latest Mokka. It’s so different that dur‐ ing my week’s test I had two previous generation Mokka owners asking me what I was driving. In a way that’s not surprising, be‐ cause one of the
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The Latest Vauxhall Mokka things lacking on the new Mokka is the name Vaux‐ hall. There’s the Griffin badge but trying to find the word Vauxhall is a harder task, it’s nestled in small script on the Griffin badges. My SRi Premium model was finished in metallic grey with black trim and a red flash above the windows,
making it a head turner for all the right reasons. The in‐ terior is equally adventur‐ ous with a modern look and judicious use of highlights to remove any trace of styling sobriety. There’s generous use of piano black on the dash and centre console, which makes me wonder about longer term dura‐ bility when keys
and rings are in close con‐ tact over a period of time. There’s the inevitable digi‐ talisation with few buttons, but it’s far from the worst I have encountered, even so ‘bring back buttons!’ One issue I found in ex‐ tremely hot weather was a lack of decent ventilation due to a dearth of vents and poor positioning. The centre vent is too low down to di‐ rect cool air to your face. This results in having the fan on a higher setting with resultant noise to
the otherwise refined cabin. On the road the 1.2‐litre, three‐cylinder petrol engine has plenty of get‐up‐and‐go and produces a lovely thrumming noise under hard acceleration. The eight‐ speed automatic gears are smooth and quick to react, and there are flappy paddles on the steering wheel when you fancy pretending you’re an SUV F1 racer. There’s commendably little body roll and the ride com‐ fort is good even over the roughest roads. While interi‐ or space is not at all bad, the boot errs on the small side
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Netherlands Cruise Through THE Netherlands were in ac‐ tion on Monday June 21, in their final Group C match against North Macedonia, hav‐ ing already qualified top of the group. It was more about strengthening their reputation in the eyes of other teams who might have to play them, and they certainly did that, running out 3‐0 winners at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam. Making it three wins out of three, captain Georginio Wij‐ naldum helped himself to a brace, and Barcelona new‐boy Memphis Depay got the other goal, in front of 12,000 supporters. A devastating counter‐attack from the Dutch led to the first goal, as former Man United player Daley Blind stole the ball in his own penalty area, ending with Donyell Malen’s cross being smashed into the net by Depay, after 24 min‐
utes, his ninth goal in his last 10 appearances for Holland. Netherlands captain Wijnal‐ dum secured the three points with two goals in seven minutes in the second half, the first a simple tap‐in on 51 minutes af‐ ter Depay’s pinpoint cross, and then his second came after
keeper Stole Dimitrievski blocked another Depay shot, only for it to land perfectly for Wijnaldum to again finish from close‐range. North Macedonia offered very little, except for Darko Churlinov having a second‐half goal ruled out for offside, and Aleksandar Trajkovski hitting the woodwork, but what an af‐ ternoon for their 37‐year‐old captain Goran Pandev, who was making his 122nd and final ap‐ pearance for his country, and was given a guard of honour by his teammates, retiring as the record appearance holder, and record goalscorer, with 38 goals for his country. As the Netherlands cruise through, a last‐ 16 game awaits them in Budapest, where they will play the best third‐placed team from Group D, E, or F.
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Belgium Leave It Late B E LG I U M took on Finland in the final match in Group B on Monday June 21, in the Saint Peters‐ burg Stadium, al‐ ready safely through to the knockout stage of Euro 2020, but their opponents, Finland, had it all to play for, as a draw would see them join the Bel‐ BELGIUM: Are through to the last 16 in the Euros. gians in the last 16, no matter what hap‐ pened in the Denmark and Russia match. less Hradecky, for his 17th goal in the last 21 Everything was going to plan for the Finns, internationals, and to secure the points, three until disaster struck for their Bayer Lev‐ wins out of three for the Belgians. erkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky in the Denmark meanwhile, thrashed the Rus‐ 74th minute, as he tried to catch a rebound sians 4‐1 in the other group game, with goals off the post from 35‐year‐old defender Ver‐ from Damsgaard, Poulsen, Christensen, and maelen’s header, only for the ball to bounce Maehle setting them up with a last‐16 clash off his hand and into the empty net to give with Wales in Amsterdam on Saturday night, Belgium the lead. June 26. Romelu Lukaku then decided to get a slice The defeat ‐ and Denmark’s 4‐1 victory of the action on 81 minutes ‐ having already over Russia in Copenhagen ‐ saw Finland drop had what looked like a perfectly good goal to third place in the group, and their dream of ruled out for offside by VAR ‐ fed by Kevin De‐ the last 16 was over, as both Ukraine and Bruyne, spinning with the ball just yards from Switzerland, are guaranteed to finish above the goal, and smashing a shot past the help‐ Finland in the standings.