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The people’s paper Issue No. 1884 12 - 18 August 2021
Six new cases THE councillor for Health, Javier Rodriguez, reported that the screening carried out on August 9 in Nerja by the Ministry of Health and Families of the Junta de Andalucia has detected six new positive covid cases. A total of 173 tests were done out of the 825 people summoned, a participation rate of 21 per cent. Rodriguez thanked all the participants who had voluntarily undergone the test, “which has made it possible to locate asymptomatic infected people that otherwise would have been impossible, which helps a lot to stop the spread of the virus in our municipality.” He also congratulated the Local Police and Civil Protection team who at all times ensured the safety of the attendees and the compliance with hygienic-sanitary measures.
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THE organisation, Costa del Sol Tourism, said it wants to attract Middle Eastern tourists to boost the luxury tourism sector. Margarita del Cid, CEO of Costa del Sol Tourism, said officials will push Malaga in the Middle Eastern markets “and reactivate trust and the flow of visitors among this highly appreciated and important clientele ahead of the summer season.” The body is also working on attracting travellers from the UK and Russia. The news comes after Marbella Council announced it is putting aside €10 million to attract tourism. The council said the funding will be used to improve tourism in Marbella. Marbella Council has now opened the period to locals to put forward their ideas on how the funding can be used. The ‘Tourist Plan for Large Cities’ will be open to the public for their suggestions. Councillor for Tourism, Laura De Arce, said it was “a key element in the municipal strategy for the re‐ activation of the sector, after the crisis generated by the pan‐ demic.” She added that council will accept ideas from “the most rep‐ resentative organisations such as unions, businessmen, con‐ sumers, residents, groups of people with disabilities, LGTBI peo‐ ple, environmentalists and the economy.” The plan will be given €10 million, funded by Marbella Coun‐ cil and the Junta de Andalucia in an effort to improve tourism.
Man rescued AN exhausted swimmer was rescued by National Police officers when he got into trouble only 200 metres from the shore and began to drown on the afternoon of August 6. The 57-year-old Romanian man had been struggling against heavy swell and was unable to get out of the sea on his own. Police officers were dispatched to help the man and when they arrived on the scene they discovered the man was hanging onto a buoy. Sea conditions were difficult which made the return to shore hard work for the officers. Only 50 metres from the shore a further group of National Police officers rushed to help and entered the sea to help bring the man safely ashore.
NO REGRETS: The trio raise money for local charities. CHRIS and Mark Morris, a fa‐ ther and son from Essex, and Ian Perry, from Sheffield in the UK, took the bull by the horns and opened a bar on the Costa del Sol on Decem‐ ber 20, 2020 amidst the ongo‐ ing health pandemic. R&R, located on Calle Huer‐ ta in the popular seaside town of Nerja, was opened when the previous owner de‐ cided to close and move back to their hometown ‐ the trio jumped at the opportunity, after having visited the town for over 16 years and been
residents there for five years. Having taken the plunge in the middle of these crazy times, in return for the local support, the bar also believes in giving back to the communi‐ ty by helping to raise money for local charities. They have most recently raised €250 dur‐ ing the Euro 2020 games that has been donated to Nerja Sol‐ idaria, a charity that raises money for families in need. The money will go towards food banks, children’s sta‐ tionery and toiletries. They are still taking donations for
this worthy cause. Despite the health crisis, lockdown had finished by De‐ cember and only opening hour restrictions were in place (as well as the obligatory mask rule, of course). Mark and Chris said “that they have no regrets and do have a lot of regulars, however, business is picking up lately, we have had many French, Swedish and Irish cus‐ tomers, and we are seeing a rise in customers from the UK, too which is promising, and we look forward to assisting more local charities in the future.”
MALAGA: To be pushed in the Middle Eastern markets.
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UK travel rules for expats EXPATS travelling to the UK following the government’s announcement that Spain remains on its amber list still face some restrictions. “If you have been fully vaccinated in Spain, you will not need to quarantine when you arrive in England or take a day eight test. You still need to take a Covid-19 test in the three days before you travel, book and take a day two test and complete a passenger locator form,” the British embassy in Madrid said. Expats returning to the UK will also need to show
RESTRICTIONS: Spain remains on the UK’s amber list. that they have been vaccinated, “You need to show your travel operator proof that you’ve been fully vaccinated with one of the authorised vaccines before you travel. This proof should
be an EU Digital Covid Certificate for Europe, digital or paper certificate, showing you’ve had a full course of a European Medical Agency approved vaccination. “As a precaution against
the prevalence of the virus and variants in Spain, the UK is encouraging people travelling from Spain to use a PCR test for their pre-departure test,” the embassy added.
More Local Police NERJA Council continues to advance in the selection process to recruit three new Local Police officers. Councillor for Human Resources Angela Diaz announced that after holding the first physical fitness test, the final results of the 149 applicants have been published in the Municipal Electronic Office. The councillor for Human Resources said: “All applicants who have passed this first test were summoned on August 11, at 9am, at the I ES Sierra Almijara to take the second test, knowledge.” Angela Diaz recalled that it was mandatory for the candidates to attend the second phase with identity documents and she added that all hygienic-sanitary measures were to be complied with. “They had to follow the instructions of the staff, wear a mask at all times, maintain social distance and use disinfectant gel, among others,” she added.
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Craft market suspended THE We Love Nerja Market craft market and the Rastro de Nerja have been temporarily suspended as a preventative measure against Covid. The councillor for Commerce, Javier Lopez, said that the Rastro de Nerja, a market that is managed by the local Lions Club, and the We Love Nerja Market craft market, which is held periodically in Plaza de España, will temporarily suspend their activity as a preventive measure against the increase in the coronavirus. Lopez explained: “We have made this decision taking into account the current health situation of the munic-
ipality, which has the support of both the Nerja Lions Club and the Asociacion Proyecto 2.0 Colectivo de Creativos, which manages the craft market, with the intention of avoiding crowds and therefore risk situations.” The councillor said: “Once…. circumstances allow it, these markets will resume their activity.” He asked for responsibility and prudence at this time, underlining the importance of businessmen, neighbours and visitors complying with all hygienic-sanitary measures to prevent the virus from continuing to spread.
Concerns over sewage treatment plant LOCALS in Nerja said they are concerned about the smell and noise of the newly-opened sewage treatment plant and intend to contact the Ministry of Ecological transition in Madrid. The mayor of Nerja, Jose Alberto Armijo, held a meeting with the president of the Nerja Entrepreneurs Association, Juan Carlos Pinilla, and other local representatives. Mr Pinilla said residents are worried by the smell and noise of the sewage treatment plant. He added that he will be writing to the Government Delegation in Andalucia and the General Water Directorate of the Ministry for Ecological Transition, asking them to resolve the issues. The news comes after earlier this year the Prosecutor’s Office in Malaga threw out an investigation over complaints about untreated sewage being dumped in the sea in Nerja.
Pet awareness drive VELEZ-MALAGA Council has announced a pet awareness drive. The initiative, which will be advertised under the slogan ‘A great prize for a small gesture’ will encourage locals to clean up after the pets to keep the town cleaner. The first deputy mayor of Velez-Malaga, Jesus Atencia, Councillor Gonzalez, and the councillor for the Environ-
ment, Antonio Ariza, presented the initiative. Councillor Ariza, said: “The objective is to promote good behaviour by residents of the municipality, as well as visitors, regarding their pets. This campaign also joins the previous one… under the name ‘Take care of Velez-Malaga, it’s your home’, to achieve a cleaner municipality.”
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NIBS EXTRA Repair stop THE Ángeles Alvariño, a research ship, from the Instituto Español de Oceanografía, which had been in Tenerife searching for the bodies of Anna and Olivia and their father made an unscheduled stop off the coast of La Herradura due to a mechanical fault.
No butts AS previously reported, volunteers from Econciencia are spending weekends on various beaches trying to persuade visitors to remove their cigarette ends, not leave them in the sand. This past weekend they were at Playa Puerta del Mar in Almuñecar and next target is Playa Velilla.
New skills THE Rincon de Victoria Council and the Red Cross are running two training courses for long term unemployed aged between 18 and 60 to learn new skills. Each course will host around 20 students and will concentrate on working in sales and warehouse operations.
Heatwave ALTHOUGH not needing a huge amount of water, mangos, one of the many fruit crops grown in Axarquia can be susceptible to extreme heat and if the forecast heatwave hits the area in the next few days, it may hurt the crop which is almost ready to harvest.
Medusa alert ALTHOUGH there have been a few sightings of monster medusas off the coast, the usual plague of jellyfish hasn’t arrived as yet although on Tuesday August 10, yellow flags were on show on beaches in Almuñecar warning bathers to be careful as some were seen.
Better lighting WITH a budgeted spend of €2,900, the Torre del Mar Council has confirmed that it will install LED lights on the paths that run through the gardens of Conjunto Europa, a popular area in the municipality which has already seen work on the gardens themselves in recent months.
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Olympic medal for Malaga MALAGA born, Damián Quintero, 37, said: “I promised myself that I would come to the Olympic Games to enjoy it and I have done that,” as the heavy silver medal was placed around his neck in the historic Nippon Budokan, a temple of martial arts located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. “I have given everything I had. The truth is that I don’t care about the colour of the medal. I am smiling because getting on the Olympic podium in karate is something unique,”
QUINTERO: “I have given everything I had.” said Quintero, while speaking with family members who live around Malaga.
“The intention was to take a much more technical kata (form),” said Quintero, unravel-
ling some of the smallest details which are looked at in the competition. The silver medal will not be able to be defended in Paris 2024 as karate is excluded from the Olympic calendar for the next Games. “It was the only chance to get a medal at a Games and that added a bit more pressure. Because medals are a dream, but also a pressure. I feel angry for not being able to have the opportunity to defend my result,”said the Torremolinos team leader.
Civil Protection boat THE mayor of Nerja, Jose Alberto Armijo, and the councillor for Beaches, Maria del Carmen Lopez, accompanied by the Civil Protection Coordinator and the Head of the Association have presented a new boat, destined for the Civil Protection maritime rescue service. The councillor has underlined the com‐ mitment of the council for the safety of those using the beach. “We reinforce the Civil Protection of Ner‐ ja with this new boat that will allow us to
Plaza Mayor expansion DURING an extraordinary session on Friday morning (August 6), of the Plenary of Malaga City Council, the green light was given for the urban planning agreement between Malaga City Council and the Plaza Mayor Shopping, SA for the second phase of the proposed expansion project of Plaza Mayor Shopping and McArthurGlen Designer Outlet. This is a project with an investment of €105 million, which is expected to create around 500 new jobs, and also involve the creation of a 53,725m² car park, next to the San Julian neighbourhood, with improvements and expansion work included on the Golf Course road. The agreement will allow for an increase in the current 10,000m² plot, to be expanded to cover 12,725.5m², and includes a change of use, from leisure to commercial, in the area that was known as ‘Plaza Brava’.
act more effectively and quickly in emer‐ gency situations and maritime rescue.” The councillor has reiterated the munici‐ pal commitment to continue providing greater material resources to the Associa‐ tion of Civil Protection Volunteers. Finally, he congratulated the Department of Securi‐ ty and Transport and Beaches for the coor‐ dinated work to benefit the protection of our coastline. The new maritime rescue vessel, of the Narwhal brand, is 6.32 metres in length and
NEW BOAT: To make rescues quicker. a maximum capacity of 15 people, incorpo‐ rates all the systems and means necessary for the development of its functions. It also has a new state‐of‐the‐art 130hp four‐stroke engine, which means rescues can be carried out more quickly.
Council reopens music school RINCON DE LA VICTORIA Council has an‐ nounced it will be reopening its Municipal School of Music. The council said it will be putting out a tender to find management for it for €43,680 a year. Councillor for Culture, Clara Perles, said “This year we plan to announce 168 places, with a total of 16 groups of between 10 and 15
students maximum per class, all with the aim of guaranteeing health and safety measures.” She added: “Last year it was decided not to continue with the bidding process due to the uncertainty about classes due to the pandem‐ ic. And this year we have decided to resume the plans to promote musical education and culture.”
Bars recover B EAC H bars in Malaga are seeing a return to normality and business is booming with advance bookings being needed in many places on the Mala‐ ga coastline. The beach bars are re‐ covering up to 70 per cent of what they lost last year in 2020 due to the coron‐ avirus pandemic. Some beach bars have even advised customers to book tables days in ad‐ vance to ensure there is space. June was considered to be a rather weak month,
Business is booming. but the beach bars finished off July with figures that started to approach those seen in 2019. The figures “have exceeded last year’s levels by up to 70 per cent,” said Manuel Villafaina, president of the Malaga Beach Busi‐ nessmen’s Association.
Jail for killer A COURT has ordered the man accused of killing his partner in Rincon de la Victo‐ ria to prison. The 53‐year‐old man con‐ fessed to killing the 36‐year‐ old woman after being inves‐ tigated for manslaughter. The incident took place when a local called police say‐ ing that he seen a man put the body of a woman into a car. The alleged perpetrator lat‐ er went to Nerja where he in‐ tended to burn the body of his partner, a Russian woman liv‐ ing in Malaga. A local man re‐ portedly saw the smoke and discovered the body of a wom‐ an before calling police.
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Health card THE Andalucian Government has advocated the creation of a unique Covid passport so that it becomes a ‘single health card’ in Schengen areas that is valid for use in all establishments, and public transport, announced vice president of the Board, Juan Marín. The Andalucian vice president affirmed that it is a “useful tool” and considered it “normal” to ask for this passport “to go to a restaurant, to football or to get on a plane or train as long as the virus is still with us and it should not be considered something extraordinary. “It would help us to be more secure in health matters, so displaying this passport would be like showing the DNI when the Guardia Civil or the police stop us, nothing happens, this is the same,” said the vice president. In addition, Marín highlighted the ease of obtaining and using this passport by having the possibility of downloading it on a mobile phone, thus being able to show it from the device. This passport would certify that the person is vaccinated twice and would allow people access to any event, such as next season’s football matches in the Spanish League.
Energy efficiency THE Ministry of Development, Infrastructure and Land Management has put out to tender three actions to improve energy efficiency in housing developments for rent in the centre of Malaga. The tender covers 109 homes for rent, owned by the Andalucian Housing and Rehabilitation Agency, which will benefit from improvements thanks to European funds. The new tenders are budgeted at €568,111 and bids must be submitted by September 21.
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Winter sun sale FOR those who like to plan in advance, Jet2 has a choice of winter sun desti‐ nations on sale from Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle and London Stansted airports for winter 2022 and 2023. Destinations include the Canary Islands as Madeira, Turkey and Cyprus. “As well as meaning that customers can book their winter sunshine nice and early, the unrivalled choice of flights we have on sale means that customers can be totally flexible when it comes to choosing how long they want to holiday for,” said Steve Heapy, the CEO of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays.
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Our readers are dog people AND cat people WE have an equal number of dog and cat people amongst our readers! In our recent online survey, 28.5 per cent of participants claimed to be dog people and 28.5 per cent said they were cat people, while the remaining 43 per cent said they couldn’t choose between the two. The number of pets has been on the rise in the past few years, and according to the Pet Food Industry National Association (ANFAAC) there are more than 28 million pets in Spain. In fact, in Madrid alone there
are more dogs and cats than there are children aged under 10, and in the rest of Spain, there are now more homes with animals than with babies. Statistics show that dogs, then cats are the clear favourites, followed by fish and birds, small mammals and reptiles. The expense of having a pet can amount to as much as €1,200 per year, regardless of whether they are not pedigree breeds like 35 per cent of the dogs and 50 per cent of cats owned in Spain. Owners also claim to spend at
least three hours per day on their pets, taking them for walks, to the beach, playing, doing sports or going to social events. Thirty-four per cent of owners find pet-friendly accommodation for their vacation, 10 per cent go to pet friendly hotels, while 27 per cent leave them with family and friends and five per cent at kennels. They frequently buy them toys, snacks, clothes and even take them to spas. Most claim to buy “quality” pet food over supermarket brands, despite the higher cost.
Spain chosen for its studios WANDA-HALCYON Television has announced a deal with regional movie studios for their exclusive use in Malaga and Valencia, whilst also revealing plans to open a further studio in Almeria. Wanda‐Halcyon Television will be located for 12 months at the Figurarte Studio in Molina, Malaga and Pasarela Studios in Valencia. Susan Handler, Managing Director of Wanda‐Hal‐ cyon Television said the company Wanda was excit‐ ed to start filming various productions in September such as ‘Marked‐The Unforgiven,’ ‘Smoking Gun ‐ A
Murder Mystery’ at the studios. Ms Handler also said that the company would be opening a produc‐ tion office in Malaga and expects to rent a studio in Almeria to service an existing production. Wanda Halcyon has been actively hiring some of the top entertainment executives in Spain to round out the management team and has hired more than 100 employees over the past two months. The company was originally founded by Pat An‐ drew, Sutish Sharma, Scottie Frank and Prometheus Venture Capital.
More people think English is harder to learn than Spanish ALMOST 56 per cent of our readers think that English is hard‐ er to learn as a foreigner than Spanish. Despite most of the people who took part in our online sur‐ vey being English speakers, they admitted that for a foreigner, English is probably harder to learn than Spanish is for them. Just over 38 per cent consider that Spanish is harder and the remaining participants said that both languages are equally hard. One reader said “I am German and would say they are both of a similar level of difficulty,” while another reader said that it “depends on how old you are.” It seems that for those who find learning Spanish difficult, the verbs are the main culprits, with one reader saying “to sim‐ ply communicate well, English is harder, but to read and write perfectly and at a higher level; Spanish. Those verbs are killers.” Another said that the most difficult thing for her about Spanish is “I can ask questions, but have no idea of the answer!”
Agri-food power SPAIN’S agri‐food sector is the fourth largest agri‐food power in the EU and a world leader in products such as olive oil, pork, citrus fruits and wine. Spain is al‐ so one of the largest suppliers of fresh fruit and vegetables to Eu‐ rope, said Luis Planas, Minister for Agriculture. “It is a sector of great social and economic importance that contributes around 11 per cent of our country’s GDP and gener‐ ates 2.8 million jobs,” he said. In 2010 the value of food ex‐ ports was €28 billion but by May 2021 it was worth €55 billion, and even though the pandemic hurt the Spanish economy over‐ all, the agri‐food sector grew by 4.1 per cent, he added.
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Sky One scrapped Fake kidnapping
ONE of the UK’s oldest non‐ter‐ restrial TV channels, originally launched back in 1982, has been scrapped. Sky one has been home in the UK to hit shows
such as The Simpsons, 24 star‐ ring Kiefer Sutherland, and Prison Break. September 1 will see the Com‐ cast‐owned broadcaster launch
High Court decision DOZENS of jihadists could try to return to the UK after a recent High Court ruling. A woman from the north of England, known only as D4, had her citizenship taken away from her in 2019 for reasons of “national security”. D4 travelled to the Middle East to join Islamic State and she re‐ mains in the same camp in al‐Roj, Syria, that also houses Shamima Begum. A High Court judge found on July 30 that the grandmother was wrongfully stripped of her British citizenship. The move to sus‐ pend her rights as a UK national was unlawful because the Home Office failed to inform her it was do‐ ing so. The legal verdict did not dispute the decision to re‐ move her citizenship but rather the method of doing so. The judg‐ ment could pave the way for appeals from dozens of jihadists claiming the right to return to the UK. Dozens of jihadists may now appeal.
two new channels, Sky Showcase and Sky Max. Sky Showcase will replace Sky One on the TV guide and feature a selection of shows from across its portfolio, includ‐ ing Sky Nature, Sky Arts, SyFy and E!. It will also air selected high‐ lights from Sky Cinema and Sky Sports. Sky Max, available on‐de‐ mand, will be home for original dramas like A Discovery of Witch‐ es, Cobra, and comedy and en‐ tertainment shows such as A League of Their Own. It will also play host to shows such as The Russell Howard Hour and DC Superheroes as well as a revival of Never Mind the Buzzcocks hosted by Greg Davies while Noel Fielding and Daisy May Cooper act as team captains. Sky Comedy is also get‐ ting a refresh as it be‐ comes the home of Sky Original Comedy, with shows that previously aired on Sky One like Code 404 and Hit‐ men Reloaded mov‐ ing over.
A 51-YEAR-OLD woman has been investigated by the Guardia Civil in Oviedo for faking her own kidnapping in the town of Piloña, in As‐ turias. The woman had allegedly been kidnapped on June 20, and was reported missing by her daughter who rang the Guardia Civil to say that her mother had been tied up inside a cab lorry by her ex‐partner. Officers rushed to the home of the ex‐partner but were able to verify that the woman was not in the cab of his lorry and that he had not kid‐ napped her. The officers then contacted the daughter of ‘supposed kidnapping victim’. The daughter was able to tell the officers that her mother was located close to her ex‐partner’s
home and was actually in her own car. Officers were soon able to locate the woman on a rural road near the house of her ex‐partner, sitting in her car with her hands tied to the steer‐ ing wheel with a cord. Officers were puzzled when they discovered two plastic cable ties were hanging from the cord and were com‐ pletely pulled closed. The officers noted that the cable ties were do‐ ing nothing. Officers investigated the case thoroughly and discovered that the events that the woman ex‐ plained had not actually happened and that she had planned to implicate her ex‐partner in her kidnapping. She has now been charged for fak‐ ing her own kidnapping.
15 dogs abandoned every hour ACCORDING to data collected by the RSCE and based on figures from the Affinity Founda‐ tion, 15 unidentified dogs are abandoned in Spain every hour. The study highlights that this is 162,000 dogs that are “left to fend for themselves” each year of which 120,000 do not have a microchip. The RSCE has said that this means the person who owns the dog cannot be locat‐ ed and will not have to face fines for abandonment. It also means that the number of animals that are up for adoption increases and so does expenses for shelters, refuges and collection services. It is estimated that it costs over €1 million each year just to microchip these abandoned dogs.
Ashes ‘rain’ in Med THE Mediterranean coast in summer normally brings im‐ ages to mind of stunning sea views and clear blue skies, however though, at the mo‐
ment many areas of the east‐ ern Mediterranean are expe‐ riencing a completely differ‐ ent reality as temperatures soar and reach record highs
Prison without bail A 77-YEAR-OLD man was arrested by the National Police after opening fire on a man who was trying to enter his house in the dark. The detainee allegedly used his hunting shotgun to kill a 35-year-old man at his house in Ciudad Real. The elderly man has been provisionally charged as the alleged perpetrator of the death. The court ordered that the elderly man be remanded into custody without bail. The alleged homicide is still being investigated but National Police sources have explained that the el-
derly man heard noises in the early hours of the morning. When he went to investigate the source of the noises, he saw a person next to his house trying to force entry in the dark. He used his hunting shotgun to fire a series of shots before calling the National Police. As reported, officers from the “National Police and the Local Police of Ciudad Real went to the house, as well as a mobile ICU, whose crew could only certify the death of the man who had been shot”, according to emergency services 112.
as in countries such as Turkey, Greece and in parts of southern Italy blazes have been advancing. An unprecedented heat‐ wave is being experienced in these countries and average temperatures have hit a stag‐ gering 45 degrees Centigrade. This means that many Mediterranean regions have the ideal conditions for shock‐ ingly large fires to break out. Firefighters performed an impressive 740 interventions in southern Italy in the space of only one day. The area has been hit by a shocking amount of fires with the worst hit area being Sicily. Sardinia has also been hard‐hit and only recently a state of emergency had to be declared after fires broke out on the western coast. Other countries stepped in to help as best they could, and air support was sent in from France and Greece. Sad‐ ly though over 20,000 hectares of land were de‐ stroyed.
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Snickers ditch advert
Mars Wrigley admitted that they were wrong. SNICKERS have decided to ditch their ice cream advert in Spain following a homophobia outcry. The Snickers advert has been shown both in Spain and online, and was released only a few short weeks after 24‐year‐old Samuel Luiz was killed in an attack which was considered homo‐ phobic. The ad showed Aless Gibaja, a Spanish influ‐ encer eating a Snickers before changing into a man with a beard. The advert slogan read: “You’re not yourself when you’re hungry.” The State Federation of Lesbians, Gays and Bi‐ sexuals took to Twitter to condemn the advert and said: “It is shameful and regrettable that at this point there are companies that continue to perpet‐ uate stereotypes and promote homophobia.” Snickers quickly removed the advert and apolo‐ gised. “In this specific campaign, the aim was to convey in a friendly and casual way that hunger
can change your charac‐ ter,” said Snickers. “At no time has it been intended to stigmatise or offend any person or group.” Mars Wrigley, the parent firm for Snickers have also spoken out and admitted that they made a mistake, but have said they will “do better in the future”. “We would like to whole heartedly apolo‐ gise for any harm caused by a recent advert for Snickers Ice Cream in Spain,” said Mars Wrigley. “We recognise that we got it wrong and have removed the online content immediately. “We take equal rights seriously, we want a world where everybody is free to be themselves and we believe that we have a responsibility to play our part in creating that world. “We will take the opportunity to learn from this mistake and do better in the future.”
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THE EU Civil Protection Mecha‐ nism, including Spain, is chan‐ nelling support to help combat unprecedented forest fires in Greece and the rest of the Mediterranean. Following re‐ quests from Greece, North Mace‐ donia, Albania, Italy and Turkey, the European Union has now helped mobilise 14 firefighting planes, three helicopters, some 1,300 rescuers and 250 vehicles. In Greece alone, nine planes, close to 1,000 firefighters and 200 vehicles were currently being de‐
FOLLOWING investigations by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Cus‐ toms, a total of £2.1 million was found to be owed to over 34,000 workers by John Lewis, The Body Shop and others. The breaches took place be‐ tween 2011 and 2018 and em‐ ployers have since been made to pay back what they owed, and were fined an additional £3.2 mil‐ lion. The investigation found that 47 per cent of named employers wrongly deducted pay from workers’ wages, including for uni‐ form and expenses, 30 per cent failed to pay workers for all the time they had worked, such as when they worked overtime and
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Spain fights fires ployed. The latest offers over the weekend came from France, Ger‐ many, Poland, Austria and Slo‐ vakia, who were sending ground firefighting units. They will join forces already operating in the country including ground fire‐ fighting units from Cyprus, France, Czechia and Romania as well as planes from Cyprus, Swe‐ den, France, Croatia and Spain. Commissioner for Crisis Man‐
Poor show 19 per cent paid the incorrect ap‐ prenticeship rate. “Our minimum wage laws are there to ensure a fair day’s work gets a fair day’s pay. It is unac‐ ceptable for any company to come up short. All employers, in‐ cluding those on this list, need to pay workers properly,” said Busi‐ ness Minister Paul Scully. Minimum wage breaches can occur when workers are being paid on or just above the mini‐ mum wage rate, and then have deductions from their pay for uniform or accommodation.
agement Janez Lenarcic said on August 9, “We are mobilising one of Europe’s biggest ever common firefighting operations as multi‐ ple fires affect several countries simultaneously. This shows the need to prioritise crisis response also at European level.”
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Best to get a third jab.
Mothers’ employment gap THE presence of children in the household affects the em‐ ployment rate of men and women differently and wom‐ en with children in Spain most likely to unemployed compared to other mothers with children in the EU. Overall, 72.2 per cent of women and 90.0 per cent of men with children aged 25‐54 were employed in the EU in 2020. In that same age category, but for people with no chil‐ dren, women had a higher employment rate (76.8 per cent), while men had a lower employment rate (80.9 per cent).
PEOPLE over 65 years old, who have been vaccinated and have had Covid have been found to have high levels of antibodies, which protect them three months after having been vaccinated. Unfortunately, over 65s who have not had Covid as well as having been fully vaccinated, their immunity drops. A study revealed that these people need to be vaccinated with a third dose.
Third jab plans Buenaventura Clotet, the author of the study spoke to the Espejo Publico programme and explained. “Our study, carried out on 100 people over the age of 65, shows that those who have re‐ ceived the vaccine but have not previ‐
ENLIGHT Renewable Energy has signed an agreement to ac‐ quire a portfolio of photovoltaic solar energy projects, in sev‐ eral stages, that are currently under development in Spain, with potential aggregate capacity of approximately 490 MWdc. The portfolio is made up of 10 projects in Andalucia and Valencia which have some of the best radiation in Spain, and supplements the location of the projects the company is building and developing in Spain, currently in the Castilla La Mancha region. The projects are held through special purpose companies, which at this stage hold most of the rights to the land for construction of the projects and the approvals to connect to the electricity grid.
BRITISH holidaymakers will have to hand over €7 every three years as part of the European Union’s new European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) if they want to enjoy a continental break. The system will come into force by the end of 2022. It is thought that the fee could apply to around 40 million people but 95 per
ously had the disease have a lower re‐ sponse than those who have had the disease and have been vaccinated,” she said. Clotet also explained how vaccine third doses should be prioritised to give
Solar energy deal “This is another expansion of our portfolio of projects in Spain, which already includes the largest wind farm in Spain which is in advanced stages of construction, as well as an‐ other 800MWdc in development. The new portfolio, which already secured grid connection rights to the national elec‐ tricity grid, will add significant solar power in high‐radiation areas and will diversify our production sources in the Iberian region,” said Zafir Yoeli, Enlight’s senior vice‐president for business development.
EU visa required cent of travellers are expected to be approved automatically. “The ETIAS authorisation will cost €7, which will be a one-off fee, and will be valid for three years and for multiple entries,” said the
European Commission. EU bureaucrats insist the system will be straightforward with an easy to fill in online form. “The process will be simple, fast and affordable,” the Commission added.
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the best protection to the elderly. “This has to lead us to prioritise when we start giving the third dose to all those over 65, especially those over 80 to receive the third dose. First of all, those who had on‐ ly received two doses of vaccines but had not had the disease. This is impor‐ tant when it comes to structuring how these people are treated and prioritising the vaccines,” said Clotet.
Luxury break for Sanchez PRESIDENT Pedro Sanchez and his family are taking their holidays in style in two stunning locations. The President, who will be off work until August 22, will travel to the govern‐ ment’s official residences in Lanzarote and at the Palacio de las Marismillas, a luxurious hunting lodge, in the Coto de Doñana. The residence in Lanzarote, La Mareta, was previously owned by King Hussein of Jordan who gifted it to Juan Carlos I in 1989. The Sanchez family will be able to enjoy sea views, a swimming pool, heliport and sports fields. They have spent time at La Mareta before, in 2018 on New Year’s Eve and also last summer for a few days.
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Johnny Depp to receive Donostia IN something which is considered a controversial decision, the film festival has decided to give the Donostia Award to actor Johnny Depp. The award is a lifetime achievement award and honours ‘outstanding contributions to the film world.’ The decision is somewhat con‐ troversial due to the fact that last year a judge ruled that Depp had assaulted Amber Heard, his ex‐ wife, on more than one occasion. The award will be presented
on September 22, at the Kursaal Auditorium in San Sebastian. Depp has been called “one of contemporary cinema’s most tal‐ ented and versatile actors,” and has appeared in a stunning variety of films throughout his acting ca‐ reer. Other actors honoured with this award include Viggo Mortensen, who was the hon‐ oured recipient last year. Other winners include Meryl Streep, An‐ thony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas, and Glenn Close.
Spain and Med countries worked least in Covid SPAIN, Greece and Italy worked the least hours during the Covid-19 pandemic, EU statistics reveal. In 2020, the number of actual hours worked in the main job in the EU decreased by 12 per cent when compared with 2019. This decrease can be explained by the measures taken in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, which led many people to alternate between periods of work and periods of absence from work in 2020. As a result, more people worked fewer hours than usual and were absent from their jobs. At the national level, there was a decline in hours worked across all Member States. The highest declines were recorded for Greece 19.7 per cent, Spain -19.5 per cent, Portugal and Italy both 19.0 per cent.
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‐
Animal abuse investigated SEPRONA officers are investi‐ gating a man in Sevilla, after he was found to be in posses‐ sion of a horse that was in a poor state of health. On July 21 the officers learned of the existence of a horse in poor condition, which was at the entrance of a ware‐ house located in the Los Llanos Business Park, and up‐ on paying a visit, they discov‐ ered the presence of an adult horse, at the exterior entrance of a mechanical workshop, clearly in very poor hygienic sanitary conditions. The animal was lying on the ground, without being able to get up, and with a marked state of nervousness, even putting his head underneath one of the parked cars as it did not have shade to shelter in the 38 degree heat. Once the person in charge of the horse appeared, with the help of a forklift provided by him, it was possible to move the animal into the workshop, in order to protect it from the sun, and to try to hydrate it.
POOR HEALTH: The animal was eventually put down.
ing online and making use of any click and collect services they can operate if you are unable to get out due to health reasons or lockdown 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 mak‐ ing a small gesture and shopping in this way. Many local stores support lo‐ cal charities, support and sponsor local sports teams and in many cases 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 generations and support not just
A registered veterinarian was called to the scene, who provided urgent clinical assis‐ tance, but, after being given analgesics, intravenous serum, and other medica‐ tions, the animal still did not respond favourably. It was re‐ vealed that the animal was in a state of cachexia, with dysp‐ nea, and with very high car‐ diac activity, so the veterinari‐ an proceeded to euthanise the animal in order to avoid further suffering.
Half of EU overweight MORE than half of Europeans are overweight and the less educated are most likely to be pre-obese or obese. In Spain, just over half of men are overweight, while just less than 50 per cent of women are overweight. While 45 per cent of adults living in the E U had a normal weight, slightly more than half (53 per cent) were considered as overweight (36 per cent preobese and 17 per cent obese) and almost
3 per cent as underweight, according to their body mass index. The pattern is also clear for education level, the proportion of overweight people falls as the educational level rises, while the percentage of overweight adults among those with low education level stood at 59 per cent in 2019, it was 54 per cent for those with a medium education level and 44 per cent for adults with a high education level.
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the current owner but the gener‐ ation before. For those stores which are new, that extra couple of euros 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 in‐ dependent 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 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 better gift. Helping people alleviate stress and worry , give the gift of peace of mind through these dif‐ ficult times. Choosing to spend your money locally will really make a difference in the recovery of the local economy. When we buy local, our money stays lo‐ cal, and it strengthens the local economy in two ways. First, buy‐ ing local keeps money circulating within the local economy. Stud‐ ies have shown that local busi‐ nesses recirculate a greater share of every euro as they create lo‐ cally owned supply chains and in‐ vest 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 restaurant, which in turn prepares the fresh produce and sells it to local cus‐ tomers. The farmer pays its local 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 neighbours and communi‐ ties. 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 follow the latest government advice and any guidance businesses have to keep everyone safe.
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Boris wants ‘Big Bang’ Killer whale damages PRIME MINISTER Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak have called on the UK’s institutional in‐ vestors to “seize the moment for a ‘Investment Big Bang’” to boost Britain’s long‐term growth. “It’s time we recognised the quality that other countries see in the UK, and back ourselves by in‐ vesting more money into the companies and infras‐ tructure that will drive growth and prosperity across our country,” Johnson and Sunak wrote in an open letter published this month. “We want to see UK pension savers benefiting from the fruits of UK ingenuity and enterprise, being given the opportunity to back British success stories, and secure higher returns and better retirements,” they added. Currently, global investors, including pension funds from Canada and Australia, are bene‐ fiting from the opportunities that UK long term in‐ vestments afford, while UK institutional investors are under‐represented in owning UK assets. More MORE wasted food is thrown out during the summer months than in autumn and winter and the government is urging people in Spain to take extra‐care to buy and use food sensibly. Three out for four households in Spain throw out more food in the summer than they do during winter and the government is reminding consumers of the ‘Nothing is thrown away here’
UK needs to back its own companies. than 80 per cent of UK defined contribution pension funds’ investments are in mostly listed securities, which represent only 20 per cent of the UK’s assets. “The Prime Minister and Chancellor recognise that choosing which assets to invest in remains a matter for pension fund trustees and other institu‐ tional investors, but urges them to consider whether they could invest more UK assets that require longer‐duration investments,” the government said in a statement.
Stop summer food waste campaign that was that it launched in June to combat waste throughout the food chain. According to the govern‐ ment, “In the summer season there is worse management in food use due to factors such as heat, vacations and more leisure time.”
Some 23.1 per cent of the food thrown away between spring and summer is cooked, a percentage that drops to 17.2 per cent in autumn and winter. Over 42 per cent of households throw away prepared dishes in the summer , compared to 38.1 per cent in autumn and winter.
SOUNDING like something out of a Steven Spielberg film, earlier this month, three sepa‐ rate incidents off the coast of Barbate, in Cadiz Province, saw three boats damaged, the oc‐ cupants of which had to subse‐ quently be given assistance by the Maritime Rescue services, after incidents involving killer whales. In the first incident, the Stel‐ la Maris contacted the rescue services at around 2.50pm, asking for assistance, in need of being towed ashore, report‐ ing damage to its rudder due to a run‐in with a school of killer whales, at which point the Salvamar Enif rescue boat was mobilised to the location, and proceeded to tow the stricken vessel back to the port of Barbate. Shortly after the first rescue, at around 3pm, another craft, this time named El Tazar, also requested assistance, report‐ ing a similar incident with some killer whales, although in this case it did not need tow‐ ing, and the Salvamar Arcturus rescue boat was deployed.
Both incidents occurred around 1.5 miles off the shore by the Atlanterra urbanisation, but then, at around 6.45pm, another call came from the sailboat Le Veteran, which was located around 2.5 miles off the coast of Faro Camarinal, once again reporting a clash with killer whales which had left them without a rudder,
Orcas vs boats. which resulted in the Salvamar Arcturus being mobilised to tow the vessel into Barbate.
Spain at risk of deadly forest fires UPCOMING weather conditions and increasingly dry soil could put Spain at risk of deadly forest fires like the “catastrophic wave of fires of great magnitude” seen recently in Turkey, Greece, Italy and the Balkans. The government is urging residents and holiday‐ makers to exercise “caution and care, since it is a time of high risk and extreme caution is required.” Seven “big fires” occurred between July 12 and July 27, in Castil‐ la‐La Mancha, Andalucia and Catalonia. Two of them in Ciudad Re‐ al, in the municipalities of Corral de Calatrava and Almaden, one in Cuenca and another in Albacete. Ninety‐five per cent of forest fires are by human carelessness. “We must pay all our attention to avoiding them, protecting our soil is everyone's job,” the government said.
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‘Tears of San Lorenzo’ Perseids shower
SHOOTING STARS: An annual natural phenomena.
Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2021 ON August 6, the Government in Gibraltar published a Bill for an Act to make provisions for the regulation of the production, import, export, marketing and supply of cannabis for medici‐ nal purposes. The publication of this Bill follows the announcement by the Minister for Public Health in this year’s Budget debate. The Government is keen to support the efforts of the pri‐ vate sector by establishing the appropriate legal and regulato‐ ry architecture in order to create a robustly regulated medici‐ nal cannabis industry. It has spared no effort in ensuring that the proposed Bill creates the potential for a new industry that is regulated fully in compliance with the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, as amended from time to time. It is the strict policy of the Government that only the most reputable businesses will be licensed under the proposed new regime and licensed businesses will therefore need to conduct their operations fully in compliance with the statutory licens‐ ing framework.
AUGUST in Spain means the hottest and busiest time of the year, but from a meteorological point of view, it is the month during which the most anticipated annual natural phenomena occurs - the Perseids shower, a rain of shooting stars, popularly known as the ‘Tears of San Lorenzo’, for its proximity to the holiday of the Spanish martyr of the same name. This shower actually began on July 17, but the peak of the showers is expected to be tonight, Thursday August 12, between the hours of 9pm and midnight. In order to observe the Perseids clearly, and with the bare eye, you are advised to find an observation point that provides a dark sky, with few obstacles to impair your view, such as buildings, mountains, or trees, with the National Geographic Institute recommending not to use any optical instruments such as telescopes, or binoculars, as they limit your maximum field of vision. The tears of San Lorenzo can still be seen until August 24, in some capacity.
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CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN has returned to Inter Milan’s training ground for the first time since his heart attack during Denmark’s Euro 2020 opener with Finland, for tests to see if he can continue playing with the club after being fitted with a cardioverter defibrillator.
HUAN HUAN, a female giant panda on loan to France from China has given birth to twin cubs at the Beauval Zoo. She had already given birth to France’s first panda cub in 2017 and the new twins will be named by the Chinese president’s wife.
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Mallorca violence
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DUTCH police have arrested a 19-year-old man from Hilversum for his role in two violent attacks on people holidaying in Mallorca last month. The man is suspected of kicking two people in the head, but did not attack the 27-year-old man who died in hospital after a beating.
A NEW airline, Oslo-based Norse Atlantic Airways hoped to fill the transatlantic void for cheap flights to the USA following the reorganisation of Norwegian Air, however due to government regulations and continued uncertainty caused by Covid-19 it is postponing launch until 2022.
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IN what is thought to be the largest operation ever undertaken, around 150 police and customs from across Belgium have been involved in raids at a total of 10 factories manufacturing counterfeit cigarettes for sale mainly in France and the UK where prices have rocketed.
GERMANY Nazi tank SIX years after having been arrested for owning a Second World War Panther tank, an 84-year-old German who reportedly used to drive it through the streets of Kiel when it was snowing, is appearing in court charged with a breach of the War Weapons Control Act.
HAVING received more than 50,000 signatures, a private petition calling for all cats in Finland to be fitted with microchips has sufficient support for it to be presented to parliament for consideration. There are an estimated 700,000 cats in Finland, but only 5,000 are chipped each year.
SWEDEN Gun crime WORRIED about the rapidly rising increase in gun crime and the emergence of organised crime syndicates, the Swedish Government is considering granting greater powers to police to access mobile communications data, including chats in Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp in order to assist in fighting violent gangs.
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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Mike Ashley THE colourful Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley is due to step down as CEO of holding company Frasers Group in favour of his future son-in-law Michael Murray with effect from May 1 next year although Ashley will remain on the board as a director.
Production up ONE good sign of how an economy is progressing concerns the volume of industrial production the country achieves and in the case of Spain, it has been rising for the last four months with an 11.2 per cent boost in June according to the National Institute of Statistics.
Greggs expands WITH better-than-expected figures following the reopening of its high street stores, bakery chain Greggs is sufficiently enthusiastic about the future that it now plans to open a further 100 stores this year employing 500 staff as first half sales returned to pre-pandemic levels.
European funds EARMARKING funds from its Development budget, the European Commission has announced that it will grant more than €1 billion to the autonomous communities of Madrid, Aragon, the Balearic Islands and Extremadura to help strengthen their health facilities which have been put under strain by the pandemic.
Renfe investing SPAIN’S national train operator Renfe has announced that it will spend €35 million to update 44 of its existing trains. Built by Spanish manufacturer Talgo between 2010 and 2012 the trains still have plenty of life left in them but need to be upgraded to be suitable to provide service on new high-speed lines. In addition, they will be completely refurbished internally replacing seats, floors and toilets and introducing new passenger information screens as well as better access to WiFi for use while travelling. This upgraded rolling stock will be introduced over the next three years with some trains ready by the end of 2021.
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is the amount that British investment fund CVC has paid to take a 10 per cent stake in Spain’s La Liga.
An eco-friendly digital euro THE concept of digital cur‐ rency has been around for several years and the majori‐ ty of Central Banks including the European Central Bank (ECB) favour an official cryp‐ tocurrency. The ECB has been review‐ ing the matter for more than nine months and has taken the next step by launching a formal investigation phase of a digital euro project. “Our work aims to ensure that in the digital age citizens and firms continue to have
access to the safest form of money, central bank mon‐ ey” commented ECB Presi‐ dent Christine Lagarde. The investigation phase will last 24 months and aim to ad‐ dress key issues regarding design and distribution. A digital euro must be able to meet the needs of Europeans while at the same time helping to prevent illicit activities and avoiding any undesirable impact on finan‐ cial stability and monetary policy.
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Politicians, bankers and law enforcement agencies see significant ongoing dan‐ gers with uncontrolled cryp‐ tocurrencies such as Bitcoin, which recently broke the $40,000 (€33,876) barrier as it is an almost untraceable ‘dark’ currency. In addition to its easy use by criminals, it has seen nu‐ merous people investing in the currency and then not declaring profits when the value goes up, so significant tax income may be lost.
Both the Eurosystem TAR‐ GET Instant Payment Settle‐ ment (TIPS) and alternatives like blockchain could process more than 40,000 transac‐ tions per second. A digital euro core infras‐ tructure would be environ‐ mentally friendly: for the ar‐ chitectures that were tested, the power used to run tens of thousands of transactions per second is negligible com‐ pared with the energy con‐ sumption of crypto‐assets such as Bitcoin.
Wills in Spain
Can he avoid double tax? I A M a British pensioner with an extra works pension. I pay income tax on these in the UK. Now that I am a ‘resident’, the Spanish Tax Agency wants me to pay tax here. However, I still pay UK income tax at 20 per cent and I understand this will be 22 per cent in Spain. My questions to our local Consulate and to the UK tax office have so far brought no result. I consulted a Spanish lawyer, who also was unable to help. What can I do? R L (Mallorca)
DAVID SEARL
Y O U need to obtain Form S1, YOU AND THE LAW Spain‐Individual, IN SPAIN and FD9 to apply for relief at source from United Kingdom income tax and also claim any repayment of UK tax which you may be owed from HM Revenue & Customs. You can write to HM Revenue & Customs at Ty Glas, Ty Glas Road, Llanishen, Cardiff, United Kingdom, CF14 5YA. You can telephone HMRC for help during UK office hours from outside the UK at +44 135 535 9022. The form itself is quite daunting, at 18 pages. Finally you deliver the completed form to your nearest Spanish Tax Agency office
Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
THANKS to the inventive mind of an 82‐year‐old Galician, a Spanish company traps vapour in the air to create drinking water. The company Aquaer which is based in Sevilla is dedicated to create drinking water where no other sources are available and has produced a relatively small refrigerating unit which simply us‐ es humidity to create water.
Get a copy of the will. WE previously looked at procedures which need to be carried out within 48 hours when someone dies in Spain. The following are not so urgent: After 15 days, you can request the Certificado de Actos de Ulti‐ mas Voluntades. This is a certificate which will show if a person left a will. It can be requested online from the Ministry of Justice, or in person or by post by filling in a form which can be picked up at their offices. You will need the original (or officially stamped) death certificate and proof of payment of the fee for issuing the certificate. The certificate will show the notary who authorised the will so that a copy can be obtained. If several were made, only the most recent one is valid. If there is no will, the legal heirs must file an Inheritance Decla‐ ration which will then be authorised by a notary in order to name the legal heirs. If you have been named as an heir in a will, you may accept or reject the inheritance.
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Creating water They have patented the concept which was put into practice by of‐ ficially retired but still involved Enrique Veiga who came up with the idea and the company is now producing units which can supply a family or a whole village even in the driest of conditions.
Depending upon the source of electricity used, the Aquaer Gen‐ erator is environmentally friendly and does not cause any kind of pollution. In the UK, there are regular TV adverts calling for funding to sup‐ ply clean water to African villages
On the warpath WOMEN Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) are urging women affected by lack of infor‐ mation to write to their MP to complain. This follows the findings by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) that the Government had failed to give women adequate notice concerning the fact that their pensionable age would jump from 60 to 65 or higher. “The DWP’s own research showed that women were not sufficiently aware of the changes, yet they failed to act. This inaction had devastating and life‐altering impacts on women across the country” commented WASPI’s Chair, An‐ gela Madden. If you are affected and are still on the electoral list, visit www.waspi.org to view a letter template.
Australian investment THE proposed purchase of just under 23 per cent of the stock in power and gas company Natur‐ gy Energy Group SA has been welcomed by the Spanish Gov‐ ernment. It sees the purchase by Australian IFM Global Infrastruc‐ ture Fund as a sign of interna‐ tional investor confidence in Spain and its economy going for‐ ward. There are conditions as the Spanish Government wants to ensure that staff and invest‐ ment in Spain are maintained and that the company should re‐ main listed on the Spanish Stock Exchange with the clear commit‐ ment to concentrate on renew‐ able energy. The offer price is now €22.07 per share and the deal can only proceed if approved by Spain’s market regulator CNMV. in particular and this appears to be a potentially ideal solution provided that a source of electric‐ ity is available. The Government of Namibia in Southern Africa has ordered 1,500 of the units, some which can pro‐ duce several thousand litres of water each day in order to cope with ongoing drought and the desert‐like conditions.
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Tory Advisory Board funding
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Tory Party Advisory Board funding under the microscope ALTHOUGH there have been well‐documented allegations of corruption in Spanish politics, funding for Spain’s political par‐ ties mainly comes from the pub‐ lic purse. This was decided in the early days of the new democratic regime in the country and was intended to assist in subsidising, without favour, electoral cam‐ paigns and general running of different political parties. At that time, ‘top ups’ from private sources were allowed but then were banned unless the donations were made anonymously and this practice was also stopped in 2007. Almost encouraging elections, it may be surprising to learn that following a general election, each party receives a payment based on the overall number of votes it receives. In the UK however the situa‐ tion is quite different where po‐
litical parties are funded by membership fees, private, union or corporate donations and to a lesser extent, state funding which is reserved for administra‐ tion costs. The larger parties in particular are always looking for new methods of funding and it now transpires that for the ‘bargain’ price of £250,000 (€275,000) you can become a member of the relatively unsung Conservative Party Advisory Board. The Labour Party believes this to be nothing more than a secre‐ tive way of getting to meet Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak with the aim of influencing policy, es‐ pecially as new tax laws are around the corner. The Conservative Party denies this and just shrugs it off as an‐ other way of raising funds simi‐ lar to the Labour Party which runs its own Chair Circle Mem‐ bership group whose members
Bouncing back THE two ‘weak’ links of the eurozone, Italy and Spain have surprised many by the strength of their economies in the second quarter of 2021. According to figures released by European Union agency Eurostat, the eurozone which comprises 19 members of the EU beat forecasts of 1.5 per cent growth in the quarter by hitting 2 per cent even though France and Germany underperformed against expectations. Having seen a significant reduction in growth in 2020 due to the effects of the pandemic, the eurozone now looks as if it could grow by nearly 14 per cent in 2021 as economies recover.
can pay a fee to get access to members of the Shadow Cabi‐ net, but they come cheaper at around £5,000 (€5,500).
BUSINESS EXTRA Coping strategy IN order to cope with life during the pandemic, fashion giant Inditex reportedly gave free laptops to its entire Spanish work force of more than 40,000 so that they could work remotely wherever possible and had photographs for online campaigns taken from a distance.
Property sales SPANISH newspaper Expansion has reported that the number of properties sold in June 2021 was 71.2 per cent higher than the same month last year and that prices are 2.3 per cent higher on average. Although good news for sellers, pandemic restrictions were then in place.
Spanish economy WHILST discussing the future of the Spanish economy, Minister Nadia Calviño forecast that it was expected to see one of the healthiest expansions of all major economies during 2022 with forecast growth of 7 per cent which could well be topped in 2023.
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It’s not rocket science
LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT IT was with great sadness, and not a little anger that I heard reports of the ever increasing acts of anti‐Semitism in the UK. This greatly persecuted, cultured race of people came to UK shores both during and in the aftermath of the Second World War after the British government and its people offered them both refuge and protection from the tyranny and horrors of Nazi Germany. These beleaguered Jewish immigrants quickly integrated with the indigenous population and proceeded to bring all their expertise, hard work and industrious acumen to bear. They opened businesses, entered into many professions, including medicine and banking. Many became successful and were ultimately responsible for creating employment for thousands of the resident population. Despite retaining all the trappings of their own faith and developing individual localities for their people, they never in any way attempted to interfere or change the culture of their predominately Christian hosts and indeed the areas they did proudly inhabit became pleasantly middle class, peaceful and trouble free.
ANTI-SEMITISM: Many acts have been recorded.
In other words they were an asset and a shining example of what true diversity and integration is all about. All this of course took place long before many of the immigrants from the Middle East opted to bring their dislike of the Jewish race with them, when they too were offered the sanctuary and benefits of the United Kingdom.
There have now been over 1,300 acts of anti‐Semitism recorded in the first six months of 2021. These have ranged from a convoy of cars filled with Islamists waving Palestinian flags, driving around predominately Jewish areas screaming anti sematic slogans, to a Rabbi seriously injured after being struck over the head
with a brick. This is betraying all the promises and assurances of a safe and peaceful refuge the British people and government offered to these genuine refugees in those dark days of yore. Many Jewish people are now frightened to go out after dark. Some are wondering if Britain is a safe place any
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more and others are actually leaving the country. This is a terrible state of affairs. To expect intelligence insulting Home Secretary Patel, who says all the right words and does absolutely zilch, to London’s Mayor Khan, who, in a recently emerged photo, was shown protesting against the imprisonment of a Jihadist in 2004, to actually make any great effort to resolve this utterly unacceptable state of affairs is, I’m afraid, akin to believing in the tooth fairy. The lefties of the Labour government and a number of Universities have also been guilty of a whole gambit of anti‐ sematic attitudes and actions. Do you know the most disturbing fact to emerge from all of this? While Jihadists consider the Jewish people their arch enemies, the religion the extremists dislike with an equal passion is Christianity. Untold numbers of fighting fit young men who support these extreme views and beliefs are arriving on British shores every week. Doesn’t anyone recognise the dangers emerging from this unimpeded state of affairs ‐ a situation that Patel appears unable to control? Not rocket science is it! Keep the faith. Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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DAVID WORBOYS
New Olympic Games
FOR the Japanese the 2020 Olympics (held in 2021) has been a far from hap‐ py one, although they have bravely risen to the occasion. Apart from any‐ thing else, Kentaro Kobayashi, director of the opening ceremony, had to re‐ sign on the day before ‐ for a joke in bad taste he made in the nineties! It has cost the Japanese government up to $30 billion and sponsors $3 billion to put on the show, with over 80 per‐ cent of the population totally opposed to hosting the event, mainly on account of the pandemic. Nevertheless, it was conceived to show the world modern Japanese technology and organisation alongside its traditions and culture. But Covid 19 has struck a cruel blow. Japan was slow in its vaccination pro‐ gramme and made a late decision to ban spectators, resulting in the absence of a normal pulsating atmosphere. The athletes themselves, together with their entourages, are confined to the Olympic village with little hope of ex‐ ploring this fascinating country. And certain events have been marred by ex‐ cessive heat.
Will big-game hunting and knitting become Olympic sports? With their multi successes, the most famous post‐war Olympians include Michael Phelps, Carl Lewis, Usain Bolt, Jesse Owens and Steve Redgrave. Steffi Graf had the most remarkable year in 1988, winning the tennis gold plus all four of the grand slams. Among the new events introduced by the International Olympic Commit‐ tee (the IOC) this year are skate‐board‐ ing, climbing and surfing. Like other events, these are a modern departure from the more conservative 1948
Games, but at least the participants are athletes. Formula 1 has been proposed as an Olympic sport but would be costly and complicated to organise, apart from the fact that the requirement of the drivers is skill rather than athleti‐ cism. And yet tiddlywinks became an Olympic sport in 1984 while darts and cheer‐leading are under consideration for Paris in 2024. Snooker has been knocking at the door. Where will it end?
Assuming they are sufficiently widely practised, it must be a matter of time before snakes‐and‐ladders and knitting are accepted. If these highly watchable and physically taxing “sports” are incor‐ porated, this should open the doors for such activities as jig‐saw puzzles, and juggling. And why not fire‐eating and ploughing? Imagine the excitement and antici‐ pation. Who will get the gold medal for angling? Will the great athlete John Doe go for gold in chess?
Big‐game hunting and bull‐fighting may be regarded as “sports” by anyone with no concern for animal welfare but, fortunately, they don’t have a wide ap‐ peal. Moreover, it would probably not be practical to accommodate them on the Olympic agenda. But watch this space …. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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WHY CAN’T GENERATION SNOWFLAKE STAND THE HEAT? NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist. To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson
CLASSIC films including ‘Rocky’, ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Flash Gordon’ have been given higher, stricter classifications by the movie censors amid fears they will upset the ‘snowflake’ generation. So, it won’t be long now before ‘Snow White and the Seven Persons of Short Stature’ will be X‐rated ‐ frightening journey through the forest, the creepy Magic Mirror, the nasty old Wicked Queen/Witch, the vul‐ tures ‐ and then of course there is the treat‐ ment of Little People... Meanwhile, on Planet Normal: many young teenage boys spend much of their free time
playing violent 18‐rated video games at home. When will this particular is‐ sue be addressed? Basically, none of this applies to the real world in the era of the Internet and Netflix. Your average 12‐year‐old will have seen more than the average pensioner in terms of R‐rat‐ ed content. The censors seem to be living in a parallel universe. Another public institution
run by woke liberals? Wokeness/political correctness is slowly killing the arts. So, presumably ‘Star Wars’ will be remov‐ ing all references to the Empire then? Maybe they should call it ‘The EUnion’ instead? Darth Vader in a blue cape with yellow stars? (Spoiler alert: “I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of Northern Irish voices cried out in terror and were suddenly si‐ lenced. I fear something terrible has hap‐ pened.”)
In conclusion, then, mindless stupidity at best, insane woke‐ ness at worst. To reclassify harm‐ less films, to bow to the ap‐ peasement halfwits, over issues that most people wouldn't even notice, except of course those who are offended by life. What is especially surprising is that people can be offended by anything that they can twist into some anti‐diversity message or de‐ piction and yet turn a blind eye to the appallingly bad language that we have to endure on TV and in films. The world’s gone bonkers. Please stop it turning so that I can get off now! The quicker we build a base on Mars (hurry up, Elon Musk!) for all these woke/snowflake bores the better...
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Travel
Roman baths in Casares
IF you have a nose for history then a visit to the Baños de la Hedionda (Casares) might be a good idea. That is if you also have a nose that can ignore the smell of sulphur in the baths which date back to Roman times and are said to be where the devil breathed out after being expelled from heaven. These sulphurous springs are difficult to reach but are still accessible to the public if somewhat tatty as they have been partly vandalised over the past few years. History records that Roman legionaries on the side of Julius Caesar visited the area in 61AD prior to one of the major battles with the troops of Pompey and those suffering from the skin complaint Scabies were said to have recovered after
SULPHUROUS SPRINGS: A chamber in the baths. bathing in the waters. Although it is not confirmed that Caesar himself was a visitor, work was undertaken in the baths over the centuries by the Romans, Moors and Spanish, and the area next to the R io M anilva has been declared an area of local cultural interest.
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ANDALUCIA HEALTH From our Facebook Dear Sirs, You were most helpful earlier in the year and I have another problem which affects all patients of any nationalities trying to visit their health centre. I received a communication from the Junta de Andalucia back at the end of February concerning the return of face to face consultations with doctors starting on March 2, 2021. As far as Torrequebrada is concerned one has to run the gauntlet of a private security person before you can cross the threshold and a request to consult the interpreter is often refused. There is little contact with anyone medical at all. In our case we have seen our family doctor once in 17 months. We should not have to give personal info to a non-health worker. As an example of my own problem, I will bore you shortly with the details. I went to the chemist to get my monthly supply of medication with my Tarjeta Sanataria to be told it had expired. No longer do we receive an updated printed list as it is done over the phone!! I then telephoned my Health Centre only to be told that I can only update the card by going in person!! I caught a bus, (I gave up driving two months ago - I am approaching 85 years old) got to the Health Centre about 4pm only to find that since mid July it shut at 3pm. I returned to the very helpful chemist who offered to book me an appointment if she could. She managed to book me an appointment for an update of my medication for a telephone call between 08.57 and 10.57 on August 11!!! Eight days and a window of two hours to get a card updated - took three minutes back in January. Surely this is not the excellent service we have grown to expect. I do hope I have not bored you too much but it really is a joke. Nothing important seems to be done there now and if you have aches and pains etc you are pointed in the direction of Urgencias at Benalmadena hospital. T Hirst
Racist propaganda Hi Leapy, I agree with you totally about the bias the TV is showing with regards to black people these days. It is especially noticeable in the adverts. Black
MAKE RULES CLEAR NOT everyone wants to listen to music whilst having lunch or dinner, but it is clear that there are plenty of people, both residents and visitors to Spain who do. It is not difficult to discover whether there are live musicians, DJs or simply background music at a venue and then you can decide what sort of ambience you prefer. The success of many restaurants and bars that do offer live music is clear to see and for local councils as well as the layers of government up to that sitting in Madrid, tax income as well as direct and indirect employment is an impor-
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people outnumber white people in the adverts. Anybody watching UK TV who didn’t know anything about Britain would think that Britain was a country of black people. Now, I can well understand the companies wanting to show they are not racist, but why only black people. Where are the Chinese? Where are the Indians, the Pakistanis, the Japanese, the Mexicans, the Mongolians?? Why don’t we see any of those people in the adverts. And why so many black people? It’s not as though black people make up a large percentage of the British population. I think these companies are being racist by using a disproportionate number of black people in the adverts!! Love your articles. Linde
Vaccine confusion Dear Leapy, You really are an enigma. Clearly, you are an intelligent person but, why oh why, do you choose to confuse matters regarding the vaccine? From the very start of the pandemic, it was clear that our salvation lay in the hope that a vaccine could be found in record time, and so it came to pass. Around the world, the results speak for themselves! Then you, in company with Piers Corbyn, Jeremy’s extremist brother, among others, choose to sow seeds of doubt in the minds of youngsters, whose information sources already rely on highly suspect social media channels. I’m sorry Leapy but to my mind that is nothing short of the irresponsible. S m a l l p o x , P o l i o , Tu b e r c u l o s i s , D i p t h e r i a a n d many other life-threatening diseases have been overcome through vaccination breakthroughs. Please do not denigrate the achievements of modern science because it has taken months instead of years to achieve. Be thankful that you have had the jabs - which may have ensured that you are able to impart your wisdom for a few more years to come!! Regards, Ken Turner
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tant source of revenue. Currently different autonomous communities are trying to impose different restrictions on venues that offer entertainment and they are not making it easy for owners or musicians to understand what is allowed and what is not. To add to the confusion, new regulations are being put in place which are subsequently overturned by the courts which just makes things worse. The lifeblood of many parts of Spain is tourism and the national government should direct, or at least give the autonomous commu-
nities guidelines, on how to create unambiguous regulations so that everyone knows what the rules are. If the intention is to stop late night drinking and entertainment in nightclubs, then why make it so difficult for bars and restaurants who employ live entertainers at lunchtime or in the evening to understand whether they are likely to have action taken against them if they continue? We know that Spain can be a bureaucratic country and it will continue to have this reputation if the edicts are not transparent and crystal clear.
RAGING FIRES: Countries have suffered all over the world.
James Edward Paterson Over the eons,Earth's climate constantly changes,..every three or four hundred years,..so anything we propose to do to correct this,.is merely a token gesture,..it would have very little, if any, influence. "Climate Change" is purely a 'cash cow',...thought up by some corrupt politicians.
Lorry Doyle I believe that most so-called wild fires are started deliberately, sometimes just vandalism, often tho in Portugal and Spain they are done so timber pulping companies can buy charred wood on the cheap... I know this happened about 24 years ago when I was working in Monchique in Portugal... Today, I think it is for two reasons... to promote the myth of global warming (it is a natural and cyclic event) and possibly secondly to disrupt food supplies by burning out farms to further push the alleged great reset...
Rod Allcock ‘Climate Change’ is, like charities, now a big business. A lot of people espouse it as a career move and are making a lot of money and getting a lot of power out of it. Would be interesting to see Thuneberg’s bank balance.
Vince James Man is undoubtedly to blame, let’s be honest.
John Jack Jones I think a lot of these fires are being started by climate protesters..suits their agenda!!!
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ROAD TEST by Mark Slack IT seems there is nothing but extremes in the colour palettes offered by car makers. Black, silver and grey at one end of the spectrum and luminescent greens, oranges and yel‐ lows at the other. For any‐ thing colourfully normal you can add a sometimes not insufficient amount o f m o n e y t o y o u r o p‐ tions bill. My VW T‐Roc came in Turmeric Yellow, which while mobilising some people to a less than flattering verbal outage of comment raised others t o Ev e r e s t ‐ l i k e l e v e l s o f praise. As I said, extremes. The T‐Roc’s spicy metallic paintwork weighs in at €744 (£635) on the optional extras list. I suspect that few people would dispute how well the T‐Roc drives, it has all the refined smoothness one has come to expect from anything bearing the VW badge. The range starts at €28,338 (£24,185) for the
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VW T-Roc gets Active VW T-Roc Active, a crossover with an understated style.
Facts at a Glance Model: VW T-Roc ACTIVE Engine: 1.5-litre 4-cylinder turbocharged petrol Gears: 7-Speed DSG Automatic Performance: 0-100 kmh (62 mph) 8.6 seconds/Maximum Speed 204 kmh (127 mph) Economy: 6.49 l/100km (43.5 mpg) Combined driving (WLTP) Emissions: 148 g/km Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.
lead‐in Active model with 110 hp, three‐cylinder, 1.0‐litre turbocharged petrol engine. Auto dim‐ ming rear view mirror, height adjustable front seats, auto wipers and lights, powered and heated door mirrors, climate, heat‐ ed seats, adaptive cruise, Bluetooth and navigation all come as standard. That’s a pretty impressive list!
There’s even a cabriolet version and a high performance 2.0‐litre, turbocharged petrol R mod‐ el with four‐wheel‐drive and 300 hp. The test model was the aforementioned Active specification but powered by a larger four‐cylinder 1.5‐litre turbocharged petrol unit
(€32,036/£27,340). Mated to a seven‐speed automatic transmission the 150 hp engine provides a top speed of 204 kmh and the benchmark 100 kmh is passed in a worthy 8.6 sec‐ onds. In this boosted form the economy is still pretty decent. There’s plenty of space for the front seat occu‐ pants, and those in the rear will not feel cheated on legroom either. However, I
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WALKING FOOTBALL: WFAI GOES LIVE LAST Monday saw months of speculation, preparation, false dawns, and finally the launch of the Walking Football Association of Iberia (WFAI) website. It can be found at www.wfai.info and contains everything about this Association’s aims and objectives as well as potted information on its 14 club members who are spread from the Alicante Region, Costa del Sol, Estepona, Cadi (new club un‐ der construction) , Madeira and the Algarve in Portugal. There are also 107 individual members. The website is the cre‐ ation of WFS Calahonda member Phil Ward who spent many hours shaping it to what it is today, assist‐ ed by recently recruited website administrator Yvette Parket, who has made such valuable contribu‐ tions in the short time she has been with WFAI. If you would like to become a member of WFAI, (which is a non profit making organisation and charges no fees) and your club is in the Iberian Peninsula, apply to WFAI at apalmar2011@
hotmail.com. In other news the South of Spain Hidromaster Walking Football League have published their fixture list for the coming season. The A League will have five teams with the B League six teams. In the A League Opening Fixtures Atletico Benahavis entertain Walk‐ ing Dead while Malaga play host to Nerja for whom it will be their first competitive game since entering the League 18 months ago and now under new management. In the B League Sporting Bena‐ havis face Walking Dead B, Malaga B play Nerja B and new comers WFS Calahonda face a tough debut away to Aston Viñuela B. All the above matches will be played between August 30 and September 22. Follow the Euro Weekly News for all the fixtures and results. Malaga continued their new sea‐ son warm up campaign when they visited Benahavis on Tuesday where the A and B teams met. Re‐ sults and match report in next week’s Euro Weekly News.
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The Tour Of Spain cycling event begins on August 14 IN a bid to further promote the brand ‘Andalucia European Sports Region’, in a press confer‐ ence on Friday, August 6, the Ministry of Education and Sports of the Junta de Andalucia, repre‐ sented by the Secretary‐General for Sport, Jose Maria Arrabal, through the Public Company for the Management of Tourism and Sports of Andalucia, pre‐ sented its sponsorship of this year’s La Vuelta a España, cycling competition, an event that is fol‐ lowed in 190 countries by an es‐ timated 158 million people. Also in attendance was, Javier Guillen, the General Director of Unipublic, the organising body of the Tour of Spain, along with Spain’s Olympic medallist from the 1992 Barcelona Games, Jose Manuel Moreno Periñan. Mr Arrabal said, “Andalucia Eu‐ ropean Sports Region is a declara‐ tion of intent, and a declaration of
LA VUELTA: The event is followed worldwide. values, we want our society to look through the eyes of sport, we want Andalucia to believe that it can have its own personali‐ ty within Spain, and that it can be locomotive together with the rest of the communities to sell Spain in the world, and that sport has a special power, otherwise we are not going to discover the sporting talent of our land.” The Vuelta is the third in the
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Being such a huge event, ac‐ cording to 2018 data, the Vuelta saw around 14,300 hours of tele‐ vision time, in 190 countries, hav‐ ing a cumulative viewing audi‐ ence of around 158 million people, with the top countries for viewing being Spain, Colombia, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany, while internet videos of La Vuelta have notched up an amazing 25 million views, with a community of more than one million followers on social net‐ works. Thanks to this sponsorship agreement, the brand of Andalu‐ cia European Sports Region will be present on the official website of La Vuelta, in different formats, as well as on its social networks, and at test points such as the kilo‐ metre arc, hurdles, the podium, and in the national signal live, along with the vehicle ‘Vive An‐ dalucia’.