Euro Weekly News - Mallorca 30 September - 6 October 2021 Issue 1891

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Roman remains ARCHAEOLOGICAL work has started on uncovering and discovering more about the Roman era site recently found on the Cami de la Vinyeta in Deia and will last until Thursday October 14 with the intention of offering public guided tours after that date.

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Sci Fi day ON Sunday October 3, Friends of Science Fiction and the Llucmajor Council are organising a charity day from 10am to 8pm with plenty to do for all science fiction fans.

Actor Bernard Bullen, who plays Din Djarin’s father in the Mandalorian will be signing autographs.

Live trip NAMED Live Trip, the Pollensa Council arranged for nine influencers from Spain to spend several days in the town meeting with different people and learning about the history, gastronomy, traditions and businesses in the municipality in order to promote Pollensa as an ideal tourist destination.

World champion MALÉN SART received a warm welcome from Binissalem Council as he returned to the town, having taken the honours in the individual and team competitions in the 32nd World Underwater Fishing Championship held in Sardinia, Italy, adding to his previous triumphs in fishing competitions.

100 up ANOTHER Mallorcan centenarian, this time living in Muro, has been congratulated and given flowers by the local council. Madrid Antonia Pons Payeras was born on September 23 in 1921 and so joins the relatively large number of those who have reached 100 on the island.

Iago Negueruela announced the new rules

FEWER restrictions in the Balearics as infection rates continue to fall and night life in particular will benefit, subject to review

by October 27 or earlier if necessary.

This was announced by Government spokesman and Tourism Minister Tourism Minister Iago Negueruela on Monday September 27.

The Government has requested authorisation from the Superior Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands to require the Covid Certificate Green Pass) to be produced when entering premises considered nightclubs.

If agreed, the maximum capacity allowed will be 75 per cent with customers able to sit at a table to drink and must wear a mask to access the dance floor with closing time 5am.

Bars must still ensure social distancing and the wearing of masks when clients are not drinking but they may remain open until 4am whilst restaurants may increase capacity indoors to 75 per cent and there will no

longer be any restriction on the number of people at a table.

Closing times for restaurants will be in accordance with that granted by their local council when issuing their original licence to trade.

Concerts may be held outside in paces set up for this purpose up to a maximum of 1,000 people standing.

In addition, the restrictions in force covering weddings, baptisms, communions and vigils, are removed and all specific restrictions on beaches and parks are also removed.

Similarly, there are now fewer restrictions for sports, gyms and cultural events but in most cases, masks are still required to be worn.

This latest decision has been made thanks to steadily improving health situation and the need to combine the strategy of containing the transmission of coronavirus with the opening of the economic and social sectors to bring the islands closer to normality.

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Saved from a well ALERTED to shouts for help from a neighbouring farm, residents in Sa Pobla discovered that an elder‐ ly man had fallen into a deep well on Wednesday September 29.

After throwing him a rope, they alerted the emer‐ gency services and members of the Bombers de Mallorca as well as Local Police and Guardia Civil ar‐ rived to discover that the man was injured and close to drowning.

Reportedly the well was some eight metres deep and it proved quite difficult for the firefighters to rescue him quickly, but they were spurred on by the fact that he had a head injury and his life was clearly in danger.

The officers constructed a pulley system which was long enough to reach him and after a member of the brigade descended into the well, the man was rescued and brought out so that he could receive medical treatment on the spot, before being taken to hospital.

It is not yet known how the accident occurred, but the entrance to the well was made safe.

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Building on agricultural land

TERRAFERIDA is a Mallorcan association opposed to unbridled building on agricultural land and has been a voice of concern since 2015. It says that some 4,000 years ago, humans arrived in Mallorca and since then have built settlements, ploughed the land and modified the landscapes to extract food and resources they needed to live.

However, in the past 50 years it argues that the land has undergone a transformation never seen before and that many of the natural and agrarian systems that had sustained life for centuries are now urban sprawls.

In a detailed report produced earlier this year, it revealed that more than 50,000 properties had already been built on what it believed should have remained as agricultural

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CHANGING LANDSCAPE: A number of the Felanitx plots are no longer protected.

land and that this situation can only get worse.

It has now highlighted the fact that there are four municipalities on the island, Manacor, Felanitx, Campos and Santanyi which be-

tween them have more than 3,500 building plots which could be developed.

The association has also pointed out that on September 28, Felanitx Council voted to remove protection on 158 rural plots.

Expansion of Manacor hospital THE Manacor Hospital is to be expanded to more than double its current surface area and will have a new building for outpatient use and a completely refurbished surgical and obstetric block.

With a budget of €76.2 million it is expected that the work will be completed within a four-year timescale and will completely change the face of the hospital and give a much-improved service to the

150,000 people in its catchment area.

Visiting the existing hospital on September 24, to explain the plans, President of the Balearic Government, Francina Armengol said that the cost of the building will be assisted by a payment of €30 million from REACT-EU funds because “it is time for Europe to send resources to invest in health, as we are already doing in other services such as education and social services.”

The president also thanked all the staff of the Manacor hospital for their work and celebrated that, with this expansion, a “giant step” is being taken to “give the citizens of the Llevant region the service they deserve.”

There will be two new buildings to include a new Accident and Emergency unit together with ample underground parking for outpatients and the original building will undergo a major refurbishment.

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Sporting Capdepera THERE are a number of plans afoot to try to ensure that the tourist season in Mallorca is extended rather than simply rely on summer visitors.

President of the Consell de Mallorca Catalina Cladera visited Capdepera to meet with the mayor and members of the local hospitality industry to discuss ways of keeping the visitors coming. It is hoped that the autumn of this year will see similar numbers of tourists who chose the island to visit in 2019 and for this municipality it is believed that a promotion of sports tourism, hiking and cycling will help to attract visitors.

There is European Recovery Fund money available and the Consell has offered financial support to Capdepera Council which is formulating plans for this year and perhaps more importantly next.

In addition, there will be continued attendance at various international fairs to promote Mallorca as a safe and quality destination with a large number of different attractions which should appeal to all sectors of the holiday market.

EMERGENCY services received a call on the afternoon of Sunday September 26 from friends of a woman who had fallen some 12 metres and appeared badly injured at Salt d’Es Freu, Bunyola.

A team from the Bombers de Mallorca as well as paramedics from SAMU 061 attended and discovered the 30-year-

Bad fall old woman in considerable pain.

After immobilising her she was removed with some difficulty by the firefighters so that her condition could stabilised and receive medical treatment prior to removing her to hospital for specialist treatment.

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Wasp’s nest SOMETIMES mundane tasks can cause the greatest amount of work as the Palma Fire Brigade discovered when asked if they would remove a wasp’s nest from the eaves of a building. As it was on top of a multi-storey building, they had to bring out their longest ladder!

Pedestrian area WORK has started to transform the Plaza Quadrado in Palma into a pedestrian area and this is the second step in the ‘Palma Camina’ Plan, which as part of the Sustainable Mobility Area, prohibits or restricts traffic in different parts of the square.

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Restoration of dunes ES TRENC‐SALOBRAR DE CAMPOS was declared a Natural Park in 2017 and is one of the most emblematic areas of the Balearic Islands, as the Mediterranean coastal habitats are well represented.

In this protected natural area, there are extensive sandy beaches with adja‐ cent dune systems, wet‐ lands, coastal ponds and crop fields.

In the marine part there are extensive prairies that form the Posidonia oceani‐

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NATURAL PARK: The Es Trenc sand dunes.

ca as well as other impor‐ tant marine communities.

A new management plan

More police

Lucky number THERE were a number of happy ONCE lottery winners in Palma following the draw on Friday September 24 and although no-one took home the biggest cash prize, in total €225,000 was collected by lucky purchasers who appear to have obtained their tickets from the same outlet.

Ambulance strike THREE unions representing workers for different arms of the Balearic health transport service have called two, two-hour long strikes today, Thursday September 30 with a threat of possibly extending this indefinitely if a pay settlement cannot be reached, although emergency coverage will still carry on.

Superyacht HAVING spent four days at port in Monaco, coinciding with the Monaco Yacht Show, one of the world’s largest superyachts Artefact which was built in 2020 and sails under the flag of the Marshall Islands docked in Palma on Monday September 27 according to vess elfinder.com.

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RECRUITMENT: Welcoming the new officers.

MANY municipalities in Mallorca have faced a significant short‐ age of Local Police which was not helped by the problems of the pandemic.

Prior to the lockdown, in 2019, the Calvia Council recruited 51 new officers which meant that it was in a slightly better position than many as far as the work force was concerned and now it has introduced a further 15 new officers, bringing the total of re‐ cent recruits up to 66.

To balance this however, 18 officers are about to or have taken retirement which means that the Council is in the process of find‐ ing their replacements in order to ensure that the town, which covers many areas popular with tourists. is adequately policed.

Beautifying Palma WORK has started to im‐ prove the Plaça de Guillem Moragues in Palma ensuring an extension and renovation of 1,500 square metres of pavement which adds 700 square metres of pedestrian space overall.

The estimated cost is €355,000 and is likely to take around four months, but the finished square will be much more attractive for residents

and visitors to enjoy.

Improvements include in‐ creasing the number of pedestrian crossings, in‐ stalling 12 new recycled wooden benches, three mul‐ tiplayer seats and a drinking water fountain, with options to allow the playing of board games. From an aesthetic point of view the area will be‐ come more attractive with the planting of 1,500 shrubs.

has been published in or‐ der to obtain observations from interested parties

concerning how to achieve the aims of the plan.

It is intended to recover and conserve key ele‐ ments, such as the beach‐ dune system, Posidonia and wetlands by regulating public use.

Coincidentally, the Balearic Group of Ornithol‐ ogy and Nature Defence (GOB) is up in arms about the alleged illegal anchor‐ ing of vessels in Pollensa Bay which it claims is dev‐ astating the Posidonia fields there.

Macmillan Coffee Morning THE Cala Nova Cancer Group hosted a coffee morning for the Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday September 24 at the Secret Garden in Portal Nous.

It was a great success as more than 100 people took part, enjoying coffee, pur‐ chasing a slice of cake and entering the tombola.

The weather was fantas‐ tic and many people took part in the guess the cake weight competition with every participant helping to

swell the coffers and the fi‐ nal count for the day was a staggering €1,600, the largest amount ever collect‐ ed over the eight years that the charity has been taking part in this annual coffee morning. The Cala Nova Cancer Charity shop volun‐ teers were there in full force with stalls chocked full with bargains and this now carries on for the coming weeks as the shop is now offering a huge selection of items for sale at half price.

Rare Mallorcan toad AN endemic Mallorcan midwife toad only discov‐ ered in 1980 after fossil re‐ mains were found in 1977 is now doing well.

Technically considered vulnerable with the male carrying the eggs during May and June, when the first annual count of eggs took place in 1991, some 13,914 eggs were estimat‐ ed to exist, but now follow‐ ing the latest count, the po‐ tential population has climbed to 29,581.

Also known in Catalan and Spanish as the ferreret,

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this amphibian (Alytes muletensis) is naturally, found in the gorges of the torrents of the Serra de Tramuntana and it is there that the count has taken place.

Conservationists have al‐ so helped promote the species by undertaking cap‐ tive breeding and release, removal of introduced predators and restoration of habitats.

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Upgrade work TRAIN company Serveis Fer‐ roviaris de Mallorca has com‐ pleted the rehabilitation works of the upper pedestrian walk‐ way that crosses the railway line to Inca.

This was at the Palma‐Enllaç section, an infrastructure that connects Avinguda del Raiguer ‐ Ma‐2110 at the intersection with Carrer Enmet Arrahin with the other end of Avingu‐ da del Raiguer at the intersec‐ tion with Carrer Joan Fuster.

The work needed to be un‐ dertaken due to damage done over a period of time and the accumulation of water at some points of the walkway that remained for days when there was heavy rainfall. Now completed at a cost of €61,991, the work took six weeks to complete and involved surface cleaning by removing rust and damaged paint residue. The elimination of invasive vegeta‐ tion and the cleaning of graffiti also took place.

The entire undertaking was with the agreement and partic‐ ipation of Inca Council.

New ITV station MALLORCA’S fifth ITV techni‐ cal inspection station will be built in Calvia at a contracted cost of €1,908,880 and should be completed by the end of 2022. The future vehicle test centre at the Son Bugadelles Industrial Estate will be a highly modernised facility when com‐ pared to the existing four sta‐ tions. It will have four inspec‐ tion lines (two for light vehicles and two for both heavy and light vehicles), as well as an in‐ spection booth for two‐ wheeled vehicles and will use solar power to manage the lighting.

Work will be undertaken to provide a wide canopy on one of the sides of the building in order to protect users from the sun and thus create a much friendlier and more comfort‐ able space for them.

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VULTURE CHICKS. About now black vulture chicks start to emerge from their nests on cliffs, but as they are still young and quite clumsy some try to take flight, but end up in the ocean unable to save themselves unless a friendly sailor comes to their aid.

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Ban on plastic containers THE Spanish govern‐ ment wants to regu‐ late the use of plas‐ tics and promote their recycling to the point of pro‐ hibiting fruits, veg‐ etables, and drinks from being sold in plastic packaging and containers by 2023.

The Ministry for the Ecological Tran‐ sition and Demo‐ graphic Challenge is reportedly prepar‐ ing a royal decree to regulate packag‐ ing and waste which will state that by 2023 it will be for‐ bidden to sell fruits and vegetables in plastic containers and that beverages are to be offered in reusable containers in all retail estab‐ lishments.

The larger retail‐

ers must offer up to seven different types of packaging and dedicate part of their space to bulk sales so that con‐ sumers will be able to store goods in their own bags or containers, bottles included. The mea‐ sures, focused on the reuse of packag‐ ing and recycling, will impact con‐ sumers mainly in these two aspects.

In the case of retail‐ ers, in addition to the relevant changes in recy‐ cling, they will have to set up zones and inventory to meet these demands, while manufactur‐ ers will have to work out how to in‐ crease the percent‐ age of recycled plastic.

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Spain’s economy improving THE Euro Weekly News asked its readers whether they thought Spain’s economy was improving following the pan‐ demic after it emerged that ex‐ ports from the country had in‐ creased by 20 per cent.

In total, an encouraging 100 per cent of readers said they thought businesses were start‐ ing to look busier again after many were forced to close dur‐ ing pandemic restrictions last year.

Spain’s government has since being trying to reinvigo‐ rate the economy and it has emerged that exports from the country grew by 21.7 per cent in the first half of 2021 com‐ pared to the same period last year.

Exports reached €179.529 billion, while imports also rose

by 20.1 per cent to €186.524 billion.

In July, Spanish exports in‐ creased by 13.6 percent over the same month in 2020, reaching €26.568 billion, a record high for the month of Ju‐ ly. Imports rose by 18.9 per cent year‐on‐year to €28.165 billion.

Of the main trading partners, the increases in sales to Italy, France and Portugal stand out.

Compared to pre‐pandemic levels, the rate of change re‐ mains positive, with exports up 5.1 per cent compared to July 2019.

The increase in exports in Spain in July even outstripped the UK’s increase at 7.7 per cent, as well as Germany at 12.4 per cent and France’s at 8.5 per cent.

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BUSINESS: Is starting to look busier again after the pandemic.

tions to the annual rate of change in exports came from energy, non‐chemical semi‐

manufactures, chemicals and food drink and tobacco prod‐ ucts.

Schools abandon English BILINGUAL schools in Spain are abandoning English and 90 public schools in Spain have decided to return to teaching in Spanish. The schools have said that the “Students don’t think; they only memorise.” The Junta de Castilla y León created a bilingual programme in 2007 and the Antonio Allué Morer school was one of the first to join. Headteacher Enar Rubio ex‐ plained that it was an extraordinary opportunity at the time, but it has not worked out well.

The children found subjects such as science and history too much for them when taught in English. Students have struggled to understand the lessons. This means that the students stopped learning and memorised facts instead.

Tourism jobs growth

EMPLOYMENT in the Spanish tourism sector continues to re‐ cover with almost 100,000 new employees in August com‐ pared to the same month last

year.

Jobs in the tourism sector grew by 4 per cent year‐on‐year in August to 2,336,501 employ‐ ees, 91,405 more than a year

ago. This is the third consecutive month that this year‐on‐year growth has been recorded, ac‐ cording to data published by Turespana.Employment in the

US praise for minimum wage LABOUR Secretary Martin J Walsh has praised Spain’s new minimum wage and the role of unions.

Minister for Labour Yolanda Diaz and US Labour Secretary Martin J Walsh have held a bilateral video conference. In it Walsh praised Spain’s new minimum wage which Diaz, despite opposition, increased by €15 per month. Labour Secretary Walsh said the minimum wage means “more participation, more consumption, more money in peo‐ ple’s pockets. It is a moral obligation to do so.”

Walsh is a former union leader and was mayor of Boston. He was appointed to Pres‐ ident Joe Biden’s cabinet in March 2021 and

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was the last departmental secretary to join.

Diaz and Walsh have pledged to continue to work jointly on “decent wages, fair work‐ ing conditions, greater security and health at work and equality and non‐discrimination, elements.”

Walsh described the effort as “insepara‐ ble from quality employment and essential to improve the social welfare of both coun‐ tries.”

Both Walsh and Diaz, who is a member of the left‐wing Podemos party ‐ a key ele‐ ment of the coalition government ‐ reiterat‐ ed their shared belief that unions play a vital role in representing the interests of work‐ ers.

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tourism sector accounts for 12.3 per cent of all workers in Spain.

The Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, said: “The data is posi‐ tive, and shows the trend of re‐ covery in tourism employment has been consolidated in August with higher growth.

“Despite this improvement, it is still necessary to extend the safety shield provided in sectors whose activity has not yet nor‐ malised due to the slow recov‐ ery of international mobility, as is the case of tourism,” she added. In August, employment in hotels and catering, and travel agencies/tour operators as a whole increased in almost all Autonomous Communities, with the exception of the Ca‐ nary Islands, the Community of Madrid, the Basque Country and La Rioja.

In absolute figures, the largest increases were in the Balearic Is‐ lands (+19,716 new registra‐ tions), Andalucia (+18,956), Cat‐ alonia (+11,100) and Valencia (10,839).

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Volcano lava reaches sea

LAVA: Falling off the cliff tops.

T H E lava stream from the erupting volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma, has reached the sea. Images pro‐ vided by the Spanish Institute of Oceanogra‐ p h y ’ s ( I EO ) s h i p , R a‐ mon Margalef, showed the lava falling into the water from the cliff tops off the coast of Tazacorte.

According to the IEO, the volcanic material fell around 100 metres and within two hours,

had formed a pyramid shape estimated to be around 50 metres (164ft) high.

Residents were urged to stay indoors and keep a safe distance of at least 3.5km from the area. They warned the white clouds of water vapour emitted could contain poisonous gas‐ es.

On its way to the sea, the lava stream passed through a banana plan‐ tation. Plastic and po‐

t e n t i a l l y e x‐ plosive fertiliser creat‐ ed a toxic cloud, but nobody was harmed.

Just before the lava stream fell into the sea, the National Geo‐ graphic Institute recorded a 3.3 magni‐ tude earthquake locat‐ ed southwest of Villa de Mazo at a depth of around 11km. This is a stronger quake than those felt in previous days in the municipality of Fuencaliente.

More Correos ATMs

OVER the next three years Correos intends to install 1,500 ATMs in branches throughout Spain. According to their plans 300 of these will be installed in small towns with between 500 and 3,000 inhabitants that are in rural areas or do not have their own bank branch. This will also include towns that are set to lose their bank branches

Lidl investing LIDL, the popular German discount supermarket chain, has announced that it will invest €1.5 billion in Spain between 2021 and 2024. The supermarket chain, which currently has more than 17,000 employ‐ ees and 630 shops across Spain, is planning to open over 150 new locations and four logistics hubs by 2024.

“This ambitious expansion plan responds to our firm determination to continue boosting our business in Spain,” said Imanol Zabala, manager of Lidl Expansion & Real Estate in Spain.

over the next few months. The company hope to choose a supplier who will be responsible for both the installation and the provision of the devices.

At the moment it is planned that the ATMs will be installed in places that are accessible to the public 24 hours a day or that they will be installed in

post office entrance halls where they will be available during opening hours.

It is hoped that the installation of the ATMs will begin in early 2022 and the project is expected to take around three years to complete. Initially the contract will be awarded for five years, but this could possibly be extended.

40 day prayer MORE than 200 people have already registered to take part in the ‘40 Days for Life’ campaign in Cor‐ doba. The campaign is an international one and their objective is to “end abortion at a local level through prayer, fasting, community awareness and a peaceful, daily and constant vigil in front of the abortion clinics.”

The campaign will see peaceful vigils held out‐ side various clinics where abortions are held. The

vigil in Cordoba though it is expected to have more than 200 people attend.

According to the cam‐ paign’s website, the cam‐ paign is taking place in Cordoba between September 22 and Octo‐ ber 31. Following reports, the campaign will also have peaceful vigils on the same dates that will take place in Madrid, Barcelona, Valladolid, Pamplona, Vitoria, Cadiz and Cadiz’s El Puerto de Santa Maria.

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Card charge question

CAN an establishment refuse to charge you by card in Spain?

The latest ‘National Survey on the Use of Cash 2020’ carried out by the Bank of Spain shows card payments are the preferred means of payment in the country. At the mo‐ ment more than half of all payments are made by card. According to data from Visa, 84 per cent of consumers don’t leave home without their bank card.

Many establishments in Spain though do not accept cards for payments. Some places do accept cards, but only above a minimum

purchase amount, this is often set at €5 or €10. This is because banks charge businesses for using card payments. For a small business this can prove to be expensive. But many people question whether it is legal to refuse card payments.

According to Yahoo Finance: “With the law in hand, it can be said that any commercial es‐ tablishment is completely free to decide whether to accept a means of payment other than cash. It is therefore legal to refuse to charge by card or to impose a minimum amount for accepting this form of payment.”

Covid denier birth

A PREGNANT Covid denier turned up at a hospital in Va‐ lencia accompanied by her lawyer. The woman did not want to wear a mask and did not want to undergo a PCR test. Staff at the Hospital La Fe in Valencia had to don PPE equipment and activate

the anti‐Covid protocols.

The woman was isolated and treated as if she had Covid because she would not be tested or wear a mask. The case was delicate as the woman admitted be‐ ing a Covid denier. She de‐ nied all the health protocols

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put in place due to the ongo‐ ing coronavirus pandemic.

The woman was isolated to avoid potentially passing the coronavirus on to other people. She successfully gave birth, but she has now denounced the hospital for treating her in a degrading manner.

The hospital and the staff were forced to protect themselves as the woman does believe that the coron‐ avirus exists.

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Readers revolt over squatters THE Euro Weekly News’ readers have come out strongly in favour of Spain chang‐ ing its laws to make it easier for homeown‐ ers to remove illegal squatters.

In its Sunday de‐ bate, the EWN asked readers whether they thought Spain should change its laws following an increase in squatting and with homes illegally occu‐ pied across the country.

A majority of 94.3 per cent of readers said that Spain should, with the issue spark‐

not your house and you have no contract to stay there, then of course they should throw them out.”

Remove illegal squatters.

Meanwhile, David Stead ing an impassioned debate said: “The law should be as well as some horror sto‐ made easier for property ries from those whose own owners to reclaim their homes had been illegally oc‐ property from people who cupied. Just 5.7 per cent of have no right to be depriving people said the laws did not them of it. need changing.

“Those that have and Claire Murray said: “If it’s have worked for it already subsidise those that don’t have through tax, they have earned the right for the law to support them not work against them.”

Several readers also shared their own stories of dealing with squatters, angry at the time and costs involved in remov‐ ing them.

David Varely said: “Having experienced squatters in my home here in Spain for three years, yes they should change the law.

“If squatters have no contract or escitura then get them out. It has cost me a lot of money through the courts and I am still paying to repair the damage.”

Divers’ gold discovery TWO free divers discovered gold coins dating from the fourth and fifth centuries in what is said to be one of the largest hauls of Roman gold coins in Europe.

The divers initially discov‐ ered eight coins. This led to the retrieval of 53 gold coins from the seabed of the Por‐ titxol de Xabia in Alicante, according to the University of Alicante.

The gold coins have been analysed by scientists from the Institute for Research in Archaeology and Historical Heritage at Alicante Univer‐ sity (INAPH). They dated the coins to the late Roman peri‐

Coins were on the seabed.

od. Specifically, the coins have been dated between the end of the fourth and the start of the fifth century.

The coins are so well pre‐ served that their inscriptions can even be read. This has allowed them to be identi‐ fied. The divers, Luis Lens and Cesar Gimeno, made

the initial discovery, which set in progress the mecha‐ nism set out by the General Directorate of Culture and Heritage for discoveries like this.

Archaeologists from the UA and the GEAS of the Guardia Civil, retrieved the rest of the coins and other artefacts with help from the town council of Xabia.

The head of the UA team of underwater archaeolo‐ gists, Professor of Ancient History Jaime Molina com‐ mented that: “This is one of the largest sets of Roman gold coins found in Spain and Europe.”

King’s La Palma message THE island of La Palma will face struggles, but King Felipe said he believes the island will rebound. Speaking after a tour of the disaster area with Queen Letizia and President Pedro Sanchez, King Felipe said he had been deeply moved by the struggle of the island’s residents.

Lava from the Cumbre Viejo has destroyed hundreds of homes and hundreds of hectares of farmland. The King expressed his “solidarity and affection” to the inhabitants of this “beautiful island.” He added,

Evictions down EVICTIONS in Spain are down 21 per cent on 2019, but they are at their highest level since the ban on evict‐ ing vulnerable people was introduced by the govern‐ ment.

Despite the fact the num‐ ber of evictions have fallen, the number of applications for repossessions which are being filed before the courts has reached a four‐year high.

The Spanish government brought in social protection measures after the coron‐ avirus pandemic began to reduce evictions and protect the vulnerable. The number of evictions grew as normali‐ ty returned. This number is

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still below that recorded be‐ fore the coronavirus pan‐ demic began.

According to the quarterly report, Effects of the Eco‐ nomic Crisis in Judicial Bod‐ ies, from the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ), pub‐ lished this week, between April and June this year over 11,000 evictions were car‐ ried out. This is 21 per cent less than the same period in 2019. The majority of evic‐ tions were due to non‐pay‐ ment of rent.

The social and economic protection measures the Spanish government put in place in April 2020 has helped keep the number of evictions low.

“We have to do everything in our power to help these families, it will cost a lot to return to normality, but La Palma will succeed.”

The King and Queen visited El Fuerte barracks, which is acting as temporary hous-

ing for people who have been evacuated from their homes. They also visited Todoque. Their itinerary concluded in Los Llanos de Aridane, where they met with residents of La Palma who have lost their homes.

Beware Bizum scam B I Z U M has become one of the most used payment methods in dozens of countries, however, police are now warning that thou‐ sands of messages are being sent posing as victims’ contacts to try to steal €50 in a new scam.

To carry out this scam, the thieves send a message via Whats App to thousands of random numbers, mak‐ ing victims believe that it is a contact in their phone book. The mes‐ sage says that they

have sent €50 to the victim through Bizum in error.

The person who is posing as the Whats App contact tells the victim to return the €50 through Bizum, howev‐ er, the person sending the message is a scam‐ mer who receives the money.

In the past there have been several scams with this method, so the police advise that you should not trust anyone who asks for payment outside of the legal channels.

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QUALITY STREET have released a new treat, and it is here in time for Christmas. They are launching a new Crème Caramel Crisp with white chocolate, but if you want to get your hands on the new Quality Street you will need to head to John Lewis, where their pick and mix selection will be back.

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Readers’ poll

Expats demand more travel freedom EURO WEEKLY NEWS’ readers have overwhelmingly voted to say that they think travel restrictions should be low‐ ered.

An impressive 100 per cent of readers who took part in

the EWN’s poll over whether they thought it was time for the UK government to allow people to travel freely again said they thought it was time to drop restrictions.

Taking to Facebook to

share their views, readers ar‐ gued that travel should re‐ open.

Brian Rae said: “As long as they have been tested before they come to Spain is good enough for me.”

Meanwhile, Jill Swain said: “It is time to move forward.”

Expats in Spain had been among the most affected by the UK’s travel restrictions, with the high costs of PCR tests, vaccination require‐

Travel rules caused outrage.

ments and quarantine rules putting many off from making the journey back to see family and friends.

England’s travel rules also caused outrage around the world after it emerged that vaccinations given in various countries are not being recog‐ nised. Latin America and Africa criticised the govern‐ ment’s decisions and claimed the travel rules are discrimina‐ tory.

One diplomat from Latin America explained that the rules are unacceptable and said: “There isn’t a single per‐ son I have spoken to who isn’t angry about this. People are perplexed.”

They added: “How can a Pfizer or Moderna or As‐ traZeneca vaccine that is ad‐ ministered [in Latin America] not be enough for someone to be allowed in?”

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ROLLS-ROYCE has announced its intention to sell off their Spanish ITP (Industria de Turbo Propul‐ sores) aero arm for €1.7 billion. The company’s shares leapt by more than 10 per cent after the an‐ nouncement. The Basque‐based business will be sold to a group headed by the private equity giant Bain. This is the latest move in a disposal pro‐ gramme, as the company tries to raise funds.

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Education figures THE lowest levels of upper sec‐ ondary educational attainment across the EU were recorded in the Spanish regions of Ceuta (50 per cent) and the Balearic Islands (65 per cent), and the Portuguese Azores (62 per cent), according to EuroStat.

In 2020, 84 per cent of the EU population aged 20‐24 years had at least an upper secondary level of education. This is an increase of 7 per cent compared with 2002 (77 per cent).

The three regions that recorded the highest share of young people aged 20‐24 years with at least an upper secondary level of educa‐ tion were all Greek: Thessalia and Ipeiros (both 99 per cent) followed closely by Dytiki Makedonia (98 per cent). The highest shares of women aged 20‐24 years with at least an upper secondary level of education were recorded in Thes‐ salia in Greece (100 per cent), Jad‐ ranska Hrvatska in Croatia and Ipeiros in Greece (both 99 per cent). Meanwhile, the highest shares of men were recorded in three Greek regions: Dytiki Make‐ donia and Ipeiros (both 99 per cent) and Thessalia (98 per cent).

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Andalucia disability funds Media law AGREEMENT SIGNED: Juanma Moreno said the money will help the welfare state to recover from the pandemic.

THE Junta de Andalucia and the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030 have signed an agree‐ ment for €450 million to be allocated to depen‐ dency and disability over the next three years.

Specifically, €125 million will reach the Andalucian community this year, €154 million in 2022 and €171 million in 2023.

The Andalucian president, Juanma Moreno, ex‐ plained the money will help the welfare state to re‐ cover from the collateral effects of the pandemic and economic recession. He stressed: “The time has come to undertake a great revolution in the social services of Andalucia, optimising and dignifying the care economy. And marking a ‘before and after’ in

the way in which service is provided to the elderly, the disabled, and children and adolescents at risk of poverty.”

“We speak, in total, of around 2.6 million Andalu‐ cians, 30 per cent of our population, to whom we are going to significantly improve the response we offer with greater agility, effectiveness and efficien‐ cy through 39 actions grouped into four lines of ac‐ tion,” he added.

Moreno has insisted that the Andalucian commu‐ nity is a leader in the provision of dependency, both in beneficiaries and in aid. It also has the largest net‐ work of social health centres in Spain, with a total of 1,375 that attend to about 36,000 people.

STATS

€262.61 billion

worth of products are exported by Spain each year.

warning

SPAIN is among 19 countries the EU is urging to implement EU digital and media laws as legal action is launched.

The European Commission is taking legal action against 19 Member States, including Spain, for failing to deliver the benefits of EU digital legislation in the area of audio‐visual media and telecommunications.

“These Member States are required to transpose into their national laws two new sets of rules, without further delay: the Audio‐Visual Media Services Directive and the European Electronic Communications Code, and inform the Commission about this transposition.

Both Directives are crucial for the EU’s digital transition, after having been commonly agreed by Member States, and had to be transposed by end‐ 2020,” the Commission said.

The deadline for transposing the Eu‐ ropean Electronic Communications Code into national legislation was De‐ cember 21, 2020. The Commission sent letters of formal notice to 24 Member States on February 4, 2021. Only Bul‐ garia and Denmark notified the full transposition by the end of August, joining Greece, Hungary, and Finland who had already transposed before.

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Cadet death accusation THE Unified Association of the Spanish Military (AUME) have accused the Ministry of Defence of denying them information surrounding various events including the death of a cadet. The 22‐year‐old is re‐ ported to have died of heat stroke at the Zaragoza Mili‐ tary Academy.

The AUME have claimed that the Ministry has reject‐ ed requests for the informa‐ tion to be communicated di‐ rectly or made available to military personnel, and those who look after the rights of military personnel.

The AUME said: “Silencing the professional associations and withholding information from the military constitutes the ministry’s choice of a perverse path, which could lead to obfuscation already experienced in the past un‐ der a dictatorial regime.”

Earlier this month the AUME demanded an investi‐ gation into the cadet’s death. They also announced that they are prepared to

take legal action to ensure that the death is investigated thoroughly. They also want

information from any inves‐ tigation to be made available to the cadet’s family.

Netflix continues filming A PRODUCTION compa‐ ny has spent days in Sevilla filming scenes from ‘If only I had known’, starring Megan Montaner, a Netflix se‐ ries that was banned in Turkey for including a gay character.

The filming of the se‐ ries began at the end of July and until last week it was possible to see the

film crew deployed in the capital.

Scenes have been recorded in Triana, in the Murillo Gardens, and in different streets across the city. In total, the film crew are spending al‐ most a month in Sevilla where, previously, the Boomerang production company had searched for suitable locations.

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A COUPLE has decided against having children so that they can pamper their pet pooches with £20k worth of luxuries. Claire Kelly Johnston and husband Stuart from Scotland have three pampered pooches named Cup‐ cake, Teddybear and Popcorn, and they each get £60 worth of new clothes every week, alongside also being treated to bacon and sausages on the weekends.

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EUROPEAN PRESS DENMARK

Giant salami

Hippy culture

GREENPEACE Denmark activists have blockaded a feed factory in the Port of Aarhus by chaining themselves to giant tree trunks painted to look like salami to stop the feed reaching the millions of pigs that end up as Danish Crown’s sausages and cutlets in supermarkets around the world they say.

KNOWN throughout the world as a hippy commune in Copenhagen, Christiana is celebrating its 50th anniversary of occupation of a former Danish Army Barracks which took place in 1971 and has been going strong more or less ever since, although most recently the pandemic caused some problems.

THE NETHERLANDS Lost Atlantis

Corona pass

RUNNING until October 31, the Doggerland Exhibition at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden has 200 artifacts dredged from the bottom of the North Sea, as it formed a land bridge between the British Isles, Belgium, the Netherlands and southern Scandinavia before being struck by a tsunami.

DUTCH junior economic affairs minister Mona Keijzer has been removed from her post after she gave an interview to the Telegraaf newspaper in which she said she had great doubts about the newly introduced coronavirus pass now required to gain entry to restaurants, bars and theatres.

BELGIUM Product ban

Kanye believe it?

FOR the second time in a month, Belgian shops are having to remove dozens of food items from their shelves because they contain small traces of ethylene oxide which is banned by the European Union, even though it is normally included in order to prevent mould and to tackle salmonella.

THE Belgian Press is agog with speculation about whether American rapper and former Kardashian husband Kanye West is purchasing a property in Wijnegem, near Antwerp after being photographed with numerous minders, since he is a good friend of Belgian interior architect Axel Vervoordt.

GERMANY Sick pay

Passport control

ALTHOUGH a possible change of government means that it may never actually happen, the Ministry of Health has announced that certain unvaccinated workers will not receive sick pay if absent from work due to coronavirus infection. This is due to take effect in November after the current election.

THE Global Passport Power Rank 2021 has reviewed passports from around the world and their power in allowing holders to enter another country either without a visa or guaranteed to be given one on the spot upon arrival and Germany comes out top with 106 countries.

FRANCE Facelift cancelled

PETA Power

FRENCH rail operator SNCF has announced that it has now cancelled controversial plans to renovate Europe’s busiest train station, Paris Gare du Nord, in time for the 2024 Olympic Games to be held in Paris due to an escalation in likely costs which could rise from €500 million to €1.5 billion.

AFTER years of lobbying and demonstrations

by Animal Rights activists PETA, the latest fashion house to agree to ban the use of fur in its clothing is Yves Saint Laurent, which according to parent company Kering will completely phase out fur from its 2022 collections onwards.

NORWAY No peeing

Billionaire list

A NEW sign has been set up at one of the most frequently visited spots along the NorwegianRussian border where visitors stop to take selfies.

The ‘No peeing towards Russia’ sign on the road towards the village of Grense Jakobselv is considered a preventive message with CCTV cameras able to spot miscreants.

EVERY year, Norwegian journal Kapital publishes its rich list of the 400 wealthiest Norwegians and in 2021, for the first time ever, all 400 are Krone billionaires (Kr10 = €1), so the poorest is worth €100 million and the richest, believed to be the wealthiest ever at €11.4 billion.

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CENTRAL banks were the most important players in the last two weeks, even when they were not actually taking part. Currencies were led hither and yon not by actual changes to monetary policy, but by hints and suggestions about what changes might be on the way.

There was no consistent shape to currency movements. The antipodean dollars went in opposite directions while the safe-haven Swiss franc was unchanged against the undoubtedly more risky British pound. Sterling lost an average of 0.5% and was flat against the euro.

There was little help for sterling from the UK economic data. The employment data were confusing. Inflation rose to a nine-year high of 3.1% and the Bank of England sees it touching 4% this year. With that in mind, two of the nine members of the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to raise interest rates. A rate hike is unlikely to happen soon, but it is now on the radar.

Inflation in the Eurozone is only 3%, with national rates varying between 1.9% (Greece) and 4,5% (Slovakia). The data tended to show economies rebounding from the squashing ef-

fect of lockdowns but, at the same time, supply bottlenecks are constraining activity.

A general election in Germany this weekend will deliver the first new German chancellor in 16 years, as Angela Merkel steps down. Immediately ahead of the vote there was no clear idea about who will replace her.

Investors pretended disappointment when US consumer prices went up by ‘only’ 5.3% in the year to August. Their regret was balanced by a forecast-beating 0.7% monthly increase in retail sales.

The Federal Reserve kept monetary policy unchanged, as expected. The accompanying economic projections showed 50% of FOMC members expecting a rate increase next year, arguably a hawkish tilt. Chairman Jerome Powell said the bank could begin to slow down “taper” - its asset purchase programme in November.

There was not a lot of space between the Canadian dollar and its southerly neighbour.

The Loonie was fractionally firmer on the fortnight. The currency barely noticed the early general election called by Prime Minister Justin

Trudeau. Its outcome was much as expected, with Mr Trudeau once again leading a minority Liberal government.

Canadian ecostats were a mix of good and bad: Unemployment fell to a 16-month low of 7.1% while inflation hit an 18-year high of 4.1%.

Retail sales fell in July for the third time in four months.

Australia’s economic statistics were, if anything, less helpful than those from Canada.

Covid adjustments allowed unemployment to fall even as the economy lost 145k jobs in August. The provisional purchasing managers’ indices did not look brilliant, with services at 44.9 and the composite at 46, but at least manufacturing improved by five points to a positive 57.3.

The Reserve Bank of Australia was almost unmitigatedly dovish. Governor Philip Lowe told an audience that cooling the property market with higher interest rates “is not on our agenda.” In the minutes of the last RBA policy meeting it emerged that no interest rate increase is likely until 2024. It all helped to make the Aussie one of the weakest performers,

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The NZ dollar did better than that, losing an average of only 0.3%. The domestic ecostats did not really stack up for the Kiwi, but they contained nothing to suggest that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand would hold back from tightening monetary policy next month when it considers the matter in a fortnight’s time.

Unlike the RBA, the RBNZ is very much concerned with house prices.

The government told it six months ago that it should be. It will not therefore have gone unnoticed that NZ house prices rose 2% in August and were up by 31.1% on the year. It is yet another reason for investors to expect the bank to tighten monetary policy at its next opportunity on October 6.

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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Inflation ACCORDING to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, in a speech made on Friday September 24, the recent rise in inflation seen in the majority of euro zone countries will be temporary and is currently fuelled by the rise in energy prices, but will drop.

Amazon fears AMAZON in the UK has warned the British Government that it fears it will find it very difficult to cope with the likely Christmas demand unless something is done to solve the problem of the lack of delivery drivers when even it cannot recruit.

Uterqüe demise NO matter how successful you are in business, there is always the chance that you will make a mistake and it seems with Inditex, Spain’s largest clothing retailer, time has run out for its youngest and smallest brand Uterqüe, which will be merged into Massimo Dutti.

Global Finance A FINANCIAL index published by Z/Yen Group and think-tank China Development Institute puts New York at the top of Global Finance Centres, but despite expectations of a fall following the implementation of Brexit, London retains second place, whilst nearest EU rival is Paris in 10th place.

Good news GOOD news for those aged under 36 looking to purchase their first home, as Spanish bank Ibercaja is offering a 95 per cent mortgage. There are similar offers for older purchasers in the bank’s Vamos portfolio, but those under 36 can also expect to be able to borrow at very low rates of interest in either fixed or variable mortgages. This should be very helpful for those who normally have to find a deposit of up to 20 per cent as well as pay 10 per cent extra for taxes and legal fees.

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SO far six small British low‐cost energy suppliers have gone bust during September leaving nearly 1.5 million UK consumers in the lurch.

However, happily for them, un‐ til such time as new companies are introduced, the British Gov‐ ernment is ensuring that cus‐ tomers still have access to gas.

If wholesale prices go up, then logic suggests that the retail prices would match those increases thus ensuring additional profit for ener‐ gy suppliers, but there is a deadly catch which is why the smaller fish are going to the wall and larger suppliers are likely to apply for Government support.

€1.6 billion

is the amount that Australian group Sandfire Resources is to pay to purchase Minas de Aguas Teñidas copper mine in Huelva, subject to Spanish Government approval.

UK Gas prices The UK regulator, Ofgem, sets a cap for energy prices for con‐ sumers on default tariffs and re‐ views it twice a year and bills were already set to go up for house‐ holds from October 1 following Ofgem’s most recent cap increase.

The way smaller suppliers were able to exist and operate at a prof‐ it was because they were under‐ cutting their larger rivals but as wholesale prices increased, so their margins were cut consider‐ ably, meaning that eventually they would be selling gas at prices

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lower than they were paying so they have bailed out.

As the larger companies are asked to take over the supply to customers of the companies that have closed, even if on the short term, they in turn will be losing money which is why they will be asking for Government support.

In the long term it is more than likely that customers of the closed companies will have a nasty shock as their prices will be brought into line with those charged by the major companies.

How to pre-plan a funeral

Is a vice president required?

At an AGM does a newly elected president need to select a vice president at that meeting, later or at all?

B J (Costa del Sol) Planning your funeral.

There is no DAVID SEARL legal re‐ quirement for a YOU AND THE LAW community of prop‐ IN SPAIN erty owners to have a vice‐president. Many small communities elect only a president. The only officer required by the Law of Horizon‐ tal Property is the president. A vice president can be infor‐ mally named at any time, if no member protests. Howev‐ er, as regular readers of this column will be aware, this simple naming of a vice president can cause problems lat‐ er. In order to have an authorised signature at the bank, the vice president must be elected at the AGM by a major‐ ity vote and he must be specifically authorised to access the community bank account in order to make deposits and transfers. If the community has a licensed property administrator, he will be authorised by the terms of his contract. Both the administrator and the vice president must then be registered with the bank as authorised sig‐ natures. We have seen cases where the president be‐ comes incapacitated and the vice president is unable to access the bank because he has not been authorised.

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

CRICKETS are Kosher according to Is‐ raeli company Hargol as well as Halal and have opened the first commercial grasshopper factory breeding these edible insects.

Crickets, grasshoppers and locusts are all from the same family, Or‐ thoptera, and apart from differences in wingspan and antennae are very simi‐ lar and in certain countries in Africa and the Middle East have been staple

WHILE pre‐planning a funeral may feel like a daunting task, making sure your wishes are carried out after you die can save consid‐ erable time and money for your loved ones.

But how do you go about planning your funeral?

1. Make sure you have a Spanish Will.

For expats with property or assets overseas it is essential to have a correct and locally compatible Will in Spain.

Golden Leaves’ partners are on hand to help put your Will to‐ gether so you can make sure your wishes are carried out.

2. Decide what to do with your remains.

When the time comes, it is important to know what you want to happen to your remains. Do you want to be cremated or buried? Have your funeral in Spain or be repatriated back to the UK? 3. Choose a pre‐paid funeral plan.

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Crickets are Kosher foods for centuries.

The difference with this new start up is that Hargol recognise that people may be averse to eating insects, but if they can be converted into different types of food, then they become more appealing.

As the world looks to find cheaper sources of protein which do not harm the environment, experiments are tak‐ ing place to create laboratory meat and this is another sustainable option.

Launching first in Israel will be a se‐ lection of different foods including

Food shopping MANY of us complain about the rise in prices when we visit the super‐ market, but rather than guess, the Spanish Nation‐ al Institute of Statistics (INE) has been comparing prices between August 2020 and August 2021.

There haven’t been many ongoing reductions in price and in fact most food items have not in‐ creased by a huge amount, but the largest gains are sunflower oil at a massive 33.1 per cent, closely fol‐ lowed by olive oil with a 25.3 per cent uplift.

Soft drinks are up by 10.3 per cent but fruit at 5 per cent, eggs at 3.6 per cent and mutton at 3.5 per cent have done quite well, as has fish at just 3.2 per cent.

Tipping law THE growth in payment by card in the UK during the pan‐ demic has made it easier for companies to withhold tips from staff in pubs and restau‐ rants.

On Friday September 24, the British Government an‐ nounced that it would intro‐ duce legislation to make it ille‐ gal for employers to withhold tips from workers.

The move is set to help around two million people working in one of the 190,000 businesses across the hospitali‐ ty, leisure and services sectors, where tipping is common place and can make up a large part of their income.

Over the years, some very well‐known companies have been accused of withholding part or all of the tips paid by customers. burgers, falafel, energy bars and fruit gums, all produced from grasshoppers.

The company also offers a rich protein powder for use in drinks and other foods.

According to the company, com‐ pared with beef production, grasshop‐ per farming reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 99 per cent, water con‐ sumption by 1,000 times and arable land usage 1,500‐fold.

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Shock figures on Spanish economy

Credit: La Moncloa flickr

NADIA CALVIÑO: The minister for Economic Affairs may have to review forecasts.

SHOCK figures released

by Spain’s National Statis‐ tics Institute (INE) on Thursday September 23 show that the economy grew by just 1.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2021.

This is less than half of the July estimate of 2.8 per cent and suggests that the full year fore‐ casts which were to show a bounce back to pre‐pan‐ demic levels by the end of this year are incorrect.

This has caught both the government and fi‐ nancial bodies by surprise as on September 21, the Bank of Spain comment‐ ing on a slight increase in inflation, suggested that this would be corrected

by November of this year.

In addition, noting sup‐ posed better than expect‐ ed results from the hospi‐ tality sector, it also forecast that the econo‐

my would return to pre‐ pandemic levels this year.

On the same day, the Organisation for Econom‐ ic Co‐operation and De‐ velopment (OECD) pub‐ lished its interim GDP growth predictions for all members of the G20 Group, which suggested that Spain could see growth of 6.8 per cent this year, running only behind China, Turkey and Argentina and well ahead of the Euro 17.

Two areas that may be responsible for the revi‐ sion of the figures could be firstly due to the unex‐ pected rise in gas and electricity costs, (al‐ though they are likely to bite more deeply into the third quarter figures) and the fact that the hospitali‐ ty and retail sector had been downgraded from a 5.4 per cent positive to negative 0.4 per cent.

Sabadell Bank jobs SABADELL BANK is to get rid of another 1,936 Spanish employees before the end of 2021, despite facing some opposition for CCOO union.

At one time getting a job in a Spanish bank was considered a long-term career which offered those working there many benefits. At the end of last year, Sabadell came to an agreement with the CCOO union to dispose of 1,800 workers, mainly through early retirement and now wants to lose a further 1,936 employees, the equivalent of 12.5 per cent of its entire staff.

BUSINESS EXTRA Green adverts THE UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is to release new guidance to ensure advertisements don’t mislead people about the environment and how green or eco-friendly different brands may be. Earlier this year it banned a Ryanair campaign which claimed the airline had the lowest CO2 emissions.

Privatised airports WITH Aena and Ferrovial already having assets and management agreements in Brazil, both are considering entering bids to manage newly privatised airports in that country, although the likely cost to participate could be as high as €1.4 billion which is a significant investment.

Pret expansion DESPITE being criticised for cutting staff benefits, British sandwich and coffee chain Pret a Manger has plans to expand the business, hoping to open 200 new outlets and employing an additional 3,000 people as office staff start to return to their places of work.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT DESPITE what the CO2 alarmists would have us believe; our glorious planet has been warming up for thousands of years.

Although the air polluting emissions released by the vehicles and factories of modern society are certainly unacceptable, the prophets of alarmist doom have managed to have us all running around like headless chickens in pursuit of worldwide solutions that are not only near impossible, but, despite what Saint Greta and her followers would have us believe, rather like throwing a cup of water on a forest fire!

What we should be doing is concentrating on an adaptive response to the potential advantages of global warming.

It is my belief that all things in creation have an equally positive and negative side ‐ Ying Yang, Newton etc. If this were not the case the whole planet and all that reside on it would have disintegrated eons ago. With this in mind, I decided to do a little research into the positive effects of so‐called global warming. The results were eye opening to say the least. According to reports some 70 countries or more stand to gain by the

Wake up

changes in our climate. In the main, countries that exist further to the north of the planet are those set to benefit the most.

Russia’s Siberia and Alaska could likely become vast fertile areas that could be developed at extremely reasonable cost.

China would also profit by bringing rain to its northern drought areas and easing the flooding in the south. Canada, most of the Netherlands, Iceland and even North Korea are all set to benefit as the earth’s temperature warms up. Unfortunately, most of Europe and the southern most parts of the USA don’t fare so well.

Flooding, monsoons, tornadoes, crippling heatwaves and severe weather fluctuations will be the order of the day. None of this is a present‐day phenomenon. Human civilisation goes back some 10,000 years or so. Over the last 400,000 years, long before we started changing the planet, there have been several periods of warming and cooling. Ice core readings show that CO2 measurements have at times been 10 per cent higher than current levels, with global temperatures similar and even lower than they are today. There is simply no

correlation between the two events. Left wing and Liberal governments believe power to stop climate change rests in controlling people. Their solutions to the problems always give more power to ever growing government bureaucracy.

Well, I don’t buy it. While we are succumbing to the pathetic brainwashed protesters and snarling Thunberg demonstrations, the West is slowly but surely being taken over by Eastern forces attacking from all sides and on all levels. Our enemies ‐ using every opportunity to take advantage of our ridiculous mistaken priorities are infiltrating Western civilisation at a far more dangerous rate than global warming or CO2 emissions. Time to wake up and tackle the true problems that threaten our existence on this wonderful planet.

Keep the faith.

Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland. Mondays and Fridays 1pm till 4.

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FEATURE

Travel

Full of charm CULTURE LINK: This bridge in Girona was built by Gustav Eiffel just before be built the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

A HUB of Catalan culture in its own right, Girona is packed to the brim with museums, galleries and stunning buildings. The historic centre built by the city’s abundant wealth during medieval times has been well preserved over the centuries, surviving wars, sieges and revolutions.

The best way to see the city is to take a walk along the medieval walls, known as the Passeig de la Muralla, that border the city centre and offer great views.

Girona has one of the best preserved Jewish quarters in all of Europe called El

Call, which is a maze of narrow, cobbled streets that look just how they would have 500 years ago when the Jewish population occupied this area of the city.

Another highlight that should not be missed is Girona Cathedral, which has a picturesque long staircase leading to the entrance that was used as a location to film Game of Thrones.

The city has its own small airport but there is also a high-speed train service that links Girona to the Catalan capital of Barcelona, so it makes a perfect destination for a quick day trip.

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BATTLE WITH BANKS From our Facebook

TIE CARD: Evidence of residency.

I wonder if anybody else has a story of banks bullying customers over the TIE card. There is a lot of concern among the expats as evidenced by Facebook expat group posts that customers are being threatened with having their bank accounts frozen unless they produce a TIE card as evidence of residency.

You can, I’m sure, imagine the devastating effects of such action and the ensuing stress this would cause.

My wife and I find ourselves among this group and have questioned the policy with the bank’s own online help chat who say that we are not required to produce a TIE and that the green residency card is sufficient, which is also as stated in the Brexit withdrawal agreement. However the local branch are still insisting that we do get the TIE card and that our account will be frozen at the end of the year unless it

WHAT A SHAME AS a company we made it clear at the time of the Brexit vote that we were in favour of remaining within the European Union as we believed it would be detrimental in the short term to the UK should we leave.

Having been disappointed by the vote and the fact that so many long-term migrants here in Spain and other countries were unable to vote, we still had to accept the decision and get on with business here in Spain whilst keeping touch with friends and family in the UK.

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is produced. It is my hope that if your paper was to highlight this practice then the banks would soften their aggressive, unreasonable and illegal threats which are causing so much unnecessary stress.

Regards, R Robinson

Say it how it is!

SQUATTERS: Most people agree that they should be removed.

Mira Spiteri Definitely the law should be on the side of the owners, NOT squatters!!!

Claire Murray Dear Leapy Lee You really do… Say it where others fear to tread or only think it!

Thank you!

Kind regards, Dawn

OUR VIEW

There is no doubt that the pandemic was an unexpected and untimely disaster for everyone but it now seems that Britain has been ‘knocked for six’ by the combination of Brexit finally biting at the beginning of this year and the pandemic.

Life goes on, but just nine months after the UK finally bowed out of the European Union the reports that are appearing about shortages of petrol and diesel due to the lack of HGV drivers, the potential of empty shelves at Christmas and the closure of numerous low-cost energy suppliers

are truly disturbing.

Spain, despite its own faults, seems to be in a much stronger position than Britain and although fuel and electricity prices are rising rapidly, there appears to be no shortage of goods in the shops (unless of course you want to buy some British foods that aren’t making it over here).

People move to different countries for different reasons but it does seem that those of us in Spain didn’t make a bad decision, although we wish our original homeland a speedy recovery.

If it’s not your house and you have no contract to stay there then of course they should throw them out.

Karen Howarth Yes they should. I have heard some horror stories from people who have had squatters in their property. It appears that squatters have more rights than property owners, which definitely needs addressing and changing.

Shirley Ashworth I don’t think there should be a law!!! They broke into a house so they should be removed and put in jail.

Emma D’Aubrey Yes they should change the law.... but also look into WHY the squatting situation is so high.... we could all name several reasons, but is the government willing to do something about the WHOLE problem here??

Patrick J Byrne Ridiculous situation in the first place, if you enter or break into another person’s property it should be a criminal offence, no new laws needed, just common sense.

Bill Stewart Yes and held responsible for the damage, disorder and mayhem they can cause.

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THE KEY TO HAPPINESS TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA

#TheWomanBeyond WHEN I’m working with women the first thing I ask is what do you want to achieve, or what’s your ultimate goal, and I am so amazed that the response is almost always the same, “I want to be Happy”, “to be fulfilled”.

It’s not because we are women that we want fulfilment and happiness, it’s because we are human. Common Hu‐ manity, we have a universal drive for what Aristotle and Cicero after him sug‐ gest ‘MANS’ (we all know the Greeks and Romans were obsessed by the male form!!) ultimate goal the highest good (summon bonum), was to achieve happi‐ ness. So we haven’t changed much in 2,400+ years.

Have you ever Imagined your ideal self, the best version of you?

Imagine your superhero, or altar ego smiling and waving at you.

Can you see her?!

(I’m being serious. Take a long slow breath, 10 seconds should do it and bring that especially awesome you to life in your mind.)

I haven’t gone mad, honest, here’s how this works: That ideal version of you is pretty much watching you all day ev‐ ery day. The Stoic philosophers called this “the Other.” Modern theologians would call it your conscience.

In those ancient days, another name for the highest version of yourself was ‘daimon’, a sort of inner soul and guiding spirit that exists within each of us.

I love that, and I have worked hard on what that looks like for me, I have even named her!! Being or getting clear on our identity and who we want to BE, has

proven to be the number one tool in helping us to live happier lives and to flourish.

Ancient philosophers considered your relationship with this inner soul THE most important thing in life. They said that if you want to be happy you need to be on really good terms with your dai‐ mon.

In fact, their word for happiness was eudaimōn which literally means ‘good soul.’

All of which begs the question: How’s your relationship with your inner soul?

You won’t be surprised ‐ the worst ver‐ sion of ourselves ‐ The Demon ‐ stems from the etymology of eudaimōn!! So, watch that little pesky shoulder sitting fleabag, this is the one that whispers in your ear, “you are not good enough”, the one that says “who do you think you are” when you are about to take those

steps forward into your next big idea or begin to awaken your dreams. Give her a swift flick off!!

So, my parting question for you this week or most importantly for today (and every day): What’s one little thing you can do to +1 that relationship today? Get clear, what’s your BEST SELF, Name her and let me know.

Ahh yes I hear you, what’s the name of my Eudiamon? Well, she is the Zen War‐ rior Goddess. ¡Hasta luego!

Stay Focussed, Keep Positive and Choose to +1 in Every Moment.

Love, Hugs, High Fives and Fist Bumps Toni x

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MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION

Views of a Grumpy Old Man LET me tell you something if you are fighting for a cause, and I don’t care what it’s for, if you think that sitting on a motorway blocking people going about their daily business or even worse, as in one case someone trying to get their mother to a hospital because she is having a stroke, is going to win the public over to your side you are very wrong. If you compound that idiotic behaviour by then going on morning TV as the spokesperson for said cause - in this case Insulate Britain - and admit your own house isn’t insulated, you have no reading of the British public.

All you do is detract from the problem and you should be arrested. They will argue that some industry leaders and architects agree with them, but that’s not because they are sitting on a motorway, those people have always agreed. Protesting in this way will not change anything that goes on in Westminster. They do not live in our world. All it does is hurt the normal person trying to go about their daily life.

I see that a third Russian has been accused

of the Salisbury poisoning. I bet that’s really scared the bejeebas out of them. What do they do next? Another round of tit- for-tat diplomatic expulsions? All three have arrest warrants out for them. Not a hope of ever carrying out the arrests. I love that the Russian Foreign Ministry says Britain was using the poisoning to stoke anti-Russian sentiment, not the fact that Russia kills people in other countries by poisoning them.

Something to hopefully make you smile many years ago we were here with some friends who had three daughters. We had arranged to meet at the beach and when we got there their mum had already smothered them in sun cream.

Then I noticed there were four brightly coloured helium balloons tied to a chair. I asked was it someone’s birthday and was told no. Mum then proceeded to pin one to each of the girls’ swimsuits with a long string and the fourth was tied to the sunshade and she explained, with a completely straight face, that this allowed her to relax and enjoy her day because the girls could run about and she could easily see where the girls were. In turn they could see how far they were away from their parents - nuts but totally brilliant.

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On the positive side, spiders are clean, qui‐ et animals which re‐ quire little space.

They are also cheap to keep, much more than a traditional pet. Spi‐ ders can offer hours of en‐ tertainment and can serve as a valuable learning tool for a child.

However, most concern‐ ing of all is that most spider species are poisonous to a certain extent. As with poi‐ sonous snakes, the severity of a spider bite depends on the potency and amount of the venom, where the wou‐ nd occurs and how your body reacts to the venom.

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HANDLE WITH CARE: Some spiders can give the kiss of death.

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Most spiders don’t tend to relate well with humans and want little or no social interaction. They also have a much shorter life com‐ pared to traditional pets, so pop their eight clogs earlier than you might want.

Avoiding cat fights IF you have a cat you will know that they simply hate to be bathed. Any attempt to do so might lead to a real cat fight at home. This leads any cat owner to the ques‐ tion of how to clean your dirty muggins af‐ ter a night out on the prowl.

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Lewis Hamilton seals 100th victory Back to winning ways LEWIS HAMILTON took the chequered flag on Sun‐ day, September 26, in an eventful Russian Grand Prix in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, to become the first F1 driver in history to notch up 100 victories, crushing the dreams of young British driver Lando Norris in the process.

Norris started on pole, but lost the lead when Spain’s Carlos Sainz took him on the first lap, only for the dynamic young McLaren driver to regain the lead on Lap 13, where he stayed un‐ til just five laps from the end. However the heavens opened up and the error to

HAMILTON: Won an eventful Russian Grand Prix.

stay on the same tyres cost him a probable maiden F1 win, as his car became un‐ steerable at times, by which time the Mercedes team had put Hamilton on a new set of intermediate tyres and it was game over.

His team had asked him over the radio if he wanted to come in to change to in‐ termediate tyres, but the 21‐year‐old gave them a firm “no”, with Hamilton al‐ so telling the Mercedes team that the rain was not that bad, but being ordered

to pit anyway. A very wise decision which paid its divi‐ dend as the rain suddenly started to pour down, re‐ joining the race 14.7 sec‐ onds behind Norris, but within just five corners he had passed the McLaren and taken the lead.

This victory takes Lewis two points clear of his main rival, Max Verstappen, who had a stunning drive, start‐ ing 20th on the grid, but fighting his way through the field to an eventual second place, with his Red Bull

team right on the money with the tyre change when they saw the rain coming.

Carlos Sainz finished a very deserved third in the Ferrari, again stopping at just the right time to put the intermediates, with Daniel Ricciardo ‐ who won the previous race in Monza ‐ placing fourth in the other McLaren, ahead of Hamil‐ ton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas in fifth, and a brilliant drive from Fernando Alonso in the Alpine saw him take sixth.

BARCELONA returned to their old winning ways on Sunday, September 26, easing the pressure on under‐fire coach Ronald Koeman in the process, as they disposed of Levante UD 3‐0 at the Camp Nou. Koeman was absent, serving his two‐match touchline ban after his red card in the previous LaLiga game with Cadiz CF, which that left assistant coach Alfred Schreuder in command of operations .

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Things couldn’t have started better than when Memphis Depay was felled in the box by Nemanja Radoja, for the Dutchman to calmly slot home the opener after just six minutes.

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This was a brilliant show by the Barcelona team, though to be fair, Levante hardly put up any opposition, and had it not been for Fernandez, the result could have been an awful lot higher, but it did take until the 91st minute for a third goal to materialise.

Fati, on as a substitute for De Jong, marked his return with a sublime strike from outside the box, and said after the win, “I couldn’t have imagined a comeback like this. I’m so thankful to the doctors and physios who have been with me throughout all of this, and to the fans who have been unbelievable as well.”

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