Euro Weekly News - Mallorca 16 - 22 December 2021 Issue 1902

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16 - 22 Dec 2021

Global superstar MALLORCA will welcome one of the world’s biggest music stars next at the Mallorca Live music festival in Calvia. A host of stars have been announced with many of the music world’s top artists lined up for what should be a memorable event.

An exciting line up already features the likes of Spanish rap superstar C Tangana and cult British band Franz Ferdinand. Also confirmed are Justice, Metronomy, Izal and Kase.O. The latest name to catch the eye is Christina Aguilera who has been named as one of headliners for the festival which will run from June 24 to June 26 next year.

The singer known as the ‘Voice of a Generation’ has been recording and performing since the late 1990s when she first burst on the scene as a major figure in the revival of teen-focused pop music.

Later in her career, she has become a voice of social justice tackling tough issues including gender violence, often reinventing her image in the process.

Many modern stars including Dua Lipa and Lady Gaga have been influenced by the star and her music.

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MALLORCA AT LEVEL 2 COVID PASSPORTS: Will now be required in bars and cafes with capacity of more than 50.

THE Balearic Ministry for Health announced on De‐ cember 13 that its level of health risk will increase from Level 1 to Level 2. Patricia Gomez, the Minister for

Health, pointed out that be‐ tween December 1 and 10 there had been a significant increase in infections in the Balearics, especially in Mal‐ lorca and Menorca.

As a result, the govern‐ ment has agreed to reinforce the strategy to make certain spaces safer where there is a greater risk of contagion.

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First child jab DECEMBER 15 was a historic day in Mallorca as 11-year-old Jordi Romero became the first child to be vaccinated in the Balearic Islands. The moment marked the beginning of the vaccination campaign for children aged between nine and 11. Doses are being issued by appointment, although judicial permission will be requested when parents disagree.

The vaccine was administered at the Son Dureta vaccination centre at around 3pm. Other children have since received their first doses too as parents arrived in large numbers with their young ones to help in the ongoing fight against coronavirus.

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Solar park financing THE municipality in Santa Margalida wants to build sustainable solar park with a difference. Unlike other solar installations, which are owned by companies and or local authorities, Santa Margalida want to do this in partnership with their residents.

The town has set aside a five hectare plot of land in its industrial estate and will for the first time in a project of this sort, look to residents to help fund the installation. In return those who invest will share in the profits from the sale of the electricity.

INDUSTRIAL ESTATE: Space has been set aside for the project.

Spanish law on climate change has made this pos‐ sible with local participa‐ tion provided for in renew‐ able plants with an installed capacity of more than five megawatts. The

new park intends to pro‐ duce 9.6 megawatts through two separate units each generating 4.8 megawatts. Santa Eulàlia I and Santa Eulàlia II, will be operated by two different organisations and will feed electricity into the grid in‐ dependently.

The financing of the in‐ stallations will come from residents (€809,360) and the balance from the local authority and the organi‐ sation chosen to run the independent units.

Funding is being raised through crowd funding platform Fundeen, which specialises in sustainable projects. The minimum in‐ vestment is €500 with a return of 6.5 per cent per annum over seven years. A longer investment will provide a 3 per cent re‐ turn.

The installation is ex‐ pected to save 3.11 tonnes of CO₂.

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NASA interest A 56-YEAR-OLD inventor and organic farmer in Vilafranca, Damia Bover, has developed a solar powered plough to replace tractors. En‐ vironmentally friendly and efficient, Utopus, is in use on the eco‐finca Son Duri, east Mallorca.

Looking a lot like an octopus with a solar panel on its back, Utopus, has attracted world‐ wide attention and from no lesser organisa‐ tion than NASA. Their interest is in using the design for their space exploration.

Utopus is the result of 10 years of research and development by Bover, a computer scien‐ tist and technology enthusiast from an early age. Bover said that “We do organic farming, but we plough with the tractor. It doesn’t go together! Tractors run on diesel fuel. That’s money and pollution. Tractors are energy wasters with more than 30 per cent needed to

move the tyres alone. And because of their weight, they compact the soil, which affects plant growth and yield.”

Ploughing is still a very necessary part of or‐ ganic farming and any replacement needed to be able to achieve the same result but without the weight. Bover overcame this with tines that are angled, creating a counter pressure driving the tines downwards.

Nannen a German specialist in artificial in‐ telligence at the Balaeric University, helped him patent the unit but no funding was forth‐ coming locally so they headed to the USA where NASA expressed an interest. That has led to a number of invitations to present the machine including at the ‘Earth and Space’ conference in Colorado next year. It is hoped funding to produce the machine will follow.

2 Skeletons found FRENCH officers and sol‐ diers were held captive in Castell Belver at the beginning of the 19th century. Experts are questioning if the re‐ mains are from that time.

Archaeologists exca‐ vating below the west tower of the castle have uncovered the remains of two people who they suspect may have been buried there during the Spanish War of Inde‐ pendence (1807 ‐ 1814).

There is also some thought that the bodies

may have been buried early during the Napoleonic wars. At that time, the Castell de Bellver served tem‐ porarily as a prison for French officers and sol‐ diers who were defeat‐ ed in 1808 in the Battle of Bailén (Andalucia).

The officers are said to have left the castle alive.

Described as com‐ pletely unexpected, the discovery earlier this month came after a couple of months of painstaking work. What

makes the skeletons re‐ al interesting is not only how old they might be, but the manner in which they are laid out ‐ on their backs with legs stretched out and arms crossed over their hips and chest.

At this stage it is not known how they may have died, with more work needed to ex‐ hume and carbon date the skeletons. Once that process is complete, sci‐ entists will have a bet‐ ter idea of when and how they died.

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NIBS EXTRA 40% fewer accidents FOLLOWING the decrease in the speed limit on the Via Cintura, Palma’s ring road to 80 km/h, there have been roughly 40 per cent fewer accidents. Engine noise in the area has also fallen from 67 to 62 decibels and air pollution has also decreased.

Disco to reopen MALLORCA’S largest disco is planning to reopen on December 23 following a major revamp.

BCM in Magaluf has remained closed, although discos have been allowed to reopen since September. Although officially opening later in the month, celebrations will start on the 17th at Club Titos Calvia Beach.

Economy grows THE Balaeric Islands economy grew by 16.1 per cent in the third quarter compared to the same period a year ago. It is the largest growth ever experienced by the islands and marks a recovery from the pandemic, although business has yet to return to normal.

Lluis Sitjar fields Plan THE old Lluis Sitjar football field site and the grounds of the Es Forti Military Club are to be maintained as a sports facility if the General Urban Planning Plan (PGOU) de Palma is approved. Currently the plan is open for public comment.

Crowd funding for poverty THE Associació Tardor has launched a crowd funding campaign on GoFundMe to raise funds to carry out its work with people in poverty. The association said “We need resources to be able to pay the rent for the premises, electricity, water, transport, gasoline, etc.”

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Calanova charity shop THE Calanova Cancer Care Charity shop had a lovely surprise recently when two of their new volun‐ teers, Gudula and Sophie (both prominent Mallorca glass artists) donated to the Calanova Cancer Care Charity Association.

Their donation of €230 came from their little Christmas market event at the Secret Garden which showcased their handcrafted glasses, bot‐ tles, and plates. They made the donation be‐ cause “we have both lost special people to cancer and this cause is very near to our hearts.”

Dorna, the owner, gave

only two doors up from the main shop opposite the Port of Calanova.

You can also come and help as a volunteer. It is a great way to spend a few hours, meeting people, making new friends and helping people who really NEW VOLUNTEERS: The glass artists donated €230.

everyone a glass of mulled wine on arrival and donated her door money. Gerry and all the staff of the Anchor Bar who had a Christmas raf‐ fle also raised €160 for the shop. All proceeds will be donated to the cancer charities before

Christmas. Every euro counts and between us all we will be able to make a difference to those suffering from can‐ cer.

The pop‐up Christmas shop is proving very pop‐ ular and great fun, stop by and look. It is located

Poo worth its weight in gold TWO crew members of German television station Kabel 1 in Mallorca to record a pro‐ gramme found gold in the municipality of Manacor, in the form of grey amber.

Grey amber or whale poo is worth more than its weight in gold, the 1.7 kilogram chunk being worth an estimated €80,000.

The crew, Oliver Stührk and Christian Bracker, found the amber in the beach at Cala Varques. They have since handed it over to the police, who have sent it to a laboratory for authentication, as Spanish

law prohibits the marketing of grey amber.

Secreted by sperm whales when they suffer digestive problems, grey amber is highly prized as a perfume fixative. It’s for this reason that Spanish authorities have restricted ownership and usage of the item, effectively ensuring these wonderful animals are protected from poachers.

It’s not the first time that grey amber has been found in Mallorca. In 2017 some lo‐ cals reportedly found grey amber on the beach in Porto Cristo.

Get your Xmas calendar THE JoyRon Foundation is currently marketing the 2022 JoyRon Diversity of Mallorca Calendar.

All proceeds received for the calendar are being allocated to the purchasing of Christmas and Three Kings’ gifts for needy children.

The Foundation will be distributing the gifts to the estimated 350 children currently in homes in Mallorca. Each calendar page is sponsored, and the professional photographs and artwork have all been donated free of charge, so all costs of production have been covered. This means 100 per cent of calendar donations will go to the children. For anyone who might still wish to purchase the calendar it can be obtained for €15.00.

To get your copy, visit the JoyRon website page at joy ronfoundation.org where you will find more detailed information and an order form.

Alternatively, you can buy one from any of the following: • Bien Estar Architecture ‐ Calle Lledoner 10A, Alcudia • Ca N’Eduardo Restaurant ‐ Travesia Contramuelle es Mollet 3a, 07012 Palma • e‐Touch Systems ‐ STP Global Building Office 3, Muele Viejo Espigon Exterior 07012 Palma • Palomino Arquitectos ‐ Carrer de l’Arquitecte Francesc Cases, 17, Local B‐07, 07181 Bendinat • Ocean Independence ‐ Club de Mar, Av. de Gabriel Roca, S/N, 07015 Palma • Ticket Travel ‐ Ctra. Andratx, 35, 07181 Portals Nous • Nice Price Supermarket ‐ Carrer Miguel de Cervantes, 8, 07181 Portals Nous • Baleares International College ‐ Camí Cala Figuera, 3, 07181 La Porrassa, (available for parents of the school’s students) The calendar makes an ideal Christmas present for friends and family and helps the Foundation bring a little joy and happiness to lonely children at Christmas time.

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A white Christmas?

A NUMBER of meteorolo‐ gists including Meteored believe that a white Christ‐ mas in Mallorca is possible this year, with tempera‐ tures expected to be be‐ tween one and three de‐ grees lower than usual.

While most of Spain is expected to be quite dry during the festive season, rainfall in the east of the country and in the Balearics is forecast to be higher than normal. Aver‐ age temperatures across the country are expected to be lower than usual, as is the case in Mallorca, with rain only expected in the eastern parts of Spain.

According to Meteored meteorologist Samuel Bi‐ ener, Christmas weather is likely to be dominated by a North Sea anticyclone and an easterly wind. These conditions he said could bring snow to parts of Mal‐ lorca and not just the usual snowy areas in the north‐ ern half of Spain and on higher mountains.

Biener added that he is confident that more nor‐ mal conditions will prevail at the start of the New Year.

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300% more rain AEMET, the meteorolo‐ gy agency in Spain has reported that more than 300 per cent of the usu‐ al rainfall fell over the Balearics in November.

The weather station recording the most was at the airport in Mahon, Menorca at 259 litres per square metre, the highest since records began.

Not far behind that record was the port weather station in Pal‐ ma where 252 litres per square metre was recorded, also a record for the island.

The high rainfall was accompanied by colder than normal weather according to AEMET, with the month being the 10th coldest since 1961. The average tem‐ perature came in 8.2 de‐ grees, nearly 1.2 de‐ grees lower than usual.

Similarly cold temper‐ atures were recorded around the country and in the Canaries, where Lanzarote airport recorded the lowest temperature for the month since 1972.

Mallorca and the Balearics had the great‐ est above‐normal rain‐ fall, with eastern parts of the mainland, La Rio‐ ja and Navarre record‐ ing rainfall 200 per cent more than usual.

Several other parts of the mainland experi‐ enced the opposite with very dry weather condi‐ tions.

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EMPTY PROPERTIES. The government of Mallorca has tem‐ porarily expropriated 16 apartments that had belonged to banks and investment funds, but which had been vacant for many years. The apartments, which will be made available as social housing, are the first to be taken over by the government after nine months of negotiation and legal process. The govern‐ ment managed to complete the process in record time despite legal challenges from the property owners. Housing Director Eduardo Robsy said on December 9 that “the plan is to appro‐ priate 56 apartments for a period of seven years.” The deal will see the owners receive a total of €1.8 million in compensation.

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16 - 22 December 2021

Removal of restaurant BUILT within the dune sys‐ tem of what is now the Es Trenc Nature Park, the Es Trenc restaurant is to be demolished. The new man‐ agement plan for the park seeks to return the dunes back to their original state, which means the removal of all manmade objects such as the restaurant.

This was confirmed by Llorenç Mas, Director Gen‐ eral for Natural Spaces in the Balearic government, who said conserving the dunes system is essential to protect the beach. There‐ fore, all building within the protection zone must go.

Originally marketed as

being in the ‘middle of par‐ adise’, the building is situat‐ ed close to the waterline and enjoys fantastic sea views. Originally it operat‐ ed under a concession from the Costas Authority, which the Mas explains the government will wait for it to expire before demolition will begin.

The cost of demolition will fall to the owners of the building as will the costs of returning the area to its natural state. If the work is not undertaken by the owners then the work will be undertaken by the gov‐ ernment and the costs passed on.

Lawyers swap advice REGINA INAREJOS, a lawyer in Mallorca, was responsible for a fantastic solidarity initiative on Friday December 10 in the form of Free Legal Advice Day in aid of the local Caritas Mallorca workshop.

Nine volunteers from the legal sector on the island, special‐ ising in labour, housing, family, and immigration matters, all gave free advice to 185 clients from 10am to 2pm and 4pm to 6pm in exchange for second‐hand toys.

As Ms Inarejos explained: “We ask for them second‐hand because the idea is for them to be restored in the Caritas Mal‐ lorca workshop, where people in vulnerable situations work, and then allocate them to the families they serve.”

Festive food campaign SPECSAVERS ÓPTICAS in Santa Ponsa will be collect‐ ing food throughout De‐ cember for SOS Calvia. The store is supporting the wor‐ thy cause to help meet an increase in demand since the pandemic and ensure that no one in Calvia goes hungry this Christmas.

SOS Calvia is a community organisation, formed by resi‐ dents of Calvia during the Covid‐19 pandemic, to help those people who are not able to work and are waiting for government support.

They have helped over 200 families to date and are currently feeding and sup‐ porting 70 families. A team of 30 volunteers collect and distribute food to these fam‐ ilies, serve lunch every Thursday and help them to get the financial aid they are entitled to from the govern‐ ment. In order to help them, they rely on the generosity of individuals and businesses

ESSENTIAL: Both non-perishable and household items.

to collect food and fundraise.

Donations should be non‐ perishable food items, toi‐ letries and household prod‐ ucts which are essential day‐to‐day items that no one should be without. The items that are particularly in demand are dried beans and pulses, pasta, tomato paste, milk, rice, chicken stock, nap‐ pies for babies, drinking chocolate, biscuits, cereal and tinned foods.

They would also like to be able to spread a bit more Christmas cheer at this time of year and would welcome festive food such as turrón, ham and cured meats, to

add to the staples.

SOS Calvia are also collect‐ ing toys from Santa and wel‐ come new, unwrapped toys to be dropped off at Spec‐ savers, or any of the other drop off points in Santa Pon‐ sa, Magaluf, Palma Nova, Torrenova and Son Matias.

Visit www.sos‐calvia.es/san ta to find out more.

You can drop off food or toys throughout December between 10am and 7pm Monday to Friday and 10.00am to 1.30pm on Sat‐ urday. The store is located in Santa Ponsa, on Avenida Rei Jaime I 117, Locales 14 & 15.

To find out more visit www.specsavers.es.

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Passport extended Covid passports had, until now, been re‐ quired only when en‐ tering restaurants and nightclubs, but now this requirement will be extended further to include bars and cafes with a capacity greater than 50 peo‐ ple.

The increase to Lev‐ el 2 means the Covid certificate will also have to be requested at shelters, hostels, lodges, and other tourist establish‐ ments, regardless of their denomination, with rooms for shared use.

Levels will be re‐ viewed periodically by the government, although the agree‐ ment on the use of the Covid certificate will be in force until January 24. These lat‐ est passport mea‐ sures will have to be authorised by the Su‐ perior Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands before entering into force.

Consumopolis launched ON December 10, the govern‐ ment of the Balearic Islands presented the 17th edition of its annual ‘Consumopolis’ con‐ test. The objective of this event

is to offer the educational com‐ munity a tool that contributes to the comprehensive develop‐ ment of consumers.

Educational centres have un‐ til March 7, 2022, to register.

Making the presentation were Patricia Gomez, the minister for Health and Consumer Af‐ fairs, and Marti March, the minister for Education and Pro‐ fessional Training.

Each team is made up of five participants from the same school level, and a teacher, who acts as the responsible co‐ ordinator. The first part of the contest consists of a tour of the

virtual city of ‘Consumopolis,’ which the five members of the team must complete by solv‐ ing 10 educational and recre‐ ational tests. In the second part, the members must create an interactive poster on the cir‐ cular economy in the school, family, and social environment.

As pointed out by the gov‐ ernment, “The objective of the interactive poster will be to convince their school, family and social environment of the need to contribute to con‐ sumption and the circular economy, making known good practices in this matter.”

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UK Omicron booster BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation on December 12.

In a special pre‐recorded broadcast, he warned the country of the impending danger brought about by the new Omi‐ cron Covid variant.

As part of an ‘Emergency Omicron Boost,’ he urged every person aged over 18 to take advantage of the boost‐ er jabs. The third dose of the vaccine will be made available much quicker than first anticipated.

Speaking directly from Downing Street, the PM said: “No‐one should be in any doubt: there is a tidal wave of Omicron coming, and I’m afraid it is now clear that two doses of vaccine are

simply not enough to give the level of protection we all need.

“But the good news is that our scien‐ tists are confident that with a third dose ‐ a booster dose ‐ we can all bring our level of protection back up.”

He concluded, “At this point, our scientists cannot say that Omicron is less severe, and even if that proved to be true, we already know it is so much more transmissible ‐ that a wave of Omicron through a popula‐ tion that was not boosted would risk a level of hospitalisation that could overwhelm our NHS and lead sadly to very many deaths. So, we must act now.”

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Hero sells medals

A ROYAL MARINE soldier who was recog‐ nised for his bravery in combat has sold his seven medals for £150,000 to ‘provide opportunities’ for his children.

Sergeant Major John Thompson, 43, a single father of three from Devon, served in Northern Ireland, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

The medals included a Conspicuous Gal‐ lantry Cross (CGC) for ‘selfless and coura‐ geous actions.’

Before selling the medals, he said that his children already “know their daddy is a hero.” The medals were valued at between £120,000 and £140,000 by auctioneers Dix Noonan Webb, however, they sold for a whopping £150,000.

Sgt Maj Thompson, known as Tommo, said before he sold the medals: “The mon‐

SOLD MEDALS: To provide for his children.

ey will enable me to provide the best op‐ portunities for them (his children) as they grow up.

“Being a father is the most important role I’ve ever had, which I didn’t fully ap‐ preciate when I was running around Iraq and Afghanistan, and I’m doing this for them.”

Spain’s Digital Nomad Visa and finally...

SPAIN is set to introduce a Digital Nomad Visa to attract digital workers to the country and help them ‘set up in Spain.’

The measures have been approved in draft form and will now be sent to the Spanish Parliament. The digital nomad visa will at‐ tract people from other countries to Spain and allow them to work remotely while contributing economically to the country.

Under the new scheme, people would be able to work remotely in Spain for up to six months. This would apply to residents in non‐European Economic Area (EEA) countries as well as people

from countries in the Schengen Zone. EU passport holders will al‐ so be able to apply for the scheme. Economic Minister Nadia Calvino commented on the scheme and said that it has been cre‐ ated to “attract and retain international and national talents by helping remote workers, and digital nomads set up in Spain.”

The Minister pointed out that registration fees will not be needed and that new companies will be easy to create: “Star‐ tups are the foundation of the new digital economy; they gener‐ ate highly skilled jobs and have high growth potential.”

RECORD PRICE. Originally forecast to sell for around $70,000, a Harry Potter first edition sold for $471,000 at an auction in the United States. The price is a record for a 20th century work of fiction. Written by J K Rowling, the 1997 hardback British edition of ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,’ with a colour illustration on the cov‐ er, was described by Heritage Auctions as “"magical, in‐ credibly bright and so very near pristine.”

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16 - 22 December 2021

EWN Community Guides: How to avoid internet scams in Spain THE internet has brought many of us a way to stay in touch with loves ones abroad, buy from our favourite brands

around the world and book our travel.

Surfing the web also has its downsides though, and the

rise in online scams is one of them.

But how do we protect our‐ selves from internet scams?

The Spanish office for inter‐ net users, OSI, said there are five main ways to protect your‐ self when online, including when on your mobile, tablet and computer.

1. Configure your devices OSI said it is important to make sure all your devices are set up to protect you against harmful viruses and scams.

They recommend installing anti‐virus software on all your devices, installing any updates on it, not clicking on any links that are sent to you that look dubious and never to connect a USB to your computer if you do not know where it’s from.

2. Establish secure internet connections Having WiFi at home with‐ out a password not only allows other people to use your inter‐ net, potentially slowing your

There are several scams common online be aware of these.

connection, but could also al‐ low others to steal your details.

OSI recommends that you should put a good password on your WiFi. They also recommend tak‐ ing care when using public WiFi without a password, by not logging in to any services while connected to a public network and avoiding making banking transactions, online purchases or any other task that involves the exchange of private data.

3. Safeguard your infor‐ mation OSI recommends protecting the information we share on‐ line by configuring privacy op‐ tions on social media profiles and controlling who has access

to your posts.

4. Be careful with your on‐ line activity Many browsers offer the op‐ tion to remember information about us, including auto saving our passwords. However, this can be used by hackers so OSI recommends avoiding this.

5. Have information about the most common scams There are several scams that are the most common online and OSI says you should be aware of these.

They include phishing scams, fraudulent job offers and sellers claiming to sell items for much lower than their normal price to get access to your banking details.

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Christmas travelling BRITS wanting to head abroad to Spain will still need to be fully jabbed.

Spain is sticking to its tight entry rules ahead of Christ‐ mas. The rising number of cases of the Omicron vari‐ ant is a major concern.

Spain updated its travel restrictions on December 14 and is only letting fully vaccinated holidaymakers into the country. This in‐ cludes people heading in‐ to Spain from a country that is on Spain’s at risk list.

For Brits heading into Spain on holiday, Spanish rules mean that travellers will have to prove they have been fully vaccinated with a vaccine approved by the European Medicines Agency or by the World Health Organi‐ sation in the form of a vac‐ cination certificate. Trav‐ ellers will also need to have been fully vaccinated at least 14 days before they arrive in Spain.

Booster jab extension SPAIN is to consider extending its booster jab rollout to people aged between 50 and 59 years old. Now, the country is offering booster jabs to people aged over 60 years.

The booster jab inoculation is progress‐ ing unevenly across the autonomous com‐ munities. Galicia is steaming ahead and has called for the age group for booster shots to be lowered.

On December 13, Galicia called on the Public Health Commission to lower the age range for booster jabs to people aged over 50 years old. The issue would need to be recommended by the vaccines com‐ mittee first before being discussed by the

VACCINES: Calls for age to be lowered. directors of public health.

According to sources in the vaccines committee, dropping the age limit was not on the agenda for the meeting to be held yesterday, December 15, but it could be added as it is already being discussed else‐ where.

Gay dads make history THE UK’s first gay dads are set to make history again as they look to register their new triplets’ birth certifi‐ cates with three parents list‐ ed on the document.

They are set to welcome the triplets after a £1 million journey to complete their IVF family through an Amer‐ ican surrogate.

Barrie Drewitt‐Barlow,

51, is celebrating the news with fiance Scott Hutchin‐ son, 26, and ex‐husband Tony, 56. It was 21 years ago that Barrie and Tony be‐ came the first British same‐ sex couple formally regis‐ tered as parents.

In 1999, Barrie and Tony went to court to be allowed to have both their names on the birth certificates of their

children who were born through a surrogate, the first time in Europe a same‐ sex couple had given birth in this way. They were al‐ lowed to be ‘Parent One” and ‘Parent Two’ on the document.

This time, they will look to change the law again and have three parents listed on the certificates.

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Choking baby saved ON December 11, officers from the National Police were able to save a young baby’s life. The baby had been choking and was un‐ able to breathe.

According to the Nation‐ al Police, the incident took place in the Villaverde dis‐ trict of Madrid. The emer‐ gency services received a call to say that a young ba‐ by was semi‐conscious

“apparently because she had choked on an object.”

Public Safety officers rushed to the scene of the incident to help the 13‐ month‐old baby girl.

When the officers arrived on the scene they found the child was not reacting to any stimulus. The girl also had her eyes closed.

The officers stepped in and performed the Heim‐

lich manoeuvre. The baby soon started to cry and began breathing again.

Due to the nature of the incident, the police offi‐ cers rushed the baby and her mother to the hospital in the police car. The baby who had luckily been saved by the officer’s quick actions received medical attention at the hospital.

Very honest citizen

ON December 10, one very honest citi‐ zen gave the Municipal Police of Val‐ ladolid €1,000 in cash. It came from an ATM machine of a BBVA bank in the city.

According to Municipal Police, the woman went up to two police officers in the street and handed them the money.

She explained that she had found it in the ATM machine of the BBVA bank located at the intersection of Calles San Maria and Santiago.

The bank’s office said that they are still trying to locate the owner of the €1,000 through the acknowledgment of a receipt found.

With the data protection law, it is not possible to use all the information shown on the receipt, so the money is still being kept at the bank in the hope that the owner will come looking for it.

The police commented: “Fortunate‐ ly, there are still very honest people around. We will always applaud these gestures of civility.”

Berlin vaccine wristbands

WITH calls for retail shopping in Berlin to be‐ come easier under the city’s newly enforced ‘2G’ restrictions, the an‐ swer may lie in ribbons.

The so‐called ribbon regulation provides wristbands for vaccinat‐ ed Germans so that they don’t need to repeated‐ l y s h o w t h e i r v a c c i n a‐ tion status at every store.

The wristbands can be used for those who have recovered from the virus as well.

The managing director of the trade association Berlin and Brandenburg, Nils Busch‐Petersen said: “We hope that this will relieve the employ‐ ees and take some pres‐ sure off.”

Businesses must clear‐ ly regulate the condi‐ tions for this, and the first shopping centres have already applied the scheme.

M a n y t r a d e a s s o c i a‐ tions have requested

the introduction of such ribbons and they could become widespread soon.

Germany’s famous Christmas markets have already started using the system to ease the workload on staff.

A spokesman for the health administration said: “There are no ob‐

jections from our side.

In Berlin, most shops are only open to vacci‐ nated and people who have recovered from Covid‐19.

A negative corona test result is no longer enough. Exceptions in‐ clude supermarkets, drug stores and pharma‐ cies.

Olympics boycott IT has been announced that no UK government minister or official will attend the upcoming Win‐ ter Olympic Games.

In a statement Boris Johnson said that this ef‐ fectively amounts to a diplomatic boycott of the event due to be held in Beijing, China in 2022.

The news comes as the US and Australia an‐ nounced diplomatic boycotts of the games be‐ cause of human rights concerns.

Johnson was pressed at PMQs, saying that no diplomats were expected to go to the games.

However, he added: “I do not think that sporting boycotts are sensible and that remains the policy of the government.”

Athletes from the countries boycotting the games will still be competing.

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Rare gold coins recovered TWO valuable coins have been discovered by officers from the National Police in Leon and Ciu‐ dad Real’s Saceruela. The coins are tremisses, and one of them is said to be unique and very valuable due to its previously unknown onomastic variant.

The first coin was recovered as part of an operation carried out by the National Police to de‐ tect and recover items of histor‐ ical interest. Officers discovered that a person in Leon had found a coin when they were refur‐ bishing a house. The person was contacted and asked to come to the police headquar‐ ters. The officers then recov‐ ered the coin.

The coin was checked out by specialists and discovered to be a tremís of Sisebuto, a Visigothic king who reigned between 612 and 621.

Markings on the coin suggest that it was minted in the Murcia Province. This is only the third specimen of a Visigothic coinage with this provenance to be discovered. This makes the coin exceptionally rare which in‐ creases its value considerably.

VALUABLE COINS: Discovered by police officers.

The coin has now been given to the Provincial Museum of Leon.

Officers from the National Police recovered the second gold coin in Saceruela. Officers

were able to trace the person who had advertised the coin on social media. After travelling to the town, they recovered the coin.

and finally...

TV SERIES. Acclaimed British filmmaker, 83‐ year‐old Ridley Scott has revealed that a pilot project is well underway to bring his movies ‘Bladerunner’ and ‘Alien’ to television screens in the form of a series. ‘Bladerunner’, starring Harrison Ford, and Rutger Hauer, hit cinemas back in 1982, and was an instant enormous suc‐ cess. ‘Alien’, another of his huge sci‐fi franchis‐ es, went on to spawn a whole trilogy of adven‐ tures in outer space.

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Monkees star dead at 78 MICHAEL NESMITH, singer with 1960’s pop group The Monkees, has died at the age of 78. He was surround‐ ed by his family at the time of his death on December 10.

It is believed the singer‐ songwriter died of natural causes, not long after finish‐ ing a recent tour with the legendary band, including former bandmate, Micky Dolenz.

“With infinite love we an‐ nounce that Michael Ne‐ smith has passed away this

Mike had a solo career.

morning in his home, sur‐ rounded by family, peaceful‐ ly of natural causes,” said a statement from his family.

Famous for always wear‐ ing his trademark bobble

Price doubles AROUND the globe, the price of coffee is said to be skyrocketing.

In the last 12 months alone, prices have shot up by 102 per cent. It is expected that prices will continue to increase into the New Year.

Consumers have not seen many price increases so far but this could change.

After water, coffee is the second most consumed beverage in the world. Numerous factors are causing the price of coffee to increase.

Coffee prices are increasing due to production issues in Brazil and Colombia caused by droughts and floods. An increase in demand along with high energy costs and increasing transport costs are also bumping the price up.

hat, he played his iconic cus‐ tom‐built Gretsch guitar on most of the band’s hit records including ‘Daydream Believer’ and ‘I’m A Believer’, penned by Neil Diamond.

The Monkees rose to fame in the mid‐60s after be‐ ing formed for a television show, a fact that never sat well with Mike. In the show, aired between 1966 and 1968, the four members would get up to all sorts of antics and play their hits.

This led the record compa‐ ny to release their songs and they became a huge success all over the world, selling millions of records.

Mike had a solo career af‐ ter leaving the band.

NEWS

Phantom jellyfish ONE of the ocean’s most elusive creatures stunned marine biologists when it glided in front of their un‐ derwater cameras.

The giant phantom jelly‐ fish has only been spotted in the wild around 100 times since humans first discovered it in 1899. The

creature lives in the so‐ called ‘twilight zone’ be‐ tween 1,000 and 4,000 me‐ tres underwater.

Researchers at the Mon‐ terey Bay Aquarium Re‐ search Institute (MBARI) in America were stunned at the sight of the massive creature.

New Covid variant detected ON Thursday December 9, experts from the IHU Mediterranee Infection in Marseille posted on their offi‐ cial Twitter account that they have detected another new Covid variant.

This latest strain was found in coronavirus patients from Forcalquier, in the Alpes‐de‐Haute‐Provence re‐ gion of France.

It has been registered on the GISAID network (Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data), under the name of B.1.640.2 and has also been dubbed the IHU variant.

There is not a lot of information available yet, so no‐ body knows whether this strain will be as virulent as the first ones. According to the latest studies, the Omicron variant is not as dangerous as Delta or Alpha, although it is thought to be more transmissible. Vaccine companies are racing against time to develop doses to counteract the new variants.

“This ghostly giant is a rare sight,” they wrote.

“The bell of this deep‐sea denizen is more than one metre (3.3 feet) across and trails four ribbon‐like arms that can grow to more than 10 metres (33 feet) in length.”

It measures the same length as the biggest fish in the sea, the whale shark, and is around half the length of a London bus. This amazing creature is also used as a haven for other smaller creatures who swim within the jellyfish’s structure for cover from larger predators.

Ghostly giant’s a rare sight.

Electric shock ELECTRICITY prices contin‐ ue to spiral out of control.

After the most expensive Saturday and Sunday prices in history, December 13, set a record cost for Mondays.

The average price of elec‐ tricity on the wholesale mar‐ ket reached €268.21/MWh. This is an increase of 4.37 per cent on the day before.

The record costs came

even though prices tend to relax compared to week‐ days, due to the decrease in electricity demand. The max‐ imum price was reached be‐ tween 9pm and 10pm, when it hit €315.43/ MWh. The cheapest time was between the hours of 5am and 6am when it was €217.71.

Wholesale prices have a direct impact on the regulat‐

ed tariff to which almost 11 million consumers in the country are connected. This serves as a reference for the other 17 million who have contracted their supply in the free market.

The constant rise in prices in the electricity market in recent months is being blamed mainly on high gas prices.

Car smoking ban doubt THE Spanish Ministry of Health announced proposals to increase tobacco taxes and in‐ crease smoke‐free places before 2023.

These spaces include the terraces of estab‐ lishments and private cars.

Some Spanish law experts including Juan Jose Bestard, President of the Sanitary Sec‐ tion of the Madrid Bar Association, have questioned the constitutionality of banning smoking in cars and other measures pro‐ posed.

According to Bestard, the ban on smoking in one’s own vehicle would have a “complex

application.” This, he said, is because “there is legal coverage as long as it seeks to pro‐ tect the health of passengers. If the passen‐ gers are children, then yes, but there would be no justification for prohibiting a person smoking alone in the vehicle, unless it is ap‐ pealed that it constitutes a distraction to the driver,” Bestard pointed out.

“That would be a different matter, in the same way as eating, or looking at the mo‐ bile phone behind the wheel. But, limiting a smoker’s right to smoke while alone is de‐ batable.”

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Work party survey Big tip waitress fired TO party or not to party? The return of the office Christmas party is being met with some reluctance, as the latest re‐ search from Mintel reveals more than four in 10 (41 per cent) British workers say the risk of catching coronavirus is making them feel uncomfortable about going to a work’s Christmas party.

Fear of catching Covid‐19 remains high, as 43 per cent of consumers now say they are worried/extremely wor‐ ried, about catching the virus, like the 44 per cent who said the same in early November 2020. But it’s not just office

parties that are making consumers ner‐ vous, as one in four (24 per cent) Brits are uncomfortable/extremely uncom‐ fortable about going to a bar or restau‐ rant indoors.

One potential reason for lingering dis‐ comfort around socialising could be that the majority (61 per cent) of Brits say they plan to see their families at Christ‐ mas and don’t want to put anyone at risk. Meanwhile, 44 per cent of Brits say they are planning on having a smaller Christmas (with fewer people) this year, compared to before the pandemic.

Mercadona pay rise for all MANAGEMENT at Mer‐ cadona, Spain’s largest supermarket group, are aware of the tough times its staff have endured during the pandemic.

With inflation at its highest in a long time, the company has re‐ warded its staff with a cost of living increase this year.

Juan Roig, Chair of the group, says that it is im‐ portant as a “socially re‐ sponsible company” to continue applying initia‐ tives to satisfy the peo‐ ple who make up their workforce.

He expects the infla‐ tion rate to continue at its current high level, say‐ ing that it is unlikely to

fall below 5 per cent be‐ fore the end of the year.

As a result, the compa‐ ny will raise the salary of its workforce from Jan‐ uary 1 to bring it in line with inflation that is to apply the CPI rate at the end of the year. That way the company says, employees do not lose purchasing power.

RYAN BRANDT, a waitress at the Oven and Tap in Bentonville in Arkansas, was fired after refusing to hand over her share of a £3,300 tip. The customer asked for the money to be shared specifically between Ryan and another waitress.

Local company owner, Grant Wise, turned up at his wife’s favourite restau‐ rant with around 40 guests.

Mr Wise called in advance to tell the restaurant of his plan to tip just one or two members of staff and that his tip was not to be shared. Each of his guests contributed £75.

After they tipped Ryan and another waitress, the restaurant manager de‐ manded the pair hand over the tip and sacked Ryan when she refused. A few days later, Mr Wise heard the news and returned to the restaurant to demand his money back, but the owner refused to speak to him. Mr Wise posted on so‐ cial media, “I’m saddened

US RESTAURANT: Waitress refused to share her tip.

to hear the girl we tipped the other night has been fired from her job. I don’t fully understand why this would happen.”

He continued, “Nonethe‐ less, I’m committed to

showing her that there are great people in the world that will do good when they can.” He subsequently set up a GoFundMe page which has raised £6,580 so far.

and finally...

A CAMEL which escaped from a drive‐through nativity scene in Bonner Springs, Kansas in the US, led police on a chase for a whole day before it was caught. The escaped camel notched up speeds of 40mph as officers in a ‘commandeered’ golf cart chased it along the street.

The police were surprised at how fast the animal moved as they described the event as something out of ‘just another cop movie’. One officer jumped out of the golf cart to finally lasso the camel and return it to the show.

GO LOCAL BUY LOCAL: By shopping locally, independent businesses can help support the local

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EUROPEAN PRESS DENMARK

Irish Hamlet

Plastic triumph

ALAS poor Hamlet, he wasn’t Danish but Irish according to research undertaken by medieval scholars. It is understood that the character was based on Amlothi whose tale was recorded in the 12th Century Deeds of the Danes and it is now believed that his name is not Scandinavian.

A REPORT by the Dansk Erhverv chamber of commerce suggests the average person in Denmark only used 32 plastic bags in 2021 which is four years ahead of schedule on an EU directive that requires all member states to average under 40 bags per person by 2025.

THE NETHERLANDS Art attack

Ironic fine

WHO needs another Rembrandt is a question being asked on Dutch social media, after the government there put up €150 million towards a €175 million price tag that the Rothschild family want for his The Standard Bearer?

Many suggest the money would be better spent elsewhere.

THE Dutch tax office is being fined €2.7 million by the data protection authority AP for discriminating against dual national families who were targeted in a childcare benefit scandal. Ironically as no individual employee has to pay, the fine will come from taxes collected.

BELGIUM Poor publicity

My Corona Risk

AN investigation undertaken by a group of three Belgian media companies has revealed that charity Poverello, an organisation which says it is there to help the poor, owns €50 million’s worth of real estate and has €14 million in the bank.

HEALTH platform Citizens on the Move has helped create Europe’s first online platform My Corona Risk which assesses the chances of becoming infected with the coronavirus and how severe the infection will be based on questions about their location, precautions taken and state of health.

GERMANY Fake news

Green credentials

THE German news agency DW has made it clear that a Facebook post entitled ‘Mistletoe, anyone?’ supposedly showing a DW article featuring hundreds of German anti-vaxxers kissing is not only fake, but uses a kiss-in photograph taken 10 years ago in Chile.

THE new Minister for Food and Agriculture, Cem Özdemir of Turkish descent who represents the Green Party in the German coalition government kept true to his beliefs by turning up at the presidential palace on a bicycle to collect his certificate of appointment.

FRANCE Happy ending

History sold

A MOUNTAINEER discovered a metal box in the snow near Mont Blanc in 2013 which contained a number of precious stones and it transpired that the box was from an Indian aircraft which crashed 50 years earlier. Now he has shared a €300,000 reward with the local council.

NAPOLEON first came to power following a coup in 1799 and so popular is he still that the jewel encrusted sword that he carried as well as five of his guns were sold at auction in the USA to an anonymous buyer for $2.9 million (€2.56 million).

NORWAY Sadly missed

Sad tree

THE late Kim Karen-Christine Friele was accorded the highest honour a Norwegian citizen can receive with a state funeral attended by members of royalty, the government and hundreds of admirers as she was remembered as the woman who had done the most to champion Norwegian gay rights.

THERE are tongue in cheek suggestions that because Manchester United sacked Norwegian football hero Ole Gunnar Solskjær that the annual Christmas tree sent to Trafalgar Square was below par and that London should be encouraged to buy a new tree and send the bill to Oslo Council.

FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Xmas lunch CHRISTMAS comes but once a year and this may be important to British family finances as according to analysts Kantar, the cost of lunch on December 25 will be higher than last year, with a 7 per cent hike on turkeys and 5 per cent on Brussels sprouts and Christmas puddings.

Bid rejected THE proposed takeover of mutually owned insurance company LV= by US investment company Bain Capital was only supported by 69 per cent of the members (shareholders) when a minimum of 75 per cent was required even though the offer on the table was £530 million.

Solar petrol REPSOL now has 272 service stations in Spain which are powered by solar panels on forecourt roofs just two years after it launched its green energy programme and plans to have installed the panels on a total of 400 locations by the end of 2022.

Cecilia for rent WITH fears that there will be insufficient staff available to man the pumps in pubs around Britain, even with the return to work from home, due to the Omicron variant, some landlords are considering employing Cecilia, a robotic bartender available to rent at £1,500 a month.

Fish wars DESPITE threatening Britain with sanctions if fishing licences weren’t granted to small French fishing boats, the Macron Government and the EU have now agreed a compromise. With other more newsworthy events catching the headlines, the British Government alongside those of Crown Dependencies, Guernsey and Jersey issued 83 additional licences, less than demanded but more than expected. In theory this should stop a Calais blockade on British goods, but much will depend on how many French fishermen were not granted licences and still feel hard done by.

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€66.577

billion is the latest estimate of the cost to Spain of the bail out for banks following the financial crisis and this may still increase according to the Court of Auditors.

Spain wants new startups TRUE to its word, the Spanish Gov‐ ernment is in the process of woo‐ ing new startup companies and foreign workers to the country as it wants to catapult Spain into the forefront of the digital economy.

It can afford to offer very attrac‐ tive deals to new employers and their workers thanks to the fi‐ nance guaranteed by the EU Re‐ covery Fund and it clearly plans to use the money received both as a grant and cheap loan to kickstart the new tech economy.

On Friday December 10, Minis‐ ter of Economic Affairs and Digital

Transformation, Nadia Calviño an‐ nounced that the new Startups law was ready to be presented to parliament for final approval ex‐ plaining that with this regulation to promote innovative en‐ trepreneurship, Spain is going to be among the most attractive countries for the creation of star‐ tups, “thinking very especially of the generation of opportunities for young people and in attracting investment and talent.”

In essence, the government will lower corporate tax to 15 per cent from the current 25 per cent for

LEGALLY SPEAKING

Grants for electric cars?

I know that Spain for some years has offered grants for purchase of new cars and tax rebates when you junk your old car. Is this still in effect and how would I find out about it?

M L (Costa del Sol)

Yes, it is DAVID SEARL called Plan Moves III and is YOU AND THE LAW now limited to IN SPAIN grants for all‐elec‐ tric and hybrid vehicles. It offers no grants for gasoline‐ powered vehicles. The plan went into effect in September and will run over the next three years. It offers total aid of €67.5 million. Specifically the maximum amount an indi‐ vidual can receive would be €7,000 if he buys an all‐elec‐ tric or a plug‐in hybrid vehicle and junks his present car more than seven years old. If he does not junk his old car, the grant drops to €4,500. The grant does not apply to ve‐ hicles whose range is less than 90 kilometres, so it cannot be used for mobility scooters. Private persons can get grants of 70 per cent to install charging stations. The best way to inform yourself is simply to go to your automobile dealer. He wants to sell you a car, so he will make sure that you get the best deal possible.

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

FRACKING is an important source of energy in the USA and was promot‐ ed by the Conservative Government under David Cameron in the face of considerable criticism from environ‐ mentalists. Although the go ahead was given for tests to be undertaken in the Midlands and north of England with companies looking to extract gas in particular, a decision was made by Whitehall to ban any large‐

startups and will cut taxes for for‐ eign workers who move to Spain to take up jobs in these companies or to become digital nomads, working for overseas companies but from a Spanish base.

For generations, bureaucracy has been considered a stumbling block for smaller businesses wish‐ ing to set up in Spain, but Calviño has indicated that the new law will make it far simpler to set up a company online without need for notary or registry costs and wom‐ en will be encouraged to be part of this digital revolution.

What is a pre-paid funeral plan?

WHILE many peo‐ ple plan their next night out or holi‐ day, most do not think ahead to their funeral.

From what type of service to have Pay for your funeral in advance. to the music, plan‐ ning a funeral can be difficult, but a Golden Leaves funeral plan can help prevent your loved ones from having to plan it for you in a different country and another language.

Golden Leaves Funeral Plans aims to support grieving fam‐ ilies during these times.

Its international division offers expat prepaid funeral plans in Spain. Purchasing a funeral plan with Golden Leaves en‐ ables you to plan, design and pay for your funeral services in advance.

Pre‐planning and pre‐paying at today’s prices ensures that your preferences are closely followed and respected, and the funeral fees stipulated in your plan are guaranteed to be paid, no matter how prices rise in the future.

Most importantly, you can take comfort knowing that your family is spared the emotional and financial burden of organising and financing your funeral in the time when they are least able to cope.

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Possibility of action scale fracking following a number of minor earthquakes in 2019 which were blamed on the fracking experi‐ ments. Understandably those who had been involved in investing in equipment, licences and testing were aggrieved by the decision and re‐

quests were made for the govern‐ ment to reverse the decision which was not forthcoming. Now however, according to The Daily Telegraph, those involved have warned the British Government that they are considering taking legal action to try

Point of law A COURT decision in Ger‐ many may impact the whole of the work envi‐ ronment throughout the European Union as after having his initial claim re‐ jected by a lower court a man who worked from home has had his appeal upheld.

Very simply, as a home worker employed by a company, he claimed that as he fell down the stairs going from his bedroom to his study where he worked, he was entitled to be covered by his em‐ ployer’s accident liability insurance.

Whilst the Spanish Gov‐ ernment encouraged home working, the actual law concerning accidents in the home is undefined, but this may act as a use‐ ful precedent.

Industrial unrest WHILST there was little indus‐ trial action in Spain during the period from March 2020 until the end of summer 2021, things are beginning to esca‐ late with a number of demonstrations on the streets.

Farmers in Oviedo rode their horses around the city complaining about the rise in prices in almost everything, except their produce.

Metal workers in Cadiz Province became embroiled in quite violent conflict with the police and one of the main roads to La Linea de la Frontera was closed by strik‐ ers.

Now for Christmas, expect strikes from delivery drivers and even El Gordo lottery sellers. to recover some or all of the estimat‐ ed £500 million that they have spent.

Should this go to court and if the government lost, the compensation would have to be paid by taxpayers at a time when Britain is suffering from high electricity prices and the fear that important gas supplies from Russia could be cut off because of the UK’s stance against Russian policy on the Ukraine.

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Mobile roaming with no extra fees

DEAL REACHED: Part of the negotiating team.

MOBILE roaming with no extra fees for EU residents is to be extended until 2032 after the presidency reached a deal with Euro‐ pean Parliament.

The EU’s successful roam like at home scheme will be extended until 2032, ac‐ cording to the provisional agreement reached on De‐ cember 9 by negotiators from the Council and the European Parliament.

The updated roaming rules will ensure that peo‐ ple can continue to make calls, text and browse the web while travelling in oth‐ er EU countries, without the fear of a shock when they get their bill, after the current roaming regulation expires on June 30, 2022.

The ‘roam like at home’ policy has made communi‐ cation easier and cheaper whenever people are trav‐ elling in Europe and is con‐ sidered one of the greatest success stories of the digital single market.

The revised roaming reg‐

ulation adjusts the maxi‐ mum wholesale prices to ensure that the provision of retail roaming services at domestic prices is sustain‐ able for operators through‐ out the EU although the fair use policy, which is de‐ signed to prevent perma‐ nent roaming, will contin‐ ue.

It increases transparency for services that may be subject to extra cost, and will also protect customers from bill shocks resulting from inadvertent roaming on non‐terrestrial mobile networks when on ferries or aeroplanes.

The provisional agree‐ ment reached is subject to approval by the Council and the full European Parlia‐ ment.

Unfortunately for those who have contracts with UK based mobile suppliers there will be no such pro‐ tection, due to Brexit, al‐ though Three are unlikely to start charging before May next year and O2 offer

Improvement of 15 fishing ports THE Junta de Andalucia is to invest in the improve‐ ment of 15 fishing ports as the Ministry of Agricul‐ ture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Develop‐ ment has allocated almost €8.2 million to carry out work.

This was confirmed on December 8 by Minister Carmen Crespo, who emphasised that this financial aid would cover 86 per cent of the total investment on these projects.

The beneficiary ports are Malaga, Fuengirola, Velez‐Malaga, Marbella and Estepona in Malaga Province; La Linea, Chipiona, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Puerto de Santa María, Barbate and Cadiz in Cadiz Province; Punta Umbria, Isla Cristina and El Rompido in Huelva Province and the port of Almeria.

some free roaming, but EE and Vodafone are charging already.

BUSINESS EXTRA Profits up THE Frasers Group in the UK has seen its pre‐tax profit soar by 75 per cent to £186 million in its lat‐ est half‐year results thanks to the reopening of stores following lock‐ down and a continued growth in its online busi‐ ness, although an Omi‐ cron Christmas may see a slow‐down.

Cherry picking LOOKING to boost its eco‐ nomic forecast depart‐ ment, the European Cen‐ tral Bank has appointed Oscar Arce, former direc‐ tor for Economics, Statis‐ tics and Research at the Bank of Spain as new di‐ rector general of its eco‐ nomics department, an important role which in‐ volves growth and infla‐ tion forecasts.

Flat line LATEST information from the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that GDP (Gross Domestic Prod‐ uct) rose just 0.1 per cent in November, well below the forecast 0.4 per cent growth due to ongoing sup‐ ply chain problems and staff shortages and this may get worse.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT JUST how far back are we going with these accusations of so‐called ‘historical’ racism?

Thoroughly respectable citizens are now finding their careers and very livelihoods in jeopardy, merely because years ago they may have used a term or word that today isn’t considered acceptable.

As ludicrous as it may seem, you can bet that one day some woke committee, or another will suggest bringing the creators or participants of ‘Till Death Do Us Part’ or ‘The Black and White Minstrels’ to book.

It truly wouldn’t surprise me if compensation wasn’t sought from (ironically) the BBC, or some production company involved in these programmes of yore. Well, it’s all payback time, isn’t it?

The recent testimony of cricketer Azeem Rafiq was a case in point. His tearful account of experiencing racism in cricket and his naming of Michael Vaughn, who (a decade ago) was one of those censured, was enough despite a public apology, to just about destroy Vaughn’s whole distinguished career. At the hastily called public enquiry, the bleeding‐heart committee, with compassionately furrowed brows, delivered unctuous apologies, while the Yorkshire cricket club

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Payback time

awarded him £200,000 in ‘compensation’.

The fact that this same ‘sportsman’ had himself been accused and admitted making several anti‐Semitic and racist remarks some years ago, was conveniently omitted. He was also brought to book for harassing and sending vulgar messages to a 16‐year‐old girl. The biased media of course completely brushed over these facts, which never saw the light of day again.

From my experiences in apartheid South Africa, where the black community hated both the white and Asian ‘Cape coloureds’ (and vice versa) and Saudi Arabia, where I employed quite several Pakistani men, I can quite categorically state that the majority were the most blatant racists of all. The UK’s ethnic immigrant minorities are no strangers to racial inequality.

Whereas much of British so‐called racism has been steeped in light‐hearted humour and comedy (Manuel!) in their own countries of origin, many ethnic communities have experienced years of violence and hatred provoked by their different cultures and religions. The woke brigade are a gift from heaven for many of

these people and they will take every opportunity to make us all feel bad, while they craftily milk it for all its worth.

The recent case of actor Jussie Smollett, who faked his own racist and homophobic attack, is a similar case in point. I reiterate once again that I am not condoning racism in any form; but I won’t be sucked in by the crocodile tears of the ‘offended victims’ as if they are bewildered by it all, when their own societies have been steeped in it for eons.

Yet another American court case will be decided next week. Gird yer loins for the violent reactions and blanket left‐wing media coverage if the American white female police officer, who allegedly shot a black man by mistake, is found not guilty ‐ incidentally a verdict I would completely agree with.

Keep the faith Love Leapy leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland.com Mon and Wed 1pm till 4 To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com

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TV & Film Review by Laura Kemp

Streaming now:

‘And Just Like That…’

THE highly anticipated spinoff of the iconic TV show Sex and the City ‐ which ran from 1998 to 2004 ‐ has debuted on HBO Max with its first two episodes. The series continues from where it left off in the 2010 movie ‘Sex and the City 2’, following Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her girlfriends in New York.

There are some surprises in the spinoff so if you don’t want any spoilers, look away now. Shockingly, sex‐obsessed Samantha is no longer with us.

The first time we see Carrie, Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Charlotte (Kristin Davis), the group is waiting to be seated at a restaurant. However, Samantha (Kim Cattrall) is missing.

Even though fans knew Cat‐ trall wouldn’t be involved in the reboot (allegedly due to her feud with Parker), her fate wasn’t known. But now we discover she has moved to London.

Back in New York, Carrie

has moved with technology and is now an influencer.

“Wow, Instagram, podcast,” exclaims Miranda. “I guess you’re passing as younger, too.”

So far, there’s been no sex.

For a show that was originally based on four single women and their relationships, the re‐ boot is surprisingly tame. The only person who seems to be having sex is Miranda’s horny teenage son, Brady.

The biggest surprise is that John Preston (Mr Big) dies at the end of the first episode. He is seen getting off his Peloton exercise bike and heading into the shower, sending a text to Carrie. He then falls to the floor, appearing to suffer a heart attack. Carrie returns home to find his body propped up against the show‐ er wall.

As she cradles his lifeless body in her arms, the episode ends with Carrie’s iconic voiceover: “And just like that...

Big died.”

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CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD AS the UK has been boiling with rage about Christmas parties held in No 10 a year ago, a new bill has passed through parliament that has made second class citizens out of more than six million British people. Anyone granted British citizenship can now have it taken away with zero warning, a move branded unconstitutional by human rights lawyers.

It also gives immunity to border force staff if people die during their operations and allows them to transfer refugees to offshore ‘processing centres’ where they can be detained indefinitely.

T he B orders and N ationality bill has been deemed dangerous and unethical by critics, yet it passed through the Commons after just nine minutes of debate, with its main backer, Priti Patel “delighted.”

Little has been written in the press about this, as the space has

Smoke and mirrors Skiing in Spain

been taken up with Christmas quizzes, cheese and wine, and leaked videos. While I support holding the government to account for breaking rules and showing disregard for the people they are supposed to represent, we must remember to stay alert.

For every scandal, something worse may be lurking. For every furore that fills column inches, there’s something else could be sneaking its way in. Just as Matt Hancock was conveniently thrown to the wolves as another controversial bill had its first reading, Allegra Stratton and others will provide cover as this unethical law-making is waved through.

The next piece of democracystealing, rights-stripping law will come via the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill, legislation that would not look out of place in an authoritarian regime.

Effectively banning the right to protest, it takes away the democratic right to dissent and the voice of people who are dispro-

portionally affected by government policy. Again, spearheaded by the Home Secretary, who made serious amendments to the bill while people looked the other way.

Patel is dangerous, and that’s why my inkling for what is next is so scary.

Boris Johnson has shown himself to be ruthless when it comes to axing people who disagree with his aims. But I think he will soon fall on the sword left out for him.

With the news that Patel is making a leadership move, I felt a scared resignation. When Johnson gets the chop, amid the inevitable uproar over this winter’s inescapable Covid deaths, a wolf in home secretary’s clothing will come through the door, and they will spin it like it’s an upgrade. Terrifying.

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TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA

#TheWomanBeyond I SAID I liked a great sporting analogy and here is another ‐ there is always so much we can learn from sport in life ‐ if we stop to think about it!!!

Jack Nicklaus once said that the real key to being a great golfer was “playing badly well.” I love that.

It’s one thing to play well when ev‐ erything’s good.

It’s an entirely different thing to be able to play well when things aren’t go‐ ing so smoothly.

Jim Afremow, one of the world’s leading mental toughness coaches and author of The Champion’s Mind calls it being “ugly but effective” and having “good bad days.”

So, we need to master the art of hav‐ ing good bad days. How do we do that?

What’s the trick?

Well, first, and I am talking from ex‐ perience here, expect to have some rough days and to do silly things on oc‐ casion.

WITH its reputation for sun and sand, Spain is often overlooked as a ski destination. Yet, the country has over 30 ski resorts covering well over 1,000 kms of slopes.

Most people are aware of the Sierra Nevada ski resort in Granada, which is one of the most popular due to its proximity to the Costa del Sol and its peaks which reach more than 3,000m.

Other popular resorts amongst enthusiasts in‐ clude those in Heusca in Aragon and Lleida in Catalonia, where a good covering of snow is guaranteed every year.

There are several re‐ sorts to choose from in each of these locations with Baqueira/Beret in Lleida and Formigal in Huesca ranked among the best with 160km

and 137km of slopes, respectively.

Other skiing locations in Spain include the fa‐ mous wine region of La Rioja which boasts a top‐class resort called Valdezcaray with over 20km of slopes.

You can also ski in Castilla y Leon, Cantabria, Asturias, and Madrid.

The Madrid commu‐ nity has slopes at Puer‐ to Navacerrada and Valdesquí. There is also one resort in Ourense in Galicia offering 10km of slopes at heights above 1,500 metres.

With so many op‐ tions, ski and snow‐ board lovers are spoilt for choice in Spain. The ski season generally runs from November until April depending on the location and weather.

GOOD BAD DAYS

I’m not sure which golfer said it but, they expected to have x number of bad shots in any given round, so when they had the inevitable bad shot they didn’t lose it. They just said, “Yep. There’s one!” And then they moved on.

We need to do the same thing in life.

We need to expect mistakes, the proverbial to hit the fan and rough patches when we’re not as connected as we’d like to be. That’s the first step.

Then we don’t fall into a destructive cy‐ cle of wondering what’s wrong with us.

We just need to acknowledge we’re not at our best and take the next baby step. (No big deal ‐ LOL!!!)

Now here’s what we DON’T want to do ‐ all the stupid things we tend to do when we’re stressed.

I know you know what I’m talking about.

I like to call those habits ‘kryp‐ tonite.’ The stuff that, for whatever reason, we tend to gravitate toward

when we can least afford to be se‐ duced by them.

What are they for you?

They’re different for each of us. You know those sirens who tempted Odysseus and his sailors ‐ making them crash into the rocks? Did you know that they sang a different song for each of the different sailors? Yep, sneaky eh!

What’s your song ‐ the one that leads you on a path that results in you crash‐ ing into the rocks and turning what could have been a good bad day into a really bad day?

Expect the challenges. Know your bad habits (Kryptonite). Steer clear of the rocks.

Stay Focused, Keep Positive and Choose to +1 in Every Moment. Fulfil Your Dreams and Awaken Your Great‐ ness!

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THE BEAUTIFUL GAME THE lead up to Christmas has been a tense time for everyone. In the UK, rows have erupted over breaches of public trust as the government asks people to follow guidelines that they seem to neglect themselves. Meanwhile, in Spain and elsewhere, there are fears of another wave of the pandemic just as everyone could sense normality returning.

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Following a signal, the toys are tossed onto the pitch and then collected by local charity groups and distributed to needy children around the

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The sight of thousands of furry creatures raining down in the stadium from home and away fans is a heart-warming sight. It is a lovely gesture that brings a new meaning to the phrase ‘The Beautiful Game.’ It is also a reminder that despite our differences, we can come together in the name of a worthy cause.

CHILDREN’S VACCINATION: It is doubtful they will be useful.

Tom Batley Children who catch the virus are mainly asymptomatic or have very mild symptoms, they can also spread the virus whether vaccinated or not, so I can categorically say neither of my children will be getting this jab and most parents I know say the same!

Nikki Dean Absolutely not! Until these trials are completed and FULL implications and long term side effects are established, they shouldn’t even be thinking of moving on to the children!! NO NO NO!

Norman Shaw Absolutely yes, everyone should be vaccinated (unless for medical reasons) including children.

Christine Moore Children need to build up their natural immunity. The vast majority of kids that get infected are asymptomatic or only have mild symptoms.

Louise Catterall Definitely not. Children have a 99.997 per cent chance of surviving Covid yet the jabs have had no long term testing and results so far show they are causing paralysis, heart attacks, myocarditis and even death.

Ruma Jordan This is not a normal vaccine, it’s an mRNA treatment ... until the trials have finished and proven safe these should not be forced on anyone!

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THE Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on Sunday December 12 pro‐ duced one of the most dra‐ matic and controversial season climaxes ever seen in Formula One. After two overturned appeals from

Mercedes, 24‐year‐old Red Bull driver, Max Verstap‐ pen, was eventually con‐ firmed as the new world champion.

A final lap move saw the Dutchman squeeze past reigning champion, Lewis

Barcelona academy boss accused ON December 10, the 71‐year‐old former head of Barcelona FC’s youth academy, Albert Benaiges, was accused of historic sexual abuse.

The allegations, which Benaiges has denied, date back to when he worked as a PE teacher in the Les Corts district of the city, in the 1980s and 90s. It has been claimed that one former student went to the police with a formal complaint, and that others are now expected to follow.

No allegations have been made against him by any of the former Barcelona academy players who worked under Be‐ naiges at ‘La Masia’ between 1992 and 2011.

Accusations include making children undress in front of their classmates, touching them, showing them pornographic videos, and exposing himself to the children. At least 70 wit‐ nesses are believed to have verified the complaints. Benaiges left his recent role as a football coordinator with Barcelona a day after the allegations came out.

Hamilton, to take the che‐ quered flag. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff lodged two complaints against the re‐ sult following a controver‐ sial decision by race stew‐ ards to allow several lapped cars to move out of Verstappen’s way under the safety car.

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MANOLO SANTANA, the legendary Spanish tennis player, passed away on December 11, aged 83. He died in Mar‐ bella, which he had called home for many years.

Santana won 72 tournaments through‐ out his career, including four Grand Slam titles. The Spaniard won the French Open at Roland Garros twice, in 1961 and 1964, the US Open in 1965 and Wimbledon in 1966. He also bagged a gold medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico.

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The new world champion.

you so much for what you did for our country and for marking the path of so many. You have always been a reference, a friend, and a person close to everyone.”

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