Euro Weekly News - Mallorca 30 December 2021 - 5 January 2022 Issue 1904

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IN a bid to try to encour‐ age more people to visit restaurants in Palma, spe‐ cial parking arrangements are being made.

The Palma Council, Mu‐ nicipal Parking Company and the Mallorca Hospital‐ ity Association (CAEB Restauració) have signed an agreement that will al‐ low CAEB‐affiliated restaurants in the Passeig Marítim area to offer free parking tickets at the Mar‐ quès de la Sénia facilities.

The deal involves the supply of blocks of 50 parking tickets, each good for a three hour stay at a 50 per cent discounted price of €100.20, so that restaurants may give them to customers in or‐ der to encourage them to visit.

It is anticipated that around 2,000 individual tickets will be distributed during 2022 and it is hoped that this option will be beneficial to restau‐ rants in the catchment area who have suffered so much during the pandem‐ ic.

NEW YEAR’S EVE SAVED AS Mallorca and Ibiza joined Menorca on Level 3 of the Covid health alerts on Christmas Eve, the Balearic Government announced the intention to enforce a number of new protective restric‐ tions to remain in force until January 24.

In essence, many out‐ door group activities saw new capacity controls in place which meant that although the Cavalcades could continue, it is nec‐ essary to strictly enforce mask wearing and social distancing with organisers advised to extend their routes and to stop crowds from gathering.

Likewise, restrictions on capacity were to take

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HAPPY NEW YEAR: No new restrictions in place.

place in church services and the consuming of food and drink in special‐ ly prepared areas was banned as well as large get togethers.

With the introduction of the Covid passport however there will be no new restrictions for New Year’s Eve other than those already in place.

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Soller train set for closure New sightings

A BRIEF statement on the Tren De Soller Facebook page announced that the iconic railway which is owned by shareholders is to close for ‘a few months’.

Although explaining that it will take the op‐ portunity to make im‐ provements to the tracks and facilities, as well as to the wagons them‐ selves, which are more than 100 years old and their parts and repairs require traditional main‐ tenance, it is clear that the spike in the pandem‐ ic has prompted the deci‐ sion.

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ICONIC RAILWAY: The century old Soller train.

Despite being a useful means of transport from Soller to the heart of Pal‐

ma for Mallorcans, many of the passengers are tourists enjoying a piece

of history and with the sudden reduction of visi‐ tors from Mallorca’s most regular visitors, the British and the Germans, passenger numbers have declined dramatically.

It appears that there has been little if any fi‐ nancial support from the Mallorcan or Balearic Au‐ thorities and there has been a requirement to run a fixed number of journeys each day re‐ gardless of passenger numbers, hence the tem‐ porary closure.

It is hoped that normal service will be restored eventually.

Plea for terraces THE Pi‐Palma political party is the only Balearic as op‐ posed to National Party which has members of the Balearic Parliament elected in Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza.

In light of the spike in infections in Mallorca and restric‐ tions which reduce capacity in bars and restaurants, its president and Member of Parliament, Josep Melià has called on Palma Council to allow members of the hospital‐ ity industry to expand terraces again.

He observed that he wanted Palma City Council to “re‐ cover the regulations that allowed them to occupy the car parks in front of the premises, and thus continue their economic activity. We have to stand by the restaurateurs and hoteliers who are going through this crisis badly.”

Supporting him, the vice‐president of El Pi‐Palma, Carles Cabrera, recalled that Cort took a unilateral decision to withdraw these places.

According to Cabrera, “today, in terms of health, things are getting worse, and financially they can also get worse; what Cort has to do is allow locals to be able to expand their terraces.”

AN annual database that records observations of rare fish in the Balearic Islands (DAPERA) managed by the Species Protection Service of the Ministry of the Envi‐ ronment and Territory has received 55 new sightings from 17 different species during 2021. By islands, most records come from Mallorca (49 per cent), fol‐ lowed by Ibiza (22 per cent), Formentera (18 per cent) and Menorca (11 per cent).

This year, the most cited species is the Green Parrot fish (Sparisoma cretense) with seven sightings of 11

specimens observed in dif‐ ferent places on the coast of Mallorca. It is a very com‐ mon species in the Canary Is‐ lands that is being observed more and more in the archipelago, possibly due to the warming of the sea.

There are also six views of the spiny butterfly ray, the Mantellina (Gymnura al‐ tavela), a rare species on the Balearic coast, which seems to be expanding.

The aim is to improve the information available, mainly on non‐commercial fish, some of which are un‐ der threat.

No extradition for rapper AFTER three years of exile in Belgium, a Court in Ghent has rejected a re‐ quest by Spain to extra‐ dite Mallorcan rapper Valtonyc.

He fled Spain in 2018 af‐ ter being convicted of three crimes, threats, glo‐ rification of terrorism and insults to the Crown which, after much deliber‐ ation and visits to various courts including the Euro‐ pean Court of Justice, saw him released.

The Belgian Court decid‐ ed in his favour as the laws he broke in Spain do not exist in Belgium, although it had to consider an ar‐

cane 1847 law which was eventually declared un‐ constitutional.

The Spanish authorities may still appeal again, but as soon as the decision was announced, Valtonyc tweeted his appreciation together with a photo of him showing his middle finger to the Spanish Em‐ bassy in Brussels.

In response to the deci‐ sion, members of the MES for Mallorca political party celebrated the decision and encouraged the Na‐ tional Government to re‐ peal “the repressive laws that allow persecution of Valtonyc.”

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REMINDER WE would like to remind all our readers that Euro Weekly News will be published a day early on Wednesday, January 5 next week.

This is because Thursday is a national holiday to celebrate the Three Kings.

NIBS EXTRA Liver transplant THE first liver transplant in the Balearics which took place at the Son Espases Hospital on a 53‐year‐old man from Palma was per‐ formed on October 29 and, since mid‐December, the patient has been fully recovered at home after receiving care from 50 professionals.

Flights cancelled THERE is little doubt that Germany is the most im‐ portant tourist market for Mallorca and with mas‐ sive spikes in Covid infec‐ tions in both places, there has been a sudden and major drop in hotel book‐ ings, with many flights cancelled until the end of February.

Squad hit AFTER having a short Christmas break, the Real Mallorca football club was preparing to play its next match against the mighty Barcelona, only to have to announce that four of its players and three mem‐ bers of staff have been di‐ agnosed with Covid‐19.

Recycled wood IT’S an ill wind that caused devastation in the Serra de Tramuntana in 2020 with an estimated 300,000 trees, mainly pine, ripped up by a torna‐ do. Now a company is us‐ ing some of that uprooted pine from the Banyalbu‐ far, Esporles and Vallde‐ mossa areas to create de‐ signer furniture.

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Cirque du Soleil return CIRQUE DU SOLEIL are to visit Palma after a year of no ac‐ tivity due to the pandemic, as the Canadian Group emerged from bankruptcy to start performances again in mid‐2021.

Now they are back enter‐ taining audiences all over the world and are due to bring their Corteo production to the Palma de Mallorca Velo‐ drome in August of next year.

This unique production, di‐

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NEW SHOW: One of the inventive scenes from Corteo.

rected by Daniele Finzi Pasca, first premiered in Montreal under the Big Top in April

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MUCH like 12 months ago, we ap‐ proach the New Year with uncer‐ tainty and trepidation. But this year, there’s added frustration.

Just as we all felt normality was within touching distance, it was snatched away by the ev‐ er‐changing global situation.

But just like last year, we move forward with hope that brighter days are just around the corner. And with Michel & Steven Euesden. good reason.

Recent times have showed us the power of communi‐ ty spirit. In tough times, normal people can do amazing things. It has been our pleasure to cover the many heart‐ warming stories of gestures, large and small, that have made a huge difference to the lives of many people across the year.

We have all learned not to take things for granted. To appreciate those who are close to us and to make the most of every moment. We don’t know the future, but we do know how much we have all been through and what we have overcome. And that should fill us all with positivity heading into 2022.

With that in mind, Michel, Steven and all the EWN family would like to wish all our valued clients, and loyal readers from Spain and around the globe a HEALTHY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

2005. Since then and trans‐ forming into a pavilion show, the show has amazed more than nine million people in 20 countries.

Corteo, which means courtship in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade formed by a clown who imag‐ ines his own funeral which takes place in a carnival set‐

Families thanked FOUR retiring foster fami‐ lies were thanked by the president of the Consell de Mallorca, Catalina Cladera for all that they have done over the years.

It is a requirement that fos‐ ter parents retire once they have reached a certain age and these four couples have between them looked after 60 children up to the age of six on a temporary basis.

All were invited to visit the Council Chambers on Decem‐ ber 28 and be received by a number of representatives of both the Consell and the In‐ stitute of Social Affairs (IMAS), all of whom wished to not only thank them for their work but to encourage

Two nights of Strauss

THE Balearic Islands Symphony Orchestra will welcome 2022 with two identical con‐ certs, the first on January 1, at the Palacio de Congresos de Palma and the second at the Manacor Auditorium the following day.

These New Year concerts, will feature a selection of works by Strauss with the em‐ phasis on his ever‐popular waltzes.

The orchestra will be conducted by Madrid‐born Pablo Mielgo, who has the

ting, watched over by silent guardian angels.

For the first time at Cirque du Soleil, the stage sits in the centre of the pavilion and di‐ vides the venue, with each half of the audience facing the other half, providing a unique perspective not only of the show, but also of the view of the spectators by the artists.

This is a very short run from August 5 to August 14 with performances starting at 10pm (with additional mati‐ nees on the two Saturdays) and no shows on August 8 or 9.

Tickets which cost between €31 and €91 can be ordered online from the Cirque du Soleil website.

honour of being the director of the Sympho‐ ny Orchestra of the Balearic Islands (OSIB) and has appeared in auditoriums all over the world.

Tickets for the Palma concert which starts at 8pm cost from €21 to €31, whilst the Mancor evening which starts at 6.30pm costs €24 for the presentation which lasts two hours and 10 minutes. To secure tickets book at the OSIB website.

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others to take over from them.

Cladera said, “We value foster care and have made sure that children up to the age of six are in a family envi‐ ronment, which is why we call for more families to be encouraged to be foster fam‐ ilies, because it is the best way to take care and to give a chance to children who are temporarily unable to be with their biological fami‐ lies.” Currently, 470 families are looking after 466 children in the different types of IMAS foster care. “More families are always needed,”" said Mari Ángeles Fernández, the island’s director of Children and the Family. A new train‐ ing course is scheduled for February 2022 for all those willing to volunteer to be‐ come a foster carer.

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Tons of goods donated FOR the ninth consec‐ utive year, the Associ‐ ation of Industrialists of Mallorca, through the ASIMA Founda‐ tion, carried out a campaign to collect toys and food for those in need at Christmas.

The ASIMA Founda‐ tion collected 14 tons of basic necessities (10 tons of food plus four tons of cleaning prod‐ ucts) and more than 6,000 toys destined for different NGOs in Mallorca that serve families in vulnerable situations.

This mountain of goods was stored in the Old ASIMA Fire Station and the items collected were shared by the Cooperativa Jovent de Sa Indiote‐ ria, the Asociación Igle‐ sia Social Evangélica, Avaso, the San Cayetano food distri‐ bution centre, the Fun‐ dació Cors Oberts, the Patronato Obrero Foundation, the Shambhala Founda‐ tion, the Little Sisters of the Poor and SOS Mamás for delivery in time for Christmas Day. No less than 45 com‐ panies collaborated in donating items to the campaign and despite the effects of the pan‐ demic on businesses, more goods, especially toys, were collected than ever before.

and finally...

MEETING on December 28, the heads of the Calvia Guardia Civil and Local Police agreed on a strategy which would see more officers on the streets from New Year’s Eve until the fol‐ lowing Sunday. They will be concentrating on ensuring that revellers comply with the sanitary measures established by the government for the prevention of the spread of Covid‐19 and be prepared to disperse any crowds that may gather.

Whilst they hope that local residents will respect the re‐ quirements to observe social distancing and wear masks, they will also be sending out patrols in areas where young people in particular are known to congregate to drink and party.

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EWN prize Home roof collapses winner revealed A BRITISH teacher living in Spain has been named as the winner of the Euro Weekly News’ €200 trolley dash give‐ away at the Overseas Super‐ market.

Caroline Louise Wilson, 31, was given the €200 prize after taking part in the EWN’s sur‐ vey to get readers’ thoughts on the newspaper’s new website.

The Euro Weekly News is currently redesigning its web‐ site to ensure it rivals the best worldwide news sites and continues to be the most pop‐ ular English news website in Spain.

The site will be bigger, bet‐ ter and faster, yet still provide your favourite articles, updat‐ ed by the minute, along with new and exciting features, and the Euro Weekly News wanted to hear its readers’ opinions on what the new website should look like.

Caroline, who is originally from the UK and moved to Almeria when she was eight before becoming a teacher in

A FAMILY had to be evac‐ uated from their home in the Mallorcan municipali‐ ty of Llucmajor on Sun‐ day, December 26, after the roof of the two‐storey building collapsed. They were actually sitting

down eating dinner at the time of the incident, and thankfully, nobody was hurt.

The incident occurred just before 9pm, in their home located on Calle Princep de Llucmajor. Ac‐

Manacor racecourse

WELL DONE: Caroline won the €200 prize.

Madrid, told the Euro Weekly News she took part in the sur‐ vey after her mum, Gillian Wilson, encouraged her to enter.

She said: “My mum reads the Euro Weekly every week and when I come home she likes to share it with me.

“My mum had entered and sugested I should have a go, so I did.”

Caroline added that she

plans to use the voucher to stock up on some goodies while staying with her mum in Almeria.

She told the EWN: “We are hoping to get a few extras for Christmas and maybe some‐ thing that reminds us of home.”

Caroline added: “Thank you to the Euro Weekly News and Iceland for making our Christ‐ mas a little bit merrier.”

THE Manacor racecourse which is a popular scene for trotting races is to have a major facelift at a cost of €258,853.

The Institut de l’Esport Hípic de Mallorca (IEHM) which man‐ ages the hippodrome has agreed terms with a builder and with a four‐month time frame starting in January 2022, it is planned to refurbish the canteen, pergola and toilets to benefit both fans and riders.

The canteen will be made larger as will the kitchen and a glazed interior table area is also to be installed. The pergola will be covered with vegetation to provide shade for spectators, whilst the existing ones will be refurbished or repaired.

Other work will see the point‐of‐sale area made more acces‐ sible and new placards will be added to the front of the grand‐ stand.

cording to reports from the Mallorca Fire Depart‐ ment an old wooden beam which was support‐ ing the roof had seeming‐ ly broken, causing the roof to fall in. It initially collapsed into the upper floor, which in turn fell through onto the first floor. Luckily, nobody was on the upper two floors at the time.

After placing a call to the emergency services, the Fire Brigade, plus pa‐ trols from the Local Po‐ lice, Guardia Civil were deployed to the location.

Damage to the property is reported to be extensive, and the family of three has been moved out pending a detailed analy‐ sis of the structure by Llucmajor City Council.

Mallorca boss surprises staff MOROCCAN businessman Othman Ktiri is the owner and CEO of OK Mobility and is based in Mallorca. He surprised his staff with tickets from the ‘OK Mobility lottery’, and all the tickets’ winners.

The businessman set out to thank his staff for their dedication and loyalty. All the tickets were winners, with the most senior staff giv‐ en tickets worth €10,000 while newbies got tickets worth €300. In total, he shared a stag‐

gering €1 million with his astonished staff.

The boss held a party for his staff and streamed the event to his employees in other countries. As part of the OK Team Day lottery, everyone had received a ticket beforehand.

Ktiri took to Instagram to share a video. He commented: “I had been preparing this gift for three months with great enthusiasm, ex‐ citement and in total secrecy to celebrate a historic year for OK!”

Balearic coasts control THE Balearic Islands will be getting responsibility for their coasts and the protec‐ tion of their environment.

Former Balearic envi‐ ronment minister and now a senator in Madrid, Vicenç Vidal of Mes, said that a working party will be set up during the be‐ ginning of next year to start the process of trans‐ ferring responsibilities for Balearic coasts from the Costas Authority to the re‐ gional environment min‐ istry.

He said that this process will result in transfer of competences “with all the necessary resources so

that the Costas function better than at present.”

These competencies were included in the 2017 reform of the Balearic statute of au‐ tonomy, but action has not been taken until now.

Vidal said: “the transfer of powers is a fully‐ fledged sovereign victo‐ ry.” It demonstrates that in the face of the climate emergency, “it is neces‐ sary to have sovereign control of one’s own terri‐ tory, including the coast‐ line.”

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Euro Weekly welcomes BBC News CEO of the Euro Weekly News, Michel Euesden, was interviewed by a BBC news team at the EWN offices on Friday. The short documentary was intended to explain just how life is changing on the Costa del Sol for the many thousands of expats the paper serves now that Britain INTERVIEW: Gavin with EWN’s Michel. has left the EU. The team, led by BBC tion, ‘Better Brexit journalist Gavin Lee, were Deal.’ She described welcomed back into the how it affected the typioffices of the EWN after cal expat pensioners having been the subject of who, used to surviving a previous BBC documenon their fixed incomes, tary filmed in Mijas, back were now finding it in February 2020. harder with electricity Michel starting the inpricing just experiencing terview by thanking Gavin for choos- a hike. ing the EWN as their ‘go-to’ for any “You are either in one camp or aninformation regarding Spain’s Costa other” said Michel, describing how del Sol and Costa Blanca, while in the Brexit would affect the daily lives of background, the full team of EWN the thousands of expats that live on staff were busy preparing content for the Costa del Sol. the paper’s next six editions.

The interview over, Gavin thanked Everyone of course observed the Michel, Steven and the EWN team covid rules, with proper social distanc- for their help and co-operation and ing and wearing their red EWN masks looked forward to the next time they - it was quiet, but hectic! would visit, maybe to see just how Gavin asked Michel to explain the Brexit has changed the lives of British EWN headline for that week’s edi- expats living in Spain 12 months on.

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Spanish are the happiest SPANIARDS once again topped the list of Gallup’s happiness survey in Europe, with 65 per cent of those polled describing themselves as happy. Only 7 per cent of Spain said they were unhappy, while 26 per cent described themselves as being neither happy nor unhappy. This marks a 7 per cent decline in Spanish hap‐ piness since 2019 when almost three‐quar‐ ters of the population described them‐ selves as happy.

Meanwhile, Europe is the most pes‐ simistic continent on Earth, with only 46 per cent of EU citizens anticipating 2021 to be better than 2020 and 29 per cent believing it will be worse.

Italians top the continent for pessimism, with only 13 per cent holding hope that things will improve in the New Year. Overall, half of all Europeans said they were happy, 46 per cent said that 2021 would bring eco‐ nomic difficulty, and just 25 per cent be‐ lieved that we can look forward to econom‐ ic prosperity next year. Finland is the most optimistic country in Europe, at 57 per cent.

Indians (64 per cent) and Latin Americans (61 per cent) are the happiest people on Earth, while 54 per cent of the world’s popu‐ lation said they are happy.

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Beaches smoke-free trial BEACHES in Barcelona will be smoke-free this summer as the city council plans to ban smoking citing public health hazards. Initially, it will be banned in four of the 10 city beaches - Sant Miquel and Somorrostro, in Ciutat Vella, and Nova Icària and Nova Mar Bella, in Sant Martí.

The pilot scheme will be in operation during high season between May 29 and September 12.

Authorities explained that the ban is not focused on punishing those who smoke on the beach - and won’t directly result in fines but is more about raising awareness.

Instances of noncompliance could be handed over to the

BANNED: Smoking on the beaches in Barcelona.

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Student, 24, offered support CARLOS ALEGRE, a 24‐year‐ old student who was praised for his dedication after being snapped studying in the lamplight while he waited for an order for delivery, has been offered at least three grants.

According to reports, he has been contacted by com‐ panies in Alicante, Toledo and Belgium, offering him grants and internships to reach his goals. He is currently studying mechanics at the EMA Com‐ peticion school in Malaga, and will soon begin the practi‐ cal side of his studies.

Meanwhile, he works as a delivery rider for Uber Eats, but said that as he is forced to wait a lot of the time, he likes to take advantage of that situ‐ ation to study, a view which was applauded by many after his photo went viral on social media.

His photo was taken by a Local Police officer who shared it, then it was shared on a Guardia Civil Facebook group by another officer who said “while some are smash‐

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ing windows, ransacking busi‐ nesses and destroying the streets to support a repeat delinquent, others find a way and make time whenever they can to build a promising

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future for themselves.”

Within hours, the image, which has become a symbol of dedication, was shared thousands of times.

While many have applaud‐

ed him, others asked why he should be forced to study in such conditions or why he should have to accept a job like the one he has to make a future for himself.

Creative superhero inspires AN inspirational, nine year-old Spanish boy Gonzalo Zafra, came up with a creative idea to improve the quality of life for people with hearing impairments.

The idea to integrate an ‘Assistant’ into his cochlear implant - which transforms acoustic signals into electronic signals, was a winner at the M E D-E L international competition ‘Ideas to Listen,’ staged to mark International Cochlear Implant Day, celebrated on February 25.

“Just as Iron Man has JARVIS, his as-

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sistant with artificial intelligence, I would like to have RONDIS, an assistant integrated into my RONDO 2,” he said.

“Some examples of what he could do would be to tell me the weather in the morning, remind me what I have to do according to my calendar, receive messages directly from my parents or control the volume based on ambient noise,” explained Gonzalo.

At birth, Gonzalo was diagnosed with severe hearing loss deep in the left ear and finally had to have an implant.

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€550,000 invested in hospital VALENCIA’S Ministry of Universal and Public Health has invested more than €550,000 in expanding the emergency room, creating a new Hemato-Oncology Day Hospital and a terrace for psychiatric patients at Sagunto Hospital.

Head of health, Ana Barceló, visited the hospital last week. She said she is delighted with the improvements made, from “the expansion of the emergency room, which has allowed the incorporation of new cubicles and a larger space for patients with different pneumological pathologies, to the new Oncology Day Hospital for treatments, with a greater number of armchairs and beds in a more intimate environment with more light.” The new terrace for psychiatry patients has been adapted so that patients can have an attractive outdoor space.

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In the emergency section, an adjoining area of more than 200sqm next to the access to the waiting room, has been adapted to an area that connects with the observation area. As a result, a separate waiting room for respiratory diseases, a triage consultation, two cubicles and an observation area for four beds and toilets have been created.

Heroic save of boy OFF-DUTY firefighter Russ Jones, aged 24, has been praised by the West Midlands Fire service for his ‘swift and selfless actions’ which saved a young boy’s life.

Russell had been off duty on Thursday, March 18 but

APR - Ed. 1865 when a Birmingham house caught fire on Farren Road in Northfield, he did everything he could do to help.

Being off-duty firefighter Russ did not have any of his

firefighting equipment, but after hearing screams coming from the property he knew he had to save the young boy, of only four years old, that he knew to be trapped in the property.

Speaking of the young boy trapped in the fire Russ explained that, “As soon as I saw the fire and was told a young child was missing in the property, I had to do something. The fire was too intense upstairs and because I could hear the screams I knew the boy had to be on the ground floor.

Russ has been praised by the West Midlands Fire service and Marc Hudson Group Commander said, “The swift and selfless actions of Firefighter Jones represent the very best of West Midlands Fire Service.

“We’re very proud of Russ for saving the young boy’s life, had he not acted so quickly and profe ssionally, this incident may have ended in tragedy.”

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EWN and Daily Mail ROYAL VISIT: King Felipe, Francisco Brines and Queen Letizia in L’Elca (Oliva).

SPAIN’S King Felipe, accom‐ panied by Queen Letizia, vis‐ ited Oliva (Valencia) to pre‐ sent this year’s Cervantes Prize for Literature.

The award went to the po‐ et Francisco Brines and ordi‐ narily the prize‐winner would have been present at the cer‐ emony which is held each year on April 23 in Alcala de Henares (Madrid), but Brines’ delicate state of health pre‐ vented this. Nor was he able to travel to Valencia City when the regional president Ximo Puig offered the Palau de la Generalitat palace as a closer alternative. Instead, King Felipe and the Queen last week presented the award in person at Brines’ home in L’Elca in Oliva, which has inspired much of his po‐

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etry. The poet was not told of the impending royal visit until the previous day to avoid “unnecessary anxiety” his family explained. Francisco Brines, who was born in Oliva in 1932 and has a degree in Law, Philosophy, Literature and History, was Reader in Spanish Literature at Cam‐ bridge and Professor of Span‐ ish at Oxford. He has an hon‐

orary doctorate from the Polytechnic University of Va‐ lencia and is a Member of Spain’s Royal Academy. The formal part of the visit con‐ cluded, the King told Brines, “What a pleasure it is to be able to come here and, above all, thank you for invit‐ ing us to your home” describ‐ ing it as a “little paradise.”

The poet showed the royal couple his gardens with their privileged view of the Mont‐ go mountain and, before they left, presented them with his collected poems, ‘En‐ sayo de una despedida’ (Re‐ hearsal of a farewell).

Bye-bye plastic ear buds and straws THE EU’s Single-Use Plastic (SUP) Directive came into effect on Saturday July 3, which means that many common items made with single-use plastics are now banned in the bloc.

Cotton bud sticks, cutlery, plates, stirrers, chopsticks, straws, expanded polystyrene single-use food and beverage containers, and all oxo-degradable plastic products are on the list of products that are banned from being placed in establishments across the EU. The objective of the EU Directive is “to prevent and reduce the impact of certain plastic products on the environment, in particular the aquatic environment, and on human health, as well as to promote the transition to a circular economy with innovative and sustainable business models, products and materials.”

BANNED: No more plastic straws.

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Ed. 1880 Single-use plastic products are used once, or for a short period of time, before being thrown away. The 10 most commonly found single-use plastic items represent 70 per cent of all ma-

rine litter in the EU, and up to 85 per cent of all marine litter in the EU is plastic.

“This is the latest in a series of measures we’re taking to reduce plastic waste and better manage the waste we do produce. Our future depends on us rapidly changing the way we produce products; this will contribute to a much wider effort to address climate change,” said TD Alan Farrell, Fine Gael Climate Action Spokesperson.

EURO WEEKLY NEWS, Spain’s largest expat paper, has been bringing you the best in news reporting for more than 20 years.

And in that time Euro Weekly News’ credibility and popularity for breaking local and national news has grown, with even London’s biggest papers turning to our newsroom for the in‐ formation they need.

On June 21, one of Britain’s most popular newspapers, the Daily Mail, drew on our long‐ standing reputation for the best reporting from the Costa del Sol when it reprised Euro Weekly News’ coverage of the trag‐ ic death of Rocio Wan‐ ninkhof in La Cala in 1999 in an article about a new Netflix documentary about the horrific murder.

Michel Euesden, the owner and co‐founder of Euro Weekly News, said “I remember the events well and coverage of every as‐ pect of this tragic but grip‐

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ping story was a priority in our newsroom. In our 22 years of coverage of south‐ ern Spain, from glitzy Mar‐ bella to rural Cadiz, this was one of the most shock‐ ing stories we encoun‐ tered.

“It remains one of the most high‐profile murders ever on the Costa del Sol

and I’m not at all surprised Netflix have made a docu‐ mentary about it. Euro Weekly News covered ev‐ ery aspect of it, from the initial crime to the convic‐ tion of British barman Tony King for the murder of Ro‐ cio and of another young woman, Sonia Carabantes.

But not before Dolores Vazquez, the lesbian lover of Rocio’s mother, had served 17 months for the murder when she was wrongly convicted in Spain’s first ever trial by ju‐ ry,” Michel added.

Murder by the Coast airs on Netflix from June 23.

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Well-earned retirement EU funds for Spain LEGENDARY crooner and Grammy award winner Tony Bennett is retiring from performing, according to his son Danny ‐ who is al‐ so his manager. Last week’s sold‐out show alongside La‐ dy Gaga at Radio City Music Hall in New York was his last.

“There won’t be any addi‐ tional concerts. This was a hard decision for us to make, as he is a capa‐ ble performer.

“This is however doctor’s orders. His continued health is the most important part of this, and when Tony’s wife, Susan, heard the doctors she said, ‘Absolutely not’,” said Danny.

A 70‐year veteran of the stage, Bennett scored his first US number one with Because of You in 1951, go‐ ing on to record a number of pop and jazz classics.

The star has many Gram‐ my Awards, including a Life‐ time Achievement Award, presented in 2001, to his

THE EU Commission has granted €373 million to five European Social Fund (ESF) and European Regional De‐ velopment Fund (ERDF) operational programmes (OPs) in Belgium, Germany, Spain and Italy to help the countries with coronavirus emergency response and repair in the framework of REACT‐EU. In Spain, €87 million will be added to the ESF OP for

STAGE VETERAN: After 70 years Bennett is now going to retire.

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name, as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Kennedy Centre Hon‐ ors and more than 50 mil‐

lion records sold.

Earlier this year it was re‐ vealed that Bennett had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016.

Even so, he has continued to perform live in the five years since.

The singer was expected to appear at a few more US dates later this year, howev‐ er, these shows have now been cancelled.

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Ed. 1887 Castilla y Leon to support the self‐employed and workers who had their con‐ tracts suspended or re‐ duced due to the crisis. The

money will also help hard‐ hit companies across Spain avoid lay‐offs, especially in the tourism sector.

“Measures focus on sup‐ porting labour market re‐ silience, jobs, SMEs and low‐income families, as well as setting future‐proof foundations for the green and digital transitions and a sustainable socio‐economic recovery,” the EU said on Friday August 27.

Good Samaritan A GOOD SAMARITAN handed in more than €1,000 in foreign currency along with bank cards that they had found in a folder.

Officers from the Acci‐ dent Investigation and At‐ testation Group (GIAA) of the Malaga Local Police were able to locate the owner of the folder, who was a 70‐year‐old Venezuelan woman.

Somehow she had lost the folder which contained US$1,500 in 50 and 100 dollar notes. The folder al‐ so contained English pounds along with Swiss francs.

The total value came to €1,368. Early in the after‐ noon on Friday, Septem‐

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Ed. 1893 ber 24, a local resident headed to the GIAA premises of the Malaga Local Police station which is located in Llano de la Trinidad.

The local woman had discovered a black folder in the area and had decid‐ ed to make sure it was re‐ turned to its rightful own‐ er. She told the police that there were documents in‐ side. Local Police officers inspected the folder and found it contained docu‐

mentation along with a white envelope. The enve‐ lope contained money from various countries.

Two bank credit cards were also discovered in‐ side.

The officers quickly set about locating the rightful owner of the folder. They soon managed to contact the owner who then made their way to the police sta‐ tion.

The elderly woman thankfully had all of her belongings returned to her. She was extremely grateful to the honest lady who had turned in the folder. She was also pleased with the excellent work of the Local Police officers.

Burger King goes veggie BURGER KING will open a veggie pop up restaurant in Madrid. The venue will be in POP UP: For new veggie products.

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place for one month and will be 100 per cent vegetar‐ ian. Burger King also an‐ nounced the launch of the ‘Long Vegetal’.

This is a veggie version of its classic ‘Long Chicken’.

The new Long Vegetal comes with bread, lettuce, mayonnaise and a chicken substitute made from soy and wheat.

The meat substitute has been created

by The Vege‐ tarian Butch‐ er. Vegans will be able to enjoy the new product too if they opt to skip the mayonnaise.

The new product joins the Veggie Whopper and Veggie Nuggets on Burger King’s permanent list of vegetarian products.

Borja Hernández de Alba, general manager of Restau‐ rant Brands Iberia Spain and Portugal said: “We want to reach both people who base their diet on plant‐based products and those who do eat meat but want to re‐ duce their consumption.”

All the products with the V‐Label, have a quality seal for vegetarian and vegan products. This guarantees that there is no cross‐con‐ tamination with meat. It al‐ so guarantees that they are of a vegetable origin.

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School dinner debts pledge A BLOGGING dad vowed to clear school dinner debts at a Welsh school to stop the “madness of kids potentially going hungry.”

Simon Harris, a father of four, made the offer via his Twitter account on November 11, after the headteacher of the school, Neil Foden, sent a letter to parents saying the school would not provide food to any child who had a school dinner debt. He wrote that any child who owed more than a penny would not

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be given food.

The incident caught the at‐ tention of Marcus Rashford, who just received an MBE from Prince William for the hard work and dedication he has shown to ensure no child

goes hungry. He tweeted “Has the pandemic not taught us anything? Can we not be understanding? Come on now...?” The dad‐of‐four, who has tens of thousands of Facebook and Twitter follow‐ ers said: “I’ve just made this genuine offer to the manage‐ ment of Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle on Twitter.

“I will absolutely cover their catering deficit if it stops this madness of kids potentially going hungry because of a school dinner debt.”

Dragon’s Den millionaire reject RACHEL LOWE appeared on the very first series of Dragons’ Den in 2004 hoping to get their backing for her board game. She was rejected by all the Dragons after asking them for £75,000. Rachel has since earned an in‐ credible £96 million from the game they turned down. It has even outsold Monopoly.

Needing an injection of cash to help get her board game ‘Destination’ into the high street shops in time for Christmas, the entrepreneur saw the TV show as her final hope. Rachel was studying for a law degree and working as a cabbie in Portsmouth to help pay for it. In

NOV - Ed. 1898 the game, players must navigate taxis through the streets of a city, while collecting the most fares.

Rachel faced a humiliating experience and was told she could never survive in such a competitive business. To her good fortune, Hamley’s, the toy retailers stepped in and of‐ fered Rachel a deal. In its first year alone, the London version of the board game outsold its rival, Monopoly.

BEST OF THE YEAR

Smallest church in world ACCORDING to the Guin‐ ness Book of Records, the smallest church in the world is the Santa Isabel de Hun‐ gria, which is just 1.96m² in size. It is in the Malaga Province, in the municipali‐ ty of Benalmadena.

Constructed by Esteban Martin, between 1987 and 1994, this tiny place of wor‐ ship can be found inside the Castillo de Colomares. It is a monument featuring many different architectural styles.

Mr Martin reportedly built it as a tribute to the cultural exchange unleashed after the discovery of America in 1492 by Christopher Colum‐ bus.

The church is dedicated to Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, who dedicated her life to

THE Queen’s Platinum Ju‐ bilee will be celebrated by the Royal Mint with a newly de‐ signed 50p coin to be re‐ leased next year. The coin will feature the number 70, which represents the number

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Benalmadena’s Castillo de Colomares.

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Ed. 1901 helping the most disadvan‐ taged people. It has every‐ thing necessary to carry out services, being also conse‐

crated by the Prior of the Monastery of La Rabida.

Benalmadena is a popular holiday destination among tourists thanks to its high‐ quality beaches. But this mu‐ nicipality has many more tourist attractions that should not be missed includ‐ ing the Castle of Colomares, Jardines del Muro, and the cobbled streets of its charm‐ ing old town.

New coin for Queen DEC - Ed. 1900 of years the Queen will have been on the throne by 2022.

The Queen’s royal cypher is nestled inside the zero and forms the heart of the design.

It has been seen and ap‐ proved by the Queen herself, and it is the first time a royal event has been commemo‐ rated on the ‘tails’ side of a 50 pence. Clare Maclennan, divi‐ sional director of commemo‐ rative coins at the Royal Mint, said: “The Royal Mint has a proud history of striking coins for British monarchs and

2022 sees one of the greatest celebrations of Her Majesty the Queen with the upcom‐ ing Platinum Jubilee. “Mark‐ ing 70 days until the anniver‐ sary of the Queen’s accession to the throne, the Royal Mint is delighted to reveal the commemorative Platinum Ju‐ bilee new 50p design ahead of its launch in the new year.

“In recognition of the land‐ mark occasion, this is the first time a royal milestone has been commemorated on a 50p coin and is a fitting cele‐ bration for Britain’s longest‐ reigning monarch.”

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THE UK’s first gay dads are set to make history again as they look to register their new triplets’ birth certificates with three parents listed on the document.

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

Barrie Drewitt‐Barlow, 51, is celebrating the news with fi‐ ance Scott Hutchinson, 26, and ex‐husband Tony, 56. It was 21 years ago that Barrie and Tony became the first British same‐sex couple for‐

DEC - Ed. 1902 mally registered 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 allowed 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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Special weddings

Rare find

DESPITE an increase in restrictions due to the pandemic, it has been confirmed that those wanting to get married in 2022 should be able to take advantage of Copenhagen’s open air wedding programme with the chance to tie the knot when the city hosts the Tour de France.

A GOLD neck ornament which is highly decorated with a weight of nearly half a kilo and dating back around 1,500 years has been found in a field in the Danish west coast and is only one of 10 decorated pieces of similar jewellery ever found.

THE NETHERLANDS X accepted

Veggie sweets

A DUTCH court has decided that an individual who wishes to be considered as non-binary may simply ask that X rather than F or M be recorded on their passport without having to be interviewed or examined by a psychiatrist as has been the case.

FOODWATCH, a food standards lobby group, gave its ‘Gouden Windei’ negative award to the ‘Yummy Veggie Candy’ product saying that the manufacturers are using the concept of healthy vegetables only as a marketing tool since the sweets contain as much sugar as ordinary sweets.

BELGIUM Smallest book

Booster shopping

A COPY of what is claimed to be the smallest book in the world containing seven versions of the Lord’s Prayer which measures 5mm x 5mm and was printed by the Gutenberg Museum in 1952 has been auctioned in Brussels for €3,500.

THE Brussels Health Inspectorate has closed a loophole whereby non-residents could travel to vaccination centres at one of two Brussels main stations where they could obtain a booster jab without showing proof of address and therefore obtaining their shots before local residents.

GERMANY Diplomatic ties

Christmas markets

THE new German Government appears to be finding favour with Morocco's Foreign Ministry which announced that the kingdom is considering resuming bilateral cooperation and normal diplomatic representation with Germany after withdrawing its Ambassador over Germany’s previous stance on Western Sahara.

DUE to the spike in infections and the appearance of the Omicron variant, a number of German cities have decided to limit or even close their very popular Christmas markets in order to try to reduce close contact between individuals and stall holders.

FRANCE Fans riot

Defamation

FOR the second time this season a match involving Lyon was abandoned following crowd trouble when their French Cup match at Paris FC on Friday December 17 was called off after half time due to throwing of flares and fireworks resulted in a pitch invasion.

THE wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, Brigitte, has been forced to react to claims appearing in social media that she was born a man, so is therefore a transgender woman and apart from denying this, she is taking legal action against those spreading the false allegations.

NORWAY Snail mail

Qatar woes

ACCORDING to a report in social media, the Norwegian postal system which has been regularly criticised for being expensive and slow has improved considerably in 2021 with letters sent to Spain arriving quite quickly rather than taking from three to six weeks.

THE arrest of a TV crew from state broadcaster NRK in Qatar has caused an outcry amongst media and news organisations in Norway, especially as after the Norwegian Ambassador stepped in to have their equipment returned, it transpired that all recordings has been wiped.

FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Holaluz expands SPANISH Green Energy company Holaluz has taken over the Spanish division of British energy supplier Bulb Energy and adds 23,000 new customers to its existing portfolio of 378,000 plus offering savings it claims of up to 50 per cent on electricity using solar power.

TikTok triumph CHINESE App TikTok has become the most popular website in 2021, knocking Google off the top spot which it has held for so long, according to IT security company Cloudflare. In its review of 2020, Cloudflare logged TikTok at number eight and Google at number one.

Computer hiccups WHILST technology has in many cases made life easier, whenever there is a glitch, consumers are left completely helpless. This was the case when both Lloyds Bank and subsidiary Halifax had computer problems on the run up to Christmas with websites down for around an hour.

Energy VAT UK Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is due to hold a series of virtual meetings with energy suppliers who are encouraging him to remove the 5 per cent VAT imposed on energy bills by the EU prior to Brexit in order to help reduce the cost to the consumer.

Emission free dresses AMERICAN company LanzaTech’s biological process captures and converts steel mill emissions that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. They then recycle the emissions into a low carbon polyester yarn and the company has come to an agreement with Spanish clothing giant Inditex to make a fabric which will be used to create a collection of party dresses to be sold through the Zara website at around €40 per dress. If successful, it is expected that this experimental collection will be expanded during 2022.

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STAT OF is the amount that Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylor predicts $6 million will be the value of a single Bitcoin in the not-too-distant future.

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Olive wars resolved AS previously reported, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruled on the complaint by the United States over the alleged dumping of Spanish olives into the USA in November.

In essence, the American Adminis‐ tration had claimed that Spain was improperly subsidising farmers who were selling their olives into the USA at prices below production cost.

The WTO finding accepted that olives were being dumped on the US market, but could find no evidence of any subsidies and therefore recom‐

mended that the US reduced the ex‐ traordinary tariffs introduced by the Trump Administration to the norm for such importation.

This ruling was very important to Spanish olive growers and exporters as the tariffs imposed were as much as 20 per cent more than had previ‐ ously been the case for the stone fruits to be imported into America.

In the past, the US Trade Represen‐ tative’s Office immediately appealed against WTO rulings and then would attend any hearings, thus postponing

LEGALLY SPEAKING

What is Covid Passport?

I am confused about what they are calling a ‘Covid Passport’. I thought that the Spanish courts had ruled that the government cannot force me to be vaccinated or tested for Covid. There are stories about it in the paper and television and Internet that we all will need the Covid Passport to get into bars and restaurants and clubs, but I am not quite clear. Can you explain how this works?

Yes. First DAVID SEARL you are right that the gov‐ YOU AND THE LAW ernment cannot IN SPAIN force you as an indi‐ vidual to be vaccinated. But they can oblige licensed es‐ tablishments such as bars and restaurants to meet certain requirements. For example any place that serves food is required to pass periodic inspections for cleanliness and employees will need food‐handler certificates. So these establishments are already controlled. Now the Junta de Andalucia has added one new requirement. Only those customers who can show they are free of Covid will be al‐ lowed to enter. There is no ‘Covid Passport’ as such. The customer must prove by vaccination or recent test that he is free of Covid. So the legal obligation is on the establish‐ ment to make sure of proof. It is not on the individual, un‐ less of course he wants to go inside the bar.

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

NADIA CALVIÑO, Spain’s First Vice President and Minister for Econo‐ my and Digitalisation has been elected as Chair of the Internation‐ al Monetary and Financial Com‐ mittee (IMFC) for a term of two years, effective from January 3, 2022.

The IMFC, comprising finance ministers and central bank gover‐ nors, is the primary advisory body

the argument indefinitely but on this occasion, this was not the case.

As reported by Reuters, a state‐ ment from the US observed “While we are disappointed with certain as‐ pects of the Panel’s findings, the US decided to permit the adoption of the report and we will continue working with the EU to resolve this dispute.”

This news will be a boost for Span‐ ish farmers as the European Commis‐ sion confirmed that the sale of olives to the US from Spain fell by almost 60 per cent once tariffs were imposed.

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At Golden Leaves, they guarantee that when you pur‐ chase one of their pre‐paid plans, the funeral services stipulated in your plan will be met in full.

All Golden Leaves’ funeral plan funds are held in the Golden Leaves Trust, which manages the funds to achieve stable long‐term growth. The Trust is overseen independently by a board of trustees and regulated. The fund is annually, independently audited and subject to strict actuarial reporting to ensure that it remains solid, stable, and above all, completely secure.

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New honour for Spain of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board of Governors and deliberates on the principal policy issues facing the IMF. She will succeed Magdalena Andersson, Prime Minister of Sweden and former Finance Minister, who will relinquish her

duties as IMFC Chair at the end of December 2021.

Calviño has been First Vice Presi‐ dent of Spain since July 2021 and is also the current Minister for Economy and Digitalisation, a posi‐ tion she has held since 2018 hav‐ ing previously served in senior

Selfridges now sold ANOTHER British icon has been taken over as Selfridges has been sold to a Thai/Austri‐ an consortium for a reported £4 billion.

Founded in 1908 the depart‐ ment store with its flagship in Oxford Street was actually tak‐ en over by the Canadian West‐ on family in 2003, at what now appears to have been the bar‐ gain price of £600 million.

They will retain their seven Canadian branches, but the re‐ maining 18 shops and nearly 10,000 staff will find them‐ selves in the hands of the Thai retailer and Austrian property company.

This appears to be a bold move at a time when high streets around Europe are see‐ ing a drastic reduction in the number of shoppers due to the ongoing pandemic.

Bounce Back loan scam DESPITE being on bail having been accused of major mon‐ ey laundering, two men, one Russian and the other Lithuanian managed to scam £10 million from the British Government’s Coron‐ avirus Bounce Back Loan scheme.

It is believed that this is the largest theft from the scheme and although they were re‐ar‐ rested and actually sentenced to a combined 33 years in prison, just £17,000 has ever been recovered!

It is understood that the balance was systematically sent abroad from the UK and whilst officers are trying to trace its destination, it seems unlikely that if it is in Russia that it will ever be identified and returned. roles at the European Commis‐ sion, including as Director General in charge of the EU Budget from 2014 to 2018.

The Committee has 24 members and normally meets twice a year ‐ in the spring and at the time of the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in the autumn, with its next meet‐ ing scheduled to be held on April 21, 2022, in Washington, DC.

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More aid for small and medium sized firms

OFFERING SUPPORT: The EIB HQ in Luxembourg.

THE European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the Eu‐ ropean Investment Bank Group (EIB), has joined forces with Caja Rural Groupo to assist small and medium sized companies (SMEs) in Spain.

The intention is to try to mitigate the economic im‐ pacts of the Covid‐19 crisis in the SME sector by offer‐ ing more favourable fi‐ nancing to SMEs impacted by the pandemic.

The EIF will provide a €140 million guarantee to Caja Rural Group through Banco Cooperativo Es‐ pañol, enabling the Span‐ ish bank to originate a portfolio of €200 million of financing for Spanish SMEs. It will take up to 70 per cent of the risk on the loans granted by Caja Ru‐ ral Group and it is be‐ lieved that the agreement will facilitate access to fi‐ nance at advantageous conditions for more than

1,200 small businesses, thereby also safeguarding employment levels.

The agreement is backed by the European Guarantee Fund (EGF), part of the €540 billion EU rescue package approved in the wake of the Covid‐ 19 pandemic.

Thanks to this, the Span‐ ish bank will be able to provide a wide range of debt financing solutions to Spanish companies with sustainable business plans, ensuring they have sufficient financing avail‐ able to promote their in‐ vestment needs in the medium to long term.

“Thanks to the EGF, we are expanding our net‐ work of intermediaries in Spain to support the liq‐ uidity needs of small and medium‐sized businesses and this agreement is yet another great example,” said EIB Vice‐President Ri‐ cardo Mourinho Félix, who is responsible for in‐

ASA rebukes Arsenal THE Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the UK has told Arsenal football club that its promotion of crypto‐based fan tokens on social media broke ad‐ vertising rules and must stop.

Whilst the club believes that it acted properly, the decision was based on the fact that the Authority did not consider that it had properly warned fans about the potential risk when investing in this type of pro‐ motion.

The ASA went on to suggest that the offers were ir‐ responsible ‐ because the wording took advantage of consumers’ inexperience or credulity and trivialised investment in crypto‐assets and was misleading ‐ be‐ cause they failed to illustrate the risk of the invest‐

vestment and support in Spain.

BUSINESS EXTRA Better news THE state of countries’ fi‐ nances seems to fluctuate on an almost weekly basis as Spain’s National Statis‐ tics Office (INE) released new figures suggesting that the country’s economy has grown 3.4 per cent in the first three months of 2021 as opposed to the 2.7 per cent previously reported.

Government support ALTHOUGH there was no lockdown in the UK prior to Christmas it quickly be‐ came clear that many peo‐ ple were cancelling their festive get‐togethers see‐ ing the hospitality industry in particular reeling, but Chancellor of the Exche‐ quer Rishi Sunak found an‐ other £1 billion in support for those affected.

Inflation fears DURING a meeting of heads of European Banks held in Frankfurt, Bank of Spain Governor Pablo Hernández de Cos con‐ firmed his belief that infla‐ tion will not continue to race upwards for any length of time, but will quickly settle allowing low interest rates to stay in the eurozone.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WHETHER deserved or not, the onslaught on Boris Johnson of late appears to be never ending. So far, the demolition of his reputation and integrity as an individual has completely overshadowed any political status or ministerial expertise he may possess; which just goes to show that the public don’t give two monkeys about whether their leaders are capable politicians or not; If they are not morally acceptable, then they are fair game for any attack their enemies or rivals care to initiate.

Many of those in high finance or the political world are of course fully aware that scandal can bring down almost anyone, subsequently when circumstances are right, character assassination can truly become big business. Recently I discovered that there are a few shadowy agencies that specialise in these modes of clandestine operations. In the style of the old Mafia hit men, it is possible to engage these people who, with their far‐reaching tentacles and web of connections, are capable of discrediting and destroying all manner of people in public life.

The leaked video of the Allegra Stratton

No one is safe ‘press call’ and photos of the alleged Downing Street parties are probable instances in point. The CCT coverage of Matt Hancock groping a secretary was trawled up from some source or another.

Dirt digging of this ilk is not always ‘investigative reporting’, it can be bought; and you can rest assured the professional companies who provide these services don’t come cheap.

Apparently, these agencies recruit moles and shadowy informers, engaged specifically to infiltrate big organisations and the corridors of power. Although their official work titles may sound innocuous enough, their true profession is to spy on their co‐workers and bosses, gleaning any information or scandal to pass on to their true employers. All this data is then processed and filed ready to be released to the highest bidder.

The discredited publicist Max Clifford was a prime example of someone who practised these devious methods. If you look back over certain cases of people destroyed by sleaze and innuendo, you can visualise the murky hand of these companies in some of their downfalls. The likes of Stephen Ward, Profumo, John

Major, Cummings and even Trump all could easily have been targets of this type of operation. I’m not saying they were innocent victims; of course, they weren’t.

In fact, it could be maintained that these companies are performing a public service. It’s just that charging a fee to dig up dirt and discredit people, just has more than a whiff of the old KGB or Kim Jong‐un about it.

And just how do we know precisely who their customers are? You can be sure that with the standard of morals they display they are not too fussy about who pays the fee! One thing is for certain, no one is safe. Thank the Lord this old boy’s life of skullduggery is an open book ‐ literally. Book One, Two and Three. All available on Amazon. Happy New Year Everyone.

Keep the faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com.

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TV & Film Review by Laura Kemp

Don’t Look Up

A HUGE comet is hurtling towards earth and two sci‐ entists are the only people who can sound the alarm, but this isn’t your average end of the world movie.

Adam McKay’s ‘Don’t Look Up’, released on Net‐ flix on December 24, is a science fiction film that us‐ es the disaster framework as a metaphor for climate change. It’s a satire that points fun at and draws attention to the media, so‐ cial networks, and pop cul‐ ture, testing whether au‐ diences are prepared to laugh at the threat of mass extinction.

Dr Mindy, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, grad student Kate Dibiasky, played by Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) go on a media quest to warn the world about a comet on collision course with earth. Howev‐ er, the White House, the media and the public are completely unconcerned

about their impending doom ‐ drawing attention to how climate change has been ignored for so long.

Meryl Streep plays an indifferent President Orlea and Jonah Hill (Pineapple Express) plays her son and Chief of Staff, who are more concerned that the news could cost votes.

Cate Blanchett plays day‐ time talk‐show host Brie Evantee who pokes fun at scientists, encouraging the public to call them “crazy.”

It’s no coincidence that DiCaprio is involved, being a prominent global warm‐ ing campaigner and ac‐ tivist.

This satirical movie is a humorous take on a seri‐ ous global issue and ‘based on truly possible events.’ It asks what it will take for the world and the media to ‘just look up’ and face the inevitable climate crisis that so many are ig‐ norant about.

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IN A PERFECT WORLD

HOTEL ROOMS: Make sure you take along your own ‘hotel kit’.

CAR POLICIES: Customer satisfaction is at the heart of everything they do.

MY BIGGEST PET PEEVES AS A HOTEL GUEST! IT’S happened again. Every time I re‐ turn to London, it’s the same old, same old. A minuscule room in a trendy ho‐ tel costing an arm and a leg where I end up feeling less at home than in my own home!

My years of research, rigorously peer‐ reviewed ‐ by which I mean, I asked friends sitting on either side of me and they both agreed ‐ have led me to the above conclusion.

A major bugbear is inadequate soundproofing not just between rooms, but between rooms and corridors, and televisions that can be turned up full volume. Yes, you’ve guessed, noise is my main problem in hotel bedrooms. I go there to sleep, not to listen to an im‐ promptu party outside in the corridor or someone else’s TV ‐ assuming they can get it to work.

And what about the ritual of folding the ends of toilet paper into a triangle and ‘turning down the bed?’ Thanks, but I can still pull back a bed cover with‐ out any help…

Another gripe is the lighting. Very few rooms have central ceiling lights, and trying to position yourself near an ac‐ ceptable side light to read the paper of‐ ten requires Houdini‐like athletic con‐ tortions. Sometimes the lighting is so dim you assume the hotel is doing its bit to stop the National Grid shutting down.

Yet other pet hates are pillow moun‐ tains, shower curtains (uncomfortable and unhygienic), gauzy, inadequate cur‐ tains, and windows with so much secu‐ rity any emergency escape would be impossible unless you happen to have a hammer to hand.

NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

To comment on any of the issues raised in her column, go to www.euroweeklynews.com/3.0.15/nora-johnson

And hairdryers in hotel bathrooms ‐ how can I dry myself with something that hasn’t got enough power to dry a mouse? Who designs these rooms?

One temporary solution? A ‘hotel kit’: some Bulldog clips to close the inade‐ quate curtains, a Swiss penknife for emergencies, earplugs for noise (of both infrastructure and intimate kinds) and eye masks (see ‘inadequate cur‐ tains’, above).

OK, rant over! My, how I enjoy get‐ ting grumpy! So much choice these days... maybe there’s some paint drying somewhere I could watch?

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

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Standards and responsibility CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD AS I have settled into my role at EWN, a lot of things have been brought to the forefront of my mind regarding the responsibility I have when writing for a large audience. I try to be balanced, explanatory and thoroughly researched with my news articles and column, even though I have the space to express my own opinion.

One of the leading voices in the US about journalistic standards and ethics is the Society of Professional Journalists. The preamble to its Code of Ethics states: “...public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of the journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues.

Conscientious journalists from all media and specialities strive to serve the public with thoroughness and

honesty. Professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist’s credibility.”

How I wish everyone took notice of this call. As we write in a space accessible to so many, we must keep in mind the effect our words can have on the people that read them.

Whether it is personally offensive to a reader or that the things we write can evoke strong emotion in a wider audience, it is very important to take responsibility for our words. Everything we write should be something we believe in, can evidence and are able to take feedback upon.

This is not a game. The information gleaned from the media is the way some people connect to the world and their opinions can be easily skewed towards vitriol or malice.

It is one thing to have theories and play guessing games in the pub with friends, but when an idea moves outwards into a publication, certain standards should apply.

In the first column I wrote for this newspaper, I spoke about the responsibility this platform gives people who have access to it. I also said:

“Free speech is the right to hold an opinion and voice it. It is not a card that means we don’t have to then deal with the ramifications of what we have said.” This is an idea that really holds firm for me, and a motto I wish could be beamed into the brains of all the people who mistreat the words ‘free speech’. Just because someone has an opinion to voice, doesn’t mean they can do so with impunity. That isn’t how it works.

Certain groups in society have remained mostly unchallenged for a long time. To them, any rebuttal feels like a personal attack. Any constructive criticism is framed as censorship. Requests for them to think about equality are seen as oppression because they are not used to being taken out of the frame as the standard to be upheld. This needs to change, as some are not up to standard at all.

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TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA

#TheWomanBeyond YOU know I like a good sporting analo‐ gy, and I am fascinated by the mental mastery of Peak Performers, and the tips and hacks we can learn from them. Well, here’s another great one.

Gold‐medal‐winning mental tough‐ ness coach and author Lanny Bassham is all about focusing on the PROCESS of goal achievement.

In his SHOCKINGLY good book, With Winning In Mind, he helps us to get our mind right!

Lanny Bassham, an Olympic gold medallist himself, has been teaching the art of mental training and peak per‐ formance for decades and this book tells us just how to rock it.

I like this book because he shares his wisdom from the perspective of a guy who has been there and done that in the competitive arena, it’s not about psychology (although, I love that too) it’s about how to win.

He tells a great story about one of his

Barcelona BARCELONA should be on any travel lover’s list. The city is the capital of the province of the same name within the Spanish autonomous com‐ munity of Catalonia and is an amazing place to soak up cul‐ ture or just relax on a beach.

It also features Spain’s major Mediterranean port.

Places not to be missed in‐ clude the maze of narrow streets in the Gothic quarter, and the stunning architec‐ tural works of Antoni Gaudí.

One of the best‐known tourist spots is Las Ramblas, where you can enjoy a relax‐ ing walk from the Plaza de Catalunya to the old port. It is also an amazing place to re‐ lax and watch the world go by.

No trip to Barcelona would be complete without seeing Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família, a stunning basilica that features incredible stained glass and intricate sculpted detail. Wandering

DID I WIN? clients, a pro golfer.

Now, in this story, this professional golfer was struggling a bit. He was set‐ ting his goals for the year and Lanny told him not to think about winning tournaments, but to put all of his atten‐ tion on mastering the process of play‐ ing well, identifying the key compo‐ nents of a successful shot and then taking it, literally, one shot at a time.

Lanny focuses on the importance of making the process primary among other fundamentals of mental mastery.

So, this golfer embraces the wisdom.

Early in the season, he’s out on the 18th green in the final round of a big tournament. He’s lining up his putt, fol‐ lowing the process he and Lanny estab‐ lished. He makes the putt.

His playing partner shakes his hand and congratulates him.

Then he realises something must be up when his wife runs on to the green cheering.

“Did I win?” he asks.

Yeah. You just won the tournament and one million dollars.

Imagine that. Imagine being so fo‐ cused on executing the next baby step in your process that you don’t even know you’re sinking a million dollar putt.

Well guess what?

You are (of course) much more likely to sink the putt when every ounce of your creative energy is focused on do‐ ing your best and not leaking out in concerns about doing well enough.

Process vs Outcome.

Where’s your focus right now?

As we get ready to see the New Year in what’s the outcome you are striving for in 2022, stop to think about the process, the baby steps, what’s the mi‐ cro things you need to be doing that will get you to the Outcome? Now go work the Process.

Here’s to a successful 2022

past the building will give stunning views of Gaudí’s work, which can be further appreciated inside where progress of the ongoing work is catalogued.

Gaudí’s Park Güell is also a must visit with amazing city views from the tiled park fea‐ turing quirky sculptures and breathtaking gardens.

Barcelona features 4.5 kilo‐ metres of beautiful coastline with all the activities and amenities you’d expect in‐ cluding inviting beach bars.

These are also great to visit at night where the vibes come with an ocean view.

Nature lovers can escape to Collserola or Montjuïc where more stunning views await. There’s also an amusement park to keep kids entertained at Tibidabo.

If that’s not enough, Barcelona offers an amazing variety of food and one of the best indoor markets in Europe.

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

Ignite Your Passion, Fulfil Your Dreams and Awaken Your Greatness!

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ANOTHER YEAR GONE SO that’s another year come to an end, not quite as awful as 2020, unless of course you have suffered a personal tragedy, but still nothing to be too excited about.

It seems that every time there appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel, something new comes along to push us all back a few steps.

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markably resilient and also very patient, recognising that this was a truly unexpected and unwelcome medical phenomena which is very difficult to cope with and governments have had to make difficult decisions ‘on the hoof’.

Unfortunately, so many individuals and businesses have been devastated physically, mentally and financially and it seems that now we are onto the booster shot (with some countries talking about a fourth) that people are losing faith in their leaders who appear to be repeating methods that haven’t really worked in the past.

Unless you believe in a massive conspiracy theory which involves governments and industrialists around the world manipulating the events to control people, it does appear that this is a conundrum that no-one, in all fairness, knows the answer to.

The way forward is not easy but it is now time for governments to get their populations on side and not continue to impose new, relatively ineffective restrictions every time a new variant appears.

This is a long-term problem that needs to balance precaution with freedom to live the best life possible.

Diana Picken RIP. At least you died doing what you wanted.

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Maria Teresa Aranda Sancha Another that has discoverd that it exists...

David McPhee Get vaccinated, it could one day be your only chance to live, some listen, some don’t, be the one that listens...

Michael Farris Another nominee for the 2021 Darwin Award.

Celia Emery Well there you go.

Tara Chekowski He died from cardiac arrest not Covid. Who’s to say he didn’t have underlying heart issues before he got sick? Who’s to say the vaccine wouldn’t have killed him? Nobody dies from anything other then Covid anymore.

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SPORT DUTCH cycling champion Amy Pieters has undergone surgery for head injuries she sustained during a fall on Thursday, December 23.

While out training near the coastal municipality of Calpe with her Team SD Worx, the rider got caught up in a colli‐ sion with her teammates and subsequently hit the ground.

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ing the operation, the doctors reduced the pressure caused by the accident. She will be in‐ duced into an artificial coma for a few days,” read a Twitter

THE English Premier League faces more problems, following the resignation of its longest‐serving independent direc‐ tor on Sunday, December 26. Kevin Beeston, will step down in the very near future, and has already informed the Board.

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Hoffman eventually resigned last

statement from her team.

“When the doctors wake her up in a few days, it will then be possible to make a di‐ agnosis of eventual sequelae,”

they added.

Her family has reportedly been able to join the world champion cyclist in the Ali‐ cante facility. Aged 30, Pieters is a specialist in track en‐ durance tests. She has been the American race world champion three times, in 2019, 2020, and 2021, along with her compatriot, Kirsten Wild. In 2019, she was also the European road champion.

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by Ms Crouch to create an independent regulator for football in England was met with a poor response by the EPL. It was reportedly met with a much worse reaction by many of the clubs.

ENGLISH cricket legend, Ray Illingworth, the former captain of Eng‐ land and Yorkshire, passed away on December 25, at the age of 89.

Yorkshire cricket officials at Headingley confirmed the news.

“We are deeply saddened to learn that Ray Illingworth has passed away. Our thoughts are with Ray’s family and the wider Yorkshire family who held Ray so dear to their hearts,” they said in a statement.

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Under his captaincy, England won the 1970‐71 Ashes series in Australia. Geoff Boycott and John Edrich totally destroyed the Aus‐ tralian bowlers, as they scored 657 and 648 runs respectively.

These Ashes heralded in a new era of top English cricketers like Bob Willis, Brian Luckhurst, Ken Shuttleworth, and Peter Lever, who all made their debuts in this series. This was also the first time that seven matches were played in a Test series, normally they were five.

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A driving force behind his county, Illingworth was an integral part of the dominant Yorkshire side that in nine seasons, clinched seven county Championship titles, between 1959 and 1968. This was surely one of Yorkshire cricket’s finest eras.

After retiring, the Yorkshireman was chairman between 1993 and 1996 of the English board of selectors. He was also England’s head coach in the 1995‐96 season.