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The people’s paper Issue No. 1879
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Dignified burial EIGHTY-FIVE years after their murders during the Spanish Civil War, the remains of five residents of Manacor were buried in Manacor Cemetery in the presence of family members. Thanks to DNA testing those finally buried with dignity were Francesca Llull, Francesca Salas, Miquel Palmer, Pere Llull and Antoni Alomar.
Lack of police THE mayor of Santanyi Maria Pons is worried about the difficulty of recruiting Local Police officers due to the fact that the municipality is some 56 kilometres away from Palma and is a very pretty but rural town and young officers tend to apply for jobs in busier areas.
Asian wasp A CONFIRMED sighting of an example of the dangerous Asian wasp which was believed eradicated on Mallorca in 2020 has been recorded in Marratxi and the Balearic Species Protection Service asks that if anyone sees one to photograph it for identification purposes and send details to es pecies@dgcapea.caib.es.
Multiple Sclerosis IN a collaboration between Soller Council and the Balearic Association of Multiple Sclerosis (ABDEM) there will be a special swimathon at Platja d’en Repic in the port, between 10am and 2pm on Sunday July 11 where you can show your support or purchase a selection of the charity’s products..
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UPDATED RULES THE British Embassy has wel‐ comed Covid security measures i m p l e m e n t e d i n B a l e a r i c I s‐ lands. It has also cautioned travellers to remain abreast of Spain’s new travel require‐ ments for British holidaymak‐ ers. The Balearic Islands were re‐ cently added to the UK’s green travel list, meaning that from June 30 British travellers with a negative test result will not have to quarantine on arrival or when they get back to the UK. B u t o n J u n e 2 9 S p a i n i m‐ posed its own rules on British holidaymakers, from 12am on Friday July 2 all arrivals to Spain from the UK will need to present either a negative Covid‐19 test prior to arrival or proof that they have received both doses of a Covid vaccina‐ tion. The British embassy in Madrid tweeted, “We welcome the security measures that the Balearic Islands have imple‐ mented for the arrival of British tourists.” Thousands of British holiday‐ makers had their Spanish holi‐ day plans dashed by TUI which announced on June 28 it would not be flying to mainland Spain or La Palma until July 21 at the earliest. “We want to offer our cus‐
BRITISH EMBASSY: The UK’s Ambassador Hugh Elliott. tomers flexibility and choice this summer, so where borders are open and FCDO advice al‐ lows travel, we will operate to those destinations as planned,” TUI said in a statement. “We are continually review‐ ing our holiday programme and
cancellations in line with the government updates every three weeks, with the next up‐ date expected on July 15. All customers will be contacted as soon as possible if there is any change to their booking,” it added.
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TREATMENT PLANT FRESH water and sewage are perennial prob‐ lems in Mallorca which is why the Balearic Government allocates €131 million to build a new Palma treatment plant. Of this amount, €104.8 million will come from the European Union Recovery Fund and the balance from the island wide sanitation fee. A collaboration agreement was signed be‐ tween local water company EMAYA and Spanish Government organisation ACUAES on June 30 to allow for the construction and operation of the new treatment plant. Present at the signing ceremony were the mayor of Palma, Jose Hila, the President of the Government, Francina Armengol, and the Government Delegate in the Balearic Is‐ lands, Aina Calvo. “With the signing of this agreement, definitive progress is being made in solving a historic problem in Palma, so that it has the treatment plant that the city needs and the environmental requirements” observed the general director of ACUAES. The current infrastructure dates from the 70s, has become obsolete after more than 40 years of operation and this new plant will greatly increase capacity and ensure that sewage is dealt with quickly and cleanly, with the resulting water being suitable for ir‐ rigation and use by the council in parks and gardens. New technologies will also allow much more efficient operation from an energy point of view. In addition, later there will al‐ so be a self‐consumption photovoltaic solar installation to power the plant and there will be benefits to Esporles, Marratxí and Buny‐ ola. A tender will now be issued with work ex‐ pected to start during 2023 and be complet‐ ed by 2026.
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Restrictions in party areas THE government of Mallorca is extending the special restrictions to Magaluf that already apply in the tourism areas of Platja de Palma and s’Arenal de Llucmajor. The decision was taken on Monday, July 5 because the area is often the first arrival point for visitors from the UK. The government will also care‐ fully monitor what effect gather‐ ings to watch the final stages of the European Championship football tournament might have. The government said that in areas such as Platja de Palma, thef Jamon and de la Cerveza, and s’Arenal there is a special ca‐ pacity limit, with a maximum of 100 people indoors and 200 out‐ doors, and with a limit of six people per table inside and 10 outside. High tables and stools are not allowed, and closing time is 2am. In addition shops in these areas are prohibited from selling alco‐ hol from 9pm until 8am. All these measures now extend to Magaluf, and Sant Antoni in the case of Ibiza.
The Brits are back SUMMER is finally here and Brits have flocked to busy beaches in Mallorca after the island made it onto the UK’s green list. British travellers made the most of the stunning 27‐ degree weather in Mallorca after coronavirus travel re‐ strictions were lifted. Maga‐ luf saw hundreds of Brits flock to the area and enjoy the stunning nightlife as the weekend began. Holidaymakers partied the night away after spend‐ ing a fantastic day at the beach. Magaluf’s Punta Bal‐
LOCAL BEACHES: Have seen an increase in tourists since restrictions lifted. lena strip has seen Brit holi‐ daymakers return, many wearing fancy dress and partying the summer nights away. The Spanish govern‐ ment are ensuring that holi‐ daymakers follow necessary Covid rules and both police
and Guardia Civil have been out patrolling the streets. Tourists from Britain started to flood into the Balearic Islands, only hours after they were added to the UK’s green list. Saturday July 3 saw nearly 100 flights
Concert organisers fined €200,000 THE Mallorcan government is proposing a €200,000 fine for organisers of a June 15 concert believed to be a source of a widespread Covid outbreak among students. Mercedes Garrido, the Regional Minister of the Presidency, Public Function, and Equality, said on June 29 that the government has proposed a sanction of €200,000 for the promoters of the reggaeton concert held in the Plaza de Toros de Palma, on June 15. It is believed that this concert was one of the sources of the mega outbreak of Covid‐19 infections associated with students returning home from school trips to the Balearic island, with Ms Garrido describing the concert as “unbridled”, and has asserted that those who do not comply with the Covid‐19 protocols in the communi‐ ty will be punished “forcefully and impeccably”.
scheduled between the UK and Palma Airport. Tommy Goodwin from Stockport, is the day manager of the TigerTiger and Mr Miyagi’s bars. He believes that the changes to the green list will boost business in the area. “We opened around eight weeks ago and it’s been a very different season so far,” said Tommy. He went on to add: “To be honest the cus‐ tomers have been a bit of a mixed bunch, many Scandi‐ navians plus some French and Germans along with ex‐ pat Brits who live and work in the resort. “I think we’ll see a change in the next few weeks.”
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Airforce captain saves elderly woman drowning AN Airforce Captain saved a 70‐year‐old woman from drowning on a beach in Mallorca on Saturday, July 3. Captain Marta Fernandez Yecora, a nurse from the 49th Wing of Palma de Mallorca’s Son San Juan Air Base, quickly stepped in when a 70‐year‐old woman was fighting for her life after getting into difficulties in the sea. The accident took place on the island’s Illetas beach, when the elderly woman was discovered floating in the water and unconscious. She was quickly transferred to the shore where Captain Fernandez Yecora began to resuscitate her. The cap‐ tain is an SAR helicopter crew member from the 801st Squadron. The captain worked hard to resuscitate the elderly woman using equipment from the beach’s lifeguards. Shortly after the re‐ suscitation attempt began, the woman started to react. She remained uncon‐ scious and was finding it difficult to breathe. The resuscitation attempt was also joined by two doctors who helped out un‐ til an ambulance arrived along with mem‐ bers of the Local Police force. The woman was taken to the Miramar Polyclinic and was admitted for further treatment.
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NIBS EXTRA Enjoying Mallorca NOW that Portugal has been knocked out of the Euro 2020 finals, star striker Cristiano Ronaldo has told his Twitter followers that he is spending some time in Mallorca with his partner and four children, making the most of the good weather and the clear water.
Islamic lessons THE Balearics are one of the few Spanish communities which do not teach anything about the Islamic religion and this was to be rectified in 2020 but was postponed. Now, it has been decided to undertake test lessons in two or three parts of Mallorca from October.
Protest rally IN keeping with many areas throughout Spain, there was a rally in the Plaza Mayor in Palma on July 5 to protest about the senseless homophobic murder of Samuel Luiz in A Coruña with an estimated turn-out of 500 people.
Mural wars UNIMPRESSED by owner of the Hotel Artmadam’s pleas to allow the bright murals painted by Mallorcan artist Jose Luis Mesas to remain on the exterior of its walls, the Palma Council has announced that as the murals are unlicensed, it plans to order them to be removed.
Sculpture unveiled JULY 3 saw the formal inauguration of the sculpture Heart Andritxol by Carlos Terroba in memor y of those affected by Covid-19, in the Port of Andratx. The sculpture was presented by the association of artists Green Ou and is accompanied by a poem by Rosa Calafat.
New buoys DEIA Council has re-installed large colour ful buoys in the water off of Sa Cala, in order to show the exclusive area for use by bathers and to protect the environment by stopping the concentration of pleasure boats near to the beach.
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Mallorca Fire Brigade THE Mallorca Fire Brigade will be integrated into the TETRAIB network, a secure mobile communication system for emergency services in the Balearic Islands. From now on, firefighters will undertake a testing period in which the current system (T E T R A P O L) will be combined with the TETRAIB, until the latter is fully integrated according to the Consell de Mallorca.
With the migration to the TETRAIB system, the efficiency of the communications of the Mallorca Fire Brigade will be improved, at the same time as it will be possible to standardise the transmissions and see a greater collaboCredit: Consell de Mallorca ration and coorBetter communications for dination between Mallorca Fire Brigade.
THERE was an act of heroism as a member of the Santa Margalida Local Police force climbed up the side of a building to help an 87‐year‐old woman in distress. Officers were alerted to the problem on Thursday July 1 by social services who ad‐ vised that they had received a call from the lady who had asked for help as she was ex‐ periencing difficulty in breathing. When they got to the apartment complex in which she lived they attempted to get into
Loggerhead hatchlings released IN 2020 three batches of turtle eggs were discovered, two on Menorca and one on Ibiza and on Thursday July 1, 47 Logger‐ head turtle (carreta carreta) ju‐ veniles were returned to the sea from the beach of Sa Mesquida, Menorca where they were first discovered as eggs. It is believed that these are the first sea turtles to be recorded as having been born on any beach in the Balearics and as such, they and the other two sets of eggs have been treated as extremely rare and valuable, being looked after by various specialists across the is‐ lands, including Palma Aquari‐ um. Now having grown to an average weight of 1.2kg and a length of about 20cm, it was considered safe to release them as they would be less vulnera‐ ble to attack from predators such as sea birds and crabs. Prior to this, experts from the Hospital Veterinari Arago de Mallorca examined them to identify their sex and 21 per cent of the specimens were found to be females with the balance males.
Local Police her flat but without success, although they did hear a weak call for help. Although they called for the fire brigade and ambulance, one officer decided that it
the different security and emergency forces of the Balearics. To migrate the communications service of the Mallorca Fire Brigade to the TETRAIB network, a whole series of new devices will be acquired including 70 portable terminals, 20 ATEX portable terminals, 13 fixed terminals, 21 mobile terminals for light vehicles and 36 mobile terminals for heavy vehicles.
was too uncertain to await their arrival and climbed the exterior of the building at con‐ siderable risk to himself and entered the property via the balcony. Once inside, as reported by local press, he found the woman on the floor in consider‐ able distress and attempted to give her first aid until a doctor who was part of a SAMU061 team arrived, who stabilised her and arranged for her to be taken to the Inca hospital for treatment.
Graffiti artist caught THE Local Police in Inca were be‐ coming increasingly irritated by some 250 pieces of pointless graf‐ fiti left by someone calling them‐ selves Kiddy 73. This despoiling of private buildings and public ‘furni‐ ture’ had been going on for sever‐ al months, so officers decided to set up a special investigation as long ago as March. Staff in Inca Council offices were approached and asked whether they had any idea of who Kiddy 73 might be and eventually, the person was spotted on CCTV and identified.
Credit: Inca Local Police
POINTLESS: But now Kiddy 73 has been identified. When approached, the person involved admitted that they were responsible for the graffiti, apolo‐
gised and agreed that they would personally undertake the cleaning of all the ‘tags’ still visible.
Young person’s camp
The Tempest Project
DURING 2020, the Balearic Government spent €230,000 on improving facilities at La Victoria young person’s camp in Alcudia. Having taken action to adapt the dining room, bathrooms and rooms as well as the removal of barriers, creation of a porch and changing the signage, the Ministry of Social Af‐ fairs and Sports still intends to spend an additional €300,000 on the facilities. Currently it is fully booked, albeit at reduced ca‐ pacity of 75 per cent due to Covid‐19 restrictions but a total of 6,190 children and young people are ex‐ pected to spend this season with a total of 16,000 overnight stays. Although the costs for many of those attending will be paid for by their parents, a significant number will be supported by the Consell de Mallorca. Five per cent of the places have been reserved for families receiving support from Social Services, so that young people from all walks of live across Mallorca will have the chance to enjoy the ac‐ tivities of the camp and socialise with others.
CONSIDERED one of the best directors of Shake‐ spearean drama, 96‐year‐old Sir Peter Brook is visiting Mallorca with the Tempest Project and will present just one performance here. This is his vision of The Tempest which he has co‐produced with Marie‐Helenne Estienne and it will be presented at the Sala Gran of the Teatre Principal in Palma today, Thursday, July 8. This will be the first time that any of Peter Brook’s creations will have been seen in Mallorca although he has been a professional director for seven decades and is based in France. Amongst his many honours bestowed by countries around Europe, he was awarded the Spanish Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts in 2019. This version looks behind the story of magic and the plight of the refugee and brings it forward to modern day with Ery Nzaramba (an actor of African descent) taking the part of Prospero.
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New dog park ACTING upon requests from dog loving resi‐ dents, Manacor Council has opened a new 1,400 square metre dog park. It is located in the l Moli d’en Beio park in the Paseo Ferrocarril, is protected by fences and is intended to allow ani‐ mals to roam, run and play freely without dis‐ turbing others. The dog park has four bins for the disposal of all types of waste, two zones with shaded benches, two games ar‐ eas and a source of wa‐ ter and is now open. The dog agility park has special areas such as a dog walkway, ramps formed by a tent‐ shaped structure and non‐slip phenolic plat‐ forms equipped with slats for going up and down, and a fountain for animals. The walkway comes in three sections 3.60 metres long and is de‐ signed for dogs to cross completely, going up one end and down the other, without any need to jump. Such agility areas help test the balance, dexter‐ ity and strength skills of the animals being exer‐ cised. There is a double fountain at two heights and the taps have a timed push button with flow regulation, so as not to waste water.
Credit: Manacor Council
DOG PARK: One of the shaded areas.
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A quiet night in Magaluf
NEW STATUE: ‘Drab and not lifelike.’
Readers asked: Is Statue of Diana ‘disappointing’? ONLY 24 per cent of our readers claimed to like the statue of Princess Diana which was unveiled last week at Kensington Palace. The statue, designed by Ian Rank‐Broadley, has not proved popular, and criticism has ranged from the religious overtones of the statue to the unlikely masculinity of Di‐ ana’s face. Meanwhile, our readers generally said it was dis‐ appointing and not a good likeness, adding that it was drab and not lifelike, while others were unsure of the significance and had expected to see Diana with her sons, not depicted with other children. Some said that it is not very flattering and that her hair, clothes and face aren’t those of “the smiling lady we all know.” Some described it as dark and cold, and a “hideous waste of money.” Some of our readers asked why it was needed, saying that it was pointless. Those who liked it pointed out that the statue shows her “on one of her missions” and “doing what she did best,” and others added that they like what it represents, pointing out that it was a “memorial to the children’s charities she helped” and that it shows her love for children and the fact that she was a true “people’s person.” Many said that whatever the statue looks like, she will “live on in our hearts and minds” and “will always be loved and remembered.”
ARMED police patrols have been brought in by Magaluf authori‐ ties to control any potentially rowdy British holidaymakers. Armed police patrols will be on duty in the hotspot areas of Mag‐ aluf this summer, as the authori‐ ties look to clamp down on the antics of drunken holidaymakers in past years. Since the British government put the Balearic Islands on the green list for travel, bookings to the islands, especially Mallorca, have reportedly gone through the roof, so the authorities are taking no chances and have drafted in armed police from Madrid.
MAGALUF: Has always had a reputation for wild nightlife. Magaluf in particular has al‐ ways had the reputation for wild nightlife, and only last year, the famous Punta Ballena strip was closed down, with local officials saying they wanted to clean up the tarnished reputation of the resort.
Covid-19 free students allowed to leave A JUDGE has ruled against keep‐ ing quarantined students in Mallorca under hotel confine‐ ment if they are proven to be free of Covid‐19. Some 249 students had been under 24‐hour surveillance in the Hotel Palma Bellvor since last week. Many complain that even though they have tested nega‐ tive for Covid‐19, they are being held against their will. On June 29, a Spanish court threw out 103 habeas corpus ap‐ peals lodged by both students and parents demanding their re‐ lease to quarantine at home. But on June 30, the Litigation Court No 3 of Palma de Mallorca issued an order saying that only young people who have tested positive for Covid‐19 and could
prove they have not been in close contact with an infected peer may be confined. The court ruled that confining Covid negative students was a fundamental breach of their rights. The ruling also requires that the government of the Balearic Islands informs the court every five days about how the situation is evolving. More than 1,000 cases of Covid‐19 in Spain have been linked to end‐of‐year trips by celebrating school stu‐ dents. Within the hotel there were 64 positive cases of Covid and 14 students have been ad‐ mitted to hospital as of June 29. Eight out of 77 Andalucian stu‐ dents who were shipped back af‐ ter they were freed by the court tested positive for coronavirus.
Extra police patrols were al‐ ready in position on the evening of Saturday July 3, as the first plane‐ loads of British holidaymakers touched down on the island, along with tourists from other countries like Italy, France, and of course the Spanish mainland.
Magaluf police have reportedly estimated they will have to deal with around 2,500 tourists at the height of summer, compared to 12,000 a few years ago in the re‐ sort’s heyday, with a spokesman saying “it was a relatively quiet night.” Many of the resort’s popular nightlife venues are not open yet, all bars and restaurants have coro‐ navirus restrictions in place, and a closing time of 2am, as opposed to the previous late hours that saw bars staying open until 5am, and new laws in Spain prevent anybody taking drinks out on the streets, with beaches having to be empty of people by midnight.
Malia in scooter spill
MALIA WHITE, the Below Deck Mediterranean star has been hos‐ pitalised in Mallorca after a scooter accident. Malia, aged 30, had been exploring the island by scooter when she was involved in an accident and rushed to hospital. She suffered from a fractured elbow, broken toes and road rash. Malia took to Instagram to share photos of her in a hospital bed. She was pictured bandaged up after suffering from a series of injuries when she fell off a scooter during a day trip with her shipmates. She said: “Accidents happen when you least expect them. Luckily, I was able to walk away with a few stitches, fractured elbow, broken toes, severe road rash and a very sore body. She thanked all the people who helped. “They flagged down a car who happened to be an off‐duty police officer and he started giving me medical attention until the ambulance arrived.”
Dame Judi Dench at film festival DAME JUDI DENCH will be at‐ tending this year’s Atlantida Mallorca Film Festival on the is‐ land. Dame Judi will be the star of the film festival this year, held in Palma from July 26 until August 1. The hugely famous British award‐winning actress, who has starred in films such as James Bond, Iris and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, will join many top Spanish actors and ac‐ tresses at the festival. The festival will be held at the Cine Rivoli, in the city centre, and will host over 55 films of various genres from all over the world. The news comes as it has been announced that Tilda Swinton and Wes Anderson will
be filming in Madrid over the summer months of July, August and September. The set is said to resemble desert landscapes seen in westerns, however, re‐ ports say that the film will not be of that genre. There has been no indication of the plot or cast of the film set to be shot in Madrid, specifically Chinchon in the southeast, yet sources expect the familiar style of Anderson’s past films. “This is very impor‐ tant to this city,” said Chinchon’s mayor Francisco Javier Mar‐ tinez, and highlighted that the town’s cinema will be open for him to shoot at if he wishes. It looks as though film fans will have back‐to‐back Anderson films in 2021 and 2022.
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Recovered Picasso dropped by police A PICASSO painting was dropped by officers after they recovered pieces stolen in a 2012 art heist in Athens. The Cubist Picasso piece, ‘Head of a Woman’ (1939), was personally donated to Greece by the Spanish master in recognition of the country’s resistance to the Nazi Germany regime. However, an art heist in which many famous pieces were stolen saw the painting disappear until now. During the press conference, where it was revealed that artworks had been found, footage shows officers letting the painting drop to the floor. Luckily, there was no damage caused to the piece! The painting slid off its perch and an officer swiftly picked it up from the ground. Police said that a builder, 49, had confessed to the 2012 art heist and has now been arrested, claiming his motives were his love of art and that he did not intend to sell the paintings. He had initially hidden the pieces in a house before recently moving them to thick vegetation at a local gorge. “This painting is of particular importance and sentimental value to the Greek people, as it was personally dedicated by the great painter to the Greek people for their fight against fascist and Nazi forces,” Mendoni said. TEN European countries, including Spain, will accept the Indian‐made AstraZeneca vaccine, also known as Covishield, after it was initially not included the EU’s Covid vac‐ cine passport scheme. At least five million Brits could have been prevented from travelling as a result. The vaccines have still not been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and
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Tragic Tenerife search ends
TOMÁS GIMENO: Disappeared along with his two daughters at sea. THE judicial authority investigat‐ ing the case of the girls Anna and Olivia allegedly murdered by their father in Tenerife is expected to call for the cessation of the track‐ ing operations of the oceano‐ graphic vessel Angeles Alvariño. The captain and the vessel’s head of search operations came to the conclusion that it is “impossi‐
Indian-made vaccine do not qualify for the EU’s vaccine passport scheme under its current rules. But on July 2, eight EU states including Spain, plus Ice‐ land and Switzerland, said they would ac‐ cept the Indian‐manufactured vaccine at their borders. On Friday, the European Commission said it was exploring options
ble” to continue with the tracking in the face of the rugged and diffi‐ cult to negotiate underwater ter‐ rain. The head magistrate of the Court of Violence against Women number two of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the body in charge of the case, made the decision on June 30, after having received a report
for accepting the Covishield vaccine across the bloc but warned this could take time. “In order to ensure a coordinated ap‐ proach, the Commission is in discussion with the member states to see which is the best approach to follow,” a spokesperson for the Commission said. “I don’t think you can say it will not be possible to come to the EU with this vaccine,” he added.
from the ship that described the search as “completely unap‐ proachable.” According to the technical report, in the course of the search, the Judicial Police were able to collect and analyse new in‐ formation. Officers discovered that the boat had drifted for a long while after Tomás Gimeno’s mo‐ bile phone signal had been lost, af‐ ter which the engines started working again and he sailed for around three minutes before they cut out again. Thus, “the point where the en‐ gines stopped again becomes the most probable point where Thomas could have thrown him‐ self into the sea,” surmised the team.
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Baby boomers pension bust? JOSE LUIS ESCRIVA, the Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations is suggesting that those from the ‘baby boom’ generation - those born from the late 1950s to the mid-1970s might end up getting a smaller pension. The minister explained that the generation is “wider” and will have to assume “some of the effort that must be made to moderate pension spending during a specific period of time.” He said on July 1 that to facilitate this, the government would have to choose between “a small adjustment in their pension” or alternatively, they could “work a little more.” Escriva said Spain “does not have an acute pension problem” but rather “a temporary problem” to face an increase in spending that the retirement of the baby boom generation would entail.
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A race against Delta surge EUROPE is racing to vaccinate people, particularly the young, as fears mount that the Delta variant may crash across the continent. French region Landes, a favourite with surfers, has delayed lifting restrictions until July 6 because of a high number of Delta in-
fections. “We do not want to take the risk of having a restart of the epidemic. We have all the cards in hand to avoid a fourth wave of the epidemic,” said Gabriel Attal, a French government spokesman, said on June 30. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and
Covid passport now in use
THE new Covid passport came into force on Thursday July 1 and has been promoted by the European Union to make travel within the EU easier. So far in Spain 2.7 million of these Covid passports have al‐ ready been issued by the Ministry of Health and the au‐ tonomous communities. The idea for the Covid passport was put forward by Greece early last year. The aim of the passport is to help the tourism industry during the summer and the ‘digital green certificate’ or Covid passport was approved in May 2021. All member states of the EU will use this system from July 1. The passport comes as both a digital and paper version and has a QR code. The Covid passport shows if a person has been fully vaccinated, has recovered from the coronavirus or has a negative test.
Control said recently that the Delta variant is likely to account for 90 per cent of all cases in the EU by the end of August. In Germany, Delta accounts for 15 per cent of all Covid cases and the rate of infection is doubling by the week. Italy also fears the Delta variant will become dominant and Italian Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, has expressed concerns that the EURO 2020 final is being held in Wembley given the UK’s problem with the variant. Anna Teresa Palamara, an Italian epidemiologist, said, “Our epidemiological monitoring shows a rapidly evolving picture that confirms that also in our country, as in the rest of Europe, the delta variant of the virus is becoming dominant.” THE UN said tourism in Europe could recover in the second half of this year. The research carried out by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN’s World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) found that, despite some recovery this year, the tourism sector will not fully re-
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Sanchez shuts door on Catalan vote PRESIDENT Pedro Sanchez has warned there will never be a Catalan independence referendum but a separatist leader shot back “give us time.” Speaking in parliament after his meeting with the President of Catalonia, Pere Aragones, Sanchez said, “There will be no referendum, unless those who defend it manage to convince three-fifths of this House to modify Article 2 of the Constitution and then those changes are ratified. But I already anticipate that the PSOE will never accept it.” However, the spokesman for Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, a left-wing pro-independence party, Gabriel Rufian, quickly shot back at the President, “Mr Sanchez, you say that there will be no referendum. You also said that there would be no pardons. Give us time.” It was a clear dig at Sanchez who has been criticised by opposition parties for saying prior
SANCHEZ: Has been criticised. to his election that he would not grant pardons. In an interview with La Sexta, Aragones said that he and Sanchez are yet to find a middle ground. "The positions are very far apart. We defend independence and the government defends the unity of Spain,” he said.
Tourism set to recover ‘in second half of the year’ bound until 2023. According to the report, vaccinations and vaccine passports will this year see an increase in tourism after international arrivals across the world fell by 73
per cent last year. “The outlook for this year doesn’t look much better,” said Ralf Peters of UNCTAD’s trade analysis branch. “There is an expectation of a certain recov-
ery in the second half of the year, at least for North America and Europe to a certain extent.” Spain’s vaccination rollout has so far seen more than half the population receive at least one dose of a jab, while several age groups, including the over 80s, have been completely immunised.
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Watch your speed
S P A I N’S traffic cops are planning more radars, more speed drones and more checkpoints this summer. The Directorate‐General for Traffic (DGT) has un‐ veiled a three‐prong plan for more intensive policing over the summer months. And that means more speed con‐ trols, more drink‐ and drug‐ driving tests, and increased
checks on motorcycle travel in the coming busy weeks. The DGT estimates there will be 91.2 million journeys on Spanish roads during the months of July and August alone. In June this year, 110 peo‐ ple have lost their lives, 64 more compared to June last year, and 40 more than in June 2019.
Do you know how to react in a traffic emergency? WORRYINGLY, half of the people driving in Spain do not know how to react when they have to perform an emergency traffic stop, not knowing how the emergency red triangles are used. And 14 per cent don’t know they are required to wear reflective vests when getting out of their vehicle. A study prepared by the Royal Automobile Club of Spain (RACE) and the energy company BP, reveals that three out of four Spanish drivers have had an emergency breakdown or an accident during a trip, yet 22 per cent did not use their emergency triangles.
Interior Minister Fernando Grande‐Marlaska is deter‐ mined to improve those numbers, saying “vaccines make us immune to the virus, not to traffic acci‐ dents.” The DGT expects a very significant increase in week‐ end travel and short‐term trips, with national mobility similar to that of summer 2019. Given this, three large special control campaigns will be established by the DGT, in addition to the tradi‐ tional motorway and dual‐ carriageway exit and entry operations carried out by the traffic police. The traffic police plan ex‐ tensive patrolling operations every weekend. As well as increased patrolling and surveillance, the traffic po‐ lice will be deploying 780 fixed speed control radars, 545 mobile radar devices and 12 helicopters.
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NEW technology can diagnose infections in minutes which means patients will be able to receive confirmed diagnosis at the doctor’s office. The idea of visiting the doctor’s office with symptoms of an illness and leaving with a scientifically confirmed diagnosis is much closer to reality because of new technology developed by researchers at McMaster University in Montreal.
Diagnosis in minutes Engineering, biochemistry and medical researchers from across campus have combined their skills to create a hand-held rapid test for bacterial infections that can produce accurate, reliable results in less than an hour, eliminating
the need to send samples to a lab. Their proof-of-concept research, published in the latest issue of the journal Nature Chemistry, specifically describes the test’s effectiveness in diagnosing urinary tract infections from real clinical sam-
Scientist Whitty harassed UK Government Ministers have led calls for Professor Chris Whitty to be offered police pro‐ tection after a string of attacks on the scientist by members of the public have heightened
fears for his safety. Police launched an investiga‐ tion over two men who harassed England’s Chief Medical Officer after video footage emerged of him on social media being heck‐
Comedian Lee Hurst kicked off Twitter COMEDIAN Lee Hurst has been kicked off Twitter for abusive Chris Whitty tweets. Lee Hurst’s tweets caused much controversy on Twitter when he said the attack on Chris Whitty, England’s Chief Medical Officer, was ‘not enough’. The shocking attack happened last week and Hurst has now seen his Twitter account suspended over the abusive tweets. Video footage came out last week which showed Whitty walking through Saint James Park in London and being grabbed by two men. Whitty attempted to free himself from the men who also filmed the incident. Comedian Hurst shared his opinion of the attack with some 18,000 followers on Twitter before the account was suspended after users reported him to Twitter officials. Not only was Hurst reported to Twitter but also to the police as followers claim that he was ‘inciting hatred’.
led as he walked through St James’s Park in London at 7.20pm on Tuesday June 27. In the viral video, Professor Whitty appeared to be grabbed by two men who are shouting and laughing. He attempts to walks away and cross the road before the men grab him again and shout “oi oi” “"one photo, one photo please.” The profes‐ sor himself is understood to have dismissed the park incident as “schoolboy behaviour” and said he would not have told anyone if the footage had not already spread online. He has said not to want to take the matter any fur‐ ther. A statement released by the Metropolitan Police said that the incident has been recorded as “common assault”, and that offi‐ cers took down the details of the two men at the time of the at‐ tack. The men were apparently ‘ro‐ bustly’ warned about their be‐ haviour then ordered to leave the area.
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ples. The researchers are adapting the test to detect other forms of bacteria and for the rapid diagnosis of viruses, including Covid19. They also plan to test its viability for detecting markers of can-
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cer. The new DNA-based technology uses a handheld device similar to a blood-glucose monitor. A microchip analyses a droplet of bodily fluid such as blood, urine or saliva, using molecules that can detect the specific protein signature of an infection. The device, about the size of a U S B s t i c k , p l u g s i n t o a s m a r tphone, which then displays the result.
UK phasing out coal in 2024
THE UK will end using coal power in October 2024. It is a key step in the UK government’s plans to decarbonise
the power sector and eliminate their contribution to climate change by 2050. From October 2024 Great
Flying cars a reality by 2030? THE idea might seem like something out of a sci-fi movie but flying cars are expected to be seen in cities around the world by the end of the decade. According to leading car manufacturer Hyundai, flying cars will be a reality and they will even help the environment by lowering vehicle emissions and reducing congestion. The chief executive of the European operations for Hyundai, Michael Cole, has revealed that the firm have invested heavily in the future of flying cars and said: “We believe it really is part of the future. We think that by the latter part of this decade certainly, urban air mobility will offer great opportunity to free up congestion in cities, to help with emissions, whether that’s intra-city mobility in the air or whether it’s even between cities,” he said.
Britain will no longer use coal to generate electricity, a year earlier than planned, Energy and Climate Change Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan announced. The move is part of the government’s commitments to transition away from fossil fuels and decarbonise the power sector in order to eliminate contributions to climate change by 2050. The UK went 5,000 hours without coal-fired electricity in 2020, and earlier this year broke a new wind power record, with just over a third of the country’s energy coming from wind. In 2020, the UK generated 43.1 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources, including wind, bioenergy, solar and hydro.
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Digital currency
THE Danish foreign minister, Jeppe Kofod, visited Morocco to discuss a number of matters including the fact that many illegal migrants pass through North Africa as they attempt to enter Europe and Denmark wants to find a more just and humane asylum system.
WITH the rapid move away from hard cash and into payment by card, the Governor of the Bank of France warns that Europe needs a digital euro and a European payment system sooner rather than later, especially as Visa and Mastercard are American companies.
THE NETHERLANDS Pulse fishing A DEMAND for information from the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries by broadcaster NOS has shown that officials knowingly fed incorrect information to the European Union in order to obtain large numbers of pulse fishing licences. Use of electric pulses to catch fish is now banned.
BELGIUM USB deal
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NORWAY Whale’s hearing A CONTROVERSIAL plan to capture whales off the coast of Norway and spend four days testing their hearing has finished for this season as not a single whale was tempted into the ‘traps’, but scientists from Norway, Denmark and America will try again later
FINLAND
IN order to avoid being charged with assisting customers to evade tax in Belgium, Swiss investment bank UBS has come to an arrangement with the Belgian authorities to pay over €50 million and this compares well with the reported €4.5 billion previously paid to France.
Scooter scare
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SWEDEN
Birth right
Today’s moose
THE German federal parliament has passed a bill which grants German citizenship to descendants of Jews, Roma and Sinti, and political opponents whom the Nazis had stripped of citizenship or prevented from acquiring it thus restoring rights to some who had been deprived of German passports.
THE Swedish Transport Department was forced to issue a major warning about the likelihood of a number of moose straying onto the road and affecting traffic in both directions on the E4 between the junctions Ättekulla and Helsingborg S. Happily the animals wandered off again and no-one was hurt.
NEARLY 70 per cent of those who responded to a recent survey created by the Finnish Road Safety Council said that they believe electric scooters are a threat to pedestrian safety. Almost one in four confirmed that they had found themselves in a dangerous situation.
THE number of employed people in Spain has returned to prepandemic levels. President Pedro Sanchez said that the number of people employed and paying social security had reached 19.5 million in June. The President said the number of employed people was now at “levels higher than those we had before the pandemic.” At the end of July 2019 there were 19,533,211 people in employment and registered to pay social security, while that in the last pre-pandemic month, February 2020, there were a total of 19.2 million people employed in Spain. “This is very important, because in the previous crisis it took us 10 years to regain member-
PRESIDENT SANCHEZ: “Levels higher than before Covid.” ship levels before the financial crisis,” Sanchez said. The number of people registered as unemployed in Spain decreased in May for the third consecutive month of declining unemployment figures in 2021 and by the largest amount since records began. Labour Ministry data showed
a decrease of 129,378 against April’s figures, with unemployment standing at 3.78 million. The regional data showed that the biggest declines were reported in Andalucia, with a decrease of 28,561, followed by Catalonia at 15, 368 and Valencia recording a decrease of 12,385.
Marin worried over Delta variant THE Vice President of the Junta de Andalucia, Juan Marin said the Andalucian Government is con‐ cerned over the spread of the Delta variant of Covid‐19, especially with more tourists due to visit this summer. Speaking on Wednesday June 30, Marin stressed that the Junta is “in permanent coordination” with the authorities of both Portugal and Gibraltar in the face of “the opening of tourist borders” and has demanded that the same happen with the Cabinet of President Pedro Sanchez. He said offiicials needed to remain “very alert” to stop any further spread.
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GO LOCAL
THE EUROWEEKLY NEWS is urg‐ ing its readers to support local businesses in the community by going local now that the lock‐ down has ended and for your all your shopping this year, instead of feeding online giants and su‐ perstores. We challenge you to rediscov‐ er your local high streets, mar‐ kets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky in‐ dependent businesses in your area. Now that the Covid‐19 pan‐ demic appears to be under con‐ trol, it is a good idea to try and support many local businesses by ordering online and making use of any click and collect ser‐ vices they can operate, especially if you are unable to get out due to health reasons or any other restrictions. The joy of shopping local means that independent busi‐ nesses can help support the local community. Although it may be a euro or two cheaper elsewhere or on‐ line, consider where your money is actually going. By shopping at an indepen‐ dent store you’re putting food on a local family’s table, and there is no better time than now to give back to your community by making a small gesture and shopping in this way. Many local stores support lo‐ cal charities, support and spon‐ sor local sports teams and in many cases the small indepen‐ dent stores are actually much more than just a small high street shop, they’re a family’s legacy, often passed down through numerous generations and support not just the current owner but the generation be‐ fore. For those stores which are new, that extra couple of euros
SPENDING LOCALLY: Will make a difference to the local economy. spent there are supporting someone’s dream and ambition, and also the courage it took them to step out alone, which is no easy task. It takes quite a large chunk of money to set up an independent store and com‐ pete with the multinational and chains. So be sure to pre‐order your meat from a local butcher and get your spuds from a local greengrocer, let us revive that community spirit and get to know our neighbours again. You could also consider pur‐ chasing gift vouchers from local businesses to help them over the coming weeks, thinking outside the box can often lead to some fantastic ideas. Why not buy a meal for two, an hour’s tattoo time at a local studio, a hair cut at a local salon or an online study course for someone looking to change their career path. As people are struggling with finances thinking about what friends and family may actually need is important too. Whilst it’s nice to give a glamourous gift
perhaps pre‐paying a family member’s phone bill for the month would actually be a bet‐ ter gift. Helping people alleviate stress and worry, give the gift of peace of mind through these dif‐ ficult times. Choosing to spend your mon‐ ey locally will really make a dif‐ ference in the recovery of the lo‐ cal economy. When we buy local, our money stays local, and it strengthens the local economy in two ways. First, buying local keeps money circulating within the local economy. Studies have shown that local businesses recirculate a greater share of every euro as they cre‐ ate locally owned supply chains and invest in their employees. Data shows that local retailers return 52 per cent of their rev‐ enue back into the local econo‐ my, compared to just 14 per cent for national chain retailers. Money circulating through the local economy benefits everyone who is a part of each transaction. For example, let’s look at a local farmer growing produce.
First, they sell to a local restau‐ rant, which in turn prepares the fresh produce and sells it to local customers. The farmer pays its local employees and the restau‐ rant uses revenue from sales to buy supplies from a neighbour‐ hood hardware store. This exam‐ ple illustrates how the recircula‐ tion of money in the local economy leads to a stronger fi‐ nancial foundation for our neigh‐ bours and communities. Buying local also fuels new employment and job opportuni‐ ties for people within our com‐ munity. Studies show, locally owned businesses employ more people per unit of sales and retain more employees over time. A fantastic example of how to support your local community is with a Charity Gift certificate, why not donate to your loved one’s favourite cause. Just remember to still follow the latest government advice and any guidance businesses have to keep everyone safe in the future.
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THE pithiest summary of the last fortnight would be to say that the FX market had a distinctly summer-holiday atmosphere and nothing moved very far. In the lead, the US dollar strengthened by an average of 0.7% while the Japanese yen brought up the rear, down by an average of 0.5%. On its race to the bottom the yen touched a 15-month low against the US dollar. Confidence indices were mostly higher on the month and measures of private sector activity remained strong. A recurring theme was rising prices; not just as far as consumer inflation was concerned, but all the way back to raw materials. Britain’s pound was in the back half of the fairly tightly-packed field, losing an average of 0.3%. The Swiss franc, Australian dollar and Norwegian krone kept it company. At a central bank level the Bank of England’s departing Chief Economist Andy Haldane made the most of his last few days in office. At the Monetary Policy Committee meeting he was the
sole vote in favour of winding down asset purchases. A week later, on his final day, he warned that the threat of a rapid increase in prices was “rising fast.” UK house prices continued to steam ahead. Rightmove reported the “biggest seasonal rise since 2015.” Nationwide’s 13.4% annual rise was the biggest since 2004. Like most central banks, the European Central Bank is not inclined to begin tightening - or even unloosening - monetary policy until inflation is sustainably on target. That target was touched in June when the headline rate hit 1.9%, but investors expect no reaction from the ECB at this stage. President Christine Lagarde’s last word on the subject was that “tightening would be premature and would pose a risk to the ongoing economic recovery.” The best euro area ecostat came from the EC’s business and consumer surveys, with “economic sentiment hitting a 21-year high.” It did not do a great deal for the euro though,
which is just about unchanged on average. With the US dollar it was almost all about the Federal Reserve and the monetary policy outlook. Although the chairman and a couple of his team cleave to the idea of “transitory” inflation and an indefinite continuation of asset purchases, a growing number of senior officials have been taking a different line. More than a couple of them think rates will have to go up next year and that the “tapering” of quantitative easing should begin sooner rather than later. The Canadian dollar was the top-performing major currency in the first half of 2021, strengthening by 5.2% against the majors. Over the last two weeks it went up by 0.2% against the majors, losing half a US cent. A long-term support for the Loonie has been oil prices, which have gone up by 58% since the turn of the year and by 93% over the last 12 months. More topically, new home prices increased 1.4% in May nationally, with prices up in 19 of the 27 areas surveyed. They
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mallorca@moneycorp.com. were 11.3% higher on the year, the largest annual increase since November 2006. The Australian dollar kept company with the pound, managing to deliver some respectable economic data despite renewed localised lockdowns. Retail sales inched higher in May and the first of the purchasing managers’ indices, for manufacturing, were at or close to record highs. New Zealand’s dollar shared second place with the Swedish krona, 0.3% higher on overage. It is not clear how it managed to do so: the economic data were not particularly helpful. Consumer confidence was steady in June while business confidence fell three points to a net -0.6%. Intriguingly, “CPI inflation expectations jumped 0.7% pts to 5.1%, a record high in data that starts in 2010.”
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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Airport city AFTER an understandably quiet year, airport manager AENA has announced that it plans to look for investors to help it develop land around Madrid Barajas airport with a view to creating what is referred to as a new airport city in the surrounding area.
Gummy bears CONFECTIONERY giant Haribo has warned that it is finding it difficult to meet UK demand for its products at the moment due to a shortage of lorry drivers caused by the pandemic and the increasingly difficult customs requirements following Brexit.
Bacardi promotion IN an innovative promotional campaign to help existing customers in Barcelona and Madrid to recover some of the lost business, the Bacardi spirits group which owns such brands as Bacardi rum, Bombay Sapphire gin and Dewar’s whisky will give a 50 per cent subsidy to 750 establishments.
Anthony Joshua invests TWO-TIME Heavyweight Champion of the World and Olympic Gold Medallist, Anthony Joshua OBE, has invested in Manchester based percussion muscle therapy and recovery brand, Pulseroll. Joshua, who is a regular visitor to the Costa del Sol has been using Pulseroll’s full range of vibration massage devices for nearly five years and will also join the company’s board of directors in an advisory capacity. On the partnership, Joshua said; “Joining the Pulseroll family as an investor and ambassador is just the start. I am looking forward to helping with the development of the next generation of recovery technologies. I’m always using the products even when not training.”
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€300 million
is the amount Spanish investment fund GPF received when it sold The Natural Fruit Company, Spain’s leading distributor of citrus fruits to Femman Capital.
El Corte Inglés’ new acquisition IN a short statement re‐ leased on Thursday July 1, El Corte Inglés announced that it had completed a transaction to take over Madrid‐based gourmet su‐ permarket chain Sanchez Romero for an undisclosed sum. Supermercados Sanchez Romero is a Spanish com‐ pany founded in 1954, which specialises in food and consumer product re‐ tailing, with a number of its products already on
sale at El Corte Inglés’ own supermarket chain Super‐ cor and Hipercor super‐ stores. The year 2020 was not a good one for the depart‐ ment store, except for on‐ line and instore sales of grocery products and by taking over this company, it says that the “transac‐ tion strengthens El Corte Inglés’ foothold as the leader in high‐end super‐ markets, with a broad and unique sales proposition.”
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Sanchez Romero has 10 supermarkets in Madrid, with over 9,000 square metres of combined sales floor. It also owns a 4,000 square metre distribution hub in Alcala de Henares (Madrid), where the com‐ pany also has its offices and headquarters. The company is noted for its broad, varied and unique product and ser‐ vice offering, as well as the type and formats of its
What are the rules for garden apartments with a sea view which have fences 1.5m high between them. Is it permitted to install a pergola two and a half metres high close to the fence, which blocks the sea view of the neighbour? Do you have to have permission from the neighbour to do that? I’ve heard that permission is needed whenever you are closer than two metres from the neighboor. Is that correct? R M (by email) Yes, there are some situations where a YOU AND THE LAW two‐metre distance IN SPAIN must be maintained but your situation is different. All of your gardens are in fact on community of property owners’ land. Everything outside the building walls in effect belongs to the community. You are assigned the private use of it, but the garden area itself belongs to the community. This means that your neighbour must obtain permission from the AGM in order to make any change in his garden. This would include permission from the neighbour whose view is being blocked. If he does not have this permission the community can order him to re‐ move the pergola.
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US fashion giant Gap has confirmed it plans to close all of its 81 stores in the UK and Ireland and will continue to operate the business online only. The firm said it would close all its stores “in a phased manner” be‐ tween the end of August and the end of September ‐ 19 stores which were already scheduled to close in July as their leases were expiring will close as well.
stores, and the high quali‐ ty of its fresh products. It currently has 419 em‐ ployees and reported €61 million of revenue with €6.2 million net profit in 2020. The company’s current manager, Enric Ezquerra, who took over the compa‐ ny in 2017 is staying on and there are likely to be plans to expand the chain into other major cities throughout the Spanish peninsula.
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Aldi expansion GERMAN supermarket group Aldi continues to target Spain as a major area for growth having opened 23 new stores in 2020 and will now increase its logistics capacity by 61,000 square metres to support the 340 existing stores and 5,500 employees.
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FUNERALS: Restrictions still in place.
Biel Glasses A SMALL Spanish start‐up company Biel Glasses has just won a prize for innovation at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona for their glasses aimed at those with low vi‐ sion. The founders, a married couple found that their two‐ year‐old son had very poor eyesight and he was diag‐ nosed with low vision which cannot be corrected with nor‐ mal glasses or operation. With a lot of effort and nearly €1 million spent in de‐ velopment, relying on crowd funding and their own invest‐ ment, they have created a pair of glasses which incorpo‐ rates computer technology, 3d vision and artificial intelli‐ gence to allow anyone with low vision to be able to im‐ prove mobility and autono‐ my.
Global tax deal MANY restrictions which ap‐ plied to funerals and memo‐ rial services throughout the coronavirus pandemic have now been lifted, but recom‐ mendations and regulations still remain in place to pre‐ vent Covid from spreading. Depending on where the funerals or memorial ser‐ vices will be held, it is impor‐ tant to know what restric‐ tions are in place at the time. Failing to comply with regulations could lead to fines. Don’t attend a funeral or memorial service if you have Covid‐19, and if you have symptoms or have been in
contact w i t h someone who tested positive, you should get tested too. If you attend a funeral, keep your hands clean and your face covered, and make sure you avoid get‐ ting too close to others. Limit the number of people you come into contact with and try to stay outside as much as possible. If you have to be inside, check that the room is well‐ ventilated. If you are at high risk of complications from coronavirus, it may be best to stay away.
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Mind the Gap The company has not disclosed ex‐ actly how many employees the clo‐ sures will affect but said it intends to shortly start a consultation process with the staff. In a statement, Gap said: “Due to market dynamics in the United King‐
dom and the Republic of Ireland, we shared with our team today that we are proposing to close all company‐ operated Gap Specialty and Gap Out‐ let stores in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland in a phased manner from the end of August until
AFTER several years of dis‐ agreement between the Trump Administration and European Union states, a deal has finally been agreed with regards to tax payments by global corporations. An announcement from the Organisation for Econom‐ ic Co‐operation and Develop‐ ment (OECD) confirmed that officials from 130 countries have agreed to review the global tax system to ensure big companies pay tax wher‐ ever they operate. According to the OECD, there should be a minimum corporate tax rate of 15 per cent and it believes that this deal could raise an additional €120 billion in revenue. The only negative is that Hungary and Iceland have de‐ clined to sign up for the deal. the end of September 2021. “We are thoughtfully moving through the consultation process with our European team, and we will provide support and transition assis‐ tance for our colleagues as we look to wind down stores.” The firm said it was “not exiting the UK market” and would continue to offer a web‐based store when all the shops had closed.
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KEY POLICIES: Rishi Sunak gives Mansion House speech. NOWADAYS it seems that no senior British politician can give a speech without some‐ one ensuring that the contents are revealed in advance. This is exactly what has hap‐ pened with Rishi Sunak who was due to give his first Man‐ sion House speech on Thurs‐ day July 1 which is considered the Chancellor’s key policy speech of the year. According to the BBC he in‐ tended to announce that he will make the UK the most “advanced and exciting” finan‐ cial services hub in the world even though Amsterdam took over from London as the largest financial trading centre in Europe as Brexit changes fi‐ nally came into force. The full speech was actually released on Twitter by the Treasury with teasers several hours before the Mansion
House event and contained a number of promises and statements of intent. There will be action to en‐ sure that companies report the effects on the environ‐ ment that their businesses have and what they plan to do to mitigate damage over the long term via the new Inte‐ grated Sustainability Disclo‐ sures Requirements. He has also given an under‐ taking that Britain will be able to compete equally with members of the European Union, especially in the finan‐ cial sector, but also confirmed that the USA is now one of Britain’s most important mar‐ kets for finance and that posi‐ tive discussions are ongoing with China. He looks to the future with young leaders and en‐ trepreneurs taking the stage
Cryptocurrency AS the European Central Bank (ECB) expresses its wish to see a digital euro at some time in the future, the European Union is worried about uncontrolled cryptocurrency. At the same time, as part of its programme to increase expertise in new technology, the Spanish Government has been contemplating issuing some form of crypto exchange mechanism, although the Chairman of the Bank of Spain has warned against investment in that form of online currency. Now, according to Spanish financial news outlet Cinco Dias , the EU intends to charge the ECB, Bank of Spain and National Stock Market Commission (CNMV) to supervise crypto-related activities in Spain with effect from 2022.
and said “As the baton passes to a new generation of leaders in finance, I feel optimistic about the future. Ambitious at home. Confident internation‐ ally.”
BUSINESS EXTRA Profits up UK based JD Sports has increased its full-year profit outlook to ‘no less than’ £550 (€605) million, compared to £324 (€356) million the previous year. With 3,300 stores in 29 countries, including a new Spanish subsidiary, turnover has grown substantially in the past year.
Bounce back WITH Spain in a major lockdown situation in the second quarter of 2020, the economy was in a difficult situation, but in accordance with expectations, the second quarter of 2021 has seen a bounce back and in fact economic output rose a record 18 per cent.
Back to work MORE than one million workers in the UK came off furlough in May thanks to the reopening of the economy and with 2.4 million workers still on the furlough scheme which ends in September, this is the lowest number since the start of the pandemic.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT THE only colours that do truly worry me are the rose‐coloured hues that tint the glasses of authorities when they view the true problems that beset many of our great cities ‐ no matter how they try to generalise those responsible for the lawlessness that prevails; no matter how they carefully fail to mention any particular creed or section of the public at fault. Irrespective of how many advertisements they produce on TV showing everyone living happily together in environments of multicultural diversity, the true circumstances indisputably reveal that most of the problems originate firmly at the doors of the black communities. Last week the LBC revealed that 74 per cent of young people awaiting trial in London prisons are black. Couple this with the inescapable fact that 90 per cent of all knife crimes are committed by young blacks. And the black community makes up 13 per cent of London’s population.
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Rose-tinted glasses Until the wokes and PC brigade are put firmly in their place and the whole situation can be openly admitted and honestly approached by reasonable people with no fear of racist accusation or threats of retribution, it will NEVER be sorted. The disinformation and downright lies perpetrated by the media MUST be addressed. The UK is not a Shangri La of happily integrated communities with all ethnicities and nationalities living together in spacious and prosperous environments. This deceptive propaganda is a blatant insult of the public’s intelligence. A large section of black citizens lives in overcrowded run‐down areas with no hope of EVER integrating with the white indigenous population. Existing within these environments are numbers of one
Authorities’ view is clouded. parent families, consisting of children who will never know or even see their absent fathers. Consequently, children run wild, often spilling over into what they observe as the ’privileged’ white areas, where even more hatred is spawned. They find companionship and a sense of belonging in the lawless drug gangs that become the ‘family’ they have never experienced. They are then instilled with a warped sense of loyalty to their gang leaders,
many of whom have been raised in the same unloved and dysfunctional way as they themselves. In other words, it is a vicious circle that simply MUST be broken. Special policing efforts need to be taken to infiltrate these violent gangs and incarcerate their leaders. Morally decent black families, unable to escape these areas, must be encouraged to inform on criminal gangs and given adequate protection
and secure accommodation for their efforts. Stop and search must be a priority too for police, and slum areas must be cleared. Billions need to be invested. More youth clubs and citizens advice points must be established. Successful minority professionals must be encouraged to visit these areas and give a message of hope to these young people. Freedom of speech must be seen as a priority and most importantly the disgraceful media distortion has to stop. Falsification of the facts is the most evil travesty of them all. Keep the faith Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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WHAT REALLY IRRITATES ME ABOUT TV SHOWS NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS
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FOR starters, characters always find a park‐ ing space, or plonk their car down anywhere without acquiring a ticket in streets unusual‐ ly devoid of traffic for the time of day. And ever see anybody in a TV show pay the taxi driver before leaving the cab? Characters who are interviewed by the po‐ lice in a murder enquiry, particularly at their workplace, where, though they’re clearly be‐ ing considered as suspects, they continue to work ‐ unpacking boxes or cleaning a car or fiddling with a computer keyboard. If you were being interviewed by the police could you keep working at the same time? And what about characters talking to themselves about what they’re thinking/do‐ ing (so that the viewer knows what’s happen‐ ing), but who does that in real life? Phone calls that are over in five seconds and usually don’t involve ‘Hello’ or ‘Goodbye’? Charac‐
TV SHOWS: Just how realistic are they? ters who apply for a job for which they’re patently under‐qualified, but which they get anyway in a show where the plot holes could accommodate an ocean liner drifting side‐ ways? Let alone characters coming home where ALL the lamps are already on. Who put them
on? Did they leave them on all day? Female characters waking up in nanoseconds looking beautiful with full, perfect make‐up. Eye shadow, lipstick the works! Who goes to bed like that? Conversely, when detectives use their flashlights to check out a crime scene instead
of switching the lights on. Or when the victim goes into a dark house, yet fails to turn the lights on! I mean, who looks for an axe mur‐ derer in the dark? Finally, on a completely different note, many thanks to all of you who’ve purchased my just‐published thriller, The Sentinel, the latest in my ‘DI Barbara Forster and Alice My‐ ers Crime Thriller Series.’ What’s more, now available in audiobook format narrated as be‐ fore by my good friend Rayner Bourton who created the role of ‘Rocky’ in the original Lon‐ don production of ‘The Rocky Horror Show.’ Thanks, too, for helping my other novels sell so fantastically well. And keep those great comments coming to my website and dona‐ tions to Cudeca! Nora Johnson’s psychological crime thrillers ‘The Sentinel’, ‘No Safe Place’, ‘Be‐ trayal’, ‘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 online as eBook (€0.99; £0.99), Ap‐ ple Books, paperback and audiobook.
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I HAVE an apartment purchased in 2002 by Carvajal beach, Benalmadena, Malaga. I have written to you before (about five years ago) and the letter was published. I am writing again to reiterate what I said then. I am a considerate smoker always aware of who might be affected by my bad habit. I always discard my butts responsibly, ie, coke can or empty water bottle with a little sand inside, when I am on the beach. But time and again I see, predominantly Spanish tourists, putting their cigarettes out in the sand, they seem to have no regard for the environment. In Portugal they have signs at the entrance to the beaches, telling everyone not to use the beach as an ashtray. The beaches there (the ones I have seen anyway) are in pristine condition. I am sure this would work in Spain. If the town hall can afford to put up signs all over telling us the bleeding obvious about Covid, then why not a few signs about the environment. I do not agree with banning smoking, there’s enough restriction as it is. But maybe with the threat of a fine, if caught, they just might show some consideration for the environment. BW
For Leapy Lee. In the past couple of weeks I have noticed that the UK adverts are now dominated by black people - why? The 3 per cent of black people in the UK are now occupying between 30 per cent and 100 per cent of adverts. What has changed? Also, I am reliably informed that any Muslim who declares his house as a place of worship is no longer required to pay Council Tax. Is this true? Can a white Anglo Saxon declare that, as a devout Christian, he has prayer meetings at his house and get the same treatment? If the answer is no then this is a racist arrangement-correct? Please do your
HOPEFULLY MOVING FORWARD IT seems incredible that despite all of the evidence, not just scientific but through personal experience and in many cases loss that people are still suggesting that coronavirus and its variants are a myth, no worse than flu. Many of us thought at the beginning of 2020 that press reports were over exaggerating the dangers of the approaching pandemic and that the virus would soon peter out but here we are 18 months later and it is still with us. Conspiracy theorists suggest that the vaccines secretly contain microchips which will allow governments to keep tabs on everyone who is vaccinated, but that
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BEACH: Should not be used as an ashtray.
homework on our behalf and keep up the good work! G Nicholson
TIME OUT PUZZLES - TAKE TWO!!! Dear Euro Weekly, following on from our last email of June 2, we would just like to let you know that since our last email, the ‘Quick Crossword’ has got a lot better. There are now a good mix of clues offering much greater opportunities to find the correct answers. My Wife, particularly, has now been engrossed in solving the clues and enjoying the challenges that the better clues are offering than the totally one word clues offered prior to our email. The other items in the ‘Time Out’ section do seem to be a little more balanced than they had become earlier and so we are very pleased to be taking on those challenges again. We are not sure whether our earlier email caused you to make any changes or whether the changes are just ‘coincidental’. However, whatever the reasons are, we are fully enjoying the Time Out section again as well as the rest of your great newspaper so - hopefully all will remain well for the future. Regards,
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suggests a level of scientific excellence across the world which has not been demonstrated previously. What is sure is that there are more unvaccinated people still catching the virus than those vaccinated and although there are some serious side effects for a very small number of those injected, this really had to be expected, recognised and then controlled. Individuals and businesses want and need to continue a return to some form of normality and whilst many may disagree with the decision to allow large events to take place with signifi-
cant crowds, it does seem one way of testing whether the socalled herd immunity does work after vaccination. If large numbers of spectators do develop symptoms of the virus, then clearly herd-immunity will be seen to be the wrong path to follow. Some wonder whether it was wise to allow Prince William and Prince George to be seen at Wembley not wearing masks and only time will tell whether this was an example of foolish bravado or a calculated risk to show the public that things are starting to look up. Let’s hope so.
NO MASKS: Such events are tests to see what will happen.
Readers divided over crowds at sporting events without masks WE asked our readers their opinion on crowds being allowed at football matches and sporting events like Wimbledon or the Grand Prix with no masks. The general opinion is that this sort of event will help us get back to some sort of normality and open things up. EWN readers think that we need to learn to live with Covid as it’s not going away and said that it was great to just see people enjoying themselves. One reader said that if things like this are not allowed “the vast majority of people will end up with mental health problems and no future at all.” Another said “Yes, it’s time we learned to live with this; masks didn’t stop the Chinese or the Koreans or the Japanese catching the virus, did it? And they have been wearing masks in public for many decades.” Another reader pointed out “Of course it should be allowed, most of the UK, especially the old and vulnerable are now double jabbed, the number of deaths is at pre-pandemic levels.” Several pointed out that such events are tests to “see what impact large crowds will have on the spread of the virus. Everyone attending will have tested negative. They also have to test afterwards to see if any virus has transmitted.” There were, however, some who were totally against it being allowed, saying that it was “total madness” and that the interests of economy outweighed those of people’s health. The problem, they pointed out, is that a lot of people think that “it can’t happen to them.” Some suggested that football “seems to get away with any and everything” and were angry about it when at some schools, parents weren’t allowed to attend their children’s Sports Day events. A few readers said that it’s too soon to start allowing large gatherings without masks, especially when people travelling “from Spain to the UK are required to quarantine for 10 days and pay for two tests whilst in quarantine.” Some were, in their own words, “seething” and said “I have not seen my daughter for two years with all these restrictions and there they are running wild by the 1,000s. Money talks!” Others complained that while 60,000 were allowed at a football match “only 150 for a British speedway meeting which is more distanced than sitting in a football stadium. Teams having to suspend fixtures because they can’t make a living. Bloody disgusting!”
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Taking in a stray ONE of the many things British people in Spain will automatical‐ ly apprehend is that stray cats and dogs seem to be more of a normal sight. The problem is of course intensified by the lack of services and financial support available to the dedicated shel‐ ters across Spain which prevents early neutering and excessive breeding of more feral felines. The belief seems to be a stray cat will undoubtedly be feral and therefore impossible to tame. This is not strictly the case. Stray cats can make wonderful pets and even with a tendency to‐ wards more ‘wild’ behaviours, there are solutions. Taming a more feral stray cat is no easy feat and patience is re‐ quired. After making sure the physical needs are dealt with (vaccinations, registration, chip‐ ping and neutering), the next stage is developing trust. Gloves may be an essential at first as stray cats can be fearful and bite or scratch in self‐defence. To create security for the cat, the house should become its home little by little by designat‐ ing areas to it and giving it its
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Audi A6 Avant Black Edition ROAD TEST by Mark Slack IF you’re talking premium cars then as far as we Brits go that invariably means German. There’s a good reason for that, the Germans do know how to properly bolt a car to‐ gether to give that premium
A refined performer.
feel. My test Audi A6 Avant 55 TFSI quattro S tronic lived up to those German premium ex‐ pectations, but then at a shade under €81k (£70k) as tested it should match up to the highest levels of quality. The A6 is a large car nor‐ mally but in Avant form it is huge, I can’t imagine anything that wouldn’t be swallowed
whole by the capacious load area. The only problem, as with all estates, is load height but the Audi is still a per‐ former on that dimension too. There are acres of proper car‐ peting, even in the luggage area. None of your cheap un‐ derfelt covering here, and that feeling of quality extends throughout the car.
Power from the 3.0‐litre turbocharged petrol V6 is im‐ pressive, but even more im‐ pressive is the economy of cir‐ ca 32‐33 mpg during my week with the car. The Black Edition I was test‐ ing comes with kit aplenty, even so there was over €10.4k (£9k) of options including a superb panoramic glass roof at €2,268 (£1,950). As with all VAG products digitalisation has arrived but to be fair the A6 has a quite intuitive sys‐ tem even though buttons
would be simpler and easier. On the road the Audi is a smooth and very refined per‐ former and despite the Black Edition having stiffened and lowered suspension, the ride is pretty decent even over rougher surfaces. If your ulti‐ mate wish is for comfort though then the non‐Black edition suspension is probably a better choice. Flappy paddle gear changes, superb engine and steering means the A6 handles surprisingly well for such a large car. My only real criticism of the Audi is the over nannying
specification of the driver as‐ sist, in particular the fact that it decides to slow the car, quite dramatically in some in‐ stances, for no reason. A car waiting perfectly safely to turn right across my path caused the Audi to panic, like‐ wise a parked car with barely a wheel’s width on the road. On the plus side the cruise control that adjusts to the speed limit of the road is a great idea. However, most of the time I switched everything off! Verdict, a near perfect, very classy, sports holdall.
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Max Verstappen wins Emma Raducanu taken ill at Wimbledon match the Austrian GP PODIUM: His third win in three races. MAX VERSTAPPEN won the Austrian GP at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg on Sunday July 4 ‐ his third win in three races ‐ to increase his lead at the top of the driv‐ er’s championship to 32 points, as his nearest rival, world champion Lewis Hamilton, finished back in fourth, and not on the podium. Young British driver, Lando Norris , in the McLaren, put in another fantastic performance, having started from second on the grid, to finish in third, behind Mer‐ cedes driver, Valtteri Bottas, even after Norris had been handed a five‐second time penalty for an incident in‐ volving Red Bull’s Sergio Perez ‐ who finished sixth. This was Lando’s third podium finish this season, with his third‐place finish only down to the penalty incurred, and his McLaren really looks to be ready to challenge Red Bull and Mercedes for the rest of this season.
Max Verstappen was out on his own for the best part of the race ‐ on what is his team’s home circuit, where he has now won a race two weeks in a row ‐ and his Red Bull’s superiority, combined with the Dutchman’s excellent driving, must surely see him crowned F1 champion at the end of the season. Lewis Hamilton had been running in second position at one point, but he was told by team orders to let his teammate Botas go by, before Norris also overtook him, which sent Hamilton into the pits for new tyres, but it was too late by that point for him to make up any sig‐ nificant ground on the others. Verstappen said happily, “Even better than last week. The car was on rails on every tyre. Incredible, guys. That was just amazing, let’s keep this up,” as the teams head to Silverstone for the British GP on July 18.
EMMA RADUCANU: The UK’s last hope of success. E M M A R A D U C A N U has been forced to quit the Wimbledon fourth‐round match against Ajla Toml‐ janovic. Raducanu appeared to be clutching her stomach during the second set, before retir‐ ing 3‐0 down to the shock of spectators at No1 Court. She had become the nation’s last
hope of success at the grand slam after British tennis su‐ perstar Sir Andy Murray crashed out of the tourna‐ ment last week. Raducanu had already won over the hearts of mil‐ lions in reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon and she was up against another player ranked much higher
than her in Tomljanovic for a place in the quarter‐finals. The 18‐year‐old went toe‐to‐toe with the Aus‐ tralian in the first set with the Court One crowd get‐ ting behind her. She had a number of break‐point op‐ portunities as well, but Tomljanovic stood firm when it mattered most.