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Vol. 1 Issue 17 www.theolivepress.es December 7th - December 20th 2017
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DOZENS of Catalan protesters took to 10 Downing Street during a UK visit from Mariano Rajoy yesterday. The protest, organised by the Catalan Defence Committee, demanded the release of the Catalan referendum leaders who remain in jail on charges of sedition and rebellion. Holding up placards saying ‘freedom for political prisoners’ and ‘the streets will always be ours’, the protesters amassed such a large crowd that traffic was diverted from Whitehall.
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New sustainable approach to land use will see green areas re-classified By Kirsty Tuxford
A RADICAL new building ban will prevent further erosion of the islands’ valuable green spaces. The Balearic parliament ruling means that land previously classified as ‘urbanizable’, or available for development, will be re-classified if construction has not yet begun. Thanks to a campaign by Back door Més per Mallorca thousands Rajoy was forced to enter num- of hectares of rural land will ber 10 through the back door. be saved from construction The turmoil comes after a across the islands. Spanish supreme court judge The law which comes into ordered the release of six Cata- force in January will see lan secessionists. heavy fines for anyone breakPuigdemont’s deputy Oriol ing the rules. Junqueras and Catalan ex-In- “It’s great news for the enviterior Minister Joaquim Forn, ronment,” said Damia Borhowever, must stay in jail. ras, PSOE deputy leader in Puigdemont has been given a Menorca. “It provides translifeline after his European ar- parency and more control rest warrant was withdrawn mechanisms to combat urthis week to allow Madrid full ban speculation.” autonomy into the investigation At a press conference to of what they claim was an illegal celebrate the ruling, MES independence referendum. spokesman Bel Busquets said . that in the town of Llucmajor alone some 200 hectares of land would be prevented from being developed. That’s the size of 280 football pitches. She added that the regional authorities were ‘committed to a more sustainable model, which is adapted to the needs of a limited territory that we Untitled-1.pdf 1 16/06/2017 15:36 have to preserve’.
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