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OLIVE PRESS – Earpiece 4th & 18th February
What happens when Enrique and Rafa get together in the kitchen? See Page 3
Secret escapes
Run for the hills with the Olive Press’ top dozen picks for inland getaways See Page 20
Valentine’s treats
Tingle some tastebuds by cooking up a storm with our Valentine’s Day Special See Page 38
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Border pledge PODEMOS has vowed to improve border relations with Gibraltar should it be elected in this year’s general and regional elections. The La Linea branch of the anti-corruption party has pledged to establish ‘good neighbourly relations with Gibraltar’ as a ‘matter of national importance’. A spokesman for Podemos insisted the Rock should not fall victim to ‘political opportunism’ and should remain ‘outside the political sphere’. Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo also called for reconciliation with Spain in a speech made in Madrid yesterday. “We are all in the EU, it is inconceivable to blatantly ignore EU rules,” he said. “If Obama can do it with Cuba, isn’t it possible that an agreement can be reached on Gibraltar?” Podemos La Linea will stand for the first time in the municipal elections in May. Meanwhile at this weekend’s March for Change in Madrid,
By Rob Horgan and Imogen Calderwood Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias pinpointed the Andalucian regional elections as the start of his party’s 2015 election campaign.
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WAVE FOR TH Leader Pablo E EXPATS: Iglesias
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He told up to 300,000 followers that change would start in Andalucia on March 22. In a passionate speech he slammed corruption, which has left the country’s richest 1% with the same wealth as the bottom 73%.
Why hundreds of thousands of pensioners, businessmen, students and a dog were all on hand for Podemos’ march for change See Page 6 for full story
During the march, he mouthed ‘hello’ and waved at our photographer (see pic) when the Olive Press asked him if he had a message for the hundreds of thousands of expats who had also suffered during the crisis.
GOOGLE has removed an Olive Press article about a corrupt Marbella judge from all searches following a data protection ruling from the European Court of Human Rights. The global search engine insisted the story – concerning Francisco Javier de Urquia – was being erased due to a request under data protection law. It said: “We are no longer able to show one page from your site in response to some search queries for names.” The article in question, titled ‘Judge in double trouble’, details the corruption allegations leveled at de Urquia, who became a judge at just 27.
Bribe He took payments in return for acting favourably towards some of the 23 people investigated in a €92 million laundering investigation. He was later sentenced to two years imprisonment for taking a €60,000 bribe in return for letting three suspects go free in 2007. However, he avoided jail time by paying his hefty fine. The Data Protection request may have come from any of the individuals named in the Turn to Page 2
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