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Reaching normality AT least half of Andalucia will be in level 0 alert for Covid from Friday, October 1. The president of the Junta de Andalucia, Juanma Moreno, announced on Tuesday September 28, a re‐ turn to normality for those areas where the incidence rate for Covid is minimal or has reached 0 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Moreno appeared after meeting with the Committee of Experts of Andalucia, the health body responsible for deciding the measures in each Andalucian municipality based on different parame‐ ters. The Minister of Health and Families of the Junta de Andalucia, Jesús Aguirre, said the majority of Andalucia will be at level 0 since the accu‐ mulated incidence is low. On Tuesday, September 28, it stood at 57 per 100,000 inhabitants. The number of infections also continues to decline. The community reg‐ istered 311 new positive tests and eight deaths in the last 24 hours. The data reflects the progress and ‘normality’ that the region seems to be reaching little by little. Although an end to the measures has been declared, it would still be prudent to re‐ spect certain hygienic and sanitary recommendations. The Junta recommends fre‐ quent hand washing, keep‐ ing your personal distance and using masks when inside large shopping areas or around crowds of people as ways to avoid contagion.
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APAA NERJA: Raising funds for a new shelter.
THE APAA Nerja has an‐ nounced a €200,000 fundraising appeal to pay for the charity’s new animal shelter. After one donor gen‐ erously offered between €150,000 and €200,000 for a plot of land for the refuge, the APAA is now raising funds to build the pens and infrastruc‐ ture needed to house Nerja’s homeless ani‐ mals. Sophie Slade, who works for the charity, said: “Some of you may already know that APAA Nerja have been looking for a shelter ever since
the original shelter closed in 2018.” She added: “Therefore we have now decided that we need to start a Shelter fund appeal… Our aim is to raise €200,000.” She said: “There’s many benefits to having our own shelter, includ‐ ing lower monthly costs… being able to give our dogs more at‐ tention and socialisation time, having a separate area for cats away from the dogs which will be less stressful for them.” To help raise funds, the charity has also an‐
nounced plans for a dog show and a fashion show using clothes from its charity shop later this year. Sue Kiff, APAA treasur‐ er, encouraged every‐ one to donate, saying that the charity works to protect dogs in Nerja. She said: “We re‐ homed more than 300 animals last year.” Donations can be made by bank transfer to ES67 2103 0202 5900 3002 4087, or for more information contact 643 406 591 or the charity’s shop on Calle El Cha‐ paril, 7, in Nerja.
NERJA Council, through the Andalucian Athletics Federation, will present its candidacy before the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation to host the Absolute Spanish Athletics Champi‐ onship 2022. The president of Malaga Provincial Council, Fran‐ cisco Salado, has endorsed Nerja to host the competition. Hesaid:“Thecommitmentofthisinstitutiontosportisclear,and for the province to host a championship of these characteristics wouldbeanexcellentachievement.WhatbetterplacethanNerja.” Nerja mayor, Jose Alberto Armijo, highlighted the impor‐ tance of sports and tourism in the town and said that it is the epicentre of national athletics because of its sports facilities and having some of the best athletes in the country. He said: “In recent years, Nerja has become a benchmark in athletics, successfully hosting important competitions such as the Spanish Under‐23 and Under‐14 Championships, as well as the two editions of the Nerja Challenge Meeting. We are con‐ vinced that finally, we will host the celebration of this great ath‐ letics festival.”
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Library to receive €1 million N E R JA Council has announced that Malaga Provincial Council has offered €1 million in funding for the town’s new library. Plans to design the library were recently awarded in a €118,580 contract. The mayor of Nerja, Jose Alberto Armijo, said: “ W e will use the amount that the provincial council has allocated in its budget for our municipality for the execution of the works for this important cultural centre.” M ayor A rmijo thanked the president of the D iputacion de M alaga, F rancisco S alado, for working with Nerja and allocating funding for plans to improve the quality of the town’s public infrastructures and equipment, which the mayor said will improve the economy and encourage job creation.
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Forest fire breaks out Hiking A FOREST FIRE broke out in Frigiliana on Monday, September 27, at around 6.30pm, in the area of Pago Piedras Blancas. A team of around 52 forest firefighters reportedly tackled the blaze with the assistance of an operations technician, an environmental officer, a fire engine, and with aeriel help from three LA-7, MA-7, and KA-70 transport and firefighting helicopters. One heavy bomber KA-4 helicopter, with an ACOA-4 coordination aircraft was also
route
FRIGILIANA: Firefighters tackled the blaze in the area of Pago Piedras Blancas.
involved. Firefighters from the Provincial Fire Consortium of the Provincial Council of
Malaga were also at the location fighting the fire, along with teams from Nerja and Velez-Malaga.
Blues Festival MARBELLA, Torrox and Malaga capital will host the first ‘MalakaFest’ Blues Festi‐ val this year. With the collaboration of the Diputacion de Malaga and the Malaga Blues Society this musical event will be held from Octo‐ ber 15 to 17 in different areas of the province. The first of the shows will take place on October 15 at the Ciudad de Marbella The‐ atre in Marbella Malaga band The Gang‐ berries, who pay tribute to blues greats such as BB King and Albert King, Johnny Winter and more. Next will be the turn of The Blue Stom‐ pers, a Costa del Sol blues and boogie band formed on the Costa del Sol six years ago. Closing the evening will be Koko‐Jean & The Tonics formation, a soul and r & b band based in Barcelona. The invitations will be available at mientrada.net.
The next day sees the music travel to Torrox and once again, The Gangberries will open the festival, this time in the Plaza de la Constitucion followed by Hot Nasho, a blues musician who has released three albums to date. Koko Jean & The Tonics will be the last to play and as with the oth‐ er gigs, entrance will be free until full ca‐ pacity is reached. Finally on October 17, the venue will be the María Victoria Atencia cultural centre in Malaga City with the appearance of American chanteuse Gisele Jackson and The Shu Shu’s Trio. Having worked with Ray Charles, James Brown and Bette Midler during her long career, she certainly knows all about singing the blues. Tickets for the Marbella and Malaga concerts will be available via www.mien trada.net from October 11.
RINCON DE LA VICOTRIA will host a hiking route on Saturday, October 16. The councillor for the Environment, Borja Ortiz: “We do not stop at our commitment to the environment. We recently celebrated different activities in Mobility Week and are now taking new action within our annual programme.” The mayor of Rincon de la Victoria, Francisco Salado explained: “The environmental commitment of this council is indisputable and therefore I invite residents to do this route so that they can enjoy the great green spaces of the town.” The hike will have a route of approximately one hour and a distance of 3.5 kilometres in which people of all ages will be able to participate. The hiking route will begin at 10.30am from the Archaeological Park located next to the Cueva del Tesoro and will continue to the Parque de Las Viñas, Plaza del Señorio, Castillo de Bezmiliana and end in Parque Huerta Julian. Those interested in taking part can register at en vironment@rincondelavic toria.es or the WhatsApp number 626 793 465.
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NIBS EXTRA Heartwarming MORE than 200 people dressed in red walked through the streets of Motril on Sunday September 26 to celebrate, in advance, International Heart Day which fell on the following Wednesday, stopping in front of the hospital to remember cardiologist Díaz Castellanos who saved many lives.
Tourist train THE Rincon de la Victoria Council is trialling a new tourist train which will run through the town during October with room for 25 passengers who will be able to travel free of charge initially, with the idea of stretching the tourist season.
Ox-ident ALTHOUGH it wasn’t quite a ‘bull in a china shop’ a young ox spent a reported three minutes wandering around the streets of Torre del Mar after escaping from a dairy, before being spotted by its owner and returned home without any damage being done.
Cleaning up HAVING not seen any positive reaction from Torrox Council, local residents took it upon themselves to do their bit for looking after the town’s cultural heritage by cleaning up the rubbish and overgrown vegetation surrounding the medieval Puente de las Ánimas which is a historical site.
Thank you TRADITIONALLY the Almuñecar Council holds an annual event thanking employees who have retired, but this was postponed due to the pandemic. On October 5, 25 employees (one who started with the Council in 1972) will be invited to meet the mayor and officially say goodbye.
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Personal growth workshops RINCON DE LA VICTORIA Council has fi‐ nanced a project for personal growth and stress management under the name ‘Ef‐ fect Dragonfly’. The Department of Social Welfare, Women, Equality, Elderly and Childhood has financed the project. The workshops will focus on personal growth, positive psychology and psycholo‐ gy for stress that aim to help manage the anxiety that many women and men have suffered before and after the pandemic. These workshops will last nine months in sessions of one and a half hours a week and will begin in October.
EFFECT DRAGONFLY: Focusing on solutions.
They will take place at Amenecer de la Torre on Tuesdays at 9.30am, at the Be‐ nalvinas Association on Tuesdays at
Almijara Bowls Club Nerja IF you are living in the Nerja area and want something to do in your spare time, why not en‐ joy a relaxing game of bowls. David Trippas, President of the Almijara Bowls Club, is current‐ ly welcoming members. The club play short mat bowling, which has very similar rules to green bowling and indoor long mat bowling. The game requires skill, is very competitive and gives a great sense of achievement. The club lost some members due to the coron‐ avirus pandemic and would love to boost their numbers. There are currently 40 players with games taking place throughout the year. You can try your hand on club day, which is on a Monday. There are games on Wednesday and Friday starting at 10.30am and finishing around 1.30pm. If you are new to the game, you’ll get coaching and loan shoes and equipment. Ladies and gentlemen compete together at the same level. Non‐members pay just €5. This sport is for all ages and not just OAPs. The top competitions in bowling are usually won by people aged 16 to 40 years. They are located on Avenida Pescía at La Ra‐ queta tennis club just off the N‐340 in Nerja. Interested? Call David Trippas on 653 595 784 or send an email to trpps@yahoo.co.uk.
Breast cancer early detection THE Northern Health Area of Malaga‐Antequera has launched the latest edition of its breast cancer early diagnosis programme. The programme is ex‐ pected to continue until the end of next year and it is hoped that it will be car‐ ried across all the munici‐ palities in the health area. The second part of the programme will see the mammograms move to the Antequera Hospital it‐ self. This will allow both women from Antequera and women from other municipalities who have previously missed their mobile appointments to attend at the hospital. According to the Andalu‐ cian government the rate of uptake in the pro‐
New computers for elderly centres RINCON DE LA VICTO‐ RIA Council has an‐ nounced it is replac‐ ing the computers in the area’s elderly cen‐ tres. The centres in La Cala del Moral, Rincon de la Victoria, Torre de Benagalbon and Bena‐ galbon have all re‐
ceived new equip‐ ment. Councillor for the El‐ derly Elena Aguilar said: “The work has consisted of the instal‐ lation of new comput‐ ers, mice, screens, printers and keyboards in order to promote the digitisation of the
11am, at the home for the elderly on Thursdays at 9.30am, and at the Azalea Association on Thursdays at 11am. The councillor for the Elderly, Elena Aguilar, said this project “will allow us to focus on solutions to problems and not on negativity. We will establish both group and individual helplines and support and create circles of trust where people can share experiences.” In order to participate in the work‐ shops, you must register in person at the different associations and homes where they will be taught or by calling 609 035 737.
elderly in Rincon de la Victoria.” She added the coun‐ cil was also introduc‐ ing various workshops for the elderly and that it has been carry‐ ing out other improve‐ ment works, including gardening, at the cen‐ tres for the elderly.
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gramme in previous rounds has been among the highest in the entire community. They predict that in this edition of the programme15,000 women will take part. The last edition of the programme was ham‐ pered by the ongoing coro‐ navirus pandemic, but ac‐ cording to the government “a great technical and lo‐ gistical effort was made” and before the campaign ended in July, a total of 12,761 mammograms were carried out. Many people chose to attend their mammo‐ grams and attendance was said to be “very satisfacto‐ ry, with a participation rate of 87.12 per cent, one of the highest in Andalu‐ cia.”
Live music complaints A NERJA musician has claimed that the council is preventing live music. Amado Pantoja, who plays in a Nerja band, said: “With the pandemic, mu‐ sicians are in a critical situ‐ ation. We hoped to recov‐ er this summer, but the council withdrew our per‐ mits to play in the street in July.” He added that the previous council team, “let us organise our sched‐ ules and places, however, now they have withdrawn some, they control our schedules and allocate spaces to us.” Councillor for Com‐ merce Javier Lopez said the council did allow live music, but that a lack of staff had created prob‐ lems. He said: “We have very little staff to tackle the files.”
and finally... NERJA opens new art exhibition. Nerja Council has announced a new art show at the Municipal Exhibi‐ tion Hall. The art exhibition, which will bring together work by artists Maria Cano, Rosa Cano, and Jose Maria Valdez, will be open until Saturday, October 9 on Calle Almirante Ferrandiz from 12pm to 3pm and 7pm to 9pm. Councillor for Culture, Gema Laguna, visited the exhibition and said the Department of Culture is making the Municipal Exhibition Hall available to young artists to show their works. Councillor Laguna said: “We hope that the works are for the enjoyment and pleasure of everyone.”
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Volcano lava reaches sea
LAVA: Falling off the cliff tops.
THE lava stream from the erupting volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma, has reached the sea. Images provided by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography’s (IEO) ship, Ramon Mar‐ galef, showed the lava falling into the water from the cliff tops off the coast of Tazacorte. According to the IEO, the volcanic material fell around 100 metres and within two hours, had formed a pyramid shape estimated to be around 50 metres (164ft) high. Residents were urged to stay indoors and keep a safe distance of at least 3.5km from the area. They warned
the white clouds of water vapour emitted could contain poisonous gases. On its way to the sea, the lava stream passed through a banana plantation. Plastic and poten‐ tially explosive fertiliser created a toxic cloud, but nobody was harmed. Just before the lava stream fell into the sea, the National Geograph‐ ic Institute recorded a 3.3 magnitude earth‐ quake located southwest of Villa de Mazo at a depth of around 11km. This is a stronger quake than those felt in previous days in the municipal‐ ity of Fuencaliente.
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Card charge question
CAN an establishment refuse to charge you by card in Spain? The latest ‘National Sur‐ vey on the Use of Cash 2020’ carried out by the Bank of Spain shows card payments are the preferred means of payment in the country. At the moment more than half of all payments are made by card. According to data from Visa, 84 per cent of con‐ sumers don’t leave home
without their bank card. Many establishments in Spain though do not accept cards for payments. Some places do accept cards, but only above a minimum pur‐ chase amount, this is often set at €5 or €10. This is because banks charge businesses for using card payments. For a small business this can prove to be expensive. But many people question whether it
is legal to refuse card pay‐ ments. According to Yahoo Fi‐ nance: “With the law in hand, it can be said that any commercial establishment is completely free to decide whether to accept a means of payment other than cash. It is therefore legal to refuse to charge by card or to impose a minimum amount for accepting this form of payment.”
Bird protection threat THE EU is threatening legal action against Spain for failing to protect birds in Andalucia. The EU Commission has called on Spain to fulfil its obligations under the Birds Directive, the Habitats Directive and a previous ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union. In November 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that Spain had failed to take appropriate steps to avoid the deterioration of natural habitats and the dis‐ turbance of protected bird species caused by the construction of a railway line crossing
through the special protection area of Camp‐ inas de Sevilla in Andalucia. Spain said it iden‐ tified a number of mitigation and compensa‐ tion measures to offset the damage caused and implement the Court judgement. However, almost five years after the judge‐ ment, Spain has not yet fully implemented those measures.
Evictions down
LEADING scientists are suggesting that given time Covid‐19 could eventually be‐ come more like the viruses which cause the common cold each winter. Speaking to the Royal Society of Medicine, Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert explained how viruses tend to get weaker with time: “We normally see that viruses become less virulent as they circulate more easily and there is no reason to think we will have a more virulent version of Sars‐CoV‐2. We tend to see slow genetic drift of the virus and there will be gradual immunity developing in the population as there is to all the other seasonal coron‐ aviruses.” She added, “We already live with four different human coronaviruses that we don’t really ever think about very much and eventually it (Covid) will become one of those. Oxford University’s Professor Sir John Bell expects that Covid will appear more like a common cold in spring 2022. Speak‐ ing to Times Radio, Sir John said: “If you look at the trajectory we’re on, we’re a lot better off than we were six months ago.”
EVICTIONS in Spain are down 21 per cent on 2019, but they are at their highest level since the ban on evicting vulnerable people was intro‐ duced by the government. Despite the fact the number of evictions have fallen, the number of applications for reposses‐ sions which are being filed before the courts has reached a four‐year high. The Spanish government brought in social pro‐ tection measures after the coronavirus pandemic began to reduce evictions and protect the vulner‐ able. The number of evictions grew as normality returned. This number is still below that recorded before the coronavirus pandemic began. According to the quarterly report, Effects of the Economic Crisis in Judicial Bodies, from the Gen‐ eral Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ), published this week, between April and June this year over 11,000 evictions were carried out. This is 21 per cent less than the same period in 2019. The ma‐ jority of evictions were due to non‐payment of rent. The social and economic protection measures the Spanish government put in place in April 2020 has helped keep the number of evictions low.
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Readers’ poll
Readers revolt over squatters
THE Euro Weekly News’ read‐ ers have come out strongly in favour of Spain changing its laws to make it easier for homeowners to remove ille‐ gal squatters. In its Sunday debate, the EWN asked readers whether they thought Spain should change its laws following an increase in squatting and with homes illegally occupied across the country. A majority of 94.3 per cent of readers said that Spain should, with the issue spark‐ ing an impassioned debate as well as some horror stories from those whose own homes had been illegally oc‐ cupied. Just 5.7 per cent of people said the laws did not need changing. Claire Murray said: “If it’s not your house and you have no contract to stay there, then of course they should throw them out.” Meanwhile, David Stead
said: “The law should be made easier for property owners to reclaim their prop‐ erty from people who have no right to be depriving them of it. “Those that have and have worked for it already sub‐ sidise those that don’t have through tax, they have earned the right for the law to support them not work against them.” Several readers also shared their own stories of dealing with squatters, angry at the time and costs involved in re‐ moving them. David Varely said: “Having experienced squatters in my home here in Spain for three years, yes they should change the law. “If squatters have no con‐ tract or escitura then get them out. It has cost me a lot of money through the courts and I am still paying to repair the damage.”
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Tourism jobs growth
EMPLOYMENT in the Span‐ ish tourism sector continues to recover with almost 100,000 new employees in August compared to the same month last year.
Jobs in the tourism sector grew by 4 per cent year‐on‐ year in August to 2,336,501 employees, 91,405 more than a year ago. This is the third consecutive month that
this year‐on‐year growth has been recorded, according to data published by Turespana. Employment in the tourism sector accounts for 12.3 per cent of all workers in Spain.
US praise for minimum wage LABOUR Secretary Martin J Walsh has praised Spain’s new minimum wage and the role of unions. Minister for Labour Yolanda Diaz and US Labour Secretary Martin J Walsh have held a bilateral video conference. In it Walsh praised Spain’s new minimum wage which Diaz, de‐ spite opposition, increased by €15 per month. Labour Secretary Walsh said the min‐ imum wage means “more participation, more consumption, more money in people’s pockets. It is a moral obligation to do so.” Walsh is a former union leader and was mayor of Boston. He was appointed to Presi‐ dent Joe Biden’s cabinet in March 2021 and
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was the last departmental secretary to join. Diaz and Walsh have pledged to continue to work jointly on “decent wages, fair work‐ ing conditions, greater security and health at work and equality and non‐discrimination, el‐ ements.” Walsh described the effort as “inseparable from quality employment and essential to improve the social welfare of both coun‐ tries.” Both Walsh and Diaz, who is a member of the left‐wing Podemos party ‐ a key element of the coalition government ‐ reiterated their shared belief that unions play a vital role in representing the interests of workers.
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The Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, said: “The data is positive, and shows the trend of recovery in tourism em‐ ployment has been consoli‐ dated in August with higher growth. “Despite this improve‐ ment, it is still necessary to extend the safety shield pro‐ vided in sectors whose activi‐ ty has not yet normalised due to the slow recovery of inter‐ national mobility, as is the case of tourism,” she added. In August, employment in hotels and catering, and trav‐ el agencies/tour operators as a whole increased in almost all Autonomous Communi‐ ties, with the exception of the Canary Islands, the Communi‐ ty of Madrid, the Basque Country and La Rioja. In absolute figures, the largest increases were in the Balearic Islands (+19,716 new registrations), Andalucia (+18,956), Catalonia (+11,100) and Valencia (10,839).
Cadet death accusation THE Unified Association of the Spanish Military (AUME) have accused the Ministry of Defence of denying them information surrounding various events including the death of a cadet. The 22‐year‐old is re‐ ported to have died of heat stroke at the Zaragoza Mili‐ tary Academy. The AUME have claimed that the Ministry has reject‐ ed requests for the informa‐ tion to be communicated di‐ rectly or made available to military personnel, and those who look after the rights of military personnel. The AUME said: “Silencing the professional associations and withholding information from the military constitutes the ministry’s choice of a perverse path, which could lead to obfuscation already experienced in the past un‐ der a dictatorial regime.” Earlier this month the AUME demanded an investi‐ gation into the cadet’s death. They also announced that they are prepared to
take legal action to ensure that the death is investigated thoroughly. They also want
information from any inves‐ tigation to be made available to the cadet’s family.
Netflix continues filming A PRODUCTION compa‐ ny has spent days in Sevilla filming scenes from ‘If only I had known’, starring Megan Montaner, a Netflix se‐ ries that was banned in Turkey for including a gay character. The filming of the se‐ ries began at the end of July and until last week it was possible to see the
film crew deployed in the capital. Scenes have been recorded in Triana, in the Murillo Gardens, and in different streets across the city. In total, the film crew are spending al‐ most a month in Sevilla where, previously, the Boomerang production company had searched for suitable locations.
and finally... A COUPLE has decided against having children so that they can pamper their pet pooches with £20k worth of luxuries. Claire Kelly Johnston and husband Stuart from Scotland have three pampered pooches named Cup‐ cake, Teddybear and Popcorn, and they each get £60 worth of new clothes every week, alongside also being treated to bacon and sausages on the weekends.
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Expats demand more travel freedom EURO WEEKLY NEWS’ readers have overwhelmingly voted to say that they think travel restrictions should be low‐ ered. An impressive 100 per cent of readers who took part in the EWN’s poll over whether they thought it was time for
the UK government to allow people to travel freely again said they thought it was time to drop restrictions. Taking to Facebook to share their views, readers ar‐ gued that travel should re‐ open. Brian Rae said: “As long as
Frankenstein 1st edition shock CHRISTIE’S auctioneers have sold a first edition copy of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein for £856,000. The book was part of a collection from Theodore B Baum, the American telecoms tycoon who died earlier this year. His collection fetched a total of £7.1 million. C hristie’s predicted the book would sell for £219,000. The final price was the highest paid for a book by a female author. Other classics in the auction were a second edition collection of plays by Shakespeare and a first edition of James Joyce’s Dubliners. Christie’s Heather Weintraub said: “It was a privilege working with this exceptional library and we are delighted by the outstanding results. The sale attracted bidders and buyers from around the world and showed that the market is strong for such fine examples of literary high spots.” Bidders from 14 different countries took part, online and in person.
they have been tested before they come to Spain is good enough for me.” Meanwhile, Jill Swain said: “It is time to move forward.” Expats in Spain had been among the most affected by the UK’s travel restrictions, with the high costs of PCR tests, vaccination require‐ ments and quarantine rules putting many off from making
the journey back to see family and friends. England’s travel rules also caused outrage around the world after it emerged that vaccinations given in various countries are not being recog‐ nised. Latin America and Africa criticised the govern‐ ment’s decisions and claimed the travel rules are discrimina‐ tory.
Sustainable economic recovery MINISTER for Labour, Yolanda Diaz has called for an inclusive and sustainable ecomomic recovery. Speaking at the InterAmerican Conference of Ministers of Labour of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Diaz said the only path to a sustainable economic revcovery must include decent and quality employment. She decribed how the socio-economic crisis caused by Covid-19
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hit the most vulnerable in society, young people and women. “We are aiming for an inclusive and sustainable recovery in which young people and women play a key role and leave behind the precariousness to which they have been subjected,” she said. “Consensus with social partners has allowed Spain to make progress in social and economic policy. In times of crisis, social dialogue results in responsible, effective and lasting solutions. We want to and must continue to support it,” she added.
Travel rules caused outrage.
One diplomat from Latin America explained that the rules are unaccept‐ able and said: “There isn’t a single person I have spoken to who isn’t angry about this. People are perplexed.”
They added: “How can a Pfizer or Moderna or As‐ traZeneca vaccine that is ad‐ ministered [in Latin America] not be enough for someone to be allowed in?”
easyJet jobs boost BUDGET airline easyJet is expanding its seasonal bases in Spain and Portugal next summer. The move will create around 120 new jobs in Spain and 30 in Portugal. The company plans to add five new aircraft across bases in Malaga, Palma and Faro. The expansion is set to begin in May 2022 and means the easyJet fleet in Portugal and Spain will have increased by a total of 70 per cent in comparison with pre‐pandemic levels. Speaking of the plans, easyJet’s Chief Executive Johan Lundgren commented: “As easyJet has navigated effectively through the pandemic, the establishment of new seasonal bases has been an important move. “The decision to add five aircraft to these bases is testa‐ ment to the important role they play in our network now and in the post‐pandemic recovery,” he added.
40 day prayer MORE than 200 peo‐ ple have already registered to take part in the ‘40 Days for Life’ campaign in Cordoba. The cam‐ paign is an interna‐
tional one and their ob‐ jective is to “end abor‐ tion at a local level through prayer, fast‐ ing, community aware‐ ness and a peaceful, daily and constant vigil in front of the abortion clinics.” The campaign will see peaceful vigils held outside various clinics where abortions are held. The vigil in Cor‐ doba though it is ex‐ pected to have more than 200 people at‐ tend. According to the cam‐ paign’s website, the campaign is taking place in Cordoba be‐ tween September 22 and October 31. Fol‐ lowing reports, the campaign will also have peaceful vigils on the same dates that will take place in Madrid, Barcelona, Valladolid, Pamplona, Vitoria, Cadiz and Cadiz’s El Puerto de Santa Maria.
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Spain’s economy improving THE Euro Weekly News asked its readers whether they thought Spain’s economy was improving following the pan‐ demic after it emerged that exports from the country had increased by 20 per cent. In total, an encouraging 100 per cent of readers said they thought businesses were start‐ ing to look busier again after many were forced to close dur‐ ing pandemic restrictions last year.
Spain’s government has since being trying to reinvigo‐ rate the economy and it has emerged that exports from the country grew by 21.7 per cent in the first half of 2021 com‐ pared to the same period last year. Exports reached €179.529 billion, while imports also rose by 20.1 per cent to €186.524 billion. In July, Spanish exports in‐ creased by 13.6 percent over
OV E R the next three years Correos intends to install 1,500 AT M s i n b r a n c h e s t h r o u g h o u t Spain. According to their plans 300 of these will be installed in small towns with between 500 and 3,000 inhabitants that are in rural areas or do not have their own bank branch. This will also include towns that are set to lose their bank branches over the next few months. The company hope to choose a
BUSINESS: Is starting to look busier again after the pandemic.
the same month in 2020, reaching €26.568 billion, a record high for the month of July. Imports rose by 18.9 per cent year‐on‐year to €28.165 billion. Of the main trading part‐ ners, the increases in sales to Italy, France and Portugal stand out. Compared to pre‐pandemic levels, the rate of change re‐ mains positive, with exports up 5.1 per cent compared to July
2019. The increase in exports in Spain in July even outstripped the UK’s increase at 7.7 per cent, as well as Germany at 12.4 per cent and France’s at 8.5 per cent. The main positive contribu‐ tions to the annual rate of change in exports came from energy, non‐chemical semi‐ manufactures, chemicals and food drink and tobacco prod‐ ucts.
More Correos ATMs supplier who will be responsible for both the installation and the provision of the devices. At the moment it is planned that the ATMs will be installed in places that are accessible to the public 24 hours a day or that they will be installed in post office entrance halls where they will be
available during opening hours. It is hoped that the installation o f t h e AT M s w i l l b e g i n i n e a r l y 2022 and the project is expected to take around three years to complete. Initially the contract will be awarded for five years, but this could possibly be extended.
A PREGNANT Covid denier turned up at a hospital in Va‐ lencia accompanied by her lawyer. The woman did not want to wear a mask and did not want to undergo a PCR test. Staff at the Hospital La Fe in Valencia had to don PPE equipment and activate the an‐ ti‐Covid protocols. The woman was isolated and treated as if she had Covid because she
Ban on plastic containers THE Spanish govern‐ ment wants to regulate the use of plastics and promote their recycling to the point of prohibit‐ ing fruits, vegetables, and drinks from being sold in plastic packag‐ ing and containers by 2023. The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Chal‐ lenge is reportedly preparing a royal de‐ cree to regulate packag‐ ing and waste which will state that by 2023 it will be forbidden to sell fruits and vegeta‐ bles in plastic contain‐ ers and that beverages are to be offered in reusable containers in all retail establish‐ ments.
The larger retailers must offer up to seven different types of pack‐ aging and dedicate part of their space to bulk sales so that consumers will be able to store goods in their own bags or containers, bottles included. The mea‐ sures, focused on the reuse of packaging and recycling, will impact consumers mainly in these two aspects. In the case of retailers, in addition to the relevant changes in recycling, they will have to set up zones and inventory to meet these demands, while manufacturers will have to work out how to increase the percentage of recycled plastic.
Covid denier birth would not be tested or wear a mask. The case was delicate as the woman admitted being a Covid denier. She denied all the health protocols put in place due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The woman was isolated to avoid potentially passing the coronavirus on to
and finally... QUALITY STREET have released a new treat, and it is here in time for Christmas. They are launching a new Crème Caramel Crisp with white chocolate, but if you want to get your hands on the new Quality Street you will need to head to John Lewis, where their pick and mix selection will be back.
other people. She successfully gave birth, but she has now de‐ nounced the hospital for treat‐ ing her in a degrading manner. The hospital and the staff were forced to protect them‐ selves as the woman does be‐ lieve that the coronavirus ex‐ ists.
Lidl investing LIDL, the popular German discount supermarket chain, has announced that it will invest €1.5 billion in Spain between 2021 and 2024. The supermarket chain, which currently has more than 17,000 employ‐ ees and 630 shops across Spain, is planning to open over 150 new locations and four logistics hubs by 2024. “This ambitious expan‐ sion plan responds to our firm determination to con‐ tinue boosting our business in Spain,” Imanol Zabala, manager of Lidl Expansion & Real Estate in Spain, said in a statement.
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Giant salami
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GREENPEACE Denmark activists have blockaded a feed factory in the Port of Aarhus by chaining themselves to giant tree trunks painted to look like salami to stop the feed reaching the millions of pigs that end up as Danish Crown’s sausages and cutlets in supermarkets around the world they say.
KNOWN throughout the world as a hippy commune in Copenhagen, Christiana is celebrating its 50th anniversary of occupation of a former Danish Army Barracks which took place in 1971 and has been going strong more or less ever since, although most recently the pandemic caused some problems.
THE NETHERLANDS Lost Atlantis
Corona pass
RUNNING until October 31, the Doggerland Exhibition at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in Leiden has 200 artifacts dredged from the bottom of the North Sea, as it formed a land bridge between the British Isles, Belgium, the Netherlands and southern Scandinavia before being struck by a tsunami.
DUTCH junior economic affairs minister Mona Keijzer has been removed from her post after she gave an interview to the Telegraaf newspaper in which she said she had great doubts about the newly introduced coronavirus pass now required to gain entry to restaurants, bars and theatres.
BELGIUM Product ban
Kanye believe it?
FOR the second time in a month, Belgian shops are having to remove dozens of food items from their shelves because they contain small traces of ethylene oxide which is banned by the European Union, even though it is normally included in order to prevent mould and to tackle salmonella.
THE Belgian Press is agog with speculation about whether American rapper and former Kardashian husband Kanye West is purchasing a property in Wijnegem, near Antwerp after being photographed with numerous minders, since he is a good friend of Belgian interior architect Axel Vervoordt.
GERMANY Sick pay
Passport control
ALTHOUGH a possible change of government means that it may never actually happen, the Ministry of Health has announced that certain unvaccinated workers will not receive sick pay if absent from work due to coronavirus infection. This is due to take effect in November after the current election.
THE Global Passport Power Rank 2021 has reviewed passports from around the world and their power in allowing holders to enter another country either without a visa or guaranteed to be given one on the spot upon arrival and Germany comes out top with 106 countries.
FRANCE Facelift cancelled
PETA Power
FRENCH rail operator SNCF has announced that it has now cancelled controversial plans to renovate Europe’s busiest train station, Paris Gare du Nord, in time for the 2024 Olympic Games to be held in Paris due to an escalation in likely costs which could rise from €500 million to €1.5 billion.
AFTER years of lobbying and demonstrations by Animal Rights activists PETA, the latest fashion house to agree to ban the use of fur in its clothing is Yves Saint Laurent, which according to parent company Kering will completely phase out fur from its 2022 collections onwards.
NORWAY No peeing
Billionaire list
A NEW sign has been set up at one of the most frequently visited spots along the NorwegianRussian border where visitors stop to take selfies. The ‘No peeing towards Russia’ sign on the road towards the village of Grense Jakobselv is considered a preventive message with CCTV cameras able to spot miscreants.
EVERY year, Norwegian journal Kapital publishes its rich list of the 400 wealthiest Norwegians and in 2021, for the first time ever, all 400 are Krone billionaires (Kr10 = €1), so the poorest is worth €100 million and the richest, believed to be the wealthiest ever at €11.4 billion.
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FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Inflation ACCORDING to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, in a speech made on Friday September 24, the recent rise in inflation seen in the majority of euro zone countries will be temporary and is currently fuelled by the rise in energy prices, but will drop.
Amazon fears AMAZON in the UK has warned the British Government that it fears it will find it very difficult to cope with the likely Christmas demand unless something is done to solve the problem of the lack of delivery drivers when even it cannot recruit.
Uterqüe demise NO matter how successful you are in business, there is always the chance that you will make a mistake and it seems with Inditex, Spain’s largest clothing retailer, time has run out for its youngest and smallest brand Uterqüe, which will be merged into Massimo Dutti.
Global Finance A FINANCIAL index published by Z/Yen Group and think-tank China Development Institute puts New York at the top of Global Finance Centres, but despite expectations of a fall following the implementation of Brexit, London retains second place, whilst nearest EU rival is Paris in 10th place.
Good news GOOD news for those aged under 36 looking to purchase their first home, as Spanish bank Ibercaja is offering a 95 per cent mortgage. There are similar offers for older purchasers in the bank’s Vamos portfolio, but those under 36 can also expect to be able to borrow at very low rates of interest in either fixed or variable mortgages. This should be very helpful for those who normally have to find a deposit of up to 20 per cent as well as pay 10 per cent extra for taxes and legal fees.
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SO far six small British low‐cost energy suppliers have gone bust during September leaving nearly 1.5 million UK consumers in the lurch. However, happily for them, un‐ til such time as new companies are introduced, the British Gov‐ ernment is ensuring that cus‐ tomers still have access to gas. If wholesale prices go up, then logic suggests that the retail prices would match those increases thus ensuring additional profit for ener‐ gy suppliers, but there is a deadly catch which is why the smaller fish are going to the wall and larger suppliers are likely to apply for Government support.
€1.6 billion
is the amount that Australian group Sandfire Resources is to pay to purchase Minas de Aguas Teñidas copper mine in Huelva, subject to Spanish Government approval.
UK Gas prices The UK regulator, Ofgem, sets a cap for energy prices for con‐ sumers on default tariffs and re‐ views it twice a year and bills were already set to go up for house‐ holds from October 1 following Ofgem’s most recent cap increase. The way smaller suppliers were able to exist and operate at a prof‐ it was because they were under‐ cutting their larger rivals but as wholesale prices increased, so their margins were cut consider‐ ably, meaning that eventually they would be selling gas at prices
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lower than they were paying so they have bailed out. As the larger companies are asked to take over the supply to customers of the companies that have closed, even if on the short term, they in turn will be losing money which is why they will be asking for Government support. In the long term it is more than likely that customers of the closed companies will have a nasty shock as their prices will be brought into line with those charged by the major companies.
How to pre-plan a funeral
Is a vice president required? At an AGM does a newly elected president need to select a vice president at that meeting, later or at all? B J (Costa del Sol) Planning your funeral.
There is no DAVID SEARL legal re‐ quirement for a YOU AND THE LAW community of prop‐ IN SPAIN erty owners to have a vice‐president. Many small communities elect only a president. The only officer required by the Law of Horizon‐ tal Property is the president. A vice president can be infor‐ mally named at any time, if no member protests. Howev‐ er, as regular readers of this column will be aware, this simple naming of a vice president can cause problems lat‐ er. In order to have an authorised signature at the bank, the vice president must be elected at the AGM by a major‐ ity vote and he must be specifically authorised to access the community bank account in order to make deposits and transfers. If the community has a licensed property administrator, he will be authorised by the terms of his contract. Both the administrator and the vice president must then be registered with the bank as authorised sig‐ natures. We have seen cases where the president be‐ comes incapacitated and the vice president is unable to access the bank because he has not been authorised. Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.
CRICKETS are Kosher according to Is‐ raeli company Hargol as well as Halal and have opened the first commercial grasshopper factory breeding these edible insects. Crickets, grasshoppers and locusts are all from the same family, Or‐ thoptera, and apart from differences in wingspan and antennae are very simi‐ lar and in certain countries in Africa and the Middle East have been staple
WHILE pre‐planning a funeral may feel like a daunting task, making sure your wishes are carried out after you die can save consid‐ erable time and money for your loved ones. But how do you go about planning your funeral? 1. Make sure you have a Spanish Will. For expats with property or assets overseas it is essential to have a correct and locally compatible Will in Spain. Golden Leaves’ partners are on hand to help put your Will to‐ gether so you can make sure your wishes are carried out. 2. Decide what to do with your remains. When the time comes, it is important to know what you want to happen to your remains. Do you want to be cremated or buried? Have your funeral in Spain or be repatriated back to the UK? 3. Choose a pre‐paid funeral plan. Choosing the right pre‐paid funeral plan for you is one of the most important parts of planning a funeral. Golden Leaves International have three pre‐paid funeral plans, offering everything from a simple cremation to a repatriation ser‐ vice.
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Crickets are Kosher foods for centuries. The difference with this new start up is that Hargol recognise that people may be averse to eating insects, but if they can be converted into different types of food, then they become more appealing.
As the world looks to find cheaper sources of protein which do not harm the environment, experiments are tak‐ ing place to create laboratory meat and this is another sustainable option. Launching first in Israel will be a se‐ lection of different foods including
Food shopping MANY of us complain about the rise in prices when we visit the super‐ market, but rather than guess, the Spanish Nation‐ al Institute of Statistics (INE) has been comparing prices between August 2020 and August 2021. There haven’t been many ongoing reductions in price and in fact most food items have not in‐ creased by a huge amount, but the largest gains are sunflower oil at a massive 33.1 per cent, closely fol‐ lowed by olive oil with a 25.3 per cent uplift. Soft drinks are up by 10.3 per cent but fruit at 5 per cent, eggs at 3.6 per cent and mutton at 3.5 per cent have done quite well, as has fish at just 3.2 per cent.
Tipping law THE growth in payment by card in the UK during the pan‐ demic has made it easier for companies to withhold tips from staff in pubs and restau‐ rants. On Friday September 24, the British Government an‐ nounced that it would intro‐ duce legislation to make it ille‐ gal for employers to withhold tips from workers. The move is set to help around two million people working in one of the 190,000 businesses across the hospitali‐ ty, leisure and services sectors, where tipping is common place and can make up a large part of their income. Over the years, some very well‐known companies have been accused of withholding part or all of the tips paid by customers. burgers, falafel, energy bars and fruit gums, all produced from grasshoppers. The company also offers a rich protein powder for use in drinks and other foods. According to the company, com‐ pared with beef production, grasshop‐ per farming reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 99 per cent, water con‐ sumption by 1,000 times and arable land usage 1,500‐fold.
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NADIA CALVIÑO: The minister for Economic Affairs may have to review forecasts.
SHOCK figures released by Spain’s National Statis‐ tics Institute (INE) on Thursday September 23 show that the economy grew by just 1.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2021. This is less than half of the July estimate of 2.8 per cent and suggests that the full year fore‐ casts which were to show a bounce back to pre‐pan‐ demic levels by the end of this year are incorrect. This has caught both the government and fi‐ nancial bodies by surprise as on September 21, the Bank of Spain comment‐ ing on a slight increase in inflation, suggested that this would be corrected by November of this year. In addition, noting sup‐ posed better than expect‐ ed results from the hospi‐ tality sector, it also forecast that the econo‐
my would return to pre‐ pandemic levels this year. On the same day, the Organisation for Econom‐ ic Co‐operation and De‐ velopment (OECD) pub‐ lished its interim GDP growth predictions for all members of the G20 Group, which suggested that Spain could see growth of 6.8 per cent this year, running only behind China, Turkey and Argentina and well ahead of the Euro 17. Two areas that may be responsible for the revi‐ sion of the figures could be firstly due to the unex‐ pected rise in gas and electricity costs, (al‐ though they are likely to bite more deeply into the third quarter figures) and the fact that the hospitali‐ ty and retail sector had been downgraded from a 5.4 per cent positive to negative 0.4 per cent.
Sabadell Bank jobs SABADELL BANK is to get rid of another 1,936 Spanish employees before the end of 2021, despite facing some opposition for CCOO union. At one time getting a job in a Spanish bank was considered a long-term career which offered those working there many benefits. At the end of last year, Sabadell came to an agreement with the CCOO union to dispose of 1,800 workers, mainly through early retirement and now wants to lose a further 1,936 employees, the equivalent of 12.5 per cent of its entire staff.
BUSINESS EXTRA Green adverts THE UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is to release new guidance to ensure advertisements don’t mislead people about the environment and how green or eco-friendly different brands may be. Earlier this year it banned a Ryanair campaign which claimed the airline had the lowest CO2 emissions.
Privatised airports WITH Aena and Ferrovial already having assets and management agreements in Brazil, both are considering entering bids to manage newly privatised airports in that country, although the likely cost to participate could be as high as €1.4 billion which is a significant investment.
Pret expansion DESPITE being criticised for cutting staff benefits, British sandwich and coffee chain Pret a Manger has plans to expand the business, hoping to open 200 new outlets and employing an additional 3,000 people as office staff start to return to their places of work.
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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT DESPITE what the CO2 alarmists would have us believe; our glorious planet has been warming up for thousands of years. Although the air polluting emissions released by the vehicles and factories of modern society are certainly unacceptable, the prophets of alarmist doom have managed to have us all running around like headless chickens in pursuit of worldwide solutions that are not only near impossible, but, despite what Saint Greta and her followers would have us believe, rather like throwing a cup of water on a forest fire! What we should be doing is concentrating on an adaptive response to the potential advantages of global warming. It is my belief that all things in creation have an equally positive and negative side ‐ Ying Yang, Newton etc. If this were not the case the whole planet and all that reside on it would have disintegrated eons ago. With this in mind, I decided to do a little research into the positive effects of so‐called global warming. The results were eye opening to say the least. According to reports some 70 countries or more stand to gain by the
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changes in our climate. In the main, countries that exist further to the north of the planet are those set to benefit the most. Russia’s Siberia and Alaska could likely become vast fertile areas that could be developed at extremely reasonable cost. China would also profit by bringing rain to its northern drought areas and easing the flooding in the south. Canada, most of the Netherlands, Iceland and even North Korea are all set to benefit as the earth’s temperature warms up. Unfortunately, most of Europe and the southern most parts of the USA don’t fare so well. Flooding, monsoons, tornadoes, crippling heatwaves and severe weather fluctuations will be the order of the day. None of this is a present‐day phenomenon. Human civilisation goes back some 10,000 years or so. Over the last 400,000 years, long before we started changing the planet, there have been several periods of warming and cooling. Ice core readings show that CO2 measurements have at times been 10 per cent higher than current levels, with global temperatures similar and even lower than they are today. There is simply no
correlation between the two events. Left wing and Liberal governments believe power to stop climate change rests in controlling people. Their solutions to the problems always give more power to ever growing government bureaucracy. Well, I don’t buy it. While we are succumbing to the pathetic brainwashed protesters and snarling Thunberg demonstrations, the West is slowly but surely being taken over by Eastern forces attacking from all sides and on all levels. Our enemies ‐ using every opportunity to take advantage of our ridiculous mistaken priorities are infiltrating Western civilisation at a far more dangerous rate than global warming or CO2 emissions. Time to wake up and tackle the true problems that threaten our existence on this wonderful planet. Keep the faith. Love Leapy. leapylee2002@gmail.com expatradioscotland. Mondays and Fridays 1pm till 4. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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Full of charm CULTURE LINK: This bridge in Girona was built by Gustav Eiffel just before be built the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
A HUB of Catalan culture in its own right, Girona is packed to the brim with museums, galleries and stunning buildings. The historic centre built by the city’s abundant wealth during medieval times has been well preserved over the centuries, surviving wars, sieges and revolutions. The best way to see the city is to take a walk along the medieval walls, known as the Passeig de la Muralla, that border the city centre and offer great views. Girona has one of the best preserved Jewish quarters in all of Europe called El
Call, which is a maze of narrow, cobbled streets that look just how they would have 500 years ago when the Jewish population occupied this area of the city. Another highlight that should not be missed is Girona Cathedral, which has a picturesque long staircase leading to the entrance that was used as a location to film Game of Thrones. The city has its own small airport but there is also a high-speed train service that links Girona to the Catalan capital of Barcelona, so it makes a perfect destination for a quick day trip.
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THE KEY TO HAPPINESS TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA
Have you ever Imagined your ideal self, the best version of you? Imagine your superhero, or altar ego smiling and waving at you.
#TheWomanBeyond WHEN I’m working with women the first thing I ask is what do you want to achieve, or what’s your ultimate goal, and I am so amazed that the response is almost always the same, “I want to be Happy”, “to be fulfilled”. It’s not because we are women that we want fulfilment and happiness, it’s because we are human. Common Hu‐ manity, we have a universal drive for what Aristotle and Cicero after him sug‐ gest ‘MANS’ (we all know the Greeks and Romans were obsessed by the male form!!) ultimate goal the highest good (summon bonum), was to achieve happi‐ ness. So we haven’t changed much in 2,400+ years.
Can you see her?! (I’m being serious. Take a long slow breath, 10 seconds should do it and bring that especially awesome you to life in your mind.) I haven’t gone mad, honest, here’s how this works: That ideal version of you is pretty much watching you all day ev‐ ery day. The Stoic philosophers called this “the Other.” Modern theologians would call it your conscience. In those ancient days, another name for the highest version of yourself was ‘daimon’, a sort of inner soul and guiding spirit that exists within each of us. I love that, and I have worked hard on what that looks like for me, I have even named her!! Being or getting clear on our identity and who we want to BE, has
proven to be the number one tool in helping us to live happier lives and to flourish. Ancient philosophers considered your relationship with this inner soul THE most important thing in life. They said that if you want to be happy you need to be on really good terms with your dai‐ mon.
In fact, their word for happiness was eudaimōn which literally means ‘good soul.’ All of which begs the question: How’s your relationship with your inner soul? You won’t be surprised ‐ the worst ver‐ sion of ourselves ‐ The Demon ‐ stems from the etymology of eudaimōn!! So, watch that little pesky shoulder sitting fleabag, this is the one that whispers in your ear, “you are not good enough”, the one that says “who do you think you are” when you are about to take those
steps forward into your next big idea or begin to awaken your dreams. Give her a swift flick off!! So, my parting question for you this week or most importantly for today (and every day): What’s one little thing you can do to +1 that relationship today? Get clear, what’s your BEST SELF, Name her and let me know. Ahh yes I hear you, what’s the name of my Eudiamon? Well, she is the Zen War‐ rior Goddess. ¡Hasta luego! Stay Focussed, Keep Positive and Choose to +1 in Every Moment. Love, Hugs, High Fives and Fist Bumps Toni x
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DAVID WORBOYS WE have much in common with our western neighbour Portugal but, across the Pyrenees, France is another world. Indeed, although located at the heart of western Eu‐ rope, France is totally different from all its major neighbours and this is what makes it unique. French cuisine, with its bisque d’homard, foie gras, escargots, grenouilles (frogs’ legs), boeuf Wellington, and Crepes Suzette is exclusive to France and French restaurants abroad. It has the world’s greatest brandies (Cognac and Armagnac) and wines (Bur‐ gundy, Bordeaux, Alsace and Provence). France is more advanced than Spain and better organised. Spanish history and culture have a signifi‐ cant Arabic influence and conse‐ quently so does its language, mak‐ ing it distinguishable from French. Italy has a grammatically similar lan‐ guage to French but, apart from the Alps and the Dolomites, is very much a southern country.
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LA BELLE FRANCE French people and villages are somehow different.
Spain and Italy suffer from an in‐ herent culture of corruption and large regions are impoverished, compared with northern Europe and France. Neither Italy nor Spain is nearly as influential on the world stage as France. Like Italy, Germany shares the Alps with France, but is nevertheless totally different. It has a bland coast‐ line in the far north, totally different cuisine and a more pragmatic non‐ Latin mentality. Across the Channel,
34 kilometres from Calais, lies Eng‐ land ‐ a different world, separated from continental Europe, physically, politically, culturally and gastronom‐ ically. France is the only country in both northern and southern Europe, with greater varieties of climate, to‐ pography and landscape than its neighbours. In the north is the re‐ gion of Brittany with its dramatic At‐ lantic coastline and glamorous Di‐ nard, while delightful Alsace is a
blend of all that’s best in France and Germany. Wonderful white wines to accompany the choucroute or onion tart, half‐timbered architec‐ ture in Colmar’s Little Venice and exquisite villages among the sur‐ rounding hills. Further south, towards the Swiss border lies the picturesque town of Annecy, another charming ‘Little Venice’ not too far from Mont Blanc. Then it’s down through the Alps to the Cote d’Azur. This is
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among the world’s most scenic coastlines from Menton via An‐ tibes, Vence and Sanary to Mar‐ seille. As we proceed further inland from the stately university city of Montpellier past the remarkable medieval fortress of Carcasonne, we reach the glorious countryside of Aveyron and Cantal, with their green hills, broad meadows and sunny forests. France’s beautiful villages are very different from English ones and more varied. From Dambach, Riquewihr and Eguisheim in Alsace to Conques, Domme and Eze, they may be medieval, half‐timbered, floral or in spectacular locations. From the Pyrenees to the Ar‐ dennes and from Saint Malo to Saint Tropez, France is quite distinc‐ tive from any of its neighbours. Then there is Paris! The romantic jewel at the heart of its metropolis, steeped in history, art and culture. The architecture, the great restau‐ rants, the pavement cafes and the shows are all enhanced by the slight mystique of simply being French ‐ and different. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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THERE are lies, there are damned lies, and then there’s a viral statistic claiming Prince William is the sexiest bald man in the world. The internet was recently awash with the headline‐grabbing ‘study’ claiming the, err, ‘hairless heir’ is more attractive than Stanley Tucci and Vin Diesel. Who could be behind this astonishing verdict? The answer is not, as some people won‐ dered, Buckingham Palace’s PR department. Rather, the study was run by a medical tourism facilitator that connects UK patients with hair transplant surgeons in Turkey! But here’s another ‘MOBO’ study (Mas‐ ters of the Bleeding Obvious. OK, Illinois Uni‐ versity) that found that drunk people are less likely to social distance than sober ones. If only masses of photos of drunks falling over each other on Saturday nights had pre‐ pared us for this revelation! The physical dis‐ tance between drinking strangers decreased by 1cm per three‐minute interval, the study found, while those on soft drinks didn’t get closer at all. Amazing! Who’d have guessed?
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HEY! STUDY UNCOVERS YET MORE USELESS BITS OF RESEARCH! PRINCE WILLIAM: The sexiest bald man in the world?
According to yet another survey, 11 per cent of young adults believe Margaret Thatcher was PM during the First World War. If you think that’s bad enough, a 2015 survey claimed that 20 per cent of young‐ sters believe fish fingers are fingers from ac‐ tual fish.
And then there are all these research ‘studies’. Household cleaning products are as bad for lung function as smoking claims one recent ‘study’. And was it just yesterday we were told processed foods cause an in‐ crease in various sorts of cancer? What doesn’t, it seems?
Modern living exposes us to a range of chemicals that wouldn’t have been present in primitive societies. But life expectancy in times past was much lower than today. On balance, the contemporary world, although it presents new dangers, offers us the prospect of living well beyond the biblical three score plus 10. Fortunately, few believe these scare stories in any case ‐ we’ve been saturated with enough doom and gloom this past year. Finally, in other news, researchers discov‐ er a link between The Pope and Catholicism. ‘Nuff said. Nora Johnson’s crime thrillers ‘The Sen‐ tinel’, ‘No Safe Place’, ‘Betrayal’, ‘The Girl in the Woods’, ‘The Girl in the Red Dress’, ‘No Way Back’, ‘Landscape of Lies’, ‘Retribu‐ tion’, ‘Soul Stealer’, ‘The De Clerambault Code’ (www.nora‐johnson. net) available online as eBook (€0.99; £0.99), Apple Books, paperback & audiobook. All profits to Costa del Sol Cudeca cancer charity. To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com
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Nuts, but a totally brilliant idea! MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION
Views of a Grumpy Old Man LET me tell you something if you are fighting for a cause, and I don’t care what it’s for, if you think that sitting on a motorway blocking people going about their daily business or even worse, as in one case someone trying to get their mother to a hospital because she is having a stroke, is going to win the public over to your side you are very wrong. If you compound that idiotic behaviour by then going on morning TV as the spokesperson for said cause - in this case Insulate Britain - and admit your own house isn’t insulated, you have no reading of the British public. All you do is detract from the problem and you should be arrested. They will argue that some industry leaders and architects agree with them, but that’s not because they are sitting on a motorway, those people have always agreed. Protesting in this way will not change anything that goes on in Westminster. They do not live in our world. All it does is hurt the normal person trying to go about their daily life. I see that a third Russian has been accused
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of the Salisbury poisoning. I bet that’s really scared the bejeebas out of them. What do they do next? Another round of tit- for-tat diplomatic expulsions? All three have arrest warrants out for them. Not a hope of ever carrying out the arrests. I love that the Russian Foreign Ministry says Britain was using the poisoning to stoke anti-Russian sentiment, not the fact that Russia kills people in other countries by poisoning them. Something to hopefully make you smile many years ago we were here with some friends who had three daughters. We had arranged to meet at the beach and when we got there their mum had already smothered them in sun cream. Then I noticed there were four brightly coloured helium balloons tied to a chair. I asked was it someone’s birthday and was told no. Mum then proceeded to pin one to each of the girls’ swimsuits with a long string and the fourth was tied to the sunshade and she explained, with a completely straight face, that this allowed her to relax and enjoy her day because the girls could run about and she could easily see where the girls were. In turn they could see how far they were away from their parents - nuts but totally brilliant. Email: mikesenker@gmail.com
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BATTLE WITH BANKS From our Facebook
TIE CARD: Evidence of residency.
I wonder if anybody else has a story of banks bullying customers over the TIE card. There is a lot of concern among the expats as evidenced by Facebook expat group posts that customers are being threatened with having their bank accounts frozen unless they produce a TIE card as evidence of residency. You can, I’m sure, imagine the devastating effects of such action and the ensuing stress this would cause. My wife and I find ourselves among this group and have questioned the policy with the bank’s own online help chat who say that we are not required to produce a TIE and that the green residency card is sufficient, which is also as stated in the Brexit withdrawal agreement. However the local branch are still insisting that we do get the TIE card and that our account will be frozen at the end of the year unless it
WHAT A SHAME AS a company we made it clear at the time of the Brexit vote that we were in favour of remaining within the European Union as we believed it would be detrimental in the short term to the UK should we leave. Having been disappointed by the vote and the fact that so many long-term migrants here in Spain and other countries were unable to vote, we still had to accept the decision and get on with business here in Spain whilst keeping touch with friends and family in the UK.
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is produced. It is my hope that if your paper was to highlight this practice then the banks would soften their aggressive, unreasonable and illegal threats which are causing so much unnecessary stress. Regards, R Robinson
Say it how it is!
SQUATTERS: Most people agree that they should be removed.
Mira Spiteri Definitely the law should be on the side of the owners, NOT squatters!!!
Claire Murray Dear Leapy Lee You really do… Say it where others fear to tread or only think it! Thank you! Kind regards, Dawn
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There is no doubt that the pandemic was an unexpected and untimely disaster for everyone but it now seems that Britain has been ‘knocked for six’ by the combination of Brexit finally biting at the beginning of this year and the pandemic. Life goes on, but just nine months after the UK finally bowed out of the European Union the reports that are appearing about shortages of petrol and diesel due to the lack of HGV drivers, the potential of empty shelves at Christmas and the closure of numerous low-cost energy suppliers
are truly disturbing. Spain, despite its own faults, seems to be in a much stronger position than Britain and although fuel and electricity prices are rising rapidly, there appears to be no shortage of goods in the shops (unless of course you want to buy some British foods that aren’t making it over here). People move to different countries for different reasons but it does seem that those of us in Spain didn’t make a bad decision, although we wish our original homeland a speedy recovery.
If it’s not your house and you have no contract to stay there then of course they should throw them out.
Karen Howarth Yes they should. I have heard some horror stories from people who have had squatters in their property. It appears that squatters have more rights than property owners, which definitely needs addressing and changing.
Shirley Ashworth I don’t think there should be a law!!! They broke into a house so they should be removed and put in jail.
Emma D’Aubrey Yes they should change the law.... but also look into WHY the squatting situation is so high.... we could all name several reasons, but is the government willing to do something about the WHOLE problem here??
Patrick J Byrne Ridiculous situation in the first place, if you enter or break into another person’s property it should be a criminal offence, no new laws needed, just common sense.
Bill Stewart Yes and held responsible for the damage, disorder and mayhem they can cause.
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ROAD TEST by Mark Slack H O N D A’ S C R ‐ V b e g a n production in the mid‐ 90s and has proved a popular seller for those seeking a higher quality, large SUV. The Honda comes with a 2.0‐litre, four‐cylinder petrol unit that’s mated to a twin electric motor hybrid system that recharges on the move. The sys‐ tem automatically uses the most efficient drive whether electric, hybrid or engine. It’s a perfect compromise for those who see having to plug‐ in your hybrid or elec‐ tric car as a bit of a faff. As one might expect from Honda, the CR‐V has a classy and quality feel throughout and feels like it will be on the road for decades to come. The CR‐V will appeal to buyers who want sensi‐ ble and spacious trans‐ port, and if that sounds a bit boring you would be wrong. True it’s not
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Honda CR-V - a touch of class! going to woo buyers of more sporty SUVs but it does feel special. It’s remarkably spacious and there’s plen‐ ty of room for the fam‐ ily to stretch out, not to men‐ tion stow all their luggage. It c o m e s with good levels of standard equipment, even on the lead‐in model, and in‐ cludes auto lights and wipers, LED lights, intel‐ ligent adaptive cruise control, smart entry and start, climate and all the usual connectivity. The range starts from €36,874/£31,470 and there are five trim levels with two and four‐ wheel‐drive and just one
Facts at a Glance Model: Honda CR-V EX 4WD Engine: 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder petrol with self-charging hybrid system Gears: automatic Price: €47,361/£40,420 Performance: 0-100 kph (62 mph) 9.2 seconds/Maximum Speed 180 kph (112 mph) Economy: 5.5 l/100km/51.4 mpg Emissions: 126 g/km Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.
CR-V: Will appeal to buyers who want sensible transport.
2.0‐litre engine. As with most electric and hybrid vehicles the transmis‐ sion system is automatic, however the Honda uses a single fixed‐gear ratio creating a direct connec‐ tion between moving components. While very smooth un‐
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driving environment. Likewise gear position is also switch operated for drive, neutral, reverse and park. The CR‐V may be dis‐ creet and sensible, as opposed to so many models that are overtly bold and‐in‐your‐face, but that’s the secret of its success. It’s a touch of class and class doesn’t have to announce its presence.
DGT sends letters Insurance for electric scooters to repeat ITV SOME vehicle owners in Spain can expect a letter in the post from the General Di‐ rectorate of Traffic (DGT) which this time might not be for a traffic fine, instead, it will most likely be a request asking you to take your vehicle for another ITV test, which of course has to still be paid for. This request is one of the modifications made to the ITV test, as published in the BOE (Official State Gazette), more specifi‐ cally as stated in Royal Decree 265/2021, which was approved on April 13, and re‐ lates to any vehicles that have subse‐ quently been repaired after having been declared a ‘total loss’ by the insurance companies after an accident. The Royal Decree 265/2021 states that any vehicle that was declared a ‘total loss’ must retake another ITV test, with this term of course relating to an instance where the cost of repairing a vehicle after an accident greatly outweighs the value of the vehicle, but some owners insist on still having their vehicle repaired for what‐ ever reason, with a lot of insurance com‐ panies nowadays already classing a vehi‐
cle as a ‘total loss’ when the cost of the re‐ pair already exceeds 75 per cent of the value of the car. In this instance, the DGT is insisting the vehicle passes another ITV to prove its roadworthiness, and in the event of the vehicle failing the ITV then it must be re‐ paired and retested until it is deemed fit to circulate on Spanish roads, with a maxi‐ mum period of two months given to the owner during which to fix the vehicle and take it for a new ITV test. Failure to comply can result in a fine of between €200 and €500, and whilst being repaired, the vehicle can only legally trav‐ el on the road to the garage, and then to the ITV centre, with a fine of €200 for any driver caught using the vehicle under any other circumstances, (although this is more interpretable). In the event of the vehicle being consid‐ ered unfit to pass the ITV due to serious defects, it will be prohibited from using the roads, and can only be taken to the garage for repairs by the use of a tow truck.
PERE NAVARRO, the head of the Direccion General de Trafico (DGT), revealed on Wednesday, September 22, that some administrations have already started to de‐ mand the implementation of mandatory insurance for users of personal mobility vehicles (VMP). As Mr Navarro explained while taking part in a de‐ bate on the challenges that cities face in terms of road safety and new forms of mobility, “The municipali‐ ties ask for it, and the Prose‐ cutor’s Office as well. In Spain, compulsory insur‐ ance for VMPs is already on the agenda. France has al‐ ready put it in place, and we like that model.” When asked if the DGT has plans to release specific data on accidents involving this type of vehicle, Mr Navarro replied that, “With‐
ELECTRIC SCOOTERS: Madrid wants to limit the numbers in use in the city.
out data, there is no road safety policy, it is what sets the path for them,” adding that the DGT is preparing a “powerful” campaign, be‐ cause, “One of our main concerns is scooters on pavements.” During the debate, Jaime Moreno, the general direc‐ tor of Land Transport of the Ministry of Transport, Mo‐ bility and Urban Agenda de‐ clared that the Covid‐19 pandemic, “Has meant an
important change in the mentality of users, since the growth of bicycle use is un‐ stoppable, as is that of VMPs.” While Federico Jimenez de Parga, the Mobility coor‐ dinator of the Madrid City Council, explained that, “At present, in Madrid, there are 14 companies, with 4,800 scooters, but we want to limit it, as they have done in Paris, which only has three operators, with a maximum of 15,000 scoot‐ ers (5,000 each),” confirm‐ ing that this measure will come into force within a year. Finally, the general direc‐ tor of Vivaz, David Perez, af‐ firmed that, “Mobility in cities in recent years is un‐ dergoing a total transforma‐ tion. Our duty is to reflect on what challenges citizens will have to face.”
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Walking football... all the news and events A BIG Well Done to Gray Salt and Julian Stephens of Malaga WFC who in collaboration with chari‐ ty Collective Calling, col‐ lected food for the vic‐ tims of the recent fires in Pujerra in the Sierra de Bermeja. Community spirit at its best. I n W a l k i n g Fo o t b a l l At l e t i c o a n d S p o r t i n g Benahavis met the Walking Dead A and B teams respectively on Tuesday night (Septem‐ ber 28) at the Laude In‐ ternational College, San Pedro in HIDROMASTER Premiership and Cham‐
pionship matches. The results and a report in next week’s EWN. On Saturday October 2 it’s AstonViñuela v M a l a g a W FC A a n d B teams in HIDROMASTER Premiership and Cham‐ pionship matches. The two old rivals lock horns again with honours about even. Who will come out on top this time? Read all about it in next week’s EWN. Away from playing walking football, Cala‐ honda are arranging a Penalty Shoot Out Com‐ petition to be played at the end of each Monday and Friday session. This event will run through to the end of October and will be open to all members and guests with all pro‐ ceeds from the entry fees and missed penal‐ ties going towards the
Gray and Julian collected food.
FIRST LADIES: Nikki and Sarah played in the League.
€50,000 urgently need‐ ed for a life‐saving oper‐ ation for very ill 12‐ year‐ old Lara Gracie of Miraflores. A Dinner Dance/Disco is planned for a later date. The Walking Football
Association of Iberia website is proving a big success with its member clubs and the public. Thanks to the excellent updating work carried out by Administrator Yvette Parker. It can be found at www.wfai.info.
W FA I w i l l l a u n c h i t s Election Campaign when notifying member clubs tomorrow, Friday Octo‐ ber 1, of the Election Format. Clubs will be asked to nominate a candidate(s) for the posts of Secre‐ tary, Treasurer, Tourna‐ ment/Event Organiser, Sponsor Manager and Publicity Officer. Voting will begin by e‐mail on November 1 with the re‐ sults known on Monday November 22. South of Spain Walk‐
ing Football history was made on Saturday September 18 at Viñuel‐ la when Nikki and Sarah became the first ladies to play in the competi‐ tive Walking Football League. They acquitted themselves well and will feature again when the Ladies Teams appear in the League Cup for the first time. Nikki and Sarah follow in the footsteps of fel‐ low teammate Sheila Clifford who played for Chelsea and England Ladies at the outset of women’s football in the UK. There are plans for a women’s League next season. Finally a correction. I wrongly gave the Mala‐ ga A v Nerja A result as a 2‐2 draw, while the ac‐ tual score was a 2‐1 vic‐ tory for Malaga. Apolo‐ gies to all concerned.