End of spam calls

ing each month. The law will take up to a year to take effect, but after that anyone who has a mobile or landline number in Spain should no longer be bothered with the calls.

In addition to explicit consent, according to the legal text there are also exceptional cases in which companies can still contact consumers with spam calls, namely if the “communication can be based on anoth­

More hugger muggers caught

OFFICERS of the National Police have dismantled an itinerant criminal group specialised in committing robberies with violence, and theft of jewellery and watches. They committed criminal acts throughout Spain and especially in er basis of legitimation in accordance with Article 6.1 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the processing of personal data.”

Malaga, Granada, Murcia and Alicante.

The members of the group are mostly linked by family ties and acted in pairs, moving in groups of between six and 10 people. They rented houses to stay for a few days, from where they drove to the tourist areas of nearby towns to look for potential victims. Upon arrival, it was the women who mainly approached elderly people or people with reduced mobility, and distracted them.

The women would offer hugs, sexual offers or ask questions, and then manage to steal the watches and jewellery the victims were wearing at that time. Meanwhile, the men remained waiting inside the vehicles to facilitate a quick escape.

After locating most of the members of the group in the province of Granada, officers proceeded with their arrest. Eight people were arrested and charged with a total of eight thefts and violent robberies, amounting to approximately €60,000.

For example, company employees can still call if their concern is necessary to protect vital interests or to carry out a task in the public interest. If a company violates the new law, they could face a fine.

Happy holidays

ALICANTE airport has once again become the gateway for ‘Holidays in Peace’ of more than 230 Saharawi refugee children, who this year will spend the summer with families from the Valencian Community, the Region of Murcia, and Castilla­La Mancha.

The Airport collaborates with the organising associations of this programme by ensuring their safety on arriving and returning flights.

The children from Tindouf, Algeria, arrived in the early hours of Sunday, July 16, on two flights operated by the airline Air Argelie, and will stay for the summer.

To ensure smooth running of their arrival, the airport implemented special procedures which included support staff and gathering the children into groups depending on which region they were travelling to.

The stay of these minors in Spanish homes during July and August allows them to spend the summer outside the harsh climatic conditions of the desert, learn about realities other than those they live in the Tindouf refugee camps, and have access to adequate food and medical check­ups, according to reports from the different associations that manage the programmes.