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Under plastic ALMERIA has morethan 29,600 hectarescovered by
plasticgreenhouses, accordingto a study based onsatellite
photographs.The figure is 10.5 percent more than 2010s26,167
hectares.
Bottle attackA 24-YEAR-OLDman remains in aserious condition
inhospital after beingassaulted with abroken bottle closeto
Viator.
Almond trail MARCH 8 is the date ofAlboxs almond trail,
a12-kilometre walkthrough the Sierra delas Estancias. The
walkbegins in Plaza Mayorat 8.30am and costs 3or 15 to include
food.
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A WHOPPING 44 per centof children aged between10 and 12 years in
Almeriaare overweight.
A high intake of pas-tries, cakes and sweets inaddition to lack
of exerciseand physical play havebeen considered factorsfor
overweight children in
a recent study by paedi-atric doctors, RafealGalera and Irene
Alias inAlmeria.
A total of 1,400 childrenacross the province wereanalysed in
health centres,explained the head of Clin-ical Management of
Paedi-atrics in Torrecardenas.
Forty-four per cent ofchildren aged between 10and 12 are
overweight,with 22 per cent of chil-dren between two and 16being 22
per cent over-weight. Eighty per cent ofthe 1,400 children
hadadequate consumption offish but only half had an
adequate amount of veg-etables, with the figurelowering in
relation to therising age of the child.
In all age groups, over-weight children had high-er blood
pressure thannormal, even in childrenunder the age of sixyears.
Almerias overweight children
By Elle DraperCALL out the fire brigadein Almeria and you
couldface a hefty bill.
Emergency services inthe region have reportedthat since 2012
citizenshave had to pay almost600 for firefightingservices and
rescue.
Now the emergencyworkers are concernedthat people are
delayingcalling them as they fearlanding themselves withthe cost of
the call-out.
To have firefighters at-tend your home can cost577 per hour.
Similarly,412 can be charged forrescuing someone fromtheir car in a
trafficaccident - a bitter pill to
swallow after such atraumatic experience.
Alejandro Raymond from
the Fire Consortium ofPoniente said: We haveserious concerns
about the
risk situations that occurafter the introduction ofthese fees
for the provi-sion of firefighting andemergency rescue.
According to the consor-tium, some cities likeGranada have
exemptionsin the case of rescuingpeople or animals.
But residents, worriedabout a large bill, are de-laying their
call to theemergency services. Thisdelay increases risks andcan
cause conflict whenthe attending services areasked if they will be
send-ing an invoice.
The consortium agreedthat activities like monitor-ing a
fireworks partyshould command a fee,
but an emergency situa-tion like an accident or fireshould be
exempt so thatthe services avoid tragedyor compromise.
The consortium alsopointed out that manypeople were unaware
ofthe charges when theymade a call and were thenhorrified to
receive a billafter the event.
Call-out fee controversy
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MAYOR of Almeria City, Luis RogelioRodriguez-Comendador, has
unveiled theofficial shirt for the womens solidarity raceto be held
on March 8.
Already 1,175 women and 420 childrenhave enrolled to run the
race with moneyraised going to the World Medical Associa-tion. This
non-competitive event is one of arange of activities hosted by
Almeria CityCouncil to commemorate InternationalWomens Day.
Participants are expected tobreak the 2,000 runner barrier.
Rodriguez-Comendador said: The pur-pose of this event is
twofold. First is to vin-dicate, through sport, the role of women
intodays society. Secondly it is to raise funds,through 60 centimos
per participants, to goto the World Medical Association.
The adult race begins at 11am and willpass through the city
streets. There arethree distances to choose from: 2,000 me-tres,
3,500 metres and 5,000 metres. Thechildren (aged up to 11) run at
10am cover-ing different distances, according to age.
Shirt unveiledWOMENS RACE: Mayor Rodriguez-Comendador (centre)
reveals the official shirt.
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LOCAL POLICE in El Ejido have ar-rested two people pretending
tobe deaf in order to scam moneyfrom traders in the
municipality.
Officers arrested two individualsof Romanian nationality, NFP
andFD, for an alleged crime of fraud.The officers observed the
menentering shops in the centralshopping area, pretending to be
deaf and asking for sums of mon-ey to help an association,
Handi-cap, that they claimed they wereaffiliated with.
The officers put in a call forback up before intercepting themen
in an Opel car on Bulevar deEl Ejido.
The vehicle was found tohave no ITV or insurance,
while the men had falsified docu-ments and approximately 400
incash. The men were arrested foran alleged crime of fraud and
thecar was impounded.
Police recommend that tradersand individuals call the
operationsroom on 092 if they are in doubt
about collectors.
Mojacar visitorsTHE two Mojacar touristoffices helped 46,882
peopleduring 2014. They alsoreceived 34,306 emails, letters and
faxes, answered2,485 phone calls andreplied to thousands of postson
social networks.
Gador worksWORK is almost complete onCalle La Paz in Gador, one
ofthe busiest roads in the towncentre, where both thehealth centre
and college arelocated. Pavements are being restored.
Cheese fairALMERIA Citys Plaza Viejaplayed host to 14 cheese
artisans over the AndaluciaDay weekend. The cheesescame from goats,
cows andsheep manufactured using avariety of methods.
Extended hoursTHE visitor centre at Almeriaport enjoys extended
open-ing hours for visitors fromMarch 1 after recent
refur-bishments. Thursdays arefor groups but Saturdays arefree
entry from 10am-2pm.
Casino shutdownNATIONAL POLICE closeddown an illegal casino
inAlmeria City. Agents seizedcash and tokens worth almost 4,000 and
threepoker tables although esti-mated earnings are 16,000.
Road safetyGADOR police have beenvisiting school to educate
thechildren on road safety andto educate on sustainable
alternatives to travelling toschool by car, such as by bicycle or
on foot.
Gender violenceALBOX has been awarded3,000 by Almeria
Provincefor a project to protectwomen against gender vio-lence. The
payment is an initiative totalling 110,000covering 40
municipalities.
ewswatchNNot so deaf fraudsters
Street lights WORK has been completed toprovide lighting for 250
me-tres of Calle Lavadero in Vic-ar. The seven new streetlightscome
in response to a requestfrom several families affectedin the
area.
German lessonsFIFTY youngsters from Sorbashave been learning
Germanfor the last three months.They have now been present-ed with
certificates to markthe basic level.
Industry fair CARBONERAS is representedat the International
BerlinStock Exchange (ITB), a lead-ing industry fair being heldfrom
March 4 to 8. This year isthe 50th anniversary of thefair.
Home reformsTHIRTEEN families in Finesand Antas are having
theirhomes improved as part of aprogramme from the Junta.The 96,000
total provides 50per cent of costs to the house-holders.
Frank TophovenNIJARS Galeria del Mar ishosting an exhibition by
artistFrank Tophoven which runsuntil April 26. The
exhibition,called Emigrantes, is a snap-shot of time set
anywherealong Spains coastline.
Road worksWORK on resurfacing theALP-842 is under way. Thisis
the mountain route thatruns from Albox to Oria pastLlano del
Espino. Care isadvised as the surface is stillslippery with loose
gravel.
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Spain welcomes you in a very different situ-ation from previous
years. We have over-come a period of difficulty, and now ourcountry
is registering one of the greatesteconomic growth and job creation
rates inEurope, said Telefonica chairman Cesar Aliertaopening the
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Quote of the Week
AN anonymous angel saved the day for a take-away restaurant in
Madrid by lending the owner5,000 with no conditions or interest
after hear-ing the establishment was closing due to lack offunds.
The generous gentleman said he had justhad good news about a
relatives health and herealised everyone deserves a little help in
life.
is the number of kilos of truf-fles produced in Sarrion, a
vil-lage in Gudar Javalambre be-
tween Valencia and Teruel with just 8,600 inhabitants.The region
produced 36 of the 40 tonnes of black truf-fles collected in Spain
during last years campaign.
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MARCH 8 is International Womens Day, a daymarked across the
world with celebrations focus-ing on equality and respect towards
women.
Starting as a Socialist political event, the dategradually
blended in the cultures of differentcountries and in some places
lost its politicalflavour, becoming simply an occasion for men
toexpress their love for women in a way similar toValentines Day
and Mothers Day.
But women in Spain have embraced the day asan opportunity to
defend their rights and protestagainst measures which affect them,
with pro-posed reforms to abortion laws and domesticviolence the
main themes for demonstrations onthe day in recent years.
In 2014, thousands of women took to thestreets in more than 20
cities in Spain to marchfor their rights and shout out against
inequality.
In Madrid, men and women of all agesmarched behind a giant
poster bearing threeseparate slogans: Our uteruses are not for
legis-lation, Our bodies are not for abusing and Nocutbacks to our
rights.
Feminist groups across the country have calleddemonstrations and
marches for this Sunday,March 8, urging the women of Spain to
onceagain walk out and stand up for their rights.
Meanwhile councils and associations in justabout every town or
village prepare celebrationsshowing that although it took quite a
while forequality to reach the country where traditionalpatriarchal
beliefs and stereotypes kept womenin the kitchen and men ruled
supreme, thetables are turning in a Spain which while stillstrongly
Catholic and traditional is now embrac-ing modern views.
The women of Spainfight for their rights
PROTEST MARCHES: International Womens Day is marked across the
world on March 8.
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THE DGT (traffic de-partment) set up aspecial project on
theweekend of AndaluciaDay to monitor trafficacross the region.
The operation wasplanned to facil itatethe smooth running
ofroads through thebusy holiday periodand in some adverseweather
conditions.The operation ranfrom Friday February27 to Sunday March
1.
The DGT predictedthat 35,000 vehicleswould travel throughthe
main roads ofAlmeria Province onlong haul journeyswhile 180,000
vehicleswould make shortertrips on the A-92north, A-7 west and A-7
east.
The DGT reminds alldrivers to carry outsome basic checks ontheir
vehicles beforesetting off includingchecks on windscreenwipers,
lights, brakefluid and oil, anti-freeze, tyres and mir-rors. They
also reminddrivers to carry twowarning triangles andreflective
vests for thedriver and passengers.They also recommendthat during
the winterweather all driverscarry an emergencytorch, a cloth for
clear-ing windscreens, anice scraper and, wherenecessary,
snowchains and gloves.
Monitoringroad traffic
OFFICERS of the Nation-al Police have arrested70 people for
setting upfake companies in twoinvestigations in Almeria.
The first investigationbegan in November2014 when off icersfound
four false busi-nesses in Vera, Antasand Gador supposedlydedicated
to retail, hos-pitality and construction.
The research showedthat the fake companieshad been set up to
falsi-fy per iods of employ-ment for individuals thatthen went on
to c la imunemployment benefit.
The false companiesare allegedly responsiblefor faking 245
employeerecords in order to claimsocial security falsely.
The uncovering hasenabled fraud of738,186.39 to be ex-posed.
Workers paid between250 and 450 for thefalse paperwork
beforethen attempting to claimsocial security benefits.
The second investiga-tion followed informationprovided by the
Provin-cial Labour Inspectoratein which a businessmanhad been sel l
ing fake
employment records toimmigrants from NorthAfrica in order to val
i-date their status as resi-dent in Almeria. The op-eration showed
the fakecompany to have 42non-existent employees.
The businessman hadused his octogenarianmother as a
supposedinvestor in the business.He charged 300 to for-eign
citizens in exchangefor contract paperworkand advice to
fraudu-lently gain a work permitin Spain.
NationalPolice
arrest 70for fraud
FAKE RECORDS: Used to claim social security.
HIS Sunday, March 8, isInternational WomensDay, a day embraced
bycountries al l over theworld to acknowledge the
fairer sex.In some parts of the world the
day has become just another dayfor petrol stations and card
shops toearn a few extra pennies as it hasbecome seen as a
glorified Valen-tines or Mothers Day.
But in many others the day servesas a reminder of something we
atEWN feel strongly about: womensrights.
Demonstrations have been calledthis year over a proposed review
ofthe Spanish abortion laws, whichaims to force 16 and 17-year-olds
topresent parental authorisation.Although a seemingly
reasonablerequest, it leaves a group of girls interrible
danger.
Those who feel unable to revealthe news to their parents
withoutthe fear of violence or abuse, thosewho are orphans or whose
parentsare in jail or abroad will be unableto have unwanted
pregnancieslegally terminated.
An estimated 400 girls give thesereasons not to present
parentalauthorisation each year. The num-ber may seem small until
we stopand realise that the law may put400 lives at risk by forcing
theseyoung women to choose dangerous,clandestine abortions.
Gender violence is anotheroffence that women in Spain will
berejecting in the streets this Sunday.Although numbers are
reducing, 53women lost their lives at the handsof their partners in
Spain last year,53 deaths which cannot be tolerat-ed or permitted
in a modern,civilised country.
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Huercal deAlmeria
WORK is complete on vari-ous streets in the LosPinos area of
Huercal deAlmeria. Tarmacking androad markings have beenredone as
well as pave-ment improvements.
New roadTHERE is to be a new roadlinking Calle Santiago andCalle
Haza de Acosta inthe San Luis neighbour-hood of Almeria. The workis
expected to cost100,000 and will start inthe coming weeks.
Vicar safetyVICAR has held its ninthedition of road
safetytraining for children. Fourschools enjoyed courses inwhich
youngsters aretaught pedestrian safetyand driver
responsibility.
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APPROXIMATELY 100people gathered in Plazade las Velas in the
capi-tal to proclaim that thebest future for Almeriais the creation
of anautonomous province.
Two representativesfrom Accion por Almeriatook to the stand to
puttheir views forward.
Silvia Rodriguez read aspeech in which a refer-endum from 1980
wasreferenced and said:Political forces back in1980, in utter
disregardof constitutional law,focused on a number ofnegotiations
and legisla-tive attempts in order toget rid of Almeria auto-
nomy. The trap used toabort the electoral will ofAlmeria was an
organiclaw. A few decided toforcibly integrate ourprovince into the
politi-cal structure of Andalu-cia. Rodriguez went onto accuse the
powersthat be at the time ofrigging.
German Manrique ex-pressed his revulsion atthe events of
February28, 1980 adding: Wedont want a conflictwith our
Andalucianneighbours. We dontwant the disintegrationof Andalucia,
nor to loseor change its characterand its rich culture.
He concluded: Lookto our citizens ratherthan their parties.
Takethe Almeria flag andfight for our land.
Campaigningfor autonomy
Man injured in crash A 27-YEAR-OLD man has suffered multiple
severeinjuries after his car collided with a bus in
AlmeriaCity.
The accident happened in the early hours ofFebruary 28 on
Avenida Camino del Peru. Theman needed to be cut free of the
vehicle by emer-gency fire services and was treated at the sceneto
stabilise him before transferring him to Tor-recardenas
hospital.
The bus driver was unharmed and was trans-porting no passengers
at the time.
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GUARDIA CIVIL officersfrom Vicar have arrestedthree people,
includingtwo minors, on suspicionof theft of mobi lephones and
receivingstolen goods.
The two minors, bothaged 14, are accusedof steal ing mobi
lephones from cars in LaMojonera. A third per-son, MJM aged 19, is
ac-cused of receiving thestolen phones.
Officers first learned ofthe two children duringprel iminary
invest iga-t ions into the theft ofmobi le phones fromcars.
The officers contactedthe parents of the chil-dren and
interviewed theaccused to establ ishgui l t and to f ind outwhere
the mobi le
phones had been passedon to.
During the interviews,the youngsters are re-ported to have
givendetails of MJM, to whomthey are said to havesold the mobile
phones.
After a number of con-tradictions and changesin his story, MJM
even-tually admitted receivingstolen goods and wasformally
arrested.
MJM and the twominors now await pro-cessing at El Ejido
mag-istrates court and bythe juvenile prosecutionservice.
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Phone thieves arrested
The HoleSUCCESSFUL show The Hole iscoming to El Ejidos
auditoriumfrom June 3 to 5. Bookings can bemade on
www.theholeshow.com.
Civil War studyEXPERTS in contemporary andeconomic history are
gatheredin Almeria until March 28 toanalyse the events of the
CivilWar, specifically those thatoccurred in Eastern Almeria.
Dolphin attacksFISHERMEN in Almeria, Granadaand Malaga have
spoken out aboutdolphin attacks. The dolphins havebeen increasingly
targeting fishingnets across the Mediterraneancoastline.
Basic incomeCOMMITTEES have collected morethan 35,000 signatures
in Almeriafor a petition that asks for the es-tablishment of a
statutory basic in-come for residents in the province.
HUERCAL OVERAS senior citizenshad a day of being spoiled,
courtesyof Almeria Council, Clece SocialServices and Huercal Overa
Council.
More than 350 people cametogether for a conference whichaimed to
promote coexistence andparticipation, and to improve theliving
standards of the elderly.
Provincial Deputy for Equality,Social Welfare and Family,
Almude-na Valentin, said: This is an event
that is developing in various munici-palities and is proving to
be a suc-cess. The aim is for our elderly toforget a little of
their day and theirproblems by getting together withfriends and
acquaintances.
Accompanied by town hall offi-cials, the mayor of Huercal
Overa,Domingo Fernandez, added: Ourwish is that our elderly have
the bestpossible future because theydeserve it all.
A get-togetherfor the elderly
DAY OF FUN: Senior citizens in Huercal Overa.
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THOUSANDS of peoplechose the tourist destina-tion of Mojacar to
spenda romantic St Valentinesweekend.
According to research,all 2,235 available roomsin four-star
hotels in Mo-jacar were occupied onthe night of February 14.Smaller
hotels also re-ported an increase inbookings this year
withestablishments in the his-toric old town seeing 85
per cent of all availablerooms occupied.
Local restaurants hadspecial romantic-themedmenus to entice
peopleto dine in the picturesquetown.
Thousands of fanspraised the charm of thetown on the official
Mo-
jacar Facebook page andhave clicked Like on thephotographs
publishedespecially to remind peo-ple of the occasion andinviting
users to maketheir reservations in thelocality. Social
networkcampaigns reached morethan 106,000 people.
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MOJACAR councillors haveapproved the use of the2014 budget
surplus to re-duce borrowings from theInstituto de Credito
Oficial.
The town hall agreed totake out the loan in 2012under a scheme
set up bycentral government to reg-ularise debts owed by
localauthorities to small andmedium sized businesses.
In the case of Mojacaronly one company wasowed money. Since
then,regular payments havebeen made and the debtreduced by
about695,000.
In a statement themayor of Mojacar saidthe municipal
accountsshowed the budgetarystability enjoyed by thetown council,
thanks to thegood management of thegoverning team.
WITH more than 40 days left until the dead-line set by central
government, Mojacar hasprepared for the changeover of digital
fre-quencies which becomes operational onMarch 31.
This entails moving the current TV chan-nels together on one end
of the spectrum tomake way for new 4G and 5G technologies,the
so-called digital dividend.
Households and communities will thenneed to retune their sets in
order to continuereceiving their Spanish TV channels as mostof them
will move to another frequency.
Romantics boosthotel occupancy
Digital dividend
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ALMERIA CITY has taken delivery of abrand new fire engine from
the provincialgovernment. The cost is estimated at justover 200,000
and is part of an agreementbetween the province and the city.
In addition to the provinces contributionof the new vehicle, is
the payment of900,000 so the provision of the fireservice can reach
20 municipalities withthe citys resources.
Mayor of Almeria City, Luis RogelioRodriguez-Comendador, with
the presidentof the provincial government, GabrielAmat, oversaw the
delivery.
Rodriguez-Comendador said: We are
pleased with the fulfilment of the commit-ments made by both
administrations,which materialised today with the releaseof this
new multipurpose vehicle. It will beused in both urban and rural
areas and willreinforce, in addition to the capital,services for 20
municipalities, all with lessthan 20,000 inhabitants.
Gabriel Amat added: We endorse thedelivery of this vehicle and
the economiccontribution of 900,000. The collabora-tion that exists
between governments reg-ulates the servicing of need for many
mu-nicipalities which had no formal agreementfor aid or economic
means.
New fire engine arrivesMayor Rodriguez-Comendador (centre) and
Gabriel Amat (right) oversee delivery.
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GUARDIA CIVIL officers have arrestedtwo men on suspicion of
receiving astolen Mercedes 190 in Nijar.
The car was found dismantled forparts in a workshop in Nijar.
The car
was stolen from Almeria port betweenDecember 16 and 21, 2014.
The ownerreported the theft to the National Policein Almeria City,
launching a police en-quiry.
Following investiga-tions, the Guardia Civilvisited a workshop
anddiscovered various vehi-cle parts which matchedthe stolen
vehicle. Theworkshop owners wereunable to prove the originof the
car parts.
However, it was whenthe officers found a Mer-cedes car window
thatheld a sticker matchingthat of the stolen vehiclethat they knew
they wereon the right track.
The Guardia Civil offi-cers have passed themen and all case
detailsto court for processing,although they have yet torule out
further arrests aspart of the investigation.
Mercedes thievesarrested in Nijar
ARBOLEAS Town Hall has acquired two ruined proper-ties next to
the church for reform.
The aim of the purchase is based on a plan by thegovernment team
to allocate the space for a squarefor public use. It will also be
used to insulate thechurch walls from humidity and, most
importantly, toprotect the towns historical heritage, enhance its
im-age and condition and improve the exterior to facilitateaccess
for the public in general.
Mayor of Arboleas, Cristobal Garcia Granados, said:We are
convinced that our old historic part of thetown represents the very
essence of Arboleas, and wemust care and look after it, show and
reveal it as asymbol of history in the Almanzora valley.
Property ruinsto be reformed
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AGENTS of the National Police havearrested two people in Motril,
aged 44and 33, and seized 620 kilograms ofmarihuana hidden in a
van.
The vehicle was heading for Almeria
from Morocco when it was interceptedand the 44-year-old male
driver fromSalobrea arrested. A few days later his33-year-old
female accomplice fromBarcelona was arrested.
The information policereceived was that thefirst part of the
drugsjourney was by boat fromMelilla to Almeria beforeit was to be
transportedfor safekeeping to Grana-da. With this
information,officers were able to in-tercept the van and makea
search of the vehiclescabin. The marihuanahad been packaged
intosmall parcels for easyconcealment in the van.
The investigation was ateam effort betweenagents of the UDYCO
ofTorremolinos and Benal-madena (Malaga), theNarcotics Group
fromMelilla and the NarcoticsPolice of Almeria.
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THE Prosecution is seeking five years in prison for a manwho
posed as a dentist in Nijar.
The 33-year-old was operating from a garage oppositethe
Campohermoso stadium in Nijar when he was arrest-ed in 2009.
The investigation began when a woman required med-ical help for
serious injuries sustained under his care.She suffered the loss of
eight teeth while the rest wereleft in a poor state. The
investigation showed that theman was operating with no
corresponding academic titleor official licence. When officers
visited the premisesthey found dirty conditions, a barbers chair
and table,teeth that had been taken out and a 50 kilogram bag
ofplaster, along with other dental paraphernalia.
Officers described the garage as being in a deplorablestate.
Five years soughtfor bogus dentist
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authorised signatory, or you havethe authority to dispose of
theasset.
This includes assets held by acompany, a trust or fiduciary.
In most cases, assets are valuedusing the wealth tax rules as
at31st December each year. Forassets held within
financialinstitutions, you also need todeclare the average balance
overthe last three months of the year.
You need to report the value ofthe assets in Euros.
The exchange rate to be used isthat as at 31st December of
therelevant year.
2015 declarationYou declare assets owned as at
31st December of the previousyear. So for your 2015 Form 720,you
declare the assets owned as atthe end of 2014.
If you have already submitted aForm 720, you only need to
reportagain if:
The value of an existingasset grew by more than 20,000,or
You sold an asset/closed anaccount, or
You obtained a new asset.Exchange rate movements need
to be taken into account.The Pound to Euro exchange rateat 31st
December 2013 was 1.20.If at that date you had Sterlingdenominated
assets of 250,000,they were valued at 300,000.
On 31st December 2014 the
/ exchange rate was 1.28.This means that even if your
250,000 investment had notgrown in value, in Euros it is
nowworth 320,000.The increase of 20,000 means
that you need to report the growthon this years form.
Exchange rates may play an evenbigger part this year, depending
onhow central bank policies inEurope, the UK and anywhere elseyou
hold assets play out.
The introduction of theobligation to report all overseasassets
in Spain and the penaltiesare very high if you do not was ahuge
change for residents of Spain,whether Spanish or foreignnationals.
Many are paying moretax as a result - particularly thosewho
declared assets for the firsttime, or incorrectly declared
thempreviously.These assets will now be assessed
for wealth tax, and any incomethey produce for income tax,
andyou have to declare them
accordingly. Combined with higher income
taxes and wealth tax, someexpatriates have considered
leavingSpain. However Spain actuallyremains a tax efficient country
forBritish retired expatriates if youtake specialist advice. Form
720need not necessarily be such aconcern either. You should
reviewyour assets now to make sure theyare in the best structures
goingforward.
Tax rates, scope and reliefs maychange. Any statementsconcerning
taxation are basedupon our understanding ofcurrent taxation laws
and practiceswhich are subject to change.
Tax information has beensummarised; an individual isadvised to
seek personalisedadvice.
To keep in touch with the latestdevelopments in the
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websitewww.blevinsfranks.com
We are approaching that time of theyear again, when anyone who
isresident in Spain needs to submittheir annual Form Modelo
720listing their overseas assets.
The deadline is 31st March, so youneed to start thinking now
aboutwhat you need to declare this year. Ifyou have previously
submitted aform you only need to declare assetsif they have grown a
certain amount,or if you have sold them. Exchangerate movements may
mean you needto declare assets you did not expectto.
Summary of the rulesThere are three reporting
categories and you have to report allassets in a particular
category if thevalue of your total offshore assets inthat category
amounts to over50,000. You need to report even ifyour personal
share of assets is lessthan 50,000.
You are obliged to report assets ifyou are the owner, a settlor
who canbenefit from a trust you settled,
By Bill Blevins,Financial Correspondent,
Blevins Franks
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NINETY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Bob Mitchell, whohas been a regular
contributor via ourLetters page, sent a touching note ofthanks to
columnists Leapy Lee, MikeWalsh and the former Mrs Ed, (see
Letterspage) who remembered having a few run-ins with him over the
years.
Bob, originally from London, has been aregular visitor to the
Costa del Sol for 30years, and always picks up a copy of theEWN. We
believe he is our oldest reader unless of course you know better.
If youdo, drop us a line at [email protected].
With characteristic humour, he decidedto thank the EWN while he
still had time.We invited him into the office to see behindthe
scenes, and presented him with abottle of brandy and a front page
to markhis visit.
A man of forthright opinions he was -and still is - a communist,
a stance that gothim into trouble in his younger life. He was
blacklisted as an agitator from several jobsbefore ending up at
the Post Office, wherehe stayed for 30 years before retiring.
Bob may be frail but his mind remains assharp as a tack. It is
because I have never
stopped thinking. Its keptmy mind active. When I wasyoung, I
thought I could change the worldand everyone would live happily
ever after,but here we are all these years later and
nothing has changed. Thats a disappointment, but I never
stopped trying! remarked Bob. And we believe him.
Euro Weekly Newss oldest reader (probably) paid a visit to its
head office to give staff a piece of his mind!
Editors note: Bob should be an inspiration to all our readers.
Whether you agree or not with his politics he has remained true to
himself and never lost his sense of fun. He has a keen sense of
rightand wrong. All at the EWN wish him well, and look forward to
him visiting us again on his 100th birthday. Go to
www.euroweeklynews.com for full story.
Is Bob Mitchell, at 96,EWNs oldest reader?
SPECIAL GUEST: Bob during his visit to EWN with some of the
team.
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Youth at workARBOLEAS youths arenearing completion of
theirEmple@joven programme.The work included the chil-drens
playground, exer-cise park, planting palms,improvements to the
irri-gation network and streetlighting in Plaza Espaa.
Brawlers in court THREE men involved ina pub brawl inAguadulce
have re-ceived court sentences.Two also used a pepperspray on a
third. Tworeceived two years andall three were fined.
School choicePARENTS in Almeria Cityhave received the
schoolcatchment map and canapply to their nearest orchosen schools
for thecoming academic year.Priority is given to geo-graphic
proximity.
NEWS EXTRA
GUARDIA CIVIL officers have arrested11 people in relation to
multiple crimesincluding four involving guns.
The investigation began in Novemberlast year after thefts from
cottages inLa Jara, Garrucha, in which two airrifles and a 12-gauge
shotgun werestolen. The guns were later used inburglaries in which
one homeownersuffered multiple injuries.
Officers focused their investigation on
a Garrucha resident, with a criminalbackground, who had been
sellinggoods of doubtful origin to a junkyardin Cuevas del
Almanzora. After arrest-ing the individual, JGH, they were ableto
tie him to thefts from eight homes inGarrucha. Further
investigation linkedJGH to the thefts from La Jara, whichthen led
to another thief being located.
While the investigation was underway officers were informed of
thefts
from supermarkets inGarrucha and the twoinvestigations
connect-ed, leading to sevenarrests.
The Guardia Civilwere then able tocontinue inquiries intothe
violent burglarieswhich led to thearrest of four
moreindividuals.
With the 11 arrests,the Guardia Civil havebeen able to wrap up21
offences and sendthe detainees to court.
11 arrested formultiple crimes
CRIMINAL Court Number One in Almeria has sen-tenced a Vicar man
to three years and six months inprison for driving while drunk,
without a licence and27 kilometres up the A-7 in the wrong
direction.
Only sheer luck and evasive police interventionprevented a
tragedy of incalculable proportionswhen Moroccan born 34-year-old
GK drove morethan 27 kilometres up the A-7 the wrong waybetween the
towns of Vicar and Roquetas de Marduring the early hours of
February 15.
27 kilometres up theA-7 the wrong way
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ALBOXS Guadalinfo centreis running a couple of freeworkshops on
getting yourbusiness online. March 25and April 9 from 4pm to8pm.
For information call(in Spanish) 625 129 854.
La EstacionSERONS La Estacionrestaurant, located in theVia Verde
del Hierro andnext to the Museo delCuento, is open for ten-der for
up to eight years.The property has an areaof 160 square metres.
Reading clubPURCHENA has startedreading clubs for childrenaged
seven to 11 in themultipurpose room at thetown hall. For details,
visitthe Department of Cultureat Purchena Town Hall.
NEWS EXTRA
TWO men have beenarrested by Guardia Civilofficers
investigatingthefts from three proper-ties in La Mojonera.
Thirty four-year-old RZand 39-year-old REF,both residents of
Roque-tas de Mar, have beenarrested in conjunctionwith three
robberies in LaMojonera. The men werearrested after they
weredescribed by several wit-nesses. The car of one ofthe
detainees, a Volkswa-gen Golf, was also spot-ted at the scene of
one ofthe crimes.
Both men had a previ-ous history of similarcrimes and have
beenpassed to court for pro-cessing, although theGuardia Civil has
notruled out further arrestsin relation to the investi-gation.
Two arearrested for theft
THE mayor of Huercal Overa,Domingo Fernandez, met with theBishop
of the Diocese of Almeria,Adolfo Gonzalez Montes, during apastoral
visit to the area.
The bishop signed the townsbook of honour before spending
some conversational time with themayor and members of the
towncouncil. During the evening thebishop met with children from
thetown in the church.
Fernandez said: This visit hasserved to further strengthen
rela-
tions between the two institutions inwhat is also a special year
for thebrotherhoods of the town. HuercalOvera has always made
itself avail-able to the bishop and we work to-gether many times.
We will contin-ue in this vein, as will the bishop.
Bishop visits Huercal Overa
APPROXIMATELY 100 res-idents of the village ofLlano del Espino
nearAlbox attended a meetingin which the town hallteam reported on
theprocess of getting mainswater to the area.
Residents showed greatinterest in the possibilityof future
access to mainswater for the first time.Currently the area relieson
tank deliveries and vis-its to the nearby wells fortheir water.
The proposed networkwill provide mains waterto all areas of the
Ramblade Albox, Fuente de Mo-
jon, Llano de las Animasand Llano del Espino.
Mayor Rogelio Mena at-tended the meeting withmembers of the
council
including Sonia Cerdan,Matias Perez and Francis-co Garcia. The
mayorreminded inhabitants ofhis promise to provide
running mains water of adrinkable standard. Headded: Our
promises areworthless if they do notcome with action.
Drinking water for locals
LLANO DEL ESPINO: Residents look forward to having mains
water.
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ACTIN (Animal Care Treat-ment International Net-work) campaigns
to see anend to the problems inSpain for animals.
One of their current aimsis the mass sterilisation of
stray animals. Colin Fry, star of tele-
visions The 6ixth Sense,recently met with Actinspresident Viv
Wharton andagreed to become Actinsvoice. He agrees the way to
change things for animalsin Spain is work towards ananimal
welfare act, standagainst cruelty andabandonment and alsopromote
sterilisation for allpets.
Actin hopes to achievegreat things with Colin onboard and looks
forward toa year of growth for Actin.Colin also supports NoahsArc
of Mazzaron, a localanimal rescue that Actin
also works alongside. Television Spiritualist
Medium, The Rev. ColinFry, and his partner Mikey,live in Spain.
They haveboth been made patrons ofthe animal defence charity,Actin
Spain. With theircommitment both Colin andMikey wish to
establishawareness of the charityand raise needed funds inorder to
help support thecharity. Unlike the UK,Spain does not haveanything
like the RSPCA orPDSA. Animal welfare isdown to individual
groups.
As part of the campaign,Colin Fry and TeamHarmony Spain are
holdingtwo shows during a psychicweekend fair at HotelLacumbre in
Mazarron onApril 10 and 11. The fair willhave a number of standsand
workshops open to thepublic. Interested partiescan book stands by
callingAnne Blandford on 968 959257. Entry is 5.
Colin Fry will be holdingpsychic shows in theevenings. A ticket
onlyevent at 20 per person viawww.colinfry.co.uk.
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Colin Fry raising funds for campaign
WORKING TOGETHER: Viv Wharton with Colin Fry.
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FOOD events in Almeriaheaded up by ASHAL(Almeria Province Asso-c
iat ion of Hospita l i ty)will now have a sponsorthanks to
Kerabisur SL.
Pres ident of ASHAL,Diego Garc ia, and thehead of Kerabisur
,Xabier Muro, signed anagreement that benefitsboth parties with
imme-diate effect.
Kerabisur is a com-pany that specialises inthe management ofused
vegetable oil andis based in E l E j ido.ASHAL is known
fororganising popular foodevents inc luding Rutade Tapas de
Almeria, laFeria del Mediodia, lasJornadas Coc ina deOtoo and the
FestivalTapas de Pelicula.
The agreement bene-
fits ASHAL so they cannow award bigger andbetter prizes to
partici-pants but it also enablesKerabisur to ra iseawareness in
recycling.
Kerabisur wi l l nowwork with participatingestablishments to
recy-c le their vegetable oi land adhere to environ-mental
regulations.
New sponsor forfoodie events
ASHAL: Xabier Muro (left) with Diego Garcia.
CASA IBAEZ at Oluladel Rio has confirmed itis holding an art
coursewith artists AntonioLopez and AndresGarcia Ibaez.
The course, from May25 to 29 is sponsoredby the provincial
counciland Cosentino. The top-ics are still life andnude, but
students willbe given some flexibilityon subject matter aslong as
it representslife. The course is aimedat students keen toshare
their experiencestowards a common goalof group improvement.
The course costs180 and there are only36 places available
plusfive reserves. The tutorswill choose the studentsfrom
applications. Moreinformation in Spanishvia the website
atmuseocasaibanez.org.
Applications shouldinclude a two page CV,with a photocopy ofyour
passport or photo-graphic identification.You should include
aportfolio of your existingwork with a minimum offive images and
maxi-mum of 10.
Send to Casa Ibaez,Calle Museo, 7, Olula delRio or email
[email protected].
ALMERIA Ci ty mayor Lu is Rogel ioRodriguez-Comendador has
visitedthe newly refurbished Santa Teresade Jornet nurs ing home in
LaCaada.
The mayor, who was companied bythe council lor for Sports and
MajorEvents, Juan Jose Alonso, added sup-
port and said: This is a vast resi-dence with 14,000 square
metres, soit is always undergoing renovationsand repairs. In
particular, the latestimprovements are to the womensbedrooms that
now have two bedsinstead of three, plus air conditioningand their
own bathrooms.
Still life forart course
Visit to refurbished home
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Eighth Ruta deTapas announced
MAYOR of Almeria, LuisRogelio Rodriguez Comen-dador, has
launched theeighth Ruta de Tapas.
He described it as: Oneof our most anticipatedtourist and
gastronomicactivities and which opensthe calendar of culinaryevents
organised by Ashalto promote collaborationwith one of our
mostimportant tourist pillars,our cuisine.
In attendance was theCEO of Almeria Turismo,Juan Jose Alonso,
thecouncillor for Tourism,Isabel Fernandez, and thepresident of
Ashal, DiegoGarcia.
The Ruta de Tapas willbe held in the capitalfrom March 5 to 22
andincludes 63 establish-ments all vying for theawards that are
presen-ted after visitors have
voted. The format followsprevious years with prizesincluding
those for TapaTraditional, TapaGourmet and a prize drawfor two
diners of a week-end in a four or five starhotel in Almeria.
This year, however,voters can also nametheir favourites on
the
Ashal Facebook page orvia a downloadable app.
Customers who eat at aminimum of five venuesare also entitled to
a freedrink in the fifth location.
Also, the first 75 cus-tomers who visit at least10
establishments willreceive a commemorativeceramic gift.
From left to right: Juan Jose Alonso, Diego Garcia, LuisRogelio
Rodriguez Comendador and Isabel Fernandez.
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MAYOR of Huercal Overa,Domingo Fernandez, wel-comed dozens of
motorhomes and their Swedishoccupants to the town asthey arrived to
participate
in the annual bowls cham-pionships (petanque).
The caravanners are allpart of the Swedish
club,Husbilsklubbe.se. Some ofthe members came directly
from Scandinavian coun-tries while others travelledfrom across
Spain includingMalaga, Alicante and Mur-cia, places where
manymembers have secondhomes.
The mayor wished theman enjoyable stay in Huer-cal Overa and
added: Ihope that the site meetsyour needs for the champi-onship.
He added: Hav-ing the motor homes in ourmunicipality is a boost
forthe economy. Besides that,the club has given widepublicity to
Huercal Overaas the name of our town ison the clubs website. Ithas
received more than18,000 views which repre-sents a significant
ad-vancement that will surelybring more tourists.
ALMERIA STRINGS have been meeting in Greg & Co inTurre since
the summer of 2014, but today (ThursdayMarch 5) is the last
afternoon they will meet there. Be-ginning on March 12, the
practice sessions will be heldat Romerijo each Thursday afternoon
from 1.30pmuntil 4pm except for the third Thursday of each
monthwhen it moves to the evening for the folk night.
Almeria Strings would like to thank Greg & Co forproviding a
friendly atmosphere for the practicesessions and for making
everyone feel so welcome.
If you already play a stringed instrument, would liketo improve,
or are interested in learning, then AlmeriaStrings invite you to
join them.
More information at www.almeriastrings.org
MORE than 30 artistsgathered for HuercalOveras 13th Certamen
dePintura al Aire Libre, anoutdoor painting competi-tion in the
town.
Mayor of Huercal Overa,Domingo Fernandez, andCouncillor for
Culture,Antonio Lazaro, were re-sponsible for presentingthe awards
awarded by ajury of professionals.
The event is alreadyprominent and the artisticcommunity and town
en-joy a special atmosphereas artists congregate invarious places
to paintspecial landmarks.
Fernandez said: Thereis a high quality of workspresented at the
exhibi-tion and this year has
been well received by theartists while our residentshave taken
to the streetsto enjoy watching thepictures being
painted,witnessing the entireprocess.
Buildings and areas fea-tured among the outdoor
painting were the church,town squares, activestreet scenes and
theCuatro Torres.
First prize went toOrencio Murillo, second toCarlos Romera and a
localprize went to NicolasNavarro.
Open-air painting
HUERCAL OVERA: Artists painted the town!
Huercal Overa welcomesSwedish caravanners
Strings move on
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FIVE people have beenseriously injured in anexplosion at a
fertiliserfactory in Mengibar,Jaen.
Nitric acid was beingmoved from a lorry to adeposit when the
explo-sion occurred.
Andalucia 112 emer-gency services reportedthat a call was
receivedat 2.07pm, with the acci-dent reported near theold N-323
road.
Guardia Civil officers,firemen, local policemenand ambulance
teamsrushed to the scene andtook five people to hospi-tal.
The Andalucian Emer-gency Group was alsoinformed, although a
112spokesman explainedthat no toxic cloud hadformed and the
generalpopulation was not atrisk.
Five hurtin factoryexplosion
A MINE that was the site of one of Spainsbiggest environmental
disasters is set toreopen.
In April 1998 a dam collapsed at theAznalcollar lead and zinc
mine in SevillaProvince, flooding the Agrio and Guadia-mar rivers
with almost 2 billion litres ofmine tailings and a further 4
billion litres ofheavy metals dissolved in acidified water.
Much of this pollution then flowed to theborders of one of Spain
and Europes mostpristine and important National Parks andnature
reserves, the UNESCO world her-itage site of Doana National Park.
Thesubsequent clean-up operation cost 240million and had a vast
impact on wildlife.
Under new management the mine isnow set to reopen, apparently
creating
more than 400 jobs in the region - but theproject has come under
widespread criti-cism from a wide range of NGOs and envi-ronmental
organisations which believe theproject is an unacceptable risk to
theDoana National Park.
The company reopening the mine,Grupo Mexico, was involved in a
similarmining disaster in Mexico recently.
Doana is currently facing additionalthreats due to expanding
farming develop-ment along its borders and dredging of
theGuadalquivir River.
The UNESCO heritage site is one of onlytwo refuges for the
Iberian Lynx, one ofthe worlds rarest large predators.
No more than 300 Iberian Lynx arethought to survive in the
wild.
Mine set to reopen
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THE delegate for agri-cu l ture, Jose ManuelOrt iz , has highl
ightedthe production of organ-ic eggs as a viable op-t ion for se l
f -employ-ment in rural areas ofthe province.
Ortiz visited an organ-ic chicken farm in Can-toria, Alto
Almanzora,which has been opensince December 2014.
He described the pro-duction of organic eggsas an established
alter-nat ive with a greatfuture for self employ-ment and weal th
cre-at ion in rural areas ofAlmeria.
The Cantoria organicchicken farm, under themanagement of
entre-preneur Juan ManuelGarcia Torrecillas, has acapacity of 1,702
chick-ens. I t has a l readygenerated two jobs in
its f irst few months ofoperation.
Organic egg produc-tion is aimed at a par-t icu lar consumer
whohas the purchas ingpower to sustain the in-dustry, and the
Juntade Andaluc ia regionalgovernment is keen tosupport this
financially.I t could a lso prov idetraining and
promotion,according to Ortiz.
A lmer ia has sevenregistered poul t ryfarms, two of which
areproducing organic eggs,the one mentioned ear-l ier in Cantor ia
andanother in Pulpi.
The remaining farmsare in Arboleas, Laujar,Pulpi , V icar and
VelezRubio.
Almeria Province pro-duces 988,000 dozeneggs annual ly wi th
avalue of 1.125 million.
VICAR has startedthe first phase ofits SustainableUrban Mobil
ityPlan (PMUS), man-aged by the town
and financiallysupported by theAndalucian EnergyAgency.
Research is nowunder way which
consists of tele-phone surveys ofresidents as well astraffic
counts andinventories of pub-lic transportation,
parking and pedes-trian and bicyclemobility. MayorAntonio
Bonilla saidthe surveys are ex-pected to be com-
pleted within three-and-a-half monthsafter which the da-ta will
be analysedand recommenda-tions made.
Vicar mobility plan The production oforganic eggs couldboost
employment
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AFTER three-and-a-halfyears as president of theSamaritans in
Spain, ChrisSumter has stepped downand is moving to Englandto begin
the next chapterof her life. Chriss husbandLubbertus, in a
presidentsfarewell letter, explainedthat his wife was
perfectlysuited for the role of help-ing those in Spain.
Chris first joined theSamaritans in the autumnof 2008,
completing herlistening training in early2009, said Lubbertus.She
became a Trusteeand, as an ex-teacher,took over training,
re-vamping the modules tosuit Spanish conditions.Chris became CEO
in 2011and took over as presidentin November of the sameyear. At
this point, theorganisation was knownas Costa Blanca Samari-tans
and was struggling tokeep going, only beingavailable for four
hourseach night.
Chris immediately be-gan to seek out ways tobring the Samaritans
intothe limelight and to theforefront of charities inSpain. The
search was onto find and secure premis-es to include the call
cen-tre itself, a drop-in centreand a charity shop to
raisedesperately needed funds.
The ideal location wasfound in Punta Prima andthe office and
shopopened on March 1, 2013.Since then the Samaritanshave gone from
strengthto strength to now include24-hour listening,
emailconsultations, face-to-facework, prison visiting and
asatellite centre with theBritish Embassy in Madrid.
Samaritans in Spain arenow one of the most well-known and
respected ser-vices for expats through-out Spain and
theIslands.
Both Chris and her hus-
band are already lookingfor the next challenge,even before
starting thisone.
Good luck to both Chrisand Lubbertus in thismove and indeed the
nextone.
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Samaritans in Spainpresident steps down
for new challenge
ADIOS: Chris is leaving her role as president of theSamaritans
and also Spain.
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MORE than 100 deerhave been decapitatedand then their body
partsleft strewn across a largearea of isolated wood-land, it has
been alleged.
The animals bodieswere first encountered bywalkers in an area
thathas experienced largeamounts of snowfall andextreme weather in
thelast few weeks.
Conservationists and
hunters alike havedenounced suspectedpoachers in Spainsrugged
northern provinceof Castilla y Leon for theslaughter.
A Local Policespokesman said that aninvestigation was underway
to try and find thepoachers responsible.
Limited hunting of deeris sometimes permitted inSpain under
licence and
its generally easier totrack large mammals insnowy
conditions.
However, even localhuntsman have called theact barbaric.
Without natural preda-tors such as wolves, deernumbers rise
rapidly andsometimes need to becontrolled.
But hunting on thisscale and in such a brutalmanner is
illegal.
Deer massacredin the snow
THE National Police force has arrested65 people for cheating
foreigners out ofhalf a million euros over the internet.
The gang, composed of Romanian andSpanish members, allegedly
fraudulentlyobtained details of bank accounts in oth-er countries
and made transfers to ac-counts in Spain.
Once the money arrived in Spain itwas withdrawn and carried or
sent toRomania.
The group leader for Spain, whoobtained 30 per cent of the take,
isamongst those arrested, and so far 171victims of the scam of
various nationali-ties have been identified.
Internet fraudsters arrested
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SPAIN is the country with the highestschool dropout rate in the
EuropeanUnion, according to most recent data.
Although the country experienced aslight improvement over 2013
(24.7 percent), the rate currently sits at 23.6 percent, far above
the European Union
countries average of 12 per cent. The data was released by the
Com-
munity Statistics Office Eurostat, whichadded that the national
goal has beenfixed at 15 per cent.
After Spain came Malta (20.5 percent), Portugal (28.9), Romania
(17.3)
and Italy (17). On the other hand, Lithuania and
Slovenia hold the lowest schooldropout rate (3.9 per cent),
fol-lowed by Croatia (4.5), CzechRepublic (5.4), Poland
(5.6),Luxemburg (6.1), Slovakia (6.4),Austria (7.3), Cyprus (9.1)
andGermany (9.8).
In addition, the employment rateof inhabitants between 20 and
64years old was 58.6 per cent in2013, while the goal fixed forSpain
by the EU was 75 per cent.
Countries with the worst resultsin terms of employment
ratesaccording to this report wereGreece (52.9 per cent),
Croatia(57.2 per cent), Spain and Italy(59.8 per cent).
Spain at backof the class
Jobless figures forFebruary positiveTHE job market in Spain
continued on itspath to recovery in February, a govern-ment study
has revealed.
A new report from the EmploymentMinistry has shown that the
number ofpeople paying into the Seguridad Socialsystem rose by
96,909 people last month,the highest amount for February
since2007.
Unemployment fell by 13,538 people,the highest drop for a month
of Februaryfor 14 years, giving hope that the worstof the crisis
may well be over.
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Homes razedMULTINATIONAL cement firm Cemexfinally razed empty
homes built decadesago for employees. Demolition was haltedlast
year when anti-eviction associationStop Desahucios intervened on
behalf ofsquatters.
Bad fallA 34-YEAR-OLD man fell 15 metres as hetried to fix an
aerial on the roof of hisAlcoy home. He was seriously injured
withseveral fractures, although doctors do notfear for his
life.
Picture thatPOLICE investigating a Denia break-infound links to
a gang of Valencia-basedpicture forgers. Painters earned around50
to falsify works by Picasso, Miro andTapies that later sold for
thousands.
Keep the rulesIT would not object to Javeas disusedlighthouse
becoming a hotel, the regionsTerritory and Environment
departmentsaid. It made the proviso that environmen-tal and
planning regulations should berespected.
Aerial assaultDRONES will fumigate rice fields in theAlbufera
National Park near Valencia Citythis spring. They will also be used
to elimi-nate mosquitoes from irrigation channelson the outskirts
of the city.
Campello filmFILM director Jose Rios, known to the filmworld as
Bobby Peru, is shooting a West-ern porn trilogy in Campello. It
will com-pete for a 2016 Venus award, an equiva-lent of the Oscars
in the porn industry.
Skate parkA NEW skate park has opened in LosAlcazares. The park
will accommodatebeginners and more experienced skate-boarders and
roller skaters.
Museum restorationRESTORATION work on Lorcas Archaeo-logical
Museum, which was damaged bythe 2011 earthquake, is being put out
totender.
Carnival clampdownTHE Carnival celebrations in Aguilas, Mur-cia,
saw 172 people test positive for dri-
ving whilst under the effects of alcoholwith a further 65
testing positive for drugs.
Bulletproof jacketsTORREVIEJA has spent 21,000 on bullet-proof
jackets for Local Police officers.Currently there are just eight
jackets forthe 160 officers.
Signs of improvementTHE number of registered
self-employedworkers in the province of Malaga hasreached 100,000,
returning to levels simi-lar to those of 2008 before the
financialcrisis began, Malaga Provincial Councilleader Elias
Bendodo has announced.
Green routeA ONE kilometre natural path has beencreated to link
the Parque Las Presas and
Duck Lake in Fuengirola with the upperarea of Torreblanca,
creating a new wayto enjoy nature without leaving town.
Food festivalMIJAS Tapas Festival is on this month withlive
cooking demonstrations at El CorteIngles on Saturday afternoons and
anAndalucian tapas competition on March 23at the Las Lagunas
theatre as highlights.
Greener commutersBICYCLES are becoming increasing popu-lar as a
way to get around Malaga City.The public bike rental system in the
cityhas 28,000 members and 40 per cent ofusers questioned said that
they now cycleinstead of driving.
More parkingAPPROXIMATELY 650 new parking spaceswill be created
in Estepona by the council,
which has announced plans to tarmac a12,000 square metre plot of
land by thenew Auditorio Felipe VI theatre.
Can we help?THE municipal consumers office of Velez-Malaga
(OMIC) received more than 8,000enquiries during 2014, 10 per cent
up on2013.
Best in Spain MAROS cliffs in Nerja are amongst themost
beautiful natural monuments ofSpain, according to Spanish
newspaperABC. Also praised is the beautiful viewfrom the Torre de
Maro.
Jobs helpA TOTAL of 125 unemployed people ofAlmuecar will be
trained in sports andrecreational activities and social and
healthassistance thanks to courses launched bythe town council.
Bike dayMORE than 2,100 people participated onFebruary 28 in
Nerjas Bike Day, accordingto the Sports Councillor Gema Garcia.
Aneight-seater bike won the prize for mostoriginal bike.
Food raising THE Citizens Social network of Torrox hasprovided
584 people with food in 2014.They will carry out a new food
raisingcampaign on March 14 at 10m and 6pm inTorrox-Costa
supermarkets.
Home improvements THE Balearic Islands Regional Governmenthas
allocated 1.4 million for renovationworks that seek to improve
homes acces-sibility and eliminate obstacles for resi-dents with
mobility problems. In total,700,000 will be used in 2015 and the
restin 2016.
German dies A 34-YEAR-OLD man from Germany diedlast Friday
(February 27) after he wasinvolved in a car accident on the
roadbetween Palma and Manacor. Emergencyservices explained that the
man lost con-trol of his car for unknown reasons.
Huge benefitsMALLORCA Hotel Company Melia made aprofit of 30.4
million at the end of 2014,as opposed to the 73.4 million of debt
thecompany had incurred the previous year.
AXARQUIA
COSTA BLANCA SOUTH
COSTA DEL SOL
COSTA BLANCA NORTH
MALLORCA
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THE remains of an Iberiantemple were recently uncov-ered in
Villajoyosas Plazade la Iglesia.
The excavations ledby archaeologist AnaMartinez revealed
apre-Roman placeof worship datedbetween the fifthand third
cen-turies BC.
E x c a v a t e dareas are oflimited size sincethey were located
inan old town house cur-rently being restored as asmall hotel. It
could havebeen a chapel in a localaristocrats home, the
ar-chaeologist said, but was probablyan urban temple. It is
situated at thehighest point of the town, the usualsite for public
temples and judging
by the complex ground planthere were various rooms.
The dig also revealedimportant objects in-
cluding votive offer-ings of Greek ori-
gin or influence.Each time weput a spade in
the groundin La Vi lawe en-counter a
piece of ourhistory, l ike
these Iberianf inds that are
amongst the most im-portant to appear inthis province for
years,said Villajoyosas mayor
Jaime Lloret.
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La Vila unearthsmore of its
ancient history
TREASURE REVEALED: Potteryhead, probably of Hermes.
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IN stark contrast to Britains flexibilityregarding Scotlands
independence, Cat-alonias right to an independence vote
has been declared unconstitutional. Spains Constitutional Court
declared
that only the Central Madrid Governmenthad the power to allow
areferendum on the matter.This has been an ongoingsource of
confrontationand discontent in theregion for years. Polls tak-en
last year suggested thata majority of Catalan citi-zens were in
favour of areferendum.
Regional Catalan govern-ment leader Artur Mas helda symbolic
vote, not autho-rised by the government,last year in November.More
than 80 per cent ofvoters who cast their bal-lots favoured
Cataloniabeginning the indepen-dence process.
Mas who is strongly infavour of Catalan indepen-dence stated
that legal rul-ing was trying to stop us.
With the strength of feel-ing in the region remaininghigh it
likely this will not bethe end of the story onCatalan
independence.
No referendum
EIGHT pro-Russian Spanish fighters have been arrested.In
co-ordinated operations in Murcia, Navarre,
Catalonia, Asturias and Madrid, Spanish National Policeswooped
to detain the men. Those held, all aged under30, are alleged
members of a variety of pro-communistorganisations.
They are all suspected of fighting for pro-Russian forcesin the
Donbass region of Ukraine, an area which has seenconflict in the
current Crimean crisis. A ceasefire agreedby the UN and both
Ukraine and pro-Russian forces hasbeen fragile, with reports of
fighting continuing into lastweek.
Fighters held POLICE RAIDS: Pro-Russian fighters are
arrested.
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Rubbish tip dangerFLOCKS of birds attracted to a landfill site
in the
Altai region are posing a threat to passingaeroplanes. The
district authorities must nowequip the site with bird-repellent
devices to ensuresafety.
Welcome to PutintownACTIVISTS in the Ural Mountains want to
change the name of their town from Krasnokamskto Putin in honour
of the Russian president, in thebelief that his name would help the
town becomemore prosperous.
Synthetic drug surgePOLICE in Moscow seized 630 per cent
more
synthetic marihuana in 2014 than in the previousyear. Last year
around 35 Russians died from usingthe drug, made from synthetic
compounds tomimic the effects of marihuana.
Russians kicking habitTHE number of smokers in Russia has
dropped by 17 per cent since the governmentadopted the
anti-smoking legislation in 2013.Graphic packet warnings and the
ban on
smoking in public places appears to be doing thetrick.
Front garden skeletonA RUSSIAN businessman has bought a huge
whale skeleton from the Oscar-nominated movieLeviathan and
placed it on the lawn outside hishouse inMoscow. Themetal
skeletonfeaturedprominently inthe movie.
Walliams over TolkienA POLL of 508,000 under-12 students has
found
that The Demon Dentist by David Walliams is thefavourite book of
primary school children. HarryPotter books feature heavily in the
top 20 but TheLord of the Rings has dropped out of the top 20
forthe first time.
Historic book foundA BOOK from 1495 that helped Henry VIII
build
his case against the Pope for an annulment of hismarriage to
Catherine of Aragon has been discoveredin the library of a country
home in Cornwall.
Not my faultBRITISH PM David Cameron has said that his
wife Samantha picks out all his casual clothes, tellinga
magazine that he is not really interested inclothes. He has been
ridiculed in the past for hisfashion faux pas.
Crocodile bitesNEW figures show that three people per year
are
admitted to UK hospitals following crocodile bites,with 75 more
bitten or crushed by other reptiles. Its
believed that in all cases the reptiles in question arepets.
Points swappingONE in 20 UK motorists have illegally paid
somebody else to take their penalty points for them,research has
found, but only half of those have beencaught. Eleven per cent of
British drivers areunaware that swapping points is illegal.
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Confidence upCONSUMER confidence in
Germany is at its highest ratesince 2001 as rising optimismand
increased spendingsweeps the country.
MPs backacheMPS in Bremen want new
chairs - some costing asmuch as 1,900 - for theparliament
building, sayingthe current ones areuncomfortable
andinflexible.
More jobs THE number of
unemployed Germans fell by20,000 during February, thefifth
consecutive month toregister a decline, accordingto official
data.
Buffet invests LEGENDARY American
investor Warren Buffet islooking to buy morecompanies in Germany
afterpurchasing a Germanmotorcycle parts company inFebruary.
Murder charges A GERMAN pensioner has
been charged with morethan 3,500 counts ofaccessory to murder
fromhis time working as a medicat the notorious
Auschwitzconcentration camp.
Exports upGERMAN exports to Iran
jumped by 30 per centduring 2014 after the easingof western
sanctions.
Irish officesDZ BANK is to buy office
buildings rented byFacebook in Dublin, Ireland,for 232 million,
afterbeating off stiff competition.
Nice salaryDIETER ZETSCHE, the
CEO of Daimler, was paid14.4 million last year, makinghim the
countrys second-highest paid employee at alisted company.
GE R M A NPR E S S
EUROPEAN PRESS
Stories making headlines in Europe
R U S S I A N P R E S S
SCANDINAVIANPRESS
Fine diningDENMARK: Three
restaurants in Aarhus havebeen awarded Michelinstars as the
first everMichelin Nordic Guide waspresented in Stockholm.
Lego brandDENMARK: Lego has
been named as the worldsmost powerful brand. Thecompany also
revealed that2014 was its mostprofitable year ever.
Danish linksDENMARK: Around 1.6
million Danes have profileson the business-orientedsocial
network siteLinkedIn.
Elk problemsSWEDEN: Train
accidents involving elkscost the Swedish statebillions of kroner
each yearin damages to trains anddelays to service.
Tech-savvySWEDEN: Sweden has
been named the secondbest country in Europe fordigital
performance(internet skills, internetshopping, developed
digitaltechnologies), coming inonly behind neighbourDenmark.
Home saleNORWAY: The
mountain holiday home inTrysil, north of Oslo,belonging to
recoveringFormula One driver MichaelSchumacher has been soldfor
NOK22 million (2.5million).
Camp restartsNORWAY: The island of
Utoya is to host its firstyouth camp this Augustsince the 2011
mass-murder of 69 people byAnders Behring Breivik.
ANCIENT BOOK: Henry VIII, Englands mostinfamous ex-husband.
GIVING UP:Russians are
kicking thehabit.
B R I T I S H P R E S S
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SPAINS anti-trust regulatorCNMC has slapped a totalof 32.4
million in fines onRepsol, Cepsa and othercompanies for
price-fixing.
Repsols claims ofmanifest animosity fromthe CNMCs president Jose
Maria Marin and board members IdoiaZenarruzabeitia and MariaOrtiz
were brushed aside.
The clash was triggeredby disciplinary proceedingsto establish
whether Repsolhad complied with a 2009ruling. This obliged
thecompany to avoid indirectprice-fixing by adaptingcontracts and
procedureswith independent servicestations.
Marin was for manyyears an executive with Repsols principal
Spanish competitor Cepsa,which had brieflyconsidered
challengingMarins presence in theinvestigation.
There is now a personalrejection or aversion onMarins part
towards itselfand other oil companies,Repsol claimed.
With the abstention ofMarin, Zenarruzabeitia andOrtiz, the
remaining sevenboard members votedunanimously to disregardRepsols
objections.
The CNMC concludedthat neither partiality norpersonal interests
wereinvolved in the fine,rejecting any hint of theintimate
friendship ormanifest animosity thatare legal grounds
fordisqualification.
CROWDFUNDING contributed 62million to Spanish projects last
year,114 per more than the 29 millionraised in 2013.
Small contributions usually madeonline - from a large number of
peopleare increasingly used to financeventures or projects with
little chanceof accessing conventional funding.
Precisely because of this popularity,legislation due this month
will directly
affect crowdfunding with limits oncontributions depending on
whetherthese come from accredited or privateinvestors.
A joint study by the University ofCambridge and the
AsociacionEspaola de Crowdfunding found that53 per cent of people
seeking or usingcrowdfunding believed that the newregulations would
be strict andexcessive.
Crowds provide funds
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Goodmedicine
FOLLOWING its sale ofAstraZeneca, pharma-ceutical firm
Almirallposted net profits of448.4 million, comparedwith losses of
33.7million in 2013. Turnoverrose by 70.5 per cent tonearly 1.41
billion.
Short termTHE Confederation ofSpanish Business-owners (CEOE)
hasrecommended in-creasing the numberof temporary workcontracts,
arguingrestrictions wouldhave a perniciouseffect on job
creation.
usinessBextra
legal&
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NIKE has obliged Real Madridfootballer Cristiano Ronaldo
towithdraw his CR7 footwearrange.
The name clashes with its ownCR7 line, claimed the USsportswear
company, whichpays Ronaldo 8.7 million a yearto promote Nike
clothing andfootwear. The footballer is
expected to wear and use Nikeproducts whenever othercontractual
commitments allowas both the Madrid club and thePortugal national
team aresigned up to Nike rival, Adidas.
Ronaldo has used the CR7label on underpants and shirtswithout
problems, but Nike putits foot down over the name of
the shoe collection. The trainers,deck shoes, moccasins
andformal shoes, all manufacturedin Guimaraes (Portugal) are
indirect competition with their ownproducts, Nike claimed.
Cristianos shoes cost between100 and 550 while Nikes CR7trainers
start at 60 and theboots sell at more than 300.
STAT OF WEEKbusiness THE Public Works Ministryawarded
construction andinfrastructure contracts for 1.87 billion last
year. This
doubled 2013s investments andwas the first increase since
theonset of the economic crisis.
Own goal for Cristiano
CRISTIANO RONALDO: Nike forced withdrawal of his shoe range.
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955.75 2.75 0.29 4,919.17Standard Chartered 979.85 -0.15 -0.02
24,458.63Standard Life 424.85 1.55 0.37 10,178.48Taylor Wimpey
146.30 1.40 0.97 4,696.37Tesco 246.60 -0.10 -0.04 19,929.76Travis
Perkins 2,002.50 -22.50 -1.11 5,011.37TUI AG 1,170.00 -1.00 -0.09
N/ATullow Oil 362.20 4.90 1.37 3,524.72Unilever 2,898.00 23.00 0.80
36,796.78United Utilities Group 948.50 3.50 0.37 6,447.26Vodafone
Group 226.55 1.85 0.82 59,421.09Weir Group 1,725.50 7.50 0.44
3,633.88Whitbread 5,337.50 -7.50 -0.14 9,532.05Wolseley 4,005.00
15.00 0.38 10,314.85WPP Group 1,556.00 18.00 1.17 20,226.45
NASDAQCLOSING PRICES MARCH 2
DOW JONESCLOSING PRICES MARCH 2
3i Group 496.75 -0.25 -0.05 4,781.94
Aberdeen Asset Mngmnt 471.95 1.85 0.39 6,235.95
Admiral Group 1,489.00 13.00 0.88 4,103.71
Aggreko 1,676.50 -3.50 -0.21 4,371.94
Anglo American 1,187.50 -13.50 -1.12 16,903.91
Antofagasta 754.75 -10.25 -1.34 7,571.38
ARM Holdings 1,173.00 -9.00 -0.76 16,261.89
Ashtead Group 1,206.50 25.50 2.16 5,982.24
Associated Britsh Foods 3,140.00 55.00 1.78 24,708.15
AstraZeneca 4,494.25 18.75 0.42 56,520.19
Aviva 537.25 1.25 0.23 15,917.53
Babcock International 994.75 0.75 0.08 5,077.21
BAE Systems 532.75 1.75 0.33 16,752.94
Barclays 260.50 -2.25 -0.86 42,364.51
Barratt Developments 520.75 -1.75 -0.33 5,108.59
BG Group 947.30 -1.20 -0.13 32,679.79
BHP Billiton 1,576.75 -18.75 -1.18 34,109.96
BP 447.55 0.90 0.20 81,742.54
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THERE is a mind-numbing, laissez-faireattitude taken towards
settling accountswith suppliers. In many ways Spainleaves the
United Kingdom standing.However, in business ethics
andaccountability Spain can be worse thanThird World.
There is no such thing as a perfectsystem of business
accountability,professional standards and customerprotection.
Britain, to its credit, hasachieved a great deal in all
thesespheres.
There are cowboy operatorseverywhere but in Britain they are in
aminority; a system for dealing with themis in place. For instance,
a business can
be fined up to 10,000 for fraudulentlyclaiming to be a member of
a tradeassociation to gain a customers trustand business.
Over 20 years, I enjoyed an excellentrelationship with Trading
Standards.
High profile in every community, theiroffices were manned by
friendly staff,there was free information and legaladvice. All were
keen, many zealouslyso, to investigate cases wherecustomers had
been ripped off.
Television programmes like TheBuilders from Hell are dedicated
to thesubject. The media, to its credit, is quickto expose
cheaters. Many offer advicecolumns on how to avoid cowboybusinesses
or deal with it if one is victimof sharp practice.
In Spain the customer supportinfrastructure is weak. I am sure
someassiduous expert will tell me that thereis a means of redress.
For most of us it
is non-apparent, expensive, orformidably difficult to negotiate.
This iswhat cheaters rely upon. The aggrievedvictim feels it better
to just put adisappointment down to experience.
There is a desperate need for manybusiness services in Spain.
However,because of difficulties in negotiating areasonable price
and then getting paidfor a s