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Public Holiday: Day of Andalucía, Tuesday, February 28, 2023
– Andalucía, the southernmost region of mainland Spain, has its own special holiday known simply as the Andalusia Regional Holiday. The holiday is observed each year on 28 February.
– The reason for the 28 February date is that it commemorates the passing of a 1980 referendum that led to Andalucía gaining “autonomous region” status within Spain. This gives a degree of increased local autonomy but not independence. It also is a symbolic recognition of the people, culture, and unique history of Andalucía.
– Next public holidays are Maundy Thursday / Good Friday, April 6 & 7, before Easter on Sunday April 9th. Some businesses will remain closed for Easter Monday, April 10, but it is not an official public holiday in Andalucía, although it is one in Valencia. Image: Junta Andalucía.
Source: https://publicholidays.es/andalusia-regional-holiday/
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Deadringer Band – Tribute To Meatloaf: Friday, 24 Feb, 8pm
The Cazbah Live Lounge, Mijas
Deadringer are here at The Cazbah. Taking to our stage giving you the very best of Rock Classics – Meatloaf, thin lizzy, Toto, Pink floyd and so much more. It’s going to be epic!
Info, map & tix: https://www.eventbrite.es/e/deadringer-band-tribute-to-meatloaf-tickets-525540143717
Or pay at the bar. €5 adv / €8 door. Doors open at 8pm. Show starts 9.30pm
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El Morche Carnaval- Saturday, February 25
– The parade will begin at five in the afternoon, which will be enlivened by the brass band “The Crumbs”. It will pass through the Almería road and Axarquía street to culminate in the Paseo Marítimo, which will become a walkway slowing down its passage from Santiago street to the tent, so that the jury can appreciate in detail the costumes and the numbering in each category. This is followed by music from the band “Pop FM” and DJ Leo.
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Birra & Art- 3 day craft beer festival returns to Coín on 3-5 March:
The event will offer more than 45 varieties of artisan beers from around the world, along with the food trucks. There will also be live music performances by the U2 tribute act, Uphoria (Friday); the local pop and rock band, New Tricks (Saturday); and a Buddy Holly tribute concert by Bobby Bergquist and the Crickets (Sunday).
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Doomsday Fest: Friday 03·03·23 – 21:30. €10/12
Red Eye (Doom) + The Sky Creepers (Stoner) + Dreadful (Sludge)
at Sala Trinchera, C/ Parauta 25, Málaga
Tickets at entradium.com, The Place SOHO (Málaga) & Pub Le Bistrot (Antequera)
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Bonnet Bar Fuengirola- 7th Anniversary Party!: Sat, 4 March 4pm
Stands with Jack Daniels gifts and craft beers.
Bands: Daniel Song’s, The Blue Stompers, The Killer Rockets & Black Jam + Reggae DJs.
Puerto Deportivo de Fuengirola, local 56, Fuengirola. FB
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St Patrick’s Day Party- On the Rock at The Arena Sports Cafe:
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Friday, 17th March from 19:00 onwards at The Arena.
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SPAIN
What Happened To All That Covid Recovery Fund Money The EU Sent? – The mission that monitors European funds arrives in Spain in full controversy over its execution:
– {It’s been almost 3 years since Covid arrived. We have moved past that, on to the Energy Crisis, thru the transport/supply chain crisis, we still have food shortages of certain items, and now we’re deep into the inflation crisis. All overshaddowed by the war in Ukraine. Yet the EU Covid Recovery Funds, first tranche of €9billion sent to Spain in Aug 2021, it went to Madrid, and then its share sent on to Andalucía, these funds have not been distributed to those who suffered the damages the lockdowns and travel restrictions caused. Both these restrictions have since been ruled illegal by the Supreme Court.
And we have good reason for concern. Andalucia is still dealing with a huge corruption scandal, involving the theft a few years ago, of hundreds of millions of euros from the budget of a program intended to provide trade skills educations for thousands of Andalucians. Letting the politicos in Seville and Malaga sit on huge sums of money for extended periods is not a good idea, and the fact this delay is occurring is suspicious. That is evidently an opinion shared by the EU regulators. -Ed.}
– The visit from Brussels takes place after the approval of the third disbursement last week, and after a tense friction between Calviño and the president of the Budgetary Control Committee of the European Parliament.
– The European Parliament’s Budgetary Control Committee lands this Monday in Madrid and, until next Wednesday, will carry out an agenda full of interviews and meetings to scrutinize the use of Next Generation European funds. Among the most important meetings, the one that will take place this afternoon with the economic vice president, Nadia Calviño, after the friction that took place just a few days ago with Monika Hohlmeier herself, president of that commission.
– Specifically, the German parliamentarian rebuked the Minister of Economic Affairs for the dissemination to the media of a letter sent by Calviño herself to Brussels in which the main investments of the plan were reviewed and the conclusions of the mission were anticipated even before to have started. “It is surprising that the letter was released to the press very soon after I received it and before the members of the Commission and myself had the opportunity to take good note of its content,” said the MEP in a critique. letter sent last Wednesday and to which Europa Press had access.
– However, monitoring this spending on the ground – as well as the management, auditing and control systems – is key for Hohlmeier and the ‘men in black’ who accompany her on the mission. Especially when faced with doubts about the rate of execution of the funds. The Government itself has begun to recognize a certain slowdown in the arrival of this money to the real economy, asking the autonomous communities to be more agile in deploying the funds.
– Specifically, after the last meeting of the Sectoral Conference held at the end of January, the Ministry of Economy calculated that the autonomies had already launched calls for 50% of the funds transferred. That is, about 20,600 million euros. But only about 4,000 million have been resolved, less than 20% of that total. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/the-mission-that-monitors-european-funds-arrives-in-spain-in-full-controversy-over-its-execution/
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Over 65s will need to complete an ability to test to renew driver´s licences:
– The DGT has introduced changes that see anyone who wishes to renew their driver´s licence at age 65 is required to undertake an ability test. The announcement on Monday, February 20 also affects those aged 70 and over who will need to complete the same ability test every two years in order to retain their licence. Similarly, anyone aged between 18 and 65 will be required to pass the same test every ten years.
– Pere Navarro, Director General of Traffic said: “With the new regulations, now from {age} 65 renews for five years. But extending the card to someone with 90 {years of age} for five years seems strange.” Full article: https://euroweeklynews.com/2023/02/20/over-65s-will-need-to-complete-an-ability-to-test-to-renew-drivers-licences/
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You can now set up a business in Spain with just €1:
– The Spanish government’s recent laws aimed at making it easier to do business in Spain also allow people to register a new company with just €1 rather than €3,000, and for the process to be carried out faster and entirely online.
– Up until recently, you had to prove you had a minimum of €3,000 to form a Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada (Limited Company) in Spain, the preferred way of setting up a business in Spain. But since September 2022, a symbolic €1 suffices. However, you will be obliged to save 20 percent of your business’s turnover until you reach the €3,000 mark. The new process, part of Spain’s Crea Y Crece (Create and Grow) legislation, can also be done entirely online and finalised in just ten days. Full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20230220/reminder-you-can-now-set-up-a-company-in-spain-with-just-e1/
ANDALUCIA
Andalusia will continue without restrictions due to Covid at least until after Easter: {Translation, summary}
– Andalusia will continue without restrictions due to Covid-19 at least until after Easter . This has been indicated by the Government of Juanma Moreno in a special number of the Official Gazette of the Junta de Andalucía -BOJA- in which it is specified that this measure is valid from February 21 -this Tuesday- and until next April 22 . This means that, until that date, when Easter Sunday has passed, there will be no restrictions due to the pandemic beyond the use of masks in health centers and pharmacies.
– The order, signed by the Minister of Health and Consumption, Catalina García , is taken for various reasons. The first that the Executive of Juanma Moreno puts forward is that the community has been, “since August 2022” in a situation of “stability” that, from the Board, they believe continues today. In fact, they point out that the incidence for people over 60 years of age is 78 cases per hundred thousand inhabitants after two weeks and, after one week, only 13.1, which implies “a controlled situation.” Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/andalucia-seguira-restricciones-covid-despues-semana-santa-20230220123543-nts.html
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Native Iberian lynx could be taken off Spain’s endangered species list:
– President of the Andalusian regional government, Juanma Moreno, has said that the native Iberian lynx could be taken off the list of species in danger of extinction. He was speaking on Wednesday 15 February during the release of an Iberian lynx on the Fuenreal Alto estate in Almodóvar del Río (Cordoba), as part of the ‘Lynxconnect’ Life Programme.
– Moreno said that the “challenge” now in Andalucía is for the lynx to go “from being an endangered species, as it is at present, to being a vulnerable species”, and to make sure that the population is “genetically viable”. According to Moreno, so far 133 Iberian lynx have been released through the programme, of which 98 have come from breeding centres. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/hopes-iberian-lynx-20230217120313-nt.html & Video Link
COSTA DEL SOL
Temperatures set to climb to 23C on the Costa del Sol this week:
– Spain’s national weather agency, Aemet, has forecast that this week will see “warmer than normal” temperatures in southern Spain.
– In Malaga city, clear skies with scattered clouds are expected from 6pm today, Monday 20 February, with a 30% chance of showers, winds of up to 20 kilometres per hour and temperatures between 12 and 20 degrees.
– For Malaga province, Aemet forecasts “intervals of winds in the Strait and on the Almeria coast, with occasional very strong gusts. Cloudy skies and possible light and scattered rainfall for the far west and Sierra Morena, possibly accompanied by mud deposits from the ‘calima’.
– This continues through until Friday, when the temperatures drop again by about 4 degrees across the province. Looking ahead to next weekend, the weather will remain unstable with a chance of more cold snaps and the possibility of showers. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/temperatures-costa-del-sol-this-week-20230220095110-nt.html
MALAGA
In Malaga, more than one home is squatted every day: {Translation, summary}
– The province of Malaga recorded 415 squatting crimes between January and November 2022, according to a response from the central government to a written question submitted by members of the Popular Group in Congress.
– According to the data provided by the Spanish Government, crimes of these characteristics were slightly reduced compared to the previous year, 2021, when a total of 429 known facts were recorded throughout the year, the highest figure in the last eight years. Photo: costasquatters. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/Malaga-okupa-vivienda-dia_0_1768024642.html
EUROPE
Italy faces new drought alert as Venice canals run dry:
– Weeks of dry winter weather have raised concerns that Italy could face another drought after last summer’s emergency, with the Alps having received less than half of their normal snowfall, according to scientists and environmental groups. The warning comes as Venice, where flooding is normally the primary concern, faces unusually low tides that are making it impossible for gondolas, water taxis and ambulances to navigate some of its famous canals.
– The problems in Venice are being blamed on a combination of factors – the lack of rain, a high pressure system, a full moon and sea currents. Water levels on Lake Garda in northern Italy have fallen to record lows, making it possible to reach the small island of San Biagio on the lake via an exposed pathway. Photo: Manuel Silvestri. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italy-faces-new-drought-alert-after-another-dry-winter-2023-02-20/
TRAVEL NEWS
Passengers will not have to take out liquids and laptops at airport controls from 2024: {Translation, summary}
– Passengers transiting through Spanish airports will not have to remove liquids and laptops from their luggage at controls. Aena plans to implement new 3D X-ray scanners that will allow baggage to be inspected without opening it. Madrid-Barajas and Barcelona-El Prat will be the pioneers in implementing the system next year.
– According to DORA, the filters with the new technology will be installed in 2024 at the Madrid-Barajas and Barcelona-El Prat airports, which concentrate 40% of passenger traffic. In the year 2025 at the airports of Palma de Mallorca and Málaga-Costa del Sol and in the year 2026 in Gran Canaria, Tenerife Sur, César Manrique Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández, Ibiza, Valencia, Bilbao and Menorca. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/turismo/transportes/noticia-pasajeros-no-tendran-sacar-liquidos-portatiles-controles-aeroportuarios-partir-2024-20230220111507.html
HEALTH
Third patient cured of HIV after receiving stem cell cancer treatment:
– A man known as “the Duesseldorf patient” has become the third person declared cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant that also treated his leukaemia, a study said on Monday. Two other cases with both HIV and cancer, patients in Berlin and London, have previously been reported as cured in scientific journals following the high-risk procedure. Now the details of the Duesseldorf patient’s cure have been revealed in the journal Nature Medicine. Full article: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230220-third-patient-cured-of-hiv-after-receiving-stem-cell-cancer-treatment
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Petrol Prices – Updated daily: These are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices. The price data for 95 and 98-octane petrol and diesel fuel is updated every day. See it here:
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Weekly Markets
Monday: Torrox Costa
Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
Thursday: Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar, Frigiliana
Friday: Almunecar, Salobrena, La Herradura- Summers only
Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Velez Malaga, Nerja Car Boot
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Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231
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Emergency Svcs.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112
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Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238
Local News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
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