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‘Al Son del Rebalaje’, the summer cycle of open-air concerts and shows in Torre del Mar: August lineup.
Nightly with 10pm performances on the stage of the Paseo Marítimo de Poniente.
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Medieval Fairs and Markets in Malaga:
– 5 to 7 August. Medieval Market of Montejaque
– 22 to 25 August. Seafood Market in San Pedro Alcántara
– 23 to 25 August. Medieval Market Douglas’ Days in Teba
– 20 to 22 September. Seafood Market in La Cala de Mijas
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Miranda Cuenca Band: Sat, 3 Aug, 10pm. Free!
El Charcón Beach
Cadiz road km 204,500 Mijas Costa (Change of Direction El Faro) Mijas, 29649. Pop & rock, with a Malaga twist. Video Link
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Jabega Regatta- Malaga: Sat, 3 Aug
The traditional jabega boats take part in the 87th edition of this rowing race in the Port from 5pm. Boats from ten local clubs will be taking part in what is usually a great sporting event in Malaga. Video Link
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Horse & carriage competition: Friday 9 August at 8pm.
The Malaga Fair also includes parades of horses and carriages, all dressed up to the nines for the occasion. This year’s competition takes place in La Malagueta bullring.
The 41st edition of this event will showcase 30 carriages vying for the top prize and also include parades by the Legionnaires and local police horses. Plus there’s a competition for the best flamenco dress and traditional mantilla.
Free entry, but get there early to be sure of a seat.
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Performances at Ocón Auditorium: Paseo del Parque, Malaga. Free.
Thursday 1 August at 8.45pm – a jazz/soul/fusion concert
Thursday 8 August at 8.45pm – a flamenco dance performance
Thursday 29 August at 8.45pm – dance performance.
Info: 951928761
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Concert in the English Cemetery: Sat, 10 August, 8pm.
The Solstice Trio perform at the English Cemetery.
Tickets are available online or at the gate on the day.
Info & tix (€15): https://stgeorgesmalaga.com/events/
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38th Malaga Jazz Festival Info: 2-9 Nov 2024
Announced acts: Fred Hersch, Benavent / Di Geraldo / Pardo,
la Edad De Oro Del Jazz Español, Eliane Elias, Chief Adjuah
(formerly Christian Scott), Egberto Gismonti, Christian Mcbride
“Remembering Ray Brown” with Benny Green and Greg Hutchinson, and Pat Metheny’s Dream Box
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SPAIN
The rector confirms that Begoña Gómez’s professorship was conceived at a meeting in the President’s residence, the Moncloa: {Translation, summary}
– The rector of the Complutense University of Madrid, Joaquín Goyache {pic}, defended this Monday during almost an hour of questioning that there was not the slightest irregularity in the implementation in record time of the chair of Competitive Social Transformation of Begoña Gómez in 2020, despite the fact that the president’s wife does not even have a university degree and that it was the president’s own wife, whom he had never met before, who sent for him at Moncloa and proposed the creation of this university degree, which had never existed before in the academic centre.
– Goyache, in his second statement in this procedure now as a defendant (he already did so on 5 July as a witness) openly acknowledged, as he did earlier this month, that the controversial chair was conceived at the headquarters of the presidency of the Government, where he went in July 2020 after being summoned by a secretary of Moncloa to see the wife of Pedro Sánchez. In October, three months after Gómez summoned Goyache to Moncloa, the controversial title was presented. Weeks later, it was announced that the president’s wife was going to direct it, thus becoming the only person to direct a chair at the Complutense without being a graduate. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/nacional/juez-suspende-motivos-medicos-interrogatorio-empresario-recomendado-20240729102038-ntrc.html
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Europe concludes that severance pay in Spain is not “high enough”: {Translation, summary}
– The European Committee of Social Rights agrees with UGT and rules that Spain is in breach of the European Social Charter and its dismissal law contravenes EU law by not complying with the obligation to provide adequate compensation when the dismissal is unjustified. “There is a violation of article 24.b of the European Charter”, concludes the Strasbourg-based committee by thirteen votes to one in a resolution published on Monday to which this newspaper has had access. 
– It does so in response to a lawsuit filed by UGT in March 2022 in which it denounced that unfair dismissal in Spain does not compensate the damage suffered by the affected nor does it have a dissuasive effect on employers. The union denounces that the worker “only” has the right to automatic compensation by law, which establishes a maximum limit – set at 33 days per year worked and with a maximum of 24 monthly payments (provided that the employer does not choose to reinstate the worker) – and therefore “does not take into account the real damage suffered”.
– This is also the view of Strasbourg. Specifically, the Committee considers that “the ceilings set by Spanish legislation are not high enough to compensate for the damage suffered by the victim in all cases and to dissuade the employer”. It also argues that “the actual harm suffered by the worker concerned may not be adequately taken into account in relation to the specific characteristics of the case, not least because the possibility of additional compensation is very limited”. Consequently, the Committee considers that the right to adequate compensation or other appropriate redress within the meaning of the European Social Charter – to which the Spanish Government has subscribed – “is not sufficiently guaranteed”.
– The Committee considers that the predetermined compensation may serve more as an incentive for the employer to dismiss workers unfairly. In fact, it warns that, in certain cases, compensation ceilings could lead employers to make a pragmatic estimate of the financial burden of unfair dismissal on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis, which, in some situations, could encourage unfair dismissals. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/economia/trabajo/europa-concluye-indemnizacion-despido-espana-suficientemente-elevada-20240729084104-ntrc.html
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Fiscal Irresponsibility As €11B+ In Recovery Aid Is Withheld- Spain has left one out of every five euros of European recovery funds unallocated: {Translation, summary}
– Spain has so far left 11.144 billion euros of European funds unallocated in calls for proposals and tenders already resolved. The remainders in the execution of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR) have increased and now reach 7,522 million euros in the case of the General State Administration and 3,622 
million euros in the case of the autonomous communities, according to the analysis of execution up to June of this year carried out by the Next Generation unit of LLYC. This means that around 22% of European funds have not been allocated and could be lost if the government does not issue new calls for proposals to allocate these funds. And it must do so soon because it has little time left as the funds must be awarded and the projects underway or with their execution completed by August 2026. If it continues with this level of implementation without speeding it up, at the end of the deadline there would be 17 billion of European subsidies left unallocated out of a total of 83 billion. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/economia/espana-dejado-adjudicar-cinco-euros-fondos-europeos-20240729111049-ntrc.html
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Now that dozens of convicted criminals have already been released, the Court of Auditors questions the amnesty and paralyzes its application by appealing to European justice: {Translation, summary}
– The Court of Auditors has referred a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the amnesty law, considering that the alleged diversion of funds for the 1-O and the external action of the procés for which 35 people, including the former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, are indicted, affects the financial interests of the EU. In this situation, Elena Hernáez, the councillor of accounts, agreed to suspend the proceedings “until the resolution of the preliminary ruling”.
– The Court of Auditors has now become the second body to go to a higher court, after the Supreme Court decided last week to refer the law to the Constitutional Court. The audit body is the first to go to the European Court of Justice.
– In her order, the councillor in charge of the procedure underlines that it is “very difficult to reconcile” the amnesty law with the “prevention of the impunity of fraud and corruption” pursued by European Union law. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5536033/0/tribunal-cuentas-cuestiona-ley-amnistia-recurre-justicia-europea/
ANDALUCÍA
Meet The New Andalusian Government: {Translation}
– At around three o’clock this Monday afternoon, the president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, announced the new organisational structure of his new government. Halfway through the legislature, Moreno wanted to breathe new life into “the Andalusian way”. In total, the Governing Council will be made up of eight women and six men, in addition to the president of the Junta himself.
– One of the most striking changes has taken place in the spokesperson of the Executive, as Ramón Fernández-Pacheco has left in favour of Carolina España, who will also continue as Minister of Economy and Finance.
– The other most significant changes have come in the departments of Health and Educational Development. The new head of Health will be Rocío Hernández Soto, who replaces Catalina García, whose work has been much criticized. In a puzzling move, García, despite her epic failures in managing the Health Department, will now take over the Department of Sustainability and the Environment! {Are you trying to tell me the best candidate for the job of running the Dept of Sustainability & Environment is the failed Health Dept manager? Is this woman, who’s higher education is limited to a degree in Nursing from the University of Jaén, such a scholar as to be an expert in both “health services management” and “sustainability & environmental sciences”? It seems odd such a genius would be such a poor manager, and there must surely be someone available with better Sustainability & Environment credentials. -Ed}
– As for the Regional Ministry of Educational Development and Vocational Training, Carmen Castillo Mena will be the new head, while Patricia del Pozo will once again be in charge of the Regional Ministry of Culture and Sport. In this way, Arturo Bernal will be left only with Tourism and Andalucía Global, while Ramón Fernández-Pacheco will focus on Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development.
– The rest of the Andalusian Cabinet remains the same, so Moreno faces the second part of his mandate with 14 ministries and four independents as members of his Executive, of which Moreno has said that “it is working in an acceptable way, trying to have more successes than mistakes, of which there are also some”.
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/andalucia/asi-queda-nuevo-gobierno-andaluz_0_2002093194.html
Garcia bio: https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/organismos/saludyconsumo/consejeria/titular.html
MALAGA PROVINCE
Scandinavian, German, Dutch & Russian tourist numbers drop as Malaga prices soar- The United Kingdom and the United States are the main countries of origin for tourists who spend the night in Malaga: {Translation, summary}
– Despite what the mainstream media would have you believe, growth in tourism in Spain is rather flat and is projected to remain that way through the decade. See chart below.
– The Hotel Occupancy Survey published last week, published monthly by the National Statistics Institute for the month of June, shows that the city of Malaga has registered a total of 292,449 overnight stays by 143,109 hotel travellers, resulting in an average stay of 2.04 days. This represents an increase of 2.21% in overnight stays and 3.57% in hotel travellers compared to the same month last year, as indicated by Malaga City Council in a statement.
– The United States is the second largest international market in terms of the number of hotel travellers in Malaga during the month of June, with 8,073 travellers and 17,667 overnight stays, only behind the United Kingdom, where 12,859 travellers have come from, who have spent 31,331 nights in hotels. The United States is followed in terms of the number of hotel travellers by those from Italy (8,033), Germany (6,020), France (5,649) and the Netherlands (4,962). In terms of average stays in these countries of origin, the case of the Netherlands stands out, sixth in terms of the number of hotel travellers but fourth in terms of overnight stays (15,395), with an average stay of 3.10 days. In the data presented, it is worth mentioning the cases of the German market (2.53 days of average stay, with 15,289 hotel nights) and the British market, the main international market, which also has a high rate of average stay, specifically 2.43 days.
– This international market accounted for 59.1% of the total number of hotel travellers in June (84,534). The remaining 40.9% belonged to the domestic market (58,575).
– Budget minded vacaticioners are opting for less expensive alternatives: Greece, Tunisia, Portugal, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, Croatia, India, as well as cruises & package holidays in Mexico & Colombia, are all seeing increases in tourist visits.
– In fact, Europe’s top 10 fastest growing tourist destinations, besides number 8, are all up north:
1. Brussels (73% year-on-year growth)
2. Munich (63%)
3. Zurich (59%)
4. Warsaw (55%)
5. Amsterdam (54%)
6. Vienna (53%)
7. Shannon, Ireland (53%)
8. Zagreb, Croatia (51%)
9. Prague (49%)
10. Budapest (48%)
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/reino-unido-estados-unidos-principales-emisores-turistas-malaga_0_2002092427.html
Additional ref: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-30/top-10-fastest-growing-european-cities-for-summer-travel
Tourism charts/statistics, use menu to change countries:
https://www.statista.com/outlook/mmo/travel-tourism/spain#users
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A dangerous gang dedicated to the robbery of homes and cars for the transport of drugs is captured in Málaga: {Translation}
– The Guardia Civil has arrested five people in Malaga after dismantling a dangerous gang dedicated to the robbery of homes and high-end vehicles which they then used to transport drugs and carry out drug robberies – the theft of drugs from other criminal organisations. The organisation was based in Alhaurín el Grande and Mijas and was “especially dangerous” as they used a lot of violence and weapons in their crimes.
– The investigation, known as operation ‘Julia’, began in mid-March, when the agents located two stolen cars with false plates and evidence of having been used to transport drugs. As a result of this discovery, the Guardia Civil focused their investigations on identifying and locating the perpetrators, who were part of a criminal group that had committed two robberies in an industrial warehouse and in a house from which they had stolen a large amount of jewellery, watches and money.
– The agents found that this network was not only dedicated to committing crimes against property, but also to stealing high-end vehicles, to which they gave false number plates to later use them to transport drugs and carry out drug thefts from other criminal organisations.
– The organisation possessed all kinds of material and technical means to carry out the robberies: balaclavas, gloves, jammers, frequency trackers, tasers, surveillance cameras, geolocators and even police identification plates and simulated guns. As a result of the operation, five people have been arrested for the crimes of belonging to a criminal organisation, burglary and drug trafficking.
– In the searches, carried out in the Malaga towns of Alhaurín el Grande and Mijas, numerous items stolen in the burglaries of the house and the warehouse were recovered, as well as three stolen vehicles, in addition to four other vehicles used by the organisation and numerous materials and technical means used to commit the crimes. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/malaga-peligrosa-banda-robo-viviendas-coches-transporte-droga_0_2002087688.html
TORROX
Torrox has the highest rise in house prices on the coast of Málaga: {Translation, summary}
– Torrox is the municipality where the average price of property has grown the most in the last year. According to Idealista’s traditional summer report, in this municipality on the eastern Costa del Sol the average purchase price has increased by 29% in the last 12 months. A property in Torrox now costs an average of 216,616 euros, 63,675 more than a year ago. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/provincia/torrox-subida-precio-vivienda-costa-del-sol-malaga_0_2002086526.html
TORRE DEL MAR
Festive programming for August 1 to 4, in Algarrobo, Alcaucín, Torre del Mar & Lagos: {Translation, summary}
***Algarrobo***
– Activities take place in the courtyard of the José Gil López public school, Algarrobo.
– On Thursday, August 1, the fair will begin at the fairgrounds with the Blue Hour from 10:00 p.m. to midnight, with discounts on all attractions. At 11:00 p.m., the proclamation will take place by Adrián Sánchez Cívico. Starting at 00:00 hours, Al Son del Puerto will perform.
– On Friday the program will begin at 11:00 a.m. with aquatic activities and workshops in the municipal pool. From 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. every day there will be ribbon and jug races. A children’s party at 8:30 p.m. will complete the Friday afternoon activities. The performance of the duo Ortigosa and the band Onda Sonora will be in charge of bringing the music to the day.
– On Saturday the 3rd, the day fair will open at 12:00 p.m. with a performance by DJ Worzel and Luigi and entertainment by Javier and Mari Carmen. At 00:00 hours there will be the election of Miss Visitor and Miss or Mister Congeniality. And at 1:00 a.m. the DECAI concert at the school’s official booth, with free admission. – On Sunday the 4th there will be a tribute to the elderly and the election of the Grandparents of the Year with a performance by Macarena Soto. At 12:30 a.m. there will be Merche’s performance and dancing until dawn with breakfast and final fireworks.
***Lagos***
– An event scheduled for August 2, 3 and 4 that is packed with activities, music, gastronomy, entertainment and a lot of fun.
– Friday, August 2, the children’s contest, auction tournament and the inauguration of the lighting will take place at 10:00 p.m. Next we will have the election of the Queen, Lady, Mister and Miss visitor, the traditional dinner for the elderly with the stellar performance of Ana de Caro.
– Saturday the 3rd, “different activities for children and adults are planned, with a popular sardine event coordinated by the Bahía de Lagos Association” and as for the performances we will have DJ Chema JR, Ñ-Clan, Rasel and DJ Sau,” Vilches noted.
– For Sunday, August 4, “we will have the great popular paella and the mini disco. Starting at 8:00 p.m., the mass of the Virgen del Carmen will take place in the San Fernando chapel and the subsequent maritime-land procession. Finally, we will have the great comedy show by Pepe el Caja, a well-known comedian who will delight the attendees.
***Torre del Mar***
– Thursday, 1 Aug, 10:00 p.m. at Poniente promenade the group Bordón 4 will take the stage.
– Other performances nightly thru the weekend: flamenco, Rocío choirs, children’s entertainment and pop, jazz and flamenco fusion groups.
***Alcaucín***
– The program will begin on Friday with a slide in the pool and the Continental Circus at 6:30 p.m., “it is the recreation of a traditional circus.” An hour later there will be the parade by the Alcaucín Music Band Association.
– This August Fair will feature on Friday the 2nd with the XXXVI edition of the Flamenco Singing Festival. At 00:00 in the Plaza de la Constitución the XXXVI Flamenco Cante Festival will begin. This year it will feature Julián Estrada singing accompanied by Jesús Zarrías; Laura Vital with Paco Vidal; Morenito de Íllora (son) with Nono Reyes, who will also play the singer Antonio Reyes. It will be presented by Antonio Gavilán. The dance show will be performed by local artist Matías Campos and Fátima Navarro. Abraham Campos will be singing, Juan Requeda and Javier Flores ‘El Indio’ will be on guitar, and Robert Peralta will be playing percussion. Pepe Calayo and José Román on guitar will also perform.
– On Saturday, August 3, the flowered reveille will mark the beginning of the festivities. At 4:00 p.m., the Town Hall will invite paella and an hour later there will be a foam party with a 50-meter water slide. At 6:30 p.m. there will be a piñata and ribbon race. At 8:00 p.m. there will be the mass and procession in honor of San Sebastián. At night, at 11:30 p.m., there will be music with the Romero Alcaucín Dance Group, the Queens and Mister will be chosen; and at 1:00 a.m. the Tamara de Jerez concert will arrive.
– Sunday, August 4, there will be a meat tasting, and again a foam party. At 8:00 p.m. there will be the mass and procession in honor of San Sebastián. At 1:00 a.m. Flowthiago will perform. Both nights will be closed by the Decibelios Orchestra. This year, as announced by the mayor of Fiestas, the ‘La Terraza Carpe Diem’ booth has been created for young people, where there will be various DJs every night. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/axarquia/listo-algarrobo-alcaucin-lagos-celebrar-fiestas-estivales-20240729155102-nt.html
RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA
Half a hundred talented performers bring two nights of zarzuela to Rincón de la Victoria: {Translation, summary}
– The Rincón de la Victoria Zarzuela Festival returns this summer with a programme that will appeal to lovers of lyrical music. The Town Council’s Department of Culture has announced that the event will take place on 23 and 24 August in the outdoor arena of the CEIP Manuel Laza Palacio Primary School.
– The company Teatro Lírico Andaluz, renowned for its excellence in the genre, will present two zarzuela classics: Agua, Azucarillos y Aguardiente and La Verbena de la Paloma. These shows will feature the participation of more than 50 professionals, including performers, orchestra, choir and ballet, under the direction of Ángel Chinchilla and Ángel Campos. The programme includes artists such as Juan Carlos Barona, Carmen Serrano, Luis Pacetti, Lourdes Martín, Rafael Álvarez de Luna and Susana Galindo.
– Agua, Azucarillos y Aguardiente, a zarzuela in one act by Federico Chueca and Miguel Ramos Carrión, tells the story of Asia, a young woman who faces a complicated life while dreaming of an ideal romance.
– Meanwhile, La Verbena de la Paloma, a lyrical sainete by Tomás Bretón and Ricardo de la Vega, portrays the life of the Madrid neighbourhood during the festivities of the Virgen de la Paloma.
– Both shows last approximately one and a half hours and will start at 22:00. Tickets are available for sale in advance at Calasur Travel at a price of 16 euros, and at the box office on the day of the event at 18 euros. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/rincon-de-la-victoria/talentos-traeran-noches-zarzuela-rincon-victoria_0_2002092251.html
VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA
The geek’s charity flea market returns to Vélez-Málaga for the second year running: {Translation}
{“Geek Culture” is a celebration of all things nerdy, imaginative, and unconventional. At it’s core, geek culture embodies a deep enthusiasm for intellectual pursuits, often rooted in science, technology, fantasy, gaming, comics, anime, and more. -Ed}
– This summer, the San Francisco market will become an enclave where geek culture and solidarity will merge with the second edition of a flea market with this theme. On Saturday 3rd August, the Concejalía de Juventud de Vélez-Málaga, together with the NGO Infancia Solidaria and Eventos Go! will organise an event that will immerse attendees in a geek atmosphere.
– The first edition of the flea market, held last summer, attracted more than 1,000 visitors and established itself as a reference in the local cultural agenda. This year, the councillor for Youth, Lourdes Piña, and Julián Rodero from Eventos Go! presented the event, highlighting its previous success and the new additions for this year’s edition.
– The Councillor for Youth pointed out the remarkable popularity of the geek world in the municipality and the region, underlining that more than 1,000 people attended the event in the previous edition. “The reception was so positive that we decided to repeat the market, hoping to achieve the same success and enthusiasm as last time,” she said.
– The market will open its doors from 17:00 and will run until midnight, transforming the San Francisco market into a hub of activities. Attendees will be able to explore a themed market offering unique products related to geek culture, take part in competitions and interactive challenges, and enjoy activities such as softcombat games and soft archery. Admission is free, providing access to a wide audience and encouraging greater participation.
– In addition to the entertainment on offer, the flea market has a strong charitable component. All proceeds raised during the event will go to Infancia Solidaria, an organisation that works to provide medical treatment for children with serious health problems. The NGO is responsible for bringing children with incurable diseases to Spain to provide them with the care they need and improve their life prospects. The fundraiser will also include additional donations through a “fila cero” (zero line) available during the event.
– “The combination of entertainment and support for a vital cause is what makes the flea market special. We hope that the community will again respond with the same enthusiasm as last year, and that together we can make a significant difference,” said Rodero.
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/velez-malaga/mercadillo-friki-solidario-regresa-velez-malaga_0_2002090559.html
Geek culture ref: https://obeekyo.com/2023/06/13/what-is-geek-culture/
UK
EU Takes Action Against UK for Failing to Comply With Law on Free Movement of EU Citizens:
– EU Commission has sent a reasoned opinion to the UK after it identified shortcomings in the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement.
– The Commission is specifically concerned with the UK’s failure to comply with free movement laws. According to the Commission, there are several shortcomings in the implementation of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by the UK and this is affecting the EU citizens who continue to reside in the country under the Withdrawal Agreement.
– The UK has two months to respond to the reasoned opinion and take all the necessary steps. Full article: https://schengen.news/eu-takes-action-against-uk-for-failing-to-comply-with-law-on-free-movement-of-eu-citizens/
CULTURAL REVOLUTION
Rock Star Morrissey Calls Out Fauci, Bill Gates, Klaus Schwab as ‘Criminals’ During Vegas Concert:
– The English rock star Morrissey took satirical aim at Dr. Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, and World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab during a recent concert in Las Vegas, holding the trio up for mockery and labelling them as “criminals.”
– Morrissey was performing his song “The World Is Full of Crashing Bores” when photos of the three globalists began rotating on the giant screen behind him. At one point, Morrissey pointed to the screen to coincide with the lyrics “educated criminals work within the law.”
– Morrissey has long criticized the globalist power elite for their abuses of power and ruinous policies. As a result, the mainstream media have sought to label the singer as racist and “anti-immigrant” for his opposition to uncontrolled migration and his championing of nationalism. He has also embraced traditional Catholic values, further enraging the media.
Full article: https://dailytelegraph.co.nz/art-and-entertainment/morrissey-labels-fauci-schwab-and-gates-criminals-during-las-vegas-performance/ & X Link
TRAVEL
Travelers who canceled trips due to COVID have the right to a refund even if the company is insolvent: {Translation}
– The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has confirmed on Monday that travellers who cancelled their package holidays due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 have to be reimbursed for payments made even if the organising companies subsequently became insolvent.
– The case concerns a group of Austrian and Belgian customers who, following the bankruptcy of their travel organisers, asked the insurance companies to reimburse them for the payments made. The insurance companies refused, claiming that they only guaranteed the risk that the trip would not be carried out due to the organiser’s insolvency and stressing that the trips did not take place because it was the clients themselves who cancelled the activity following the crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
– Despite the fact that the organiser’s insolvency only occurred subsequently, the CJEU has stressed that the guarantee laid down in the European directive also applies “where a traveller cancels the holiday due to unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances and, following that termination, the organiser becomes insolvent”. In this regard, the European Court points out that “there is no reason to treat differently travellers whose package holiday cannot be performed because of the organiser’s insolvency and travellers who have cancelled their holiday”.
– The CJEU therefore interprets the right to reimbursement as being deprived if, where the insolvency of the organiser occurs after the cancellation, the guarantee against such insolvency does not cover the corresponding rights to reimbursement.
*Consumer jurisdiction lawsuit*
– In another ruling concerning the travel sector, the CJEU confirmed on Monday that the customer of a travel organiser can sue the travel company in its own jurisdiction if the destination of the trip is abroad. In this way it follows the ‘Bruselas I bis’ regulation, which establishes as a general rule the jurisdiction of the courts of the Member State of the defendant’s domicile. Thus, the CJEU explains that the regulation does not merely determine international jurisdiction but territorial jurisdiction, since it confers jurisdiction directly on the court of the place where the consumer is domiciled. The aim is to ensure that the consumer, as the weaker party, can sue the stronger party before a court that is easily accessible. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5536076/0/tjue-confirma-que-viajeros-que-cancelaron-viajes-por-covid-tienen-derecho-reembolso-aunque-compania-sea-insolvente/
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Tennis News- Novak Djokovic Ends Rafael Nadal’s Singles Run at Roland Garros; Alcaraz Wins:
– The two-time Olympic tennis gold medallist crashed out in the second round of the singles competition at Paris 2024 losing to his archrival Novak Djokovic 6-1, 6-4. The Serb was in devastating form in their 60th head-to-head clash almost steamrolling Nadal at his spiritual home of Stade Roland Garros where he had won 14 of his 22 Grand Slam titles.
– But the enviable record could not save him against the force of nature that is an on-song Djokovic, who drew first blood.
Djokovic’s complete dismantling of Nadal would serve as sweet payback for the pain the Spanish superstar had inflicted upon him at past Olympics.
– In other action Carlos Alcaraz defeats Tallon Griekspoor 6-1, 7-6
Full article: https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-olympics-tennis-novak-djokovic-ends-rafael-nadal-s-singles-run-at-roland-garros
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