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November Editor’s Holiday: Thursday, 21 Nov, DigameXtra will be closed. Posts scheduled for 21 Nov. will be posted the following day.
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Extra-long bridge holiday next month: Friday 6 Dec, is Constitution Day. Monday 9 Dec, is Immaculate Conception Holiday. Both are national public holidays in Spain. So that results in a 4 day “bridge weekend” holiday. Some people will take off on Thursday the 5th and the following Tuesday the 10th as well, making a 6 day bridge holiday. Ref: https://publicholidays.es/2024-dates/
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Concert- Juan María Villa Trio: Fri, 8 Nov, 8pm
Ventana Abierta Jazz Club
Hotel Plaza Cavana, C/ Granada 3, Nerja
Juan Mª Villa (Piano), Francis Posé (Double Bass), Rajiv Jayaweera (Drums). Price: €14 Stool. Booking by phone or email. Tel. 690073871. Email: ventana.abierta.acp@gmail.com ; Web: www.ventana-abierta.es
Juan María Villa Trio is a musical project that was born from the fusion of jazz with classical music. In their music there are influences from different genres: traditional jazz, flamenco, R&B, rock. Their repertoire consists of different types of jazz-classical music arrangements, with original compositions & repertoire of jazz classics. Come and enjoy a night of the best jazz in Nerja!
Info & map: https://www.ventana-abierta.es/jazz.html & Video Link
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Artisan Market- Cútar: 10am this Sunday, 10 November.
Located by the redonda at the top of Cútar. Come visit this unique artisan market in a lovely small mountain village. While you’re at it, enjoy the spectacular view! We are a new and growing event, new vendors welcome.
For more information contact Mollie 744670746
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Almáchar’s VIII Moscatel Market: Sun, 10 Nov, at the María Zambrano Park, from 10:30am to 6:30pm, where wines, cheeses, sausages and meats can be purchased- excellent, healthy and artisanal products. In total, 15 exhibitors have been arranged.
– At 12:30pm there will be ajoblanco (cold garlic soup) tasting and a workshop for the preparation of this traditional Malaga cold soup.
– At 13:30pm there will be wine tasting by the wineries Ucopaxa and Dimobe, with prior registration at the Moscatel Association’s stand.
– At 4:30pm there will be a performance of rueda dances. These dances are part of our tradition, dating back many years ago and all the neighbors knew them. Now they are part of our folklore and are shown in local festivals and celebrations.
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Coraxalia Choir recruiting singers for Christmas Concerts:
– Coraxalia multi-national Choir welcomes new singers to take part in our Christmas concerts. We rehearse on Thursdays, 17:30 – 20:00 in the Casa Hermandad de la Cofradía de los Estudiantes, Plaza de los Sastres, 1, CP 29700 Vélez-Málaga, near San Juan Church and the Language School. Parking nearby at the San Francisco market (1 euro). For more information please contact 657951755 (English) or 653150058 (Spanish).
Please note that you may join Coraxalia at any point in the Term time. Don’t hesitate to give us a call!
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Periana’s ‘Cultural November’ activities: See the detailed schedule here, Spanish:
https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-noviembre-cultural-de-periana-se-amplia-en-numero-de-dias-y-actividades/
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‘Jazz In Your Zone’ will bring free concerts to the neighborhoods of Malaga:
– The programming in the streets and squares, ‘Jazz In Your Area’, for the 38th edition of the International Jazz Festival of Malaga.
-Friday 8/11. 17:00. Virgen de las Cañas Park. Puerto de la Torre. Raquel Pelayo Trio (with Pablo Guzmán and Joan Masana)
-Saturday 9/11. 13:00. La Alegría Park. Garden City. Antti Sarpila Hot Club
-Saturday 9/11. 17:00. Plaza de la Inmaculada. Churriana. Anachronic
-Sunday 10/11. 13:00. El Brillante Park. Campanillas. Antti Sarpila Hot Club
-Sunday 10/11. 17:00. San Rafael Park. Cruz de Humilladero. Anachronic
Info: https://malagadecultura.com/2024/10/28/programacion-de-festival-de-jazz-en-tu-zona-2024/
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For Sale: Complete pine double bed in excellent condition.
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News & Articles
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US presidential election results from AP News as of 4am, Wednesday morning:
Source: https://apnews.com/
SPAIN
Vigilante groups patrol Spain’s flood-hit Paiporta by night:
– Vigilante groups {pic}, angry at authorities’ response to Spain’s worst flood disaster in decades, have taken to the streets of the Valencian suburb of Paiporta to prevent what they say are widespread robberies and looting after dark.
– The informally organised groups of stick-wielding locals are patrolling one of the worst-affected areas, where more than 60 out of at least 217 victims of the disaster died. Martin, 19, told Reuters that he and his friends were taking the law into their own hands because they believed police were not carrying out their duty to maintain public safety. “We’re patrolling because we don’t want our neighbours to feel the insecurity they’ve been feeling the past few days due to various robberies,” he said. “People have already lost enough.”
– Public anger has mounted over what residents say was a slow and insufficient response by authorities, which led to King Felipe and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez being pelted with mud during their visit on Sunday.
– Six days after the torrential rains, the street lights on most of Paiporta’s rubble-strewn streets do not work. Foul-smelling, stagnant water remains ankle-deep, concealing hazards such as uncovered manholes or damaged cables.
– Speaking at a press conference in Madrid on Tuesday, Sanchez paid tribute to the work of the national police and civil guard. “I remember at the first moments of this emergency there was talk of looting,” Sanchez said. “Today fortunately we are observing that this looting is falling to absolutely marginal figures. More than 170 people have been detained.” {The 170 looters they managed to arrest is “marginal” in Sanchez’s opinion? Yikes! -Ed.} National police have shared footage of seized items, mostly sportswear such as high-end running shoes.
Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/vigilante-groups-patrol-spains-flood-hit-paiporta-by-night-2024-11-05/
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The Government launches DANA aid plan of 10.6 billion- up to 60,000 euros to repair houses and tax exemptions: {Translation, summary}
– The Government has approved this Tuesday in the Council of Ministers a first aid package to alleviate the catastrophe caused by the DANA, valued at 10,600 million Euros. This is the first phase of a plan structured in three stages, covering a total of 75 municipalities (most of them in the Valencian Community) and incorporating measures inspired by the response to the pandemic and the eruption of the volcano of La Palma.
– The package is very broad and includes aid of up to 60,000 euros per damaged home, 5,000 euros for the self-employed and up to 150,000 euros for SMEs whose businesses have been damaged. The victims of the catastrophe will also be able to defer payments on their mortgages or personal loans, 5,000 million Euros will be deployed in public guarantees for credits and the Government will assume all emergency expenses incurred by the municipalities.
– The plan also includes tax exemptions in municipal taxes, deferrals in the payment of personal income tax, deployment of ERTE and unemployment for the self-employed or provisional increases in the minimum vital income. The activation of the European Solidarity Fund and the diversion of cohesion funds to alleviate the disaster have also been requested to Brussels. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5651033/0/gobierno-lanza-plan-ayudas-10600-millones-lineas-avales-60000-euros-reparar-casas-exenciones-fiscales/
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Pedro’s Parallel Universe- Sánchez assures the attack on his delegation was the work of “perfectly organized ultra groups” while Minister of the Interior claims the incidents were “minimally organized”, refused to blame ultra groups: {Translation, summary}
– Pedro Sánchez {pic} contradicts the conclusions of the Civil Guard regarding the authorship and motivation of the people who participated last Sunday in the altercations in a Valencian town de Paiporta during the visit of the delegation in which the Kings, Carlos Mazón and himself were traveling. According to the President of the Government, the perpetrators of the altercations were members of “perfectly organized ultra groups.”
– The haste of the Chief Executive when pointing out those supposedly responsible for the attack on the procession in Paiporta contrasts with the prudence of the Minister of the Interior himself and the Information services. Fernando Grande-Marlaska, on Monday, although he didn’t rule out the possibility that the incidents were “minimally organized,” avoided blaming ultra groups and asked to wait for the investigations to progress.
– During the riots, several of those present, in addition to throwing mud balls that hit royals Felipe VI and Letizia, they threw a stick that hit Sánchez’s back and a blunt object that hit one of the queen’s bodyguards. In addition, they caused damage to the official cars, including the breakage of the rear window of the SUV in which Pedro Sánchez was evacuated, while the Kings and the president of the Generalitat stayed in the area to try to calm things down. Note the guard holding up a bullet-proof “briefcase” shield on the right side. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/sociedad/guardia-civil-detiene-xxx-personas-altercados-visita-20241105100126-ntrc.html
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Relaxing The Lockdown Law Requirements- The TC by narrow majority corrects its doctrine and establishes that the state of alarm was sufficient to restrict rights in a pandemic, 5 of 12 judges dissent: {Translation, summary}
– The Constitutional Court (TC) has corrected this Tuesday the doctrine it set three years ago, when it ruled the measures adopted during the coronavirus pandemic, by establishing that the state of alarm was sufficient to agree the restrictions of fundamental rights set then. All this does not mean that the July 2021 ruling on the first state of alarm being illegal is invalidated, but rather that the Constitutional Court establishes a new criteria to follow in future disputes in this regard.
– Now, the TC “points out at this point that the possibility of suspension of 
fundamental rights does not depend on the grade level of the emergency measures adopted but on the concurrence of its particular enabling factual presupposition (the declaration of a state of alarm, state of exception, or state of siege), since what occurs in such a case is the transitory and exceptional suspension of the effectiveness of the right itself with the specific legal regime established”.
– The sources consulted indicate that in this way the ruling of 2021 of the TC that required declaring a state of exception to restrict fundamental rights has been corrected, considering that, as long as it is done with proportionality, the state of alarm allows such restrictions.
– The aforementioned sources explain that the new doctrine implies that the state of exception “only proceeds in serious disturbances of public order”, while the state of alarm is for “health crises and natural disasters”. They add that until now the TC required the state of exception for such restrictions excessively limited the State’s possibilities of response in health crises and natural catastrophes.
– This “covert” change of doctrine via a new interpretation is the reason why the five judges who make up the so-called conservative bloc have announced a dissenting opinion. To restrict fundamental rights, they say, it can only be regulated by the Cortes Generales (Parliament), by means of an organic law. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-tc-corrige-doctrina-establece-estado-alarma-era-suficiente-restringir-derechos-pandemia-20241105201827.html
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The Constitutional Court admits an appeal by PP Conservatives against the amnesty law: {Translation, summary}
– The Constitutional Court has admitted the PP’s appeal against the Amnesty Law for processing this Tuesday in a plenary session, rejecting the challenge of the State Attorney’s Office to block it.
Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/malaga/1803830/el-tribunal-constitucional-admite-a-tramite-el-recurso-del-pp-contra-la-ley-de-amnistia/
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The unions postpone the passenger transport strike due to the situation in Valencia: {Translation, summary}}
– The UGT and CCOO unions have decided to postpone the strike in road passenger transport, which began on October 28 and whose next day was scheduled for November 11, given the serious social, personal and material situation generated by the floods in the province of Valencia and other autonomous communities.
– The strike, to demand early retirement for professional drivers, was going to continue on November 11, 28 and 29; December 5 and 9; and, as of the 23rd of that month, it could become indefinite.
– The decision to postpone all planned mobilizations “is taken in solidarity with the people affected by dana in different autonomous communities, with a special impact on the Valencian Community,” they stated. For its part, CCOO has considered that the serious consequences the damage has had for the population, mobility and infrastructure makes road passenger transport services by bus and self-propelled cranes essential at this time.” Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/economia/sindicatos-posponen-huelga-transporte-viajeros_0_2002727348.html
ANDALUCÍA
Junta declares natural disaster in six Andalusian provinces and approves 75-million-euro aid package:
– The Junta de Andalucía has set aside 75 million euros to repair damage caused by the Dana storm which swept across the region last week. However, the amount could increase in the coming days as more damage is discovered.
– In total, it is estimated that 285 municipalities in the region have suffered damage as a result of the ‘Dana’ storm. Sixteen of them are in Malaga province
– In Malaga province, the affected municipalities are Alhaurín de la Torre, Álora, Cártama, Carratraca, Casarabonela, Coín, Pizarra, Tolox, Almogía, Casabermeja, Malaga, Antequera, Ardales, Teba, Valle de Abdalajís and Villanueva de la Concepción. Full article & photo credit: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/the-junta-declares-natural-disaster-six-provinces-20241105160619-nt.html
MALAGA PROVINCE
Almost 80,000 tourist rental properties already registered in Malaga and on the Costa del Sol:
– In the midst of the offensive against tourist properties for rent, in which the city of Malaga is leading the way in measures to curb growth in this area, the supply of holiday rentals continues to grow. It does so at an average rate of fifteen 
registrations per day being added to the Junta’s ‘Turismo’ register. It would appear the rate of registrations has accelerated as limitations on such licences are announced. With data as of the 29th of last month, the number of properties registered with a licence to accommodate tourists has risen to 78,950 in Malaga province. These properties provide 418,740 beds. The figure, to put it in context, is almost four times the number of beds offered by the 921 hotels and hostels in the province. The trend continues to be upwards.
– It is estimated that 30% of the registered properties have the licence to be marketed on rental platforms, but they are not in operation, only registered. It is interesting to note that, according to Turismo’s data, from the 29 to 31 October the average number of properties joining the register was 32, double the usual number.
– These are days in which several measures are causing ripples. For instance, on 28 October Ronda town hall approved an ordinance to regulate tourist accommodation in the town. This ruling sets out that these properties must have a minimum of 45 square metres of living space, that those of more than 60 square metres must have two bathrooms and that, in buildings where there are residential properties, those with tourist licences must not exceed 20% and must be located on the ground or first floors.
– Marbella, Torremolinos and Benalmádena are in the same battle to curb the growth of holiday rentals at the behest of the new regulations governing this activity in Andalucía, approved in February by the Junta, regulations that include tools for town councils to limit the supply if they so choose. These municipalities are among those with the highest supply of such properties in Malaga. In turn, Malaga province accounts for more than half of the supply in the entire region of Andalucía. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/the-number-registered-tourist-dwellings-the-province-20241104070926-nt.html
ALMÁCHAR
Almáchar asks the board for explanations for the withdrawal of the municipality’s mobile ITV service: {Translation}
– The City Council of Almáchar has requested explanations to the Junta de Andalucía for the withdrawal of the mobile ITV service in the municipality. In a letter addressed to the Councilor for Industry, Energy and Mines of the Junta, Jorge Paradela, and signed by the Mayor of Almáchar, Antonio Yuste, the City Council has expressed its concern and has requested information about the withdrawal of this service. “This service, which had been provided by the public company Verificaciones Industriales de Andalucía, S. A. (VEIASA) dependent on that Ministry, in the María Zambrano park, has been very useful for our neighbors, especially for those with difficulties in traveling to the different ITV stations,” the mayor has stated in the letter.
– “We understand that we, the administrations, are at the service of our citizens to facilitate their procedures and improve their quality of life, not to add to their difficulties. The mobile ITV not only contributed to the welfare of our neighbors, but also reinforced road safety by ensuring that vehicles comply with legal requirements. For this reason, we request information on the reasons that have led to the withdrawal of this service and we ask that, as far as possible, it be reinstated as soon as possible. We are convinced that, working together, we will be able to find a solution that is beneficial to all”, he concluded. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/almachar-pide-a-la-junta-explicaciones-por-la-retirada-del-servicio-de-itv-movil-del-municipio/
MARBELLA
Prosecutor demands jail sentences for former Triple A officials who allegedly slaughtered animals with no just cause:
– The former heads of the Triple A animal welfare association in Marbella are facing jail for alleged animal cruelty, falsifying documents, unqualified practice, misappropriation, incorrect administration, contravening the rights of workers and Social Security fraud.
– The public prosecutor leading the trial has asked the president (B.P) be jailed for 18 years and the vice-president (A.D) for 10. The document, seen by SUR, points out that “domestic animals have been slaughtered on a massive and unjustified scale, with the sole purpose of reducing costs and dedicating part of the facilities to private purposes, with the aim of making a profit”.
– Euthanasia products were administered “without having the veterinary knowledge to do so” and with doses supplied below what is recommended to save costs, which resulted in the slow death of animals, mainly healthy puppies, according to the document.
– The events, which occurred between 2011 and 2016, were reported by a group of volunteers from the shelter. The Guardia Civil inspected the premises on several occasions where they found the bodies of pets, some of which only had injuries, while others had been “illegally sacrificed”. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/marbella-san-pedro/prosecutor-seeks-jail-for-triple-officials-who-20241104071113-nt.html
EUROPE
Ukraine Announces First Direct Clashes With North Korean Troops:
– The US and South Korea now say many thousands of North Korean troops are on the front lines, potentially engaging Ukrainian forces, with most of them located in Russia’s Kursk oblast, which has been under Ukrainian troop presence since the August cross-border offensive. “More than 10,000 North Korean soldiers are currently in Russia, and we assess that a significant portion of them are deployed to front-line areas, including Kursk,” spokesman for South Korea’s defense ministry, Jeon Ha-kyou, told a briefing.
– The Pentagon has said the same with spokesman Pat Ryder having stated Monday, “All indications are that they will provide some type of combat or combat support capability.” He added: “We would fully expect that the Ukrainians would do what they need to do to defend themselves and their personnel.”
– The US administration has continued to warn that these foreign troops are “legitimate military targets” if they are found inside Ukraine and enter the fight. Kiev has taken the allegations a step further, saying that already there’s been an exchange of fire between Ukrainian and North Korean troops. But it reportedly happened inside Russia. Full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ukraine-announces-first-direct-clash-north-korean-troops & X Video Link
HEALTH
Latest Huge SAS Damages Payout: {Translation}
– The Administrative Court 2 of Granada has ordered the SAS to pay 287,000 euros to the family of a minor with epilepsy and other sequelae linked to perinatal hypoxia and encephalopathy suffered at birth due to malpractice in 2008, ruling out that the cause is time-barred.
– Despite the request for the case to be closed due to the statute of limitations requested by the SAS, the court has agreed with the parents, represented by the firm Romero y López Cantón Abogados, and has considered that it has not been possible to calculate the amount to be claimed for cognitive damage until now.
– The cognitive disorder and the moderate neuropsychological damage to the minor, the slight right emiparesis, the epilepsy with disorder of consciousness and damage to the ocular system, in addition to the moral damage due to loss of quality of life, were considered the result of malpractice, and therefore compensable.
– All these sequelae were jointly valued at 287,100 euros, the amount with which the SAS must compensate the child’s family.
Source, Spanish: https://www.granadahoy.com/granada/condenan-sas-pagar-300-000-secuelas-bebe_0_2002724298.html
TECH
How does Spain’s emergency warning system for mobile phones work?
– The terrible tragedy sparked by the ‘Dana’ storm in the Valencia region of Spain has put effectiveness or otherwise of the Spanish government’s warning system for alerting the population in the event of large-scale emergencies in the spotlight. In particular, much is being said about the ES-Alert system, which has been in operation in Spain since 2023.
– It is especially designed to warn of natural disasters (such as last week’s floods or even earthquakes) but could also be used in other cases such as terrorism. It is a sound warning followed by a text that the Civil Protection service can send to all mobile phones in a certain area, without the need to have their number. Even if a mobile phone is silenced, the alert still reaches the user. This is why it can be so effective, because it reaches the population of a specific area at risk in a short time.
– Last week the ES-Alert system was used in Valencia, and also for the first time in Andalucía in Jerez, and then in Almeria. But how does it work, does it need to be activated, and does it work on all phones? These are the most important questions:
– One of the most important issues is that it is not necessary to activate the ES-Alert system on our mobile phones, according to the regional government or Interior Ministry. In fact, it is active by default on devices “and cannot be deactivated”, they remind us. It is true that in the security and emergencies section of settings on our devices, alerts can be activated or deactivated, but these warnings are Civil Protection pre-alerts, known as Level 2, which are not currently in use in Spain. In other words, even if this option is deactivated on our device, if Civil Protection uses the ES-Alert system, the warning will reach us.
***Does it reach all phone models?***
– The system is designed to reach as many mobile phones as possible. In the case of older devices, the text of the warning may not be clearly visible, disappear more quickly or simply not arrive at all. In any case, the Civil Protection website reports that Android phones with Android 9 or higher systems will receive the warnings correctly, but Android 8 or lower will not. In the case of iPhone, phones with an iOS 15.6 operating system or higher receive the alerts and display them correctly. Read the full article at: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/how-does-spains-emergency-warning-system-for-20241105130221-nt.html
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Rush on for the last of Spain’s Real Estate Golden Visas, Program Ends January 2025:
– Starting next year, Spain will no longer grant new residence permits in exchange for real estate investments through the country’s Golden Visa Program. The most 
sought-after option was the real estate investment option, which granted residency through this program in exchange for purchasing a property worth €500,000 or more. In April this year, the President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez, announced that the country would terminate this route.
– Ending the real estate investment option from this scheme is leading to a surge in the number of applications. According to a specialist in international mobility in Spain, Juan Carlos Lois, in August alone, Spain saw a surge that tripled compared to the figures from the same period last year. Full article: https://schengen.news/spain-to-discontinue-golden-visa-benefits-from-january-2025/
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