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Nerja Coworking’s ‘Art & Wine’ event: Sat, 10 May, 7-9pm
Join us for a lively Art & Wine event with Tinto del Arte!
Artist Katie will guide and assist you as you paint on a 40×50 cm canvas (materials provided).
Enjoy 2 hours of painting at Nerja Coworking, Plaza de España.
As you paint, indulge in unlimited wine and non-alcoholic alternatives, alongside a delightful assortment of snacks including cheeses, grapes, olives, fruit, and more.
No experience necessary. Info & tix (€45/50): https://www.tintodelarte.es/event-details/art-wine-nerja-10-may-2025 

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Boogie Wonderland- 70’s Extravaganza At Salon Varietes Theater, Fuengirola: Sun, 11 May 7pm
Back by popular demand for one night only! The 70’s are brought back to life by Boogie Wonderland, with hits from artists including Bee Gees, Marvin Gaye, Kool `n` the Gang, Earth, Wind & Fire, Boney M, Jackson 5, James Brown, and The Temptations.
For performance times and tickets visit [https://salonvarietes.com/live/show-details.php?id_show=747] OR call 952474542, Monday – Friday 11am-2:30pm, OR in person at the box office Monday to Friday, from 11am-2:30pm. 

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Periana Fiesta y Romería de San Isidro 2025:
The Festival will be held from May 14 to 18, 2025 and the pilgrimage from May 23 to 25, 2025.
It is an opportunity to live at the rhythm of traditional, popular and typical festivities.
See full schedule of events: https://www.andaluciamia.com/es/tours/feria-de-san-isidro-en-periana-pueblo-de-la-costa-del-sol-en-la-axarquia/ 

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Eco-Fest, Dee Fest Granada 2025: New Date Announced
Sat, 7 June, 5pm-3am
Headliners: Kiko Veneno, Derby Motoreta’s Burrito Kachimba, Repion, and Los Mejillones Tigre
It is the only Festival of Granada and its metropolitan area that takes place in a natural environment, the Park of the Dílar Hermitage, a few meters from the Sierra Nevada Natural Park and with very clear objectives: Respect the environment, live nature and enjoy music.
Info & tix (€25/30): https://www.redentradas.com/?entradas=&eid=2470 

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GREEK CASITA RESTAURANT & BAR

The Greek House – Greek Casita Restaurant & Bar –Torrox Costa:
Located on the sea promenade, between the Safari bar and Picadero restaurants, BLQ 80 bajo. We offer you a little piece of Greece with our Greek home made specialities. You can choose meat specialties (Gyros, Souvlaki, Bifteki, Sutsukaki, Mussaka), cheese (Feta Psiti, Feta Saganaki, Hallumi), vegetables (Greek salad, Hummus, Eggplant cream, Mezze, Tzatziki) or sea fruits (prawns or octopus), all of this accompanied with our special Greek pita bread. For dessert… HOMEMADE BAKLAVA! We offer a lovely meal time in a quiet and exquisite atmosphere, accompanied with the best Greek music. See you soon! Hours: 7pm to close, Wednesday thru Sunday. Closed Monday & Tuesday. For reservations call 642585049. https://la-casita-griega.business.site/ We are DigameXtra sponsors, so our contact info can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section. 

 

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BOOK RELEASE BY BERKELEY FENNE – “THE RECTIFIER”

THE RECTIFIER – A NOVEL WITH A LOCAL CONNECTION By Axarquia Resident, Berkeley Fenne
After serving in Afghanistan, Bosnia and for the British Government, ex-SAS Army Captain, Stuart Reece, wanted nothing more than to retire to his villa and enjoy a peaceful life, basking in the beauty of southern Spain and spend some time researching the locations where he served and the ‎drug trade from Afghanistan. On one such fine day, he is shot, he survives the attempt to eliminate ‎him. Reece is now determined to find the hitman. He later discovers that what he had begun to ‎uncover was only the tip of the iceberg. Reece starts chasing an international drug trafficking ‎business and all of its tentacles. Thus begins the race to reach the roots of all evil. Travelling ‎through southern Spain to the Balkans, eastern Europe and into Asia, he realises that the hunt was ‎leading him back to where traumatic memories of war and violence had scarred him, in ‎Afghanistan. With the events unfolding, ‘The Rectifier’ brings light to the underworld drug ‎trafficking business, terrorism, and how greed for power and money can shift even those that are ‎our protectors into traffickers and criminals.
The Rectifier is the first of a Trilogy of Stuart Reece thriller books. ‎
Berkeley Fenne A retired senior company director latterly a business consultant, he had provided ‎guidance and support to a variety and diverse range of companies. He designed and delivered a ‎business improvement programme with accompanying reference manual, which inspired the ‎beginning of fiction novel writing. Fenne is a Spanish resident, appreciating the opportunity to write ‎in the pleasant surroundings of southern Spain.
Available from: Amazon Books – Pegasus Publishing – berkeleyfenne@gmail.com

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SPAIN

Landmark ruling! The bank will have to pay you back if you are scammed by phishing: {Translation}
– The “phishing” is one of the most used techniques in Spain, where cybercriminals impersonate companies, gov’t agencies, banks, delivery agents, etc. to deceive users through emails.
– Spain’s Supreme Court has set an important legal precedent that protects victims of digital fraud, such as phishing, by ruling that banks are obliged to refund money stolen in these circumstances, unless they can prove gross negligence on the part of the customer.
– The judicial decision upholds a previous ruling in favour of a user who had over €83,000 withdrawn from their account without consent, despite having acted with all due diligence. Organisations like the OCU have warmly welcomed this ruling: “It is good news for all users, and we at OCU celebrate it as such.”
– According to the ruling, any payment made under the influence of deception will not be considered authorised, and therefore, the bank must replace the stolen funds. This measure represents strong support for the rights of consumers who suffer these increasingly sophisticated and hard-to-detect attacks.
– The high court points to a near-objective liability of the payment service provider, i.e., the bank, which can only avoid responsibility if it proves that the transaction was properly authenticated, recorded, without technical failures, and that the customer acted with intent or gross negligence.
Furthermore, the Supreme Court highlights the obligation of banks to have effective systems for detecting and blocking suspicious activities to prevent high-risk transactions. In other words, it is not enough to blame the customer: banks must take on their share of technological and preventive responsibility. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1895110/sentencia-historica-el-banco-tendra-que-devolverte-el-dinero-si-te-estafan-por-phishing/
More detailed article, in Spanish: https://www.eldiario.es/economia/supremo-obliga-bancos-responsabilizarse-robos-phising-si-cliente-no-sido-descuidado_1_12278081.html 

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New population record in Spain, with 49,153,849 inhabitants in the first quarter of 2025, thanks to foreigners: {Translation, summary}
– The population of Spain has registered a new historical record to 49,153,849 inhabitants in the first quarter of 2025, with an increase of 75,865, thanks especially to the increase in foreign population (95,363 more), as can be seen from the continuous population statistics that the National Statistics Institute (INE) has published on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Spanish population diminished in 19,498 people.
– Meanwhile, the population born abroad, from 9,498,002 people, was greater than that of foreign nationality, of 6,947,711, due to the processes of acquisitions of Spanish nationality. For its part, the number of foreigners increased by 95,363 people during the quarter, to 6,947,711. The population of Spanish nationality decreased by 19,498. In annual terms, the estimated population growth was 429,977 people.
– The main nationalities of immigrants during the first quarter of 2025 were the Colombian (with 39,800 arrivals in Spain), the Moroccan (25,900) and the Venezuelan (25,000).
– Meanwhile, the most numerous nationalities of the emigrants were the Moroccan (with 13,900 departures), the Colombian (13,500) and the Spanish (10,300).
– By communities, during the first quarter of 2025 the population grew in almost all autonomous communities and in the autonomous city of Melilla. Instead, it descended in the Balearic Islands, Extremadura and the Autonomous City of Ceuta. The greatest increases were given in the Community of Madrid (0.45%), the Valencian Community (0.37%) and the Region of Murcia (0.26%).
– Finally, INE statistics reveals that the number of households stood at 19,523,824 to April 1, 2025, with an increase of 26,698 during the first quarter of 2025. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/sociedad/noticia-nuevo-record-poblacion-espana-49153849-habitantes-primer-trimestre-2025-gracias-extranjeros-20250508112722.html

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Spaniards believe that justice favors politicians and is not impartial when she judges them, according to the CIS: {Translation}
– Almost 80% of Spaniards believe that justice is not always impartial in judicial processes that affect political parties and about 90% maintain that the judicial estates do not treat politicians equal to the current citizens, as can be seen from the study on the quality of democracy published by the Center for Sociological Research (CIS).
– Specifically, 78% of the interviewed persons disagree with the claim that in the judicial processes that affect political parties “justice is always impartial”, while 89.8% maintain that justice does not treat a politician equally as a normal citizen.
– In addition, 78.5% points out that justice also does not act the same before a rich person as a poor person. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-espanoles-creen-justicia-favorece-politicos-no-imparcial-cuando-les-juzga-cis-20250508125304.html 

ANDALUCÍA

Andalusian reservoirs are close to 61% with a reserve much higher than in the last decade: {Translation}
– Andalusian reservoirs have increased to 60.53% of their storage capacity after gaining 27 cubic hectometres in the past week, reaching a total of 6,708 cubic hectometres, according to data provided by the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, as reported by Europa Press.
– The reserves exceed the percentage recorded at this time in 2024 by 16.6 points, when they stood at 4,862 cubic hectometres and 43.8% of their total capacity.
– Andalusian reserves continue to surpass the average for the past ten years. They are 846 cubic hectometres above the average for this period, which stands at 5,862 cubic hectometres and a level of 52.9% of capacity. For yet another week, all water management areas remain above the average values of the last decade.
*DETAILED DATA BY BASIN*
– Based on the latest data provided by the Ministry, the reservoirs in the Guadalquivir basin, the largest in the region, now hold 4,916 cubic hectometres after gaining 16 in seven days. With this increase, they have reached 61.2% of their capacity and exceed the ten-year average (4,182 cubic hectometres). Compared to the previous year, this water reserve has gained 1,124 cubic hectometres, as the amount of water stored at this time last year was 3,792 cubic hectometres.
– The Andalusian Mediterranean Basin has risen to 56.9% of its capacity, after gaining 12 cubic hectometres in a week, reaching 669 cubic hectometres. Its reserve is 300 cubic hectometres higher than the same week in 2024, when it stood at 369 cubic hectometres, and it exceeds the ten-year average (603 cubic hectometres).
– The reservoirs of Tinto, Odiel, and Piedras in Huelva have gained one cubic hectometre and now stand at 211 cubic hectometres, with reserves at 92.1% of capacity. They also remain above the ten-year average (190 cubic hectometres) and have 17 cubic hectometres more than in the same week of 2024, when they reached 194 cubic hectometres.
– The hydrographic demarcation that includes the Guadalete-Barbate reservoirs in Cádiz has lost two cubic hectometres this week, recording 912 cubic hectometres, according to the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge. As a result, it stands at 55.2% of its total capacity. The reserve currently holds 405 cubic hectometres more than in the same week of 2024, when it was at 507 cubic hectometres, and remains above the ten-year average (887 cubic hectometres).
– Spain’s water reserve is at 77% of its total capacity, with reservoirs currently storing 43,144 cubic hectometres of water, having increased by 309 cubic hectometres in the past week (0.5% of the current total capacity of the reservoirs). Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1895192/los-pantanos-andaluces-rozan-el-61-con-una-reserva-muy-por-encima-de-la-ultima-decada/ 

MALAGA CITY

The new ordinance for the Malaga Fair prohibits the “botellón”, allows booths to deny access for swimware/sportsware/flip-flops, and establishes the schedule of the booths: {Translation}
– Botellón is a Spanish activity when people congregate in public areas to socialize while drinking alcohol.
– The Málaga August Fair has begun preparations with the publication of a new ordinance, which introduces changes for this year’s celebration. Booths (casetas) may prohibit entry to people wearing swimsuits or sports shorts, a new youth zone has been included, and in general, street drinking (botellón) has been banned in the city centre and the Real Cortijo de Torres fairground. The opening hours for the booths at the fairground have also been announced, starting from 2:00 PM, though the schedule for the city centre has not yet been specified.
– This new ordinance includes a ban on the consumption of alcoholic beverages in both Málaga’s Historic Centre and the Real Cortijo de Torres. Alcohol may only be consumed in designated areas, such as bars, restaurants, and booths. Additionally, businesses are prohibited from selling alcoholic beverages for consumption outside their premises.
*New Features for the Fairground Booths*
– One of the notable points in the new ordinance is that it allows booths to deny entry to individuals wearing swimsuits and flip-flops or sports clothing.
– At the fairground, the booths are divided into the following zones: youth, family, horse boxes, and official booths. Regarding the first zone, a new category has been introduced this year: the “Alcohol-Free Youth” booth. Entry to the booths will be free and open to all. Furthermore, these booths must participate in the City Council’s “Málaga Free from Gender-Based Violence” campaign.
– The opening hours for the booths at the fairground will begin at 2:00 PM, with closing times between 2:00 AM and 6:00 AM, except on public holidays and the eves of public holidays, when they may close at 7:00 AM. The schedule for the Historic Centre has not yet been announced and will be set by the Local Government Board.
*Schedule for Horse Riders*
– The ordinance stipulates that the official schedule for horse and carriage parades at the fairground begins at 12:00 PM and ends at 7:30 PM, ensuring that by 8:00 PM, the area is clear and clean.
– The ordinance also covers the conduct of the parade (walking or trotting), unauthorised vehicles (such as motorised vehicles that have been modified), the attire of riders and coachmen, and the requirement to comply with current animal welfare regulations. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/nueva-ordenanza-feria-malaga-2025_0_2003890820.html 

TORROX

Torrox Fiesta de la Primavera (spring festival) 2025 “Origen”: {Translation, summary}
– The City Council of Torrox has presented this Thursday a new edition of its awaited Spring Festival, which this year will be held under the name ‘Origen’ and will take place on Saturday, May 10, from 16.00 to 2.00 hours, in the Plaza Picasso. A day designed for young and family audiences, with a strong musical and cultural component that seeks to consolidate this event as a local reference.
– During the event, the lineup of artists who will give life to the day has been unveiled: ZEPHS, Daniel Jimenez, Elias Moreno and Antonio Lara, four names that stand out for their links with urban music, electronic and emerging talent.
Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/torrox-presenta-su-fiesta-de-la-primavera-2025-una-celebracion-con-sello-joven-y-musical-bajo-el-lema-origen/ 

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V Día de la Moto- Villa de Torrox is Sun, 11 May: {Translation, summary}
– The V Motorcycle Day Villa de Torrox expects about a thousand participants, as indicated during the presentation of the event, for the benefit of the Friendship Workshop, to be held this coming Sunday, May 11.
– Motorcycle route through the town, exhibitions, a concert, exhibitions, awards and tasting a plate of migas with salad arriera, among other things, make up the program of activities.
– The day will feature the participation of the pilot Placido Perez (Exhibitions 666), the presentation of Reverend Seven (La Mega and Gas), the concert of the group Aljama and music by Dj Worzel. In addition, there will be exhibitions of motorcycles, clothing and merchandising stand and awards for the oldest motorcycle, the newest and for the motorcycle club with more registered. As explained by the Councillor for Sports, registration will take place from 10:00 am on Sunday at the Avenida del Faro de Torrox Costa, from where participants will leave at 11:30 am to go through El Peñoncillo, the historic center of Torrox, El Morche and arrival, again, to the aforementioned avenue, where the party and concentration will take place. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/presentado-el-v-dia-de-la-moto-villa-de-torrox/ 

NERJA

JapFestival 2 Salón de Manga de Nerja: {Translation}
– Saturday, May 17, the Enrique López Cuenca Pavilion in Nerja will host the JapFestival 2 Salón de Manga de Nerja, an event that will be held from 10:00 to 21:00 hours. Throughout the day, there will be various activities, such as a cosplay contest, at the same time there will be stalls to buy items and restoration related to manga and anime. There will also be the participation of dubbing actors and the outstanding performance of Aineberri. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-pabellon-enrique-lopez-cuenca-se-prepara-para-el-japfestival-2-salon-de-manga-de-nerja/ 

VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA

Vélez-Málaga to add even more video surveillance cameras after major camera installation just a month ago, no public vote, just a committee of non-experts (El Consejo Social de Vélez-Málaga) approves €50,000 more (approx. 40 new cameras?): {Translation}
– The Social Council of Velez-Malaga has become one of the elements of vital importance for making decisions that affect the development of the different lines of action for the progress of the municipality. This has been witnessed by the mayor of Velez, Jesus Lupiñez, who has claimed the value of “the confrontation of ideas between the different strata of our municipality and the possibility of finding links in solving problems and proposing new proposals for the future of Velez-Malaga”.
– In this line of “necessary consensus and dialogue”, the first mayor of the town has announced the allocation of an amount of 50,000 euros from the municipal coffers for the purchase of new video surveillance cameras, which will result in “a more comprehensive monitoring of the conditions of daily life in the municipality”, in order to preserve the safety of residents and visitors, reduce incidents or criminal acts, traffic density or traffic congestion, among others. These new devices are added to the cameras installed last Easter.
– The agreement reached by the Social Council of the City, in session held on Monday, May 5, will mean the allocation of this economic item to the purchase of some very useful tools and with an intelligent management circuit that will facilitate the management of urban traffic in an effective and functional way, through recording units that will allow to keep track of possible incidents in strategic locations of the municipality, since, as highlighted by the alderman, “the installation is carried out taking into account the areas of large influx of vehicles and pedestrians”.
– Social Council. Jesús Lupiáñez has put in value the nature of the agreement, since it is a decision “fruit of the consensus between the different agents that take part of the Social Council of the City”, which, in his opinion, “supposes a great satisfaction, that this organ is the one that also adopts this type of decisions of municipal matters that affect the social welfare of our land”.
– This measure represents a firm and decisive step forward by the current government team, in order to preserve a city “safer, from a control system that will allow, including, to address possible altercations or criminal situations arising in the locations that will be under the eye of the camera”. The new video surveillance devices will be set up progressively in each of the selected points, having already started in different local points.
– {These pro-grade cameras cost under €1000 each in bulk, the software and installation for the entire package another €300 per cam. So what are they installing with €50,000? Something like 40 new surveillance cams? Is that not a bit over the top? -Ed.} Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-consejo-social… 

 

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Benamocarra San Isidro spring parties program: {Translation}
– Benamocarra already has its program for the Spring Festival of San Isidro ready and this Thursday morning has been presented in the Plenary Hall of the Town Hall of Benamocarra. The councilman of Fiestas, Daniel Galvez, along with councilors Jose Ramon Palomo and Pablo Lopez, have shown all the activities scheduled for 16, 17 and 18 May, which is full of surprises.
– This year, the opening speech will be given by Emilio Ortigosa, drummer for more than 15 years with the brotherhood of San Isidro de Benamocarra.
– As a highlight, on Friday May 16 at 00:30h will have the performance of the Sevillian group revelation in social networks “ASERE” with their songs La Rizos, Mi Morena and A Pasito Lento.
– A day later, on Saturday May 17 at the same time, Merche brings to the town his Deluxe tour of greatest hits “Abre tu mente ahora”, with which he is sweeping in cities like Madrid and Cadiz, getting Sold Out, acting in the Plaza de Toros de Benamocarra for free.
– Yulen El Peluquero returns with his show “El humor es una cosa muy seria”, promising laughter to our neighbors after being a success in previous performances.
– For the older ones, on Saturday at 17:00 h, performance of a copla show in the Plaza de la Música and as a main course, on Sunday Rocío Guerra brings a great tribute to Isabel Pantoja called ‘Mi Garlochí’.
– For its part, the youngest will have the already popular night party ‘Benadance Primavera’ in the bullring of Benamocarra, with the performance of local DJ’s and live entertainment, both Friday and Saturday.
– The Pilgrimage 2025, will be held on May 31 and June 1 and as a highlight will have the road to the ‘Coto Escolar Maestro Santiago Jaén de Dios’. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/merche-artista-destacada-en-las-fiestas-de-primavera-de-san-isidro-2025-en-benamocarra/ 

EUROPE

German interior minister orders migrants to be turned away at border:
– New German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has ordered that migrants be immediately turned away at the border, signalling a sharp shift in the country’s immigration policy and fulfilling a key campaign promise of Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
– Police have been instructed to turn people away directly at the border, Dobrindt announced at a press conference on Wednesday, with exceptions for children, pregnant women, and other vulnerable groups.
– Migration dominated Germany’s election campaign, and Merz pledged to have illegal migrants turned back at the border on his first day in office.
– In 2015 former Chancellor Angela Merkel decided not to reject migrants at the border. Instead, the local authorities were tasked with processing all asylum seekers. Dobrindt is now reversing that policy.
– Persons without identification documents – including those seeking to apply for asylum – should be refused entry, the Chair of the Federal Police Union, Heiko Teggatz, confirmed to the German media outlet MDR.
– To manage the additional workload at the border, the German government plans to strengthen its border police. “It is clear that we want to take stronger action against illegal migration. This must mean that we deploy more police at the borders”, Dobrindt said.
– According to German media, 3,000 additional federal police officers are planned to support border control efforts. The border police contingent will be doubled, and mobile control units deployed, according to information seen by the German news outlet Spiegel.
– “A clear signal to Europe that politics in Germany has changed,” the interior minister stated. Full article: https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/german-interior-minister-orders-migrants-to-be-turned-away-at-border/

SPACE

Exploring the Cosmic Cliffs in 3D:
– The landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” known as the Cosmic Cliffs is actually a portion of the nebula Gum 31, which contains a young star cluster called NGC 3324. Both Gum 31 and NGC 3324 are part of a vast star-forming region known as the Carina Nebula Complex.
– Ultraviolet light and stellar winds from the stars of NGC 3324 have carved a cavernous area within Gum 31. A portion of this giant bubble is seen above the Cosmic Cliffs. (The star cluster itself is outside this field of view.)
– The Cliffs display a misty appearance, with “steam” that seems to rise from the celestial mountains. In actuality, the wisps are hot, ionized gas and dust streaming away from the nebula under an onslaught of relentless ultraviolet radiation.
– Eagle-eyed viewers may also spot particularly bright, yellow streaks and arcs that represent outflows from young, still-forming stars embedded within the Cosmic Cliffs. The latter part of the visualization sequence swoops past a prominent protostellar jet in the upper right of the image. Full article: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/new-visualization-from-nasas-webb-telescope-explores-cosmic-cliffs/ & Video Link 

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Goodbye motorhomes! No free camping! The tough penalties they may face in Europe: {Translation}
– In Spain, it is common to see a large number of citizens travelling thousands of kilometres in their motorhomes, enjoying nature and the most beautiful corners of our country. However, this practice has recently been facing various restrictions in certain European countries, such as Greece, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, among others.
– Why are these restrictions being imposed? The countries mentioned above have already taken steps in this regard. These territories have limited, or even banned, impromptu parking in certain natural areas or free camping. The reasons include preventing extreme tourist overcrowding, addressing the growing environmental impact, and responding to numerous complaints from local residents, among other issues.
– Which country has implemented the most measures so far?
In this case, we will focus on Greece. Through legislation that has already been approved and implemented, Greece prohibits motorhome parking in forests, beaches, and natural parks, as well as restricting overnight stays in such vehicles on private land or properties.
*Restrictions in other European countries*
– In countries like Luxembourg and the Netherlands, free camping is completely prohibited, meaning motorhomes can only park in specifically designated areas. These zones are monitored by local authorities, who ensure that tourists comply with the country’s regulations.
– In the United Kingdom, there is currently no specific legislation banning these activities. However, over time, several local councils have started introducing more restrictive rules. For example, in cities like Lancashire, motorhome users are prohibited from parking in the St Annes area from 6:00 PM to 8:00 AM.
– Switzerland, meanwhile, is one of the strictest countries regarding this activity, adopting one of the toughest stances in Europe: overnight parking is completely banned, and checks are increasingly frequent. However, there are designated areas where camping is permitted.
– Lastly, in Italy’s most tourist-heavy areas, such as Cinque Terre, Tuscany, or the Amalfi Coast, there is no outright ban yet, but signs have started appearing to prevent motorhome parking.
– What are the penalties? This is the million-dollar question for enthusiasts of this practice. Failing to comply with these regulations in certain European countries could hit your wallet hard, as, under normal circumstances, it is punishable by a fine of €300 for “failing to protect the natural environment,” according to local authorities. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/motor/movilidad/adios-autocaravanas-sanciones-podrian-enfrentar-amantes-naturaleza-estacionar-europa-5707232/ 

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Cardinal Robert Prevost elected first American-born pope, takes name Pope Leo XIV:
– Habemus papam — and he’s American! Cardinal Robert Frances Prevost (liberal democrat), who was born in Chicago and attended Villanova University, has been selected as the first pontiff from the United States. Prevost — a mathematics graduate of Villanova University outside Philadelphia — has been leading the Vatican’s bishop vetting and appointment process since 2023, which has given him a unique standing among the cardinals who were present for the conclave.
– Since arriving in Rome for that position, he has helped oversee the rollout of many of Francis’ more progressive reforms — notably playing a part in allowing women to vote on bishop selections. He also spent much of his career working in Peru — where he also holds citizenship — and was appointed to numerous leadership positions across the world by Francis, indicating the former pope had long had his eye on Prevost as a possible successor. Full article: https://nypost.com/2025/05/08/world-news/american-born-cardinal-robert-prevost-elected-pope/ 

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