DigameXtra No. 2828 Thursday, August 8th, 2024

On August 8, 2024August 8, 2024 By naythandoctorlaptop

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Summer Cinema in Municipal Auditorium of Rincón de la Victoria: August 14 to 17
The sessions will be screened at 10:00 p.m. with free access until capacity is reached.
The movies: Campeonex (14 Aug), Megalodón 2, La fosa (15 Aug), El peor vecino del mundo (16 Aug), y Súper Mario Bros, La película (17 de agosto).

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Tickets for the first events of the Granada Flamenco Biennial 2025 go on sale Wednesday, August 7:
– This cycle will include a variety of concerts, conferences, film screenings and special events starring renowned local and national artists from the world of flamenco.
– The Granada 2025 Flamenco Biennial will begin with a pre-programme titled ‘Granada es Flamenco 365’, which will take place from September 14 to 22.
– Info & tix: https://www.redentradas.com/?entradas=&eid=2932

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Motril’s Festival of Ancient Music “Balduino and Fabiola”: Three nights, 22-24 Aug. 21:30
Villa Astrida. C/ Rector Lorenzo Morillas Cuevas, s/n (18613) Motril.
The concerts will be held in the beautiful inner courtyard of the palace, which is perfectly suited for the chamber music performances that have been programmed.
– Thursday 22 Aug: Vestigium Ensemble, composed of the musicians Ana Fernández Anguita, baroque flute; Andrés García Fraile, viola da gamba and Eliot Xaquín Dios Martínez, harpsichord.
– Friday 23 Aug: Tafelmusik
– Saturday 24 Aug: Orquesta de Camara Mediterranea
Info & tix (€27.50): https://entradium.com/en/events/i-festival-de-musica-antigua-balduino-y-fabiola-vestigium-ensemble

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Festival from the 80s to the 90s in Almuñécar:
Wed, Aug 28, 8pm-3am
Parque El Majuelo Almuñecar, Av. de Europa, 23, Almuñécar
7 hours of show with Live Music, Singers, Dances, DJ’s, Foodtrucks, Games, Contests, Photocall, and much more.
Info & tix ($30+fees): https://festivaldelos80alos90.com/

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VII edition of the “La Caña Flamenca” Festival:
El Majuelo Park, Almuñecar
– Sat, 17 Aug: Demarco Flamenco
– Sun, 18 Aug: Manuel Lombo
– Sat, 24 Aug: Diana Navarro
All shows at 10pm. Info & tix: https://lacanaflamenca.com/

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For Sale: Table & 4 chairs. Unique heavy Andalucían/Moroccan table 180cm x 90cm (while most tables are round or rectangular, this one is more ovaltine with 4 firmly chairs (in the same style) in good condition. €300
Buyer collects. Ron, Torrox Campo. Whatsapp: +31644143238
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Email: ronvanderspek at gmail dot com

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For Sale: Trip to Rome. Who wants 2 tickets for a lovely trip to Rome on 9th of Oktober 24 for 4 days? It’s from a local social group. Included is flight, hotel, food and excursion in Rome and surrounding. €430.
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Customs Duty Spain: Readers, I’ve ordered an Air wheel SE3 mini see photo from the USA to be delivered by DHL. What charges if any and any other problems I might encounter when arriving in Spain your comments would be appreciated. Regards. Paul, Nerja 29780
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Air Conditioned Restaurants: Readers are encouraged to recommend any restaurants in the area with proper air-con. Some places with small, over-worked air-con units, and/or waiters keeping the door open as they shuttle between the kitchen and their terrace, are still very warm inside, you may as well sit outside and pray for a breeze. What I’d like are recommendations for establishments where the air-con is actually effective, where you can enjoy a meal without sweating. And remember, places change over time. Places I would have recommended last year are no longer “cool” (pun intended). So, only current info please. -Ed.

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SPAIN

The judge rejects the appeal of Sánchez’s brother- she will analyze his emails in the Provincial Council: {Translation, summary}
– The head of Investigating Court number 3 in Badajoz, Beatriz Biedma, has rejected the appeal lodged by the brother of the President of the Government, David Sánchez Pérez-Castejón {pic}, against her decision to collect and analyse his entire corporate email account at the Badajoz Provincial Council and has confirmed this procedure on the grounds that it is “absolutely suitable for the intended purposes” and “the time period envisaged”, from his access to the post at the Conservatory until the present, “is justified”.
– The investigator, who has had to go back to the Diputación de Badajoz because she requested information from them a month ago and they have still not replied, has thus gone deeper into this line of investigation under suspicion of influence peddling. She requires them, specifically, “the exact date” on which the brother of the President of the Government was placed in a “new office, located in the Plaza de España” where he is currently working, information that she requested a month ago in an order to which the public body has not replied. They must reply “as soon as possible”.
– The judge is investigating crimes of influence peddling, crimes against the Public Treasury, prevarication and others in the case that she opened after admitting a complaint filed by the lawyer of Manos Limpias José María Bueno. They accused Pedro Sánchez’s brother of masking his tax residence to avoid taxes, of having gained access to a public job in the Badajoz Provincial Council through influence and of collecting his salary without ever stepping foot in his job. Both David Sánchez and the president of the Diputación, Miguel Ángel Gallardo, and an employee of this body are accused.
Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/juez-rechaza-recurso-hermano-sanchez-analizara-correos-20240806005101-nt.html

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Catalan police mobilise 165 officers to arrest Puigdemont on his return and avoid another “humiliation”: {Translation, summary}
– The Mossos d’Esquadra have imposed two maxims in view of the upcoming return of Carles Puigdemont {pic} to Spain, which will be “imminent”: that he does not arrive at the Parliament, and that the arrest takes place with the “greatest possible discretion”. More than 165 agents of the autonomous police, from different police stations in Catalonia and the general information police station, will be on standby on Wednesday and Thursday after the announcement of the return of the leader of Junts. They all know how they should act in the event of detecting his presence in any of the “hotspots” that the police force’s management has identified. The corps’ management wants to avoid another “humiliation” like the one they suffered with Clara Ponsatí, who crossed the border, gave a press conference in Barcelona and was stopped hours later walking along the Via Layetana.
– The device that commissioner Eduard Sallent has put in place has mobilised eleven police stations in the police regions of Gerona and Lérida, in addition to those of Barcelona – Puigdemont’s final destination, to attend the plenary session that will invest Salvador Illa as president. All of them are located at border posts with France or very close to these places. As soon as they become aware of the presence of Carles Puigdemont in any of these territories, according to the order given to the agents, the Mossos will have to inform the Prefecture, which will give them “specific instructions” on how to proceed. Source, Spanish: https://okdiario.com/espana/mossos-movilizan-165-agentes-detener-puigdemont-regreso-evitar-otra-humillacion-13282406

ANDALUCÍA

Expert warns that the violin spider is in Andalucía- ‘The bites take weeks to heal’:
– Around 1,400 different spider species live on the Iberian peninsula. Of these, only three are truly dangerous: the European black widow, the Iberian black widow and the brown recluse or violin spider. The first two do not usually come into contact with humans and live in rural areas far from urban areas. However, the violin spider is more common, to the extent that it can be found in the home.
– A few weeks ago, a scientific article published in the journal of the Spanish Society of Environmental Health brought to light a case in which this species had attacked a 42-year-old man in Vizcaya on three occasions at his home between May and September 2023. The situation that put the public on alert, as the affected person in question presented wounds with a serious cutaneous necrotising condition.
– However, despite the alarming nature of the case, the truth is that in Spain there have only been 12 cases of poisoning caused by the violin spider reported since 2005. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/costa-tropical/expert-warns-that-the-violin-spider-andalucia-20240805175736-nt.html

MALAGA PROVINCE

The “alarming” drop in water reserves could generate supply cuts in several municipalities in Malaga: {Translation, summary}
– The supply company Aguas de los Verdiales has launched an appeal to the “solidarity and fair, responsible and efficient use of water” of the residents of the municipalities of Almogía, Villanueva de la Concepción, Casabermeja and the southern area of El Torcal de Antequera, with their respective districts and neighbourhoods. All of this, the company points out, in view of the “alarming” drop in the levels of the reservoirs, which could lead to supply cuts in the coming days.
– The affected municipalities had already recently taken some measures to try to reduce water consumption such as closing public fountains and reductions in washing streets or watering green areas.
– As for the measures and recommendations for a more supportive, efficient and sustainable use of water, they recall the prohibition of watering flowerpots, lawns, watering with a hosepipe, filling or refilling swimming pools, watering vegetable gardens and olive trees, etc. They add that, as far as possible, livestock should be supplied with water from wells or other systems, and that in any case, for this use, water should be taken from the essential network.
– “The company is only obliged to supply water for human consumption,” say Aguas de los Verdiales. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/provincia/cortes-agua-malaga-reservas-hidricas-municipios-rurales_0_2002183731.html

MALAGA CITY

Several patients from the Hospital Clínico Universitario de Málaga relocated after a maintenance crew detected a fungus in the center’s air conditioning system: {Translation, summary}
– Five patients from the Oncohaematology ward of the Hospital Clínico Universitario de Málaga have been preventively transferred to other rooms after detecting the presence of the aspergillus fungus in the air conditioning system during a regular check-up. Hospital sources have told EFE that none of these patients are affected by the fungus and that they have been preventively relocated in order to clean and disinfect the rooms in which they were admitted.
– During one of the regular checks carried out in the facilities, higher than usual levels of aspergillus colonies were detected, so the preventive protocol has been applied to “guarantee their safety”, they explained. Once the ducts have been disinfected, samples will be taken again and if they are negative, the rooms can be used again, which they hope will be possible this weekend. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/pacientes-reubicados-clinico-malaga-hongo-sistema-climatizacion_0_2002183974.html

RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA

The Rincón de la Victoria Archaeological Park will host a special night of observing the Perseids: {Translation, summary}
– The Rincón de la Victoria City Council has organized a new night of astronomical observation that will take place in the Mediterranean Archaeological Park on Friday, August 16.
– The day, led by Generando Emociones Proyecto Cúpula 2024, will offer a viewing through a professional telescope for stargazing.
– The day will begin at 20:00 hours with a virtual reality session that will give way to a talk on the origin of the universe and mythological description, continuing with the location of constellations and planetary and deep space night observation. The evening will be enlivened by the performance of a soprano accompanied by piano.
– Free tickets can be requested from 00:00 hours on 9 August until full capacity is reached via the website: http://www.turismoenrincon.es for a maximum of 2 people per booking.
– For maximum enjoyment, it is recommended to wear comfortable clothes, bring water or a chair.
– The Mediterranean Archaeological Park, located in Avenida de Picasso s/n, is a unique enclosure in the whole Mediterranean coastline with a surface area of 90,000 square metres. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-parque-arqueologico-de-rincon-de-la-victoria-acogera-una-noche-especial-de-observacion-de-las-perseidas/

RECALLS

TDC Clinik – Salipure Peeling Chemical cosmetic ordered to be withdrawn from the market for “serious” risk: {Translation, summary}
– The Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (Aemps) has reported the withdrawal from the market of the cosmetic TDC Clinik – Salipure Peeling Chemical Peel, as it may present a serious risk to health due to containing salicylic acid in a higher concentration than permitted. The company Laboratorios Tegor, S.L. is responsible for placing this cosmetic on the market.
– The Agency has informed the health authorities of the Autonomous Communities of these measures. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5561947/0/aemps-ordena-retirada-mercado-cosmetico-tdc-clinik-salipure-peeling-chemical/

SCIENCE

Egyptian pyramids may have been built with unexpected help, new study reveals:
– A new study aims to answer the centuries-old question of how the Great Pyramids were built thousands of years ago, and its findings have provided an unexpected possible answer- water. Though deserts are typically known to lack the wet stuff, the study published in Plos One, a Public Library of Science journal, on Monday theorized that Egyptians used water power to construct the pyramids.
– The Step Pyramid of Djoser, erected some 4,500 years ago, may have been built through the use of a unified water-powered hydraulic lift system, the study authors found. Previous theories surrounding how the Step Pyramid was built suggested that ancient Egyptians used a system of ramps and levers to give the structures their towering heights.
– But the new and never-before-reported theory suggests the pyramids’ architects utilized nearby canals for their construction, much like Egyptians of the time used the canals to irrigate their crops. The study argues that the ancient Egyptians used pressurized water to float the pyramid’s building stones toward the upper levels of the growing structure through an internal shaftway in a process known as “volcano” construction. Full article: https://nypost.com/2024/08/06/world-news/egyptian-pyramids-may-have-been-built-with-unexpected-help-study/

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DigameXtra No. 2827 Wednesday, August 7th, 2024

On August 7, 2024August 7, 2024 By naythandoctorlaptop

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Arenas local town fiesta: Monday, 12 Aug. Most businesses will be closed in Arenas. Most cafes & restaurants will open.

Competa local town fiesta: Friday, 16 Aug. Most businesses will be closed in Competa. Most cafes & restaurants will open.

Malaga local city fiesta: Monday, 19 Aug. Many businesses will be closed in Malaga, although more shops & stores have permission to open this year than in previous years. Most cafes & restaurants will open.

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All the programming of the Coín August Fair- concerts and celebrations:
From Thursday, August 8 to Thursday, August 15, Coín celebrates its August Fair in honor of its patron saint.
The traditional parade will kick off the festivities on Thursday 8th, with the route starting from Montesol to the Alameda, where the town crier, Rafael García Maldonado, will be waiting to read his proclamation. On the following days Henry Méndez will provide the musical touch on Friday 9th, Raya Real on Saturday 10th, and Nyno Vargas on Sunday 11th, as well as local and Malaga DJs until the early hours of the morning such as DJ De La Calle, Dagoro, Gámez, Río, Tony Solís, Koke and Juaniyo Lara.
See the full schedule here: https://www.malagahoy.es/la-farola/programacion-feria-agosto-coin-conciertos_0_2002175832.html

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XVII Busquístar Jazz and Blues Festival, in the Alpujarra of Granada: 9-11 Aug.
– Friday, 9th August, Patio de las Escuelas, 22.30 h.
Soul & Funk legend Martha High with The Soul Cookers {Video Link}. She was discovered by James Brown and she remained in his band for more than three decades, until she became part of Maceo Parker’s band for 16 years.
– Saturday, 10th August, Patio de las Escuelas, 10.30 p.m.
Raphael Wressnig’s Soul Gift with Gisele Jackson
– Sunday, 11 August. Closing concert by Clave De Soul Quintet at Hotel Nueva Alcazaba de Busquístar. 22.30 h.
Advance tix available at Busquístar Town Hall.
Tickets on sale one hour before the concert. Price per concert: €10
2 concert tickets: €15 + invitation to closing concert
Ticket reservation:
Busquístar Town Hall. Tel: 958766031, from 9:00 h. to 14:00 h., or by email: jazzbusquistar@gmail.com
Info: https://www.dipgra.es/servicios/areas/cultura/eventos/XVII-JAZZ-BLUES-EN-LA-ALPUJARRA.-BUSQUISTAR/

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Periana organizes three night events with music: 15-17 Aug.
– The first one will be on Thursday 15th and is dedicated to young people.
– The next one, Noche con Encanto will be on Friday 16th with a performance by Miguel Botana. Both will take place in the Plaza de Andalucía from 23:00 hours. There will be bars provided by the stewards of the 2024 Fair.
– In Mondrón there will also be a traditional verbena on Saturday 17th for the benefit of the mayordomos of this village.

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Sierra Nevada will open the cable car to Borreguiles to see the Perseids meteor showers on the nights of Friday August 9 and Saturday August 10:
– They are best seen in places where there is little light pollution. Just 25km from Granada, to the Pradollano station {map}, is such a place. And from there, by cable car, it takes about ten minutes to reach Borreguiles, at an altitude of 2,700 metres. An ideal place to see them.
– Package: All-inclusive With Workshops – Limited Places Available
– Astronomical Observation: taking advantage of the peak of the meteor shower, observation of the sky through a workshop guided by professionals with a picnic dinner and set to string music. The activity will begin in the Plaza de Andalucía from 21:00h with the opening of the cable car and will continue in the area of Borreguiles, lasting approximately 4 hours (from 21.30 to 01.45 (confirm this timetable when making your reservation).
– Welcome drink / non-alcoholic wine from 9pm to midnight.
– Cocoa + churros from 10pm to midnight (it gets cool at this altitude).
– Picnic from 10pm to midnight
– The workshops are aimed at all ages, a fun journey through the wonders of the cosmos, encouraging the participation of children, through games and explanations adapted to their age; the second block, common to all, attendees will move outdoors to carry out an observation with astronomical instruments.
– Tickets can be collected from ticket machines located in the Plaza de Andalucía and at the entrance to the Borreguiles cable car, after purchasing Pack TI online. Limited places.
Prices: Adult: 73€. Children (6 to 15 years old): 71€.
It is recommended to bring warm clothes and comfortable mountain shoes.
All activities will be carried out depending on weather and operational conditions.
Info & tix: https://sierranevada.es/es/verano/astronomia/perseidas/ (doesn’t work with some ad-blockers)

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4th Axarquia Astronomy Walk to see the Perseids or Tears of San Lorenzo: Night of Saturday 10th August, in Alfarnate (Pico Vilo).
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News Note: Very slow day for local news. Today I’ll cover some international topics. Of interest to those following the Iran vs Israel conflict, I have included an X (Twitter) video clip of Iranian media propaganda from English language Iranian PressTV. It’s interesting to see the spin their media puts on the news. -Ed.

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USA

Vice President Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate:
– The Democratic Party candidate confirmed earlier reports in a post on X, saying: “I am proud to announce that I’ve asked @Tim_Walz to be my running mate. As a governor, a coach, a teacher, and a veteran, he’s delivered for working families like his. It’s great to have him on the team.”
– Mr Walz is a former teacher and member of the US Army National Guard and in choosing him, she is turning to a Midwestern governor, military veteran and union supporter who helped enact an ambitious Democratic agenda for his state. He said it was the “honour of a lifetime” to join the campaign. Full article: https://news.sky.com/story/kamala-harris-chooses-minnesota-governor-tim-walz-as-vice-president-running-mate-13191945

MIDDLE EAST

Hamas names Oct 7 mastermind Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh assassination:
– Hamas named its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar as successor to former political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran last week, the group said on Tuesday, in a move that reinforces the radical path pursued since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
– Sinwar {pic}, the architect of the most devastating attack on Israel in decades, has been in hiding in Gaza, defying Israeli attempts to kill him since the start of the war.
– “The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas announces the selection of Commander Yahya Sinwar as the head of the political bureau of the movement, succeeding the martyr Commander Ismail Haniyeh, may Allah have mercy on him,” the movement said in a brief statement.
– News of the appointment, which came as Israel braces for a likely attack from Iran following the killing of Haniyeh in Tehran, was greeted with a salvo of rockets from Gaza from the bands of militants still fighting Israeli troops in the besieged enclave. Photo: Mohammed Salem. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-names-gaza-leader-yahya-sinwar-chief-following-haniyeh-killing-statement-2024-08-06/

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Hezbollah Commander Warns Retaliation Strikes Will Target New Sites Deeper Into Israel:
– As the world awaits an Iranian retaliation strike against Israel, Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah warned Tuesday of ‘strong and effective’ attacks on Israel. The leader of the Lebanese militant group spoke on national television earlier Tuesday at the one-week memorial of Fuad Shukr, the group’s top military commander, who was killed in Israeli air strikes in Beirut.
– Iran “finds itself obliged to respond, and the enemy is waiting in a great state of dread,” Nasrallah said, adding that Hezbollah will respond “alone or in the context of a unified response from all the axis” of Iran-backed proxy groups “whatever the consequences.” Full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/hezbollah-commander-warns-retaliation-strikes-will-target-new-sites-deeper-israel

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Hezbollah strikes northern Israel; warns of retaliation over commander’s death:
– Lebanon’s armed group Hezbollah launched drone and rocket attacks into northern Israel on Tuesday, warning that its retaliation over Israel’s killing of a top commander last week is yet to come. The attacks targeted two military sites near Acre and an Israeli military vehicle. Hezbollah said it deployed a swarm of attack drones at two military sites near Acre and also attacked an Israeli military vehicle in a different location. Full article: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/…

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Interested in what the Iranian press is telling their people about the Israeli conflict? Watch this video from Iran’s Press TV, in English:
X Video Link

⚡️⭕️[ENGLISH] 2024-08-06 Hezbollah secretary general Sayed Hassan Nasrallah speech live streamhttps://t.co/kbYAM5VJrf
— Middle East Observer (@ME_Observer_) August 6, 2024

PRODUCT ALERT

Iberian Sausage Alert- Salchichon Iberico Casero: {Translation, summary}
– The Regional Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs has reported that the presence of listeria monocytogenes has been detected in an Iberian sausage – from the company Fábrica de Embutidos La Serrana SL, which has been ordered to be withdrawn from the establishments where it had been distributed: eight in the province of Cadiz and one each in Malaga and Seville.
– The alert is for the Iberian sausage batch 100724.
Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/sociedad/salud/detectan-listeria-nuevo-producto-firma-serrana-vendido-20240806213730-nt.html

TRAVEL

Ryanair’s notice about its boarding passes on mobile- they are not accepted at these airports: {Translation}
– Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has said that passengers who carry their boarding passes on their mobile phones will not be able to board at some airports. “We accept mobile boarding passes for flights from most airports in our network,” the Irish airline said in a statement on its website. “However, airports in some countries are unfortunately not yet able to accept mobile boarding passes,” Ryanair continued on its website.
– “These countries are the following: Turkey and Morocco. In addition, the following airport does not accept mobile boarding passes: Tirana (Albania),” Ryanair specifies.
“Customers travelling from these airports must check in online and print a paper boarding pass for their flights,” Ryanair concludes in its statement. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/viajes/actualidad/aviso-ryanair-sobre-sus-tarjetas-embarque-movil-estos-aeropuertos-no-se-aceptan-5242028/

FINANCIAL

The Two EU Countries That Still Offer Golden Visas & Their Requirements:
– In spite of the European Commission’s ongoing calls addressed to EU governments running such schemes to terminate them, following allegations of their involvement in irregular affairs such as money laundering and corruption, several EU countries continue to operate Residency by Investment Programs, known as Golden Visa Programs. In a bid to deal with the housing crisis, some EU countries such as Portugal and Spain, have abolished the real estate investment option, which is among the most famous options of this program.
– Hungary. From July 1 this year, Hungary relaunched its Golden Visa Program, after being terminated in 2017.
– Greece. Among the requirements for benefiting from Greece’s Golden Visa Program is to make a financial contribution of at least €250,000; in some parts of the country the minimum amount has increased to €800,000.
***Countries That Have {recently} Removed Real Estate Options From Their Golden Visa Schemes***
– Spain, Italy & Portugal
Full article: https://schengen.news/list-of-eu-countries-that-still-offer-golden-visas-their-requirements/

SPORTS

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Tennis News- Billie Jean King Cup moved to overlap with the Davis Cup in Malaga this winter:
– The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has confirmed the schedules for the Billie Jean King Cup (BJKC) finals in Malaga have been adjusted, allowing for a seamless overlap with the Davis Cup Final 8 at the Martín Carpena arena.
– It has been confirmed that the BJKC finals will run from Wednesday 13 to Wednesday 20 November, while the Davis Cup will take place from Tuesday 19 to Sunday 24 November.
This overlap means both tournaments will share the venue on 19 and 20 November with coordinated schedules.
– Spain’s participation in the Davis Cup Final 8 hinges on their performance in a challenging group stage in Valencia this September, where they will face France, the Czech Republic and Australia. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/sport/billie-jean-king-cup-moved-overlap-with-20240803130947-nt.html
Info & tix: https://www.daviscup.com/en/tickets/malaga.aspx

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DigameXtra No. 2826 Tuesday, August 6th, 2024

On August 6, 2024August 6, 2024 By naythandoctorlaptop

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Next Spanish National Public Holiday: Thursday, 15 August 2024,
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Phoenix Club:
The Phoenix Social Club is open to all nationalities but the lingua franca is English.
We offer an opportunity to make friends, help each other & share information but primarily to have fun in a friendly and inclusive association. You do not have to be a member to join us on our trips.
Our handmade greetings cards are for sale weekly with all proceeds to the Red Cross.
We meet every Thursday between 12 and 2 pm at Chine in Caleta, just off the coast road to/from Algarrobo.
***Trips/Events***
All trips/events include a drivers gratuity.
August
– 15th – Almunecar Fireworks €15 pp
September
– 3rd Trip to Gib €22.
– 6th – A visit to Montillar near Cordoba with a guided visit to Bodegas Alvear includes tastings of 3 different wines. €32pp includes coach and visit to the Bodega at 11€ pp.
– 29th – SoHo Sunday Market in Malaga. An arts, crafts and vintage market. €18pp
October
– 1st – Trip to Gib €22
– 4th – 7th – Mini Break to Cadiz, half-board in the Hotel Victoria Playa. €285pp includes accommodation and coach. Single supplement €440. €100 deposit per person required and is non refundable. Travel Insurance required
November
– 5th – Trip to Gib €22 pp
– 15th – A visit to Rute and the Anise, Chocolate and Jamon/Sausage factories. €22pp lunch extra
– 29th – Black Friday in the La Canada Centre €20pp
December
– 3rd – Trip to Gib €22 pp
– 13th – Malaga Lights €11pp
For information call Gail on 951067723 / 626370695 (Whatsapp) email phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk check out our FB page.
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Arenas local town fiesta: Monday, 12 Aug. Most businesses will be closed in Arenas. Most cafes & restaurants will open.

Competa local town fiesta: Friday, 16 Aug. Most businesses will be closed in Competa. Most cafes & restaurants will open.

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Flamence & Circus Spectacular Show: Tuesday, 6 Aug, in Nerja
Nerja will host ‘Sin Ojana’, the first show of the young company Chicharrón Circo Flamenco, a song to freedom, to women and a tribute to flamenco. A crossbreeding of the arts between circus and flamenco, performed by Germán López, author of the original idea. In the Plaza de los Cangrejos at 10 pm.

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Concerts in Malaga from August 6 to 11:
August 6 –Antonio Jose at the Starlite Occident Festival
August 6 –Old gold at the Starlite Occident Festival
August 7 –Hauser at the Starlite Occident Festival
August 7 –Juan Magan at the Starlite Occident Festival
August 8 –Miguel Poveda at the Starlite Occident Festival
August 9 –Commander Laura at the Marenostrum Fuengirola (sold out)
August 9 –India Martinez at the Nerja Cave Festival
August 9 –Fortuna Fest Motel, with Delaossa, Easy-S, Recycled J, Abhir and Selecta, among others, at the Selvatic Málaga Fest
August 10 –Nick Carter at the Starlite Occident Festival
August 10 –Tow at the Marenostrum Fuengirola (sold out)
August 10 –Luis Fonsi at the Nerja Cave Festival
Concert tickets at Marenostrum Fuengirola
https://marenostrumfuengirola.com/
Concert tickets at Starlite Occident Festival
https://starlitemarbella.koobin.com/
Concert tickets at the Nerja Cueva Festival
https://cuevadenerja.es/festival-de-musica/
Concert tickets at Selvatic Fest
https://selvaticfest.es/

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Performances at Ocón Auditorium: Paseo del Parque, Malaga. Free.
Thursday 8 August at 8.45pm – a flamenco dance performance
Thursday 29 August at 8.45pm – dance performance.
Info: 951928761

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Horse & carriage competition: Friday, 9 Aug, 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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Archgrove Services

Archgrove Services: A family run light haulage/transport company with bases in Archez, Spain and Cambridgeshire.
We are part of the ADH Storage and Transportation company and as such have storage available in Competa and Puente Don Manuel. Very reasonable rates.
We provide a one stop service for all your transport needs and pride ourselves on reliability, flexibility, good communication and a very much ‘can do’ approach. No job is too small and there is always a solution.
Our services include:
-Regular runs between UK and Spain
-Transport of personal property from full house moves to small single items
-Man & Van services
-Packing, including supply of packing materials
-UK Home shopping with UK delivery address
-Storage of property and vehicles in Spain
If we can be of service please contact Gail. We are on Facebook and always available to chat through your needs and provide a free no obligation quote if required.
UK: 0044 7846672013
Spain: 0034 951 066 093
Email: archgroveservices@gmail.com ; FB Link
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SPW Construction Services

SPW Construction Services: Professional high quality building service, fully qualified tradesmen to all trades.
Extensions, retaining walls, driveways, swimming pools, damp problems, roofs, blocked drains.
Replacement kitchens and bathrooms, Tiling and terraces. Plumbing, electrics and plastering, painting.
Architect service, building licence applications.
Handyman service now available for those smaller jobs.
Water Deposit Installations: Due to the ongoing drought and current water restrictions SPW Construction are currently offering the following service.
– Supply and installation of new above or below ground water deposits. 1000 litres up to 25000 litres. Delivered and installed, all relevant plumbing. All work warrantied.
– We can also advise you or help to organise water deliveries from local suppliers.
NEW SERVICE– Selling Your House? SPW Construction can offer you a bespoke package to prepare your house for sale.
Through our extensive relationships with Agents, buyers and sellers we understand what is required to present your home to potential purchasers.
Interior & Exterior decoration / Replacement bathrooms and Kitchens
Pool Reforms / Garden tidy
DAFO Compliance, septic tanks, solar installations, etc.
Roof checks / Damp proofing
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Scott/Arenas. Home Page and FB-Link
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Hanningtons Kitchens and Bathrooms

Hanningtons Kitchens and Bathrooms: We have been installing kitchens and bathrooms here on the Costa for 13 years. We pride ourselves on our professionalism, highest standards of work and customer service.
Whether you are thinking of updating an existing kitchen or bathroom, or whether you wish to create the kitchen or bathroom you have always dreamed of, we are here for you, every step of the way.
With an unrivaled knowledge of the best local materials and suppliers we are able to work to all tastes and budgets.
Our full range of services includes:
– Installations and Refurbs
– Wall & Floor tiling
– Full range of Plumbing work including radiators and underfloor heating
– Solar Installation
– Design & planning ideas to get the look you are after
– Electrical works
– Alter / Install walls, dropped ceilings and hang doors
– Plastering, woodwork and floor levelling
Visit our FB page on the link below to be inspired
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Call us : 669 665 156
Email us: hanningtons.bathrooms@gmail.com ; Our contact details can be found in the Sponsor’s Section at the bottom of every issue.

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Mandy’s Paintbox

Mandy’s Paintbox: Painter for 30 years in Nerja area.
Painting work undertaken. Inside and outside, large or small. Furniture painted or sprayed. Kitchens, cabinets, wardrobes doors any colour any surface. Check out the before and after photos, all the furniture was spray painted. Call for advice. WhatsApp 680739577
Email: josiahamanda@gmail.com
My contact details can be found in the Sponsor’s Section at the bottom of every issue. Here are “before” (left) and “after” (right) pics from my latest job.

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BluCee Real Estate

BluCee Real Estate: We are back from property exhibitions in Toronto and London. We have clients looking to buy properties inland and along the coast.
Contact us now to find out if your property is what our clients are searching for.
You can pass by our office for a no obligation chat, email or contact us by phone to see how listing with BluCee can benefit you.
Psssst! Don’t forget we will also be going to Birmingham in September for the next A Place in the Sun Live exhibition.
Our office is open:
Monday to Friday, 09:30 to 17:30
Office location is: Calle Timón 11b, Torre del Mar
Tel: 0034 951 553 890
Opposite the Taj Mahal restaurant and a few door along from the notary office.
For an appointment outside of our opening times or for one of us to view your property please contact us info@blucee.com or 0034 711042727
www.blucee.com
We cover the whole coast line and inland.
BluCee Real Estate is a DigameXtra sponsor so our contact details are shown here every day.

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Great Deals From Upcycling Nerja:
– Pair of dunnes lamps cost 60€ each, will sell pair for 60€ Height 60cms
– Pair of unusual electric oil style lamps height 44cms, 60€ the pair
contact Jackie /nerja 672170429
upcycling nerja at gmail dot com

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For Sale: Beautiful chest of drawers, massive wood
H – 92cm W – 112cm D – 46cm. Price €70, VNO. Buyer collects.
Hanne, Vélez Malaga. WhatsApp 618456111
Contact: hwittye@yahoo.co.uk

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For Sale, 2 items:
– Sonos Playbar + Sonos Bridge. Requires TV with optical audio output, Broadband Internet, A Sonos component wired to router, ie Sonos Bridge included + Sonos Controller App; Wirelessly streams audio content such as Apple Music and Spotify via the Sonos controller app. Will greatly improve the sound of your TV. Comes with a UK power lead (but Sonos.es will sell you an EU power lead for €24.95). Price €250. Buyer collects.
– Samsung 55’ Smart LED TV. Model UE55NU7105K
3 HDMI ports including 1 ARC Digital audio out (Optical). USB, WI-Fi, LAN. Been used as our main TV. Can be seen working. €250, buyer collects.
Contact Steve, El Morche, on 620056188 via WhatsApp or agentthommo@icloud.com

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FREE: Shakespeare plays and revision guides. Free to a good home. Can deliver to an easy parking place such as Mercadona or Aldi in Torre del Mar/ Caleta. Christine, Almogia. What’s app. 602593151
christineconyers@gmail.com

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Laundry and dry cleaning experts: Can anyone advise me of a place to take two sets of patio curtains for cleaning. They are a bit complex as they are heavy cotton but the lining is thermal and blackout. Ideally I wanted to dye them a darker colour but cannot find anywhere here that does this process.
However anywhere that is capable of cleaning them successfully would be helpful as the label says wash but having washed a pair before exactly as the label instructed the lining was perfect but the curtain shrunk in length, I don’t want to go down that road again!
We live in Torrox campo but don’t mind travelling for a good result.
Email: lilian.maddison251@gmail.com
Lilian, Torrox. Whatsapp : 638897797

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Lost and found: Driving licence found on beach at Algarrobo Costa. Please contact Dennis, Caleta. Tel 657116294

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Sewage works: Is the Nerja sewage plant fully functional yet or is raw sewage still being tipped into the sea?
Pete, Nerja. Email: pete 69 red @ hotmail . com

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Conor McGregor denounces the double beheading in Valencia and demands “immediate deportation”: {Translation}
– Irish UFC fighter Conor McGregor has expressed his concern on social media about several stabbing incidents committed by illegal immigrants. In particular, McGregor denounced a double murder in Valencia, where one of the victims was decapitated by a man of Algerian origin.
– In response to these events, McGregor has called for the “immediate deportation” of all illegal immigrants, arguing that those who pose a “danger” should be expelled. His comments again reflect his concern about the rise in immigration in both Spain and Ireland. Source, Spanish: https://gaceta.es/europa/conor-mcgregor-denuncia-la-doble-decapitacion-en-valencia-y-pide-la-deportacion-inmediata-20240804-0815/ & X Link (with 1.2 million views & 20,400 likes)

Despicable! This is ever present nowadays. I would implement some deportation effort I tell you that now. Guaranteed. Danger? Out! https://t.co/gKcwDdmZv0
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) August 2, 2024

What in the world was Conor talking about? Three new beheadings in Valencia? You have to dig deep to find any info on these recent murders, more precisely 2 beheadings and a slit throat. Mainstream sources are avoiding this story. Here is what I found: {Translated, summaries}
1. Another man beheaded in Valencia, the second in less than 30 hours:
– A man has been decapitated in Carcaixent (Valencia), in what is the second similar murder in less than 30 hours, in addition to the decapitation of José Andrés Peña, a 40-year-old man, which occurred on Tuesday night on the pedestrian bridge of Las Moreras. This new murder occurred after midnight on Thursday. The Guardia Civil has taken over the investigation of the case. Source, Spanish: https://gaceta.es/espana/decapitan-a-un-hombre-en-valencia-el-segundo-en-menos-de-30-horas-20240801-1101/
2. A 57-year-old woman dies after throat slit in Cuenca, the third similar murder in 72 hours:
– A 57-year-old woman has lost her life from wounds to her neck after being attacked with a knife in a residence in Santa Ana street in Cuenca. The National Police have initially ruled out that it is a case of domestic violence. Units from the National Police and the Local Police of Cuenca were on the scene, along with a mobile ICU, whose medical staff were only able to confirm the death of the woman. According to National Police sources, the investigations are progressing positively, but no further details can be given due to the secrecy surrounding the case. Source, Spanish: https://gaceta.es/espana/muere-una-mujer-de-57-anos-tras-ser-degollada-en-cuenca-la-tercera-en-72-horas-20240802-1115/
3. Two Brutal Beheadings in Valencia Within 30 Hours Leave Community in Shock:
– In a span of less than 30 hours, Valencia, Spain, has been rocked by two horrific murders, leaving the community in shock and mourning. These incidents have been marked by their brutal nature, with both victims meeting a gruesome end.
– The first tragedy occurred early on Tuesday, July 30th. José Andrés Peña, a 40-year-old man, was found beheaded on the pedestrian bridge near the Oceanogràfic in Valencia City. This horrifying act of violence left the community stunned, and the circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear. Barely 30 hours later, in the early hours of Thursday, a second man was similarly killed in Carcaixent, Valencia. Shortly after midnight, a neighbor called emergency services, reporting a man lying in the street with severe neck wounds. He had received several stab wounds to his neck and collapsed in the middle of the street. Full article: https://rairfoundation.com/spain-two-brutal-beheadings-valencia-within-30-hours/ & Video Link

{For anyone interested in digging deeper, if you have an X (formerly Twitter) account, follow this link to see extensive documentation and videos regarding these attacks. -Ed. https://x.com/search?q=valencia%20beheadings&src=typed_query}
{Prediction- McGregor will soon run for political office in Ireland, as an anti-immigration candidate. He’s been making public announcements and holding press conferences on the topic recently, not something a focused athlete has time for. -Ed.}

ANDALUCÍA

Alert for West Nile virus- Andalusia confirms nine new cases in four municipalities: {Translation, summary}
– The Ministry of Health has confirmed this Monday nine new cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in two people from Los Palacios & Villafranca, three others from Dos Hermanas, another pair from Coria del Río and another in La Puebla del Río; although six of them have already been discharged.
– Health has also detected the presence of WNV in the captures of mosquitoes transmitting the infection carried out between 23 and 31 July in the Sevillian municipalities of Almensilla, Villamanrique de la Condesa, Bollullos de la Mitación and Utrera and in Montalbán (Córdoba). In addition, it has also confirmed the presence of WNV in mosquitoes captured in other municipalities in Seville: La Puebla del Río, Coria del Río and Palomares del Río.
– West Nile virus has been detected in three horses: in La Palma del Condado (Huelva), a horse in Almensilla (Seville) and another in Seville (Seville).
– The Andalusian Regional Ministries have reminded that, although 80% of WNV infections in humans are asymptomatic, the elderly and immunocompromised people are most at risk of developing neuroinvasive West Nile disease. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5548370/0/alerta-por-virus-nilo-occidental-andalucia-confirma-nueve-casos-nuevos-cuatro-municipios/

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Andalusian travel agencies warn of the decline in air reservations after the summer and point to an economic “recession”: {Translation, summary}
– The Andalusian Federation of Travel Agencies (FAAV) has warned about the decline in air reservations after the summer – during the months of September, October and November – and points as possible factors to the “economic slowdown” and the drop in the “champagne effect” to travel after the Covid-19 pandemic. The forecasts for the summer months are “in tune” with the data for 2023, a record year, “very good” for tourism. However, as of September there is “some concern” about the decrease in reservations, confirmed by airlines, at this point in the summer. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/noticia-agencias-viaje-andaluzas-alertan-descenso-reservas-aereas-verano-apuntan-recesion-economica-20240805132451.html

NERJA

Maro residents can now request their space in the new authorized parking area: {Translation, summary}
– Due to the increasing difficulty in finding parking in Maro, exacerbated by the large influx of tourists to the town, the Town Hall has decided to implement a series of authorised parking zones for residents.
– The first phase of the project will consist of making a section of the Plaza de Maro car park available for residents. Subsequently, the measure will be extended to different streets in the town centre. “The intention is to offer a solution to the parking problems that affect our residents, especially during the high tourist season, when the demand for parking spaces increases significantly,” said Councilor Arce.
– To access these new parking spaces, residents must submit an application at the Maro Home and Social Centre, which will be available for this procedure from 18:00 to 20:00 hours. On submitting the application, residents will receive an authorisation which must be placed in the vehicle in order to use the designated parking areas. Applicants must be registered in Maro and have no debts with the local tax authorities, either for fines or road taxes. In addition, they must provide a copy of their DNI/NIE and the vehicle’s registration certificate. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/provincia/residentes-maro-solicitar-plaza-nueva_0_2002159497.html

VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA

Cultural programmes, activities and performances in Vélez-Málaga and El Borge in August: {Translation}
– The Diputación de Málaga’s Culturama programme kicks off August with 17 cultural activities for all ages. From 5 to 11 August there will be concerts, dance, parades, theatre and storytelling in ten municipalities in the province: Jimera de Líbar, Genalguacil, Humilladero, Villanueva de Tapia, Valle de Abdalajís, Cortes de la Frontera, El Borge, Vélez-Málaga, Villanueva de la Concepción and Cuevas de San Marcos.
– On Tuesday 6 August, the company will be in the Plaza de la Constitución in Genalguacil at 22.00 hours, and on 11 August, from 22.30 hours, it will come to the municipal stand in Cuevas de San Marcos.
– The children’s programme will continue on 7 August in Humilladero with La Carpa Teatro and its show ‘La banda de los mocosos’. The show will start at 21:30 at the municipal swimming pool.
– On August 8, at 22.00 hours, the theatre company Pata Teatro will be in the Plaza de España in Villanueva de Tapia to perform the classic ‘Lázaro de Tormes’, with which it won the 2019 Ateneo Theatre Award for Best Actress.
– On 8 and 9 August, the Malaga-born Rocío Alba will entertain the fair in Valle de Abdalajís with two concerts at the fairgrounds in which she will perform the most joyful songs of the copla. It will start at 1.00 in the morning.
– Friday 9 August is packed with cultural activities. From 21.00 hours, the storyteller Paula Mandarina will tell tales based on the local history of El Borge in the town’s Parque La Alcúa.
– At 22:00, Humilladero will host the flamenco show ‘Alma’ by the dancer Ana Pastrana, who will be accompanied by the voices of Antonio Luque “el Canito” and Manuel de la Curra, with Carlos Haro on guitar. It will take place at 22:00 in the municipal swimming pool.
– Also at 22:00, the Town Hall Square in Cortes de la Frontera will be the stage for the Andalusian music, dance and dance show ‘Sentir andaluz’ by the Asociación Folclórica Cultural Juan Navarro.
– And at 23.00, the Plaza de la Constitución in Genalguacil will welcome José Lucena with his flamenco show ‘Dos con Duende’, with José Lucena and Rocío Santiago on dance, Fran Blanco and Miguel Astorga on vocals, Francisco Cardán on guitar and Nicolás Jurado on percussion.
– Saturday 10 August will also feature an extensive programme of activities. Amparo Heredia “La Repompilla” will perform in Vélez-Málaga as part of the XLVII Festival Flamenco Juan Breva. She will perform at 22.00 in the Plaza del Carmen, followed by Ana Pastrana on stage with her show ‘Alma’.
– Valle de Abdalajís will continue with its fair programme and will welcome Ortigosa with his show ‘Dame esa luz’ at 19.00 hours at the door of the Church of San Lorenzo. For its part, Villanueva de la Concepción will celebrate the 42nd Verdiales Festival, and at 22.00 hours, in the Plaza de Andalucía, the Santa Catalina verdiales band will perform.
– In addition, the storytelling will continue in El Borge, which will open its Galería del Bandolero to welcome the storyteller Yoshi Hioki, who at 11 a.m. will offer an oral storytelling workshop for the whole family. At 20.00, the storyteller Nuria Zamora will tour the most emblematic places in the municipality, starting from the Plaza de la Constitución and following in the footsteps of the musician Don Jozelito as he tells stories. Finally, from 22.00 hours, Yoshi Hioki will be back in the Galería del Bandolero to tell his tales for an adult audience. And on Sunday 11 August, at 12.00, the residents of El Borge will tell their stories in the Museo de Artes Populares El Sarmiento as part of the storytelling cycle ‘El pueblo cuenta’. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/culturama-programa-actividades-y-actuaciones-en-velez-malaga-y-el-borge-en-agosto/

UK

Britain on fire against illegal immigration after the stabbing murder of 3 girls: {Translation}
– Britain It’s burning. Literally. People have had enough and the situation has reached a critical point. Major cities in the UK are experiencing unprecedented riots this summer, both in scale and intensity. The wave of violent protests, the worst in recent memory, spreads like an uncontrolled fire from city to city, very actively fueled by nationalist and far-right groups, fed up with the passivity of the police, judges and authorities with illegal immigration.
– This Saturday, August 3, 2024, the provisional balance of the ‘battle’ already includes at least twenty detainees and four injured police officers. The figures are striking but they do not reflect the true magnitude of the chaos that the authorities have failed to stop, and which has been increasing since last Monday. The trigger for this crisis was a brutal crime: the stabbing murder of three girls in a Southport children’s centre.
Eight other minors were stabbed, although they survived.
– The perpetrator of this bloody attack is a 17-year-old young man, the son of Rwandan immigrants, born in Cardiff. The murderer committed the crime just six days before his 18th birthday.
– Public outrage at this horrendous act has translated into violence, directed against those trying to stop the mobilizations, which have adopted a marked anti-immigration tone, specifically against immigration of Islamic origin.
– The protests have multiplied, fueled by social networks and encouraged by far-right leaders who have found in citizen indignation fertile ground to promote their anti-immigration theses. The British Government has tried, without success, to censor this wave of riots. Labor’s Keir Starmer took over as prime minister on July 5 and has not even been in power for a month.
– However, the social upheaval, far from diminishing, has intensified, with numerous calls for protests throughout the country. The material damage is extensive, and images of violent clashes between protesters and police circulate widely on social networks and in the media, both national and international. This weekend more than thirty mobilizations have been called throughout the United Kingdom. The wave of unrest has even reached Belfast, the former epicenter of IRA terrorism, which now shares the same violence as the rest of the country.
– Cities with potentially dangerous protests include Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Bristol, and Nottingham, as well as Bolton, Hull, Lancaster, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Portsmouth, St Helens, Weymouth, Rotherham, Preston, and Blackpool. These are just some of the affected towns, as the demonstrations spread throughout the country.
– In Hull, fires have been reported on main shopping streets, while in Bristol there have been violent clashes between far-right protesters and far-left counter-protesters, with police caught in the middle trying to control the situation.
– In Liverpool, riots have reached the business district, with numerous arrests and several police officers injured. Leeds has also been the scene of continuous unrest, although this Saturday there seemed to be a brief respite, but the authorities do not consider the tension to be over.
– The Minister of the Interior, Yvette Cooper, is trying to project a discourse of authority that, until now, has not had the desired impact on the streets. Cooper has called the protesters’ actions “criminal violence and disorder,” and has ordered police to respond with “the strongest possible measures.” Furthermore, she has urged the Prosecutor’s Office to act quickly and rigorously, and the courts to impose exemplary sentences against those responsible for the riots.
“Anyone who participates in this type of disorder must be clear that they will pay.” However, her words have not translated into a restoration of order, and the overwhelmed police consider government support insufficient. Source, Spanish: https://www.periodistadigital.com/periodismo/20240804/gran-bretana-llamas-inmigracion-ilegal-asesinato-punaladas-3-ninas-noticia-689405015688/

Huge numbers turn out this weekend in Middlesbrough, England, to march against open borders after 3 girls murdered last week:
– The left-wing British government has dismissed protesters as “far-right.”
X Link

🇬🇧 Huge numbers turn out in Middlesbrough, England, to march against open borders.

The left-wing British government has dismissed protesters as “far-right.” pic.twitter.com/JFBhx8AzIa
— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) August 4, 2024

Bolton City Centre pro immigration march: X Link

Bolton City Centre…#CityLife #UnitedKingdom #UK #england #caliphate #enrichment pic.twitter.com/nCdf6nD7SK
— Mrgunsngear (@Mrgunsngear) August 4, 2024

Hull, UK. Another town in England has took a stand today: Locals gather outside a facility where migrants are housed. X Link

NOW: Hull, UK📍

Another town in England has took a stand today. Locals gather outside a facility where migrants are housed.

The UK are irrupting! pic.twitter.com/aApnDnxIUd
— RM.tv🇮🇪 (@RealMessageEire) August 3, 2024

Here’s the latest statement by PM Keir Starmer on the situation: X Link

This is not protest, it is pure violence.

We will have a standing army of public duty officers.

We will ramp up criminal justice.

We will apply criminal law online as well as offline.

We will not tolerate attacks on mosques or on Muslim communities. pic.twitter.com/C1SmjJjo4R
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) August 5, 2024

GASTRONOMIA

Hidden Restaurants- A hip new trend adding mystery to the dining experience comes to Nerja: {Translation of review by Antonio Contreras, DiarioSur}
– {After seeing the popularity of an article I posted about Granada’s hidden restaurant, its entry door disguiesed as a working vending machine, I think this will interest some of you. Harkens back to the days of the American prohibition era hidden speakeasies & passwords. -Ed.}
– The Oculto experience is something that aims to go beyond gastronomy. It is the result of a society that grows with social networks in its daily life. Where showing what we eat or where we eat is almost as important as the taste of the food itself (if not more). Here Oculto has everything to gain: a post entering the place or inside it will win you a few impressions in your circle, that’s for sure. At first glance it would be hard to believe that, in Calle Castilla Pérez, in Nerja, a restaurant is hidden away.
– A façade of a residential building where the only hint that something other than a flat is hidden inside is a small black plaque, with the word ‘Oculto’ in gold, next to a small box. The ‘speakeasy’ feel is part of its game, and it pulls it off very effectively. Once we enter the password sent to us by WhatsApp after booking (so forget about impromptu plans at Oculto), the gate opens and we enter a dark room, where we wait for them to come and pick us up and take us into the restaurant.
– Inside, things change completely: that clandestine air gives way to a luxurious and very visual place, where gastronomy is intermingled with a somewhat ‘disco’ atmosphere between the volume of the music and the play of lights. It’s certainly unlike anything I’ve ever been to before.
– But more importantly, how do you eat? Here I mention just a few of the many offerings. There are some dishes that, according to the workers themselves, “cannot be missing from our dinner”. The most famous of these is the ‘Jamón Oculto’. Thin slices of entrecote matured for ninety days and flambéed at the table. It’s not exactly ham, but that’s what makes it a must. Its taste is similar to ham, but at the same time it has nothing to do with it. It is a different recipe with a flavour that is hard to find elsewhere. An essential dish that costs 26.90 euros a plate.
– You shouldn’t miss one of their latest additions either, the lemon fish tiraditos with truffle (pic, left). Slices of lemon fish with natural truffle, ponzu sauce, yuzu, truffle mayonnaise and shavings of tempura with baby garlic. Citrus is one of the main protagonists in this dish, which costs 24 euros.
– In the land of dessert, the hidden Snicker takes the cake. It is, quite literally, a giant Snicker. So if you don’t like this little bar, go for another one. But if you do, you’ll want to take one home.
– As there are many dishes, but only one stomach, it’s up to you to choose. Among the personal choices is the spicy tuna tartar (26 euros) (pic, right), a sure hit with tartar lovers, although among so much seasoning the flavour of the tuna is slightly overshadowed.
– We continue with a riskier mix, a synthesis between Japanese gastronomy and the islands of French Polynesia: sirloin tartar nigiris (3.90 euros each). This combination of two worlds, garnished with parmesan and truffle, goes well together. Don’t expect the usual nigiri, because as the ingredients indicate, it’s not very usual. But if you’re not narrow-minded, you’re sure to enjoy it.
– We close with a more substantial dish, the Lotus burger. This burger is dressed with a sauce of the trendy biscuit and is an explosion of sauces. The meat is good, but not one of the best I’ve tasted. Priced at 18 euros without fries, I think it’s an expendable dish. Although here, in addition to the food, what you pay for is the concept.
Info & reservations: https://www.restauranteoculto.com/reservas/
Source & photo credits, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/malagaenlamesa/restaurante-secreto-malaga-20240803000614-nt.html

SPORTS

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Olympic Boxing Scandal Update- The International Boxing Association will reward the female Italian boxer who lost against the intergender as if she were an Olympic champion: {Translation, summary}
– The International Boxing Association (IBA) said it will award Italian fighter Angela Carini {pic, blue} the prize money she would have won had she won the Olympic title. The transalpine fighter said goodbye to her dream after losing her bout at the Games after 46 seconds of the first round against Algeria’s Imane Khelif {pic, red}, who was disqualified from the World Championships organised by the body for not meeting the gender eligibility criteria, and so they wanted to make a gesture to her.
– The Italian Carini abandoned after 46 seconds her fight with the Algerian Imane Khelif, an intersex athlete who did not pass the gender tests in the championships organised by the IBA, but who does fight in the Games, as the International Olympic Committee defends that Khelif meets the eligibility rules for women, which are based on the sex listed on her passport.
– “It has hurt me a lot. I’m heartbroken. I went to the ring to honour my father. I was told many times that I was a warrior, but I preferred to stop for my health. I had never felt a blow like that,” said the Italian after the fight. The IBA announced at the time that it would award $50,000 to boxers who win a gold medal at the Games, but it will also do so with Carini, as if she were the Olympic champion. Source, Spanish: https://www.eldebate.com/deportes/juegos-olimpicos/20240803/iba-premiara-pugil-perdio-contra-boxeadora-intergenero-como-fuese-campeona-olimpica_217904.html

CULTURAL REVOLUTION

Jihadism threatens Spain with ‘targets’ on the King, Pedro Sánchez, tourist areas, and support these calls to action with references to the Inquisition: {Translation}
– References to Spain – under the express denomination of ‘Al Ándalus’ – are a constant feature of the well-established propaganda apparatus of jihadist organisations, be they Al Qaeda, Daesh, or some of their branches. However, there are occasions in which threats focus on specific personalities or on certain historical milestones: King Felipe VI, the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, or references to the Holy Inquisition are some of the protagonists of the messages disseminated by groups linked to terrorism in the last year, according to what the intelligence services have been able to ascertain.
– The monitoring of groups related to Daesh or Al Qaeda – with the growing influence of the Islamic State of Khorasan – is one of the usual tasks of the Spanish intelligence services, both the National Police and the Civil Guard, as well as the CNI. These are spaces where the milieu of these terrorist organisations, if not directly their leadership, pour out their proclamations, recruitment messages… and threats against our country. In its Balance del terrorismo en España 2023, the Centro Memorial de Víctimas del Terrorismo (Memorial Centre for Victims of Terrorism) lists some of the references made by these groups.
– The messages in which they encourage the ‘reconquest’ of Al-Andalus, due to the domination of Islam over the region several centuries ago, are well known. “This vision of the past is shared by the two main branches of jihadist terrorism, both Al Qaeda and the Islamic State-Daesh, and their publicity structures and those of their affiliates launch messages claiming Al-Andalus that have become combat obligations for today’s jihadists,” the Memorial Centre states in its report.
– In addition to these historical references, there are other highly topical issues, mainly due to the NATO military deployments in which Spain participates to combat terrorists. One of these is the International Coalition against Daesh, to which the Spanish Army is contributing in Iraq with several Chinook helicopters operating from the Ain Al Asad base – the target of several attacks in recent months by pro-Iranian militias, in line with Hamas’ activity against Israel.
– Among the messages disseminated by Daesh, the aforementioned report includes a publication entitled “The Annihilation of Christians”, where it evoked the actions of the Inquisition and the memory of Al-Andalus to justify its current terrorist activity in the world, mainly in Africa. On this occasion, the anniversary of the conquest of Granada was used by Al Qaeda to disseminate a document recalling the events of 1492 and to defend the need to reconquer Al-Andalus,” the Memorial Centre adds. References to al-Andalus were also present in a propaganda video produced by an al-Qaeda production company which was released in March last year and which encouraged jihad.
– Moreover, the jihadist groups launched messages with explicit references to Spanish public figures. The Islamic State of Khorasan, with roots in Central Asia but now extending its tentacles towards the West, published an image of King Felipe VI.
– Daesh also published another of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in a video attacking Western politicians. Similarly, the Islamic State released another recording with images of the mosque-cathedral of Cordoba and the Roman bridge in Granada, as well as others of Seville.
– The official Al Qaeda magazine, in September, included Spain, along with the United Kingdom and France, among the targets to be attacked by the jihadists. In addition, messages against the King and the main Spanish political leaders have been disseminated through Telegram channels. To all this must be added the usual references to target certain Spanish territories, such as Ceuta and Melilla, or particularly busy tourist areas, such as the Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona. Source, Spanish: https://www.vozpopuli.com/espana/yihadismo-amenaza-rey-pedro-sanchez-inquisicion.html

FINANCIAL

Dow tumbles 1,000 points, S&P 500 loses 3% as Monday’s session nears close:
– Stocks fell sharply on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average headed for its worst day in nearly two years, as worries over the health of the U.S. economy sparked a global market sell-off.
– The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1,081 points, or 2.7%. The Nasdaq Composite lost 3.8%, and the S&P 500
slid 3.2%. The blue-chip Dow earlier fell to a session low of more than 1,200 points.
– In Asia overnight, Japan stocks confirmed a bear market as Asia-Pacific investors had their first chance to react to the sour jobs figures in the U.S. from Friday. The 12.4% loss on the Nikkei, which closed at 31,458.42, was the worst day for the index since the “Black Monday” of 1987 hit Wall Street. The loss of 4,451.28 points on the index was also the largest in terms of points in its entire history. Full article:: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/04/stock-market-today-live-updates.html

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Benamargosa Fair 2024: Friday, August 2 thru Sunday 4
– On Friday 2nd, at twelve noon there will be a peal of bells, indicating the start of the fair. Half an hour later, there will be a swimming competition in the municipal swimming pool. At 20.00 there will be a football match between married and single people. At 22.00 hours there will be the inauguration of the lighting of the fair and the official stand. The Orquesta Metrópolis will perform at ceremonies. From 23.00 hours, the Azahar dance will perform; the Mises, Míster and the Veteran Couple will be chosen. At 1 a.m., the MeCamela Camela Tribute will perform. From three o’clock in the morning, the dj Belén Jurado will be on stage at the official stand.
– On Saturday 3rd at 12.00 noon, the daytime fair will be inaugurated. The little ones will have a children’s area in ‘Las Escalerillas’ from 17.00 hours. From 21.30 hours, the Metrópolis Orchestra will perform. At one o’clock in the morning there will be a concert by Sótano Sur and from three o’clock in the morning the Festivaleando will begin, which this year will feature Luitingo and DJs Juni and Esh. For this night we have prepared a surprise performance that we are sure people will love.
– On Sunday 4 August, at midday there will be a horse ride. The children’s area will be open again. At 20.00 hours, there will be a ribbon race on horseback. At 9.30 p.m., the Metrópolis orchestra will perform, and at midnight, Jairo Cuevas. At 1.30 a.m. there will be low sound fireworks.

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Iznate XXIV Festival Flamenco: Friday, 2 Aug starting at 10pm with Jose Lucena headlining.

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Torrox- XLIII International Festival of Choirs and Dances plus a concert date:
– The Plaza de la Almedina will host the XLIII International Festival of Choirs and Dances of Torrox this Saturday 3 August from 22:00 hours. It will feature the Folkloric Association “El Piñote” from Argüelles, Siero, from the Principality of Asturias; the Folkloric Group “Kitka” from North Macedonia; and the Choirs and Dances of Torrox. For his part, Salvador Escudero said that this Saturday’s festival promises “a spectacular summer night, totally free and open to the public”. The Councillor for Culture and Popular Traditions has informed that the Torrox Town Hall will install more than 500 chairs so that the audience can enjoy the event with the utmost comfort. Also thinking of the elderly, a free shuttle service has been set up leaving from the Plaza de la Almedina and arriving at El Morche after the end of the festival, with the usual stops.
– Also the concert “Echoes of Tradition” that the Cultural Association Vive la Música will present this Sunday 4th August, at 22:00 hours in the same square of the Almedina.

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Iznate Moscatel Grape Festival 2024: Saturday, 3 August
– At 7:30pm the craft and local products market will open. Half an hour later the gastronomic route will begin with some free tastings.
– Starting at twelve at night there will be musical performances and competitions in the Puerta de la Martina square.

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Salobrena Sol Music Fest 2024: 16-17 Aug., 8pm
Martín Pérez Municipal Sports Center
Av. Motril, 18680 Salobreña, Granada
– Friday 16 Aug. Fausto Taranto (Video Link) plus 6 more acts.
– Sat. 17 Aug. Mojinos Escozios plus 6 more acts.
Info, map & tix (€12 advance, €18 at door): https://www.conciertosengranada.es/conciertos/69498-fausto-taranto-desertores-del-arao-soundbay-succubus

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ANDALUCÍA

Drivers in Andalusia will be able to register at the ITV without leaving the car: {Translation}
– The public company Verificaciones Industriales de Andalucía, Veiasa, has implemented an innovative project called Directo a Línea in its network of 70 ITV stations, which allows users to directly access the inspection line, completing all the previous procedures virtually and without the need to go to the offices.
– This is a new web application, a pioneer in the national vehicle inspection sector, which sends a text message (SMS) to the user’s mobile phone with a link to a web page where the appointment details are pre-loaded. By simply pressing the Here I am button, the customer can register without leaving their vehicle.
– Thanks to this tool, the user will be able to pay with a bank card, whether or not he/she registered it when requesting an appointment, and will also be able to see the call to the inspection line from his/her own vehicle, as the line notification panel will be displayed on his/her own mobile phone.
– This is a tool whose main advantage is the speed of the registration process, as it takes no more than a minute, especially if the user has previously paid online. In addition to the convenience of not having to get out of the car to carry out this procedure, the application allows card payments to be made on the spot, offering secure and safe transactions.
– An outstanding feature offered by this application is that users can know in real time the number of people ahead of them before passing the ITV, which helps to better manage the waiting time. With Directo a Línea, the experience of passing the ITV becomes faster, more convenient and efficient, marking a significant advance in the digitalisation of vehicle inspection services in Andalusia. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/andalucia/conductores-andalucia-podran-pasar-itv_0_2002148514.html

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Loles López accuses the government of acting “like Amazon” when it comes to the distribution of migrants: {Translation}
– The Andalusian government does not share the migration policy of the central government. This has been stated on several occasions by the Andalusian Minister of Social Inclusion, Youth, Families and Equality, Loles López {pic}, who on Wednesday insisted on her criticism of the lack of information, coordination and funds to be able to deal with the reception of migrants, not only minors but also adults. In this sense, Loles López accused the government on Wednesday of “acting like Amazon” in the distribution of migrant minors, in a parallelism that led her to argue that “Like Amazon distributes packages- they are going to distribute migrants without funding, without information”.
– Speaking to the media before chairing the plenary session of the Andalusian Forum for the integration of people of migrant origin, López concluded that “this is their policy” after arguing that “they cannot look the other way because there is no funding” when the situation that the autonomous communities must face is that “more and more spending is necessary” due to attending to an increase in the number of unaccompanied migrant minors.
– The Councillor for Social Inclusion pointed out that “the Sectoral Conference on Migration told us that a fairly large number were coming” and since that announcement, the autonomous communities have been left in doubt as to “how we prepare ourselves”. “This is what we are demanding from the Ministry”, said López, who lamented that “there is no funding, no information, no coordination”, with the aggravating factor that “they do not apply migration policy, they do not apply foreign policy, they do not apply work in the country of origin, they do not declare a migration emergency and they do not link the European Union”, to ask rhetorically about “what is the policy of the Spanish Government” in terms of migrant minors and infer this parallelism with Amazon? Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/andalucia/loles-lopez-acusa-gobierno-actuar_0_2002141425.html

MALAGA PROVINCE

Mercury soars above 40C in many parts of Malaga as the province swelters:
– The threat of an amber alert was more than fulfilled and the thermometers shot up, with the highest official record being in Álora: where the afternoon temperature registered a stifling 44.2C. That was the official figure from Spain’s state weather agency (Aemet), on what has been, in general terms, the hottest day of the year in the province so far.
– Tomorrow (Friday), the amber weather alert will be activated again between 1 pm and 9 pm. There is a significant risk of exceeding 39 degrees on the Costa del Sol and in the Axarquía and Guadalhorce valley areas the temperatures could again exceed 40C.
– Meanwhile today, in Coín temperatures reached 42.5C this Thursday. Just behind was Alpandeire (41.3 degrees), Estepona (40.3) and Cortes de la Frontera (40), which surpassed the psychological barrier. Very close to 40 were Malaga Airport (39.4C), Malaga Consul (39 degrees), Torremolinos (38.6), Benahavís (38.5), Fuente de Piedra (38.3), Antequera (38), and Ronda (37.2).
– Residents and visitors in Vélez-Málaga saw 35.7C, Rincón (34.8), Nerja (34.1), Algarrobo (34), and Marbella (33 degrees in the port) have breathed a little easier.
– On the first day of the month temperatures hit almost 50C in the street in Antequera, in the north of Malaga province. It reached 48C in the sun and 42 degrees in the shade in the early afternoon, on another very hot day in the town. The outside thermometers in the town’s street reached 48 degrees at 5.30pm at the Hermanos Mir Muñoz pharmacy in Avenida de Pío XII. At the same time, at the Cervera pharmacy in San Agustín, which was already in the shade, the temperature was 42 degrees.
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/antequera/mercury-hits-48c-this-malaga-province-town-20240801193750-nt.html

TORROX

Two minors on motorcycle lead police on 15 minutes late night chase along Torrox beach: {Translation, summary}
– It happened a few days ago in Torrox-Costa, at around 2.00 am. {I checked this story in 5 different Spanish news websites, none had the exact date. -Ed.} Two minors were riding a 125cc motorbike at over 40 kilometres per hour, in an area which is limited to 20, so a Torrox Local Police patrol decided to stop them.
– The two minors, residents of Nerja, the 15 year old driver, who did not have a licence to drive this type of vehicle, and a 17 year old passenger, decided to flee. The chase lasted 15 minutes, through pedestrian areas, such as the Ferrara seafront, in forbidden directions, and at high speed. In fact, the two occupants of the motorbike almost ran over several pedestrians.
– The officers, who were in a police car, finally stopped them at the El Peñoncillo dry dock, more than five kilometres away from where the chase began. The driver tested negative for alcohol. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/sucesos/dos-menores-moto-carne-huyen-policia-local-torrox-20240801131611-nt.html

NERJA

The ‘Summer in Maro’ performances begin this Saturday: {Translation, summary}
– The square of the Church of Nuestra Señora de Las Maravillas will host the ‘Summer in Maro’ during the weekends of August with a programme of cultural shows and musical performances.
– Every Saturday night from 22:00 hours the locals, Nerjeños and visitors can enjoy the ‘Verbena con Plácido’. In addition, on Sundays there will be children’s shows: on 4 August, La Niñera Mágica; on 11 August, Piruleta y Costillita; on 18 August, Amapola y Perdigón; and concluding on 25 August with Sara Jorge’s Dream Dancers academy. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/las-actuaciones-del-verano-en-maro-comienzan-este-sabado/

TORRE DEL MAR

VII Tourist Day in Torre del Mar: {Translation, summary}
– Torre del Mar will host on 29 August a new Tourist Day, held on the Paseo Marítimo, next to the lighthouse. In its seventh edition it focuses on establishing itself, and the entire Vélez-Málaga area, as a gastronomic destination.
– As usual, recalled the mayor, “we have again with the collaboration of the chef Roberto Soler, who for the occasion will create a cake almost 9 meters long with more than 4,000 portions for those present. Soler says, “It is more than eight metres long and will have more than 4,000 portions,” before detailing the ingredients: “The sweet will be made up of chocolate sponge cake, cinnamon syrup, some 250 litres of special vegetable cream for high temperatures, and raspberry jam”. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-vii-dia-del-turista-dedica-su-jornada-a-velez-malaga-como-destino-gastronomico/

MIJAS

The VIII International Folk Festival of La Cala brings together five groups on Saturday, 3 August: {Translation, summary}
– The eighth edition of the International Folk Festival of La Cala de Mijas, in the aforementioned municipality of Malaga, will bring together five dance groups from different parts of Spain, Argentina and the Himalayas this Saturday from 21.00 hours.
– The Councillor for Culture, Juan Carlos Maldonado pointed out that “the event will start with a parade of the participating groups that will go through several streets of La Cala until it reaches the Torreón; there, at 21.30 hours, the performances will begin”, while he thanked the Agrupación Folclórica de Sur “for their work in making this festival a reality”.
– Among the performances, the first will be by the group Himalayan Culture Foundation with a sample of Tibetan music and dances, which will be followed by the Asociación Argentina Martín Fierro from Alhaurín de la Torre (Málaga) (Video Link).
– Afterwards, the group Anima i Poble – Xirivella from Valencia, the Asociación Folclórica y Cultural Azabache from Fuengirola and the Asociación Folcórica Sur de Andalucía from La Cala de Mijas will take to the stage. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/malaga/1726061/el-viii-festival-internacional-folclorico-de-la-cala-reune-el-sabado-a-cinco-agrupaciones/

EUROPE

Finnish MP Calls for Exclusion of Hungary From Schengen Zone:
– The Chairperson of the Finnish Social Democratic Parliamentary Group, Tytti Tuppurainen {pic}, said that Hungary must be excluded from the free movement in the Schengen Zone.
– Her comments came following Budapest’s decision to extend the National Card Program to Russia and Belarus.
– Hungarian MFA considered “childish lies” comments that Budapest is endangering the security of the Schengen Zone by extending the National Card Program to Russia and Belarus.
– Earlier this month Hungary introduced the National Card permitting “guest workers” from eight countries, taking also into account those from Russia and Belarus, to reach this country without being subject to security screenings. Full article: https://schengen.news/finnish-mp-calls-for-exclusion-of-hungary-from-schengen-zone/

HEALTH

This Week’s SAS Compensation Payout: {Translation, summary}
– The Superior Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA) has sentenced the Andalusian Health Service (SAS) to compensate the relatives of a 70-year-old patient from Jaén with 109,000 euros.
– The TSJA ordered the SAS to compensate the widow and two children of a patient who bled to death waiting for an ambulance to be transferred to the hospital.
– The events took place on August 20, 2018 in the capital of Jaén when the man’s family telephoned for an ambulance to treat him for abundant and uncontrolled bleeding due to a ruptured varicose vein. After an hour and 45mins without help arriving, they called again. The family assured that an hour and a quarter passed after their second call until the ambulance arrived, without a doctor, at their home and from there the man was transferred to the Jaén University Hospital – which was barely 200 meters away – three hours after the first phone call was made.
– TSJA cited the inexcusable delay from the second call. “This implies, without the need to resort to any other consideration, a delay attributable to the assistance services,” is indicated in the TSJA ruling, which also points out that “the lack of response was unjustified.” Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1728283/condenan-al-sas-por-la-muerte-de-un-hombre-de-jaen-que-esperaba-una-ambulancia/

TRAVEL

Passengers at EU Airports Not Allowed to Carry Over 100ml of Liquids on Cabin Luggage as of September 1:
– Newly updated EU regulation has reintroduced restrictions on passengers travelling with a European airline.
– As of September 1, 2024, these passengers must carry at most 100ml liquids in their cabin baggage, including aerosol and gel containers, Schengen.News reports.
– ACI expects that the new restriction will result in significant operational strain and will impact the passenger experience and airports that have deployed this sort of technology, considering that purchasing C3 scanners, can cost almost eight times more than the regular machines. Their maintenance costs are also four times higher.
– Some airports in Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden and Malta have deployed C3 scanners, while in the UK, a total of six smaller airports have installed the devices. All of these UK airports are required to implement the new liquid rule. Full article: https://schengen.news/passengers-at-eu-airports-not-allowed-to-carry-over-100ml-of-liquids-on-cabin-luggage-as-of-september-1/ {Strangely worded article here. Probably written or translated by AI. -Ed.}

FROM THE “WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY THINKING” DEPARTMENT

Imane Khelif, transgender boxer in middle of Olympics gender storm, forces tearful first female opponent to quit 46 seconds into fight:
– Khelif (wearing red in pic), a M>F transgender Algerian who failed gender eligibility tests at the 2023 World Championships, forced her Italian opponent, Angela Carini, to withdraw from their opening-round bout in 46 seconds Thursday. A furious Carini was left in tears and retreated to her corner after getting hit twice in the face by Khelif. She yelled “this is unjust” at her corner and slammed her headgear on the canvas as the match in the 66-kilogram division was called off.
– Carini refused a handshake from Khelif and then ripped her hand away from the ref as Khelif’s was raised as the winner.
“I’m used to suffering,” Carini said after the fight when she spoke to reporters for 20 minutes through tears. “I’ve never taken a punch like that, it’s impossible to continue. I’m nobody to say it’s illegal. “I got into the ring to fight. But I didn’t feel like it anymore after the first minute. I started to feel a strong pain in my nose. I didn’t give up, but a punch hurt too much and so I said enough. I’m leaving with my head held high.”
– Carini’s coach, Emanuel Renzini, told reporters that he was unsure if the boxer’s nose was broken and that she had been warned not to take the fight. “Many people in Italy tried to call and tell her: ‘Don’t go please: It’s a man, it’s dangerous for you,” Renzini said.
– Before the Olympics, the IOC defended the decision to let M>F transgenders Khelif, 25, and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting into the competition after both were disqualified from the world championships.
– “All athletes participating in the boxing tournament of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 comply with the competition’s eligibility and entry regulations, as well as all applicable medical regulations,” the International Olympic Committee said in a statement prior to the Games.
– Both had competed in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and failed to medal. “I’m here for the gold,” Khelif told BBC Sport. “I fight everybody.”
– The different status of Lin and Khelif at the Olympics and Worlds is fallout from the years-long dispute between the IOC and the Russian-led IBA over alleged failures of governance and integrity, plus reliance on funding from state energy firm Gazprom.
– “Everyone competing in the women’s category is complying with the competition eligibility rules,” IOC spokesman Mark Adams said. “They are women in their passports and it’s stated that this is the case, that they are female.”
– The IOC has appointed officials to run boxing at two straight Summer Games and acknowledged Monday the tournament rules for Paris are “descended from” those in place eight years ago at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Boxing officials picked to run Paris qualifying and finals tournaments tried “to restrict amendments to minimize the impact on athletes’ preparation and guaranteeing consistency between Olympic Games,” the IOC said.
– The IOC-run database of about 10,700 athletes competing in Paris detailed both boxers’ experiences at the 2023 worlds.
– Khelif was disqualified “just hours before her gold medal showdown” against a Chinese opponent “after her elevated levels of testosterone failed to meet the eligibility criteria.” Khelif will next fight in the quarterfinals against Hungaria’s Anna Luca Hamori on Saturday.
– “I’m not scared,” said Hamori, who trounced Australia’s Marissa Williamson Pohlman in her opening fight. “I don’t care about the press story and social media. If she or he is a man, it will be a bigger victory for me if I win.”
– Outrage exploded around the world, including from Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni. “I regret it [Carini’s withdrawal] even more. I was emotional yesterday when she wrote ‘I will fight’ because the dedication, the head, the character, surely also play a role in these things,” Meloni said. “But then it also matters to be able to compete on equal grounds and, from my point of view, it was not an even contest.” Full article: https://nypost.com/2024/08/01/sports/imane-khelif-forces-opponent-to-quit-46-seconds-into-fight-after-gender-storm/ & X Link 1 & X Link 2

Today, Angela Carini had her Olympics dreams shattered by Imane Khelif, a male boxer.

It is suspected that he BROKE HER NOSE.

Don’t let this pass quietly. MEN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BEAT WOMEN FOR SPORT.

SAVE WOMEN’S SPORTS. pic.twitter.com/i5GMdgWrwb
— Hazel Appleyard (@HazelAppleyard_) August 1, 2024

An absolute travesty at the Olympics.

Angela Carini is forced to box against a biological male. She quits after just 45 seconds, and cries hysterically as her opponent is declared the winner.

Don't look away. This is wokeness. pic.twitter.com/wOkVRs88t5
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) August 1, 2024

SPORTS

See the full Paris Olympics 2024 schedules & daily results here:
https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/28-july

See the full Olympic Tennis draws and daily results here:
https://www.itftennis.com/en/events/olympics-paris-2024/draws-and-results/

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Tennis News- Alcaraz reaches Olympics singles semis, youngest since Djokovic:
– Carlos Alcaraz says he doesn’t feel unbeatable at Roland Garros, the site of the Paris Olympics tennis competition and the French Open title he won last month. His opponents might disagree. Alcaraz ran his winning streak at the place to 11 matches and became the youngest man to reach the singles semifinals at a Summer Games since Novak Djokovic in 2008, getting past Tommy Paul of the U.S. 6-3, 7-6 (7) at Court Philippe Chatrier on Thursday.
– Alcaraz announced later Thursday that he has withdrawn from next week’s Canadian Masters in Montreal. “It has been a very long season for me and due to the accumulation of matches and fatigue, I will not be able to play in Montreal this year,” Alcaraz said in a Tennis Canada statement. Full article: https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/40698859/alcaraz-reaches-olympics-singles-semis-youngest-djokovic

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Whether you live in Nerja or are visiting our area, you are very welcome to come and join us on Sundays at 11.00am. Join us for a time of Holy Spirit led worship and experience the presence of our God. Our teaching is Bible based as we honour God and obey His Word. During this time of uncertainty, God’s Word reminds us that the Gospel shines brightest in times of darkness. Our service lasts for about 1 hour and 30 mins. With Tea and Coffee afterwards.
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– Jesus said: “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me”. (John 14:6)
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El Puente Christian Fellowship (Vélez-Málaga): We are a friendly, multi-national, Bible believing community of Christ. We meet each Sunday at 11am to worship the Lord. We enjoy a time of worship with contemporary songs and traditional hymns, and a message brought to us by our Pastor, one of our members or a visiting speaker.
The church meeting hall is situated at: Res: El Olivar 5, 8 Bajo 1, Calle Arbequin, Velez Malaga 29700.
Full directions and further information can be found on our Facebook page, or you can contact us by email on elpuentechristianfellowship@gmail.com or by phone on 665 62 63 42.
For those who cannot join us in person, we aim to stream Sunday services via the Facebook page (subject to a good internet connection).

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– Please take a look at our website, where you will find more information and photos, plus details of other dogs and pups that we have in our care. Our adoption costs are €110 for pups that have been fully vaccinated, rabies, chip and passport and €180 for older dogs that have all vaccinations, papers and have been neutered. This contributes towards their vet and care costs, and helps us to continue rescuing abandoned dogs and cats.

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SPAIN

New accusations in the ‘Begoña Gómez case’ are filed against Sánchez- for an alleged crime of embezzlement: {Translation}
– Vox, Hazte Oír and Iustitia Europa, plaintiffs in the case in which Begoña Gómez, the wife of the President of the Government, is being investigated, have now filed a new complaint against Pedro Sánchez for an alleged crime of embezzlement.
– All of them are pointing the finger at the President, considering that he has used public money and the resources of the State Attorney General’s Office to file a complaint against the judge investigating his wife for an alleged crime of prevarication.
– Vox has gone further and announced on Wednesday that its complaint is not only directed against Sánchez, but also against the Minister of Justice, Félix Bolaños, and the State Attorney General, David Vilas Álvarez. Vox has defended this decision denouncing that Sánchez “continues to prostitute the institutions” and “using them for his personal interest”, thus criticising that the president of the Government processes his complaint against the judge through the State Attorney General’s Office. “Only Vox will continue to do everything possible to confront him,” the party, which is participating as a popular accusation in the investigation of Sánchez’s wife, said in a message on social networks.
– For its part, Hazte Oír, argues in its complaint that Sánchez “has used public assets and the means of the State Attorney General’s Office for a strictly private purpose, meeting the typical elements of the crime of embezzlement”. For the association, it is “clear that the defendant has used the State Attorney’s Office to defend purely private interests that have nothing to do with his status as a member of the Government or with what is legally provided for” in the law. “As a private citizen, and regardless of the criticism that may be generated by the fact that we are facing a clear attack on judicial independence, it is true that he can bring any criminal action he deems appropriate. What is not licit is to use State institutions for the defence of purely private interests”, he maintains.
– This action, says Hazte Oír, “is framed in the context of a growing interference of the defendant in the different institutions of the State”. “The reality is quite different, with the defendant’s conduct seeming to translate into the phrase ‘the government is me’. The reality is quite different, with public institutions and public funds being subject to the purposes of public utility that are proper to them, and not at the service of purely private interests and whims”, the document adds.
– Finally, Iustitia Europa has informed through a press release that it has filed a complaint against Sánchez “and other authorities involved for the alleged crimes of prevarication and embezzlement” before the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The political party, which accuses the president of the Government of trying to “interrupt the correct instruction” of the ‘Begoña Gómez case’, considers “that there are rational and sufficient indications that the conduct” of Sánchez, “of improperly using the State Attorney’s Office, is indicatively constitutive of the crimes of prevarication and embezzlement”. “Sánchez has chosen to use public resources such as the State Attorney’s Office in order to devise a procedural strategy to protect his wife from the investigation of the 41st Court of Instruction of Madrid. It is undoubtedly an instrumental complaint aimed at removing the investigator from the judicial proceedings without any criminal grounds whatsoever”, he concludes. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-acusaciones-caso-begona-gomez-querellan-contra-sanchez-presunto-delito-malversacion-20240731120046.html

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The lady doth protest too much, methinks- Sánchez continues without explaining his wife’s professional activity and accuses the opposition of “devoting themselves to a fable”: {Translation}
– The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has dismissed the questions put to him by journalists on Wednesday about the professional activities of his wife, Begoña Gómez, disingenuously stating that he has already given “all the explanations in Congress”, when in fact he has not said whether he was aware of the meetings that his wife held in Moncloa and whether he was at any of them, in Congress, or when testifying before the judge earlier this week.
– At the press conference to assess the political year before the summer break in August, Sánchez has not spoken of his wife, charged with possible influence peddling and business corruption, and has instead accused the opposition parties on several occasions of “engaging in fabrications” and inventing a “non-case”.
– “This is a non-case that comes from the frustration and impotence of the opposition, which has given up the political battle of ideas. We have a government that governs and an opposition that fabricates”, said the head of the Executive.
– Specifically, Sánchez was asked if he was aware of the meetings that his wife held in Moncloa with the businessman Carlos Barrabés or with the rector of the Complutense University of Madrid, Joaquín Goyache, both of whom are accused in the same case as Gómez and both of whom have admitted in court to having met with her; whether he was in any of those meetings, Barrabés said that on a couple of occasions he saw Sánchez there; as well as whether he knew about the “declarations of interest” that his wife signed for companies that participated in public tenders.
– The president has not answered any of these questions, but has said that he has already given “sufficient political explanations in Congress”. On the other hand, he did talk about the lawsuit he has filed against Judge Juan Carlos Peinado for alleged prevarication in summoning him to Moncloa to appear as a witness – he finally invoked his right not to testify against his spouse – and also about the fact that the document was signed by the State Attorney’s Office.
– The complaint, says Sánchez, seeks to defend the “dignity” of the “institution of the Presidency” and the “rights that have been recognised since no less than 1886” and which, he denounced, have been “trampled” with the instruction of Judge Peinado. On Tuesday, he believes, there was “a montage” and it was “absolutely pathetic and embarrassing” to see “the ultra-right-wing associations fighting to see who could enter” his testimony. However, he expressed his conviction that “time will put things in their place”. However, the head of the Executive has avoided at all times during the press conference directly criticising Judge Peinado, as other members of his government have done, such as the Minister of the Presidency and Justice, Félix Bolaños, who has denounced a “cruel and inhumane political persecution” of the president’s wife.
– Finally, Sánchez has played down the importance of the lawsuits that Vox has brought against himself and Minister Bolaños for accusing the magistrate of prevarication, since, as he pointed out, this party has done nothing more than “judicialise politics and politicise Justice” since it burst onto the political scene. “I don’t know how many lawsuits we have had since I became president of the government. Let’s see, if for Vox I’m a dictator, I don’t stop staging coups d’état, Spain is breaking up, it’s sinking and we’re on our way to becoming I don’t know what Latin American country…, well, of course, that’s the way it’s going”, he concluded. {Yikes! Venezuela here we come! -Ed.} Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5536868/0/sanchez-sigue-sin-explicar-actividad-profesional-su-mujer-acusa-oposicion-dedicarse-fabular/

ANDALUCÍA

Unconstitutional or outright mutiny? “The Catalonia agreement is an absolute attack on the interests of communities such as Andalusia”: {Translation}
– The first day of the new Andalusian government and the first serious problem on the table. The fiscal sovereignty agreement for Catalonia signed by the Catalan socialists and ERC has raised all the alarm bells in the rest of the autonomous communities, and the president of the Andalusian regional government, Juanma Moreno, and the minister of finance, Carolina España, have taken advantage of the first public act to express their categorical opposition. It should be borne in mind, however, that for the moment only what ERC has revealed about the signed agreement is known, namely that the Catalan Generalitat would manage 100% of the taxes collected in the region.
– If this agreement were to be put into effect, it would represent “an absolute attack on the interests of communities such as Andalusia” for the President of the Junta, which is why he has announced that “we must respond and we will respond” in a reaction that goes beyond the interests of Andalusia, appealing to “the defence of a country” for which he has demanded guiding principles such as “solidarity and equality of citizens, wherever we live”.
– In the message he addressed to his new government during the swearing-in ceremony for new members and those taking on other responsibilities, Moreno warned of “the threats” that will face this updated cabinet at the halfway point of the legislature, among which he identified the political agreement for the governability of Catalonia, which he described as “breaking de facto solidarity between Spaniards” in that it “gives fiscal independence to Catalonia”. “It is a blow to the principle of solidarity”, said the Andalusian President, referring to the possibility that Catalonia could manage the full collection of taxes generated in its territory in order to subsequently make a solidarity contribution to the financing of the rest of the communities, while at the same time placing this principle of sharing fiscal resources in each territory as “the essence of the State”.
– Unconstitutional or outright mutiny? The Minister of Finance and new spokesperson for the Andalusian Government, Carolina España, has detailed that the “pre-agreement” announced by ERC and PSC, which states that Catalonia would leave the common system and collect one hundred percent of taxes, seems “clearly unconstitutional” and represents the “first step” towards the independence of this community. “It is worrying that this pre-agreement on which the central government has not yet openly pronounced itself, but which blows up the Constitution, the unity of Spain, the equality of Spaniards, the principle of inter-territorial solidarity, the principle of cohesion and the current system of financing”. “In a way, what they are looking for is financial independence in order to achieve Catalonia’s independence; it is the first step in a plan conceived by the pro-independence movement”, he said.
– He warned that if what is contained in the aforementioned pre-agreement were to be carried out, it would have “catastrophic consequences not only for Andalusia but for the rest of Spain because in the end we are talking about 30,000 million euros for Catalonia and breaking the equality of Spaniards”. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/andalucia/acuerdo-cataluna-ataque-frontal-intereses_0_2002111823.html

AXARQUÍA

The heatwave puts the Axarquia region under a yellow warning for high temperatures on Thursday and Friday: {Translation}
– The third heat wave of the summer in Spain is being felt since Wednesday in the Axarquia. The peak of heat will be reached between Thursday and Friday, when temperatures may exceed 40 degrees in some localities and the minimum night temperatures may not drop below 25 degrees. The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has activated the yellow warning for high temperatures for both days in the region.
– The terral will be the main feature of the beginning of August in Axarquia. The warning for Thursday will be active between 13:00 and 21:00 hours, for maximum temperatures of 38 degrees. For Friday these conditions will be maintained and in the same time zone, although AEMET adds in its warning that on this day “in the interior of the region it is expected to exceed 40 degrees”.
– The cause of this situation is the irruption of a very warm and stable air mass over the Peninsula. This factor, together with the high sunshine at this time of year, the absence of cloud cover and light or calm winds, will lead to a rise in temperatures this Thursday in areas of the extreme south as a result of land winds. Thus, AEMET expects the highest temperatures to be in the interior of the southeast of the peninsula and the interior of the province of Malaga, where it is likely to exceed 42 degrees Celsius.
– Meteorology forecasts for this Thursday in the province of Malaga little cloudy or clear skies. There will be dust in suspension. Temperatures will rise, locally noticeable in the coastal areas, and unchanged in the regions of Antequera and Ronda. Light variable winds.
– AEMET forecasts highs of up to 42 degrees in La Viñuela and Riogordo; 41 degrees in Benamargosa, Periana and Alcaucín; 40 degrees in Canillas de Aceituno, Colmenar, Cútar and Totalán; 39 degrees in Rincón de la Victoria, Almáchar, El Borge, Moclinejo, Canillas de Albaida, Salares, Sedella, Comares and Alfarnatejo; 38 degrees in Vélez-Málaga, Benamocarra, Cómpeta, Arenas, Iznate, Macharaviaya, Árchez and Alfarnate; 37 degrees in Algarrobo, Frigiliana and Sayalonga; or 35 degrees in Nerja and Torrox. Night-time lows will be between 23 and 28 degrees.
– For Friday, Meteorology expects clear skies in the province. There will be dust in suspension during the first half of the day. Temperatures will fall, except for unchanged highs on the coast. Winds will blow lightly to moderately westerly, with strong intervals on the coast.
– Temperatures this day will rise in coastal areas, while they will fall in some inland areas of the region. Thus, highs of 41 degrees are forecast in La Viñuela and Benamargosa; 40 degrees in Rincón de la Victoria and Totalán; 39 degrees in Canillas de Aceituno, Benamocarra, Alcaucín, Almáchar, El Borge, Riogordo and Cútar; 38 degrees in Vélez-Málaga, Algarrobo, Periana, Moclinejo, Macharaviaya, Iznate, Salares, Sedella, Canillas de Albaida and Árchez; 37 degrees in Frigiliana, Cómpeta, Arenas, Sayalonga and Comares; 36 degrees in Torrox and Colmenar; 35 degrees in Nerja; and 34 degrees in Alfarnate and Alfarnatejo. The minimum temperatures will continue to be very high, with large areas where the mercury will remain between 23 and 27 degrees.
– On Saturday the winds will turn southeast, causing a significant drop in temperatures in Axarquia. Maximum temperatures in the interior will remain below 35 degrees, while on the coast they will be between 30 and 32 degrees. There will also be a slight respite in the minimum values as, although the tropical nights will continue, the mercury will remain at 22 or 23 degrees. AEMET forecasts clear skies for Saturday in Andalusia, with intervals of low clouds and mist on the Mediterranean coast. Temperatures are expected to fall on the Mediterranean coast, with a notable drop in the highs on the coast, and with little change in the rest of the region. Winds will be light and variable. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-ola-de-calor-pone-este-jueves-y-viernes-a-la-axarquia-en-aviso-amarillo-por-altas-temperaturas/

MALAGA PROVINCE

“Thousands of letters pending delivery in Malaga”- CCOO denounces that the Post Office staff is at 30%, provides some areas with delivery only once a month!: {Translation}
– Notifications to be delivered, letters that have not yet been delivered to their addressees… CCOO is warning of the “abandonment of the public service of Correos in the province of Malaga” and describes as “unacceptable” the cuts in recruitment that the company is carrying out, with a staff team that is at 30% of the total that it should be, says the union. According to the union, staff holidays are not being covered, both for delivery, office and logistics staff, which adds to the number of people who should have joined the company to balance retirements, medical leave or cases of leave of absence.
– Another factor that is aggravating the situation, explain the CCOO, is the fact that the contracts that are materialising are part-time, “establishing precarious and degraded employment in the largest public company in the country”, which they say “ignores the continuous requests” made by the organisation, “putting economic savings before the health of the staff and the public service it provides”.
– Correos, adds CCOO in a statement sent to the media, does not provide data on the number of items that are undelivered, but the union says it has made visits in which it has been able to confirm that the mail is not arriving or is arriving after the deadline. In order for the service to continue to be provided, the organisation specifies that Correos employees are working under enormous pressure and in an untenable situation as they are forced to take on the delivery of those areas without coverage, in addition to their own, “which means tripling or quadrupling the work assigned to each worker”. “These circumstances are linked to increased levels of stress and anxiety and also to an increase in accidents at work”, add the trade unionists from Malaga.
– These circumstances entail “a serious detriment to the residents who are not receiving their letters and notifications from the different public administrations on time, and in many cases out of time, including medical appointments, Social Security decisions, unemployment benefits, payment of taxes, pensions, etc.”. CCOO states that Correos, “as a public postal operator of the universal postal service, must deliver daily to each and every home, but this situation is causing that there are areas where it is delivered only once a month”. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/provincia/correos-miles-cartas-pendientes-repartir-malaga_0_2002141580.html

NERJA

First stone of the new Nerja health center laid after more than twenty years of waiting: {Translation, summary}
– Since 2003, when the Nerja Town Hall and the Andalusian Regional Government, then governed by the PSOE, signed an agreement for the 50% financing of a new health centre in the easternmost coastal town of the province, there has been a succession of broken commitments, changes in the location of the project, renunciations of the agreement and modifications to the land. More than two decades later, this Wednesday the first stone was laid for the construction of the future health facility, with an initially planned completion period of 18 and a half months and an investment of almost 9.5 million euros, financed with European funds. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/axarquia/primera-piedra-nuevo-centro-salud-nerja-20240731120925-nt.html

ALGARROBO

The PSOE denounces the health situation in Andalusia in Algarrobo: {Translation}
– The secretary general of the PSOE in Malaga, Daniel Pérez, points out that the health situation in Andalusia right now is extreme. “We find that the Junta de Andalucía, with the cuts it is making in the health sector, is practically leaving the health system to die”.
– At the moment, “there is a health fire practically in the eight provinces of Andalusia, in this province, in Malaga too, and here in Algarrobo we see how the lack of a paediatrician in the most important month which is the month of August, when Algarrobo sees its population double, from around 7,000 inhabitants to practically double, 14,000 inhabitants, what it does is to eliminate the paediatric service. When there are more children in Algarrobo, the Junta de Andalucía, with Moreno Bonilla in charge, eliminates the paediatrician,” said Pérez.
– For this reason, “we have come this morning to Algarrobo, together with the municipal spokesperson, María José Ruiz, to demand that there be a paediatrician every month of the year. In addition, the emergency point is extended at the time of care, which is an emergency point shared with other municipalities and that generates a situation of neglect at the time when the team is activated. What is needed here is for the mayoress to stand up for her neighbours, to show her face, to explain to her neighbours that instead of defending Moreno Bonilla in this dramatic situation that we are suffering with the health system, that instead of being subservient to her party, the Partido Popular, she should show her face for the neighbours of Algarrobo, that she should defend her neighbours. As mayoress she has to defend the general interest of her citizens, and what she is currently more concerned about is making a political career in the Partido Popular”, added the secretary general.
– The socialist spokesperson in the Town Hall of Algarrobo, María José Ruiz, decried “once again to the government of the Junta de Andalucía, to Juanma Moreno, the deficit that exists in public health. Above all, she told him to listen once and for all to the citizens, to the health workers, but above all to the residents of Andalusia, and more specifically of Algarrobo”. “In our municipality we have the problem that right now we have no paediatrician. Every time the paediatrician goes on holiday there is no replacement for the paediatrician, we only have a paediatrician two days a week, as we have a shared paediatrician. That is why we demand that the public health system be taken care of, that the citizens stop being ignored with cuts and more cuts. This is a lack of political will and that once and for all we have a paediatrician every day and an emergency room from 3:00 in the afternoon, because they are playing with the health of our citizens”, she concludes. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-psoe-denuncia-en-algarrobo-la-situacion-sanitaria-en-andalucia/

GRANADA

Costa Tropical’s mango and avocado harvest down by 90 per cent after five years of ‘ruin’:
– There is likely to be another calamitous harvest for the subtropical crop growers of the Granada province Costa Tropical coast, which has seen five disastrous seasons in a row. Changing temperatures, together with the long periods of drought, have meant that the trees hardly bear any fruit and are defenceless against pests.
– In the Rio Verde valley 95 per cent of producers, more than 2,000 families, are facing a new “disastrous and ruinous” time with 90 per cent of the normal production of crops such as mango and avocado lost. For the moment, only custard apples are surviving the weather. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/costa-tropical/costa-loses-its-mango-and-avocado-production-20240731080802-nt.html

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Ex-BBC presenter Huw Edwards admits buying illegal sex photos of children to view on WhatsApp:
– Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards {pic} has admitted accessing indecent photographs of children as young as seven after a man he met online sent him hundreds of sexual images on WhatsApp. The court heard that Edwards had engaged in online chat involving illegal photographs with an adult man on WhatsApp between December 2020 and August 2021, who sent him 377 sexual images, of which 41 were indecent images of children.
– The indecent images that were sent included seven category A, the worst, 12 category B, and 22 category C. Of the category A images, the estimated age of most of the children was between 13 and 15, but one was aged between seven and nine, the court was told.
– During the period he was being sent the photographs, Edwards fronted coverage of the funeral of the late Duke Of Edinburgh, and a programme from Windsor Castle the night before the funeral called HRH The Duke Of Edinburgh Remembered.
– During his career, he fronted BBC’s News At Ten for 20 years and anchored coverage of major national events including announcing Queen Elizabeth II’s death on the BBC and presenting coverage of her funeral. He was previously the BBC’s highest-paid newsreader, with a pay bracket of £475,000 to £479,999 for the year 2023/24 for 160 presenting days, BBC One news specials, election specials and other television programming, according to the corporation’s latest annual report.
{As I have warned in the past, these dangerous activities are all too common on WhatsApp and social media. Those apps are easily subscribed to with fake emails & phone numbers, making criminals anonymous and untraceable as they connect thru public or hacked wifi. That results in the proliferation of illegal activity: kiddie porn, weapons & drug sales, and human trafficking being common. Entire chat groups and social media communities are dedicated to various criminal purposes. Perhaps you’ve noticed how some locals will leave their house, where they probably have an internet connection, and walk a block or two, and stand outside a cafe that has wifi for customers, busy on their mobile, having stored the wifi password on a previous visit. Then after a few minutes they walk back to their house. If you pay attention, you may soon see a delivery-person on a scooter or bicycle arrive at that same house. And they ain’t dropping off dinner, it’s known as “tele-coca”. You don’t walk to use someone else’s wifi to order pizzas. By you using messengers & social media, these companies make money from you and your data, and thus you are indirectly supporting criminal activity and child abuse. By only using direct cellular calls & texts, or visiting websites directly thru your web browser without using other apps, you have far more security and avoid supporting evil causes. Just saying…-Ed.}
Full article: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ex-bbc-presenter-huw-edwards-104128085.html

SPORTS

See the full Paris Olympics 2024 schedules & daily results here:
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See the full Olympic Tennis draws and daily results here:
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Tennis News- Nadal and Alcaraz, eliminated in doubles: {Translation}
– Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz lost to the Americans Austin Krajicec and Rajeev Ram (6-2 and 6-4) and were left out of the fight for medals in the men’s doubles tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
– The Americans, fourth favorites, who took one hour and 38 minutes to resolve the quarterfinal match, will play the semifinals against the Czechs Tomas Machac and Adam Pavlasek.
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/deportes/directo-jornada-juegos-olimpicos-paris_10_2002138421.html

TECH

Cybercriminals Target Spain & Others To Deploy 100K+ Different Malware Android Apps to Steal “One Time Password Codes”:
– A new campaign has been observed making use of malicious Android apps to steal users’ SMS messages since at least February 2022 as part of a large-scale campaign. SMS messages with security passcodes can then be used to install even more malware on your device. If your Android device performance has suddenly slowed down, or if you notice the battery suddenly drains faster, or if any of your on-line accounts have unauthorized activity, or if you find yourself strangely redirected to odd websites, a rogue app or malware may be to blame.
– “This malware was monitoring one-time password messages across over 600 global brands, with some brands having user counts in the hundreds of millions of users,” mobile security firm Zimperium said.
– Victims of the campaign have been detected in 113 countries, with India and Russia topping the list, followed by Brazil, Mexico, the U.S., Ukraine, Spain, and Turkey.
– The starting point of the attack is the installation of a malicious app that a victim is tricked into installing on their device either through deceptive ads mimicking Google Play Store app listings or any of the 2,600 Telegram bots that serve as the distribution channel by masquerading as legitimate services (e.g., Microsoft Word). Once installed, the app requests permission to access incoming SMS messages, following which it reaches out to one of the 13 command-and-control (C2) servers to transmit stolen SMS messages.
– “The malware remains hidden, constantly monitoring new incoming SMS messages,” the researchers said. “Its primary target is OTPs used for online account verification.”
– It’s currently not clear who is behind the operation, although the threat actors have been observed accepting various payment methods. It’s likely that the phone numbers associated with the infected devices are being used without the owner’s knowledge to register for various online accounts by harvesting the OTPs required for two-factor authentication (2FA).
Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2024/07/cybercriminals-deploy-100k-malware.html

TRAVEL

Spain watchdog fines Booking.com 413 mn euros:
– Spain’s competition watchdog said Tuesday it had slapped online travel agency Booking.com with a record 413-million-euro fine for “abusing its dominant position” during the past five years. “These practices have affected hotels located in Spain and other online travel agencies that compete with the platform. Its terms and conditions create an inequitable imbalance in the commercial relationship with hotels located in Spain,” the authority, known by its acronym CNMC, said in a statement.
– “By better positioning hotels with more bookings on Booking.com, other online agencies have been prevented from entering the market or expanding,” it added.
– This is the largest fine ever imposed by the CNMC, a spokeswoman for the authority told AFP. Full article: https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/2218520.html

FINANCIAL

Spain’s large banks continue to boost their profits, earning 15.28 billion euros up to June: {Translation, summary}
– Spain’s six large banks (Santander, BBVA, CaixaBank, Sabadell, Bankinter and Unicaja) continued to boost their profits in the first half of the year, achieving record combined profits of 15,287 million euros, 23.4% more than in the same period of 2023, according to data compiled by Europa Press. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/economia/finanzas-00340/noticia-gran-banca-espanola-sigue-impulsando-beneficios-logra-15280-millones-euros-junio-20240731073602.html

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– Wednesday July 31st from 8 to 11pm Jam Session at Media Caña Torrox Costa avenida del Peñoncillo 46 (info/booking 635763633)
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Canillas de Albaida 2024 Fair: Fri-Sun, 2-4 August
– Friday. The programme of festivities will begin with the “diana floreada”, a floral reveille, enlivened by the Municipal Band of Canillas de Albaida, at 08.30 in the morning. “Two hours later the ribbons can be collected for the horse race which will take place at 19:30. At 23.00 the dancing will begin with the Orquesta La Clave, who will perform more shows throughout the night. At 01:00 hours, will be the election of the Queens, Ladies and Mister. At 3 o’clock in the morning there will be DJ Vicman Romero and Mike Sildavia.
– Saturday. At 12.00 hours it will be time for ‘Los Pucheros’ in the square where children and adults will enjoy traditional games. There will be paella distributed. The afternoon will continue with the Fiesta de la Espuma. In the evening there will be the orchestras Obsesión and Amadeus. At 1.30am, the Spanish 90s band ‘Tennessee’ will perform.
– On Sunday we begin with the distribution of meat and potatoes. Leo Música en Vivo will perform. Another of our traditions takes place on Sunday morning, so that the elderly and those who are ill have something of the fair at home, we visit them together with the Mises and Mister de la Feria accompanied by the Music Band who play them a pasodoble. At 19.00 hours will be the mass in honour of the patron saint, the Virgen del Rosario, accompanied by the Romeros del Rosario Choir. At seven o’clock in the morning there will be a final fireworks display to mark the end of the fiesta.

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II Poetic Evening ‘Periana under the stars’: Friday, August 2.
– Begins at 9:00 p.m. in the Plaza of the Active Participation Center in Periana. “We will meet under a starry sky to enjoy a night full of poetry, inspiration and dreams.”
– The programming will begin with the visit of the actor Eduardo Roberto who will play the character of Miguel de Cervantes, then Adolfo Lasheras Chicano will explain to us an activity called ‘Exquisite Corpse’ through which we can all write together a poem that then at the end of the evening will be recited in a special and original way.
– Next, the members of the Reading and Theater Club will present us with a selection of poems, many of them their own authorship, and there will be an open mic session for attendees who want to participate in the event to end the event with a musical performance.

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Alpujarra municipality of Bérchules (Granada) will celebrate this coming weekend the 30th edition of its August New Year’s Eve:
– This will begin on Wednesday 31/7 with a Christmas craft market, to which will be added the “aguinaldo” (Christmas card collection) for the little ones, who will have a children’s party with mats before the opening of the New Year’s Eve museum.
– Thursday, August 1, 22:00 Vagans Choir Performance. Place: Plaza Constitution.
– Friday, August 2. 22:00 Christmas facade competition. 23:00 Live pop-rock music concert: Los Lunes no hay pescao. Place: Plaza Constitution.
– Saturday 3/7 it will hold its traditional parade with a borriquilla and the distribution of anisette and mantecados and a route around the nativity scenes. The Three Wise Men will arrive from Alcútar before the flamenco zambombá, the verbena and the opening speech. Midnight will come with the chimes and the party to welcome 2024 and a half, the point at which the grapes give way to the party in the Plaza de la Constitución.
– Sunday, August 4, 10:00am, Guided tour of Bérchules
This is one of those hidden gems, a great excuse to take the drive high up into the Alpujarras, and go back in time to traditional Spain. Info & full schedule: https://turismo.berchules.es/event/programacion-especial-30-aniversario-nochevieja-en-agosto/ & Video Link

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Gazpacho Festival of Alfarnatejo: Saturday, August 3.
Plaza de la Constitución
The Fiesta del Gazpacho de los Tres Golpes will start at ten o’clock in the morning with the parade of Nuestra Señora de Alfarnate – Alfarnatejo. At that time the traditional street market will open and the workshops will begin.
At twelve o’clock midday the institutional act will take place, with a tribute to the Spanish Indoor Football Champions and to the Women potters. José Cobos Mena will also be named an adopted son of Alfarnatejo.
From 1:30pm, those attending the Fiesta will be able to buy the Gazpacho 2024 bowls and the tasting sessions will begin. The music will start with the Oquesta Kalimba, followed by the cover band La Conde Band. For the rest of the afternoon there will be music in the Plaza de la Constitución. In the evening, from 22:00 there will be the Orquesta Némesis and the cover band Indiana. From 4 a.m. there will be an after party. Video Link

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Town Fairs In Malaga 2024:
***August***
– Torre de Benagalbón Fair (Rincón de la Victoria): 1-4 August
– Fair of Lagos (Vélez-Málaga): 2-4 August
– Fair of Alcaucín: also from the 2nd to the 4th of August.
– Alameda Fair: first week of August, from Wednesday to Sunday.
– Feria de Benamargosa: first weekend in August
– Casabermeja Fair: first weekend in August
– Feria de Agosto de Manilva: starts on the 7th and ends on the 11th, and on Sunday the 25th is the patron saint’s day.
– Chilches Fair (Vélez-Málaga): 8-11 August
– Benalmádena Fair: 11-15 August
– Fair of Pizarra: 14-18 August
– Fair of Tolox: 14th-18th August
– Fair of Algarrobo: from 1 to 4 August
– Fair of Canillas de Albaida: from 2 to 4 August.
– Fair of Benahavís: from 14th to 17th August.
– Villanueva de la Concepción Fair: around 15th August.
– Malaga Fair: 17-24 August
– Antequera Fair: 21-25 August
– Fair of Guaro: 21-25 August
– Fair of El Burgo: week of 28 August
– Villanueva del Rosario Fair: 1-4 August
***September***
– Pedro Romero Fair in Ronda: 2-8 September
– Mijas Fair: 3-8 September
– Alora Fair: 7-11 September
– Vélez-Málaga Fair: 24-29 September
– Torremolinos Fair: 25th-29th September
– Alfarnate Fair: 11th-16th September
***October***
– Nerja Fair: 9-13 October
– Torrox Fair: 2-6 October
– Fuengirola Fair: 6th-12th October
Source: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/fechas-ferias-municipios-Malaga-2024_0_1890112689.html

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Alcaucín August Fair in honor of San Sebastián & XXXVI Flamenco Cante Festival: 2-4 August.

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4th Axarquia Astronomy Walk to see the Perseids or Tears of San Lorenzo: Night of Saturday 10th August, in Alfarnate (Pico Vilo).
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Sánchez sues judge investigating his wife Begoña, for the very same thing he himself had done just hours before, prevarication. (The far-left always accuses the opposition of the offences they themselves are committing!): {Translation, summary}
– The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, just hours after meeting the judge and refusing to testify (a prevarication, but within his rights), has filed a complaint for an alleged crime of prevarication against Judge Juan Carlos Peinado. Judge Peinado is leading the investigation against the president’s wife, Begoña Gómez, for alleged influence peddling and corruption in business. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-pedro-sanchez-querella-contra-juez-juan-carlos-peinado-prevaricacion-20240730134125.html {Prevarication: the fact of avoiding telling the truth or saying exactly what you think. Source: Cambridge dictionary}

ANDALUCÍA

The opposition sees the changes of Andalucia’s Junta ministers as recognition of poor management- I called it in yesterday’s issue: {Translation}
– The opposition parties to the Andalusian Government have evaluated and commented on the changes made by Juanma Moreno in his team as an acknowledgement that the management has major shortcomings, especially in the strategic areas of Health and Education.
– For the secretary general of the PSOE-A, Juan Espadas {pic}, the government crisis means that Juanma Moreno “recognises that Health and Education were a disaster”, a conclusion he reaches because of the fact that he is changing the people in charge of them.
– Espadas has made this reading in his account on the social network X, in which he regrets that there has been “no major signing” and that the president of the Junta has little left to contribute in what he considers to be a lost legislature. The Socialist leader also said that the President of the Junta has recognised that “Health could not remain in the hands of someone without a minimum of sensitivity and knowledge”, and that “the environment does not matter much to him”, in reference to the appointment by Juanma Moreno moving Catalina García to a new post leading Sustainability and the Environment after her poor performance managing Health.
– For Vox’s parliamentary spokesman, Manuel Gavira, the president of the Junta has done nothing more than “self-amend himself and his management”, as “he has changed almost everything he said was going well, and even so he has fallen short”. For Gavira, it is not a problem of names but of policies. “Changing one minister for another is the least of it, because if he does not change the policies he applies, Moreno’s government will continue to be a swindle that will not solve the problems of the Andalusians,” he said in a statement, in which he criticised the expense of adding another ministerial department.
He also referred to the dismissal of Catalina García as Minister of Health, and said that Moreno “recognises how the health care received by Andalusians has gotten out of hand, with million-dollar waiting lists, complaints from professionals and, above all, his incompetence in management”.
– For her part, the spokesperson for Por Andalucía, Inma Nieto, also assured in X that no change of faces or the distribution of portfolios among old acquaintances will fix the destruction of Moreno in Andalusia”. The MP pointed to the new spokesperson, Carolina España, and said that her appointment is the most important change. “Even they don’t believe in moderation any more,” she said.
– For the spokesman for Adelante Andalucía, José Ignacio García, the president of the Junta is at his worst moment, “in the greatest crisis of government and project” since he arrived at the Junta more than five years ago. García pointed out that the dismissals in Health and Education coincide with a wave of mobilisations that are highly critical of the Junta’s management of these portfolios. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/andalucia/oposicion-cambios-reconocimiento-gestion-deficiente-20240729193743-nt.html

MALAGA PROVINCE

Storms give way to new wave of high temperatures in Malaga and along the Costa del Sol:
– It is not usual, and even less so in recent years, for it to rain in Malaga at the end of July. But it rained lightly on Sunday, and it did again Monday (29 July) at various times in the morning, in different parts of Malaga city, among other municipalities. They were brief showers, although with large, muddy drops due to the ‘calima’ haze (Sahara desert sand) present in the Malaga skies, which also remained very cloudy. The cause of this radical change in the weather was the arrival of a ‘Dana’ depression which was isolated off the coast of Portugal.
– From summer showers we transition to a possible episode of strong ‘terral’ hot wind, which could push temperatures from Wednesday – and especially on Thursday – above 40C in Malaga province, starting in the Guadalhorce valley and other inland areas. In fact, if the forecasts come true, this could be the hottest spell of the summer, although until then there are still a few days to go and the forecast can change.
– Spain’s state weather agency (Aemet) has activated a yellow alert (low risk) for tomorrow for the whole of Malaga province, with the exception of Axarquia, for maximum temperatures of 36C in general. According to the meteorologists, “this warning refers mainly to the inland parts of the province, where it could locally reach 40 degrees”.
– As for Thursday, the weather models are already giving 40-41C in Malaga city, and up to 45 degrees in the Guadalhorce valley (Coín, Álora, etc). Friday will be similar, although somewhat less intense, while on Saturday it will ease off, turn east and the mercury will drop by around 10 degrees, to a maximum of 30C.
– Weather on Thursday will depend on whether the terral comes in from the early hours of the morning (around 3.00 a.m.), which could be a record high. In the region, the experts expect hot nights on Wednesday in Jaén or Almería. Aemet foresees minimum temperatures of 26 degrees in these provinces followed closely by Malaga, where the mercury will not drop below 25 degrees.
– The all-time record high for the month of August has remained unbeaten since 9 August 1953, with 44C registered at Malaga Airport.
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/storms-give-way-new-wave-high-temperatures-20240730094244-nt.html
Additional ref: https://www.diariosur.es/andalucia/andalucia-calor-nocturno-extremo-noches-infernales-tiempo-20240730171811-nt.html

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Malaga reservoirs on Tuesday, July 30:
Source: https://www.diariosur.es/andalucia/embalses-andalucia-30julio-20240729000000-nt.html

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Aid of 1,200 euros for birth or adoption in Malaga- the Provincial Council opens the application period: {Translation, summary}
– The Diputación de Málaga has opened the deadline for applications for birth or adoption grants, which will end on 21 August. The call is endowed with 450,000 euros, an amount which is expected to benefit 375 families in small municipalities in the province.
– Among the requirements for those applying for the grants are that they must live in a municipality of less than 10,000 inhabitants, that the family’s income does not exceed 25,000 euros per year and that the birth or adoption took place between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/ayudas-nacimiento-diputacion-malaga-plazo-solicitud_0_2002118386.html

TORRE DEL MAR

Foreign couple seriously injured after car bursts into flames after refuelling at Torre del Mar petrol station:
– The incident happened shortly before 5pm Monday, when, for reasons unknown and that are being investigated, the car burst into flames soon after resuming its journey after having refuelled at the Repsol petrol station located at the eastern end of Torre del Mar, near the mouth of the river Seco, towards Caleta de Vélez.
– As SUR has been able to confirm, the car was apparently using liquefied petroleum gas. Both occupants were seriously injured in the incident, although the man’s burns were more serious. The 48-year-old woman was taken to the Hospital Comarcal de la Axarquía, while the man was rushed to the Hospital Regional de Málaga in a very serious condition.
– The firefighters managed to smother the flames in the car. In the first few moments of the incident, the car moved on its own for several metres, like a fireball, after the handbrake system failed, until it hit the curb of the old N-340, resulting in the road being closed for several hours. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/foreign-couple-seriously-injured-after-car-bursts-20240730081735-nt.html

SPORTS

See the full Paris Olympics 2024 schedules & daily results here:
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See the full Olympic Tennis draws and daily results here:
https://www.itftennis.com/en/events/olympics-paris-2024/draws-and-results/

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Tennis News- Rafael Nadal & Carlos Alcaraz Advance to Olympics Doubles QFs:
– Rafael Nadal/Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) defeated Tallon Griekspoor/Wesley Koolhof (NED), 6-4, 6-7, (10-2 tiebreaker).
– It was an incredibly even match. The Spanish pair only managed to convert one of seven break points, while the Dutch duo went 0-for-3 in that regard. Griekspoor and Koolhof will lament their 26 unforced errors, seven more than Nadal and Alcaraz. The Spanish duo also had 12 total winners, to just three for Griekspoor and Koolhof.
– Up next for Nadal and Alcaraz is the American duo of Ram and Krajicek. Full article: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10130197-rafael-nadal-carlos-alcaraz-advance-to-olympics-doubles-qfs-updated-bracket-scores

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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!
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Jabega Regatta- Malaga: Sat, 3 Aug
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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.
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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.
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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.
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38th Malaga Jazz Festival Info: 2-9 Nov 2024
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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.
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– 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.
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– 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

Singer Morrissey calls out Bill Gates, Klaus Schwab and Dr Fauci.

During a performance in Las Vegas, the English singer sang about ‘criminals’ as he pointed to images of Klaus Schwab on the screen alongside images of Gates and Fauci.

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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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Torrox Upcoming Local Holiday: Monday, 5 Aug 2024
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– Among the featured events are:
– Inauguration of the Fair: The fair will begin with the traditional lighting of the lighting and a fireworks display.
– Concerts and performances: Local bands and guest artists will offer live performances during the nights of the fair.
– Children’s activities. Games, workshops and shows especially designed for the little ones.
– Competitions and contests: Among them, the fancy dress competition and the petanque competition.
– Verbena popular: Nights of dancing and music to enjoy with family and friends.
– Popular paella: On Sunday at midday we will have live music and a traditional popular paella for all the neighbours and visitors.

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The Torrox Virgen de las Nieves and San Roque celebration: Monday, 5 August.
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SPAIN

Sánchez’s ‘horribilis’ week- summoned as a witness, besieged by Puigdemont and reprimanded by Brussels: {Translation, summary}
– Misfortune never comes alone. The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has been able to see this in the last week, which began on Monday with his summons as a witness by Judge Juan Carlos Peinado for the case investigating his wife. It continued on Tuesday, when the Government lost two important votes in the Congress of Deputies due to the veto power of Carles Puigdemont’s party and the lack of parliamentary support: the one that allowed to start the processing of the Budget for 2025 and the reform of the law on foreigners. It continued on Wednesday with the dismissal of Isabel García, the director of the Women’s Institute, for the awarding contracts for the Violet Points project, of which García herself and her wife have been beneficiaries in various municipalities of the PSOE. And the Executive also received a reprimand from Brussels for the Government’s pressure on judges, in addition to the Supreme Court’s reprimand to the attorney general for his appointment policy.
– Judge Peinado’s investigation of the president’s wife will also be extended by at least two months, as the Provincial Court of Madrid will not review the appeals presented by Begoña Gómez’s defence and the Public Prosecutor’s Office until 30 September. In this regard, Gómez’s lawyer has asked the Provincial Court not to delay its decision until that date. Be that as it may, witness statements will take place over the next two months, including that of the President of the Government, scheduled for next Tuesday in Moncloa. Although Sánchez asked to make it in writing, the judge has insisted that the statement take place at the headquarters of the Executive. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5535312/0/semana-horribilis-sanchez-citado-como-testigo-asediado-puigdemont-con-reprimenda-bruselas/

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The judge of the ‘Begoña Gómez case’ goes to La Moncloa this Tuesday to take a testimonial statement from Pedro Sánchez: {Translation, summary}
– The judge investigating Begoña Gómez for influence peddling and corruption in business will travel this Tuesday to the Moncloa Palace where he plans to take a testimonial statement from the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez.
– This will be the most relevant interrogation of the six that he wants to carry out between Monday, July 29 and Tuesday, July 30. Despite Sánchez’s attempt to have it take place in writing given his position, Judge Carlos del Valle – replacing Juan Carlos Peinado – finally decided last Friday to maintain his presence and for the statement to take place in the offices of The Moncloa.
– Pedro Sánchez will become the third president to be summoned to testify as a witness before a judge during his term in office, although in his case he has been called in the investigation phase of a case being pursued for alleged influence peddling against his wife, Begoña Gómez. Full article: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-juez-caso-begona-gomez-desplaza-martes-moncloa-tomar-declaracion-testifical-pedro-sanchez-20240728104848.html

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Begoña Gómez’s ‘magic wand’ with Barrabés- he invoiced 347,000 euros with the PP and 20 million with the PSOE: {Translation, summary}
– The head of the 41st Court of Instruction of Madrid, Juan Carlos Peinado, is investigating the ‘magic wand’ with which the wife of the President of the Government Begoña Gómez {pic} touched the businessman Juan Carlos Barrabés. Barrabés’ company went from invoicing 347,000 public euros with the PP in the Government before Sanchez arrived, to 20 million euros with the PSOE administration of Pedro Sánchez.
– According to the summary of the case, to which Libertad Digital has had access, “Barrabés and his consulting firm increased its turnover with the public sector following the arrival to power of Pedro Sánchez, and after the friendship developed with his wife, Begoña Gómez. Thus, under the PP government, it only had a few contracts: 57,000 euros in 2017; 205,000 in 2016; and 200,000 euros in 2015, all for Civil Guard clothing. Plus 85,000 from Correos in 2017. And yet, with the PSOE in power it went on to invoice 20 million euros”. Source, Spanish: https://www.libertaddigital.com/espana/2024-07-28/juez-investiga-varita-magica-begona-gomez-barrabes-347000-euros-pp-20-millones-psoe-7150955/

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Spanish government announces 1.5 billion for trains in Catalonia… and little more than studies for Malaga and the Costa del Sol:
– The Spanish and Catalan governments reached an agreement on Monday to transfer no less than 1.52 billion euros to the Catalan administration, spread over the next three years, for the transfer of Rodalies (commuter trains). This will be more than a billion euros for the first phase of implementation, as well as a fund for research and university grants. In the coming months, the cancellation of 15 billion euros of Catalonia’s debt with the rest of Spain will also be formalised. The agreement was signed by the central government and the Catalan government at a meeting of the joint commission on economic and fiscal affairs in Barcelona.
– At the other end of the country, in Malaga, the second fastest-growing province in the country in terms of population growth, and with a severe lack of public transport infrastructure, the ministry of transport has provided little more than studies. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/the-government-announces-billion-for-trains-catalonia-20240724081754-nt.html

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If they are making record profits, perhaps they are charging too much? Spanish energy giant beats its profit record and earns 4.13 billion euros in just six months:
– The Basque-based Spanish electricity company Iberdrola has beaten its half-yearly profit record, reaching a figure of 4.13 billion euros this year, which represents an increase of 64 per cent compared to the same period in 2023.
– The company chaired by Ignacio Galán had already anticipated that what has happened in the first half of the year is set to continue and it expects to close the year with a profit figure that will far exceed 5 billion euros (in 2023 it hit 4.8), as it anticipates growth of more than 10%. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/iberdrola-smashes-its-profit-record-and-earns-20240725073728-nt.html

AXARQUÍA

Axarquia Adds Buses To Connect Inland Towns With The Beaches For The Remainder Of The Summer: {Translation, summary}
– This summer the Regional Ministry has increased the number of routes that will provide this service to 12, two more than last year. This is a public inter-city passenger service from inland towns less than an hour from the coast for journeys not covered by the concesion holder.
– The route between El Burgo and the water park and Los Alamos de Torremolimos beach will operate on Saturdays and will pass through Yunquera, Jorox, Alozaina, Casarabonela, Zalea, Cerralba.
– The following routes will also run on Saturdays: Corumbela, Daimalos-playa de Torre del Mar, Iznate-Benamocarra and beaches of Velez-Málaga; Cuevas de San Marcos, Cuevas Bajas, Villanueva de Algaidas, Cartaojal with Carihuela beach in Torremolinos; Cortes de la Frontera, Estación de Cortes de la Frontera; Jimera de Líbar-Atajate, Benadalid, Benalauría; Algatocín, Benarrabá, Gaucín with Sabinillas beach in Manilva; Istán-Marbella; Comares, Benamargosa and Triana with Torre del Mar beach and Moclinejo-playa de la Cala del Moral.
– The Canillas de Aceituno Alcaucín, Puente de don Manuel, La Viñuela, Los Gómez, Los Ramírez, Los Vados, Trapiche and Torre del Mar beach lines will operate on Saturdays in July and the Istán-Marbella line on Sundays in July and August, while the Árchez, Canillas de Albaida, Competa, Sayalonga, Algarrobo and Algarrobo beach lines will operate on Sundays in July and August. Likewise, on Saturdays and Sundays in August, the Salares and Sedella line with the Torre del Mar beach in Vélez Málaga will be operational.
– In addition, several intercity bus routes in the CTMAM area will be reinforced and their day and night services will be extended until 9 September:
*M-168 Rincón de la Victoria-Málaga (Búho): This night service, which usually operates on Fridays, Saturdays and the eve of public holidays, will operate every day in summer until 9 September, with two departures from Málaga at 00:40 and 01:50 and from Rincón de la Victoria at 00:10 and 01:20. On Fridays, Saturdays and the eve of public holidays, as well as during the Malaga Fair, there will be a new service at 03:00 hours from Malaga and 02:25 hours from Rincon.
*M-160 Malaga-Rincón de la Victoria-Cotomar: the service has been extended every day of the week. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/junta-bus-verano-interior-costa/

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Diputación’s cultural activities in the Axarquia region this week: {Translation}
– The Diputación de Málaga organises a weekly cultural programme with the province as the protagonist. Musical performances by Macarena Albarracín, Ortigosa, Cuarteto Antídoto, the magic show by Dani Danielo and a new date in Faraján of the Travelling Oral Narration Festival in the province of Málaga, launched by the Cánovas del Castillo Library, form the agenda of activities programmed by the provincial institution between 1 and 4 August.
– The first cultural activity begins with the start of the month, on 1 August, with the performance of the Navarrese group Suakai and their neo-musical show Natura in Salares, at 20.00 hours. With more than 250 shows behind them, they have been surprising all kinds of audiences for seven years with their music, which moves between the traditional and the modern. On Thursday 1 August, the group Cuarteto Antídoto will also perform, accompanied by a lively repertoire of well-known songs, in the town of Genalguacil, Plaza de la Constitución, at 23.30, with free admission.
– On Friday 2 August, Genalguacil (Plaza de la Constitución) will also host a concert by the Malaga band Alejados, with songs that pay tribute to Manolo García and El Último de la Fila, recalling their greatest hits. The concert will start at 23:00. On the same day, the artist Dani Danielo with his performance ‘Una Historia de Magia’, will visit Villanueva del Rosario to celebrate the Summer Fiestas. He will be in the Plaza Nueva del Saucedo, from 20.30 hours, with free admission.
– On Friday Macarena Albarracín will perform some songs from her copla-centred project ‘Yo no soy esa’ in the town of Sedella, at 21.00 hours, at the fairgrounds in the Paraje Casa Pintá. Likewise, on Sunday 4 August Albarracín will take his flamenco show ‘Macarena historia de una copla’ to Genalguacil (Plaza de la Constitución), starting at 23:00.
– Algarrobo will welcome the Ortigosa brothers in concert in the early hours of 2 August, from 01.00 hours. José Manuel (Lolo) and Emilio make up this duo from Rincón de la Victoria (Málaga). Admission is free until full capacity is reached. They will also perform on the 3 August at 22:00 in the Plaza de la Constitución in Fuengirola.
– The cantaora Antonia Contreras and the guitarist Juan Ramón Caro present the ‘Madera noble’ flamenco show on Saturday 3 August at 17.00 on the terrace ‘La Cabaña’ in Monda. Admission is free.
– Macarena Soto will perform in La Noche viva de Fuengirola, with her work ‘Coplas de mi Tierra’, on Saturday at 22.00 in the Plaza Pedro Cuevas.
– On Sunday 4 August, at 9.00 a.m., the Malaga School of Drummers will perform in the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Salud in Carratraca.
*Itinerant Festival of Oral Narration- Faraján.*
– After passing through Parauta and Yunquera, on Friday 2 August the municipality of Faraján will host a new event in the Travelling Oral Narration Festival in the province of Málaga, organised by the Cánovas del Castillo Library. The first meeting ‘Historias de Faraján’ will take place at 21:00 in the Mirador de la Plaza. Aimed at all audiences, the activity will be led by Alicia Acosta and will be narrated stories based on the history of the municipality.
– The next session of the storytelling workshop will be on Saturday 3rd August with the activity ‘Pleasures and dangers of storytelling’ for families, from 11:00 to 13:00 hours, by Pablo Albo. Walk with stories and music’ will begin at 20:00, led by Noelia Camacho. It will start in the Plaza de Andalucía and is an activity suitable for all audiences. The workshop will consist of accompanying the musician Don Jozelito, the participants will walk through the streets of the town stopping at emblematic places to tell and listen to stories. At 22.00 hours it will be the turn of ‘Tales for an adult audience’, Albo will lead this meeting which will take place in the Mirador del Castaño.
– On Sunday 4th August it will be the turn of the activity ‘El pueblo cuenta’, from 12:00 hours, in the Cultural Centre of Faraján. It will be a space for the people who participated in the training workshop and others who wish to tell a story for the love of art and the community. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/macarena-albarracin-y-ortigosa-entre-las-actividades-culturales-de-diputacion-en-la-axarquia/

MALAGA PROVINCE

Hottest days of this summer on the way for Malaga and the Costa del Sol:
– It has not been the hottest summer on record for Malaga, but neither has it been free of the effect of episodes of the hot ‘terral’ wind. The local weather phenomenon that makes the thermometers climb like no other will return to the city from next Thursday for several days and will take the mercury up to around 40C. Spain’s state weather agency (Aemet) is forecasting highs of 37 degrees during the day and lows of no less than 26 degrees for next Thursday evening. On Friday, the temperature will reach 40C. On that day, Aemet is forecasting a nighttime minimum of 27 degrees.
– After weathering the last heatwave that has stalked the whole of the country and the inland areas of the province, the capital of the Costa del Sol will not escape next weekend either, as it is expected that high temperatures will also be maintained on Saturday and Sunday. On the western strip of the coast the picture will be similar.
– For Torremolinos, Aemet forecasts highs of 38C and lows of 26 degrees from Thursday onwards. On Friday temperatures will continue to rise. The same trend in Benalmádena: 38C maximum and 26 degrees minimum from Thursday.
– Inland, it will be necessary to seek shelter in enclosed areas with air conditioning or use efficient room fans. On Thursday it will reach 45C in municipalities such as Coín. In Alhaurín de la Torre, Thursday and Friday will also exceed 40 degrees. Aemet forecasts highs of 42C for both days. High temperatures will also be maintained throughout the weekend in inland areas. These will be the hottest days so far this summer. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/hottest-days-summer-costa-del-sol-20240728075314-nt.html

FRIGILIANA

Restrictions on irrigation increase in Frigiliana, where excessive consumption begins to be penalized: {Translation, summary}
– The situation of the aquifers in Frigiliana is not at all promising. This is demonstrated by the new restrictions implemented by the irrigation community of the Lízar and El Molino irrigation channels, which for the second consecutive year has been forced to establish a system of shifts, dividing the 320 hectares of crops that make up the community, where there are also numerous rural dwellings, into three zones.
– The restrictions are even more severe than those of last summer, as instead of two zones, three have been created, so that water is only available in each zone two days a week. In addition, on Sundays there is no supply in any zone. In addition, this year, for the first time, the community has also begun to penalise excessive consumption, establishing a system of tranches, with prices ranging from 20 euro cents for the first 1,500 litres per plot per day (the equivalent of 671 square metres), 35 cents if consumption is between 1,500 and 2,999 litres per plot per day, and 0.5 cents if it is more than 3,000 litres per plot per day.
– For its part, in the neighbouring town of Nerja, for the moment, no restrictions have been implemented in the irrigation community of San Isidro, as was the case in the summer of 2023. From the river Chíllar the transfer of up to 120 litres per second for the supply system of La Viñuela is maintained, which means some 3.8 cubic hectometres per year. This summer the irrigators of the Guaro Plan, with 6,535 hectares, are receiving an extraordinary emergency irrigation of three cubic hectometres from the La Viñuela reservoir, after having been without irrigation supplies since 1 October 2022. The reservoir has almost 28 hectometres, twice as much as in 2023. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/axarquia/aumentan-restricciones-regadio-frigiliana-empiezan-penalizar-consumo-20240708172452-nt.html

IRELAND

Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s daring chronicler of women’s lives, dies at 93:
– Edna O’Brien, the author who wrote of her native Ireland in such febrile prose, steeped in sex, love and religious angst, that it sparked national outrage and led to her self-imposed exile, has died aged 93, her agent said on Sunday.
– O’Brien died peacefully on Saturday after a long illness, her agent said in a statement. In a career spanning more than 60 years, O’Brien wrote more than 20 novels and worked well into her 90s. Such was the universal appeal of her portrayal of women’s experiences, she received France’s highest cultural distinction in 2021. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/edna-obrien-irelands-daring-chronicler-womens-lives-dies-93-2024-07-28/

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Rogue Sausage Casing Operation Shut For Lack Of Sanitation:
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– The Guardia Civil has arrested a man for an alleged offence against public health after 8,600 kilograms of pork casings for the production of sausages were seized in two clandestine establishments in Malaga.
– The investigation began after the agents became aware of a possible illegal activity in a warehouse in the Polígono San José de El Viso de Málaga Capital, where they were allegedly producing casings for use in the manufacture of sausages.
– Inside the premises, several people were observed processing pork casings using the technique of preservation in brine (water with a concentration of dissolved salt), and the poor state of maintenance and cleanliness of the installations, machinery and materials was detected.
– The processed product was in direct contact with the ground, the facilities lacked refrigeration equipment and there was a large number of live and dead insects in contact with the food products. In addition, a second warehouse was located in the same street where a large number of casings were also stored.
Due to the large volume of material, the inspection was carried out over two consecutive days and a total of 8,600 kilograms of pork casings were seized. The agents counted 44 drums, 97 boxes and three large-capacity containers with salted casings, which were intended to be marketed for the production of sausages.
– These two premises lacked authorisation, licences, as well as other administrative authorisations and/or sanitary registrations, for which reason the Town Council has decreed the immediate cessation of the activity on detecting deficient hygienic and sanitary conditions, serious, imminent and extraordinary risk to public health. Since the inspection, these clandestine premises have remained out of business and all the product seized has been destroyed. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/malaga/1724480/asi-elaboraban-tripas-de-cerdo-en-locales-clandestinos-en-malaga-sin-higiene-ninguna/ & Video Link

RECALLS

Sausage with listeria sold in Seville, Cádiz and Málaga: {Translation, summary}
– The contaminated product is Zurrapa Blanca, from Embutidos La Serrana SL, distributed through three different formats: the 350-360 gram tub, the one kilo and the 2.5-2.8 kilogram lunch box.
– The batch where the bacteria has been found is Lot 211123 with the expiration date of November 24, 2024.
– Health recommends that consumers have this product and lot included in this alert at home, which refrain from consuming it and return it to the store where you bought it. Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/consejeria-salud-alerta-embutido-contaminado-listeria-vendido-20240727215340-nts.html

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Tennis News- Nadal to face Djokovic in Olympic clash after three-set win at Roland Garros:
– Rafael Nadal {pic} needed three sets to beat Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics on Court Philippe Chatrier in Paris on Sunday, setting up an Olympic clash with Novak Djokovic. Nadal said Djokovic “probably is the clear favourite” in what will be the rivals’ 60th meeting. Rafael Nadal set up an Olympic Games blockbuster against Novak Djokovic on Sunday, shrugging off lingering injury concerns as fellow Grand Slam warrior Andy Murray prepared for what could be the final match of his career.
– Nadal, who has won 14 of his 22 Grand Slam titles on the clay at Roland Garros, defeated 83rd-ranked Marton Fucsovics 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in the first round despite sporting strapping on his injured right thigh.
– His meeting with 24-time major winner Djokovic will be the 60th of their storied careers. Full article & photo credit: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/nadal-face-djokovic-olympic-showdown-130512384.html

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Almunecar’s Jazz On The Coast series: This weekend 26-28 July
Venue is Parque del Majuelo. All shows at 10pm.
– Fri, 26 July. Carles Benavent Trio + Tomasito + Raynald Colom + Jorge Pardo. €20
– Sat, 27 July. Eddie Henderson & Steve Davis Quintet. €20
– Sun, 28 July. Mario Biondi. €20 (Video Link)
Info, map & tix: https://www.conciertosengranada.es/locales/parque-del-majuelo

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La Porteña Tango Spectacular in Marbs: Sat, 30 July 10pm
Auditorio José Pernía Calderón, open air auditorium
Parque de la Constitución, Marbella 29601
La Porteña Tango presents its new show to celebrate its 15 years of career of what has become the most popular Argentine Tango group in Europe with more than 800 concerts performed on the stages of 22 countries in four continents.
Info, map & tix (€18): https://www.mientrada.net/evento/marbella-noches-de-tango/

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Salobrena Sol Music Fest 2024: 16-17 Aug., 8pm
Martín Pérez Municipal Sports Center
Av. Motril, 18680 Salobreña, Granada
– Friday 16 Aug. Fausto Taranto plus 6 more acts.
– Sat. 17 Aug. Mojinos Escozios (Video Link) plus 6 more acts.
Info, map & tix (€12 advance, €18 at door): https://www.conciertosengranada.es/conciertos/69498-fausto-taranto-desertores-del-arao-soundbay-succubus

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Flamenco Tribute To ABBA: Friday, 30 Aug, 9pm
Auditorio Municipal del Rincon de la Victoria
Av. Cotomar 20, Rincón de la Victoria 29730
The unique show has a duration of 90 minutes, you will see a romance where the pop and dance melodies of ABBA and the purest flamenco come to merge completely.
Programme:
*Flamenco introduction by taranto.
*Gimme, gimme, original melodies choreographed in a flamenco way.
*Waterloo, accompanied by castanets.
*Chiquitita, original melodies choreographed in flamenco style.
*Slipping trhought my fingers. Musical theme adapted to flamenco palos.
*Dancing Queen, taken to Alegrías.
*Fernando, original melodies choreographed to tangos and rumba.
*Mamma Mía, taken to Tangos.
*The winner takes it all, taken to Jaleos.
*Super Trouper, taken to Bulerías.
Info, map & tix (€31.50): https://www.mientrada.net/evento/rincon-victoria-tributo-flamenco-abba/

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EU Commissioners Hammer Spain For Multiple Violations-
Brussels opens proceedings against Spain for failing to resolve discrimination in the contracts of interim employees & failing to adopt the revised EU Emissions Trading Scheme & for multiple pension scheme violations: {Translation}
– The European Commission has opened proceedings against Spain for failing to resolve discriminatory conditions in the hiring of interim workers, and has done so through a second letter in which it urges the government to corr+ectly incorporate into national legislation the European directive prohibiting discrimination against workers with fixed-term contracts. This is the second time that the EU has taken this position, following the CJEU ruling calling for the same; Spain currently has more than 750,000 interim workers in the public sector.
– According to Brussels, Spanish legislation contains less favourable working conditions (such as holiday entitlements) for fixed-term employees working in the Spanish public sector compared to permanent employees. According to the Commission, this represents discrimination contrary to EU law, which is why it opened this infringement procedure in 2014.
– Although Spain has since amended the rules, problems of discrimination persist. In its second additional letter of formal notice, the Commission addresses differences in treatment in relation to the calculation of seniority, entitlement to certain types of leave or access to career paths. Spain now has two months to remedy the shortcomings identified by the EU executive. Otherwise, the Commission may decide to file formal charges.
– This is not the only new case opened by the European Commission against Spain. It has also decided to open infringement proceedings by sending a letter of formal notice to 26 Member States for failing to fully transpose the provisions of the revised EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) Directive on the new Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS2) into national law.
– The revised Directive also provides for the allocation of revenues from emissions trading to the new Social Climate Fund, which will start operating in 2026, in order to provide targeted funding to Member States to support the most affected vulnerable groups, especially households in fuel poverty or transport poverty. This new scheme, which will start operating in 2027, will cover and address CO2 emissions from fuel combustion in buildings, road transport and industry not covered by the current EU ETS (mainly small industry).
– Brussels also sees infringements by Spain concerning certain restrictions introduced by national rules on pension schemes. Spain’s ban on contributions to occupational and personal pension schemes above the maximum amounts deductible for tax purposes may conflict with the free movement of workers, services, capital and the right of establishment guaranteed by the Treaties. While the infringement procedure addresses the ban, as it may constitute an obstacle in the single market and unduly limit access to supplementary pensions, it does not question the amounts that are tax deductible. Moreover, the fact that Spain allows individual domestic but not cross-border transfers of pension rights in supplementary pension schemes may also be contrary to internal market freedoms. The government now also has two months to remedy the shortcomings. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5535004/0/bruselas-abre-expediente-espana-por-no-resolver-discriminacion-los-contratos-los-interinos/

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“Big Brother” Dept. of Transport admits it uses the geolocation of drivers and passengers’ mobile phones to know more precisely the use of the roads: {Translation, summary}
– The Ministry of Transport has just launched a road traffic information service that for the first time uses ‘big data’ technology, massive data obtained from the positioning of the mobile phones of those who travel on them in private vehicles. This ‘big data’ mobility study started in 2022 and is based on the information that drivers and other car passengers transmit via their mobile phones to find out how much a particular road is used and for what type of journey, over what territories or over what distance.
– Until now, information on road use has come only from road gauging stations, magnetic wires under the asphalt that record when a car passes through a given point and at what speed. This data, which is still useful, is complemented by other data that facilitates the study of mass data from the recording of mobile phone signals by the various antennas that capture them by following the movement of their owners. They are more precise because they not only measure the cars passing along a road, but can also refine and add passengers, as well as determine whether a given vehicle’s journey is long, medium or short distance and whether it is only between the limits of a province or whether it extends between several autonomous communities.
– This study of mobility with ‘big data’ began in 2022 and currently already obtains information from the anonymous mobile phone records of more than 13 million users, equivalent to some 44 million journeys, which track the movement on Spanish roads not only of drivers, but also of anyone in the car with a telephone device that emits signals that can be picked up by the various mobile phone antennas. They collect information on the use that both drivers and passengers make of the different roads which Óscar Puente’s department considers a valuable tool not only for the Ministry to decide on mobility and road maintenance policies but also for other public administrations, consultants or all kinds of actors (data banks, insurance companies, private employers, your wife’s divorce lawyers, etc). – {It is NOT anonymous, directories linking names to phone numbers and device IDs are still available. Remember phone books, and reverse look-ups? Paper directories are long gone. We now have on-line indexes, in digital format, for instant results. Just do a search for “Spanish mobile number trace” and you’ll find hundreds of services (some free but for the best results you’ll need to pay a fee), that will identify the owner of a phone number, and even geo-locate/track the device. All the major corporations & agencies subscribe to these services. -Ed.} Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5534174/0/carreteras-saturadas-costa-madrid-barcelona-despejadas-interior-que-dice-big-data-como-nos-movemos-coche/

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New parking spaces next to the Old Bridge of the Chíllar River in Nerja: {Translation}
– The Councillor for Safety and Transport, Francisco Arce, reports that next Tuesday 30 July will enter into service a new parking lot in the vicinity of the Old Bridge of the river Chillar and Rapto de Europa. “We are providing residents with this new zone along with the other two located at the “Miguel Ángel Blanco- Victims of Terrorism” roundabout, on the access to Nerja from Avda. Alcalde Antonio Villasclaras and the old N-340 road, which will add up to more than 300 spaces,” he said.
– These new lots will replace the one on the plot where the new health centre is to be built, whose construction work is expected to begin on 31 July. Arce pointed out that “we understand that the month of August is not the best time to start the works due to the issue of parking, but there was no other choice. As everyone knows, this Health Centre is tendered and executed by the Junta de Andalucía with European funds and therefore this funding has a series of very strict deadlines that have led the regional administration to start the works as soon as possible”.
– Finally, the councillor emphasised that these new parking spaces will provide a greater number of parking spaces than those on the site of the new Health Centre, so it is hoped that the inconvenience caused by the start of the works will be minimised.
Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/nuevas-bolsas-de-aparcamiento-puente-viejo-del-rio-chillar-nerja/

CÓMPETA

Cómpeta celebrates its fair this weekend with performances by El Canijo de Jerez and Sergio Contreras: {Translation}
– The town of Cómpeta fills itself with colourful flags to celebrate its fair in honour of its patron saint, Saint Sebastian. From Thursday 25th July until Sunday 28th, Competa offers leisure activities for all ages.
– On Thursday, the opening day of the fair, the Almijara square will gather all its neighbours at 21:30h to listen to Inez Leniere, the town’s town crier. This will be followed by the lighting of the Real de la feria, which will make Cómpeta shine under one premise: the fiestas have already begun. The night will not end without the election of the queen and her ladies, as well as the master. After the coronation, Justo Rodríguez will make the audience laugh with his performance, and at midnight they will go out to dance with the Dúo Ortigosa.
– On Friday the charanga “Llena que nos vamos” will wake up the fairgoers with the greatest rhythm, and later the children will join them in a parade. At 13:00h the daytime fair begins, with the opening of the bar in the church square by the parish groups and with Miguel Botana on stage. The bar will remain open Friday, Saturday and Sunday until the end of the daytime fair.
– At 19:00h the Banda de Música will premiere a new repertoire in the bullfight of ribbons on horseback, motorbike and bicycle. The performances of the Dinámica Orquesta and Sergio Contreras will add rhythm to the night in the municipal stand.
– On Saturday the band will play its traditional “dianas” (reveille) before the start of the daytime fair. At 16:00h the foam party will refresh all those who come to the Almijara square, where there will also be music and fun. In the evening, El Canijo de Jerez will perform for the first time in Cómpeta at 1:30h.
– On Sunday there will be a popular paella while Leo Música en Vivo will be playing on stage. At 19:00h there will be a solemn mass in honour of Saint Sebastian, accompanied by the Almijara choir, who will continue singing during the pilgrimage, on their way to the patron saint’s hermitage. The orchestras Tentación and Vintash will put the finishing touch to the fair 2024. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/competa-celebra-este-fin-de-semana-su-feria-con-las-actuaciones-de-el-canijo-de-jerez-y-sergio-contreras/

GIBRALTAR

They suspect the use of toxic materials in the Gibraltar landfills in the eastern area: {Translation, summary}
– The landfills that Gibraltar continues to use to reclaim land from the sea despite continuous protests from Spain and various groups, such as environmentalists, in the middle of a special conservation area, could contain toxic materials from debris.
– Sources consulted by VIVA have provided exclusive images of the state of these landfills, with which Gibraltar is promoting the provision of land for real estate projects such as the Eastside project, and have indicated that the intention is to place as landfills a series of ‘concrete cubes’ that could be filled with rubble material and its toxic components.
– Environmental groups, such as Verdemar, have denounced these landfills for being located in a special conservation area. When consulted by VIVA about this new information, they point out that it would not be the first time that Gibraltar is suspected of using toxic materials for its landfills, as in past decades the ecologists claim that they had used “uralite and contaminated aggregates from the time of the airport tunnel”, they point out. Source & photo, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1722985/sospechan-del-uso-de-materiales-toxicos-en-los-rellenos-de-gibraltar-en-zona-este/

EUROPE

Brussels files charges against all EU countries for failing to meet waste collection and recycling targets: {Translation}
– The European Commission on Thursday opened proceedings against 27 Member States for failing to meet the waste collection and recycling targets set out in current EU legislation, legally binding targets for municipal waste treatment.
– In particular, Spain and 17 other Member States failed to meet the 50% target for 2020 for preparing for re-use and recycling municipal waste such as paper, metal, plastic and glass.
– Most Member States also failed to collect sufficient residual electrical equipment separately and therefore did not reach the EU collection target, which sets the minimum annual collection rate at 65% of the average weight of electrical and electronic equipment put on the market in the previous three years in the Member State concerned or, alternatively, 85% of the waste generated in the territory of that Member State.
– Therefore, Brussels has asked the EU-27 to “redouble their efforts” to implement these collection and recycling directives in order to meet their obligations, suggesting that they base themselves on the country-specific recommendations set out in the Waste 2023 Early Warning Report.
– In view of these shortcomings, the Commission has sent letters of formal notice to each of the 27 Member States, which now have two months to remedy the defects and shortcomings pointed out by the EU executive, which, in the absence of a satisfactory response, may give a two-month ultimatum for implementation before appealing to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU). Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5535035/0/bruselas-expedienta-todos-los-paises-ue-por-no-cumplir-con-reciclaje-residuos/

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Tennis News – Olympic Update – Nadal could face Djokovic in second round at Olympic Games:
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– Rafael Nadal could face Novak Djokovic in a heavyweight second-round match at the Paris Olympic Games after the draws for the tennis tournaments were made on Thursday. He will play in both the singles and doubles tournaments, partnering current French Open and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz for the latter competition.
– Nadal and Alcaraz will face Argentina’s fourth-seeded pair Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni in a difficult first-round matchup in the doubles tournament.
– In the singles, Nadal will take on Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics in the opening round, and the prize could be a second-round date with Djokovic, who faces Australian Matthew Ebden first. They are on the same side of the draw as third seed Alexander Zverev, who faces Jaume Munar first, and seventh seed Taylor Fritz, who opens against Alexander Bublik.
– On the opposite side of the bracket, Alcaraz will start his campaign against Hady Habib, with Britain’s Cameron Norrie a potential second-round opponent. Fourth seed Daniil Medvedev faces Rinky Hijikata in his first match, while fifth seed Alex de Minaur is a potential quarter-final opponent for Alcaraz.
– Britain’s Andy Murray withdrew from the singles event to concentrate on his doubles bid alongside Dan Evans on Thursday, and the duo will face Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel of Japan first. Murray and Evans cannot face Nadal and Alcaraz until the doubles final.
– Should they advance, home favourites Arthur Fils and Ugo Humbert could await in round two, with Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul potential quarter-final foes, though the Americans will have to overcome Canada’s Milos Raonic and Felix Auger Aliassime to get that far.
– Men’s singles world number one Jannik Sinner withdrew earlier this week having been being diagnosed with tonsillitis.
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– Iga Swiatek is the strong favourite in the women’s draw, having won four French Open titles on the Paris clay. Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu is her round-one opponent. On her same side of the draw, there is a huge round-one clash between Naomi Osaka and 2016 silver medallist Angelique Kerber, who announced on Thursday that she will retire after the Games.
– Elena Rybakina and Danielle Collins are also on that side of the draw, while Coco Gauff starts against Ajla Tomljanovic on the opposite side of the bracket.
Full article: https://www.beinsports.com/en-au/tennis/articles/nadal-could-face-djokovic-in-second-round-at-olympic-games-2024-07-25
Sinner withdrawal ref: https://olympics.com/en/news/tennis-world-no-1-jannik-sinner-out-of-paris-olympics-illness

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Consumer Affairs advises to report baggage incidents immediately at the airport: {Translation}
– The Regional Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs has warned consumers in view of the increase in air travel this summer that if luggage is delayed or lost, it is necessary to inform the airline immediately before leaving the airport.
– This incident should be reported to the airline before leaving the airport in order to fill in the Baggage Irregularity Report, according to the recommendations of the Directorate General for Consumer Affairs of the Andalusian Regional Government, the Regional Ministry said in a statement.
– The Consumer Affairs Department informs about the steps to follow when there is any kind of incident with the luggage and points out that the contracted airline company must respond by repairing or restoring the damage caused, and therefore, the complaint must be filed with the airline.
– Once the airline is aware of the incident, it will issue the so-called Baggage Irregularity Report (PIR), and the user will receive a copy, which will be required when the appropriate formal written complaint is submitted to the airline.
– Therefore, the PIR is not the claim but only a necessary baggage incident report and, if the PIR is not filled in before making a claim, it will be very difficult to prove the baggage incident, according to Consumo. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1723120/consumo-aconseja-informar-inmediatamente-en-el-aeropuerto-de-incidencia-con-las-maletas/

NATURE

New attack by the orcas in the Strait- they sink a sailboat and have to rescue its three crew members: {Translation, summary}
– Maritime Rescue has rescued three crew members from a sailing boat that was sinking on Wednesday night in the waters of the Strait of Gibraltar, after suffering a leak caused by a repeated attack by several killer whales. According to Maritime Rescue sources, the action took place after the crew of the sailing boat ‘Bonhomme William’ informed the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (CCS) in Tarifa (Cádiz) that their vessel had been rendered inoperative for navigation after being attacked by several killer whales two miles from Punta Camarinal.
– The Salvamar Enif vessel travelled to the area, which again received a call from the sailboat alerting them that the attack by the killer whales was continuing, causing a leak on board.
– Upon arrival in the area, the Salvamar Enif located the occupants of the sailboat with two handheld flares and one in a life raft, while they observed how the vessel was already sinking through the waterway. The three crew members were finally rescued at 23.30 hours by the Salvamar Enif and taken to the port of Barbate (Cádiz) in good health and unharmed. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5535003/0/rescatan-los-tres-tripulantes-un-velero-atacado-por-orcas-estrecho/

FINANCIAL

Spanish Govt Plans to Completely Shut Down Golden Visa Program:
– The Government of Spain led by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist Party (PSOE) has introduced an amendment to the country’s Residency by Investment Program through which, all routes for acquiring residency through the Golden Visa program would be ended, Schengen News reports.
– The new changes would eliminate all golden visa routes, taking also into account those acquired in exchange for investments made in a business project. The proposal is in the article amendment phase currently, which process will be open until September 4, as the legislative process is set to begin no earlier than September 9.
– Real estate investment options were one of the most famous routes for obtaining residency in this country. However, in a bid to deal with the housing crisis, in April this year, the Spanish government announced that purchasing a property worth €500,000 would no longer serve as an option to obtain Spanish residency. Confirming that Spain ended the real estate investment option from its Residency by Investment Program, President Pedro Sanchez said Madrid would take all the needed measures to ensure that housing is a right not “a mere speculative business”.
– The EU Commission has often called on all EU countries that operate the Golden Visa Program to terminate them following allegations that these schemes are involved in several irregular affairs. Full article: https://schengen.news/spanish-govt-plans-to-completely-shut-down-golden-visa-program/

OTHER

The prefabricated house sweeping Spain is 63 square meters, two bedrooms and quick assembly for under €19,000: {Translation}
– Prefabricated houses are the great alternative for all those who want to buy in the real estate market, but either for lack of savings or the high price of housing in Spain is an impossible mission. These modular homes are cheaper than traditional houses and can often be customised and adapted to suit all budgets. More and more companies are launching the construction of this type of housing and there are different sizes and prices available, among them stands out one from Pineca of about 60 square metres, for less than €19,000.
– The wooden house, built on one level, has two bedrooms, a cosy living room with open kitchen, a bathroom, a laundry room and an optional 15 square metre terrace. Large windows let in plenty of light. The house also stands out for its natural Nordic pine and certified Scandinavian spruce wood finishes that intensify the feeling of warmth that a home needs.
– The living area, excluding the optional terrace, is 54.25 square metres, this Selene model is on sale for 18,707 euros. With a simple calculation, the average habitable price of this house would be 344.82 euros per square metre, a far cry from the 2,138 €/m2 average price of housing in Spain in June 2024.
– In addition, customers can customise part of the construction to their liking. A 15 square metre terrace costs an extra 2,025 euros. You must also add the transport costs that vary depending on the province where you are going to install your home. For example, in Madrid, the delivery price is just over 500 euros, in Barcelona it is 330 euros and in Malaga it is almost 740 euros.
See Selene house details here: https://www.pineca.es/casa-de-madera-selene-44-mm-revestimiento-63-m2.html
Source article, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/lainformacion/economia-y-finanzas/casa-prefabricada-arrasa-espana-5534290/

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News Note: Not much local news today. Almost everything in the Spanish media is focused on the constitutional crisis and political games of our leaders. For hardcore Spanish politics news followers I have included a few articles to keep you up to speed. What I do cover in depth today is the state of the Globalist Agenda, in their own words. Fully documented.

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SPAIN

The Supreme Court takes the amnesty law to the Constitutional Court with “the absolute conviction” that it violates the equality and legal security functions of the constitution- “The Amnesty Law is repugnant to the Constitutional Law”: {Translation}
– The high court calls the pro-independence leaders on trial for the ‘procés’ a “coup” and points out that “the democratic system itself is in question” with the measure of pardon.
– In the harshest terms, basically unheard of in the vocabulary of the Supreme Court, the Criminal Chamber of the high court agreed on Wednesday to promote a question of unconstitutionality against the first article of the amnesty law. The high court, highly critical of the controversial law, which it has gone so far as to describe as “repugnant”, on this first occasion that it has brought the text before the court of guarantees, considers that it violates the constitutional right to equality before the law, as well as the principles of legal certainty and the prohibition of arbitrariness proclaimed in the Spanish Constitution. And that, subsidiarily, it could even violate the principle of jurisdictional exclusivity.
– The decision to take to the Constitutional Court the regulation promoted by Pedro Sánchez and which allowed his investiture with the support of the pro-independence supporters has been taken by the Supreme Court at the first opportunity it has been presented with- during the examination of a ‘minor’ appeal: that of a person convicted of aggravated public disorder for some events that occurred in Girona in October 2019, after the publication of the Supreme Court ruling on the case of the procés, consisting of the throwing of stones or pieces of stone against the city’s courts.
– On 10 July, the Chamber gave the parties a period of ten days to present their arguments on the presentation of the question, and the magistrates did not let this first occasion pass them by. In their order, they do not mince their words: “the rule in question is repugnant to the constitutional right to equality before the law”. What is more, they state that the reasons ” cited to justify the clearly discriminatory treatment that the rule imposes” are “entirely arbitrary”.
– “The constitutional system is replaced by what has been graphically called a sort of permanent revisable amnesty, also contravening the principle of legal certainty and altering the foundations of democratic coexistence, with the added effect of introducing a sort of criminogenic factor”, the text of the question goes on to state.
– The judges stress the transcendental importance of this first question of unconstitutionality. “We are not dealing here with a political debate of greater or lesser importance. It is the constitutional principles and the democratic system itself – not as easy to achieve and preserve as lazy habit would have us believe – that are at issue here,” says the 49-page order, which is full of disqualifications of the law and the decision to implement this rule, which, they insist, has “transgressed” constitutional limits.
– In fact, the Chamber headed by Manuel Marchena affirms that although technically they are addressing the court of guarantees to consult on the constitutionality of the rule, in reality they have no doubts that it is not in accordance with the Magna Carta. “We are not presenting a doubt, in the true sense of the term, and we are interested in clearing it up. We have the absolute conviction that the rule in question violates constitutional precepts”, states the resolution, which recalls that some of the crimes committed during the procés and the subsequent unrest of autumn 2019 – and which the law now seeks to amnesty – were committed “precisely by those who, in their capacity as authorities or public officials, were most obliged to comply with the Constitution and the laws”. Sources, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/nacional/supremo-plantea-cuestion-inconstitucionalidad-ley-amnistia-20240724151618-ntrc.html &
https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5534739/0/supremo-lleva-amnistia-constitucional-absoluta-conviccion-vulnera-igualdad-seguridad-juridica/

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Brussels criticises the government’s pressure on judges, and the lack of independence of the attorney general’s office that has become a partisan tool for the furthering of a political agenda by the President: {Translation, summary}
– The European Commission still has many warnings to make to Spain regarding the rule of law, although it is tiptoeing around the amnesty law for the time being while they continue their investigation, as can be deduced from the annual report on the situation in the country. The new laws of the Sánchez government are still being studied by Brussels, but the EU executive censures some statements by members of Spain’s executive office and warns of illegal pressures on judges. It also reminds that the country must continue to work on ensuring that the figure of the Attorney General has sufficient independence “in accordance with European standards”. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5534528/0/resumen-informe-estado-derecho-espana-comision-europea-amnistia-cgpj/

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Sánchez attempts to overrule the judge, says his statement must be in writing and not in Moncloa because it is “inseparable” from his status as president: {Translation, summary}
– Sánchez has sent a letter to the judge who is investigating his wife and who has summoned him as a witness in the case. In the text, he explains that he is willing to “collaborate with the Administration of Justice”, but not in the manner proposed by the investigator Juan Carlos Peinado. The judge has ordered to take his statement in La Moncloa, considering that the matter is outside his function, but Pedro Sánchez defends that he must respond “in writing” because his appearance “is inseparable from the condition of President of the Government”.
– However, Sánchez’s position is the opposite of the one expressed by the investigating judge in the order he issued to summon him as a witness. In that document, the judge cited Sánchez as the “husband of the investigated woman”. And he alluded to the third paragraph of article 412 of the Criminal Procedure Act (LeCrim). This article establishes in its second point that several institutional officials, including the president of the government, can testify in writing when they are summoned as witnesses on a matter that they have known by reason of their position.
– But the third paragraph, the one cited by the investigator, explains that “if it is convenient to receive a statement from some of the persons referred to in paragraph 2 of article 412 [including the president] on matters of which he has not had knowledge by reason of his office, the statement shall be taken at his home or official office”.
– In short, Judge Peinado believes that Sánchez’s relationship with the case involving his wife is unrelated to his role as Prime Minister. All this despite the fact that in a previous order he explained to Begoña Gómez that he is investigating her for the events that have occurred “since her husband has been president of the Government”.
– Pedro Sánchez, on the other hand, considers it “notorious” that his appearance “is inseparable from his status as President of the Government”. As a result, he does not believe that the third paragraph of the article – which would oblige him to make a statement in Moncloa – is applicable, but rather the second. “Given the issues that are the subject of the aforementioned proceedings, this statement must be made in accordance with the provisions of article 412.2 of the law on criminal prosecution, which states that, due to my role as president of the government, my statement must be made in writing”.
– Whatever the form of the statement, Pedro Sánchez will not be obliged to answer the questions put to him by the examining magistrate. By virtue of article 416 of the LeCrim, his status as the husband of the person being investigated in the case exempts him from this duty and allows him to avail himself of his right not to testify. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5534532/0/sanchez-senala-juez-peinado-declaracion-escrito-no-en-moncloa-inescindible-condicion-presidente/

EUROPE

EXPOSED- Globalist’s Plan For Population Replacement In Europe – Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán sheds light on George Soros’ publicly documented plan to flood the EU with “at least a million asylum seekers annually”:
– “It’s a plan… It’s about how to change Europe, and how to eliminate and push aside all the Christian, conservative, national-based political leaders and voters.”
Source: https://twitter.com/wideawake_media/status/1816107166887260264

Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán sheds light on George Soros' publicly documented plan to flood the EU with "at least a million asylum seekers annually".

"It's a plan… It's about how to change Europe, and how to eliminate and push aside all the Christian, conservative, national-based… pic.twitter.com/tc1JGQidZW
— Wide Awake Media (@wideawake_media) July 24, 2024

Read the article written by Soros himself here: “First, the EU has to accept at least a million asylum-seekers annually for the foreseeable future. And, to do that, it must share the burden fairly – a principle that a qualified majority finally established at last Wednesday’s summit. Adequate financing is critical. The EU should provide €15,000 ($16,800) per asylum-seeker for each of the first two years to help cover housing, health care, and education costs – and to make accepting refugees more appealing to member states. It can raise these funds by issuing long-term bonds using its largely untapped AAA borrowing capacity, which will have the added benefit of providing a justified fiscal stimulus to the European economy.” Here is the full original: https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/rebuilding-refugee-asylum-system-by-george-soros-2015-09

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Further proof of the Globalist “Replacement Migration” plan: Read the official UN document here: https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/sites/www.un.org.development.desa.pd/files/unpd-egm_200010_un_2001_replacementmigration.pdf

…and it gets even worse…

Here Come The Globalist Brain Police- the time to pay for all those so-called free, convenient apps you’ve all come to rely on is coming, and you ain’t gonna like the price!:
– World Economic Forum (WEF) ‘agenda contributor’, Yuval Noah Harari: “Covid is critical because this is what convinces people to accept total biometric surveillance”, enabling “the Stalins of the 21st century” to analyse and monitor “the brains of all the population, all the time”.
– “You don’t need human agents. You don’t need human analysers. You just have a lot of sensors, and an AI which analyses it, and that’s it, you have the worst totalitarian regime in history.” And he says all this like it is a good thing! {Note: The first “sensors” are already in your pocket and on your wrist- WhatsApp & Social Media apps & smart watches. I’ve been preaching for years that these “free” tools are a trap, incremental steps, conditioning you to accept ever more intrusion, until you have entirely lost your freedom & privacy! -Ed.} X Link

World Economic Forum 'agenda contributor', Yuval Noah Harari: "Covid is critical because this is what convinces people to accept total biometric surveillance", enabling "the Stalins of the 21st century" to analyse and monitor "the brains of all the population, all the time".… pic.twitter.com/P2NBJrJMcx
— Wide Awake Media (@wideawake_media) July 24, 2024

RECALLS

Alert due to risk of botulism in jars of mushrooms: {Translation, summary}
– The mushrooms in question, packaged in glass jars, have been sold in supermarkets in Andalusia. People who have the product affected by said alert are recommended to refrain from consuming it.
– These are the details of the product:
Product name: Sliced Lactarius (Lactarius deliciosus), pickled
Product appearance: Packed in glass jar
Barcode: 4250370593657
Expiration date: 05/20/2025. Unit weight: 500g
Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/lainformacion/consumo/alerta-alimentaria-por-riesgo-botulismo-setas-procedentes-rusia-ordenan-su-retirada-los-supermercados-espanoles-5534604/ & X Link

⚠️Ampliación de información sobre la alerta por posible presencia de toxina botulínica en setas en salmuera:
🚫No consumir
➡️Producto: Lactarius en rodajas (Lactarius deliciosus) encurtido en tarro de cristal de 500 g.
📌https://t.co/T8rlZ1AxF3 pic.twitter.com/oFrVDXadTu
— AESAN (@AESAN_gob_es) July 23, 2024

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John Mayall, Legendary Pioneer of British Blues, Dead at 90:
– Blues & rock musician John Mayall, the “godfather of British blues” whose bands included some of the most well-known and virtuosic rock musicians of the past 50 years, died on Monday at the age of 90.
– “It is with heavy hearts that we bear the news that John Mayall passed away peacefully in his California home yesterday, July 22, 2024, surrounded by his loving family,” his family confirmed in a statement Tuesday. “Health issues that forced John to end his epic touring career have finally led to peace for one of this world’s greatest road warriors.” A cause of death was not immediately revealed. Full article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/john-mayall-blues-legend-dead-obituary-1235066448/ & Video Link

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