Another suspect called to court in the Mallorca corruption case
Suspects bailed in Mallorca corruption case
Spain's Supreme Court could take a year to decide on appeal against Francisco Camps
New corruption case breaks in Spain
Madrid spying scandal reaches court
Investigations continue into political spying allegations in Madrid
Taken from "Typically Spanish News"
Saturday, 15 August 2009
Sunday, 19 July 2009
Council on the brink in Benidorm
Council on the brink
Change of colour at Benidorm council appears to be just a matter of time
BENIDORM mayor Manuel Pérez Fenoll and his PP council seen to have their days numbered in the light of recent development.
Our position: The Popular Party (PP) has presented censure motions in several towns, the most recent one in Villajoyosa and mayor Manuel Pérez Fenoll came to our town to applaud and congratulate his PP mates taking advantage of the agreement with the turncoat councillor Francisco Pérez Melero, who said he left his first govenment team because the Valencian Government had promised him that they would give La Vila the 3.000 euros they owed it. This has been proved to be false since the "Consell" hasn't paid anything yet while the Spanish Government has already given La Vila several times that quantity without conditioning it to any treason at all.
How can the PP members be so hypocritical? They put forward censure motions (by not very clear means) and if the rival party is in a situation (they haven't been looking for o preparing, as the PP did in the other towns), then they appeal to the anti-turncoat agreement between the big parties in order not to lose the government. That is ridiculous. They have broken that agreement too many times so it does not longer exist!
Socialists and Democrats spell out demand for a new direction for Europe
On 13th July the leader of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament set out forceful demands for the Presidency of the European Commission in a letter welcoming his newly-elected Euro MPs to their first parliamentary session in Strasbourg.
Martin Schulz informed S&D Group members – the only European Parliament group to represent all 27 EU countries -- that he and his vice-presidents “believe that Europe needs a new impetus and a new direction.”
Saturday, 27 June 2009
Solidarity
MBE for charity worker
La Xara resident Joy Goodrick has been awarded an MBE for her charity work over the past years.
The 81-year-old was awarded the MBE after six people, including a Spanish councillor and Father John, nominated her.
Since her husband died 16 years ago, Joy has volunteered for HELP which includes work in the shop in La Xara every Monday, as well as helping with fundraisers which have seen the charity raise money to buy special care beds, wheelchairs and other useful equipment.
When asked how she was notified, Joy Goodrick said: "I received a call from the Embassy in Madrid who explained to me that I had been made an MBE. I was completely dumbfounded, but my family and friends are extremely delighted for me."
Joy Goodrick, who has been visiting Spain since 1962 moved here permanently in 1993. During her working life she cared for sick children and continued her charity work with HELP.
The official award ceremony will be held in the autumn at Buckingham Palace and she will receive her MBE from either the Queen or another member of the royal family.
Less noise from building work during the summer
Summer building moratorium
By Tom CainCOSTA councils are being urged by businessmen in the commercial sector to halt all private building work during the summer season so as to not damage an already weakened tourism sector.
They are also being asked to speed up any outstanding public projects and not to initiate any new ones until later in the year.
In most cases councils are paying heed to the demands and modifying their local bylaws so restrictions can be brought in.
Many, including Benidorm, have told constructors to stop all work in town centre zones between July 1 and September 1. The only work permitted will be projects considered to be of general public interest.
In Calpe, constructors who flout noise level bylaws will face fines of between 90 and 3,000 euros while in Benissa fines for ignoring summer building restrictions could be as hight as 6,000 euros.
In other towns where public works projects are taking place, councils have been asked to speed them up so that are finished before the summer influx of tourists, although in some cases this will not be possible due to the size and complexity of some projects.
Saturday, 13 June 2009
Trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dear friends, We are pleased to inform you that PES activists from Bosnia and Herzegovina are inviting 20 PES activists from entire Europe to come to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 7th to 14th July and to join as on the „March of peace“. This March is held annually, and it is to honor the victims of Srebrenica. On this March the participants are walking for three days and crossing around 100 km (62,14 mi), until they get to Srebrenica. This March is the opposite route of the one the survivors had to cross in order to survive.
If you need any other information please contact us on this e-mail edin_trebinjac@hotmail.com, or you can contact us on this number 0038761441468., also you can visit web page www.marsmira.org/s_en/prva.html to get more information about the route. We will register everyone, so that this web page is only for information, as we will go as a group. Send your application form on this email edin_trebinjac@hotmail.com
The deadline for sending applications is 18th of June Looking forward to seeing you in Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Trebinjac PES @activists Coordinator for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Right to die
Junta approves pioneering ‘dignified death' law for terminally ill patients
By Oliver McIntyre
The law, aimed at providing terminally ill patients the right to a ‘dignified death', allows them to reject artificial means of life support, including halting already ongoing treatment such as by disconnecting a respirator.
It also allows the use of palliative sedation in terminal cases, which could be used to minimise the suffering of someone who elected to be removed from life support.
The rejection of artificial life support can also be made in advance via the creation of a living will, which doctors will be obligated to respect in the event that injury or illness has left a patient incapacitated to express his or her wishes.
Unless there are medical contraindications, terminal patients will have the right to receive palliative care in their own home, and in the company of family members. Those who must be hospitalised will be guaranteed their own, unshared hospital room.
The Junta's health chief, María Jesús Montero, who oversaw the drawing up of the legislation with input from health professionals, scientists and others, said the law in no way addresses euthanasia (actively provoking death) or assisted suicide (helping someone to actively take their own life), both of which are criminal offences under Spanish law.
She said Andalucía's ‘right to die' law was inspired by cases such as that of Inmaculada Echevarría, the Granada woman who fought a legal battle before finally winning permission to be disconnected from her respirator in 2007, or the malpractice accusations against doctors at Madrid's Severo Ochoa hospital over the sedation they administered to terminally ill patients.
Article from Costa News
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