Coalition negotiates pact on illegal homes

This will happen to some houses

SEVILLA – Sources in the Government of Andalucía say that, if two vital items in the region’s 2015 budget are settled (See this week’s article Health and Education to be saved from Budget cuts) and ‘minor issues’ are sorted, both parties (PSOE AND IU) agree that new legislation is needed to ‘legalise’ between 20,000 and 25,000 homes or houses that were built ‘illegally’ during the construction boom, and bought in good faith, most often by foreigners, at least in Andalucía. This subject is supposedly ‘close to the heart’ of Junta President Susana Díaz, which is not necessarily a guarantee of its coming to fruition. More on ‘Regularisation of Illegal Property’ by Rafael Berdaguer Abogados:

Congress urges Government to grant asylum to gays

MADRID – The Foreign Affairs Commission of Spain’s Congress unanimously agreed last week to urge the Government to grant asylum to homosexuals, transsexuals and bisexuals (spelt gais in Spanish) who are persecuted in their country of origin and find themselves in this country. There are over 75 countries in the world where homosexuality is forbidden; in seven of them, the penalty is death. The Law of Asylum and Refuge of 2009 already allows people who are persecuted for their sexual orientation to apply for refuge in Spain; but, as with too many sensible laws, it has never been applied, despite the fact that there are almost 300 of these applications, according to Socialist Deputy Delia Blanco.

Coalition negotiates pact on illegal homes

This will happen to some

SEVILLA – Sources in the Government of Andalucía say that, if two vital items in the region’s 2015 budget are settled (See this week’s article Health and Education to be saved from Budget cuts) and ‘minor issues’ are sorted, both parties (PSOE AND IU) agree that new legislation is needed to ‘legalise’ between 20,000 and 25,000 homes or houses that were built ‘illegally’ during the construction boom, and bought in good faith, most often by foreigners, at least in Andalucía. This subject is supposedly ‘close to the heart’ of Junta President Susana Díaz, which is not necessarily a guarantee of its coming to fruition. More on ‘Regularisation of Illegal Property’ by Rafael Berdaguer Abogados:

Junta de Andalucía coalition is still negotiating pact on illegal homes

Illegal homes in Chiclana (Cádiz)
(elperiodistadigital.com)

SEVILLA – Sources in the Government of Andalucía say that, if two vital items in the region’s 2015 budget are settled (See this week’s article Health and Education to be saved from Budget cuts)and ‘minor issues’ are sorted, both parties (PSOE AND IU) agree that new legislation is needed to ‘legalise’ between 20,000 and 25,000 homes or houses that were built ‘illegally’ during the construction boom, and bought in good faith, most often by foreigners, at least in Andalucía. This subject is supposedly ‘close to the heart’ of Junta President Susana Díaz, which is not necessarily a guarantee of its coming to fruition (they've been at it for a while now...). More on ‘Regularisation of Illegal Property’ by Rafael Berdaguer Abogados (written and published last year -- they're still negotiating!)

France to impose unbranded cigarette packets and forbid all advertising

PARIS – France will be the first European country to make ‘neutral’ cigarettes obligatory, as well as prohibit publicity. The French government announced last week that it will be following the example of Australia, the first nation to impose these measures. The new regulations (which can be expected to eventually become law in Europe, but it will take years) include the order that all packets must have ‘the same size and shape, colour and typography’ in order to eliminate any possibility of publicity among the young. A number of scientific studies, according to Spain’s Comité Nacional para la Prevención del Tabaquismo (CNPT, National Committee on Prevention of Tobacco Addiction), have demonstrated that removing any attraction from the packs helps the young to be less tempted to start smoking. However, Spain has already stated its position against these measures, as have also another eight EU countries: Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Greece and Czech.