Local Police strike – refuse to issue fines

The Local Police of several capitals – including Seville and Granada- are on strike over proposed pay cuts. However, instead of actually striking, they are refusing to issue standard traffic fines, except in severe cases. Instead, they are issuing warnings, or using outdated fine books which have not been withdrawn by the townhalls (which allows the fined motorists to recurr the fine). The protest has been called the “semana sin multa”, or Semana 0.0 by Continue reading Local Police strike – refuse to issue fines

Two decisions taken today in Almeria…

Today, the Diputacion de Almeria decided to freeze all public salaries for next year and approved a “plan of austerity” for the public sector to save money in the current economic downturn. Later that day, the Ayuntamiento de Almeria decided to spend 2 million euros expropiating two fincas to extend the Paseo Maritimo, a project that is currently on hold and may never be carried out. A further point against expropiating these fincas is that Continue reading Two decisions taken today in Almeria…