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Vera to sue central government over flood defences

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Local council says environmental ministry is ‘refusing to carry out its promises’ The Vera town council voted this week to start legal actions against the central government and the Ministry of the Environment for not fulfilling promises made after the 1989 and 2012 floods across Pueblo Laguna. The council says that “concrete measures” against a repeat of the flooding that should have been taken by the central administration have never been carried out, and that Continue reading Vera to sue central government over flood defences→

Stop calling them the Islamic State says Spanish Government to media

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The Spanish media has been asked to stop calling those Islamic nutters the “Islamic State” as it dignifies “an unpleasant terrorist organisation”. The call came from a private communique from the Ministry of Defense issued to Spanish papers and broadcasters by Minister Francisco Martinéz. Fran, who doesn’t really have any planes to join in the fun with, has to make do with urging papers to start calling IS Daesh. Daesh, it seems, is what the Continue reading Stop calling them the Islamic State says Spanish Government to media→

We don’t need the Ministry of Defense says PSOE leader

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Pedro Sánchez, leader of the opposition PSOE party, told El Mundo newspaper over the weekend that “we don’t need the Ministry of Defense” in response to a question about which national Ministry could be cut, and which needed more money. The declaration by the man who could be President next year has sent a shockwave through Spain’s military. You see, (one) of the troubles with Spain is that the politicians have been living in fear Continue reading We don’t need the Ministry of Defense says PSOE leader→

Government surveillance post to be placed in Cabrera

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The Ministry of Defense has confirmed that they have entered an application to Turre town hall to install a secret surveillance post at the top of the Sierra Cabrera, ontop of the tall peak above Cabrera. While this was originally believed to form part of the “SIVE” network that attempts to locate pateras (boats of illegal immigrants) off the coast, ex-mayor Arturo Grima declared that this was only a cover and the post will be Continue reading Government surveillance post to be placed in Cabrera→