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PROMOTION TO DIVISIÓ DE BRONZE FC have become the newest team of Segona Divisió B FC Andorra, InterCity and Zamora apply for the place but the tricolour are the best positioned

MARICEL BLANCH EL PERIÒDIC be the scene of FC Andorra’s debut ESCALDES-ENGORDANY in the bronze category. By replacing @PeriodicAND Reus by the tricolor, means that the C Andorra is now a team of Se- first clash will be against the white gona Divisió B. As reported by and blue’s on the 25th of August. It EL PERIÒDIC, the team made will not be until the first of Septem- Fthe official request to the Royal ber that the club of the Principality Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to will play at home. In addition, it will make the payment of 452,022 euros, be necessary to take into account the the price stipulated by the entity after possible modifications that there will CF Reus Deportiu was relegated admi- be in the calendar due to calls for the nistratively. The federation will make national team. A problem that appe- the decision public today. Therefore, ars on the third day, when the Andor- there is now a vacancy and since An- rans will face Turkey and France in dorra is the only team registered in one week. the Catalan Football Federation (FCF) which made the request and is now THE PITCH The promotion will me- the nexest club of Group 3 of the Sego- an that Andorra,/ in the short term na Divisió B, the bronze league of Spa- will have to have a new pitch, sin- nish football. ce to promote to the Segona Divisió In this regard, the Andorrans ha- the club need a stadium with a mi- ve seen the opportunity to shorten nimum capacity of 6,000 spectators, the deadlines of Gerard Piqué’s pro- while in Primera, it must be 15,000. ject. In December, Barça’s defender- Today there is an agreement with became the main shareholder of the the Comú of Encamp to have the Pra- club after acquiring it through his da de Moles for the next four years. company Kosmos and this very sea- But some modifications will have to son they could already be fighting for be made to meet the stipulated re- promotion to the Segona Divisió and quirements. Therefore, it is neces- therefore, will enter into the professi- sary to make a small increase of the onal football world. capacity and security measures in It must be noted, that any entity the field, to fulfill the safety premi- with more sporting merits than An- ses. The construction of a bar with dorra that could face the payment toilets and a new changing room is would have had priority over the va- also contemplated and it is forese- cancy of Reus. However, the place will en that the team can have a room to Gerard Piqué, Gabri García and Jaume Nogués during the presentation of FC Andorra. be for the tricolors because there is be able to see videos to analyze the- 33 no team of Tercera that has the eco- ir opponents. However, in principle, nomic resources that are required to there were three who made the ap- ra Divisió and would need to readjust. the pre-constructed modules of the pay the place. The price stipulated for plications: Zamora CF of Castile and But this is not the most remarkable pitch would fulfil this function. It should be noted that the mayor Reus Deportiu vacancy León, InterCity Sant Joan of Alicante fact, a year and a half ago, the club was of Encamp, Jordi Torres, already in- and FC Andorra. However, the trico- on the verge of disappearing because, PRECEDENTS Reus is not an isolated sinuated the possibility that the pla- by the RFEF is €452,022, lor club is the best positioned of any since its last stage in Segona B, it accu- case. The fact/ that a club cannot me- ce was for Andorra last Friday, a fact which many teams of of the other two bough the place, a lar- mulated an important debt. Thanks et the expenses of the league is not that the Minister of Sports, Silvia Riva, ge number of displacements would to the arrival of a Mexican investment recurrent. In fact, in the 2018-2019 confirmed. The promotion will imply Tercera could not afford be made, meaning a lot of travel ex- group, the club was able to cope with season Ibiza UD reached the divisi- that Andorra, in the short term needs penses. the situation of the club. A similar ca- on assuming the debt of Lorca FC, a new field, since to ascend to Sego- Of the three who applied for the se to Andorra when Gerard Piqué, pre- while the 2017-2018 season it was CF na Divisió B, the club needs a stadium vacancy is Zamora. The team would sident and founder of Kosmos, deci- Peralada who occupied the place of with a minimum capacity of 6,000 not only have to face the more than ded to buy the club of the Principality, CF Gavà. For its part, the 2014-2015 spectators, while in Primera, it must 400,000 euros to acquire the place but facing the debt of more than 300,000 season it was RC Celta B who acqui- have a 15,000 seater stadium. its expenditure would increase the euros that the club accumulated and red the place of CD Ourense. In all Once these were teams discar- displacements and for the possible de- was also on the verge of disappearing. the cases the sports question that ga- ded, the closure was opened for other parture of players because they alre- ve priority was subordinated to the clubs to apply for vacancy. Yesterday ady had the squad closed for the Terce- THE DEBUT The Espanyol B team will economic aspect. / H 16 www.elperiodic.ad FRIDAY, 26 JULY 2019 el Periòdic News

PROJECT OF SANT JULIÀ More than 1,000 m2 of trees will key aspects Black pine logging be cut down to build the zip line 1in 1.154 m2 radius The works for the construction of the Environmental impact report assure main affected area will be black pine forest, a community interest habitat zipl line starting point platform will in- volve the deforestation of an area of

COMÚ DE SANT JULIÀ 1,154 m2 at a height of 2,053 metres EL PERIÒDIC above sea level. The main flora affec- SANT JULIÀ DE LÒRIA ted will be the black pine forest, a ha- @PeriodicAND bitat of community interest and the 1,154.07 square meter area red pine forest. must be cleared for the cons- truction of the exit platform Aof the zip line project, accor- A 25 meter high ding to the environmental impact as- sessment report that Camprabassa, 2platform the company that manages Natur- landia, has commissioned to Ambi- The starting point platform will be rai- otec, a company specializing in con- sed to a height of 25 metres to ensu- sulting and environmental engine- re «the minimum safety distance», so ering. that no more trees are cut during the The studies also indicate that the installation of the zip-line cables. The deforestation works will mainly af- clients will also take off about 10 me- fect the black pine forests, a flora as- tres above the treetops. The platform sociated with the habitat of commu- will also be used to store material. nity interest. In addition, the docu- ment to which EL PERIòDIC has had access to - and which will be on public Work restriction display for 15 days in the administra- tive building of the comú - indicates 3due to capercaillie that the wild pine forests will also be involved in these forestry tasks. The report indicates that the presen- ce of the capercaillie, given that it is a STARTING POINT PLATFORM Thus, the protected species, in the zone will res- works to be carried out at/ a height of trict the works between the months of 2,053 meters in the park will serve to April and August, coinciding with sin- implement the starting point of the ging and reproduction periods. It will zip line, a warehouse and a segrega- also be necessary to limit the access Place where the zip line would arrive from the 2,000m point, where the starting platform would be located. ted road in areas that currently cor- to the area and mark the cables of the 33 respond to natural spaces. In order zip line to avoid collisions. to «counteract the negative environ- the Department of Environment and OTHER IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT In ge- works will lead to an increase in exis- mental effects that the project will Sustainability of the Government, it ological terms, the assessment/ fo- ting noise pollution levels. entail» the report includes some pre- was shown that at least two animals resaw that another of the environ- The attraction is designed for Risk of instability in ventive measures, among which is of this species «150 meters and 500 mental impacts that may result from both summer and winter, so it can that the pieces of the platform will be meters away» from where the attrac- both the construction and operation be used in rainy, sunny or snowy we- 4mountain slopes designed to be assembled and trans- tion would be built. phases is «the increased risk of insta- ather conditions. The zip line will be ported by helicopter. The platform For this reason and as a result of a bility of slopes». In summary, it is es- 1,500 metres long with a gradient of The company that carried out the en- would be three metres high and th- request for information of July 18 of timated that the area of modificati- approximately 400 metres. The idea vironmental impact study notes that ree metres long and would be used this area of the Executive, the studies on and permanent occupation of the that the the comú is working on is to the risk of slope instability will increa- to store material such as harnesses, show that «considering the presen- territory is 3,000 m2. At the same ti- install six lines that will allow six pe- se. The area of modification and oc- pulleys and helmets. As for the segre- ce of the capercaillie will restrict the me, an earth movement of 6,913.44 ople to descend simultaneously. cupation of the land will be 3,000 m2 gated pedestrian path, it would be works during the months of singing m3 coming from the excavation will One of the other projects of the pa- and it is estimated that 407 trucks will 1.5 metres wide and would have an and reproduction» meaning the exe- be generated, which is why it is de- rish is the rafting project, a pilot test be needed to generate an earth mo- «adapted degree of accessibility». cution of work will be limited betwe- tailed that «some 407 trucks» will be that starts today at the river Valira vement of 6,913.44 m3 from the ex- The starting point platform will en April and the first half of August. needed. It is also expected that the until the 30th of July. cavation. have a structure that will rise to 25 In relation also to the animal, Am- H meters with the biotec makes it objective that clear that «being during the ins- Works will be limited a protected spe- The comú is planning to start the works in tallation of the between August and cies in Andorra, cables along the April due to the impact it will be neces- August despite not having the permits yet route the com- sary to limit the pany does not on capercaillie during the access to the area Implementation schedule of via Calvó, has publicly acknowled- planatory meeting and not a popular have to cut any reproduction period by road, especi- ged that the documents have ente- consultation or a referendum». more trees, as ally for recrea- the zip line is seven months red the ministry’s administrative On the other hand, the studies fo- «the minimum tional activities according to the study processing and technicians are in resee that «the planned execution pe- safety distance is met». In fact, accor- such as trial bikes that generate high the process of analyzing the envi- riod of the zipl line project will be se- ding to Ambiotec’s calculations, the noise levels that could displace the EL PERIÒDIC ronmental impacts. ven months», something that tech- client would take off around 12 me- animals from the area. On the other SANT JULIÀ DE LÒRIA At the same time, if constructi- nically also seems complicated to tres above the top of the flora with hand, the document expresses the The report prepared by Ambiotec wri- on begins in August, it would me- achieve in view of the temporary im- only four sections below ten metres need to «properly signal» the cable of tes in the section of theimplementa- an that the town meeting postpo- pediments mentioned in the report during the zip line, which will not the zip line «to avoid possible collisi- tion schedule that the intention of ned to September would already ta- itself, such as the restriction of the have intermediate towers. As far as ons during the flight of these birds». the Comú of Sant Julià de Lòria is to ke place with the works underway, works during the months of singing the impact on the arrival station is For this reason, to the six cable units begin the works of the zip line pro- contrary to what was planned when and reproduction of the capercaillie, concerned, it is considered «practica- will be added to the ends two addi- ject «in August 2019», meaning, at the town meeting was called for which would include a gap space be- lly null» taking into account that the tional lines «with standard spheres the most the construction should be- this July. This would reinforce the tween April and the first fortnight of height of 1,562 metres is located «in for high-voltage lines» so that both gin in three weeks. Bearing in mind words of the mayor of the parish, Jo- August. In addition, the document re- an already urbanised area». the wood grouse and other birds «can the proximity of the planned deadli- sep Miquel Vila, who assured that commends that «the works be carri- detect the obstacle while flying and ne and in the absence of government the town meeting would be «an ex- ed out during the summer months, EFFECTS ON THE CAPERCAILLIE Another dodge it». permits it is difficult to imagine that since in winter with snow the works of the concerns raised in /the docu- At a deeper level, the report has construction of the attraction could would be difficult, especially at 2,000 ment is the impact that may derive detected 85 animal species registe- start next month unless the corpora- The Government high». from the construction of the zip line red in the study area, of which three tion decides to go ahead with it. has received the The comú estimate that the invest- on the ‘gall de bosc’ or capercaillie in are in danger of extinction, six threa- In this regard, the decision is now ment of the zip line would result in an English, as it considers that «the area tened, 61 protected and 16 unprotec- in the hands of the government that environmental impact annual income of 700,000 euros, a fi- of the Rabassa presents a potentia- ted and stressed that «the fauna will has not yet said a word on the matter report but has not yet gure that, according to Vila, would re- lly good habit» for their presence. In probably temporarily shy away du- although the head of Environment, cover the bank debt that Camprabas- this regard, after a consultation with ring work on the site». Sustainability and Agriculture, Sil- made a statement of it sa carries. H www.elperiodic.ad FRIDAY, 26 JULY 2019 el Periòdicel Periòdic d’Andorra News 1717

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Sant Julià also wanted to point out that the new composition of the Eu- Pintat thinks there is «less haste» ropean institutions could conditi- on the negotiations. He recalled that the Commission is currently in offi- ce and they are aware that until the- in association agreement with EU re are new members, it will be diffi- cult to move forward. However, he predicts change. «We have to see the Terceravia meets with Espot and Riba and gives them a memorandum of understanding mood and predisposition that the-

MARICEL BLANCH re will be, but we have the feeling EL PERIÒDIC that there is not the same haste or ANDORRA LA VELLA concerns to make the agreement» @PeriodicAND he stated. he president of the parlia- He also said that he sees opti- mentary group of tercera- ons that the agreement proposed via, Josep Pintat, as well as by the current executive has a dif- Tthe general councillors of ferent character to that negotiated the party, Joan Carles Camp and Jo- until now. Especially in relation sep Majoral, met with the head of to entry into the internal market. government, Xavier Espot and the «After the agreement there may be Secretary of State for European Af- another step which is to enter in to fairs, Landry Riba, to initiate talks the internal market, but the agree- and agreements prior to the forma- ment does not have to involve ente- lization of a pact of State between ring. There are countries that have all the political forces represented an agreement and are not in the in- in the General Council, around the ternal market» he pointed out, ad- negotiation of the association agre- ding that «we also note that with ement. At the end of the meeting, today’s attitude of the government Pintat valued the meeting as «po- we might head to the internal mar- sitive» after detecting a greater de- ket, but perhaps not 100% as wan- sire for transparency and predict ted in the previous legislature». that with the changes in the Euro- pean institutions there is a feeling DIALOGUE For his part, the minis- that «there is not the same rush to ter spokesman,/ Eric Jover, also va- make the agreement». lued the meeting positively, emp- Pintat explained that the party hasizing, above all, «the desire to delivered a memorandum «of un- build new projects» shown by the A moment during the meeting between the councillors of terceravia, Espot and Riba. derstanding and collaboration» two parties and urged to continue 33 that sets «the political lines» that along this line and maintain «the the group believes should serve to the coming weeks. The leader of ter- RHYTHM On the other hand, when path of dialogue» to reach, «with «establish the principles for nego- Councillor Pintat ceravia was clear in explaining the asked if/ they would be closer to all forces» the best possible agree- tiating the pact of state with the go- stressed that the reasons that led them to present being part of the State Pact, Pintat ment. vernment and if there is room, with the memorandum: «the reason is said that «we have always said that In this regard, Espot said that in the other forces». Since the Execu- document has been very simple: transparency. That is we are in favour of close relations the next few days he will meet with tive confirmed, through a commu- delivered to achieve what we did not have in the previ- with the EU» and that the will for representatives of the Social Demo- niqué, the commitment to take in- ous legislature» he said, insisting unity that they have expressed has cratic parliamentary group to try to consideration the document and more transparency that «the document sets out the li- not changed either. to get them to also to join the sta- make the corresponding return in nes of transparency». However, the politician from te pact. H

C.U. LEARNING CATALAN The University Campus has 31 participants from 15 countries The course starts Sunday but also allows them to know the so- ra. They will also take an excursion cial, political and linguistic reality of to Comapedrosa so that they can get with 30 hour classes and Andorra through activities. to know the country’s natural offer. offer many other activities Throughout the week, students On 30 July the church of La Massana receive 30 hours of classes in Catalan will host an organ concert at 10 pm EL PERIÒDIC and attend conferences and cultural by the organist Michal Novenko, pro- ESCALDES-ENGORDANY activities in the country. The course fessor at the Conservatory of Music The 18th edition of the Catalan Lan- begins Sunday and on the following and also at the Charlemagne Centre guage University Campus will have days they will get to know spaces in in Prague where he teaches the sub- the participation of 31 students, re- the Principality such as the cultural ject: Andorra, the musical bridge betwe- presenting around fifteen countries. visits they will make to the Casa de la en Gaul and Iberia. He will play compo- The stay allows not only to be a me- Vall or Casa Rull, they will take part sitions by Bach, Czernohorský, Seger eting point between people of dif- in the tribute to writer Antoni Morell and Cabanilles, and will end the con- ferent origins who have a common and they will be introduced to the cert with an improvisation on the or- A previous edition of the campus at the Comú of la Massana. bond in the learning of the language, institutional foundations of Andor- gan, which is his speciality. 33 H 18 www.elperiodic.ad FRIDAY, 26 JULY 2019 el Periòdic News

FOOTBALL ‘OPERACIÓ CAUTXÚ’ Gea3 gets out of prison The judge takes the decision for the health problems of the secretary of the FAF and will be under house arrest

MARICEL BLANCH EL PERIÒDIC ESCALDES-ENGORDANY @PeriodicAND he general secretary of the Andorran Football Federa- tion (FAF), Tomàs Gea, was Treleased from prison. The judge who instructs Operació Caut- xú, Maria Àngels Moreno, and who investigates the alleged commissi- on of financial and economic cri- mes related to the economic bids of UEFA and FIFA through the pro- grams that are developed, decided to take this decision because of the health problems that Gea suffers. Gea’s former treasurer, Jose Gar- cia, will remain in prison. It should be noted that a few days ago Gea had to be transferred to Meritxell Hospital as a matter of urgency, after his heart problems worsened. The defendant suffered heart problems, but after he was

People close to the secretary consider that «it is sort of good news», but prefer his freedom until the court case begins sent to bail, it worsened and as re- ported by sources close to Gea in EL PERIÒDIC, «it was a visible fact». He will now remain under house The board of directors of the Andorran Football Federation during the extraordinary session. arrest, monitored. Thus, sources 33 indicated that «it is sort of good news» and indicated that, nevert- was a «special session» and «the vast heless, «his health has not worse- The assembly of the FAF have majority of us didn’t want to start it ned» since his emergency admis- this way. As you all know, since the sion, but he would have continu- 7th of May, the federation is living a ed to be in prison for sure. «Now called for presidential elections very committed situation with a po- we have to wait for the mayor’s of- lice investigation underway» she re- fice to make the investigation of Current president, Pirot assures that «we are thinking» of making a continuist candidacy marked and recalled that «we could the case and lift the arrest when he not count on our two top members wants and go to the tribunal» they or our treasurer. Since that day many remarked. EL PERIÒDIC controversy. In this regard, there things have happened, from the visit Thus, the case continues to evol- ANDORRA LA VELLA was no lack of reproaches between to the mayor’s office to ask for a copy ve and little by little many details The assembly of the Andorran Fo- the dissident clubs and the mem- of the documentation that had been of the plot are come to light. Gea otball Federation held a meeting at bers of the board at the end of the ELISABET PIROT requisitioned as well as to be able to is accused of unfair administrati- the Estadi Comunal and only lasted assembly. PRESIDENT OF THE FAF ask for aspects of functioning with on, misappropriation, CASS fraud a quarter of an hour. The current As for a continuist candidacy re- Mr. Gea, to going to the cause to ha- and money laundering. This last board of directors resigned, electi- vealed that «we are thinking about «Obviously we are ve access to the summary of the in- charge implied that it was More- ons were called and the electoral re- it», a very different opinion from a very happy that Gea vestigation» she explained. «We ha- no who investigated the case, since gulations were approved. few weeks ago when they remarked is at home. We hope ve tried to give continuity in order she is the mayor specialized in eco- The president of the FAF Elisa- that they did not feel like it. «It is a to maintain the maximum possible nomic crimes and it has been preci- bet Pirot said that «there have be- way to give continuity to projects that everything will be stability» she stated and assured that sely she who has decreed the house en no incidents on the part of any that we had, but I would not know resolved little by little» «we want maximum transparency, arrest. Gea’s sources indicated that club». «There has been no questions how to answer, we are happy with to be clear and close». «this is a type of crime that is attri- about the agenda, everything went the work done so far and we will say «The competitions buted in these cases». according to plan» she explained something as things evolve». HAPPY FOR GEA Furthermore, in re- The mayor’s office decision co- and remarked that «we have been On the other hand, at the begin- schedule will be decided ference to Tomàs/ Gea’s release, she incided on the day that the FAF bo- asked for the competition, there- ning of the assembly, Pirot wanted by the new board, which commented that «obviously we are ard resigned, in a short assembly fore, this will be the decision of the to read a statement to the clubs and will decide when to start very happy that he is at home. We in which elections were called and new board, which will decide when thanked «the work of the board of and how to do it» honestly don’t know anything else, approved the electoral regulati- to start and how to do it». In this re- these two weeks», as well as «the enti- it’s something they told us half an ons. In this regard, all the effects gard, competitions will be delayed re staff of the FAF. We want to thank hour before starting the meeting, derived from Operació Cautxú, have quite a bit, which is very worrying all the clubs that have supported us but we’re glad he’s home and we ho- implied that the FAF made the de- to the clubs, along with the issue of these days» she said. pe that everything will be resolved cision. ENFAF teams that have led to much She also said that the assembly little by little» she hoped. H H