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MARICEL BLANCH EL PERIÒDIC ESCALDES- @PeriodicAND arliamentary groups in the Government coali- tion, comprising Demo- Pcrats, Liberals and Com- mitted Citizens, yesterday in- troduced a modification to the proposed Family and Personality Act, which if there is no unforese- en outcome will be endorsed by the General Council, and, among other measures, provides for a re- duction in the length of time for divorce. It will go from the requi- rement set forth in the current legislation to justify three years of cohabitation of the couple to request that three months have elapsed since the marriage. According to the groups, this will end the need to justify the de- cision by looking for «causes and culprits» in the couple crisis, and in this sense, there is no need to follow a first process of separati- on from the spouses to obtain a divorce. . As explained by the Ge- neral Councils of the Democrats, Ester Molné, and of Liberals, Síl- via Ferrer, and the general coun- sel of Committed Citizens, Carles Naudi, the document that cons- titutes the law is «a text that en- compasses all the legislative con- tent that is it has been elaborating in this matter until the present ti- me ”. In this sense, the regulati- The CEOs at a press conference . ons in this area are simplified as four laws and other rules that cur- rently in force are integrated un- vil union, which currently distin- will be maintained. fect them, as long as they are over der a single legal text. However, guishes marriages between pe- Apart from that, proclamati- 12 years old. given that the family is an «evo- ople of different sexes and mar- ons at the civil wedding will be lutionary concept», the proposal ESTER MOLNÉ riages between same-sex people suppressed. Thus, the data of the FORTHCOMING PROCEEDINGS The Pro- brings new measures related to DEMOCRATIC COUNSELLOR respectively. In this sense, the two people who want to marry in BO- posal for a Person and Family/ Law the rights of the person and the types of marriages are grouped to- PA will not be published, but the was submitted to the Layers colle- family. «To divorce would only gether under the term «civil mar- Civil Registry file will be kept. Al- ge and the High Council of Justice require manifesting the riage.» According to Molné, «the so referring to this topic, it was last week. It is currently expected UPDATED MEASURES During a press will to break up as an qualified marriage law considers announced that the legal age for that the aforementioned agenci- conference on the/ proposal held the same legal effects on the two marrying will be changed, from es will provide comments on the yesterday, counsellors emphasi- expression of crisis in types of union» and that is why 16 years to 18. Finally, the text text within two weeks. Once the zed the measure that proposes affective bonds» «we have chosen to give them presents the obligation of pa- relevant amendments have been the terminological removal of the the same name». Apart from civil rents to listen to minors at the ti- made, the Act will enter into par- concepts of civil marriage and ci- marriage, the canonical marriage me to make the decisions that af- liamentary proceedings. H 16 www.elperiodic.ad THURSDAY, 12 MARCH 2020 el Periòdic News

Covid-19 epidemic The effects of drastic measures on the spread of the virus within Spain are also noticeable in the Principality Affected3 by coronavirus MoraBanc and FC Andorra will play their duels Snoozed by the Snow and Mountain Tourism behind closed doors this weekend Congress until 2021 due to the avalanche of casualties

MARICEL BLANCH EL PERIÒDIC «it is an exceptional measure». «I ho- ESCALDES-ENGORDANY pe he has a short drive,» he wished, @periodicAND remembering that the money would he Covid-19 epidemic is alre- be returned in full to all those who ady shaping the daily life of bought a ticket. the Principality, threatening He also considered that although Tto do so with the economy, as Andorra is another state, «we are in a well. Although so far only one posi- competition that is the ACB and that tive, that has already been dischar- depends on the CSD and the Spanish ged, has been detected, the impact ministry, we have no choice.» In addi- of coronavirus and the effects it is tion, he did not dare to evaluate the causing in countries such as Spain economic impact that this will ha- which have ended up affecting the ve on the club and the competition’s Principality in a nutshell. This wee- economy, saying that «the debate on kend’s MoraBanc game at the Sports postponing competitions can take Center will be played behind closed place if the situation is prolonged». doors to prevent possible risks of con- Recall that Bilbao himself stated in a tagion, and the Snow and Mountain statement yesterday that «the club is Tourism Congress, which should ha- in favour of temporarily suspending ve started today, has been postponed the competition until the crisis is sta- until next year for the numerous ca- bilized so that neither club employe- sualties of participants. es, nor fans, nor the media can be af- The threat of coronavirus is de- fected.» laying many important events as a On the other hand, unless the Ro- preventative method, especially in yal Spanish Football Federation con- Spain. In the sports arena, for exam- firms this day, the matches of the ple, teams competing in the neigh- First and Second Division, the Second bouring country will have to do this B and the Third, as well as all the ga- behind closed doors, after the Coun- mes of modest football, will play be- cil of Ministers of Spain has approved hind closed doors, which means that the proposal of the Higher Sports Co- the duel that FC Andorra will play in uncil in which it was announced that the EU Llagostera field on Saturday at the next two days of the football and 16.30 will be out of public. basketball leagues would be behind Therefore, the CSD measure will closed doors. affect other entities in the country Andorra Sports Center will be empty in the match between MoraBanc and Bilbao. In this sense, the MoraBanc An- that will have to play behind closed 33 dorra will have to play the Sunday doors when notified by their federati- match at 12:00 pm against the Reta- ons. This will be the case with Andor- Bet Bilbao Basket without a public ra HC, CV or CE Sant Julià, and it will be celebrated with only although the teams Enfaf or the base the minimum staff and no press will GORKA AIXÀS JOAN M. BENAZET VERÒNICA CANALS of FC Andorra, which are members of have access to it. The president of the PRESIDENT OF THE MORABANC MINISTER OF HEALTH MINISTER OF TOURISM the Catalan Football Federation, will club, Gorka Aixàs, explained that know between today and tomorrow. «we have met in the morning and, «We are in a competition «[If you play with an «The impact (the Also, the Andorran Ski Federation, as we have known, we have notified that is the ACB, which outside team] we are congress) can have was the Andorran Mountaineering Fede- the Government of Andorra». He re- depends on the CSD and at risk and decisions not quantified, but it has ration or the Andorran Swimming gretted that «the annoyance that will Federation, among others, have alre- cause members and fans to lose ac- the Spanish ministry, we are made, we will solve won us both in time and ady seen or may end up seeing their cess to the next match» and said that have no choice» them» expense» calendar of competitions affected by Meeting to decide on the events of Constitution Day

MARICEL BLANCH EL PERIÒDIC handrail on the reception of politi- guided tours of the Casa de la Vall, an ESCALDES-ENGORDANY cal representatives has been fought ONCA performance is planned in the The Ombudsman is planning to me- before delivering his speech, but no hall of the car and the entrance is free et today to make a decision on hol- decision has been made yet. In any depending on the capacity of the en- ding the events for Constitution Day, case, the same sources explain that closure. At 13 o’clock a sardana per- which will begin on Friday with the they are alert to the evolution of the formance is planned in the Plaza del traditional start of the open day and facts and the decisions that are ma- Consell General and at 14 o’clock the guided visits to the General Council de by the administrations due to the events and the open day will be com- and the Casa de la Vall. ‘It will end strong conditioning that is already pleted. At 18 o’clock the Traditional on Saturday with the rest of the ins- having the presence of the coronavi- Session of the Constitution will take titutional events on camera. Sources rus in the daily life. place, in which the reports of the Per- consulted by EL PERIÒDIC explain Traditional acts of the Constitu- manent Commission on matters tre- that in today’s meeting the situation tion bring in a significant number ated outside of sessions will be dis- will be evaluated, although at first of people, and as a result, there is a cussed, from the delegation of the the intention is that the events be certain risk that they may be infec- General Council to the Parliamen- held as planned. Yes, the option of ted. On Saturday, in addition to the tary Assembly of the Francophonie overriding the handrail’s traditional days open to the General Council and The celebration of the acts of the Constitution last year. and the delegation of the OSCE. 33 H THURSDAY, 12 MARCH 2020 el Periòdic News 17

www.elperiodic.ad LLL Covid-19 epidemic The effects of drastic measures on the spread of the virus within Spain are also noticeable in the Principality Pages 16 and 17

3 the epidemic. In this regard, the Mi- nister of Health, Joan Martínez Be- Benazet calls for prudence and Dynamic measures nazet, explained yesterday that «the competitions that are played betwe- to prevent contagion en teams from the country will be responsibility for fear in schools played» but that if you play a team

from Andorra with one from Spain, SFGA / JAVILADOT «we are in a situation risk and they The minister presents The Minister of Health, Joan have to make decisions, I don’t know 33Martínez Benazet, will present a if they should not play. « «We will sol- a new package of package of actions to the rest of ve it as it presents itself, knowing the prevention measures the ministers today to deal with situation in which they come to our the expansion of the coronavi- country,» he said. EL PERIÒDIC rus. These will include ‘dynamic measures’ to be applied in scho- POSPOSED CONGRESS But the world Since the world has grown into wi- ols in case a student becomes in- of sports is not the /only one that is despread panic over the recogniti- fected. If the child is found in the being affected. The Snow and Moun- on of the thousands of cases of co- center and any symptoms are de- tain Tourism Congress has been post- ronavirus infection, the Minister of tected, he or she will be isolated poned, although some speakers we- Health, Joan Martínez Benazet, has with a teacher in a classroom un- re expected to take part in the video made many calls for calm, insisting til their relatives search for him or conference. Due to travel restrictions that Andorra is a «very safe» country her. If symptoms are found at ho- and changes in different countries and that medical resources and the me, on the other hand, especia- regarding preventive measures, the national health care professional are lly if the child has a fever, Benazet Government and the World Tourism ‘provided’ and ‘ready’ to deal with recommended not to take him to Organization made the decision to the epidemic. In a new attempt to ea- school and stay at home until postpone the act. The event, which se the fear, and in the face of the la- Covid-19 is ruled out. Also, bea- had as the host parish, had test events in Europe, Benazet yes- ring in mind that the elderly are a to start tomorrow and extend until terday appeared to demand that we «target population», the minister Friday. «The impact that it may ha- «are cautious and responsible», ad- emphasized that he would not vi- vancing that during the Cabinet to sit the sponsors «if we do not feel be held this morning a « package of well» and, therefore, do not leave Announcements preventive measures ”to apply in ca- the minors in his care. Most deat- due to travel se the coronavirus expands by the hs from coronavirus have occur- Principality. «The situation in Andor- red in people over 80. The Minister of Health, Joan Martínez Benazet. restrictions and format ra is the same [two weeks ago]: the- 33 changes delayed the re is no community broadcast, but things are changing in our environ- ders. What is undeniable, however, The Chief Health Officer ack- exclusively answer coronavirus-rela- ministry ment and the information needs to he acknowledged is that the main nowledged that there is currently a ted questions. be updated,» Benazet reiterated. victims of Covid-19 are the elderly collapse in medical consultations, At the close of this edition, the two ve, has not yet been quantified,» said Thus, normality is maintained. and those with previous respiratory the ministry and the emergency te- people awaiting diagnosis remained Tourism Minister Veronica Canals, Although the possibility of beco- and cardiovascular diseases. That is lephone number is 116. In this re- isolated on the second floor of the saying that the extension of the Con- ming a Community-transmissive why they need to be `` protected ‘’ gard, it was decided to strengthen Nostra Senyora de Hospital. gress «has made us both time and ex- State - such as Italy «exists», the Exe- and advised against visiting the geri- the telephone service center with They are two men 40 and 19 years old pense». This has made production cutive is not expected to close its bor- atric hospital. the addition of eight nurses who will who had been to Venice and Milan. losses not as great as if the event was H cancelled. «One and a half days ago, the can- cellations increased due to the evo- Cancellations of reservations in hotels and lution of restrictive policies,» the mi- nister explained, but also because of the change in the way talks were or- precautionary measures at ski resorts ganized, because «video conferen- cing interventions limited exchan- Travel agencies are groups of people from the most agglomerations is minimal. the past. `` We have never come ge and dialogue »between speakers affected areas and areas, such as However, some precautionary to the psychosis we are seeing and participants. WTO Executive Di- noticing this week Italy or China. measures are being taken. now, neither in terrorist attacks rector Manuel Butler supported the customer concern The director of the UHA, Jor- nor with influenza A or Ebola, decision, as «the quality of the con- di Pujol, clarifies that the casu- PSYCHOSIS The news coming ‘’ with a `` general sense of the tent of the congress was not guaran- EL PERIÒDIC alties were not very relevant and from all over/ makes people client who is not afraid of the di- teed. He said that it was not the dise- ESCALDES-ENGORDANY that they «already predicted» who want to travel more and sease. It makes quarantine mo- ase but the «panic virus that is affec- Andorra inaugurated a very go- them. However, he added that more worried. A concern that re respectful. There is somebody ting the international scene» that the od winter season with snowfall they expect «weekend bookings had not been shown so far. «Un- sick on the plane or hotel, ‘’ said tourism sector was «in demand». «It and openings earlier than usual. to remain stable» and «if the si- til this week the psychosis has Terrones, emphasizing that they can generate panic in public opini- The recent rainfall was predic- tuation remains the same, they not been very high,» said the Vi- work `` with daily WHO reports on about something that is an unk- ting a good end to the campaign, will close the season with good ce President of the Association on the regulations that are appli- nown virus,» he added. Butler des- but the arrival of the coronavi- results despite coronavirus.» of Travel Agencies of Andorra, cable in all countries and what cribed the results of various studi- rus has raised alarms in some Meanwhile, ski resorts like Maica Terrones, but the vision protocols are followed to access es by international organizations, sectors, mainly the tourist one. -Pal Arinsal and Grand- has changed and «in March and each. No one goes without veri- such as the World Trade Organiza- While the Minister of Health, valira maintain that they conti- April we are sure to have a decli- fication. ‘’ tion, which this week estimated the Joan Martínez Benazet, said that nue to work normally, without ne, but it has not yet been quan- Looking ahead, for ‘Easter pe- economic damage by a trillion euros. «traveling to the Principality is incident and following interna- tified «, emphasizing that» so ople are expecting’, while ‘sum- The chief executive also recalled the absolutely safe», the Hotel Uni- tional health measures. From far we have been working nor- mer bookings are working nor- report from the WTO, in which they on of Andorra (UHA) has begun Grandvalira, they also recalled mally «with minimal impact. mally. Many providers provide corrected the overall growth of the to encounter some reservations their skiing domains: `` they are The situation they are expe- reservations with no penalty for sector, going from 3% to 4% to a de- cancellations this past week. Ge- outdoors, users have gloves on, riencing far outweighs the in- cancellation up to a week before crease of between 1% and 3%. nerally, during the week and by and contact between people and cidents that have occurred in departure. « H H 18 www.elperiodic.ad THURSDAY, 12 MARCH 2020 el Periòdicel Periòdic d’Andorra News

SPEED SKIING WORLD CUP FINALS 3 The goal is again surpassing 200 km/h on the Riberal track According to the FIS, the coronavirus-led health crisis will not affect the holding of the event

EUGENIO CABALEIRO / FOTOPASGRAU.COM EL PERIÒDIC ANDORRA LA VELLA @PeriodicAND nother year, Grandvali- ra will host the Speed Ski World Cup Finals for the Athird consecutive sea- son. From 2 to 4 April, the Riberal slope in the sector will receive the fastest skiers on the in- ternational scene and will also be- come the setting for the Crystal Balloon delivery ceremonies gran- ted by the International Ski Fede- ration ( FIS) to the champions. A few days before, on March 29, the speed of this spectacular moda- lity with the Andorran Champi- onships will also be experienced. In this regard, David Ledesma, chief marketing officer of Grand- valira, explained that «it is one of the most important events of the season and strengthens Graand- valira’s commitment to leading international sports competiti-

The organizers expect to exceed 82 participants from 16 countries of the previous edition ons», as well as «providing us with Marc Oliveras, Nadal Antor, David Ledesma and Josep Pintat at the headquarters of the Andorran Ski Federation. ideal media dimension to promo- 33 te our domain under the World Cup station stamp. « He also said rule out the possibility of having that «the teams are preparing to a skier in the Principality. In that Oliveras follows the come and sign up» and that «we sense, Oliveras commented that are waiting for what can happen «I do the test to enjoy it, the re- to the coronavirus, but the test is sult I do not look much». «Last ye- progression in skicross moving forward.» It must be re- ar I reached 185 km / h in training membered that the competiti- and 177 in the race, so this year, in on can be contested after the FIS which it seems that the snow con- He regrets not having achieved the 100 FIS points yet sent a statement announcing that David Ledesma ditions seem to be good, I will try to gain access to the World Cup competitions DIR. GRANDVALIRA MARKETING the competition is moving on. He to exceed 190 km / h,» he said. FAE emphasized that the aim is to ex- EL PERIÒDIC «We are waiting for ANDORRA LA VELLA ceed 82 participants from the 16 BACKLUND AND ORIGONE, UNDEFEATED countries of the previous editi- what may happen The World Speed Skiing World/ Marc Oliveras, who debuted on on, although «there are now not Cup started in Vars (France) on skicross this year, says that «I ha- many registered». with coronavirus, but January 31 and there have been ve felt pretty good at the various For his part, Nadal Antor, tech- the test goes ahead» six races, out of the nine planned. European Cups and FIS races, nical director of the test, said that The Swedish Britta Backlund and although many have been can- the appointment is ready, alt- the Italian Simone Origone are celled due to the snow conditi- hough the tower and the ramp Nadal Antor dominating with an iron hand. ons and the coronavirus crisis. « must be installed. «We have a lot TECHNICAL DIRECTOR In the absence of three races to fi- In that regard, he stated that of snow and the track is closed nish the competition, the two ski- he achieved the goal of scoring so that the skiers do not drag the «We have a lot of ers remain unbeaten, after win- in the European Cup but regret- snow,» he emphasized that he was ning the first six races. Last we- ted not achieving the 100 FIS «in perfect condition and would snow and the track is ekend, at the Swedish station of points that would allow him to Marc Oliveras, in the race. say that under current conditi- Idre Fjäll, they won the two races be in the World Cup next year closed, it is in perfect 33 ons, it is possible to beat the test with the participation of 25 skiers because «there have been few record» of 199.56 km. / h achieved condition to exceed in the men’s category and again in races and a lot of people have days of training but the teams hel- by Swiss Philippe May in 2017. 200km / h» the women’s one. Backlund and come, we were from 80 partici- ped me a lot». «I am told that I am The test, which is supported by Origone lead the overall with 600 pants to 130 with a very high le- making progress and I am going the Andorran Ski Federation, will points and have it all up for the vel. « «Only the first five or six fast but I lack experience. My turn have Marc Oliveras, as they want Crystal Balloon to revalidate, but succeeded,» he emphasized. is faster than most participants, to strengthen the Andorran pre- mathematically they can’t sing He also said that «it was diffi- but you have to work on dirt, exits sence and, in the future, do not victory. cult for me because I had a few and shorter jumps. « H H