High Court Endorses the National Interest of the Soldeu Platform Government Celebrates the Decision and Dissociates the Decision of the Agreement to Save Grandvalira

www.elperiodic.ad DIMARTS, 10 DE JULIOL DEL 2018 el Periòdic d’Andorra 19 CONEIXEMENT SOBRE d'Andorra L’ÚS DE LES TECNOLOGIES elelENGLISHTema PeriòdicPeriòdic del EDITION dia NewsF R I 2xx 6 RESPONSE TO THE APPEAL OF THE VILADOMAT FAMILY High Court endorses the national interest of the Soldeu platform Government celebrates the decision and dissociates the decision of the agreement to save Grandvalira MARICEL BLANCH EL PERIÒDIC the installation is carried out wit- ANDORRA LA VELLA hout further «unexpected event». @PeriodicAND In addition, he also celebra- he High Court dismissed ted that although there were the- Tuesday afternoon the law- se legal actions, «luckily» the dif- suit filed by Joan Viladomat ferent groups involved (Ensisa, Sa- Tagainst the declaration of etde and the Government) sat on national interest of the platform the table to negotiate and the re- of Soldeu by the Government. This sult was an agreement that emp- was announced Wednesday by Mi- hasised, «would have been what it nister Spokesman, Jordi Cinca, at is» regardless of the appeals’ reso- the press conference after the Cabi- lutions. Thus, the minister assured net meeting, showing himself satis- that «preserving Grandvalira was fied with this ruling that supports a big matter, which was of interest the government’s action. Cinca said to the country», as it is one of the that the Viladomat family exerci- «most emblematic» brands, besides sed its right to use the mechanisms the Andorra brand. that «the rule of law puts at everyo- The head of the government, To- ne’s disposal» towards a situation ni Martí described on Monday the «that distorted his interests». Even agreement as «a very important mi- so, despite the fact that he insisted lestone», emphasising that «there that «they should not be criminali- has been a country vision and the sed», he recalled that this is already national interest has primed». In the third dismissed appeal in the fact, Martí remarked that «I remain matter: «First he filed an appeal to with the fact that little by little so- the Government which was dismis- mething that seems obvious to us sed and then used the court proce- The Soldeu platform in construction. has been achieved: we could not lo- eding» that also refused his claim. 33 se the brand». According to the lea- Before this ruling, the family appe- ture, and to be «a perfectly legal pos- news that the brand will continue, der of the Executive, «the collective aled to the High Court, which has High Court dismisses sibility that the statement is carri- the minister said he hopes they «rec- credibility was also at stake becau- now ratified the decision of the first the third appeal filed ed out through a company», Ensisa. tify.» In addition, Cinca emphasised se it would be breaking something appeal. that the project simply aims to «im- that works», as well as the difficulti- Cinca pointed out that the sen- by the Viladomat family RECTIFICATION FOR GRANDVALIRA With prove facilities to host competiti- es that would have led to the arrival tence agrees with Executive, both related to the platform regard to the different political/ po- ons, such as the World Cup», so that of «skiers from distant territories regarding the declaration of gene- sitionings that initially blamed the all those who «looked for a politi- that make long stays. There was the ral interest of the platform and the being build in Soldeu Government on the break of the cal debate», now «I hope they will risk of losing a tourism with a high fact that it is used for a sporting na- Grandvalira brand, and with the get excited for the country» and that added value». H based on the final price, regardless Arcalís station. Skiing in Ordino Arcalís with the of possible promotions, obtaining In parallel, Vallnord Pal Arinsal the season pass will cost 800 euros reminded through a statement the and 890 if you want to also include possibility of acquiring, for the first Grandvalira pass will cost 90 euros Ordino Arcalís for a tourist adult, time, the pass for the whole year, between 732 and 822 for young- this is, from 1 December, beginning sters, between 575 and 600 euros of the Winter season 2017-2018, un- EL PERIÒDIC tinuity and also agreed to the incor- non-residing in Andorra. for children and between 319 and til 13 October, 2019, scheduled for ESCALDES-ENGORDANY poration of Secnoa in the Grandva- Getting the Grandvalira pass for 344 for seniors. For the moment, the closing of the summer season Being able to ski in Vallnord Ordino lira offer. In this way, skiing on the the entire season for an adult and the largest domain in southern Eu- next year to enjoy the slopes of la Arcalís with the Grandvalira season slopes in Ordino will cost a supple- adolescent resident will cost 310 rope has only made seasonal ski Massana. The price of the pass that pass will have an additional cost of ment of 90 euros for adults and chil- euros and 400 with the possibility passes available to customers, or to gives unlimited access to the ski slo- 90 euros. This is seen in the price dren between 12 and 17 years old of skiing on the slopes in Arcalís, be able to ski from Monday to Fri- pes, Vallnord Bike Park la Massana chart of the brand management and 25 euros for children from 6 to between 301 euros and 335 for chil- day, it remains unknown what will and all the ski lifts of the station du- company after an agreement was 11 years old and senior citizens be- dren between 250 and 275 for seni- be the additional price be for daily ring the 10 months of opening, is reached last Monday due to its con- tween 65 and 69, both residents as or citizens. For non-residents and ski passes that include the Ordino 150 euros for residents. H 2 www.elperiodic.ad FRIDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2018 el Periòdic News EUROPEAN COMMITMENT A new life in FERRAN NADEU Andorra. Day 0 With their arrival, the refugees welcomed by the Government hope to end their nightmare EL PERIÒDIC ESCALDES-ENGODANY Welcomed in Andorra @PeriodicAND When they told them that they The family of the photo is not the fa- would be welcomed by the Govern- mily welcomed by the Government ment of Andorra they could not con- but it could be.For now, this newspa- ceal their surprise. They admitted per will not show the true image in that they never heard of the country order to preserve their privacy, but before and that they were scared at A Syrian family that currently lives in Barcelona. with the consent of the newcomers, the beginning, since in Lebanon Syri- 33 it will explain a part of their story. an refugees suffer strong racism. They Syria again and only when the situa- armed rebels increased and the figh- number of inhabitants). Abdul, As- Abdul and Asmaa (fictitious na- have normalized it in such a way that tion improves, they hope to visit their ting reached the cities of Damascus maa and the children went there, mes), 45 and 40, and their two chil- they believe that the rest of the world family.However, for now, they adop- and Aleppo. The situation became and Amid, Farah and their daughter. dren 17 and 11 arrived «a long time is the same. Far from being disap- ted Andorra as their new home. Since untenable with the entry of the Isla- The massive migration of Syrians fle- ago» in Beirut, from Homs, the thi- pointed not to go to a big country like 2011, the Syrian conflict has already mic State, which after a massive of- eing the war led EU members to sign rd most important city of Syria. The- Germany or Sweden (where most ex- claimed the death of almost half a mi- fensive attack in Iraq, reached Syria a host agreement that undoubtedly re they had their life and routines li- pect to arrive), they began to get infor- llion people, one million injured and to implement its own caliphate.At proved to be one of their most flawed ke any other. They are a middle-class mation and interest in their new ho- 12 million who had to flee. that time everyone in Syria knew that failures. Andorra, on the other hand, family that was fortunate enough me. They also discovered that there there were thousands of locals who made public on May 8 this year that The worst humanitarian crisis to stay away from the bombing du- is a language called Catalan and alt- fled the country daily by sea or land it would welcome about twenty Syri- ring the beginnings of the civil war The Syrian war started with a graffi- through Turkey or Lebanon. It was an people coming from the Lebanese that began to saturate the country Amid is looking ti in a school. After protests against then when European borders collap- refugee camps. A humanitarian has in 2011 during the Arab spring. At the presidents of Tunisia, Egypt and sed and the EU was overwhelmed by been in charge of the community of first, when they refused to leave the- forward to see a Libya, it was Syrian Bashar al-Asad a humanitarian drama that had just Sant Egidi, who has been responsible ir home, they alternated their resi- game of MoraBanc turn. A graffiti on the wall of a secon- for choosing families and accompa- dence between Homs and Beirut un- dary education center warned: It is The civil war has nied them to the Principality.

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