Marsol Calls for Calm Due to the Environmental Impact of the Carroi

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d'Andorra L’ÚS DE LES TECNOLOGIES elelENGLISHTema PeriòdicPeriòdic del EDITION dia NewsT U Exx 3 PROPOSAL FOR THIS MANDATE Marsol calls for calm due to the environmental impact of the Carroi cable car The senior consul of the capital states that The representative says that both Andorra la Vella the project will not be «aggressive» up the mountain and La Massana are going at the same speed

COMÚY D’ANDORRA LA VELLA/TONY LARA ELPERIÒDIC ANDORRA LA VELLA @PeriodicAND he senior consul of Andorra CONXITA MARSOL la Vella, Conxita Marsol, says CONSUL ANDORRA LA VELLA that the project that is inten- «We want a project that is Tded to promote at the Car- roi Peak to attract visitors will not integrated so that it gives be «aggressive». In the wake of some an important viewpoint shouting warnings from associati- ons and organizations in the defen- perspective, which is the se of the environment, Marsol stated most viewed» during the popular calçotada of the capital yesterday that the proposals, the Comú de la Massana is with us. which will most likely have a resto- Arriving to Pal would be a great joy, ration space, «they’ll be quite inte- but it depends on La Massana and grated and even less aggressive than not on Andorra la Vella. We will help the antennas and the transformer and push to the fullest», she said. above». «We want something that is integrated so that it gives an impor- MULTIFUNCTIONAL BUILDING On the ot- tant viewpoint which is the most vi- her hand, Marsol also referred/ to the Marsol during the popular calçotada. ewed,» said the representative, who grounds of the multifunctional spa- 33 recalls that the idea is environmen- ce. In that sense, despite not wanting tally friendly because the cable car le delayed, I wanted to remove the In this sense, the parish mayor con- «the attractiveness of the Carroi Pe- to opt between the Margineda land «is a non-polluting medium». sheet before the election but it was sul feels that the two corporations ak is so great by itself» and that the and the Government front land, the Marsol made a fierce defense of difficult, we have been working on are going arm in arm and at «the sa- project for access by cable car would Consul Major admitted that the spa- the cable car project at Pic de Carroi, it for a week now and we hope to ha- me speed», although in La Massana further «democratize» the moun- ce in front of the administrative buil- despite the fact that from La Massa- ve it in two or three months. and to the referendum will not be held un- tain, because there are people «who ding «is quite central. and it has par- na advances have been made more present the proposals, «said Marsol, til the next term. «Andorra la Vella have not climbed never” «We have a king lots around it. « In any case, she slowly. The senior consul expects who does not want to enter into any will be happy that it could connect great opportunity to get the infras- also said that the part of La Margine- that in two or three months the ba- controversy with the La Massana Co- [the Carroi and Pal peak],» said Mar- tructure done,» said Marsol, who re- da is «developing» and in this regard, se sheet may be removed, after a slig- mú with regard to the second pha- sol, who recalls that the first section called that it would be zero-cost for expects to announce within a couple ht delay from what was originally se of the competition, which should will be publicly informed. communal coffers. «From the Comú of months the area where the buil- planned. «It is true, it has been a litt- be voted on in a consultation before. The representative added that de Andorra la Vella we will work and ding could be made». H

COMÚ D’ANDORRA LA VELLA/TONY LARA The rain does not prevent the burning of calçots Andorra la Vella and Escaldes-Engordany have a very participative gastronomic festival

EL PERIÒDIC calçots were distributed with sau- meeting allowed to stage the good of calçots were provided for this ANDORRA LA VELLA sage. These twinning events inclu- tune between Conxita Marsol and occasion, which, in addition to the Early in the year it is also sy- de a gastronomic exchange, where the mayor of Valls, Dolors Farré, 100 kilos of sausage distributed, nonymous with calçotada. The in the even years a calçotada is ce- who took over as Albert Batet. the bread and the romesco sauce, Town Square of the capital was lebrated in the capital of the Prin- For its part, Escaldes-Engordany made the day a celebration. filled yesterday to enjoy the po- cipality and odd ones an escudella- also celebrated the ninth edition From the organization, they al- pular calçotada organized by the da in the capital of the Alt Camp of the traditional popular calço- so kept about 400 more rations in Agricultural Society and Credit region. tada and botifarrada (sausage), case there was a larger audience Section of Valls, with the colla- Although the rain that fell du- which has been organized by the than expected. Although Andorra boration of the Escudellaires of ring non-tested the bonfires and Pro-Tourism Union of the parish la Vella also celebrated its calçota- Andorra la Vella. In this gastro- threatened the event, the sun fina- since its inception. As confirmed da at the same time, the queue to nomic day, which allows to unite lly came up again and the citizens by the organization’s vice presi- collect a portion at Veedors Street the two twin cities, a total of 6,000 enjoyed the traditional meal. The dent, Jaume Ambor, 400 portions was also long. Citizens eating calçots. H 33 16 www.elperiodic.ad TUESDAY, 3 MARCH 2020 el Periòdicel Periòdic d’Andorra News

ECONOMIC CONFLICT BETWEEN THE ADMINISTRATIONS Sant Julià and Ordino contest the biomass manufacturing plant The infrastructure is part of the Litecc Sector Plan and would centralize all chip production

MARC VILA EL PERIÒDIC ESCALDES-ENGORDANY @PeriodicAND he Energy Transition and Climate Change Promoti- on Act, Litecc, provides that Tin the coming years the country will change part of the fossil fuels that are used to heat buildings or generate electricity, from rene- wable energy sources. Most citizens know what solar or wind energy is, but there is another, lesser known, one that would have great potenti- al in the Principality: biomass. This resource, which is easily accessible in the Andorran forests, would make it possible to reuse leaf litter, fa- llen trees, and pruning remnants that would not otherwise have been used. But what might be the best solution to get out the organic remains and encourage the cleaning of the forests is mounting because of the conflict of interest that has arisen between the comuns of Ordino and Sant Julià de Lòria. Just a week ago, the intention of the ordinary parish to host a plant for the production

The Municipality of Ordino plans a budget game to launch the project this year An operator shows the operation of a boiler that is used with wood chips. 33 of biomass chips was made public, the Mayor of Lauredian emphasized «in no case would the trees be cut without taking into account that that «one would have to look at buil- down, but with the leaves and pru- the Energy Infrastructure Sectori- ding a single biomass manufactu- ning they would be sufficient to ma- al Plan foresees the location of this ring plant in order to optimize eco- ke the splinters». Apapma doubts plant in Sant Julià de Lòria. From nomic resources». whether its own production would the Ordino Municipality it was con- be enough to meet national de- firmed in EL PERIÒDIC that «the THE STRENGTH OF RE-USE Biomass ne- mand, but «however, the project is will to move forward the proposal eds to be treated beforehand/ to be Josep Majoral positive because it will force the co- is firm and even part of the commu- useful. Organic forest waste must MAJOR CONSOLE OF SANT JULIÀ DE LÒRIA muns to periodically clean the fo- nal budget this year has been set asi- first be transformed into straws to rest areas». de to implement it». The adminis- burn in the boiler, which, when «The plant must go to our parish, which tration would have the will to start connected to a generator, will con- GREEN ENERGY As the Infrastructu- the project «if it could, this year», vert that heat into energy. The one is what is foreseen and stipulated in the re Plan provides/ for the splinters although they did admit that no fea- currently used in Andorra must be Governmental Infrastructure Sector Plan» plant in Sant Julià, it also inclu- sibility study has been done yet. imported because there is no natio- des the construction of a biomass The mayor of Sant Julia, Josep nal supplier in the Principality and power plant in the parish of Canillo, Majoral, assured in this newspaper having a plant of its own, which but neither of them is dated. The in- that «the plant must go to our pa- would not only create jobs but keep frastructure of the Canillo’s comú rish, which is what is foreseen and the forests clean. In this regard, the would cover 2% of the national ther- stipulated in the Infrastructure President of Apapma, Carles Iriarte, mal energy demand. A medium-si- Plan designed by the Government». stated that «for many years the co- zed biomass plant avoids 200,000 Majoral emphasized that the cons- muns have neglected their obligati- tonnes of CO2 a year, which would truction of the plant was «within on to keep the forests clean, which Carles Iriarte produce a fossil-fuel thermal power our electoral program of the last are communal lands». Achieving bi- PRESIDENT OF APMA plant. According to FEDA, the futu- communal elections» and that the omass in the country, «would make re cogeneration plant in Pas de la Ordino comú should clarify whet- administrations interested in this «Anyway, the project is positive for the Casa will use biomass to produce her they intend to make «a chip or task and thus environmental rich- energy, while that of Soldeu is nou- pellet plant» because, in at an eco- ness would be kept healthy,» said country because it will force the comuns to rished with natural gas and that nomic level, its construction has the president of the environmen- carry out periodic cleaning of the forests» of La Comella, with combustion of a very different cost. « In any case, tal entity. Iriarte made it clear that waste. H www.elperiodic.ad TUESDAY, 3 MARCH 2020 el Periòdicel Periòdic d’Andorra News 1717

DEBATE ON VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY

THE CAMPAIGN FOR 8-M AFA, on the other hand, he has/ chosen the Feminist Action urges the Government motto #trenquemlo for the Inter- national Day of Working Women, which consists of dozens of images in which various women ha- to «legislate for the citizenry» ve their faces encased in glass. In EL PERIÒDIC that sense, Aurora Baena explai- Escoda thinks it is ned that they chose this material as a «metaphor» for «the expressi- «positive» for the on of patriarchy as we live it.» The outside to talk about secretary of the entity said that it is a structure «that which is not seen, abortion that oppresses, but which is not noticeable, as patriarchy». EL PERIÒDIC Baena revealed that the idea ESCALDES-ENGORDANY @PeriodicAND he week before the com- The entity will publish memoration of Interna- photos this week on the tional Women’s Day will Tbe marked in part again occasion of Women’s by the debate on the decriminali- Workers’ Day on zation of abortion. Feminist Acti- on (AfA), which yesterday presen- Sunday ted a press conference this week’s campaign focused on breaking the for the campaign came from a vi- «glass roof» of patriarchy, also re- sit to the exhibition Feminisms, ferred to the voluntary terminati- which was shown at the Barcelo- on of pregnancy in a week marked na Center for Contemporary Cul- by launching of the escort service ture (CCB), where they learned for women to abort abroad and the about the work of various artists, broadcast tomorrow of TV3 of a do- such as Ana Mendieta. , who used cumentary on this subject in the glass as a metaphor for the pres- Principality. sure that patriarchy exerts on wo- Talking about (abortion) is po- men. sitive and the impact is unpredic- The images were designed and table, said Feminist Action Presi- made by the photographer of the dent Antònia Escoda, who at the PERIÒDIC Maricel Blanch. From same time considers it a «pro- today, a poster with an image and blem» that the Government has a message containing official data on the table. «[The Executive] has on sexist abortion or abortion will to decide whether or not he go- be distributed via AFA’s social ne- verns or legislates for citizens- tworks. For March 8 AfA has also hip,» said Escoda. The secretary prepared a performance, which of the AFA, Aurora Baena, consi- will be performed by the psycho- Aurora Baena and Antònia Escoda at a press conference. ders that the launch of the Com- logist and art therapist Yolanda 33 prehensive Service for Women (SI- Blanco. Next Sunday there will al- AD) is a «patch» and although they Escoda said that the launch of which is a good cause». «The re- its citizens,» said Escoda, who be- so be a micro-theatre performan- consider that «it will be a help to the service allows at the same ti- port here has become clear that it lieves that the debate over decri- ce of the play The very illustrious, find information», «the solution is me «to raise the legend that could is not a crime but a problem how minalizing abortion is «a problem by the actresses Elena Santiago simple: decriminalize abortion. « not be reported under the law, the administration should treat for our public health». and Txell Díaz. H

ANDORRA TELECOM LEISURE The Video Game Show hosts 780 players in 20 tournaments Cada cop són més les famílies que assisteixen i gaudeixen del certamen

EL PERIÒDIC tion «to try to make it social, to co- coming with friends, sitting by the ESCALDES-ENGORDANY me here in a group with other peo- computer, playing a game of foot- More and more families are atten- ple because they are people already ball, wrestling, basketball or «a jo- ding and enjoying the contest playing at home». However, Cabre- int race.» The eleventh edition of the video ga- ra emphasizes that users still enjoy In fact, it also refers to family ac- me show took place from last Friday tivities: Other activities that bring to Sunday, offering services as vari- people together are where children ed as virtual reality, children’s spa- can interact with their parents. ce, computer recreation for dance This is not so much in games but with movements and the area with for example in a workshop activity, the main purpose of having a good the child builds a drone with his pa- time for the children. rents and then they fly if they fly,» The services offered are «the most says Pelayo Álvarez, tournament in demand» in the market, said An- Antonio Cabrera technician. tonio Cabrera, a member of Wee- WEEKEND PLAY Regarding virtual reality games, kend Play, adding that they bring Cabrera comments that it is not re- «Virtual reality A group of children playing in the video game lounge. games that are pleasing to the peo- commended for children under 12 33 ple: «At home, people play Fifa and games are very short and that it is allowed at an event like here are also waiting for Fifa. ” The in the Andorran Video Game Show, rents and gets his glasses and is so- and professional level, companies idea was also, Cabrera said, trying experiences, lasting because they are very short experi- mewhere else, then this fools his use it to present their services to cli- to offer multiplayer games: «all the 3-5 minutes» ences, lasting between 3 and 5 mi- brain and also stimulates his creati- ents», thus avoiding that the latter games we have put in this event are nutes, and « then nothing happens. vity and imagination», says Alvarez. «risk and buy a product before kno- multiplayer, we do not just focus « Another positive is that it is «like Finally, Cabrera recalls that no- wing it,» thus providing a «feeling on the best games.» He also empha- living a fantasy, because the child wadays, virtual reality is also used of security when making a purcha- sizes that they work with the inten- knows that he has come with his pa- to treat «pathologies, fear of height se.» H 18 www.elperiodic.ad TUESDAY, 3 MARCH 2020 el Periòdicel Periòdic d’Andorra News

FOOTBALL SECOND DIVISION B Release3 with tie Andorra does not win but wins a point in the field of Hercules in the first game of Nacho Castro

HÈRCULES CF HÈRCULES CF 0 FC ANDORRA 0 Hèrcules CF FC Andorra Falcón Bañuz Álvaro Pérez Bessone Bruno Perone Andrés Pablo Iñíguez Riverola Nani Adri Lledó Raúl Ruiz Loureiro De Lerma Gaffoor Sergio Jiménez Jilmar Yeray Bover Jesús Alfaro Sidibé Benja Iker

Coach Coach Antonio Moreno Nacho Castro Changes: Changes: Sergios by Vergos (min. Iker by Forgas (min. 49), 45), Lerma by Diego Lledó by Casadesús Benito (min. 70) and (min. 59) and Riverola by Álvaro Pérez by Moha Moha (min. 85). (min. 82)

Goals: - 3Arbitrator: Francisco J. Fernández. 3Targets: Moussa Sidibé, yellow (FC Andorra), Bessone,3 yellow (FC Andorra), Moussa Sidibé, yellow and red (FC Andorra) i Nacho Castro, yellow (FC Andorra). Fiedl: Estadi José Rico Pérez. 3 EL PERIÒDIC ESCALDES-ENGORDANY @PeriodicAND FC Andorra added again but did not win. He did so after tying zero against Hercules Hercules welcomes FC Andorra to Rico Pérez in Nacho Castro’s debut on the tricolour bench. in a duel in which ri- 33 vals were very brave and in which the An- defense. Then the Alicante respon- situation that was conducive to vic- dorrans played almost half a game that’s how the ded with an approach but it was not tory and controlling all aspects of with ten players. The match star- successful: Raul Ruiz centered on his game, which made Andorrans the dressing room ted with many surprises in the star- league goes the penalty spot from the right side worse for some time, they were left ting eleven, as Nacho Castro, in his Second Division B but no player managed to do anyt- without ideas. debut as coach of Andorra, chose Group 3 - Day 27 hing. However, Castro’s offensive to make radical changes. What sto- Vila-real B-UE Cornellà 0-0 Both teams were growing but changes made the Principality go od out most was the goal, as Nico RCD Espanyol B-UE Olot 1-5 the Andorrans managed to win the one step further in attack, pushing At. Llevant-CD Ebro 1-2 Ratti lost ownership instead of Mi- SD Ejea-CD Castelló 0-1 game, despite a very tough defense, hard despite being with one less guel Bañuz, who in his debut was Nàstic de Tarragona-València Mestalla 2-1 which even caused a shy and ambi- player. In this sense, Hercules also able to stop a penalty and shine. Al- AE Prat-Lleida Esportiu 0-0 tious Hercules to deserve the goal did not step back and in the 70th so, Moha Keita, Ernest Forgas and Badalona CF-CF La Nucía 2-2 with his timely attacks. Thus, the Oriola CF-Barcelona B 0-0 minute, taking advantage of a tri- NACHO CASTRO Víctor Casadesús couldn’t choose best of the first half came about at colour mistake, had a very good op- Hèrcules CF-FC Andorra 0-0 ANDORRAN FC COACH to play from the beginning. There- CE Sabadell-UE Llagostera 1-1 the end of the first half, when Bes- portunity: Nikos Vergos tried the fore, a Castro revolutionary chose sone, inside the box, made a contro- vaseline that went into the hands of Classification J G E P GF GE Pt «I am very to stamp. versial move that cost him a yellow Bañuz, who again and again he was In this regard, the Andorrans 1. CD Castelló 27 14 8 5 39 21 50 card and a penalty, but Yeray went providential. The ball refused to en- pleased with the 2. CE Sabadell 27 14 7 6 36 21 49 found themselves in a desperate 3. Barcelona B 27 12 10 5 37 25 46 make a shot from the right that ter on both sides, and in fact, Alfaro involvement» fight to try to get out of the rele- 4. UE Cornellà 27 12 10 5 33 25 46 Bañuz, with a great pull, stopped it. sent the ball to the post after 15 mi- gation zone and in the second mi- 5. Vila-real B 27 13 7 7 36 29 46 Therefore, with a 0 to 0 on the nutes before the end of the game. FC Andorra coach Nacho Castro ex- 6. Lleida Esportiu 27 11 10 6 31 22 43 plained that «we came with the in- nute they had the first clear chan- 7. UE Olot 27 10 11 6 32 19 41 scoreboard, in the restart, the lo- They were not right. The Andorrans ce on the part of Benja, who took 8. RCD Espanyol B 27 10 9 8 40 35 39 cals showed a much higher level also wanted to join and tried again tention of adding three points but advantage of a mistake by the tri- 9. FC Andorra 27 9 11 7 29 27 38 and started creating chances, put- and again, thanks to the actions of I am happy with the level of the 10. CF La Nucía 27 9 9 9 28 29 36 players». «In the first half we lac- colours to enjoy the first opportu- 11. CD Ebro 27 8 12 7 29 31 36 ting against the ropes in Andorra. Rubén Bover and Miguel Loureiro. nity of the match. Thus, those in the 12. At. Llevant 27 10 5 12 29 33 35 In fact, the game went uphill when But without success. ked shot in the area and in the se- Principality dominated almost all 13. UE Llagostera 27 7 12 8 26 30 33 Sidibé was shown the second ye- Nerves went to the sides, which cond half it was difficult, although of this first half, forcing locals to co- 14. Nàstic Tarragona 27 7 10 10 33 36 31 llow card, which meant that Prin- had a lot at stake. Andorra took the we had some good times,» he said, 15. SD Ejea 27 6 8 13 26 35 26 “I am happy for the effort and very unterattack. Martí Riverola’s first 16. València Mestalla 27 4 13 10 26 32 25 cipality players were left with ten lead and decided to try to minimi- clear chance at those in the Princi- 17. Hèrcules CF 27 5 9 13 27 35 24 players. ze damage, then score again, alt- satisfied with the level of involve- pality was centered at the penalty 18. Badalona CF 27 5 9 13 17 32 24 Hercules grew closer and closer hough rivals tried to reduce their ment in the 90 minutes. Expulsion 19. AE Prat 27 4 11 12 22 39 23 conditions you». spot,but was rejected by the home 20. Oriola CF 27 4 11 12 25 45 23 to danger, after finding himself in a odds. H