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d'Andorra L’ÚS DE LES TECNOLOGIES elelENGLISHTema PeriòdicPeriòdic del EDITION dia NewsW E Dxx 9 BEHIND KOSMOS Fàbregas and Messi, new partners of FC Andorra The internationallity of the two football players The Barça centre-back plans to build a new will provide worldwide projection to the club football stadium and is studying four locations

REUTERS / ALBERT GEA EL PERIÒDIC ted to the football club was Pol Balles- ESCALDES- té, who has gained experience at the @PeriodicAND second division with several teams. eo Messi and Cesc Fàbregas However, an economic agreement will join in the construction wasn’t achieved by both parties and of an FC Andorra with Barça Ratti was finally chosen as the best L DNA. By the end of the year, option, although the difficulties of it became known that Gerard Piqué, leaving Sant Julià, his former team. the FC Barcelona centre-back, had the Thus, the Argentinian player will be intention of buying the team of the defending the goal of Piqué’s new pro- Principality. Since then, there have ject in the next fixtures. been legislative changes, of a legal na- But all these changes were possi- ture and on the team. All thanks to ble as a result of the approval of the the Kosmos investor group, of which Sports Law on 20 December. The Con- Piqué is the founder and president. sell General accepted that the first te- But he is not the only football player ams could become Sports Public Li- behind the purchase of FC Andorra. mited Companies. In this way, the As EL PERIÒDIC was able to find out, admission of foreign capital to the Fàbregas and Messi, are shareholders clubs is allowed and left a clear path of Piqué’s company. for Piqué. The next step was for the Although the role of the two members of FC Andorra to accept the players in the purchase of the club of club making the change of legal na- the Principality is fully symbolic, the- ture, which was validated with no ir appearance on the scene will bring vote against the 29 December in an great international attention to a pro- extraordinary general assembly. At ject that has just begun. The change that moment, the club passed into of the managers and players adds up the hands of several investors among the intention to build a new football which there is Kosmos. stadium in order to play the matches The purchase of FC Andorra by Pi- and train since in recent years they qué has allowed the club to get rid of have encountered problems with la its debt of about 313,000 euros it had. Borda Mateu due to the limitation in The economic injection has allowed the schedules. Although the location the signing of quality players which of the new stadium has not yet been implies progress in the goal of the confirmed, it is known that the cen- new owners: taking the club of the tre-back is studying four possible lo- Principality to Spanish professional cations, among which . Cesc Fàbregas and Leo Messi celebrating a goal at the Camp Nou. football. The injection of Blaugrana blood 33 H into the club started with the signing of former players, Gabri Garcia and main keys Albert Jorquera, as managers of the Principality’s team. In addition, the son of Tito Vilanova, Adrià Vilanova, Consell approves The partners Gabri and Jorquera, The avalanche of became part of the squad along with 1the Sports Law 2validate the SA 3new managers 4signings begins nine more additions: Ferran Tacón, Rubén Bover, Oriol Dot, Claudi Bové, The Consell General passed the Sports On 29 December the extraordinary ge- Next, replacements of the managing team Adrià Vilanova, Ferran Tacón, Rubén Bo- Fede Bessone, Ernest Forgas, Andres Law on Thursday, 20 December. With neral assembly was held among the part- began. Richard Imbernón and Joan Jo- ver, Oriol Dot, Claudi Bové, Fede Besso- Jantus, Joan Cervós and Nico Ratti. this regulation, clubs’ first teams can be- ners of FC Andorra where they approved sep Linares were dismissed while former ne, Ernest Forgas, Andres Jantus, Joan It should be noted that the latest come Sports Public Limited Companies the club becoming an SA, with various in- squad member Gabri Garcia took over the Cervós and Nico Ratti. Ten players were signing of the new goalkeeper, Ratti, (SA) and, therefore, accepting the entry of vestors among which Kosmos, the busi- tricolour squad along with Albert Jorque- added to the team while Joel Martinez, was confirmed in recent hours. Howe- foreign capital into the clubs. In this way, ness group owned by Piqué. The arrival of ra, an ex-goalkeeper who also trained at Miki del Castillo, Miquel Torres, Josep Ba- ver, up to yesterday, the name which Gerard Piqué had a clear path to make these investors entails an economic injec- la Masia. Both had formed a duo in recent lletbo, Roberto Gomes, Roger Nazzaro, was most heard amongst those rela- the purchase of FC Andorra official. tion that allows paying the debt of the club. years and continue their career in Andorra. Aaron Sanchez and Eric de Pablos left. 2 www.elperiodic.ad WEDNESDAY, 9 JANUARY 2019 el Periòdic News

FILE TO INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE FRAUDULENT ACTIONS

ked about whether they will analyse the legislation of neighbouring coun- ACU opens an investigation into tries, Ferreira stated that his premise is «to focus on what we have in Andor- ra and our casuistry». In this specific case, since France and Spain distin- increases in the price of heating guish between public and private pro- perties, the regulation on the billing

CARLOS MONTAÑES of heating works very differently. «For The entity received six now, this distinction does not exist, but I have explained other times that complaints for billing among our long-term goals we have changes of up to €80 demanded the creation of official pro- tection of flats» Ferreira recalled.

EL PERIÒDIC ESCALDES-ENGORDANY @PeriodicAND One of the main aims of the entity is to create he Andorran Association of Consumers and Users (ACU) an official protection has decided to open an inves- programme for flats Ttigation into changes in the among other future plans type of heating bill due to complaints received on abusive increases. As sta- ted by the president of the ACU, Llu- Although the association appeared ís Ferreira, «we have received six com- in public for almost a month, its presi- plaints since the beginning of the ye- dent attributed «the lack of knowled- ar and we recently received a new one ge» due the fact that at the moment that could be of the same type». Incre- they have not received too many com- ases reported of up to 70 or 80 euros. plaints. «As regards purchases made In all cases recorded, the rise in pri- during the Christmas holidays, we ha- ce at the end of the month is explai- A woman reading in bed next to a radiator. ve not received any complaints, but it ned by the change in the type of bi- 33 is probably still early» Ferreira said. lling, that is, because it has gone from nants who live in apartments that are ses. «For now, I have not yet found out on, he discovered that the regulation However, complaints on rental prices counting consumption in steps (pas- managed by external companies. All how it is calculated and, if I find out, it allows the expenses of thereception are still present with nearly 100. He sos) to kilocalories, or vice versa. Fer- claims come from centrally heated will be necessary to see if there are dif- to be affected in the tenants. «A practi- also recalled that the ACU has just be- reira wanted to point out that «somet- systems and in which there must be a ferent types of billing which can lead ce of dubious and completely incohe- gun and took the opportunity to an- hing is not right since if the increase is meter box that controls the consump- to confusion» said Ferreira, insisting rent legality» the president of the ACU nounce that the web is already ope- given in very different cases, the chan- tion. «The question is how this calcu- that if they do not get clear water they considered, confident that the inves- rational: www.acuand.com, and they ge is made in one sense or in the ot- lation is done» highlighted Ferreira. will contact with the Government to tigation would allow them to show ot- will soon create a profile on Twitter her». In fact, the president of the ACU ask for explanations on how to set the her irregularities. and Facebook as new communicati- explained that legislation has already EXAMINE AND CONTACT The head of the calculation of heating consumption. on channels. The investigation into begun to read about it in case there ACU said that during/ this week they In any case, the first results of the in- SPECIFIC CASUISTRY From the associ- the change in the billing of heating is some article that stipulates how it will devote a thorough reading of the vestigation will not arrive until the ation they indicated/ that until they adds to those already open on public should be billed and if there is some legislation and that they will contact next week.«When we open a file, we do not have the results of the investi- transport, the protection of minors’ equivalence between steps and kilo- all the people who have attended the always have to go further» said Ferrei- gation they will not decide how they data on social media, banking entiti- calories. Complaints come from te- association to learn more about the ca- ra. In fact, by reviewing the legislati- should proceed. In any case, when as- es or rental prices. H

INCIDENTS

ANA Woman in serious condition after bad accident with three vehicles

One accident involved a According to the police, the acci- nyora de . The woman who dent occurred when a woman driving caused the accident is in a serious sta- police car and another a fall in the direction of Sant Julià de Lòria te, according to the medical center. from a 20 meter drop invaded the opposite direction and She was surgically operated with mul- collided with a vehicle that was dri- tiple injuries and various fractures in EL PERIÒDIC ving towards . The po- her legs and arms. In addition, the ANDORRA LA VELLA lice car has been affected. A vehicle two men who have also been invol- Yesterday, there was an accident with with Spanish registration, one with ved in the accident, one of which a po- three vehicles involved in an Andorran license plate and an An- lice officer, are in a mild state and are Photo of the accident which involved a police vehicle. early morning has caused the cut of dorran police vehicle, is involved. in observation at the emergency cen- 33 the GC1 road in both directions, in the The police, the Circulation Service tre with several contusions, but was on the Aixirivall road at the height of men of 18 and 19, have been injured, Margineda road, just before the roun- (urbanos, traffic wardens) of Sant Ju- shortly discharged. Another accident the Pleiada de Sant Antoni in which but have been shortly discharged, ac- dabout. The incident caused injuries lià de Lòria were sent to regulate the ocurred in Avinguda Salou, but thee- three young residents fell in a 20 me- cording to the hospital. The driver ga- of diverse consideration, one of which traffic, condition the road and attend re are no further details on the issue. ter drop after breaking the protective ve positive results in the breathalyzer, a 52 year old woman who is in a seri- the three wounded, who have been During the early hours of Monday, railing. The driver, a 20 year old man 0,81 g/l, slightly above the legal limit, ous state and a police officer. admitted to the hospital Nostra Se- there has also been another accident and the passengers, two young wo- 0.8 g / l. He has been arrested. H www.elperiodic.ad WEDNESDAY, 9 JANUARY 2019 el Periòdicel Periòdic d’Andorra News 317

MARICEL BLANCH TOURISM LANGUAGE Registration for Hotels suffer slight Catalan courses is open until the decrease and ski 25th of January resorts survive EL PERIÒDIC ESCALDES-ENGORDANY The registration period for free Ca- Christmas holiday talan courses organized by the De- partment of Language Policy will be open until the 25th. As reported Average occupation rate: contrast, during the second, between by the Government, registrations the New Year and the Day of the Three can be made through www.cultu- 77% and was distributed Kings, overnight stays fell to 65%. «Sin- ra.ad/apren- catala.ad or through among all the parishes ce Kings fell on Sunday, it affected the the tickets that will be distributed reserves, because the next day the pe- to public buildings, sports and he- ople returned to work and preferred alth centers, libraries and books- EL PERIÒDIC to spend the night at home» he detai- hops. The courses will begin on Fe- ESCALDES-ENGORDANY led. It also affected «notably» the lack Tourists walking through Vivand. bruary 4 and will offer 24 free face- @PeriodicAND of snow, which caused «the cancella- 33 to-face training (6 more compared hristmas left unequal ra- tion of reserves» he added. Ramos al- the results. The Eastern valleys ad- to last year), which will be held in tings in the country: the ho- so pointed out that the average num- ded 16,300 skiers per day. On Decem- , , Sant Julià de tel sector regrets a decline ber of overnight stays was between main figures ber 29 and 30, more visits were made, Lòria and Escaldes-Engordany. Li- Cin occupation of up to 65% 2.5 and 3 nights, depending on the with an average of 24,000 daily ski- kewise, all C1 and C2 levels can be during the second week of the holi- parishes. In this regard,Andorra la Ve- ers. «During a tough season, Grandva- followed in all Catalan centers th- days and the average was 77%. On the lla and Escaldes-Engordany had more 77% is the average ho- lira continues to offer a guarantee to rough the free method of guided other hand, the ski resorts, despite reserves than the others, but the dif- tel occupation rate, with points skiers» said director Alfonso Torreño. self-learning.On the other hand, not so much snow, they have fulfilled ference with the high parishes «was of between 65 and 87% Pal- said they had achieved on January 25 and 26 the winter their objectives. not significant» he said.Traders from the goals set in spite of admitting that call for official examinations of the The president of the Hotel Union Pas de la Casa also saw an increase in the occupation rate «fell a bit», explai- Catalan language will take place. of Andorra (UHA), Carles Ramos, ad- sales and «are much calmer» said the 2.5 average nights stays ned sources of the station. This down- Levels A1 and A2 will be convened mitted that the winter holidays have president of the Advertising Initiati- in hotels fall was counteracted by an increase on January 25; B1, B2 and C1, on Ja- left two «well marked results». On the ve, Jean-Jacques Carrié. Last Sunday, in turnover, they said, thanks to the nuary 26. With regard to level C2, one hand, during the first week, be- Arcalís announced that they increase of aprés-ski visitors, who the courses are annual and will be- daily skiers tween Christmas and New Year’s Eve, had received 20% more skiers than 16,300 went to activities and enjoy catering gin next September. The registra- in Grandvalira between Decem- the sector reached 87% of reserved ro- previous Christmas. Grandvalira and services, clubs, bars, restaurants and tion period for the exams will be ber 22 and January 6 oms. «It was very good» Ramos said. By Pal-Arinsal, were also «satisfied» with other offers. open until January 14. H H

SOCIETY INSTITUTIONS

the fact that the students share the- Andorra is learning from Olot ir knowledge with the people of the Mobilization in Ordino to territory where they work their work to have a creative residence doing conferences and workshops in decide the future of ‘quart’ organizations, school centers, insti- EL PERIÒDIC speaking territories. Despite the in- tutes and universities. The idea is to EL PERIÒDIC Once they send the letter to the re- ESCALDES-ENGORDANY terest of this newspaper, the Govern- bring together people who need a spa- ESCALDES-ENGORDANY presentatives of the quart, they will The Faber residency project in Olot, ment did not clarify whether the pro- ce and time of productive work and The proposal of the former council wait «a reasonable time» to convene which offers stays for talents in the ject is linked to the residence of artists who want to share their project with and member of the Quart d’Ordi- the people’s meeting «and if they do fields of arts, sciences and humani- of La Massana. other residents. Since Faber opened no, Lluís Babi, to discuss the future not do it, we will ask the comú to ta- ties, could have its replication in the According to Diari de Girona, cur- its doors in 2016, 22 residences have of the historic institution has rece- ke the initiative to consult the futu- Principality. This was announced by rent director of Faber residence, Fran- been grouped by theme and have pro- ived a response and the group pro- re of all the Quarts of the parish» Ba- the Councilor for Culture of the Olot cesc Serés, said the base of the residen- posed different professional sectors poses to take the first steps so that bi considers that the institution is City Council, Josep Berga: «The creati- ces is the social return. It consists in of the capital of the Garrotxa. the citizens of the parish can deci- not currently necessary. on of a new residence in Andorra has EL HPERIÓDICO de whether the builduing must be On the other hand, the leader of already been announced and the in- maintained or not. The promoters of the mobilization is also pleased be- tention is to transfer the model to the the initiative have convened a mee- cause the corporation has said that Balearic Islands, Valencia and all the ting on the 16th (21:00, meeting ro- the priorities for 2019 are the futu- Catalan Countries»said the Olot Co- om of the CEO) the goal is to promo- re of the Casamanya hotel and the uncilor, according to Diari de Girona. te the signing of a letter that claims Congress Center. From the hotel The explanations were given as a to the Quart the call of a meeting of they regret that «it is more than 15 result of a question from a councilor citizens for the future of the instituti- years old that it is closed and every from the ERC group in the town ha- on. «Since we made the mobilization day it deteriorates, giving a bad ima- ll. He emphasized that three years af- public, I had a response of about 25 ge at the entrance of Ordino». Babi ter the opening, the residence model people» confirmed Babi, adding that indicated that he has spoken on oc- started in Olot has produced such go- «there are many other people who casions with the mayor, Josep Àngel od results that the Generalitat has an- have shown their interest». He hopes Mortés, always on an individual ba- nounced the creation of a network of that on the 16th there will be a go- sis and hopes that he will also parti- identical residences in the Catalan- Inauguration of the Faber residence in Olot. od influx of citizens to the meeting. cipate in the meeting. 33 H 4 www.elperiodic.ad WEDNESDAY, 9 JANUARY 2019 el Periòdic News

FOOTBALL LLIGA MULTISEGUR ASSEGURANCES 3 Lusitans doesn’t find an investor and will build a team at zero cost Players are not considering taking legal action against the club but demand a solution to the Federation

XAVI PUJOL EL PERIÒDIC ESCALDES-ENGORDANY @PeriodicAND he worst-case scenario for FC Lusitans has arrived and in the end, Antonio da Sil- Tva, president of the club, could not find an investor to take over the debt of the entity. In this regard, da Silva, commit- ted to the continuity of the club, bet on a team at zero cost, that is, without getting paid and would sign up to 14 players of the Atlètic Club d’Escaldes from the Lliga Un- ida with the goal to keep the cate- gory and the club. In spite of this, if it could not be possible, the enti- ty would be forced to disappear af- ter becoming a benchmark for An- dorran football, a fact that is intend- ed to be avoided in all possible ways but that could become inevitable if certain conditions are not met.

The Lusitans could be rebuilt with a good part of the squad of the Atlètic Club d’Escaldes from second division

Thus, da Silva informed on Mon- day at a meeting with the players that he submitted their federative FC Lusitans squad at the last game of 2018 at the Borda Mateu. cancellation, that is, they had ab- 33 solute freedom to leave, and that if they wanted to continue at the club, not said anything to them in this re- have where to go, many of us want «should be at a very low cost or cost gard and that it is staying out, and to stay in the country because it is zero», as members of the squad told demanded an answer, since none where we live, where we have fam- FC Lusitans is at 14 points from the direct EL PERIÒDIC. of the players can play in any oth- ily and friends and where our divi- relegation and at seven from the penultimate In this regard, da Silva pledged to er team of the first division because sion is», they reiterated. «It has tak- pay when it was possible but with- they have already played five match- en the squad aback, very unexpect- out mentioning a date and said he es with the entity. edly, we wanted to help the team If the president of FC Lusitans, the league, Ordino was placed in the would deposit the payrolls for the and in the end, we have become the 33Antonio da Silva, finally opts for a first positions of the table afterwin - remaining two months. It must be THE FAF’S DECISION In this sense, it affected», they lamented. squad at zero cost, which seems to ning against UE Santa Coloma. remembered that until now, play- should be the FAF’s/ Competition be the imminent future of the club, ers have only received 250 euros Committee who decides to unblock BERTO, DISMISSED Moreover, FC Lusi- the team should achieve some of UE Santa Coloma is the other from November payrolls, an ac- the situation, since the alternative tans has dismissed/ the team manag- the 27 points that are at stake dur- rival33 that the Lusitans should take tion that served the Lusitans board that the squad currently has is ei- er, Quim Berto, after making state- ing nine fixtures. into account, since they only have to buy time. On the other hand, da ther to leave Andorra or become a ments to several Portuguese media one more point than FC Ordino, with Silva also reminded them that they member of one of the teams of the assuring many irregularities, al- The team is currently 14 points 12 points, that is, three wins, three will no longer be paid for housing Lliga Unida, a fact which they do though the club denies these facts. away33 from the direct relegation, a draws and six defeats. or food not consider either. Therefore, «this In this regard, the dismissal has not position occupied by FC Encamp, fact makes us absolutely sad, we are entirely been official, as Berto at- with four points, that is, a draw and a In the fifth position is where FC THE WHOLE SQUAD IS AFFECTED In this the most affected because we don’t tended the meeting with the play- victory achieved at the last fixtureof Lusitans33 is located, which in this context, no member of the/ squad ers and recalled that he had only the competition against FC Ordino. competition counts with 18 points will remain in the current condi- been notified via a text message. with five wins, four draws and three tions but their options are unclear: league table Therefore, this situation comes FC Ordino is precisely who oc- defeats, six points from the current «We must do something to defend after, as da Silva explained, «an in- cup33 ies the penultimate position of competition leader, UE Sant Julià. our rights, but we do not know if we Standings Pl W D L F A Pts vestor had abandoned the club dur- the Lliga Multisegur Asseguranc- will proceed to file a complaint». 1. UE Sant Julià 12 6 6 0 20 8 24 ing the summer after having signed es, which implies playing against Likewise, the team is located at Also, the staff claims da Silva to 2. Vallbanc 12 6 4 2 19 7 22 the players and having determined the second-placed team in the Lli- only33 four points from the European deliver in writing a document in 3. Inter Club Escaldes 12 7 1 4 15 13 22 their salaries», a fact that the squad ga Unida, with 11 points, that is, zone, the goal that the squad had 4. UE Engordany 12 5 4 3 12 13 19 three wins, two draws and seven marked from the beginning of the which he commits to pay, even if he 5. FC Lusitans 12 5 3 4 18 13 18 has understood. He also said he com- does not establish a date. 6. UE Santa Coloma 12 3 3 6 15 16 12 prehends the position of the squad defeats, to stay at the category. In season. In this context, the team On the other hand, they also re- 7. FC Ordino 12 3 2 7 12 19 11 but hopes to continue, at least, in spite of this, it is necessary to re- stands at one point from the play- ported that the Federation has still 8. FC Encamp 12 1 1 10 7 29 4 the first division. member that in the firstfixtures of off positions for the title. H