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The number of personnel in the General Administration has grown 8.7% in the last ten years. According to da-

ta from the Statistics Department made public yesterday, at the end of last year, 2,650 were contracted in the public sector - statistics do not include the common ones, while in 2008 the figure was 2,437. However, at the time of breaking down the fi-gures, the eventual contract, which went from 282 to 505, suffered an increase in the last ten years of 79%, although in the last year the num-ber is « It has reduced almost 10%. In the meantime, the contracts - the personnel that has a fixed contract to the administration but that do-es not have the Andorran nationa-lity - went from 188 to 356, with a positive variation of 89.4%. On the other hand, those referring to ci-vil servants increased from 1,860 to 1,685, which represents a reducti-on of 9.4%.According to Statistics, the increase in contract staff is due to the cove-rage of vacancies of previous years, as well as of new recruitment place-ments provided for in the prescri-bed period in 2018. In parallel, one of the bodies that have most noted the increase in possible places is one of education. In 2008 there were 142 workers under this type of con-tract while last year there were 248. The increase, of 74%, is superior to that of staff in this area in a contrac-tual relationship, which has gone from 100 to 141 in a decade.The president of the Public Educa-tion Union, Anna Mundó, affirms that the government «escaped from the hands» of the management of the growth of teachers at school, although it is hopeful that this si-tuation will change soon, as this is shown by the year-on-year reduc-tion regarding this type of hiring. In this sense, Mundó is hopeful for the announcement of the Minis-ter of Education and Higher Edu-cation, Ester Vilarrubla, to open 70 new edicts for permanent staff in the Education sector during this le-gislature. The intention of the Go-vernment is that of the 962 workers in the education sector only 15% is possible, a figure that is now at 25%.

THE FUNCTION OF EVENTS / At the mo-ment, the maximum responsible for the SEP affirms that the last mee-ting with Vilarrubla was «well». «We have different views, but he is open to the dialogue,» says Mundó, who recalls that eventual contracts are designed to replace leave, political office or replacement, but not to co-

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The personnel in the general administration increased by 9% in a decadeThe SEP and the Sipaag criticize the high proportion of the number of eventual workers.

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IT WENT FROM 2,437 WORKERS IN 2008 TO 2,650 IN 2018

that in recent years the Executive has abused the figure of the possible staff we had «for exceptional cases» and criticized that there were per-sonnel that with the entry into force of the Reform of the Law of Function Public has been able to lose rights li-ke the one of the antiquity at the ti-me of appearing to edicts to consoli-date its place. Anguita also explains that it is «difficult» to calculate the total number of new staff because new places must be specified.

DETAILS DATA / In terms of the gene-ral figures, the general body within the administration has spent in ten years of the 796 workers at 944 and more than half occupy the figure of civil servant. Last year, there were a total of 247 police officers, 118 fire-men, 92 workers in the justice sec-tor - the number does not include the number of mayors, magistrates or prosecutors -, 75 customs, 61 hi-red at the penitentiary center and 19 banners. On the other hand, the staff that is part of the hardcore of the Government, which includes the leader of the Executive, the mi-nisters and the secretaries of state, was of 22 people. Between mayors and tax magistrates were 34. Regar-ding the number of ambassadors, the total number was 7. Regarding nationality, there are a total of 1,274 workers in the general admi-nistration who are Andorrans, 219 who are Spanish, 20 who are French and 11 Portuguese.

Finally, Statistics also reported that the wage mass of the staff of the General Administration was 88 million euros, a figure well above the 74 million that existed for a de-cade. H

33 The facade of the administrative building of the Government.

year year any variation 2008 2018 2008/2018

general 796 944 18,6%teaching 857 962 12,3%flags 20 19 -5,0%customs 90 75 -16,7%penitentiary 56 61 8,9%police 247 247 0%firefighters 115 118 2,6%justice 110 92 -16,4%others 146 132 -9,6%total 2.437 2.650 8,7%

officer contracting eventual

general 510 204 223teaching 573 141 248flags 19 0 0customs 75 0 0penitentiary 61 0 0police 247 0 0firefighters 118 0 0justice 78 9 5others 4 2 29total 1.685 356 505

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by body and type of relationship

ver places that should be ordinary.Meanwhile, the president of the Union of Personnel of the General Administration (Sipaag), Lluís An-guita, explains that the rise in the number of people hired in the Ge-neral Administration, which in the last year also increased by 0.8%, al-so. It can be due to the fact that mo-re staff is being incorporated for the celebration of the Ibero-American Summit, which in principle should be eventual. However, he regrets

33 The Statistics Department also announced yesterday that on June 30 there were a total of 45,420 authorizations, which included the different permits such as those of residence and work, residence, borders, and temporary work. The vast majo-rity, 35,479, corresponded to the residence and work permit, alt-hough in the period from April to June the number of initial autho-rizations fell by 11.8% compared to the same period of 2018. They are going to agree 778 permits while last year 882 were gran-ted. There are 8.136 residence permits while border crossings total 1,622. During the quarter, 43 authorizations were agreed, 49.4% less than in the same peri-od last year. The temporary per-mits for foreign companies were also reduced by 36.7%.

11.8% less residence and work permits

«The Government has escaped from the hands [the management of the number of eventual staff hired by the administration]»

«The figure of the eventual staff is foreseen for cases that are exceptional. Abuse has been made »

ANNA MUNDÓ GENERAL SECRETARY SEP

LLUÍS ANGUITA PRESIDENT OF THE SIPAAG

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33 The manager of Andorra Turisme, Betim Budzaku.

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Up to 1,072,000 people vi-sited the Principality this summer, up 3.8% more than last year. This was

explained yesterday by the mana-ger of Andorra Turisme, Betim Bud-zaku, explaining that the final figu-re exceeded the initial forecasts set to a maximum of 1,046,000 visitors. «It’s more than we expected since taking into account the difficulties of neighboring countries was a cha-llenge to overcome the goal,» said Budzaku. In the same vein, the Tou-rism Minister, Verónica Canals, ma-de a very positive assessment of the season, highlighting the change in the way of communicating abro-ad: «We increasingly communicate online and we have strived to show us as a mountain destination with the commitment to stretch the au-tochthonous offer, beyond skiing,» explained the minister. Despite ove-rall satisfaction, in September, a slight decrease of 1.6% was experi-enced, which, according to the ma-nager, was offset by the number of visitors in June that exceeded 17%.With regard to nationality, both Budzaku and Canals highlighted for the first time the influx of Italians, although the French market «costs more to grow». «France is more ato-mized in terms of communication and we have to find new, more spe-cific ways. It is not a question of com-municating massively but of getting the experience «, clarified Channels.

SHOPPING FESTIVAL / Andorra Turisme took advantage of the presentati-on of the summer season balance to present the new Andorra Shopping Festival campaign to be held from 8 to 17 November. For the first time, the event will not take place during the All Saints bridge because by that date «people are already normally in the country» and «what we are lo-oking for is to fill weekends where there are no other celebrations hig-hlighted», clarified Budzaku .

The number of visitors in the summer grows by 3.8% and exceeds one millionCanals guarantee the return of Cirque du Soleil, «provided there is a location available»

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In total, 70 activities will be held be-tween Andorra la Vella, Escaldes-En-gordany and Encamp (Pas de la Ca-sa). The Andorran Tourism Manager announced that there will be con-certs of music on the street (of the 29 groups that will participate, 14 will be Andorrans), as well as all kinds of children’s activities. In addition, up to nine statues of Minnie Mouse will be distributed along the avenues of Carlemany and Meritxell, taking over the relief from those of Mickey from last year. The budget allocated for this edition is 603,000 euros.

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL / The top manager of the tourism portfolio also announ-ced that the return of Cirque du So-leil to the country is currently being negotiated. The only thing that re-mains to be specified, however, is

«We have worked hard to show ourselves as a mountain destination with the commitment to stretch the autochthonous offer.»

«With the Shopping Festival, we seek to fill a weekend where there are no other celebrations featured»

Verònica Canals

Betim Budzaku

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its location: «There are three spaces in the center and outside the urban nucleus. I can not say anything el-se, nor to which parish they are,» pointed out Canals, despite admit-ting that «we want to give good ac-cess to all and above all that the sa-

me amount of spectators [5,000] «. The administration and the Cana-dian company have until December to reach an agreement since if the Cirque finally returns, it will have to be paid with the budget deficit next year. H

In the face of the possibility that this weekend will take place ro-adside cuts in Catalonia as a pro-test of the sentencing of politi-cal prisoners, the Government is concerned. «In Andorra 55% of GDP is tourism and it is very difficult to move forward and make trade live when we have access to the country closed», re-gretted the Minister of Tourism, Verónica Canals. However, the Executive does not have any fo-recast of the closure of the bor-ders, but «we will stick to the

The Government continues «worried» about Catalonia

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33 A manifestation on the N-145.

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On Saturday there is a rally and roads could be cut again

script» as the events move for-ward. Last week, the N-145 ro-ad was cut for 12 hours, making it difficult to connect with the Principality, which was diver-ted along Anserall’s old road. Al-so, bus companies that cover the route Barcelona and Airport-An-dorra canceled their trips.

From the Democrats, Carles Enseñat warned of «collateral damage that could occur to us», especially in the cross-border, while the liberal Marc Magallón considered that it was a «very delicate» situation while admit-ting that « Catalonia is affected by geographic proximity, we are implicated in a negative way ». The president of the third party, Josep Pintat, reiterated the ne-ed to look for «other systems of openness that do not depend on us only on two roads.» H

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33 A sports clothing trade.

1.5% increase in the number of registered active businesses

The increase registered in the third quarter of 2019 is explained by the positive balance that, during this pe-riod, has shown the net creation of establishments, identified as the dif-ference between highs and losses, by registering 231 new ones and registe-ring 104 losses. The sectors that con-tributed most to this increase were real estate and rental activities; busi-ness services (+ 2.5% and 63 additional net establishments of which 14 were related to real estate activities and 49

with business services). Other social activities and services provided to the community; Personal services (+ 2.5% and 14 establishments) and Trade and repair of motor vehicles (+ 0.5% and 14 establishments).

In terms of comparison with the previous quarter, the pace of the number of establishments in the fourth quarter of 2019 accelerated, as they experienced a positive varia-tion of 29.1%, while the drops in es-tablishments were lower than the re-cords observed in the second quarter of 2019 (134 establishments). H

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The photographer’s task is to im-mortalize moments. Looks, ges-tures, actions, movements and other moments that are unique, that only happen in tenths of a se-cond. Being able to capture it is what sets it apart. Fèlix Peig was

PORTRAIT OF AN ERAFÈLIX PEIG

33 Inauguration of the ‘La nave d’or’ festival hall in 1982.

The National Archives of Andorra presents a collection of images never published or disseminated

The outlaw photographs of Peig

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able to do it and for this reason, the National Archive of Andorra (ANA) presents the photographs that you will never see, which includes part of his extensive work, which shows an era of the Principality of his Pe-ople, how they lived and what hap-pened.

Peig’s collection consists of about 66,000 images and on this

photographic fund. There are ins-tants that span thirty years, ran-ging from 1953 to 1983. Past ti-mes that must be contextualized, with customs different from the current ones, but «if we are able to get the correct or incorrect check-box (which, say In passing, in pho-tography it should not exist) and we take air, we open our minds

occasion, they appear 78. The idea of the project arose as a result of its digitalization, proving that «there were a series of photographs that had never been published or bro-adcast and that much they would probably never be known, simply, because of the prejudice of being politically incorrect,» says Isidre Es-corihuela, technician at the ANA

and we move fifty years in time, we can experience one of the ma-gicians of historical photography: the temporary displacement».

Peig, accompanied by his as-sistant Manolo Barros, did an X-ray of Andorran society. You can see, among others, the visits of the co-princes, the choice of Miss Europa, fashion shows, dinners, grills or elements that no longer exist, such as the bullring of Es-caldes-Engordany. All under the watchful eye of Peig, who was waiting for the concrete moment to click on his camera. «It is that key moment when it comes to ta-king the image in which the photo-grapher is invisible to the actors of the scene, the proximity camou-flaged with that point of the chan-ce to freeze the murky gaze, the spontaneous gesture, laughter unleashed or sadness. But, wha-tever it is, it must be there to be able to capture it», emphasizes Es-corihuela.

An era of the country remains for eternity thanks to the images of Peig. The writer Albert Villa-ró highlights all his work, becau-se «we can not illustrate Andorra from the fifties to the eighties wit-hout its clear, acute, always well-placed perspective, with an im-pressive sense of opportunity and the mastery of stage design. This is a graphic description of a cen-tral period in the construction of Andorra. » In this collection, the photos that «never were publis-hed, those that have not appea-red in any anthology, in any exhi-bition, anywhere. The prescribed, those of the bad faces, those of the eyes too focused, those in which there is a revealing but indiscre-et detail. Those who ask us questi-ons, those who make us smile by candidacy or malice.» And in this incorrectness is «where its gran-deur lies. We already know the of-ficial history, they have already taught us. Now we have the op-portunity to see the whirlwinds, the other history, the grotesque part that acts as a counterpoint to such solemnity.» H

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33 33 A moment of the presentation of yesterday.

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T’he Innovation Space wit-nessed the birth of the first group of privatized sports companies in the country:

the Andorra Sports Cluster. During the presentation, his president, Da-vid Hidalgo, and the manager, Gem-ma Rio,exposed the organization chart, the AIMS and the principal lines of performance of the new en-tity. Both, accompanied by the Se-cretary of State of Sport, Justo Ruiz, and of the Director of Acts Com-pany, Judit Hidalgo, explained the strategy and the first projects that will work to achieve and improve the competitiveness of the compani-es of the sportive sector of the Princi-pality , principal aim and reason of being of the cluster .

The three first projects that will carry out persecute three clearly de-fined aims: the first, meet the new sportive consumer in order that the companies can adopt this offer to the new trends; the second, become sportive fate collaborating with the hotel sector and the companies to generate only experiences; and the third, develop new products and activities to defocalice the demand and increase the volume of bargains all the year-round. The Secretary of

Is borne the first cluster of sports privatized in the

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State of Sport considered that « with the analysis that has dé Acts have vi-ewed that the sector of the sport con-tributed indirect form an 8% of the GDP of Andorra, of here the impor-tance to mobilize the sector depri-ved with the creation of the clúster for such to reinforce it and that each compañero gross ».

At this sin, David Hidalgo, exce-lled that «the Andorra Sports Clus-ter has to serve at the companies of the sector of the sport to cement the

country as a sportive fate, develo-ping projects consensus to increase the competitiveness of each sector».

Judit Hidalgo, recalled that «th-ree years ago that identified the sec-tor of the sport as a key sector in the economics of Andorra and with enough too much business to orga-nize a clúster . Today [yesterday] we have attained the privatisation of the association ». Besides, it is assu-med that it is working on several projects. H

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33 The Andorran squad at the airport of Chile.

A nightmare. Like this it has been the no participation of the Andor-ran delegation at the World of Ka-rate of Chile. The people of the Prin-cipality traveled conscious Sunday and preoccupied with the unrest at Catalonia without learning that the rise of the price of the Bankno-te of Metro of Chile would burst at a very important uprising. Only ar-rived was two hours paused at the airport and the army accompanied them at the hotel, where there were more soldiers doing guard and had to access control of the passport. Af-ter viewing the situation and to pass

The delegation of karate is at home finally

two-chambered days, the president of the national federation, Xavier Herver, took the determination to return to the national squad.

«Yesterday we had everything ready, we got an official transfer, that was not a taxi because you don’t know what can happen, and we moved them to the airport. But we had the bad luck that the requi-red Air France plane had a techni-cal problem and the flight was can-celed. They spent the night there and left at 5.30 p.m., «he said. A wi-se decision, and more considering that the protesters attacked the ho-tel where the Luxembourg team was staying. H

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The aim is to improve the competitiveness of the companies in the

After a few days confined in the hotel and the cancellation of the return flight, they get off the ground

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33 Josep Maria Arnabat prepares his motorcycle before the stage without stopping.

The first night under the stars

The 1000 Dunes is a test of endu-rance and adventure that a com-plete pilot is looking for, so each stage is different from the previous one. The only common denomina-tor is navigation. Yesterday was the turn of the non-stop stage, where the pilots did not rest in the camps but had to sleep under the stars at the points marked inside the road books. After facing the first two-stage specials and with 200 kilo-meters to reach the point where he

could sleep, Margot Llobera could know what is the first day he arri-ves early, but now we have 200 km of road left. In the first special we had to leave a little earlier because I lost and in the second it was 150 kilometers. He kept track all the ti-me and I am very happy to add ki-lometers and to do it well, making good decisions ».

Pilots start early in the mor-ning on a Motocross-type departu-re from Merzouga and must arri-ve today before eight in the after-noon, Moroccan time, in Nador to

embark towards Almeria and ma-ke the last stage of the team.

The non-stop stage above after saying that of the 13 peaks, a very hard and long day to which the 13 superdunes of Merzouga were to be crowned. «It was very compli-cated, but I think we made it out. Very good. I couldn’t finish the spe-cial, it was all off track and all the time sailing with dunes and camel grasses. It was a very physical sta-ge, we went tonight and we went to the limit, it was very physical. It’s a great workout, Llobera said. H

Llobera and Arnabat finish the stage without stopping after more than 36 hours in the desert

RALLY RAID 3 1000 DUNES

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The Albanian players were in a row, hugging and waiting for the first notes of the national ant-hem to sound until, by mistake, the Great Charlemagne sounded. The faces of the players were a po-em and there was no need to be a lynx to know that something was happening. The confusion of the anthem at the opening of the du-el that France and Albania faced during the Classification phase of the 2020 Eurocup that was held on September 7 in Sant-Denis has had consequences: a fine of 20,000 eu-ros by the French Football Federa-tion ( FFF)

But the Sanction doesn’t only mention as a cause the Reproduc-tion Fact an incorrect hymn but al-so lists the FET that the confronta-

EUROCOPA 2020

France will pay 20,000 euros for the mistake of the anthem

A very expensive confusión

said that several French officials, from the president of the FFF to the president of the Republic, Em-manuel Macrton, as well as the co-ach of the world champion, Didier Deschamps, excused his counter-parts after this episode.

Apologies that did not serve much, that Albanian Prime Minis-ter Edi Rama described as «scan-dalous,» the mistake and the tit-le «unacceptable.» In addition, the confusion of the anthem was not enough. Reason for angering the Albanians, the speaker of the Stade de France is returned to be wrong when apologizing to him of Arme-nia.

They say that the human being is the only animal that stumbles twi-ce with the same stone and, in the case of the French, the hospital bill has been very expensive. H

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33 Albania, When his hymn sounded in France.

tion began a few minutes late for the error. In this way, the Discipli-nary Committee of the European Confederation determined on October 17 that the Gala federa-tion should pay this amount.

It should be