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The annual archives have now been reproduced by popular demand. Note that they are in a "as they were" format so you can follow various stories such as the BPA scandal, or try the Andorra casino, and the headline spouting Andorra Airport, amongst a host of others.
In the beginning...well it was 2012!
Have a read of the old articles. It is interesting to see how things (mostly) have not developed at all!
2012 News Around Andorra archives "13th December 2012 Andorra goes smoke free"
2013 News Around Andorra archives "9th April 2013. Speeding fines, to pay or not to pay?"
2014 News Around Andorra archives "10 September 2014- Referendum, now Andorra is talking about it!"
2016 News Around Andorra archives "4th February 2016 - James Bond 007 is back starring the Andorra Head of Government, Antoni Marti in the final epic "The Andorra Referendum"
2017 News Around Andorra archives "22nd February 2017: Football: Andorra v San Marino, statistically the worlds worst teams meet in an epic decider."
2018 News Around Andorra archives "23rd January 2018 - Sexual malfunction crisis in Andorran delegation to EU."
2020 News Around Andorra archives - The year that COVID changed the landscape.
2021 News Around Andorra archives - COVID continued to reap havoc, but not with the cynical projects
2022 News Around Andorra archives - A post COVID Andorra, life goes on Andorra population to reach 3.3 M !!
2023 News Around Andorra archives - Smart Urinals and David Cameron !!
2024 News Around Andorra archives - EU Gobbledegook, Population increase and plastic bottle top thingy's.
THE HATE MONGERS
There be devils at the gate
Devils who broadcast the seeds of hate
Devils setting brother against brother
Setting son against mother
Few or none are elected
Fewer still are respected
Your gullibility and mine
Provides codeine for their conscience
And a codpiece for their spine.
18 March 2025 An important news flash caught my eye in the paper today....
The Andorran Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (AQUA) has received the results of the external evaluation that will allow it to become a member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA). The aim is to assess the agency's compliance with the European Quality Assurance Standards (EQAS).
A spokesman, unknown but a pretty obvious source, later remarked that the Committee Responsible for Andorra Pedagogy (CRAP) has accepted the recommendations and would be included in the Andorra Schools Standards (ASS) before it sinks into the water (AGUA).
February 20th 2025 A very famous new resident has just been approved, but is it good for Andorra, could be controversial....
SAY NO MORE.......
17 February 2025 La Massana Comù to fork out 495,000 EUR for the Pol de Bols Village
The La Massana village "Bol de Pols" ( Translation Dust Bowl) formerly known as the sleepy village of Anyós with it`s 12th century church has seen the carving out of a hill slope below the road above Pol de Bols known a the Carretera de Beixalís. In removing the entire hillside very mysteriously the road above it could no longer support the traffic and partially collapsed causing the road to be closed and then as is now only open to one way traffic. Unfortunately the "temporary" traffic lights only change twice per week, so a red traffic light can often lead to dinner and sleeping in the car. La Massana tax payers have since pleaded guilty to this destruction by the developers and apparently have agreed to fork out 495,000 EUR to help the developers repair it. Probably the same architect recommended central tunnel supports for the Envalira tunnel and when he was persuaded otherwise by his cleaner, he must have thought removing the hill under the road would be OK too without any supports.February 2025 Average property prices now exceed Barcelona
It was only 16 years ago that due to the financial crisis in Europe you could pick up a nice fairly new 3 bed apartment for a hundred grand, quite simply nobody wanted anything. It seems that due to the emergence of the new "Torres" or Apartment towers in Andorra La Vella and Escaldes the average asking price for an apartment now surpasses prices in Barcelona. Prices in Andorra La Vella new builds are now 5,607 €/m² and Escaldes-Engordany 7,135,55 €/m² compared to an average price in Barcelona of 5.449 €/m² and Madrid 4,673 €/m². However when compared to Paris, well nothing compares to Paris at 10,683 €/m². With Foreign investors now investing in new builds the Government is having problems providing housing for locals who are pretty much trying to survive on a minimum wage.
January 5th 2025 Google Artificial Stupidity hits Andorra....
Ho ho ho and a merry 2025. !! It seems as if Google AI has been at the bottle over the festive season. I think from online ads we all have seen something rather silly relating to Andorra but the one below has to beat the lot. These wretched google ads determine where you are located and slots you in to ads that Google thinks may be of interest to you.......
I mean REALLY ????