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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!"
Andora with two r`s?
2015 News Around Andorra archives "16th July 2015 - Never mind the Brexit or Grexit...."

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."

2019 News Around Andorra archives "5th July 2019 - Andorra Roundabout Mayhem."

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.
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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.

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May 2025 and Mysterious giant TVs seemed to have been dumped in Anyòs.


The once tranquil village of Anyòs with its quaint 12 century church (now called "bol de pols village") is now witness to the arrival of giant TV sets, they seem to be in the shape of the old cathode ray tube backs ( if anyone remembers those), so they obviously are not Smart TVs. In the picture we see the last of them being lifted into position on the right, no clue yet as to where you plug them in though. Those astute amongst you out there will see in the background the original type of property architecture in the days when, by law, at least 60% or so of the building had to be clad in stone. Obviously with all the construction going on the stone has run out and that law was quietly consigned to history somewhere down the line.  Also with the old type of architecture it was possible to actually reach out and clean the windows. However, people have already pointed out that you can actually see directly into them, so maybe it will be a bonus for dusty windows otherwise, abseiling with a bucket may be the only option. Oh, and if anyone is buying or has bought one, just remember..... "We`re watching you !"

26th April 2024 An unexpected ally for the NO camp in the shape of our Co-Princep, Sr. Macron...


The problem with this accord which had been negotiated for the past 10 years or more and then signed almost a couple of years ago is that nobody in the EU had any idea how it could be ratified into law, whether the EU Commission could do so on behalf of the 27 members states, "no mixt", or whether it had to be ratified by each sovereign Parliament of the 27 states, "mixt".  The problem with the latter which the powers to be in Government here want to avoid is that it is estimated that it could take 15 years or more for that to be completed given that Andorra is not exactly a priority in the Hungarian Parliament for example. Our dear leader in France is now concerned that if it is no mixt then it will set precedent in treaties like Mercosur which is at a similar stage as the EU Accord.  Macron is dead against the Mercosur treaty, negotiated for over 20 years with the South American countries which would effectively lift tariffs between the two trading blocks. Unfortunately for Macron this will threaten the Army of French farmers with cheaper imports of beef, poultry, sugar and countless other threats to their regime. Mercosur was signed in principal in 2019 and remains in a ping pong match a bit like the  Andorra Accord. If France can get the Mercosur treaty to be mixt they can effectively block it from ever happening. If the EU Parliament decides Andorra is no mixt and can ratify on behalf of all the States then that is where the panic lies for France !! We may even now have the French lobbying for a "NON" to the EU Accord if we ever get to have one.

It appears that Sr. Espot seems to think he can go to France and persuade Macron that the Andorra accord is more important to what would amount to civil war in France if Andorra sets the precedent of no mixt for Mercosur.  Welcome to the politics of Brussels, it is time to learn that the minnows within have to step into line and do as they are told  PUNTO !!!

9th April 2025 If you see a bear, dial 148....


During 2024 there were 8 confirmed sightings or evidence of bears wandering through Andorra, there are now estimated to be 96 bears in the Pyrenees from the original reintroduction of 12 or so some yonks ago.  On Monday they discovered a bear print in the snow from a bear (obviously), between Ordino and La Massana and we are advised by the "Cos de Banders"  (Bear Patrol) that if you come across a bear to dial 148 ( Bear HQ presumably).  What they have not advised is whether we are supposed to ask the bear to hang on while calling, or to mind our footing while legging it in a state of panic........

April 5th 2025 Trump saves Andorra from EU 20% tariffs !!!



Well, if Andorra had been in the EU we would now be facing a calamity, he has exempted Andorra from the punitive 20% tariffs and just imposed the blanket 10%. So vital is this announcement that the powers to be here are scratching though their export and import statistics "scratch baby scratch" .  Some strange questions have also been asked such as "was there a secret negotiation to avoid the 20%" (Perhaps the actions of Jaume Bondo from Sant Jùlia HQ). The problem though we are reminded by the top echelons that Andorra (It may come as a surprise) is actually landlocked  in the EU with already signed customs and trading agreements with our neighbours so that any idea that we could benefit by this seems to dwell into insignificance.  The stats boffins have stated that in 2024  total exports to the USA was 6.1M EUR and imports 15.3M EUR. an imbalance of 39.8%, but none the less a positive balance for the USA., so presumably our powers to be are banging their fists on the Whitehouse table, but in any case with a carton of fags costing about 40 EUR in Andorra and 75 EUR in the USA if we sent 262, 857 cartons to the USA we could balance the books. As a comparison the EU exports were 531.6 B EUR and imports 333.4 B EUR that is a thumping deficit of 62.7%. and as far as Trump is concerned an unacceptable imbalance.  Cigarettes are out of the question there then.  Perhaps the EU could learn something from Andorra`s successful business model.  Am I bored or what?

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.......
Donald Trump passive resident Andorra

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 ????
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