Ibiza, Bolkestein and SYP

Under the European Union's Bolkestein Directive, an individual or company who provides a service in one member country, should also be able to do so in any other member country. It's what's known as Freedom of Establishment.

Unhappily in backward bumpkin Ibiza, the tomato growers who make the laws have decided that no big companies will be granted licenses to trade on the island. With no competition, existing shop keepers can maintain high prices, poor service and have a good living for doing not very much - The perfect existence.

Yesterday the Diario of Ibiza published an article about allowing big supermarkets onto the island and illustrated it with this photo of a shop in Ibiza

I posted a comment that the empty shelves were typical of the island retailers and what a good argument for allowing professionals in.

An hour later the photo had been replaced by this one

Conspiracy theory or what?

For more photos of empty shelves click the link SYP