Unprecedented logistics during the Pope's visit to Madrid: 4,000 municipal police officers, 1,000 health personnel, and 2,400 volunteers

Unprecedented logistics during the Pope’s visit to Madrid: 4,000 municipal police officers, 1,000 health personnel, and 2,400 volunteers

About 4,000 municipal police officers and a thousand health personnel will be deployed during Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Madrid from June 6 to 9, as detailed by the mayor, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, at the press conference following the Government Board meeting, supported by the deputy mayor, Inma Sanz, and the delegate for Urban Planning, Environment, and Mobility, Borja Carabante. In addition to these personnel, the capital will have the support of the National Police and other police forces from the central Government, meaning the City Council will have to work hand in hand with the Government Delegation, despite political disagreements, to ensure security during those days of the Pontiff’s visit.

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More than a hundred directors of Valencian schools submit their resignation to the Corts

More than a hundred management teams from 300 educational centers in the Valencian Community have submitted their resignation this Thursday at the Corts Valencianes, where President Juanfran Pérez Llorca addressed the teachers’ demands at the end of the morning. The head of the Consell held a conversation with representatives of the school management and families, assuring them that there is a willingness to reach “an understanding” and that “there is no ultimatum for dialogue.” Furthermore, he emphasized that he has financially quantified the proposal for improvements that the Ministry of Education has made to the unions calling the indefinite strike and committed that “if it is signed, it will be fulfilled.”

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The teaching staff protests in front of Les Corts and asks the president to intervene in the conflict

The teaching staff protests in front of Les Corts and asks the president to intervene in the conflict

The indefinite strike in Valencian public education experienced a new day of political pressure and mobilization this Thursday at the doors of Les Corts Valencianes. Hundreds of teachers gathered from early morning near the regional parliament to demand that the Generalitat reopen negotiations and reach an agreement to end the conflict, which is now entering its ninth consecutive day.

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Barcelona assumes that Collserola will not open at least until after summer due to the swine fever

Barcelona assumes that Collserola will not open at least until after summer due to the swine fever

Collserola will reopen, but it will not be immediate or in the short term. The Deputy Mayor of Security, Albert Batlle, announced this Thursday that the restrictions imposed after the first case of African swine fever was reported in November last year will remain “in effect during the summer months as a general rule.” The PSC councilor empathized with the users of the natural park but reminded that there is a lot at stake – “the economy of a country,” he said – and urged to follow the rules and comply with the prohibition.

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This is how the Pope will inaugurate the Jesus tower of the Sagrada Família

This is how the Pope will inaugurate the Jesus tower of the Sagrada Família

The preparations for the mass to be presided over by the Pope, which will culminate with the blessing of the tower of Jesus, continue at full speed in the Sagrada Família. The general director of the Construction Board, Xavier Martínez, explained this morning some of the details of the ceremony that has generated so much expectation and that will be held on June 10 in a basilica filled to capacity.

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Clients from the East buy most of the tallest residential tower in Benidorm and Europe

Clients from the East buy most of the tallest residential tower in Benidorm and Europe

If the deadlines are met, in the second half of 2028 the apartments in the Benidorm skyscraper will begin to be occupied, which will then have become the tallest residential building in Europe, TM Tower, surpassing the Złota 44 tower in Warsaw. The largest group of clients for the luxurious apartments are precisely Polish, and most come from Eastern Europe, although it is a Spanish businessman who has acquired the penthouse located on the 63rd floor for 3.4 million euros, according to sources from TM, the company originally from Torrevieja that builds and markets this new giant that will dominate the characteristic Alicante skyline.

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The metropolitan area of Barcelona records another shooting with no injuries, this time in Viladecans

The metropolitan area of Barcelona records another shooting with no injuries, this time in Viladecans

Los Mossos d’Esquadra have opened an investigation to clarify the facts of a new shooting without injuries in the metropolitan area of Barcelona. This time, the firearm incident occurred this Wednesday at around 9:30 p.m. on Siglo XXI Avenue in Viladecans. According to sources from the Generalitat of Catalonia Police, there are no reported injuries. Other sources aware of the events claim that everything happened after an argument on the terrace of a bar.

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