It is likely that the gardens of Pedralbes are, for most Barcelonans, little more than an elegant park where a music festival is held at the beginning of summer. It is to some extent understandable that they are unaware that the site houses the main institution of…
Russia today achieves better results in the covert war against Europe than in the open conflict with Ukraine. The front line between these two countries has become a chaotic scene where drones neutralize each other, while operations continue…
In the August 12 edition, the main European headlines included a full-page advertisement with the slogan “Good things happen in Spain.” The dazzling astronomical eclipse that crossed the Peninsula from west to east that day tried to cast its shadow over the other serious humanitarian and geopolitical eclipse of Ceuta, the Spanish city in Africa occupied between July 30 and 31 by more than seventy thousand people mostly coming from neighboring Morocco.
Netflix has just released its contemporary version of The Odyssey, a three-part documentary that narrates the feats and adventures, the glories and hardships of José Mourinho, culminating with the hero’s return to his Ithaca, Real Madrid, and to his patient Penelope,…
The new assault on the Ceuta border had been announced so far in advance that everything suggested that what had happened other times would occur: that more journalists than immigrants would gather there. And yet, it did not happen exactly like that. Morocco made a show of force and…
Who has ever traveled to visit the settings where a particular novel takes place knows very well that there is no more rewarding tourism than literary tourism. The Culture section confirms today the rise of this type of visits inspired by good literature. Planning…
Far from calming down, the conflict between Spain and Morocco is escalating. New hostilities are declared every day. Rabat has once again brought its claim over Ceuta and Melilla to the table and has threatened to suspend the extradition agreement with Spain, while the PP…
The solar eclipse today reaffirms our human condition. Since always, humanity has paid attention to this phenomenon. With curiosity, with fascination, with devotion or with fear. For some time now, moreover, its observation has turned into a social event. This afternoon,…
Danish MPs return to work on Wednesday. On the day’s agenda is the processing of several bills, but first they will have to debate an urgent interpellation. What issue worries Danish legislators so much as to deserve that attention…
Rodalies suffers a systemic crisis due to the total neglect of network maintenance and the absence of investments for decades. The hundreds of thousands of users are the main victims of this gigantic blunder that will take years to resolve. On top of this, there is…
