Camps, sports activities, urban schools, weeks with grandparents, teleworking days or vacations spread over different times of the summer are part of the strategies with which many families try to support their sons and daughters during a period much longer than the actual work holidays.
Kilos of confetti and tons of excitement were thrown and collected throughout the city. Hundreds of thousands of people came out to accompany the parade, which confirms that Barcelona excites, that it has touched a chord and reaffirms its connection with the people and especially with the young culés. The streets embraced the League champions, the footballers who crushed Madrid in 35 matches. The most uninhibited fans identify with the fun spirit that this team exudes on and off the field. It is a champion with a lot of charisma. Or with aura, as they say now.
Aliança Catalana (AC) currently constitutes a unique political phenomenon in Spain. It is the party that is indisputably growing, according to all polls. More than Vox, since some surveys and the elections in Castilla y León point to a certain stagnation of Santiago Abascal’s party, pending what the Andalusian elections on the 17th may dictate. But the case of AC is a perfect assembly in demographic terms, as it is gaining potential voters not only from abstention but from several parties. If this continues, it could also disrupt the entire distribution of seats in the Parliament. Why has Aliança Catalana managed to gain ground so decisively, above Vox?
Between attacks and counterattacks in southern Iran during the ceasefire, amid promising statements and threats of destruction or taking the war to other parts of the planet, negotiators from the United States and the Islamic Republic regime are said to have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and start negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program, according to Axios, as the Strait of Hormuz reopens to traffic.
Donald Trump has been rubbing his hands for days, anticipating that CNN, one of his informational nemeses, will become a branch of Fox, his main propaganda outlet, under the Ellison family empire. Larry (the father) and David (the son) are both devoted to the President of the United States, and they own Paramount Skydance, which is expected to soon finalize the procedures to acquire the legendary Warner-Discovery studio for $110 billion, along with the conglomerate of companies it houses, such as HBO and CNN.
He did it in the Club World Cup final and wanted to do it again in the World Cup final. The US president, Donald Trump, could not be the protagonist in the champions’ photo of the Spanish national team, after Manchester City midfielder and La Roja captain Rodri Hernández prevented the North American leader from standing in front of the champion squad during the trophy presentation.
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.
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Ildefons Cerdà. The engineer and urban planner laid the foundations of modern Barcelona after the demolition of the walls, a process that lasted for years, from 1854 to 1873. In the General Theory of Urbanization of 1867, Cerdà promoted a humanistic and egalitarian urbanism that was meant to provide the “public happiness” of its inhabitants, regardless of their origin or social class. In addition to avoiding differences between neighborhoods, conditions of hygiene, healthiness, and green areas occupied a prominent place.
At least six people were injured this Wednesday as a result of a gas leak that led to a large flare-up at the Plaça de Sants metro station in Barcelona, at the connection point between lines L1 and L5. According to La Vanguardia, the injured are operators who were working to control the leak.
The Civil Section of the Court of First Instance of Madrid has provisionally suspended the eviction of Paquita López Ruiz, an 82-year-old woman, initially scheduled for this Wednesday, from her home located on Santa Ana street, in the La Latina neighborhood of Madrid, pending public administrations offering her a housing alternative.