A fire forces the evacuation of the town of El Saler (València) and the beach campsites

A fire forces the evacuation of the town of El Saler (València) and the beach campsites

The fire that has been burning since this noon in the Gobla de Puyol Pujol, one of the three canals that connect the lake of l’Albufera with the Mediterranean Sea, has already forced the preventive evacuation of the town of El Saler and the campsites in the area. This measure was taken at the Cecopal meeting, where, in addition, the mobilization of EMT buses for the transfer of residents was approved.

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The Supreme Court annuls the short-term rental registry because the State has no jurisdiction

The Supreme Court annuls the short-term rental registry because the State has no jurisdiction

The Supreme Court has annulled the single registration procedure for short-term rentals that are intended to be advertised through digital platforms, considering that the State lacks the authority to regulate it. Specifically, it argues that it establishes a regulation of a national registry that overlaps with the regional registries for the registration of tourist rentals.

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Disagreement blocks 9.1 billion in aid to reduce CO2 in transport and housing

Disagreement blocks 9.1 billion in aid to reduce CO2 in transport and housing

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, made a passionate defense of the “just” energy transition this Monday and announced the Government’s willingness to allocate 9.1 billion euros to reducing CO2 emissions with social aid in transport and housing, according to the proposal of the Social Plan for the Climate launched by the Government. The proposal of this social plan was presented in Madrid at an event where he was accompanied by the ministers for Ecological Transition, Sara Aagesen; Transport, Óscar Puente; and Housing, Isabel Rodríguez.

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France, on the road to the precipice

France, on the road to the precipice

Emmanuel Macron emerged in 2017 as a political anomaly in France. And he is on track to end up the same way. The French president managed to be elected by making his way against all odds between the two major political forces at the time: the Socialist Party (PS), whose government he had been part of as Minister of Economy under the presidency of François Hollande, and The Republicans (LR), the latest brand of the Gaullist movement, whose last two presidents had been Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy. It was a radical shift in axis.

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The Odyssey of Christopher Nolan: what changes compared to Homer?

The Odyssey of Christopher Nolan: what changes compared to Homer?

For almost three thousand years, the Odyssey has been understood as the great tale of return. A hero who, after playing a decisive role in the Greek victory over Troy —thanks to his cunning and the deception of the horse that allowed the city to be conquered— sets out on the journey back to Ithaca and crosses impossible seas to reclaim his kingdom and reunite with Penelope. But Christopher Nolan proposes a different reading of Homer’s poem: one in which Odysseus’s true journey does not end when he sets foot in his homeland, but when he understands the human cost of the war he won and the debt he owes to those who could not return.

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