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…
How the years have passed!, as the song says. In 1982, an Argentine Military Junta questioned internally invaded the Falklands as a distraction maneuver, the United Kingdom responded with all its military power, and the victory in the war – with the consequent nationalist euphoria – saved the skin of a Margaret Thatcher whose administration had not taken off and seemed about to be ousted. She remained in power until 1990, carried out her neoliberal revolution, and the rest is history.
The former director of Globalia’s legal department, Ramiro Campos Gallego, denied this Thursday that the wife of the Prime Minister, Begoña Gómez, had “nothing” to do with the loan to Air Europa, while also defending this operation, proclaiming that it had “very significant” conditions and that everything has already been repaid with interest.
With thousands of people evacuated and more than 150,000 hectares burned this year in Spain, one of the main questions among those affected is who pays for the damages and what aid they can receive. While the Government prepares the declaration of a severely affected area and new measures to protect workers affected by the fires, compensation depends on a combination of private insurance and public aid.
Lightning operation by Ronald Araújo. The Uruguayan central defender of FC Barcelona will play one season on loan at Liverpool after an agreement reached between both clubs on Friday night. The pact has been approved by the Barcelona sporting director, Deco, and was revealed by the market specialist journalist Fabrizio Romano. Pending official confirmation, the Anfield team has reached a verbal agreement with Barcelona and the player and will take on the entirety of the Uruguayan central defender’s salary and reserves a purchase option for the end of the season.
The Plaza 5 of the section on violence against women of the Barcelona court of first instance, on duty, received this Friday the man arrested for the death of his partner in the Sant Martí neighborhood of Barcelona. The magistrate has ordered provisional detention with communication and without bail. In addition, precautionary measures have also been agreed upon prohibiting communication and approach regarding the couple’s children, as well as the victim’s parents. The case is open for the crime of homicide.
Most citizens have become accustomed to making our purchases using a bank card. It is a comfortable, easy, fast, and effective system that saves us various hassles or inconveniences: having to find an ATM, always carrying cash, or relying on the establishment we visit to have change available. To the usual advantages, we must now add another additional benefit: the possibility that the amount we have spent returns to our account. This is known as “cashback” (literally, “money back”), a reward formula that, in recent times, has started to gain popularity in some banks and stores.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo reacted a few minutes after it became known that the Central Operative Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard is searching the national headquarters of the PSOE. The leader of the PP has called for elections because he considers what is happening to be “of extreme seriousness.” “There is no choice but to give the word to the Spanish people immediately. No, we can’t take it anymore,” he said, at the entrance to the government control session in Congress.
Meteorologists warn of episodes of extreme rainfall throughout the Mediterranean starting from the end of next week, which will extend into October. The models used by meteorologists and experts anticipate a succession of disturbances that will specifically affect the areas of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and Valencia, but will also extend to southern France, Italy, and Greece.
The Government already has the green light from Brussels for the ambitious operation together with ACS, Telefónica, and Santander to bid for the future European Artificial Intelligence (AI) gigafactory that Brussels plans to build in a Member State very soon. The European Commission has authorized the creation of a joint venture with the participation of all these groups and the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), known as ‘SEPI Digital’, to participate in the European tender that has just been launched and which foresees the creation of these first infrastructures in 2027.
