The total solar eclipse that we will see on Wednesday, if there are no clouds, has become the center of attention. Astronomy enthusiasts have been preparing for months, but the general public has been receiving a flood of information for only a few weeks. You can never have too much…
The great excitement generated by the total solar eclipse threatens to collapse roads, access to the best observation spots, and cause a disorderly invasion of natural spaces amid the general alert for the risk of forest fires. There is deep interest, but also uncertainty, because no one knows for sure the final scale of the mobilization. In the middle of the tourist season and with accommodations already full, prices soar and opportunists and scams appear. Tourist behavior will also be key, in addition to internal mobility, with locals and enthusiasts moving at the last minute if bad weather appears.
The diplomatic clash and rising tension between Rome and Madrid over the Ceuta migration crisis has led to an exceptional situation in the middle of summer, with the suspension of the Schengen area between both countries and the reintroduction of border controls. The Government established them yesterday randomly at some air and sea border posts for travelers coming from Italy. This is the response to the refusal of Giorgia Meloni’s Executive to lift the suspension it decreed a few days ago of the Schengen area with Spain.
The vice presidents of Extremadura, Castilla y León, and Aragón, all from Vox, sent separate letters yesterday to the Minister of Youth and Childhood, Sira Rego, to inform her that they will not attend the sectoral commission on Childhood and Adolescence on August 13, which will address the situation of migrant minors in Ceuta, and that they reject their transfer to other communities.
Unlike what happened with the migratory wave experienced by Poland in 2021, the influx of 72,000 people into Ceuta, instead of fostering unity and solidarity within the EU, has revealed European divisions and miseries.
One of the most important highways in Morocco will be named after Donald J. Trump. It is not just any road: it crosses almost the entire Western Sahara, more than 1,000 km separating the cities of Tiznit and Dakhla. King Mohammed VI announced this week that he would rename the highway in gratitude to the President of the United States, who in 2020 recognized Moroccan sovereignty over this disputed autonomous region.
The exodus of thousands of Moroccan citizens to Ceuta at the risk of drowning in the sea has exposed the contradictions of the country’s economy. The rapid development of recent years contrasts with high levels of inequality and a generation that continues to seek better living conditions abroad.
“Assault,” “invasion,” “humanitarian crisis.” The qualifiers have been numerous to define the largest mass entry of migrants into Spain, in this case Ceuta, all at once. The figure, which may still grow, is 72,000 entries and 82 bodies recovered in the Spanish area. The majority, of Moroccan nationality, returned voluntarily upon discovering that on the other side of the breakwater there was not even water and food for them.
I have just spent a week in the province of Cádiz, whose wide beaches and cool climate the Mediterranean coast cannot compete with. Here in Barcelona I cannot live without air conditioning. There it is superfluous. The ocean breezes tame the strength of the sun. But the best thing is the…
In 2003, Javier Elzo sparked some controversy with statements to La Vanguardia. The sociologist dared to say that the botellón favored communication among young people. In his opinion, that shared and face-to-face outdoor activity humanized the…
