More than 25,000 migrants return to Morocco, although arrivals to Ceuta continue trickling in

More than 25,000 migrants return to Morocco, although arrivals to Ceuta continue trickling in

Thousands of the more than 40,000 immigrants who entered Ceuta irregularly yesterday, due to Morocco’s permissiveness, have begun returning to their country throughout the morning of this Friday, after realizing that the autonomous city, completely overwhelmed, does not have the capacity to respond to them. The same point where they arrived by swimming or on foot, the El Tarajal border breakwater, has become an open entry gate, because the flow of entries does not stop despite the military deployment, and an exit, through which to leave Spain, once it has been confirmed that they have nowhere to eat or sleep.

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The Pope appoints the first woman to lead Vatican communications from the network that clashed most with Francis

The Pope appoints the first woman to lead Vatican communications from the network that clashed most with Francis

The Vatican media will have a new head. Or rather, a new female head. Her name is Montserrat Alvarado, Mexican by birth and American by adoption, and she will be the new prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, starting November 1. For the first time, a woman will lead the media galaxy of the Holy See. Additionally, she will be the first layperson chosen to hold the position of prefect alone. Alvarado will be in charge of one of the largest Vatican “ministries,” which oversees Vatican News, Vatican Radio, L’Osservatore Romano, Vatican Media, the Holy See Press Office, the Vatican Publishing House, the Vatican Printing House, and the Vatican Film Library.

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Marlaska assures that the CNI did not alert about the massive influx of immigrants that overwhelmed Ceuta

Marlaska assures that the CNI did not alert about the massive influx of immigrants that overwhelmed Ceuta

Ceuta, which was overwhelmed yesterday after the entry of up to 60,000 young migrants with the permissiveness of Morocco, is gradually recovering normality in its streets. Although there are still hundreds of Moroccans wandering its streets after spending a second night outdoors, more are continuing to make their way back to their country, through the same place they entered with chants: the El Tarajal border breakwater, where containment barriers – 500 meters long – have begun to be installed to deter further arrivals.

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The unresolved debate on tobacco taxes: 11 euros in Ireland and 2 in Bulgaria

The unresolved debate on tobacco taxes: 11 euros in Ireland and 2 in Bulgaria

The European Union aims to be a smoke-free generation by 2040. To achieve this, Ursula von der Leyen’s government considers that taxes play a key role. They rely on a study that estimates a 40% impact of cigarette taxes on reducing tobacco consumption. However, the European Parliament does not yet have a position that allows progress on a tax increase that has not been updated since 2011.

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