The indefinite strike in Valencian public education experienced a new day of political pressure and mobilization this Thursday at the doors of Les Corts Valencianes. Hundreds of teachers gathered from early morning near the regional parliament to demand that the Generalitat reopen negotiations and reach an agreement to end the conflict, which is now entering its ninth consecutive day.
The man arrested for the stabbing death of his ex-partner in a square in Figueres this Tuesday will appear before the court tomorrow, Friday. The attacker was arrested by the Mossos d’Esquadra shortly after committing the crime, thanks to the collaboration of several citizens who struggled with him and managed to hold him. The case is being investigated as an alleged homicide.
The feeling of standing alone on the summit of Everest, enjoying the ascent with a certain intimacy, is a difficult mission these days during the high season in the Nepalese Himalayas. Every year, records appear, some somewhat peculiar from aspirants seeking a certain notoriety, although it must be acknowledged that others demonstrate a commendable spirit of overcoming. With common sense and the necessary preparation, everyone has the right to pursue their dream. But the overcrowded Everest every spring is not a desired destination for the most committed climbers; it is the goal of hundreds of men and women who climb in single file tied to ropes, hooked up to bottled oxygen, and accompanied by sherpas. Yesterday, a total of 274 people reached the summit from the Nepalese side, at 8,849 meters, the highest number ever recorded, according to Rishi Bhandari, secretary general of the Nepal Expedition Operators Association, who communicated this to Reuters.
The Auto 2030 plan, to boost the motor industry in Spain in the electrification wave, was presented this Thursday in Catalonia, still with one of the key points, purchase subsidies of up to 4,500 euros, pending deployment. “The system will be operational before summer” and the subsidies can be requested, detailed Jordi García Brustenga, Secretary of State for Industry, at an event in Barcelona. Despite the delay, the subsidies will be retroactive from January.
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.
The preparations for the mass to be presided over by the Pope, which will culminate with the blessing of the tower of Jesus, continue at full speed in the Sagrada Família. The general director of the Construction Board, Xavier Martínez, explained this morning some of the details of the ceremony that has generated so much expectation and that will be held on June 10 in a basilica filled to capacity.
The Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, has proposed granting Ukraine the status of an “associate member” of the European Union (EU) as an intermediate step towards membership, since full membership will take time, according to a letter he wrote to community leaders in Brussels that Reuters and AFP agencies accessed this Thursday. This would allow Ukrainian leaders to participate in EU summits and ministerial meetings, although without voting rights.
A report from the State Society of Industrial Participations (SEPI) concludes that the bailout of the airline Plus Ultra was “legal and transparent.” SEPI issues this study in response to the suspicions of the National Court judge José Luis Calama, who is investigating the Zapatero case and believes that this bailout was not lawful. In the order issued by the magistrate, it is considered that Plus Ultra was in a state of bankruptcy at the time of the bailout. Consequently, the government of Pedro Sánchez could not save it since the applicable European law at that time, March 2021, strictly prohibited rescuing companies in dissolution.
The Government has defended this Thursday, with an extensive document, the loan of 53 million euros granted on March 9, 2021 to the airline Plus Ultra. A financial aid, charged to the support fund for the solvency of strategic companies after the coronavirus pandemic crisis, now in the eye of the legal, political, and media storm following the indictment of former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged corruption crimes that would have their origin in this Executive rescue.
The eight companies identified by Judge José Luis Calama for serving to channel payments to former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero barely function as shells without activity or employees, through which money flows in and out via few accounting entries, as can be seen in their accounts filed with the Mercantile Registry.