Julián Álvarez wins over Barça with his resilience

Julián Álvarez wins over Barça with his resilience

“We won’t let him down.” The FC Barcelona directors followed with logical interest Julián Álvarez’s first match with Atlético de Madrid at the Metropolitano after his now famous statements during the World Cup (“I want to fulfill my dream”) and their conclusions recognize the position of the Argentine footballer. The center forward fulfilled his obligations with his current team (he has a contract signed with Atlético until 2030), but he openly showed his discomfort. His body language on the bench, when he came on to play in the second half, as well as when the match ended (walking alone towards the tunnel while his teammates were at the other end of the stadium greeting the fans) needed no translation. Nor did the insults directed at him by the Atlético fans, which included a wide repertoire: there were choral ones (“tell him to leave once and for all”), individual ones (“plenty to go around”) and geopolitical ones (“damn Catalonia and damn Barça”) that will have to be seen if they are punished by the Anti-Violence Commission.

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The TSJC denies amnesty to Jové and Salvadó despite the favorable ruling of the European justice system

The TSJC denies amnesty to Jové and Salvadó despite the favorable ruling of the European justice system

The High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) will not apply, for the moment, the amnesty to those considered architects of the procés, Josep Maria Jové and Lluís Salvadó, both leaders of ERC. The Civil and Criminal Chamber considers that the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) of last July 16, favorable to granting amnesty, does not answer all the questions raised in relation to the case of Jové and Salvadó, both accused of embezzlement of public funds.

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The Royal Palace gains space for visits

The Royal Palace gains space for visits

The architect Luis Pérez de Prada, director of real estate and natural environment of National Heritage, walks the roof of the Royal Palace in an exceptional site visit to explain how the 19 million euros of European funds destined to improve the building that Philip V ordered to be built on the rugged terrain next to the river that had occupied the old alcázar, burned down in 1734, are being spent.

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The Government sees no evidence against Morocco and asks Feijóo not to encourage "conspiracy theories"

The Government sees no evidence against Morocco and asks Feijóo not to encourage “conspiracy theories”

“We have nothing to hide and we act with transparency,” warned the Government spokesperson, Elma Saiz, after the Council of Ministers approved this Tuesday the declassification of “all” the reports in its possession, including internal communications between different government departments, prepared from July 1 to August 1, regarding the massive entry of migrants that occurred in Ceuta on July 30 and 31. There are around forty documents, which will be made public tomorrow Wednesday through the Moncloa website.

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Sumar accuses Morocco, along with the U.S. and Israel, of the Ceuta crisis and demands the transfer of minors to the Peninsula

Sumar accuses Morocco, along with the U.S. and Israel, of the Ceuta crisis and demands the transfer of minors to the Peninsula

The junior partner of the coalition government, Sumar, has clearly distanced itself from the socialist wing and has directly pointed to Morocco, with the collaboration of the United States and Israel, as provoking the massive crossing of the Ceuta border to bring down the government and has demanded the transfer to the Peninsula of the thousands of people, particularly minors, who are still in the autonomous city.

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The Urban Guard arrests one of the tenants of the Muntaner horror flat

The Urban Guard arrests one of the tenants of the Muntaner horror flat

An undercover pair from the Urban Guard detained on Wednesday night one of the individuals living in the troubled apartment of a block on Muntaner Street in Barcelona, which they have turned into an “unsafe” space for the rest of the neighbors. The individual was accused of theft after he showed up at the building at night carrying a bicycle from one of the rental companies operating in the city. The man was unable to prove that the bicycle had been legally rented, nor did he explain why he intended to take it up to the fourth floor, and he ended up arrested, according to police sources confirmed to La Vanguardia.

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Judge on violence against women: “I resolve delicate situations because you evict people from their homes and limit rights”

Judge on violence against women: “I resolve delicate situations because you evict people from their homes and limit rights”

A few days ago, Cecilia (a fictitious name) was attacked by her partner. As on other occasions, he became nervous and hit her in the eye and mouth, causing a bruise on the right side of her face. After assaulting her, the man forcibly took her away – to ensure that no one saw her injuries – and threatened to kill her and bury her in a hole. It was not the first time Cecilia felt that her life was in danger, so she gathered courage and requested a protection order at the police station, which was granted hours later at the City of Justice in Barcelona. While the woman waits for her gender violence complaint to be resolved, the aggressor is prohibited from approaching her within a thousand meters and from communicating by any means.

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Key SMS messages against Fernández Díaz vanish

Key SMS messages against Fernández Díaz vanish

Former Interior Minister Jorge Fernández Díaz has witnessed from the front row of the dock at the Audiencia Nacional how the main evidence against him for his alleged involvement in Operation Kitchen has finally vanished. The smoking gun that dragged him here are some messages supposedly sent to him by his former number two, Francisco Martínez, in which he told him that the operation to steal information from the former treasurer of the Popular Party, Luis Bárcenas, had been carried out “successfully,” with “all” of it being dumped. This Tuesday, a second notary —just like the first one did— has ratified that it is impossible to certify that the phone number Martínez had attributed on his mobile to the contact saved as Fernández Díaz actually belonged to the former Interior Minister.

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