There are political supports that can be uncomfortable and even poisoned. That is the impression in France, always jealous of its sovereignty, after the American magnate Elon Musk enthusiastically expressed his preference for Marine Le Pen in next year’s presidential election.
Workers from the Margarida Xirgu and Eugeni d’Ors institutes in Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelonès) gathered this Monday outside these centers to reject the Government’s plan to deploy plainclothes Mossos d’Esquadra to reduce conflict.
Francesc Augé, a 56-year-old resident of Vallirana and euthanasia applicant, has been admitted to a hospital in the province of Barcelona after attempting to take his own life at home. According to Cadena SER, the events occurred last Sunday, when he was alone in his home and sent a farewell message to one of his contacts, who was unable to reach him the following morning.
Felipe VI referred this Thursday to the meeting he held this week at the Zarzuela Palace with the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, and the main military leaders to analyze the situation in Ceuta. In the informal conversations following the opening ceremony of the Judicial Year, the King explained that among the responsibilities he has as head of state is to be informed about the various military operations.
Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, gave an interview this Sunday to the Swiss television channel Blue Sport where he opened the door to a new expansion of participating teams in the World Cup. The Swiss official assured that it is “a matter that will be examined after this World Cup.” It is worth remembering that in this edition, which is held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, the number of national teams was already expanded to 48, 16 more teams than in previous editions.
Asclepius (Escolapio) the Greek god of medicine, welcomed, this Wednesday, Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía, at the gates of the ruins of Empúries. The daughters of the Kings took a walk through the origin of the territory, now known as Girona, which twenty-seven centuries ago was a commercial hub throughout the Mediterranean thanks to Empúries, the market founded by the Greeks that, after a period under the Roman Empire and being lost in the early Middle Ages, was reborn last century as the most important Greco-Roman archaeological site in the Spanish Mediterranean.
The Ministry of Health has estimated the impact on Madrid’s healthcare system of the doctors’ and specialists’ strike for a Framework Statute since December at more than 16.4 million euros, with more than 10,470 surgeries and 215,344 consultations suspended.
The Generalitat of Catalonia has agreed to restrict mobility this Wednesday, implement teleworking, and suspend outdoor educational and sports activities between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. in the Baix Llobregat, Vallès Occidental, Garraf, Alt Penedès, and Baix Penedès regions due to the forecast of heavy rains. This was announced yesterday by the Minister of the Interior, Núria Parlon, at a press conference where she justified these restrictive measures due to the red alert of intensity five out of six for the risk of heavy rains in these five regions.
Pope Leo XIV will meet with the President of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, on Tuesday, June 9 in the afternoon, at 4:15 PM. It was a meeting that was not on the public agenda of the Pontiff and was already planned, since between the midday prayer at the Barcelona cathedral and the event at the Lluís Companys stadium there were several free hours which, according to the trip organizers, were for private meetings of the Pontiff.