What is literature made of? Of emotions, structures, actions, ideas…, yes, of course, but above all, as you know, of words. One after another, they line up and mix first in the author’s mind and, then, in the reader’s. And if there is a literary party, its soul is those who have chosen some words and not others, and yesterday at the Alma hotel there were a lot.
The Partido Popular multiplied itself yesterday on all fronts to elevate the migration debate in Ceuta to the level of a state crisis. From the coast of Lugo to the border perimeter of the autonomous city, the opposition leadership coordinated its discourse to accuse Pedro Sánchez’s government of violating territorial integrity and to demand a structural shift that returns direct control of its borders to the Spanish institutions, moving the discussion from mere emergency management to a comprehensive questioning of the diplomatic strategy in North Africa.
The departure of Ferran Torres from Barça will not be traumatic because the Valencian never really connected either on a sporting or emotional level with the culé fans despite posting decent, at times notable, numbers during his four and a half seasons at Camp Nou. The missed chances and some goal droughts have remained more in the memory of Barcelona fans than his 65 goals in his 207 matches as a blaugrana since he joined the club in January 2022.
The financial health of Spanish consumers suffers some setbacks when summer arrives. Consumer loans taken out in the months prior to the holiday period have grown strongly this year and have reached their highest level in two decades, only comparable to the times of the real estate bubble. The trend is an indication that a larger part of consumption is sustained by debt, despite the rise in interest rates.
The broker Víctor de Aldama has denied this Thursday before the judge of the National Court Ismael Moreno that neither Francina Armengol, current president of the Congress of Deputies, in her time as president of the Balearic Islands, nor anyone from her government asked for or received commissions for the contract that was awarded to her company, Soluciones de Gestión, for the acquisition of medical supplies during the pandemic.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo was critical of Pedro Sánchez yesterday and continued making demands to the Government in an attempt to regain control in Ceuta after the entry of nearly 50,000 immigrants from Morocco. The leader of the PP, who has yet to receive any call from Sánchez to address the crisis in the autonomous city, continues to demand a “massive deployment of resources” to regain control of the border – the Government did respond on Thursday to the popular leader’s demand to mobilize the Army –. Additionally, he contacted international leaders to explain Spain’s situation.
Criteria Caixa has constituted the new management company through which it will invest in third-party funds, as contemplated in the holding’s new strategic plan for the coming years. The objective is to build a portfolio of diversified long-term funds. These investments include the new vehicle that the European Union is going to launch to invest in technology companies called Scaleup Europe. In addition, Criteria already has about 750 million committed to investments.
The Pyramid of Khufu (or Cheops) is the oldest pyramid built in Giza (Cairo). More than two million carefully carved and placed stone blocks were raised about 4,600 years ago from a base of 230 meters per side to reach a height of 146 meters on the northwest part of the plateau.
The world, once again on tenterhooks: the two-week ceasefire agreed by Iran and the United States concludes on Wednesday, and for now the possibility of extending the truce seems remote.
The Princesa de Girona awards ceremony crowns the Foundation’s activities over the past year and is also the most important event that Princess Leonor takes part in Catalonia. This midday, the King and Queen and their daughters, Leonor and Sofía, arrived in Barcelona to hold the traditional meeting with the trustees of the Princesa de Girona Foundation (FPdGI) that precedes the solemn event to be held this afternoon at the Liceu. The Princess of Girona will close the awards ceremony with her speech, in which the King will also participate.