Half a century of a Valencianist bookstore of reference that even survived an attack

Half a century of a Valencianist bookstore of reference that even survived an attack

It is not easy in any business to reach half a century, especially in the book sector and with a firm commitment to literature and production in Valencian. An anniversary that Xàtiva will celebrate next weekend as part of the Música i Lletra (MiL) Festival program with a grand tribute event to Llibreria La Costera, a benchmark of critical and Valencianist thought that has become over the last 50 years a driving force of cultural life beyond the borders of its region.

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The question of Germany

The question of Germany

The United States once thought of turning Germany into an agricultural and livestock country, without an industrial pulse, with the aim of preventing its rearmament forever. Eighty years later, the United States is pushing Germany towards rearmament. Henry Morgenthau Jr., a sponsor in the 1940s of a pastoral Germany, would be horrified today.

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Wildfires have burned 150% more hectares than in 2025 around this time

Wildfires have burned 150% more hectares than in 2025 around this time

Forest fires are proving to be especially severe again this year, something that happens after two years of above-average rainfall. But this favorable rainfall has fostered such lush vegetation that, when it dries out in spring, it has ended up as fuel for the flames. Up to July 5, 50,750 hectares of forest have burned in Spain, which represents an increase of 148% compared to the data from the same period last year.

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Barcelona assumes that Collserola will not open at least until after summer due to the swine fever

Barcelona assumes that Collserola will not open at least until after summer due to the swine fever

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.

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Abascal blames Sánchez and Morocco for the “invasion” of Ceuta: “It is an act of war”

Abascal blames Sánchez and Morocco for the “invasion” of Ceuta: “It is an act of war”

Santiago Abascal traveled this Sunday to Ceuta to see the consequences of the entry of 50,000 immigrants from Morocco. And the leader of Vox not only wanted to blame Pedro Sánchez for what happened, but he said that the responsibility for what occurred is “shared” and pointed to both the Government and Morocco. “It is an act of war promoted by Morocco and tolerated and allowed by Pedro Sánchez in various ways,” said the leader of Vox, who was accompanied by Jorge Buxadé, the party’s spokesperson in Europe.

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