Italy extends Schengen controls with Spain for another 15 days

Italy extends Schengen controls with Spain for another 15 days

Italy has decided to extend border controls for another 15 days on passengers arriving by plane and ship from Spain. The temporary suspension of Schengen between the two countries, introduced last August 1 due to the Ceuta migration crisis, was set to expire this Monday, August 31, but Giorgia Meloni’s government has ultimately chosen to maintain the measure until September 15. The initial intention of the Executive was to extend the controls for another month, but a two-week extension was finally chosen for technical reasons.

Read Full News
La Mierla: desolation and outrage over one of Spain's biggest fires

La Mierla: desolation and outrage over one of Spain’s biggest fires

Desolation permeates the Sierra Norte Natural Park, in Guadalajara, which since last Friday (six days!) has been devoured by flames. More than 32,000 hectares have burned (these are estimates; until it is extinguished, the burned area cannot be reliably verified, forest agents clarify), a good part of one of Spain’s most beautiful and unknown natural spaces, mainly due to its proximity to Madrid, which always turns nearby regions into transit areas.

Read Full News
Sweden's social democracy aims to regain power in Sunday's elections

Sweden’s social democracy aims to regain power in Sunday’s elections

Sweden faces a tight general election this Sunday, with polls showing how the right-wing bloc of the conservative Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, is increasingly closing the gap with the center-left opposition, which had been leading for weeks and was pointing to an almost certain victory. This possibility is due to the fact that, according to the latest survey by the market research institute Novus, the Liberal Party – a minor partner of Kristersson – would surpass the 4% threshold necessary to obtain parliamentary representation.

Read Full News
Autonomous cars arrive in Europe

Autonomous cars arrive in Europe

Munich will be the first city in the European Union where Waymo’s robotaxis, owned by Alphabet, Google’s parent company, will land next year. Their arrival in Europe will begin a few months earlier in London, where the autonomous taxi company has been driving the same cars that will offer the service for a year, but for now driven by professional drivers to train their system. The goal is for the passenger to request the vehicle with a mobile app and for the car to take them to their destination. The scene is already common in 11 cities in the United States and will soon be in another 21. It is also common in China. The technology, and very likely the controversy, are now coming to Europe.

Read Full News