The dilemma regarding the "family reunification" of minors from Ceuta: return to Morocco or with relatives in Spain?

The dilemma regarding the “family reunification” of minors from Ceuta: return to Morocco or with relatives in Spain?

The central Government intends to “prioritize,” as Territorial Policy Minister Ángel Víctor Torres assured yesterday, the family reunification of unaccompanied migrant minors who remain in Ceuta after crossing en masse to the autonomous city on July 30 and 31. But this route, now prioritized over relocation to other autonomous communities, presents serious difficulties. Among them, the full cooperation of the countries of origin, but also the willingness of the minor to return to the place they fled from. Hence, an open door, which the Government hinted at yesterday, is the possibility that these adolescents, mostly Moroccan, be reunited with relatives who already live in other parts of Spain or even in other European countries.

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They tie up a troublesome passenger with adhesive tape during an emergency landing

They tie up a troublesome passenger with adhesive tape during an emergency landing

Passengers on American Airlines flight AA618 from Dallas to New Jersey will take a long time to forget what happened this September. When the plane was about to perform the landing maneuver, a passenger identified by various local media as Arthur Lundeen, 67 years old, had to be restrained with zip ties and duct tape in his seat apparently due to his disruptive behavior on board.

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Vicens Lozano, correspondent at the Holy See: “Benedict XVI closed a brothel inside the Vatican itself”

Vicens Lozano, correspondent at the Holy See: “Benedict XVI closed a brothel inside the Vatican itself”

It’s not every day you get to speak with someone who has privileged knowledge of their subject and knows much more than they say, which is already quite a lot. A Vatican correspondent for many years, he knows like no one else the complexity of the Church and the power struggles hidden within it. He is very aware that he is facing a reality for which simplistic analyses are not valid.

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Fine of 320,000 euros imposed on Reggaeton Beach Festival for various abusive practices

Fine of 320,000 euros imposed on Reggaeton Beach Festival for various abusive practices

New blow to music festivals. The Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs and 2030 Agenda announced this Tuesday that it has imposed a sanction for having introduced “various abusive clauses that limit the rights of consumers” on a company that organizes festivals in several autonomous communities. According to La Vanguardia, it is Reggaeton Beach Festival, an event that was held in Barcelona and nine other Spanish cities, managed by a company headquartered in Badalona.

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Hospitality and nightlife lash out against the smoking ban on terraces

Hospitality and nightlife lash out against the smoking ban on terraces

Yesterday’s approval of the tobacco bill by the Council of Ministers is causing a stir. Especially among the restaurant and nightlife sectors. In this regard, Fecasarm, the Catalan employers’ association for restaurants and nightlife, and Spain Nightlife, the national employers’ association for nightlife, have issued a statement to show their rejection of the bill.

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Iran responds to U.S. attacks by firing drones and missiles at Kuwait airport

Iran responds to U.S. attacks by firing drones and missiles at Kuwait airport

The exchange of skirmishes between Iran and the United States is becoming a constant during the fragile ceasefire currently governing the conflict. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed this Wednesday that it attacked a US ship in response to a previous offensive by the North American country against an Iranian tanker near the Strait of Hormuz, in a new offensive round that both parties accuse each other of initiating. Meanwhile, Kuwait was forced to suspend flights after its international airport was targeted by Iranian reprisals, causing injuries and damage.

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The T2 of El Prat airport is updated with the biggest renovation since the Barcelona Olympic Games

The T2 of El Prat airport is updated with the biggest renovation since the Barcelona Olympic Games

Aena has already started the long-awaited works on Terminal 2 of Barcelona airport. For now, these are purely technical tasks, invisible to the passenger, although in the coming months the first changes of a renovation that will be carried out in two phases and that Aena expects to have fully completed between 2031 and 2032 will begin to be noticed.

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