The Government will rectify after the report from the Consell de Garanties that questions the housing law

The Government will rectify after the report from the Consell de Garanties that questions the housing law

El Govern de la Generalitat assures that it will seek “legal measures” to protect the right to housing in Catalonia following the opinion of the Consell de Garanties Estatutàries (CGE) which warns that the regulation agreed upon by the Catalan Executive with the commons violates several legal provisions of the Constitution and the Statute, including the right to private property, freedom of enterprise, and the principle of legal certainty.

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Two dead and machete fights rekindle the debate on insecurity

Two dead and machete fights rekindle the debate on insecurity

Last week, the leadership of the Mossos d’Esquadra requested the heads of the police regions to intensify the actions of the Daga plan, which prioritizes the removal of bladed weapons. After the tragic last weekend, with two stabbing deaths, a 41-year-old woman in Esplugues and a 24-year-old young man hours later in Barcelona, and several clashes with injuries in which machetes were used, the commanders of the Catalan police again requested yesterday to strengthen actions throughout the public space.

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ERC convenes its national council this Monday to assess the approval of the budgets

ERC convenes its national council this Monday to assess the approval of the budgets

The week of May 18th looks to be key for the budgets and, by extension, for the legislature in Catalonia. The Govern and Esquerra Republicana are finalizing the last aspects of what will be the first accounts to be produced since 2023. Monday will be a key day: it will start with the seal of the pact to develop the orbital railway line and, at 5:30 p.m., the republicans will convene their national council – the highest body between congresses – to assess whether they give the final yes to the budget project.

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The superyacht of a Putin friend crosses the Strait of Hormuz

The superyacht of a Putin friend crosses the Strait of Hormuz

The Russian superyacht Nord, linked to billionaire Aleksei Mordashov, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has managed to navigate through the Strait of Hormuz, becoming one of the few vessels that has successfully transited this maritime route currently blocked by the war in Iran, according to the MarineTraffic platform. The event occurs after a meeting of an Iranian delegation with the Russian president in St. Petersburg.

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Russia employs waves of jet-powered drones to "wear down" the Ukrainians

Russia employs waves of jet-powered drones to “wear down” the Ukrainians

Russian jet-powered drones are the new challenge for the Ukrainian Air Forces. The recent updates of the original Iranian Shahed drones, developed by Russia, are much faster than their previous versions, making them harder to shoot down, and are remotely piloted. A greater deployment of this technology against Ukraine – 800 in just four days – has allowed the Russian army to increase the intensity and duration of bombings against Kyiv and its surroundings, which in the last six consecutive days have left more than fifty dead, including 12 fatalities this Tuesday, and dozens injured.

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The Vall d'Uixó fire, stabilized on the seventh day of fighting the fire

The Vall d’Uixó fire, stabilized on the seventh day of fighting the fire

Around 6 p.m. on Friday, July 31, the fire that broke out last Saturday in Vall d’Uixó (Castellón) was declared stabilized. The provincial fire consortium reports that there is still “a lot of work ahead, but it is time to acknowledge the entire operation that has made it possible to stabilize the fire.” Officially, the fire has devastated 9,568 hectares until its boundaries could be established and its advance prevented.

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Blow in PISA: Spanish youth lose one school year in reading and almost another in mathematics

Blow in PISA: Spanish youth lose one school year in reading and almost another in mathematics

The PISA 2025 report (Programme for International Student Assessment, in English), released this morning, indicates that Spain is below the OECD and EU averages in the three competencies analyzed (mathematics, reading, and science) and plummets compared to its own 2022 data where a sharp decline had already occurred. It is the worst result in its historical series since the year 2000.

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