Tourists and foreign residents (the famous expats, expatriates) are in the spotlight of many people in a Barcelona that, like other cities, lives with regret its dizzying loss of identity. A linguistic acrobatic has turned the initial use of…
The FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving the already huge excitement to see the total solar eclipse the day after tomorrow, the first one that can be enjoyed in Spain in a century. Although it was predictable that it would happen, it worries the authorities and public managers because it could lead to collapses, last-minute displacements, and uncivil behavior. Many of those who criticized so much attention to the astronomical phenomenon are now trying, two days before the eclipse, to have a good plan to experience it.
At least two people have died and four have gone missing this Tuesday in a fire declared at a construction site in Brussels (Belgium). This has been confirmed by the Labor Prosecutor’s Office, which is investigating the case. It is believed that the missing may be in an elevator of the building, which firefighters are trying to access.
“No, the elderly are not a big expense. Longevity is an investment, these people have contributed throughout their working life and will continue to contribute from 65 onwards. And even if at 80 or 85 they have dependency, they will also continue contributing, because the services they need generate economic and social return.” This is how emphatically Pedro Cano, the first general director of the Gent Gran of the Generalitat de Catalunya, expresses the great importance of the senior group in our society.
The French government bureaucracy has experienced two years of great stress since the controversial dissolution of the National Assembly in June 2024. However, this should not justify the fact that there have been two suicides and two attempts – in a period of seven months – among the officials working for the current Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu. Hence, the Paris prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation, supported by another internal one at the Matignon Palace.
Ferran Torres remains in a state of grace. PSG is already starting to capitalize on his signing for nearly 50 million. At the same time that Barcelona was playing in Elche, in the first 45 minutes the former Barça player celebrated his first goals with the Parisian club’s shirt. It was in Rennes and his brace served to rescue a draw for the two-time Champions League winner.
Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, rich in symbolism and poor in concrete results, has concluded. On his second and final day, this Friday, the US president entered the gardens of Zhongnanhai, residence of the communist leadership, accompanied by Chinese President Xi Jinping. After a ceremonial tea, both headed to the working lunch with their respective delegations. After this, Trump made his way to the airport, where he was seen off at the foot of the stairs by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Renewal is the slogan. The PSPV is gearing up for the upcoming municipal elections and is turning to new faces to lead the candidacies in the main cities of the Valencian Community. In an attempt to nip in the bud the traditional internal conflicts that make the Alicante group ungovernable, the president and leader of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, and the minister and secretary general of the PSPV, Diana Morant, “blessed” yesterday through an agreement of the party’s candidate list commission the appointment of Trini Amorós as the “unity” candidate, aimed at contesting a key and hard-to-win mayoralty from Luis Barcala.
The Consell de Garanties Estatutàries de Catalunya has endorsed the proposed Chambers law, including the scheme of the silver seats, those seats reserved for the companies that contribute the most money to the entities. These had been the focus of controversy due to their reservation, which led in July to the Comuns and the CUP requesting an opinion from the Consell regarding this chapter and two others, focused on their representation and their role in vocational training (FP). The advisory body sees the entirety as compliant with the framework of the Statute and the Spanish Constitution. The law is being processed in the Parliament, which is inactive until the end of September.
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, announced this Thursday that the fires affecting the provinces of Ávila and Madrid, which have devastated more than 75,000 hectares, are lowered to level 2, thus ending the national interest emergency.