Brussels endorses the operation of ACS, Telefónica, Santander, and the Government to bid for the gigafactory

Brussels endorses the operation of ACS, Telefónica, Santander, and the Government to bid for the gigafactory

The Government already has the green light from Brussels for the ambitious operation together with ACS, Telefónica, and Santander to bid for the future European Artificial Intelligence (AI) gigafactory that Brussels plans to build in a Member State very soon. The European Commission has authorized the creation of a joint venture with the participation of all these groups and the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT), known as ‘SEPI Digital’, to participate in the European tender that has just been launched and which foresees the creation of these first infrastructures in 2027.

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Felipe VI once again remembers the victims of 9/11 in Rota 25 years later

Felipe VI once again remembers the victims of 9/11 in Rota 25 years later

Felipe VI traveled on the morning of this Friday to the Naval Base of Rota, where the commemorative event of the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States took place, in which nearly 3,000 people died. Spanish and American military personnel paid tribute to the victims in a joint ceremony held every year to remember one of the greatest terrorist attacks in history.

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European justice endorses a reconciliation law that has divided politics

European justice endorses a reconciliation law that has divided politics

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) considers that the Amnesty law aims to reduce institutional and political tensions and promote a scenario of “reconciliation.” That was one of the central messages conveyed yesterday in the reading of a ruling that supports the law, dispels much of the doubt about its fit within European Union law, and clears one of the main legal obstacles for the return of former president Carles Puigdemont, Antoni Comín, and Lluís Puig.

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Why build a port if you have a beach (and slaves): what kind of dock did Barcino have?

Why build a port if you have a beach (and slaves): what kind of dock did Barcino have?

They are eight dolia or small containers that the Romans used to store products. They have just appeared on Hostal d’en Sol street, next to the historic headquarters of the Post Office on Via Laietana in Barcelona. The nearest ship is today – thanks to Google Maps – 310 meters away. Two millennia ago, when the Roman city was just founded, the sea must have been closer. Because those dolia are very likely used to store products ready to be shipped to the empire; the Roman one, of course. And because right behind is the wall that the city’s founders built to protect themselves.

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Díaz Ayuso's village in Ávila, evacuated due to fire threat

Díaz Ayuso’s village in Ávila, evacuated due to fire threat

New evacuations due to fire in the province of Ávila. According to the Government delegate in Castilla y León, Nicanor Sen, the inhabitants of seven other towns in Ávila have had to leave with just a bag containing their papers and some clothes. These are Piedralaves, La Adrada, Casillas, Casavieja, Sotillo de La Adrada, Santa María del Tietar, and Navahondilla. The population has received an ES-Alert message on mobile phones located in the affected areas. Throughout Saturday morning, new towns have been evacuated, and even the command post in Cenicientos has had to be evacuated and will be moved to Navalcarnero. In the Community of Madrid, the number of evacuees is already around 40,000.

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The ‘Hondius’ is now heading to the Canary Islands after evacuating the three sick to Amsterdam

The ‘Hondius’ is now heading to the Canary Islands after evacuating the three sick to Amsterdam

The luxury cruise ship Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, will finally dock in the Canary Islands, where it is scheduled to arrive next Sunday at twelve noon with more than 140 people on board, who do not show symptoms of the disease. The three sick people on the ship, one of them the doctor and in serious condition, were evacuated yesterday on two medical planes and transferred to Amsterdam, where they are receiving the necessary medical care.

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Desperate plea from the hantavirus cruise: “We want to go home”

Desperate plea from the hantavirus cruise: “We want to go home”

A passenger on the Mv Hondius, the cruise ship where three people have died from a possible hantavirus outbreak and which will remain in quarantine for two weeks, has explained what the situation is like on board. Jack Rosmarin, a travel influencer with more than 30,000 followers on TikTok, tearfully explained how the approximately 150 souls traveling on the ship are feeling. “We are not stories, we are not headlines,” is his headline.

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Sánchez asks Brussels to protect members of the International Criminal Court sanctioned by Trump

Sánchez asks Brussels to protect members of the International Criminal Court sanctioned by Trump

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has urged the European Commission to protect prominent figures defending international law from the sanctions imposed by the US government and has requested the immediate activation of the Blocking Statute, the main instrument of the European Union to neutralize the effects of foreign sanctions on European territory, as he himself announced on the social network X.

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The public fund that rescued Plus Ultra: a great lifeline with some shadows

The public fund that rescued Plus Ultra: a great lifeline with some shadows

The bailout granted during the pandemic by the state holding company SEPI to Plus Ultra as part of the support for strategic companies in trouble is at the center of the plot surrounding José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero investigated by judge José Luis Calama. According to the judge, the executives of this small airline tried to obtain the aid of 53 million granted by SEPI through “mechanisms outside the legally established channels,” either through the mediation of José Luis Ábalos or Zapatero himself, which was the channel used. The former Prime Minister played a “predominant role” and “allowed Plus Ultra to achieve the pursued objectives.” How did this SEPI aid program work? Why was it so decisive for many companies and so controversial in some cases?

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