Tightening the siege on China’s offensive entry into the European market has become one of the obsessions of the EU and, in particular, of the Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe Vestager, who has announced an investigation into Chinese suppliers of wind turbines from several European countries. including Spain, although he did not disclose the names of […]
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EU operation in Red Sea repels 11 Houthi attacks in two months: ‘This is not a game’
“We’re not talking about a game, they repel attacks, real fire.” With these words, the High Representative, Josep Borrell, defended the operation launched by the European Union in the Red Sea to protect ships transiting one of the world’s largest trade routes from “indiscriminate” Houthi attacks. The head of European diplomacy, who was announced in […]
Drag is coming [otra vez] Saving Europe with the old Keynesian recipe book
His fellow believers and his staunch defenders say Mario Draghi has some redeeming qualities. Perhaps it is, because the former ECB president, a position he took over from the Goldman Sachs executive and consensus former Italian prime minister in a congested transalpine political context, can be credited with at least four acquittals on as many […]
Israel on high alert, awaiting Tehran’s response to attack on Iranian consulate in Damascus
Israel has suspended permits for combat units and stepped up its air defense order to deal with a possible missile or drone attack from Iran after an Israeli strike killed senior Revolutionary Guard officers in Syria this week. The Israeli military is also considering reopening shelters in Tel Aviv in response to a possible attack, […]
Innovation in the Spanish economy took a leap in 2023 and narrowed the gap with the EU to a minimum.
Spain’s innovation took a significant leap in 2023 and narrowed the gap with the European Union (EU) to a minimum, according to the index on the capacity for change, adaptation and economic activity built by the European Commission since 2016. Innovation is “a key variable to increase the potential growth of the economy,” explains Javier […]
The government will take offense against the PP and Vox’s memory laws at the UN and the EU
The government refers to various European and international institutions regional initiatives on memory promoted by the coalition governments of PP and Vox in Aragon, Castilla y León and the Community of Valencia; Given that they are against the values included in the Law of Democratic Memory, which was approved in the last legislature by the […]
An unusual way out of the EU crisis: “PIGS” leads growth and the northern partners stagnate
The economic scenario in the European Union (EU) has turned around. In the current exit from the twin crisis of pandemic and inflation, the northern partners are the burden, while the southern countries are the “engine” of growth. After the bursting of the real estate bubble in 2008, the name “PIIGS” (acronym for pigs in […]
Competition is urging Adif to cut costs, as fares paid by Renfe and Ouigo are among the highest in Europe.
The National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) considers the direct costs calculated by Adif to determine the charges for railway operators to be “much higher” than its European counterparts, which is why it has called on the company’s public to reduce the direct costs. The CNMC’s decision comes amid a standoff between the Ministry of […]
Spain takes over cannabis, while Europe regulates
Ska-P plays at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and hundreds of cannabis users celebrate Germany’s legalization of recreational marijuana. Under certain conditions, without objections, any adult can transport, consume and even plant cannabis at home in a German country, in a European locomotive. Although several of the most advanced countries in the world (Germany itself, Canada, […]
Ciudadanos’ deadly thunder: without a leader and in danger of disappearing after Catalan and European
The flame disappears. Ciudadanos are dying in the midst of a new – and possibly last – open internal crisis, after disappointing talks with the PP to go together to the Catalan elections on May 12 and the European elections on June 9. The attempt by Alberto Núñez Feijo’s team to finally assimilate them has […]
Israel will submit a proposal for dismantling UNRWA
According to United Nations sources, Israel has submitted a proposal to the United Nations to disband UNRWA, its aid agency for Palestinian refugees, and transfer its staff to another agency that will replace it and deliver food to Gaza on a large scale. guardian. The proposal was presented late last week by Israel’s chief of […]
In Germany, smoking cannabis is legal for people over the age of 18
Germany has decriminalized personal use of cannabis. In Germany, it is legal for people over 18 to smoke cannabis after new laws on personal possession came into effect. From April 1, teenagers in Germany can carry up to 25 grams of dried cannabis and grow three marijuana plants at home. The new laws were approved […]
Europe confronts Spain over cap on severance pay
The European Committee of Social Rights (CEDS) considers that the dismissal in Spain does not comply with the European Social Charter, which guarantees the right of workers “to receive adequate compensation or other appropriate compensation”. as advanced CountryAnd elDiario.es was able to confirm that the institution has reached an agreement with the UG union, which […]
Former Orbán government official shaking up Hungarian politics: ‘The time has come’
It is a chaotic political saga that Hungarians follow as if it were a soap opera. A former member of the government is on everyone’s minds after publicly breaking with Hungary’s powerful leadership and announcing that he will form a new political party. A few weeks ago, Peter Magyar was practically unknown. Today, it monopolizes […]
The Baltimore Bridge was “tidy,” but the regulations predate the age of giant ships.
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has drawn attention not only to this particular infrastructure, but also to the general condition of all bridges in the United States, many of which are considered to be in poor condition. A large container ship that collided with a bridge on Tuesday morning has […]
Russia is proud of torture: “They had fun with terrorists as much as they could”
There was no attempt to hide the evidence of torture. In fact, the Russian military and intelligence officers who carried it out may have already received state awards for bravery. When they appeared in a Moscow court on Sunday, the faces of those accused of killing 137 people at a concert on Friday night were […]
Spain’s economy is growing, but it cannot close the gap with Europe
Spain has yet to regain lost ground in terms of GDP per capita compared to the EU, which it had before the pandemic. Although the gap is gradually narrowing, it is still eleven points lower and lower than in 2019, before the coronavirus hit the Spanish economy, based mainly on the service sector in particular. […]
Has the war in Ukraine led Russian security services to ignore the Islamist threat?
As Russia mourns the victims of last Friday’s terror attack, along with the pain comes the difficult question that accompanies most such attacks: How could something like this happen? While it is not easy for any country’s security services to end well-defined and well-trained terrorist cells, there are many indications that the failure to prevent […]