The Spanish government does not believe that Carlos Mazón had lunch with a journalist on DANA day
BarcelonaThe controversial management of Carlos Mazón during the DANA storm presents numerous cracks that have left the Valencian president in a more than compromised situation. This Monday the Spanish government has even called into question the credibility of the alibi it used to justify its disappearance for hours on the day of the cold drop. […]
Trump’s first appointments anticipate a more extremist government
WashingtonA white supremacist as a policy adviser, a “border czar” to regulate the entry of migrants to the wall, and a pro-Israel congresswoman critical of the UN as the US ambassador to the body. Donald Trump’s incoming administration is beginning to take shape under a trickle of confirmed names that portend a much more conservative […]
Carlos Mazón rules out resigning after the massive demonstration in Valencia
BarcelonaWhile the cleaning brigades strive to remove the trail of mud thrown during the historic demonstration to demand the resignation of President Carlos Mazón, the Generalitat Valenciana rules out taking the gauntlet of the demonstrators. “At the moment” there will be no resignation, explained the vice-president of the government. “We cannot abandon the victims”, Susana […]
a false lie from the Minister of Mazón
MadridThe situation of the Minister of Justice and Interior of the Generalitat Valenciana, Salomé Pradas, worsens as details of the fateful 29 October become known. As revealed by TVE, he lied this Thursday when he stated in statements to the media that the Spanish government had not offered him resources from the Military Emergency Unit […]
Olaf Scholz’s coalition government breaks down and heads for early elections
BerlinCrisis of government in Germany. The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, dismissed this Wednesday his finance minister, the liberal Christian Lindner, due to irreconcilable differences in economic matters, and caused the breakup of the so-called traffic light coalition, formed by social democrats, liberals and greens, three years after coming to power. Sign up for the International […]
Interview with Manel Pardo “It is clear that the Valencian government sends the alert when it already knows there are deaths”
BarcelonaManel Pardo (Barcelona, 1967) is one of the people most familiar with the management of emergency services in Catalonia. He has been director of Civil Protection, director of the Barcelona Fire Department and director of the Prevention, Fire Extinguishing and Rescue Service. He is now part of the Cabinet of Security and Transversal Policies of […]
The Spanish government maintains the bank tax, but Junts drops the energy tax
MadridThe Spanish government has managed to unblock an agreement to maintain the extraordinary tax on banking, as well as push forward a series of fiscal adjustments, but will have to look for an alternative plan to maintain the tax that affects the energy sector. This is the result after the negotiation against the clock between […]
Government and Olympic Committee seek consensus with Aragon on Games
BarcelonaThe president of the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), Alejandro Blanco, met this Wednesday in Barcelona with the Minister of the Presidency, Laura Vilagrà, to analyze the candidacy of the 2030 Winter Games, which is entering a key phase. The meeting, scheduled before the controversy of recent days between the Catalan and Aragonese governments for the […]