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Courteous, affable, smiling, but also a relentless negotiator, Carlos Westendorp, who died this Monday at the age of 89, did a lot: as Foreign Minister; MEP; ambassador… But above all, he has been, for decades, the decisive oracle of Spanish diplomats. A huge contributor, often in complicity with his co-pilot Javier Elorza, to the Spanish strategy. And to the advances of today’s European Union.A member of the accession negotiating team since the late 1970s – the famous Trinity group – he brought experience in dealing with the outside-from-the-outside. Then, as the first ambassador-permanent representative to the Communities since 1986 and…
The president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Juanfran Pérez Llorca, of the PP, assured last Thursday in parliamentary headquarters, during the control session of the Valencian Government that his partner, Vanesa Soler, “approved his opposition” to be a civil servant. According to documentation accessed by this newspaper, the woman acquired her status as a career civil servant through the extraordinary stabilization process opened in 2021 for interim employees who had been in the same position for years, without passing an exam. In the case of Soler, by merit-based competition, with the only requirement of seniority or experience. Sources from the Presidency…
The Church and the Government have reached an agreement to compensate victims of pedophilia who cannot go to justice, since the vast majority of cases are statute-barred. The protocol will be signed this Monday at eleven in the morning, as announced on social networks by the Ombudsman, Ángel Gabilondo. Ten days ago, when there was already an agreement, the ecclesiastical hierarchy took a step back and resisted sealing the agreement, as they planned to do that same week. Sources familiar with the process then indicated that there was a discrepancy in the amounts that should be paid and also over…
The Barcelona Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire in the freight container terminal waiting to board the ferries in the port of Barcelona. The fire has caused a huge column of black smoke that has been visible from throughout the city and since early afternoon it has been in the extinguishing phase. 10 crews have been sent to the scene, in addition to the Firefighters’ boat, which has pumped water from sea to land. There are no affected people and a good part of the extinguishing work has focused on containing the fire, Barcelona City Council has reported. The…
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The police were alerted to a shooting in Les Planes park, in which another person was injuredA Mossos d’Esquadra vehicle, in an archive image.Àlex López (EFE)The Mossos d’Esquadra are investigating the death of a 28-year-old man on Saturday night in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, the second city of Catalonia and next to Barcelona. The body was notified by witnesses that a shooting occurred in the Les Planes park that affected the deceased and another person who was injured.In a statement, the force reported that at around 10:25 p.m. he was required to go to Isabel la Católica Avenue in the municipality…
The pro-Iranian Houthi militia fires cruise missiles and drones towards southern Israel. Hundreds of Israelis protest against the war. And: Iran apparently wants to open the Strait of Hormuz to Pakistani ships. The live analysis.
The Police are searching for another drug tunnel in Ceuta, as part of the operation against hashish trafficking in which 16 people were arrested yesterday in the autonomous city and other points in Andalusia and Galicia, according to sources familiar with the operation. This Saturday, police officers examine some industrial warehouses in the El Tarajal Industrial Estate, very close to the border crossing with Morocco. Firefighters have traveled to the area to carry out water drainage work. In this same industrial estate, the Civil Guard discovered the existence of a passage to transport drugs a little over a year ago.…
Civil Protection has sent an Es-Alert message to mobile phones in six regions in the north of Catalonia this Saturday, given the forecast of strong winds in the coming hours. The text recommends restricting mobility and outdoor activities on Sunday. The trains will not run this Sunday on the Figueres-Portbou (Girona) and Vic (Barcelona)-Ripoll (Girona) sections due to the expected weather conditions, at least until 1 p.m., Renfe sources report.Imma Solé, deputy director of Civil Protection of the Generalitat, has informed the media that the message has been sent to the regions of Solsonès, Bergueda, northern Cerdanya, Ripollès, Garrotxa and…
Ziad Gornasa, 22, sells used soccer jerseys. For some these are just scraps of polyester, for others they are fashion pieces. But for many people, the items of clothing bring back memories: of dream goals, legendary players or the first World Cup they experienced.