Politics
Families of babies who died at the end of pregnancy: “We ask the Government to grant paternity leave”.
When a baby dies at the end of pregnancy, Social Security recognizes the birth leave to the biological mother, but not to the other parent. The Ministry of Equality disagrees with the criteria of the agency and defends that the right exists for both parents after the equalization of the permissions of 2019. The position …
Madrid embraces the model of privatized gyms that exclude team sports courts to be more profitable
In the year 2050, whoever is at the head of the City Council – after the 2047 elections – will receive at once a dozen municipal sports centres for management, the result of the wave of concessions for a quarter of a century that is coming in the capital. Until that time comes, private companies …
The pioneer in the reversal of hydroelectric dams: “There has been a lack of political interest in controlling the concessions”.
Xavier de Pedro (Zaragoza, 1964) was a pioneer in the reversion of hydroelectric plants in favour of the Administration during his mandate at the head of the Ebro Hydrographic Confederation (CHE), from March 2012 to April 2015. Lawyer specialized in Administrative Law and expert in water, he is a lawyer of the Legal Services of …
The submerged library that Félix Romeo devised as a protest against the Lechago reservoir becomes a reality
Ten years after the death of the writer Félix Romeo, a chest full of books will be submerged this Saturday in the waters of the Lechago reservoir. It is the submerged library that he proposed as a protest against the flooding of the village of Lechago due to the construction of a reservoir, which finally …
Galician priests charge overprices for weddings and funerals despite the Church’s attempt to put a stop to it
The price of Catholic masses, weddings and funerals is taxed. Following the indications of the Episcopal Conference, the five Galician dioceses unified the rates six years ago and, formally, no faithful should pay more than what is established in the table of “offerings and parish fees”, in force since March 2014, for the celebration of …
Five delicious recipes for mussels in sauce to enjoy the summer
In Spain we are discovering some recipes in sauce of this black gold that are authentic delights, because you enjoy delicious flavors with a mollusk that has infinite nutritional properties and fewer calories than rice or pasta, something that is greatly appreciated in summer. Eleven tuna salted fish and their respective pairings to enjoy this …
The King of Morocco says he wants to open an unprecedented stage with Spain
The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, settled this Friday the diplomatic crisis with Spain wishing to “inaugurate an unprecedented stage” in relations between the two countries, which should be based on “trust, transparency, mutual consideration and respect for commitments”. “With sincere optimism, we express the desire to continue working with the Spanish government and its …
11 tasty white wines for when the heat takes away your desire for red wine
When the heat gets hot, you want something cool, if possible, fresh from the freezer. And red wines, in general, at this time of the year, even if you put them in for a while so that they are at a drinkable temperature, are too heavy for many people. 10 supermarket wines from 2.79 to …
More than 6,000 evicted in Barcelona on second night without curfew
The Mossos d’Esquadra and the Guardia Urbana have evicted more than 6,000 people in Barcelona on the second night without curfew, most of them for not respecting the safety distance measures. Of them, 2,500 were in beach areas and 3,500 in the district of Gràcia, which celebrates its festivities these days and on Thursday already …
Sanchez settles the crisis with Morocco and says the Government will respond to the courts on minors in Ceuta
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has thanked this Saturday in a press appearance the last words pronounced by the King of Morocco, Mohamed VI, about the bilateral relations between the two countries. “We are allies, we are neighbours, we are brothers and – therefore we welcome – those words because on trust, respect …