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Spain, France and Germany saw yesterday how difficult it is to govern. German farmers occupied Berlin, Macron sacrificed his prime minister and Junts demanded that Sánchez sanction the companies that left Catalonia in 2017 and do not want to return. The lack of absolute majorities in the three countries forces agreements, which implies making many concessions, even if they are unnatural.
Spain. Junts demands that Sánchez sanction the companies that left Catalonia in 2017 because of the process and do not want to return. This is one of the conditions that it sets to support three decrees tomorrow with a strong social content.
Germany. The Scholz Government has no choice but to cut spending. This is what the Constitutional Court orders. However, austerity has angered farmers, upset because subsidies to the countryside are being reduced. The tractors took over Berlin yesterday, the first act of a week of protests.
France. Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne has burned out in just ten months. The pension reform and the immigration law, approved with the extreme right, have sunk it. Macron announced his replacement yesterday.
Taiwan. The Government does not have it easy to renew his mandate in Saturday’s elections. Eight years of administration erode his electoral base. The proposal to move towards independence is not enough for a society that fears, today more than ever, a confrontation with China.
Israel. The Israeli army killed a senior Hizbullah commander in southern Lebanon yesterday. The second front gains in intensity with each passing day. Blinken is back in Tel Aviv to try to avoid an escalation that forces the United States to defend Israel in Lebanon, something he does not want.
Health. Politics hinders healthcare. Only Catalonia accepts the advice of health workers and will recover masks in health centers. The other communities get involved in partisan discussions to justify or criticize the measure. Meanwhile, the flu does not let up.
Economy. The Government wants the CEOE to agree to an increase in the SMI of around 4%. If the employers maintain their reluctance, the Executive will impose the increase it considers. It could be closer to the 5% requested by the unions.
Juan Puigcorbé, actor. “What they did to me has no justification, they sought my ruin.” Read it here.
Soccer. Franz Beckenbauer is one of the few footballers to have won the World Cup as a player and coach. He was a reference in the German national team, Bayern Munich and world football. He died yesterday at 78 years of age.
Technology. Elon Musk uses drugs. The least harmful is marijuana. The rest includes cocaine, ecstasy, LSD and hallucinogenic mushrooms, according to those who know him and fear that he will lose the mental capacity to run his companies.
Cinema. Ventura Pons has released almost one film a year for three decades. He has incredible merit in a Catalonia with hardly any film industry. His personal gaze, often on the Catalan literary imagination, illuminated personal relationships, especially homosexual ones, in a country that never recognized him as he deserved. His life went out yesterday.
Johan Eklöf, light pollution researcher. “The Earth is a glowing ball of artificial light.” Read it here.
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