Hello good morning!

The electoral campaign for the 23-J general elections officially begins, although it seems that we have been at it for years. The first debate is organized today by ‘La Vanguardia’. Attention: it can be a posteriori key.

Since 00:00 this Friday the official starting gun has been given to the electoral campaign for 23-J and there are nothing more and nothing less than 15 days ahead “that will guide the future of Spain”. Nothing is decided.

From 09:00 am La Vanguardia celebrates the first debate between the main political forces. What is relevant, however, is that seen what the entire pre-campaign has revolved around and how fair the polls are in the majority, it may be key after the fact.

A sea of ??doubts floods everything or at least that is how it is transmitted since the PP is the favourite, the PSOE is on the rise, Vox and Sumar are expected to be essential and the others, the same… Consequence? The abstention worries as much as the undecided.

What world. The war in Ukraine may worry a lot in Europe. Beyond is something else. And now the countries of the Old Continent are suffering firsthand because Latin America is opposed to condemning the Russian invasion at its summit with the EU. Jug of cold water.

New list. A new calculation by the European Commission whose details this newspaper has had access to indicates that there are 204 strategic products in which the EU is dependent on the outside “to function”. Worse: it is often from a single country.

Good news: a new test –which is already being done in Barcelona– detects Parkinson’s before any symptoms appear. That is why insisting on recognizing scientists like Ernest Arenas, who deciphers his secrets, is an obligation despite the day-to-day roller.

Bad news: due to high interest rates, prices and more, households that cannot cover basic expenses (food, bills, housing) in Spain rise to almost 1.7 million. Saying then that consumption is polarized between low cost and luxury is not surprising.

Calixto Bieito, theater director. “Directing an opera with the public in mind is speculating… and I don’t speculate.” read it here

Hello Equalizer! The European Balloon Festival is one of the most important events in the hot air balloon sector. And it is celebrated in Igualada. And, precisely, they will fly until this Sunday. The best excuse to visit the town.

The running of the bulls is already making an appearance in the streets of Pamplona. San Fermín, now yes, returns to flood the screens of half the world. For those who want to join the party, however, be warned: these are the 12 commandments for running in front of the bull.

How to ‘resurrect’ a mother. The error in identifying a dead woman with the same name and surname and a similar age to another has left a mother dead for months. The case well illustrates the paperwork odyssey that still plagues the administration.

José Pablo Ferrándiz, director of public opinion and political studies at Ipsos. “In these elections, abstention will decide more than ever.” read it here

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