The Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) has endorsed the measures presented by the Generalitat to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Although most, such as the closure of bars and nightclubs, had been in force since last morning, the Government had put three on hold, waiting for the court to rule on […]
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Protests in Barcelona over the closure of bars and restaurants imposed by the Generalitat
Hundreds of people have concentrated this noon in Barcelona’s Sant Jaume square to demonstrate in protest of the closures imposed by the Govern in the catering sector, to which the nightlife sector has joined, to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The concentration by the nightlife sector has begun at 11.30 hours in the Plaza de […]
Mobilization against the urbanization of an old factory in L’Hospitalet
The struggle of the residents of Sant Josep refers to other historical mobilizations in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona) that seemed utopian but ended up working. Sant Josep is a popular neighborhood in the second Catalan town in number of inhabitants, one of the cities with the highest population density in Europe. A place where the […]
The closure of the airspace is paid with fines to 131 controllers and 1,000 euros of compensation for each passenger
A Madrid court has sentenced 131 air traffic controllers at Madrid-Barajas and Torrejón airports for a crime of abandoning public service. The sentence was handed down within the macro-reason followed by the closure of the airspace on the bridge in December 2010, accompanied by the first declaration of the state of alarm in Spain. The […]
Germans trade Mallorca for Greek islands and Portuguese coast
 TUI’s advance to reactivate German tourism in Mallorca is not going to pose any earthquake for the sector. The tour operator hopes to bring a few hundred tourists to the island from here to the end of the month, a modest number and restricted by Angela Merkel’s own recommendations., which is advising its citizens not […]
Wartime restorers for closing bars and restaurants in Catalonia to stop the coronavirus
“A death sentence for the restoration and for Barcelona”. This is how the sector rates the Generalitat’s measures to close bars and restaurants for 15 days and thus curb the increased risk of coronavirus. They consider that it is a “disproportionate and unfair proposal, in line with those that the Government has taken for weeks […]
Keraben and ITC verify the health safety of ceramics against viruses and their resistance to disinfectants
One of the main actions taken and recommended by the authorities to minimize the spread of Covid-19 is the disinfection of spaces. This is often done with aggressive chemicals that, given their toxicity, impact the treated coating materials, human health and ecosystems. But do all cladding materials equally resist intensive disinfection? Faced with this question, […]
They report Uber to the Public Prosecutor’s Office for an award related to the Covid of the Community of Madrid
New judicial front for the Uber company. This time due to its contractual relationship with the Community of Madrid for a service related to action to alleviate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The Taxi Proyect 2.0 association has filed a complaint with the Prosecutor’s Office of the National Court after considering that the company […]
Euskaltel expands its agreements with Orange to offer 5G network
Euskaltel has signed an agreement with Orange that will allow the company of Basque origin to offer its customers throughout Spain 5G mobile technology as a Virtual Mobile Operator (MVNO) hosted on the Orange network from January 1, 2022. The parties will be able to negotiate the advancement of this date to the moment when […]
Georgieva (IMF) asks China to provide payment facilities to indebted countries
If there is a country that is competing with him IMF, the World Bank and other multilateral organizations in lending to developing economies is China. The latest example came this week when the prime minister of Sri Lanka, the nationalist Gotabaya Rajapaksa announced that he would ask China, and not the IMF, for a […]
