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Macron and Von der Leyen meet with Xi in Beijing and Sánchez with Meloni in Rome. They are meetings between opposites condemned to understand each other for the good of a tense world. Confrontations like the ones advocated by Xi, Putin and Trump slow down world trade and impoverish us all.
Pragmatism forces us to find a formula to reactivate trade between Europe and China. That is what Macron and Von der Leyen are trying to do these days in Beijing. Xi is also interested. This mutual agreement should serve to move towards a ceasefire in Ukraine. Borrell will abound in this line in a few days also in the Chinese capital.
Sánchez met yesterday in Rome with Meloni, a prime minister of the radical right willing to close the borders to immigration and regress civil rights to LGTBI families. Sánchez parked the ideological differences to strengthen the coincidences. The stability of the EU needs it.
The Manhattan prosecutor accuses Trump of falsifying documents to deceive the tax authorities. It is much easier to prove than the concealment of payment to a porn actress. The former president is not calm. From Mar-a-Lago he launched insults and expletives against the prosecutor and the judge who will hear the case.
Geostrategic tensions, especially the war in Ukraine, as well as rising money prices, food insecurity and inflation, are holding back world trade. The WTO anticipates that this year it will only grow by 1.7%, well below the 2.6% average in the last twelve years.
The Fiscal Authority calculates that Spain will have a budget deficit of 4.2% this year due to aid against inflation. In 2024, the EU will force the deficit not to exceed 3%. The Spanish debt is equivalent to almost 115% of GDP and, even doing the homework that Brussels puts on it, it will take a decade to reduce it to 100% of GDP.
Leading artists and musical groups, such as Rihanna, Rozalén and Cold Play, have designed inclusive shows for the deaf. Sign interpreters and backpacks that vibrate with the intensity of the music bring the concert experience closer to the hearing impaired.
Families that decide to adopt a baby do so more and more in Spain. National adoptions have grown by 25%, while international adoptions have plummeted due to the difficulties in adopting in China and Russia.
Blanca Li, director of the Teatros del Canal. “Sometimes, at night, I go dancing at a disco; it relaxes me". Read it here.
Copa del Rey. Madrid wins at the Camp Nou. Final result: 0-4 against Barcelona in a very practical match for Real Madrid, who knew how to take advantage of their opportunities and sank Barça emotionally, unable to react. The start of the second half was a white recital that decided the tie. Xavi congratulated Madrid.
Premier League. Luis Enrique will coach Chelsea. The London club has signed him to save a season that is being weak. He appreciates that he bets on youngsters, as well as the high pressure and intensity that he brings to his teams. His next great rival will be Real Madrid in the Champions League.
The Virgin Mary symbolizes the origin of life and of the universe if we look at the Hebrew sources of the Bible, as revealed by a recent study by the philologist Lola Josa that illuminates an aspect that is rarely treated by theology, such as the feminine dimension of God.
Douglas Gurr, director of the Natural History Museum in London. "Each piece in the museum warns that we are advancing towards the sixth extinction." Read it here.
