Pact in extremis between PSC and Barcelona en Comú (BComú) to save the 2025 tax ordinances. After the clashes of recent days, the mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Collboni, has finally accepted the demands of the commons to reject a ‘mini-terminal’ of luxury cruises and negotiate with the Port the reduction from seven to five piers. In this way, the ordinances have been able to be carried out, which have also had the support of ERC.…
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Dominique Pelicot, the ex-husband of French rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of drugging and raping her, as well as inviting dozens of other men to abuse her over a period of nearly a decade. The 72-year-old was found guilty of all charges by a judge in Avignon, southern France, and became emotional in court as the sentence was read.
Many employees are dissatisfied with their salaries because of inflation. So it’s worth knowing about better earning opportunities. A study available to WELT in advance shows which companies pay the best salaries – and in which regions the job is most lucrative. The exclusive salary report – this is where you earn the most
The battery manufacturer Varta wants to overcome its crisis at the expense of small shareholders. Investor advocates want to prevent this: They are attacking the law that makes this possible. Varta: Investor advocates want to stop restructuring in the Constitutional Court
The Yi Peng 3 has been anchored in the Kattegat Sea for a month while diplomats in Stockholm and Beijing discussed access to the vessel. Representatives from Germany, Finland and Denmark have boarded a Chinese cargo ship believed to be connected to the rupture of two data cables on the Baltic Sea bed in November. Swedish police and Chinese officials were also part of the inspection of the Yi Peng 3 vessel which is anchored…
The Bundestag and Bundesrat will decide on Friday about financial security for the Deutschlandticket in local transport next year. What will happen with the ticket in the long term remains to be seen. Watch this and other news on WELT TV.© Axel Springer Germany GmbH. All rights reserved. Now live: The Bundestag and Bundesrat decide on the Deutschlandticket – Video
If the Greens want to stay in power, they need Friedrich Merz. Olaf Scholz receives a visit from the Baltics. And there is a threat of shutdown in the USA. This is the situation on Friday morning. Visit from the Baltic States In all probability, nothing will come up this afternoon. Olaf Scholz will then receive the new Prime Minister of Estonia, Kristen Michal, in the Chancellery. The liberal Michal is the successor to Kaja…
Brussels, Belgium, 19th Dec 2024 — KINGNEWSWIRE // In the heart of the city, beneath the watchful gaze of the Acropolis, a new movement is taking shape. On Sunday, December 15, 2024, 21 determined Greeks came together at Syntagma Square to declare a message loud and clear: Human rights are not just ideals—they are the foundation of a just and free society. Equipped with banners, booklets, and their unwavering voices, these volunteers walked the streets of…
In Brussels, Olaf Scholz complains about Austria’s refugee policy in the Syria crisis. The Chancellor is warning America’s future president against going it alone. But it is not an EU summit that will decide on the Ukraine war, but rather Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin – soon.It was 10:06 p.m. in the German press room 20.4 in the Justus Lipsius building in the middle of Brussels’ European Quarter when Chancellor Olaf Scholz addressed Austria’s Prime…
A European arrest warrant is being sought for a Polish former minister on suspicion of corruption. Hungary would also have to implement this – but the man received asylum there. Warsaw sees this as a “hostile act.” Former deputy minister Marcin Romanowski, wanted by Poland, receives asylum in Hungary
As the moon rises over Avignon’s city walls, the night before the verdicts are announced, it is just high enough to illuminate the banner a small group of feminist activists has put up in a cloak-and-dagger operation. The banner reads: “Thank you, Gisele.” The next morning, it is the first thing the lawyers, journalists, family members, and the 51 men accused of raping Gisele Pelicot see as they enter the court building. It is still…
In a decisive move to enhance transparency and accountability within the European Union, the European Parliament has elected Teresa Anjinho as the new European Ombudsman for the 2025-2029 term. Anjinho, a distinguished Portuguese lawyer and former Deputy Ombudsman of Portugal, succeeds Emily O’Reilly, who has held the position since 2013. A Competitive Selection Process The election, held during the December plenary session in Strasbourg, followed a rigorous selection process. The Committee on Petitions (PETI) conducted…
Do the Greens know how much climate protection costs? Does Friedrich Merz know how expensive milk and butter are? For Maybrit Illner it was about “lots of ideas, little money”, but above all about the election campaign – and a peculiarity of the incumbent Chancellor.Even before Chancellor Olaf Scholz failed in the vote of confidence, the election campaign was well underway – marked by insults, denunciations and sharp accusations. Terms like “Fritze”, “Mimosa” or “Tünkram”…
Supermarket cashiers, salespeople and other service providers in Mexico often have to stand for long hours at a time. The “Chair Law” now states: Employers must provide seating. And with a backrest. Mexico introduces right to a chair at work
After the approval last Tuesday of the 30 million that the central government contributes to FITE, it has now been an extraordinary Government Council that has given free rein to the agreement between the Government of Aragon and the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory to finance projects that promote economic generation in the Teruel province. Aragón will contribute another 30 million euros which, added to the 30 from the state allocation, results in…
Judges in France are set to deliver verdicts today for 51 men involved in a mass rape trial that has stunned the nation. The case centres around Dominique Pelicot, 72, who is accused of drugging his ex-wife, Gisèle, raping her, and orchestrating a series of sexual assaults by dozens of men over nearly a decade.
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The Israeli Air Force said it bombed militia military facilities in response to a repelled rocket attack by Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Israeli army announced early this morning that, among other things, ports and energy infrastructure on the west coast and inland of Yemen were attacked. They were used by the rebels for military purposes. Attacks were also reported in the capital.Shortly before, the Israeli Air Force said it had intercepted a rocket fired…
Sand, gravel or potash products: Such raw materials are the basis for industrial production. The economic crisis is causing the need for this to fall sharply. This means that local production is at a historic low. Industry’s demand for raw materials is falling sharply
Nam (name changed) had to wait 12 years before he could return from Europe to his parents in Vietnam. He couldn’t return earlier because he had lived illegally in Germany and lacked the necessary papers to travel freely. As a young man in search of a better life, he had decided to try his luck in Europe in 2012. The then 20-year-old and his family borrowed money to pay human traffickers. Nam was smuggled into…
Despite an agenda packed with hot-button topics, the summit of EU leaders is not expected to yield any breakthrough. The 27 leaders of the European Union are on Thursday meeting in Brussels for a one-day summit with a remarkably busy agenda that will touch upon Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Syria’s transition of power, continued protests in Georgia, new ways to reinvent migration policy and the survival guide for the upcoming Donald Trump administration. It marks…
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