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European cars manufacturers promised them happy with the hydrogen battery. Reality has hit them

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In search by Eliminate fossil fuels From cars, electrification seemed the best option. Have 100% electric, hybrids and plug -in. However, some companies They seemed not to be convinced at all with the electric ones, so they began to boost the development of cars moved by ‘pilas’ of hydrogen. Some are getting off the shipand the last one is a Stellantis that has been closely to the controversy These last years. BMW has another opinion and defends that the hydrogen battery is a strategic alternative for Europe. Against what? Against China. Short. In a brief releaseStellantis (which, remember, is the megacompañía that arises after the Fusion of Fiat, PSA and Chrysler) He confirmed a few weeks ago that he interrupted his hydrogen fuel cell technology development program. They affirm that “the hydrogen market remains a niche segment, without perspectives of economic sustainability in the medium term.” And this affects all the divisions they were developing: Cars. Small vans. Large vans. Next steps. The company comments that the personnel who were doing R&D work related to hydrogen technology will be redirected to other projects and that now what it is to focus on what it sells: hybridization and conventional electric batteries. “We must make clear and responsible decisions to ensure our competitiveness and meet the expectations of our customers, as well as continue with our offensive of electric vehicles and hybrids of both passengers and light commercials,” explains Jean-Philippe Imparato, Chief Operating Operating Officer for Enlarged Europe. Issues. The main argument that underwent the hydrogen strategy, with cars on the street such as the Hyundai Initium or the Mirai de ToyotaIt was the speed of loading. If the electric took some dozens of minutes to achieve a decent autonomy, one of hydrogen was closer to the times of a gasoline/diesel. The problem is that it is not entirely true. Toyota has been one of those who More has driven the hydrogen batteryeven competing with hydrogen -driven cars, such as GR LH2 Racing Concept or the Gr yaris rally2 h2 concept For rallies, but in everyday use, hydrogen looks like everything except practical, away from that more classic “plugging and reproducing” liquid fuel. The reason? GR LH2 Racing himself needs a cryogenic system at the cargo station that maintains hydrogen at -253 degrees Celsius. This implies advanced isolation and advanced manipulation, which makes it very little practical out of a very specialized competitive environment. Among other thingssince the energy density of hydrogen is almost nine times lower than that of gasoline and storage is complex. Without ‘hydrogeneras’ there is no FCEV. Returning to Stellantis, the group was not working with the hydrogen pile for the distant future, but immediately. This year they were going to launch a new range of vans, the Pro one fed by hydrogenthat evidently will not see the light. And although there are still companies that keep some hope for the hydrogen pile, the truth is that without refueling points, technology seems unsustainable. In the United States, Toyota has faced collective demand by Mirai owners who ensure that the brand lied to ensure that reposting would be as simple as in a gasoline. There are practically no load points, with just a thousand open hydrogeneras worldwide for public use. And last year they began to close in Germany because they were not used. BMW and his “hold me the cubata”. Trucks are another song. The numbers are there, With strong consecutive falls in 2023 and 2024 that seem to have punctured, at least for now, that fever for the hydrogen pile for conventional cars. However, the turn comes from BMW. The German company has publicly defended that hydrogen is an opportunity for Europe not to depend so much on the China’s battery industry. And others like Volvo maintain projects Hydrogen for trucks. It has been the CEO who has insisted that Europe must bet on multiple roads and that, in a scenario in which China controls the production of Rare earth Essential to create batteries, and they are also the most manufactured batteries, Europe must have a BM plan, BMW has no car with a hydrogen battery and is working on a SUV that They will launch at some point in 2028. We will see how the market is then. Image | H2 Mobility In Xataka | Nikola had everything to revolutionize the world of hydrogen trucks. Now is on the verge of bankruptcy

a cheese so extreme in its preparation that the European Union had to put limits

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Few more fascinating things for the human being than that indicated as “forbidden” and “dangerous.” If we also talk about a gastronomic product that comes with the Italian seal and that after it there are hundreds of myths and legends, we have the breeding ground to raise the product to the object of worship for the most exquisite and adventurous palates. There are many good cheese storiesbut none like that of most dangerous cheese in the world and its maturation process. Casu Marzu. The truth is that cheese is, in essence, fermented and aging milk. It happens that the process goes through controls to achieve adequate balance between bacterial activity and the quality and taste of cheese. The variety in this process and the different traditional approaches to elaborate it is what makes us have so many types. Yet, None approaches the Casu Marzu processwhose translation already gives us a track, “rotten cheese.” This Italian cheese from Sardinia has a peculiarity. It is created with the help of very special worms or larvae, creatures that remain alive during the maturation and fermentation process and, most importantly, when we open it to taste it. So, it is time to close your eyes and expect the portion not to reach the mouth with a living larva. The fly and cheese. It We count a long time ago And it serves to give context to the story of Casu Marzu. Humans have been eating dairy products like cheese almost 6,000 years and, in essence, we owe everything to a fly. And it is that the fermentation process, key in the delicacy, occurred first thanks to the role played by the fruit fly. Apparently, the casual encounter between the insect and a cube of fresh milk flowed into a new type of yeast thanks to which raw milk became a different organic compound. The mixture of two different substances and yeasts worked the miracle. However, already a difference from most fermentation processes of cheeses, Casu Marzu has a more “narrow” relationship with the fruit fly. Very active larvae. The larvae come from the Piophila Casei cheese fly. Always in motion, they are able to jump up to 15 centimeters in the air. In fact, it is considered harmful in food industries. The contradiction is given because as an detritivorous, it can be very useful in forensic investigations and, for cheese addicts, they are fundamental for the creation of Casu Marzu. Fermentation process. The cheesers begin the process of the famous delicacy by cutting a small hole in a sheep milk cheese wheel and leaving it outside, maturing. Flies (the Piophila Casei) make their appearance and enter the opening to put their eggs. Once the larvae hatch inside, their excretions decompose the fats and proteins of the cheese, creating a gentle and creamy texture. At this point, when a sticky liquid known as tears is filtered through the peel, the cheese is “at its point” ready to eat. The resulting delicacy is spicy and penetrating flavorsimilar to maturo gorgonzola, with an acid touch that leaves the trail of the larvae. Finally and not least, to know if we are facing the true Casu Marzu we must make a clean cut, if we find a mass of worms that twist, everything is going well. Cream of Casu Marzu Danger: myiasis. If we ignore the larvae, the creamy piece of cheese may seem tempting. In fact, it is for many adventurers. However, we must, approach the piece with some caution. As The Science of Cheese points out“The worms that jump cheese are able to do it a few centimeters, so consumers are recommended to protect the eyes” when the wheel opens. More risks. If by chance we end up engulfing any of these living larvae, there is another danger. According to the University of FloridaThey are often cited as one of the most likely causes of intestinal myiasis. This condition, certainly disgusting, occurs basically when the worms are installed in our digestive system. There, in our intestine, they make “mischief.” “Intestinal myiasis occurs when eggs or fly larvae previously deposited in food are ingested and survived in the gastrointestinal tract,” They explain the centers for disease control and prevention. “Some infested patients have been asymptomatic; others have had abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea.” The most dangerous. For all this, the appellation is not trivial. The marzu casu that contains larva It is enjoyed for thousands of years in Sardinia. Cheese, prohibited in many parts of Europe, can reach really high prices. In Sardinia the kilo can be found for more than 50 euros. The trick to ingest it. By the way, there is a formula in the event that you want to taste a piece of cheese with the greatest assurances. Yes, many people take risks and eat live worms, but alternately, They can be crushed to kill them and then spread the cheese About bread. We can also seal a piece in a plastic bag with closure. When the sound of worms stops, it is time for tasting. And if it doesn’t even convince you, you can always go to the super or to the market and ask for the cheese that you like so much and that does not bring surprises. Image | Sarah Gregg, Shardan In Xataka | France has made its cheeses Brie and Camembert two national symbols. Now face your disappearance In Xataka | The origin of Manchego cheese is partly a mystery. An XI sheep will help us clear unknowns *An earlier version of this article was published in July 2024

In 2023 someone hacked the GPS signal of 20 planes. The European alternative Galileo already offers an option to avoid it

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A pilot Fly on the Baltic Sea When, suddenly, all his navigation systems told him that he was tens of kilometers of his real position, drawing ghost circles on Russian territory. Weeks before, in the Middle East, More than 20 crews They had reported a “total navigation failure”, forcing aerial drivers to guide them blind. They were not technical problems. They were deliberate attacks on GPS systems, known as spoofing or signal supplantation. In this type of attack, a powerful transmitter on land emits false signals that mimic the satellites, cheating the plane to calculate an erroneous position and route. Already in 2012, a team from the University of Texas showed that it was possible Take control of a civil drone through Spoofing. In 2017 there were the first cases with ships passing through the black sea. Today the Baltic and the Persian Gulf are black points where maritime operators and airlines routinely report similar incidents. Europe’s response is already here. Until now, the aviation sector has avoided a catastrophe thanks to redundant systems and the expertise of the pilots. But The threat is real, it is growing And you need a robust technological solution. Therefore, the Galileo constellation, the European GPS, has just officially activated its Osnma service: An additional security layer that hinders this type of deception without degrading the performance or precision of positioning. How Osnma works. The Open Service Navigation Message Authentication (OSNMA) is a kind of digital authenticity seal available for free For Galileo users. In essence, it is a cryptographic protocol that introduces authentication data into the signaling system itself. Specifically, in the I/NAV message of the E1-B signal; An already reserved space, hence it does not affect service performance. The process to have a compatible receiver is to obtain the cryptographic public key from the GNSS European Services Center. Upon receiving the signal, the receiver uses that key to verify the “digital signature” of the message. If the firm is false or does not exist, the receiver knows that he is being a victim of a hoax and can alert the pilot or the autonomous system. Prevents the Spoofingnot the Jamming. Osnma makes supplanting a Galileo signal exponentially more difficult. However, it does not prevent the Jammingthat is, someone interfere with the signal through a brute force attack That the receptors saturate. It is good news equally: it is no longer enough to issue a false signal; The cryptographic firm in real time, an immense computational feat should also be falsified. OSNMA will not only serve to Increase security in air and sea traffic management. It will also be key to the future of autonomous cars, smart tacographers and road use systems. Even for sectors such as telecommunications, energy and finance, which depend on an ultra -precise time signal to synchronize their operations. Image | ESA, Euspa In Xataka | The GPS has become the Achilles heel of modern aviation. And engineering already has its sustained ready

In full European rearme, Belgium has just expanded his f-35 fighter request. The next step is much more ambitious

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In full European rearme, not exempt from obstaclesBelgium will expand your request for F-35 With eleven new units. Thus adds to other allies such as the United Kingdom, who continue to bet on the American hunting Despite the problems that its deployment has raised. The current geopolitical context has once again placed aerial superiority in the center of the strategic board. Belgium had already commissioned 34 F-35 in 2018 With a clear objective: replace its aging F-16 fleet, a hunt that has been in service decades. At that time, the Belgian government opted for the American model against other proposals such as the Eurofighteralleging interoperability reasons, costs throughout the life cycle and compatibility with NATO nuclear weapons. Why the F-35 is the option that Belgium continues to see how more solid To date, eight units have been delivered, All in US baseswhere they serve as a training platform for the first Belgian pilots. The new order will raise the total figure to 45, in a decision framed in the reinforcement of the military budget agreed by the current government, that has committed to achieve 2% of GDP in defense in 2025 and climb up to 2.5% in the following decade. The investment planned for this extension amounts to about 1.6 billion euros, According to the strategic vision document. Although the F-16 have been updated over the years-and remain operational in several countries-it is a fourth generation platform, without furtive abilities and with less integrated sensors. They are versatile, reliable and relatively economic fighters, but belong to another era. In some scenarios, the technological difference with F-35 is abysmal. The new Lockheed Martin hunt offers a poaching, fusion of real -time sensors, advanced electronic warfacities and, above all, It is certified to carry American nuclear armament. Beyond conventional combat, this renewal of the fleet has deep strategic implications. Belgium is one of the European countries that actively participates in the strategy of NATO nuclear deterrence. To fulfill that paper, you need compatible aircraft with nuclear pumps that it is believed that they are stored in the base of Kleine Brogel. The current F-16 are certified for that mission, and the F-35 not only inherits that function, but reinforces it with more stealthy and precise technology. The delivery calendar also imposes its own limits. According to VRTthe Lockheed Martin production line is practically saturated, and the first additional fighters will not arrive until after 2033. The decision to expand the fleet, in that sense, is also a long -term commitment: future governments may resume the issue and add more units if the budgetary conditions allow it. Apart from F-35, Belgium seeks to gain weight in the air defense of the continent. In parallel to this acquisition, he has reserved 300 million euros to fully integrate into the second phase of the FCAS, The New Generation European Hunting Program. The objective is to be at the table where the technological standards of the next decades are defined, without renouncing the US fleet. On the horizon, a future coexistence is even contemplated between the F-35 and the plane that emerges from the FCAS after 2040, if the staff and the budget allow it. Images | US Air Force (1, 2, 3) In Xataka | China will need 9,000 new airplanes in the coming years. And a manufacturer takes the lead to Boeing: Airbus

PLD Space has a detailed plan to become the European rocket factory. And the pieces have started fitting

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With Miura 1, PLD Space became the first private company in Europe to successfully launch a suborbital rocket. Since then, the Spanish company has stepped on the accelerator with a project in mind: launching Miura 5 in 2026. Today the first orbital rocket in Spain is not a project, but a tangible reality that is being assembled in Elche. PLD Space It has already manufactured All its components and prepares to start your engines for the first time. The Treprel-C roars in Teruel. A rocket is, in essence, an engine with a large fuel tank. Miura 5 will have five Treprel-C engines fed by turbobomba in its first stage, generating a combined thrust of 950 kN, 30 times more than Miura 1. The development of the most important component of the rocket advances to counterreloj. The company already tested in its test banks of Teruel’s airport combustion cameras, validating manufacturing technologies such as copper and nickel electrode. The turbobombs, the largest developed by a European startup, They were also tested with a complete ignition before its final integration into the engine. Elements such as gas generators and cryogenic valves were designed, manufactured and tested internally following the lessons learned during the development of MIURA 1. A process that has culminated with the start of the engine series manufacturing: there are already four engines of the Teprel-C family in production for the final qualification campaign. Aluminum plates have gained shape. Parallel to the development of engines, the construction of the rocket structure itself advances at a good pace. In a recent videoThe company details how its Elche factory has been working on the molding and the test of the metal structures (the fuel tanks) and of composite materials (the separation module between stages and the cofia that will protect the satellites of the customers). These components have already undergone all kinds: tests at room temperature, cryogenic, and with compression and flexion loads to ensure that the structure will support the brutal conditions of the launch. The idea is to refine the design with the results of the prototypes to maximize their performance. After validating the engineering models, PLD Space is now manufacturing the final qualification components, the step prior to the series production of Miura 5. The launch ramp is running. The company signed a development contract With the French Space Agency (CNES) to build its own launch complex in the European Space Port of Kouroou, in the French Guiana. The civil works will begin this summer in the same place where France launched its first rocket, the Elm-Diamant. The location is unbeatable: its proximity to Ecuador will allow optimizing the trajectories of Miura 5 and launching heavier loads with less fuel. But PLD Space does not conform and has also signed an agreement with Oman to build a Second launch base In the Etlaq Space Puerto. This movement will give direct access to the Mercado de Oriente. A plan to be the European rocket factory. At the same time that Miura 5 develops, PLD Space is raising an industrial complex to manufacture it in series. The company has designed a plan to climb its production to 32 units per year by 2030. This industrial effort is based on a supply chain of almost 400 partners, mostly Spanish and Europeans, which has invested 50 million euros Since the beginning of 2024. PLD Space has chained a series of crucial milestones that draw a very clear and ambitious roadmap, as European confidence demonstrates. Back of the European Space Agency. PLD Space is already officially one of the five companies preselected by ESA to guarantee sovereign access to space in Europe. The European Launcher Challenge has awarded contracts of up to 169 million euros to the five companies, among which are the French Maiaspace, the British Orbex and the Germans Isar Aerospace and Rocket Factory Augsburg. PLD Space has proposed to Miura 5 as its immediate operating pitcher already His future heavy and reusable rocket, the Miura Nextlike the next step. The ESA final decision will be taken in November 2025, but the pre -selection already positions the Spanish company as a key actor and an industrial leader in the European launch sector. Image | PLD Space In Xataka | 12 years after making fun of Spacex and his idea of landing rockets, Arianegroup is creating a European mini-falcon 9

Barcelona has become the European capital of the Neobancos. And he has achieved it unintentionally

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N26, Qonto, Revolut and Monzo, the four major Neobancos, have established their main European operations in Barcelona in the last six years, as collected by a publication from BCN Fintech Collection by Dealflow: N26 opened its third global center in 2018 with 300 employees in the 22@@. Qonto manages its international operations from there with 170 workers. Revolution It plans to reach 400 employees in 2025 and look for headquarters diagonally. And Monzo He has just announced his HUB Barcelona This July. Why is it important. This concentration was not designed by any institutional strategy. Barcelona was not promoted as capital Fintech nor offered specific incentives for Neobancos. It simply happened: each company chose the city for its own reasons and the ecosystem was formed alone. The context. Neobancos see Spain as a strategic market for Europe, but they need technological talent to compete with traditional banking. Barcelona offers a unique combination: Lower operational costs that London or Berlin. Pool International talent in constant growth. And quality of life that attracts developers and Product Managers. Madrid remains the official financial capital with the Bank of Spain, the CNMV and the headquarters of the great banks. But Barcelona wins in the collection of technological talent, especially international. The facts. Among the four companies there are more than 1,000 employees in Barcelona, the majority in product and engineering development. Revolut specifically declared a year ago Having arrived 750 workers throughout Spain, half of them in Barcelona. To those four giants are added companies with a more local approach such as Unibooriented to farm administrators, U 11onzein addition to imagin of Caixabank, for example. Between the lines. The interesting thing is that this has not happened in a planned way. There were no campaigns of attraction or anything similar, each Neobanco made the decision independently, attracted by similar factors: talent, costs, connectivity and lifestyle. It is a good example of how a Cluster Real Technological: Not for a PowerPoint institutional, but for real competitive advantages that companies discover for themselves. In Xataka | India has been moving away from international payment networks. It is a hard blow for the giants Visa and Mastercard Outstanding image | Altumcode and Logan Armstrong in Unspash

The US is throwing blows to China. Many of them are fitting the European chips giant ASML

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ASML It is going well, but it could go much better. This Dutch company is the most important photolithography equipment manufacturer on the planet. And it is because it is the only one that can offer its customers the machines of extreme ultraviolet lithography (UVE) that are necessary to MANUFACTE INTEGRATED VANGUARD CIRCUITS. Even so, during the last three years this company is constantly undergoing all types of fluctuations. In fact, in the last hours his actions They have dropped to 7.1% Due to the threat that the very likely US tariffs represent the importation of foreign lithography equipment. And also to the uncertainty that looms over the growth of ASML In full struggle between China and the USA. Christophe Fouquet, the general director of this company, has the obligation to defend the interests of his company. And currently the tension held by the US and China does not make it easy. The sanctions that They have deployed US and the Netherlands They prevent Asml selling Your most advanced lithography teams To its Chinese clients. And neither can some maintenance and after -sales services services provide. In 2022 the sales of this company in China amounted to 2.9 billion euros, which represented 13.8% of its annual sales. At that time Taiwan was a more important market for Asml than China. However, in 2024 the country led by Xi Jinping was consolidated as The largest market for ASML with total sales of 10.2 billion euros. Asml’s rebellion Christophe Fouquet has removed the growth forecast that he and the board of directors of this company had set by 2026. This movement has contributed, as I mentioned a few lines above, to the fall of ASML’s actions. Anyway, it is understandable that this executive has taken this path: “We continue to observe a growing uncertainty promoted by macroeconomic and geopolitical events,” He has declared Fouquet In a statement. “Although we continue to prepare to grow in 2026, we cannot confirm it yet.” The evolution experienced by the actions of this company supports its prudence. In fact, 33% have fallen during the last year. This behavior is anomalous in a company that not only leads the market of photolithography equipment; In addition, it is the only one that markets UVE machines. At the end of last March Christophe Fouquet declared that he was convinced that the US would continue to put pressure on his partners to even more harden the sanctions that seek to stop the development of the Chinese industry of the integrated circuits. “Although we continue to prepare to grow in 2026, we cannot confirm it yet” However, Fouquet’s statements did not end here. He also defended that Europe “should decide for itself what you want” and “should not be dictated by anyone else.” Otherwise, He warnedleading European companies in strategic technologies, among which are ASML, could consider moving outside the old continent. His tone reflected a certain degree of helplessness, but in practice his company would be very difficult to relocate out of Europe. Anyway one of the figures in which we have repaired a few lines above gives us a very accurate track about how A ASML is dealing with prohibitions from the US and endorsed by the Government of the Netherlands that They could greatly degrade your business. As we have seen, in 2024 China was consolidated as its largest market. This success is because Chinese manufacturers of integrated circuits have bought A ASML many suitable photolithography equipment to produce mature semiconductors. On the other hand, currently TSMC, Intel, Samsung, Globalfoundries, Micron Technology and Sk Hynix are well building new chip manufacturing plants, they are well expanding some of those they have in operation. In any case, they all have something in common: they are buying the UVE and UVP equipment of ASML. And, in addition, TSMC, Intel and Samsung presumably will acquire for the next three years a large number of UVE Machines of Haute Opening. It is evident that even in the complicated current situation It is difficult to lie to ASML. At the moment his business in China endures, and will continue to do it at least until the moment when Chinese manufacturers of lithography equipment have their own UVE machines. Image | ASML More information | SCMP In Xataka | Japan wants to recover leadership as a manufacturer of lithography equipment. And he has a plan to end the Asml monopoly

that Spain ends like other European countries

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Torre Pacheco is a Murcia town of just over 40,000 inhabitants, a municipality that basically lives from agriculture and in which almost a third of the population is foreign. His name does not usually sneak into the headlines of the international press, but today they talk about him analysts in half Europe. The reason: a wave of unrest directed against immigrants who remembers what has lived in 2000 in The ejido (Andalusia) or those that have been registered in recent years in different parts of Europe, such as Dublin or more recently BallymenaUnited Kingdom. With the exception perhaps of El Ejido so far Spain had dodged that wave. The question seen what happened in Murcia is … Will it remain so? What happened? That Torre Pacheco, a town of 40,000 inhabitants From the region of Mar Menor, in Murcia, it has become national and international news, monopolizing headlines in the means of reach of The Guardian either The Telegraph. The reason? An outbreak of violence against the immigrant population of the municipality after a 68 -year -old neighbor received a brutal beating, an aggression that the authorities are still investigating (there are Two detainees) but that in the street (and networks) was attributed to young Moroccans. Why is it news? That what happened in Torre Pacheco has had an impact beyond the regional press responds to several reasons. The first, the scope of the riots. EFE He spoke This morning of eight detainees, five Spaniards and three Maghreb. The balance of injured Attended by emergency services due to gaps, blows and trauma is even greater. The wave of violence reached such a level that on the weekend the Civil Guard had to reinforce your presence. The trigger. The altercations have also been news for their political context and the role that the networks have played. The spark that jumped the riots was the beating that a 68 -year -old neighbor received on Wednesday while taking a walk. In An interview with The Spanish The victim said that a “Moroccan boy” was shouted at him and gave him “a stake” while other young people recorded him. At the moment the police have arrested Two Maghreb 21 and 22 who, although they did not participate in the aggression, were present. None reside in the town. From the beating the “hunt”. The event led the City Council to organize A manifestation to claim a “crime free” town and unleashed indignation in networks. Outrage and Fake News. Shortly after the case began to circulate A video that supposedly showed the beating, in addition to images in which the faces of the assumptions aggressors were identified. The victim herself He has made clear That the person seen in the video is not him, but that did not prevent the material from circulating through networks with ultras group messages for “hunt” immigrants. “They have come from outside the municipality to provoke because they know we live here,” he said to The country Omar, a 25 -year -old. Is it the first time? No. What happened these days in Torre Pacheco reminds in some ways the incidents that were lived 25 years ago In the ejido (Andalusia), although the balance of arrested and injured there was quite greater. The trigger on that occasion was three murders perpetrated by Moroccans in a matter of two weeks. Latest From them he was committed by an immigrant with paranoid schizophrenia who ended the stabbing of a young woman in a market in Santa María del Águila, which in turn unleashed one wave of violence that left dozens of injured. If this weekend could be seen altercations Between ultras and immigrants in Torre Pacheco, people were seen in the ejido of 2000 armed with bars Iron attacking immigrants and destroying premises. The tumults extended Between February 5 and 7 and forced the government to strengthen The presence of the Civil Guard and National Police, which did not prevent the episode from resorting with Several dozens of injured and damage. “Organized xenophobic groups have set fire to which immigrants are housed, which scared hide from the games of neighbors armed with sticks and chains that run through the streets,” He reported by then ABC. Beyond Spain. What happened in Murcia is news for another reason: it connects with more or less similar episodes registered over the last years in other countries in Europe. The details or scope change, but not the target: immigration. In November 2023 A series of stabbing unleashed a wave of violent protests against foreigners in Dublin and a few weeks ago an alleged violation case resulted in unrest Xenophobes in Northern Ireland. In Sweden and Denmark protests have also been convened during which copies of the Qur’an have burned, Belgium has suffered racist disturbances and in February the AP agency It echoed of migrants who have received an “increase in racist attacks” in Magdeburg after the attack against a local Christmas market. On the social agenda. There are also mass mobilizations of opposite sign, in which xenophobia is denounced. In March without going any further, France welcomed several marches with tens of thousands of participants who rose against hate to foreigners. The phenomenon confirms in any case that racism has an increasing importance in the social and political agenda of Europe, an boom that coincides with The progressive strengthening of the extreme right. What is the context? Cases such as Torre Pacheco, Ejido or Dublin incidents of 2023 are framed in a clear context: The increase of the immigrant population in Europe. In February Euronews revealed which in 2024 resided in the 27 community countries around 44.7 million citizens born outside the EU, which represents almost 10% of the total population. The data reveals a remarkable year -on -year increase, of 2.3 million. The countries with the highest number of people born abroad were, in order, Germany, France, Spain and Italy. At least in 2019 near DL 30% From the population of Torre Pacheco, in which agriculture … Read more

A strike arrives at its airports to collapse European air traffic

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“Today we had to go home and the first flight available is July 8. We don’t have a floor, we don’t find a hotel, a car, or train. We found nothing.” The comment He is from Mariano Mignola, an Italian tourist who last week suffered in his flesh the effects of the France’s air controllers strike just when he was preparing to take a flight in Orly with his children. Its case is not unique and reflects an alarming reality that has shaken the sector, both in France and in the rest of Europe, including of course Spain: The capacity of Gauling drivers to knock out the traffic European. What happened? That French air controllers have demonstrated their pressure capacity. And big, inside and outside your country. On Thursday 3 and Friday 4, just when thousands of Europeans made their bags to start their vacations, the collective He summoned a break that put the air traffic above the continent. The strike was organized UNSA-ICNA (The USAC-CGT union also added) after two unsuccessful meetings with the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) and a clear purpose: improve workers’ conditions. According to Precise I mondeextended to 270 from a total template of 1,400 controllers. Was it affected traffic? Yes. On Thursday the break had already felt in 11 airports From the French network and some of the most relevant in the country were forced to suppress 25% of all its programming. To tackle the problem and adjust the operation to the number of controllers available, on Friday the DGAC even asked to airlines that canceled about 40% of their flights in the three main Paris terminals. Nor for those avoided the intense chorreo of complaints of tourists, Companies And even Professional associations. Can the impact be measured? Yes. The sector has not taken to share figures that give an idea of ​​the impact that the strike in air traffic had, both French and other nations. “The European skies are unnecessarily paralyzing during Le Grand Départone of the most busy weekends for trips “, He denounced Thursday Airlines For Europe (A4E)an association that includes Ryanair, Air France-KKM, Lufthansa, British Airways and Easyjet. To prove it, I shared Some figures: More than 1,500 canceled flights, almost 300,000 affected passengers and more than 500,000 minutes in delays (equivalent to a whole year). And that, he stressed, when the strike had not yet ended. Is there more data? Yes. A4E was not the only one to alert the consequences of the strike for the European sector. In its latest weekly Eurocontrol report Recognize that the network was “significantly affected” by the break and speaks of delays that directly blames what happened in the France control towers. According to your calculationsthe strike accumulated important delay in traffic management, both directly and indirectly. Regarding operations, Your balance It is resounding: “3,343 flights less from/to French airports compared to the previous week and (…), 1,206 less overflows with Gallic airspace.” Was Spain affected? Yes. And clearly. The Association of Airlines (Wing) He took stock Yesterday of what happened and concluded that “one in three flights operated in Spain” on Thursday and Friday was affected by the strike. In traffic that is equivalent to almost 2,000 flights with departure or arrival Spain with delays and thousands of harmed passengers. The collective estimates that during the stop days the average delay of the flights affected in our country was around 42 minutes. “On Thursday 1,082 flights operated in Spain (31% of the flights) suffered delays due to the strike in Gallic air control, with an average of 49 minutes per flight. On Friday, 873 flights were affected (23%) with an average of 33 minutes per flight,” he says. With those figures on the table, ClarifySpain would be the second most affected country, behind France. There he estimates that direct operation (take -off and landings) descended 32% due to protests. What does the sector think? Alert impact on air traffic and tourism. In fact wing claims that are protected with “urgency” the over -uelos in France when the controllers of the country declare themselves on strike to “avoid damage to passengers and airlines.” It would be nothing new, remember: it is already done in Italy, Greece or Spain. “Citizens cannot be captive to the strikers’ strikes in France, whose affectation extends beyond their borders, impacting worryingly in our country,” Crows Its president. Very critical The general director of Ryanair, Michael O’Lery, has also been shown, who recalled that much of the affected passengers did not fly with origin or destination France, but that they crossed the country’s airspace. “It makes no sense and is extremely unfair for passengers and EU families who go on vacation,” emphasize The manager, who has already asked Ursula von der to adopt “urgent measures” to protect the flying. “It is unacceptable that flights that survive France and that could operate without interruptions are unnecessarily canceled, simply because the European Commission does not protect overflow flights or defends the single market.” Images | Charles (Flickr) and Vincent Desjardins (Flickr) In Xataka | We have been binding to the suitcases to identify them at the airport for years. Your employees warn that it is a bad idea

Celestis promised an unforgettable spatial tribute. A European capsule ended star with human remains inside

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The idea is, at least, singular: send a small symbolic portion of the cremated remains or a person’s DNA to space. That a part of what was a human body experience zero gravity, go around the earth and become a relic for the family. A capsule that acts as a space urn. That’s how it is Earth Riseone of the services it offers Celestisan American company with more than 30 years of experience in this business that they define as “perseverance flights.” But this time not everything went as expected. On June 23, an Earth Rise mission transported 166 capsules with human remains and DNA samples. The take -off on board a Falcon 9 rocket of Spacex was successful. The capsule, developed by the European company The Exploration Companymanaged to enter orbit and completed two laps around the planet, fulfilling the planned flight profile. So far, everything went as planned. However, something failed during the reentry process. The NYX capsule, which had to return to the earth and deliver its individual modules to each family, He suffered an anomaly. The vehicle was lost shortly after starting its descent, and ended up crashing into the Pacific Ocean. With him, human remains and flight capsules also dispersed. “We believe we can’t recover anything,” He has recognized Celestis In a statement. The Celestis container with human remains that traveled inside the NYX capsule The origin of Celestis It goes back to 1992, when NASA included a sample of the remains of Gene Roddenberry, creator of ‘Star Trek’, in a mission of the Columbia ferry. Shortly after, Celestis collaborated with the agency to send remains of the Geologist Eugene Shoemaker to the moon, making him the first buried person there. Since then, they say, they have sent more than 1,200 capsules to space, aboard commercial releases, commemorating both known figures and anonymous citizens. They have several active services: suborbital flights that return to the earth, missions to the lunar orbit or even to the deep space. Earth Rise: A farewell with round trip ticket Celestis offers several types of commemorative spatial flights, but Earth Rise is the most economical and direct. For $ 3,495, the company launches a small capsule with cremated remains or DNA. After experiencing a few minutes in microgravity, the capsule returns to Earth and gives family members as a souvenir. It is a trajectory that seeks symbolism, not permanence. For those who look for something more ambitious, there are also other options: Earth Orbit: For $ 4,995, the capsules enter into terrestrial orbit and remain there until they resent and disintegrate in the atmosphere, “like a fleeting star.” Moon: For $ 12,995, the remains are sent to the lunar orbit or even land on the surface, “becoming a permanent tax on the moon.” Voyager: Also from $ 12,995, this service launches the capsules to the deep space, beyond the moon, in a trajectory without return. A European space capsule The capsule that transported the human remains on the Perseverance flight was not any space vehicle. Was NYXa prototype developed by The Exploration Company, a startup with presence in Germany, France and Italy that seeks to make a place in the new European space race. Its proposal is clear: create reusable, rechargeable capsules in orbit and compatible with any heavy pitcher in the world. The NYX capsule, prepared for its mission, at The Exploration Company facilities According to your websitethe company was founded in 2021 by Hélène Huby and a team of engineers with experience in large European programs such as Orion-Esm, Ariane or ATV. In just three years they have built two demonstrating capsules and have sold six missions. Its development rate has been unusually rapid for the sector. The flight Possible missionin which Celestis’s funeral capsules were traveling, it was the second demonstrator of the company. It was designed to perform a controlled reentry and recover the load after completing the mission. That was, in fact, one of his key technological promises: not only reach the space, but to return. And do it precisely. It was also the first time that a Private capsule of European origin offered that type of commercial service in collaboration with an American company as Celestis. The mission was an important step for The Exploration Company, which aspires to compete in the growing orbital transport market with its future NYX Earth capsule, designed to supply space stations in low orbit. The families expected to receive a capsule that had orbited the Earth, a symbolic and emotional tribute for those who decided to bet on this unique form of farewell. It was not possible. What remains is a story of ambition and failures. Touch to wait to know if Celestis will try again in the future. Images | Celestis/Exploration Company (1, 2, 3, 4) In Xataka | Taiwan believes having found the mythical planet 9 of the Solar System. Instead of looking for his light, he has been looking for his heat

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