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up to 3,000 euros fine depending on noise and installation

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When I bought my apartment a few months ago, one of the first ideas that came to mind was to move the washing machine to the patio to save space, concentrate the washing and hanging of clothes in a single point outside the house and while we’re at it, avoid the noise. Having to pull the water intake there and ask the community for permission was enough to dissuade me. However, it is still an idea that is on my mind in the medium term because of the advantages it brings if you do it well. If not, you can finish paying up to 3,000 euros in violations and other associated costs. The risk of having a washing machine on the balcony. Let’s get one thing straight: putting a washing machine on the balcony, terrace or patio is not a risk nor does it have to be a problem. But there are two potentially dangerous factors: the noise or vibration of the appliance and how it is installed. Because connecting a washing machine on a private balcony that has an existing outlet is not the same as occupying a common patio, modifying a downspout or fixing the pipes to the façade. And as an example, a button: when some owners They turned a community patio into their personal laundry room and justice forced them to remove the elements they had left there and return the patio to its initial state. Why you can be fined. The legal basis for noise is twofold: state and municipal. The Law 37/2003 Noise defines noise pollution including noise and vibrations and the Royal Decree 1367/2007 The developer also applies the acoustic quality objectives of the homes to vibrations as well. From here on, each town council sets its own limits and schedules. An example: the Ordinance for Protection against Acoustic and Thermal Pollution of Madrid of 2011 provides for fines of up to 3,000 euros for very serious violations if you exceed the nighttime limits by more than 7 dBA or the daytime or evening limits by more than 10 dBA. Regarding the installation, article 7.1 of Horizontal Property Law establishes that the “The owner of each apartment or premises may modify the architectural elements, facilities or services of the former when it does not undermine or alter the security of the building, its general structure, its external configuration or state, or harm the rights of another owner, and must previously report such works to whoever represents the community.“ Who can act against you. The community and the city council, two different and non-exclusive paths. He article 7.2 of the Horizontal Property Law stipulates that the presidency of the community, on its own initiative or that of any of the owners or occupants, will require anyone who carries out the activities prohibited by this section to immediately cease them, under warning of initiating appropriate legal actions. In that case, the judge can force you to dismantle the installation, pay the repair and the court costs. And it reserves one of the most severe mechanisms: depriving the use of the home for up to three years, depending on the severity of the infraction and the damage caused to the community. The city council, for its part, acts through administrative means with a regulated procedure: Law 39/2015 requires that all sanctioning procedures be initiated ex officio and that the initiation agreement be notified to the affected person, identifying the facts, their possible classification, the sanction that could correspond and the right to formulate allegations, with a hearing process of between ten and fifteen days to allege and present documents (article 82). Just because a neighbor reports you does not automatically make you fined: a noise measurement, opening of a file are necessary first and you have the opportunity to defend yourself before the sanction is final. How to do things right. Before installing anything, review the community bylaws and check if there is already a water intake and drainage. If there is, it is enough to communicate it to the presidency or the administrator. If there is not one, you will have to request express authorization from the board to connect to the community downspout. It is a permission, not a notice. To avoid disappointment, leave the installation in the hands of a qualified professional, minimizing the risk of leaks. Next, control the noise: check your town council’s ordinance (limits and hours vary greatly between municipalities) and install the washing machine on an anti-vibration base to reduce transmitted noise. Keep evidence of all the steps you follow, from communication to the community to the installer’s invoice, because in case of problems or complaints this documentation protects you from an inspection. What to do if it’s your turn. If you receive a warning, the first thing is to identify the origin: is it a noise problem with the city council or an installation conflict with the community? Prepare the evidence that you can provide and be careful because the technical sheet of the washing machine is not very useful: that a washing machine emits 70 dB when spinning is not a relevant fact in itself, it depends on the time and the municipality. If the problem is noise, the city council will carry out an inspection; If a notification of a sanctioning file arrives, stick to the indicated deadline and provide documentation and allegations within that process. In Xataka | Fed up with the lack of maintenance, a resident of Mataró started planting trees on his own. Result: more than 1,700 euros fine In Xataka | In Murcia they have decided that there is something that no one should ever do on their balcony under penalty of a €1,500 fine: hang clothes Cover | Alpha Perspective and Magnificent

While the technology sector is bleeding from layoffs, ASML is walking in the opposite direction: 20,000 euros to stay

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2026 is being a rush of layoffs in technology companies. It is estimated that in the first four months, at least 92,000 employees in the technology sector have lost their jobs with the excuse that we must invest more in AI. Meanwhile, the opposite is happening in semiconductor and component companies: they are paying bonuses so they don’t leave. That’s just what ASML is doing. what has happened. They tell it in Eindhovens Dagblad: ASML is going to offer its employees a share package worth 20,000 euros to all employees who continue to work in the company in 2030. The shares will be available from January 1, 2027 and the condition to be able to collect it is to continue working in the company on January 1, 2030. Why it is important. The AI ​​boom has two sides. On one side we have technology companies like Meta that They are investing very aggressively in AImainly in the construction of data centers. In addition, AI serves to automate processes and thus requires less labor. The other downside is companies like ASML, Samsung or SK Hynix that cannot afford to manufacture more components that make the AI ​​boom possible. Here you don’t say goodbye, here you try to retain talent with a checkbook. Rshare the benefits. In total, ASML has 44,500 employees worldwide, of which around 23,500 work at its headquarters in Veldhoven. If when 2030 arrives all workers are still in the company, ASML would have to disburse 890 million euros. ASML leads the ranking of European companies with the highest market capitalization. Only the last quarter brought in 9.3 billion euros, with a net profit of 2.92 billion. Come on, they can afford it. The Samsung case. A few months ago, Samsung also confirmed that would pay a bonus to its workers in the semiconductor division. However, it did not leave the company, but was the result of a negotiation with the employees, which They threatened a strike that would paralyze the factories. Finally Samsung gave in and employees will get a bonus of $340,000 on average. The bad part is that this has created tensions within the company because staff in other divisions such as devices would get a much smaller bonus, in some cases $4,000. Meanwhile in Silicon Valley. As we said at the beginning, technology companies have reduced their workforce considerably so far this year. In May Meta fired 8,000 employeesMicrosoft offered early retirement to many othersOracle too gave a door to thousands of workers (no figure yet confirmed), Amazon too… The serious thing is that it is not a financial problem, but rather The reason behind the vast majority of these layoffs is AI. It is not about replacing employees with AI, but rather that many companies are completely restructuring themselves to develop AI. Image | Xataka with Magnific In Xataka | AI has become the perfect alibi for anything: it serves companies both to cut back and to expand

Poland has 500 kilometers of train to build and 32 billion euros saved. And Spain wants to take over them

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Spain is a railway power. It is because we are the second country in the world in high-speed roads. But also because our companies are among the most sought after when it comes to carrying out a new project. We have examples of all kinds that point to all the processes necessary to start a train on the track. That is why Poland has trusted Spain for an investment that should completely change its infrastructure. 32.2 billion euros. This is what Poland will invest to move forward Port Polskathe project that wants to completely change the image of the country to turn it into a key axis in central European mobility. With the intention of completely renewing the way its citizens move, Poland has launched a series of investments that include road improvements but, above all, an intermodal center a few kilometers from Warsaw. This space will house a new airport for travelers that also wants to offer itself as a strategic place for the transport of goods and serve the military forces of the European Union and NATO. But, above all, it will be the nerve center of a new high-speed train network. Polish trains. The project includes building 480 kilometers of high-speed roads that will connect four of the five most populated cities in the country. From Port Polska you can travel to Warsaw, obviously, but also to Lodz, Poznań and Wroclaw (Wrocław). The network will have the capacity for trains to reach 350 km/h but they will move at a maximum of 320 km/h. In this way, an infrastructure is developed that is considered key to the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)the same one that is committed to the development of Madrid-Lisbon high speed. The first section, between Warsaw and Łódź, is expected to be operational in 2032 and the line to be fully operational in 2035. And Spain? One of the countries most involved with the project is ours. In fact, Óscar Puente (Minister of Transport) met a few days ago with Dariusz Klimczak (Minister of Infrastructure) in relation to the investments that Spanish companies have there. This meeting has been accompanied by a second one in which Adif, Renfe, Acciona, Aldesa, CAF, Elecnor, Idom, Indra, Lantania and Talgo have met. And all of them are seeking entry into this 32.2 billion euro project, either in terms of the construction of the necessary infrastructure, its management or the contribution of the trains that must pass through the tracks. Among the latest major advances, Adif renewed its agreements underwriting the company’s work in “the design, construction and maintenance of railway infrastructure, the transfer of knowledge and skills, as well as the development of “local content”, in order that the greatest possible part of the technical knowledge and the benefits of the investments made remain in Poland”, They explained from the Polish embassy. Waiting for news. At the moment, ACS, Acciona and Ferrovial each lead one of the six consortia that aspire to take the first batch of investments to build the Polish high-speed train, they explain in Expansion. In addition, Ayesa will supervise the 17-kilometer stretch from Lodz to Wrocław. Ineco and Adif collaborate, as we said, in the design of the high speed and Idom is immersed in the airport’s ICT services. They are not the only ones. In addition to the development of this new high-speed rail infrastructure, Renfe also operates in Poland. And with the help of Leo Express, the Czech company of which Renfe has been the majority shareholder since 2021, the Spanish company offers its services between Warsaw and Krakow. Besides, In February they announced that they were increasing cross-border services and that they would put more trains on the route between Prague and Krakow given the good results. Photo | Port Polska In Xataka | César Franco, engineer: “If we spend hundreds of millions to circulate three AVEs a day, we are making a mistake”

more than 800 million euros for offices in Paris

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A study of the University of Zaragoza has pointed out that when temperatures exceed At 37.8 °C our productivity plummets by 36%. However, this fall does not seem to affect the main real estate investor in Spain, which even marking maximum temperatures in thermometers across half of Europe has surprised the market with a record investment. We are talking, of course, about Amancio Ortega, who has set his investment record on this side of the Atlantic in the purchase price of an office building located at number 32 Rue de Monceau very close to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris: 800 million euros for the property. According to advanced the specialized medium Green Street Newsis a figure that places this operation among the largest of his entire career as an investor. A building with important tenants. The office complex is called Capital 8 and occupies about 45,000 square meters in the heart of the VIII district of Paris. It has a panoramic roof terrace, gardens and almost 3,700 meters of vegetation cover. Firms such as Mitsubishi, Standard Chartered or the shipping company CMA CGM work within. The building’s occupancy is close to 95%, something unusual in an office market that is not going through its best moment. Its previous owner, the management company Invesco, bought it in 2018 from Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield for 789 million of euros. Previously, a renovation had modernized its facilities without touching the Haussmannian façade so characteristic of the French capital. Eight years later, Ortega has increased his price to keep it. Pontegadea’s second largest purchase. There is only one operation that, to date, exceeds the amount of this purchase in Pontegadea’s history. It was the investment that Ortega’s investment arm made in the Royal Bank Plaza in Toronto, closed in 2022 for about 838 million of euros. That skyscraper, headquarters of the largest Canadian bank, continues to be Ortega’s spending ceiling on a single property. Behind are other purchases that also sounded loud at the time. The complex that housed the historic headquarters of Canada’s postal company known as The Vancouver Post, purchased in 2025and The Post Building in London, acquired in 2019were around 700 million each. The Capital 8 complex sneaks in just below, but very close, to the Canadian record. Additionally, this transaction marks the largest single office purchase in Europe since 2022. The driving force behind it: Inditex dividends. Pontegadea is one of the few (very few) real estate agencies that can close this type of operations without having to give explanations to any banking entity. Your gasoline are the dividends which Pontegadea receives each year as Ortega’s representative for 59.29% of the Inditex shares. In 2026, this dividend will mean a capital injection of 3,234 million that will be entirely used to purchase strategic properties with solvent tenants who pay their rent on time and guarantee profitability from the first minute. A diversified business. Thanks to this strategy of multimillion-dollar injections of constant capital and without issuing debt, Pontegadea has turned Amancio Ortega into the biggest real estate tycoon on the planet, ahead of giants like Blackstone in volume of unique assets. And all this without hardly selling assets. Only purchasing strategic properties due to their value or location and renting them to solvent tenants. The purchase of Capital 8 joins a long list of investments in recent months. Pontegadea has also obtained a logistics center in Canada that belonged to the Lactalis dairy group. And with another warehouse in the Netherlands, occupied by brands such as Tommy Hilfiger. The logistics gain weight in Ortega’s investment portfolio compared to traditional offices and commercial premises. His most striking movement in recent months arrived from Australiawhere Pontegadea entered as a minority partner in the purchase of Qube Holdings, the largest port operator in the country. In Xataka | With just three moves, Amancio Ortega has conquered the Ibex35: he is now the most powerful investor in Spain Image | GTRES

savings of up to 1,146 euros in the pre-purchase of the new Galaxy Z Fold, Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Watch

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Yesterday’s Unpacked revealed the five new Samsung devices. We have three folding watches (one of them has a new format) and two watches that, although they arrive in stores during the first days of August, we can already pre-purchase in the official samsung store. We tell you how to get them with a total saving of up to 1,146 euros. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links The Galaxy Z Fold8 launches a new format In this new generation of foldable devices, Samsung has three phones. There are two old acquaintances (although one has a new last name Ultra) who join the Galaxy Z Fold8Samsung’s first foldable with a format similar to that of a passport. Galaxy Z Fold8 We’re just starting with this foldable, a device that has a 7.6-inch screen unfolded, a dual 50-megapixel rear camera and the best Android processor there is to date, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. With pre-purchase in the Samsung store, we can save up to 1,146 euros on our purchase. Let’s see the different promotional layers that we can apply one by one: The phone starts at 1,999 euros (for its 256 GB version). With Delivery and Premierewe will receive a direct discount of 100 euros. To this, we must add what we obtain for the valuation of our old mobile, which can reach up to 896 euros (we will obtain this as a refund). Paying with PayPal or Samsung Pay, we will obtain another direct discount of 150 euros. If we use the discount code ‘SAMSUNG5‘, we will get a 5% discount. And with the code ‘CHARGER’ we will receive a gift charger. Adding all the above, the price of this device with 256 GB would remain at 1,661.55 euros (1,851.55 euros and 2,231.55 euros for its 512 GB and 1 TB versions, respectively). At this price, we would also have to subtract the reimbursement we receive later for handing over our old cell phone. Additional note: if you choose one of the exclusive colors from the Samsung store and also use the code ‘GIFTCASE’ you will get a gift case. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra Now we move on to Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultrathe first Samsung phone to use a silicon-carbon battery. A device whose interior screen extends up to 8 inches with 3,000 nits of maximum brightness (and a hinge that is barely noticeable), the same Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and a camera system that, in this case, incorporates three rear cameras. Let’s go with the discounts: The phone starts at 2,199 euros (for its 256 GB version). As with the previous one, we will receive a direct discount of 100 euros with Delivery and Release. In addition, a subsequent refund of up to 896 euros (depending on the valuation of the device we deliver). Paying with PayPal or Samsung Pay, direct discount of 150 euros. If we use the discount code ‘SAMSUNG5‘, we will get a 5% discount. All together, leave the pre-purchase of this device in 1,851.55, euros for its 256 GB version. As with the Z Fold8, we can use the code ‘CHARGER’ for the gift charger and ‘GIFTCASE’ to obtain a gift case in the exclusive colors on the Samsung website. The price of the other versions is as follows: The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Galaxy Z Flip8 Samsung’s most economical foldable is once again one more generation Galaxy Z Flip8. It is ideal if you are looking for a handy and light phone, since it barely weighs 180 grams. Its interior screen reaches 6.9 inches and the exterior, 4.1 inches, can be used for a lot of functions. In this case, we can save up to 616 euros: The device is part of the 1,299 euros for its 256 GB version (the 512 GB version is priced at 1,499 euros). The discounts are a little different here. With Delivery and Release, we will receive a direct discount of 50 euros. The refund for the old device can be up to 466 euros. Paying with PayPal or Samsung Pay, the discount is 100 euros. Additionally, we will receive a direct 5% discount if we use the code ‘SAMSUNG5’. All together, leaves the price of the device at 1,091.55 euros and 1,281.55 euros for its 256 and 512 GB versions, respectively. As with the previous ones, we can use the same coupons to get a charger and gift case for its exclusive colors. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links The new Galaxy Watch also have a discount In addition to the three new foldables, Samsung yesterday presented two different watches: The Galaxy Watch9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra2. let’s see how to pre-purchase them with the biggest possible discount. Galaxy Watch9 The Galaxy Watch9 arrives with a new Qualcomm processor and is more focused on day-to-day life. Comes in two different sizes (40 and 44 millimeters) and, each of them, in Bluetooth and Bluetooth+LTE versions. The device is part of the 409 euros and this is the way to pre-purchase it cheaper: With Delivery and Release, we will have a direct discount of 30 euros and a refund of up to 110 euros. By choosing PayPal as a payment method, we will receive another discount of 50 euros. Additionally, we can also use the code ‘SAMSUNG5‘ to get an extra 5% discount. With all this together, we can get this new Samsung watch from 312.55 euros. The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Galaxy Watch Ultra2 And finally, we have the new Galaxy Watch Ultra2. Samsung has refined the formula of its previous Ultra using the same Qualcomm processor that the previous model has, but with a screen with a brutal maximum brightness of 5,000 nits and the largest battery it has used in its watches so far (800 mAh). The device costs 749 euros and these are the … Read more

more than 1,700 euros fine

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What do you do when you see that your neighborhood, your street, is gradually becoming stripped of trees, where urban maintenance passes by? In Mataró, in the province of Barcelona, ​​on Cós street, Miquel, a resident of the area, decided take action. It carried years of documented frustration. His official complaints began in the distant 2019. He demanded that the environment be taken care of and, after waiting a thousand days for some movement on the part of his City Council, he decided to take direct action, putting in his money, his time and his sweat. For several days, he bought for 34.40 euros and planted five trees in empty tree pits. He sanded and painted two rotting wooden public benches. Replaced several burst tiles with new, safe pieces. He created a livable corner for his community. He did the dirty work with his own shovel and the tools he had around the house. The administrative machinery. The inspectors from Mataró arrived, drew up a report of the “disaster” and the verdict fell like a stone: a financial fine of 1,733.39 euros. The council justifies the sword by citing the local Public Roads Ordinance, the rule that protects the “public domain” from any unauthorized alteration through bureaucratic means. The Kafkaesque thing about the matter is what follows. Because the sanction not only punishes the alleged urban planning violation: the total amount includes the operational cost of the municipal brigades. That is, go to the place, uproot five healthy trees, return to leaving the pavement arrangements as they were and return the street to its condition. It sounds like an institutional dystopia, a kind of ‘Brazil’ distorted in the key of modern urbanism that enables degradation, but the citizen cannot touch. What science says. I’m going to try to explain it with a round of macro studies. The air temperature during the day is always lower under a tree canopy. The shade they cast is essential, but for the cooling to be drastic, a street must exceed a threshold of 40% tree cover. Streets with trees are, on average, 1°C colder in ambient airbut being in direct shade can mean a drop of 10ºC compared to asphalt exposed directly to the sun. In addition, urban trees filter tons of fine particles (PM2.5), drastically reducing the incidence of asthma and respiratory diseases. Oh, and a relationship has been demonstrated between the presence of trees in dense streets (as in the case of Mataró) with a immediate reduction of cortisol and an improvement in the mental health of neighbors. Greener, less stress. There are dozens of direct studies on European cities comparing the heat island mortality. A third of premature deaths would be avoided if 30% tree cover was achieved. It has been measured tree equitythere is dedicated portals to follow up with thermography of the dramas in some areas and the green infrastructure planted by neighbors is, on top of that, more efficient and cheaper to maintain in the long term than artificial cooling. Mataró’s preferences. Sitting on a bench under a leafy canopy means up to 12 degrees less temperature than the asphalt exposed to the sun. This difference saves lives during unbearable heat waves. The plants preserve the local fauna, shelter birds and pollinating insects. They drastically improve the neighborhood’s biome, filter toxic air from exhaust pipes and increase the livability of gray and sad streets. Apparently, another citizen of the neighborhood reported in August 2024 that Miquel was acting on public behalf. This was the beginning of the sanctioning file. In any case, Mataró’s neighbor, Miquel, has challenged the sanction through legal means and defended its civil work, alluding to the aesthetic and habitability improvements, and arguing that it has not caused any damage to public assets. It is not necessary to sign a bombastic global agenda to satisfy the needs of a neighborhood. green guerrilla. The case coincides with similar cases in the past. Claudio Trenta, in Barlassina (Italy), was a 72-year-old retiree who watched with horror as his neighbors fell to the ground – down a huge sinkhole in a zebra crossing. Since they ignored the request, the grandfather bought a bag of tar, covered the pothole in just half an hour of work, and the local police fined him 882 euros. They ordered him to reopen the hole with a pickaxe. In Viña del Mar, Chile, a neighbor lived on the edge of a ravine full of dry brush. Worried about an imminent forest fire, she first asked the municipality for help and, when they refused, she weeded the entire area and threw the organic remains into a nearby container. He fell another fine of 180,000 Chilean pesos for “illegal disposal of prunings and debris.” Even Rod Stewart—yes, the British rock legend—recorded a video filling potholes on his street because he was fed up with bursting his car tires and the local authorities They gave him a public reprimand. Something similar happened to him to Arnold Schwarzenegger. There is a movement, theguerrilla gardening“, focused on rehabilitating landfills and abandoned areas and turn them into parks or community farms. Then come the fines for growing vegetables without paying the corresponding commercial agricultural permits. If the people rule the people, regular fits in here. leave it as it was. The articles on heritage assets They are clear. can be typifiedFor example, handling waste – no longer overturning bins, but rather collecting their contents – altering, painting or affixing posters without permission to streetlights, benches, traffic signs or containers and similar situations. Faced with this situation, Miquel summarizes that “sometimes it seems safer to let a bench rot, a tree pit remain empty and a sidewalk continue to deteriorate than to try to fix it on your own initiative.” What is clear is that, in the midst of a heat wave, the asphalt burns but the bureaucracy burns more, if we look at the price charged by any citizen attempt to reformulate what is habitable. Images | Pexels … Read more

Steam disinfection and extra-thin design for less than 200 euros

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If you’ve ever tried to clean under a sofa with a wet-dry vacuum cleaner, you’ll know how frustrating it can be: most of the deposits stuck to the handle prevent the device from completely lying down. Roborock seems to have taken note of this problem in its new catalog of upright vacuum cleanersbringing to Spain two models that directly attack the usual weak points of this category: maneuverability and disinfection. The new ones Roborock F25 Steam and Roborock F25 GT Gen 2 They are now officially available in Spain from 199 euros (per launch campaign), thus offering a very interesting alternative to traditional high-end brands. roborock F25 GT Gen 2 Wet and Dry Vacuum Cleaner The price could vary. We earn commission from these links roborock F25 Steam Vacuum Cleaner and Steam Scrubber The price could vary. We earn commission from these links F25 Steam: steam at 180°C so you don’t have to scrub by hand The star model of this launch is the Roborock F25 Steam, a device designed for those looking for maximum hygiene without resorting to chemicals. Its great asset is technology VaporFlowcapable of projecting steam at 180°C directly onto the floor to soften stubborn grease and dirt in a single pass. Beyond steam, it solves two of the main problems of this type of vacuum cleaners: Gets under the furniture: Thanks to the FlatReach 2.0 system, the vacuum cleaner reclines until it is completely flat (only 12.5 cm thick), allowing you to clean under beds or sofas without losing suction. Self-maintenance: At its base, it not only washes the roller with steam, but dries it with hot air at 95 °C to avoid bad odors due to retained moisture. With a autonomy of up to 80 minutes in Eco mode and dirt sensor in real time (DirTect), is a cleaning beast that costs the usual 589 euros, although it comes with an introductory offer for 459 euros. roborock F25 Steam Vacuum Cleaner and Steam Scrubber The price could vary. We earn commission from these links F25 GT Gen 2: the entry range that lowers the center of gravity If you don’t need the steam function and are looking for something lighter and cheaper For everyday use, the F25 GT Gen 2 is positioned as a very good option for a price of 199 euros in launch promotion. Unlike the previous generation, the brand has redesigned the weight distribution by placing the water tank in the lower area. This makes it much more agile to push and turn between the table legs. It maintains the ability to lie down at 180º and stands out for its respectable 20,000 Pa of suction and a dual scraper system (JawScrapers) designed so that dog or cat hair does not get tangled in the roller. In addition, its base also includes self-cleaning and thermal drying at 90ºC. roborock F25 GT Gen 2 Wet and Dry Vacuum Cleaner The price could vary. We earn commission from these links You may also be interested roborock Saros Z70 Robot Vacuum Cleaner with 5-Axis Foldable OmniGrip Mechanical Arm The price could vary. We earn commission from these links roborock H60 Hub Ultra Cordless Vacuum Cleaner with Self-Emptying Base The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Image | Roborock In Xataka | Best robot vacuum cleaners in quality price. Which one to buy based on use and five recommended models In Xataka | These are the seven best cleaning devices to keep dirt at bay

Albacete offers up to 500,000 euros for hunting rabbits. The problem is what to do with them afterwards.

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Spain, rabbit landtoday he pays to get them off his back. When the Phoenicians set foot on our coasts, they saw ears and burrows before cities and that is how they named the peninsula, i‑spn‑yaa curious place name that ended up as Hispania. Or so the theory goes, one of many. Now Albacete has set up a subsidy system so that hunting societies contain an overpopulation that destroy their crops. The real problem is not only about how many are killed, but what is done with them afterwards and why the model produces plagues again and again. A plague that concentrates. The province of Albacete is experiencing a paradox that is actually repeated throughout half the country. On the one hand, the wild rabbit is listed as an endangered species in many habitats; on the other, it is a plague on agricultural strips and on the margins of large infrastructures. In Castilla-La Mancha, hundreds of thousands of rabbits are estimated to be captured each year; only so far in 2026 are they talking about 603,000 copiesand 30% of them leave the fields of Albacete. The regional administration has been chaining “hunting emergency” resolutions for years. That is, we seek to find the key between a balance of fauna and environmental regulation. And, at least in La Mancha, Albacete, Cuenca and Toledo, they have not been able to find it. Because more than a homogeneous explosion we are talking about hot spots next to roads, railway lines, intensive irrigation and protected spaces where the rabbit finds shelter, food and the absence of predators. How the half million works. This is not the wild western. Let no one expect an envelope for each animal killed. The Albacete Provincial Council has announced a line of subsidies amounting to 500,000 euros aimed at local non-profit hunting societies. Of course, based in the province. Each entity can request up to 9,000 eurosonly once, for a specific project linked to wild rabbit damage control. The money is processed electronically, through the provincial electronic headquarters, between July 21 and August 10, 2026; The companies justify the actions until October 31. And this shock plan does not clash with other aid: the call makes it possible to make this aid compatible with other public lines, as long as they are aimed at the same purpose. Because? Because it fits with the four million euro regional plan for rabbit overpopulation. Is it necessary to kill? In the past, this “social hunting” received local and even private help from crop protectors. Now alternatives are being sought: the village clubs insist on fencing, hunting nurseries and management of water and food points for wildlife. That is, it should be financed around the infrastructure around the rabbit and the verb “kill” is the last option. And if there is only one alternative, killing will always be that savagery that no authority should authorize. The dominant model continues to be intensive hunting, with a shotgun, ferret and nets in extended periods thanks to the emergency declarations from some regions. In Aragon and Castilla-La Mancha, this shock works in the short term: in Aragon, between 2019 and 2021, a control plan eliminated 1.8 million rabbits in 125 municipalities. Despite the 18 measurementsIn Castilla-La Mancha, more than 46% of the territory is affected by this plague, “which translates into some 364 municipalities with direct damage.” Save them to kill them. WWF and other research teams have been pointing out for years that mass hunting reduces damage during the campaign, but the following year the effect fades and the population grows again. If there is shelter and food, there is overpopulation. And the problem comes from afar, from the dynamics of crops with larger and more homogeneous farm surfaces, with less mosaic of crops, fewer boundaries and less presence of natural predators. The ancient stone walls served as homes, but also as regional limiters. Now the rabbit runs free in no man’s land. Associations like PACMA they add also another nuance, remembering that the Generalitat of Catalonia authorized the release of more than 12,000 rabbits from hunting farms to repopulate hunting reserves in 2021, and that the same administration later declared the hunting emergency and the use of biocides such as aluminum phosphide. Inflate the population first and then resorting to massacres when the population overflows is, to say the least, counterproductive. What do you do with so much rabbit?. The great unknown is the same as always. The emergency resolutions and the regional shock plan already include the possibility of marketing the meat of captured rabbits, as long as they are immediately slaughtered and delivered to authorized wild game handling establishments with health guarantees. This is the responsible thing to do, not leave them stranded. own manchego plan document It contemplates the “useful and sustainable management” of these catches: human consumption, recovery of scavenger fauna, transfer to areas with a rabbit deficit and regulated marketing. What’s more, for the farmer or hunter to get paid it is not enough to kill, he must communicate the actions 24 hours in advance to the administration, comply with the conditions of the emergency resolution and then justify expenses on fences, piles and others. Foxes and eagles, off or out of coverage. Ecologists in Action denounced the Albacete Agriculture Delegation itself, which authorizes controls on predators such as the fox in the midst of a rabbit plague (and Spain needs them, just like the wolves). This, according to estimates, reinforces the ecological imbalance and leaves the farmer with fewer natural allies on the field. The rabbit right now is halfway between resource and waste, subsidy object and marketable piece. Kill them and leave them for the scavengers? It could be dangerous from an environmental point of view. And even more so if they eat animals with myxomatosis. Kill them and eat them? It depends on the market: the price of the piece has fallen in recent months. This is also a symptom that the agrarian structure has a … Read more

The Vivo V70 Lite 5G arrives in Spain, a mobile phone that promises up to three days of autonomy for less than 360 euros

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The year 2026 is passing and we have more and more interesting options if we want a new mobile and we don’t want to spend more than 400 euros. The latest proposal comes to us from Vivo and it is now available in Spain: This is the Vivo V70 Lite 5G, which can now be purchased for 359 euros on MediaMarkt (also on the live store). Mobile – vivo V70 LITE, Titanium Blue, 256 GB, 6 GB RAM, 6.77″ AMOLED, Dimensity 7400-Turbo, 6500 mAh The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Lots of autonomy and fast charging for less than 360 euros The RRP of this new Vivo device is 399 euros, but it has arrived with a launch discount of 50 euros. It is an ideal device for those people looking for a mobile phone with good quality-price ratio, especially if the priority is to have a lot of autonomy. We have the same battery as the Vivo V60 Lite: about 6,500 mAh with 90 W fast wired charging that they promise up to almost three days of autonomy. Furthermore, the mobile comes with a 6.77-inch AMOLED screen with Full HD+ resolution120 Hz refresh rate and compatibility with HDR10+ (which makes it ideal for watching movies). The device comes with a Dimensity 7400 Turbo chip under the hood, a processor that offers adequate performance for day-to-day use (social networks, browsing the Internet, etc.). For gaming or heavy use, it may suffer in the long run. It has a dual rear camera system where there is a 50-megapixel 1/1.95-inch Sony IMX882 sensor and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor. The mobile arrives only with a memory configuration of 6+256 GBa reduction compared to the previous Vivo V60 Lite, which came with two memory configurations with 8 and 12 GB of RAM, respectively. ⚡ IN SUMMARY: vivo v70 lite 5g ✅ THE BEST Very good autonomy: Its 6,500 mAh battery promises to offer several days of autonomy and 90 W fast charging. Light and handy: Despite having a battery with very good capacity, it does not weigh 200 grams. ❌ THE WORST Less RAM than its predecessor: The RAM memory crisis cuts the configurations of this Vivo V70 Lite, which now only comes with 6 GB. Fair performance in the long run: Its processor, manufactured in 4 nm, has correct performance for most users. For demanding or long-term people, it may suffer a little more. 💡 BUY IT IF… You are looking for a new mobile phone and your priority is to have a lot of autonomy without spending more than 400 euros. ⛔ DON’T BUY IT IF… You prefer a more powerful option or one with greater software support, even if that means not having as much autonomy. You may also be interested XIAOMI POCO X8 Pro 12+512GB Smartphone White 6500mAh Battery The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Samsung Galaxy A26 5G 256GB Mobile Phone, Amazing Intelligence, 6GB RAM, 50MP Camera, Black, 3 Year Manufacturer Warranty + 1 Extra Year The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Alive In Xataka | Best mobile phones in quality price. Which one to buy based on use and ten recommended models In Xataka | Best mobile phones 2026. Which one to buy based on use and six recommended models

smoking and vaping prohibited in company cars and fines of 200 euros

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16 years later, the Anti-Tobacco Law is updated after years of rumors. It does so with substantial changes such as equating vapes with traditional cigarettes. And also with changes that affect mobility. Because smoking or vaping while driving will be prohibited… in some very specific cases. Forbidden. This is what the Government has agreed that with the update of the Anti-Tobacco Law approved by the Council of Ministersfour big changes have been confirmed: Vapes and cigarettes are equated, so both products will be prohibited in the same spaces. Nicotine pouches are also equalized. Consumption by minors is prohibited (previously only sales to minors were prohibited). The consumption of vapes and cigarettes is prohibited in new spaces or those that did not have homogeneous national regulation, such as terracesplatforms or swimming pools, among others. And the car? Indeed, smoking or vaping in the car will also be prohibited. Although only in those that are used in the professional environment. That is, they will be prohibited in taxis and vehicles with a VTC license but also in company shared cars. The prohibition only affects when they provide a service for the transportation of passengers but will not be effective when the professional vehicle is always driven by the same person. That is, in a taxi or VTC you cannot smoke or vape. Nor in a vehicle for the transport of goods in which workers rotate, but there is no problem if the vehicle is for the exclusive use of a single person. The fine? The fine for incurring any of the aforementioned infractions will be 200 euros. That is, in the case of a violation in the car it would be equivalent to a penalty for a serious offense. Of course, we must keep in mind that we are talking about a sanction that is imposed by the Anti-Tobacco Law in very specific situations. Smoking in the car is not punished, smoking in some specific vehicles is punishable, so we should not have changes in the Traffic Law. This means that we do not expect modifications in this last text that could lead to the deduction of points. Tobacco and the car. The issue of smoking in the car has been a source of controversy for years. Last year 2022, the sanctions were updated for throwing a cigarette butt from the vehicle, raising the punishment to 500 euros. However, nothing expressly specifies that smoking while driving is prohibited. For years there have been rumors of the possibility of completely prohibiting this activity or limiting it when there are minors inside. However, fines have been limited to those that can be imposed for not paying attention to the wheel or not being able to control the car at all times. Both assumptions are included in the articles 10.2 and 13.2 of the Traffic Law. These are used as a basis for imposing light penalties of 80 euros. This can be applied to all types of cases due to the diffuse definition of the text. From drinking water or eating until operate the radio while we are underway. Photo | 岁月如歌 In Xataka | All DGT fines for consuming alcohol or drugs: a punishment of up to 1,000 euros and jail

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