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The Basque ball is living a historical schism. One that threatens to leave Spain outside the International Federation

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The Basque ball is news. Although not in the sports sections of the newspapers, but in those of judicial and political chronicle. The decision of the International Ball Federation (FIPV) to recognize as a full member to Euskadi in the late 2024 and consecrate in passing to his selection, opening the doors of the official tournaments, he has generated A huge hangover that reaches far beyond the pediment and shakes Sport (and politics) national. The stage has been complicated over the last months that the pelotari face an unusual scenario right now: The rupture between the FIPV and its Spanish counterpart (Fepelota) and the possibility that this spring will be held in Gernika participate in the Cup of Nations Basque representatives, but not Spanish. To understand the earthquake that is shaking the Basque ball inside and outside Spain you have to go back a few years ago. Enough. Recently Javier Conde, the new president of Fepelotahe said to brand that we would have to look at 23 years ago and the departure of the Basque Federation (EEPF) of the Spanish (fepelota), which right now brings together A dozen of regional organizations and a delegate. A decision with hangover It is not necessary to go back so back. The spark that has lit the controversy among the pelotaris is much more recent, of the December 28, 2024when the International Federation (FIPV) decided to recognize the EEPF as a member, formalizing the Basque team and allowing its participation in official tournaments. Among other sites, the news It was celebrated In the PNV offices, but all Spanish sport (and politics) did not like. The Spanish Ball Federation did not take long to cross out what happened “Nationalist outrage” and accused the FIPV of breaking its own regulation. In A statement Rotundo denounced that the agreement was “vitiated in full” and was managed with “a irregular and opaque procedure“. Among other issues they denounced that Spain had been excluded in a” irregular “way, through” hurried disciplinary sanctions “that allowed the doors to be opened to the EEPF.” Otherwise they would have found a strong opposition. “ Fepelota did not stay in the words and complaints. In the same statement it advanced since it would resort to “ordinary justice” and the Arbitral Sports Court (TAS), a step that It soon gave. Today at the head of the Spanish Federation there are A new presidentJavier Conde, former head of the Navarrese organism; But the situation has not been weeding. On the contrary. Throughout the last months he has taken more firewood. A few days ago Conde He showed his desire to build bridges, but among its plans it does not happen (at least for the moment) Remove the complaint presented before the arbitral tribunal. “The CSD has asked me to paralyze the challenge in the TAS and accept a measurement, but many half truths are being said.” “Joxemari Mitxelena, New President From the EEPF, he says that the Spanish has denounced the Basque, but it is not true. If the TAS says that the agreements approved by the FIPV on December 28 are adjusted to the law and there will be any problem, ” Count wield. “The resource that we present in Lausana what it questions is the validity of that assembly because we believe there were serious irregularities.” “If the statutory modification that allows Basque to participate in international competitions is within the law They don’t have to be afraid to the resolution of the TAS. Maybe they know that it has not been done correctly “, He slipped The person in charge of Fepelota. In the same interview he claimed to be willing to withdraw the resource, but warned: “Before you have to sit down to talk. What they cannot pretend from the Basque and international is to press us before and mark our strategy.” The scenario is so complex that Count himself (in the presidency for just a few months) acknowledges that he has encountered a hot potato that can have an unexpected outcome: with the Spanish federation outside the FIPV at the gates of the Nations League which will start on May 31 in Gernika-Lmo, an appointment that could be developed with the absence of Spain and the participation of the Euskadi team as a full member. “I have been recorded, threatened, insulted and blackmail as the head of the Spanish Federation, which now has A threat of expulsion of the international ”, He confessed count Earlier this week. Everything indicates that we will not have to wait long to know how the case develops. Yesterday a meeting was scheduled between the International Federation and the Spanish with the mediation of the CDs that It ended up suspending Because there were no expectations of advances. And today the situation could be further complicated with a snack movement of the International. The FIPV plans to gather its board of directors on Thursday and address the conflict. What could be the result? According to brandone of the options is the expulsion of the Spanish Federation. Can the thing be further complicated? Can. The controversy around the Basque ball transcends the strictly sports or institutional scope and the politician plays fully. After all, one of the keys to the case is the Sports Law which entered into force in 2013. In its article 48.2 it is clarified that to participate in international tournaments, regional sports federations must “necessarily” integrate “into their respective state federations, although with a very significant exception. “The Autonomous Sports Federations may participate directly in the international sphere if the corresponding International Federation contemplates its participation, in the case of sports modalities or specialties, with historical and social roots in their respective Autonomous Community,” The norm requires. Of course, it also clarifies that before the regional body must have the CSD OK. That coletilla leaves part of the ball on the roof of the Superior Sports Council and has put its president under the spotlights, José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, who already … Read more

Café and cocoa have become so much more expensive to suffocate the sector itself. They leave it without liquidity to pay grain shipments

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They do not run easy times For coffee lovers. Not even cocoa. Both goods have seen how their prices They shot themselves until reaching Historical values Fruit of a “perfect storm” in which bad harvests and the imbalance between supply and demand are mixed. And although there is who predicts That by the end of the year we will see the occasional price drop (Arabica coffee), today the operators are not having it easy. In fact there are already some who, given the shortage of liquidity, are being seen With difficulties To move the merchandise. It is the nth proof of how the sector is. What happened? That the escalation in coffee and cocoa prices is noticing beyond costs, The demand either The accounts of the sector. A few days ago Bloomberg revealed How the rise in futures markets Of both products is depleting the liquidity of some operators, which is already reflected in their logistics. As? According to the agency, there are companies that are finding problems to finance international merchandise movements. How does that affect the market? Bloomberg’s analysis is clear: to guarantee its position for the future and before the escalation of prices, there are operators who have had to mobilize great sums in the New York Stock Exchange. And that translates into a significant amount of cash blocked, which complicates financing the cargoes that transport grain from the production areas to the consumption points. As a backdrop are The difficulties with which it is part of the industry with the cash flow. What is the problem? “The market in cash and the availability of financing”, Clarify Pam Thornton, with a long experience in the raw materials and cocoa market. To the lack of liquidity it is also added that, in a clearly upward market, some suppliers that have sold at lower prices are breaking their commitments. Another handicap that affects the coffee sector is the shortage of containers and the lack of incentives for reserves. The situation is complicated because many companies sell at the same time with both products, coffee and cocoa, which leaves them in a difficult position when facing cash scarcity. An example aforementioned by Bloomberg herself is Olam Groupdedicated to both grains and that in just one year he has seen how his circulating capital shot 68%. The cause, as explained by the company: the “strong unprecedented increases” in the price of goods. Did prices upload so much? Yes. Specialized platform graphics such as Investing either Training Economics or of one’s own World Bank They are eloquent. The futures of Arabica coffee and cocoa In New York they have descended in recent weeks, but they still remain high if the entire historical series is taken into account. The causes respond in both cases to a sum of factors, including bad harvests in producing areas such as Western Africa, Brazil or Vietnam. In the specific case of cocoa prices 28% have fallen In 2025, but still the future negotiated in New York shot both last year that they remain at levels far higher than the average of the last decade. If we talk about coffee, They remain quite above of those of a year ago. Are there more indicators? Yes. Last week Reuters warned of the complicated situation faced by world coffee trade. In his analysis he even speaks of “paralysis”, with merchants and toasters throwing the brake and reducing their activity to minimums due to the increase in prices. “Normally we would be exhausted, but so far we have sold less than 30% of the production,” a manager of a manager of Elcafe ca does A few daysduring the Convention of the National Coffee Association of the US. “The great price increase is eaten the liquidity of the customers. They do not have all the money to buy what they need,” he adds. There are already signals They point out that Arabica coffee could be reduced sensitively by the end of 2025, both for the behavior of the Brazilian harvest and the effect of prices on the demand itself, but for the moment the industry is forced to be conservative. The footprint in the silos. Reuters points out another equally interesting effect: coffee stores close to US ports, which receive grain from the center or south of America, remain in half of their normal volume and in some cases they are even pretending them. “Some storage companies are returning the silos to the owners, canceling the rental contracts in advance,” Explain An executive of the sector. Images | Kelsen Fernandes (UNSPLASH) In Xataka | 2025 promised to be a calamitic year for the price of coffee. We would love to tell you that the forecasts were wrong

Your plan to leave the oil also goes through betting strong in video games

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‘Pokémon Go‘He broke into 2016 and transformed the world of mobile video games. He took us out, turned any corner into a digital hunting field and immersed us in augmented reality as never before. Almost a decade later, the iconic game is about to change the owner. Scopely, a developer owned by Savvy Games Group, which in turn belongs to the Saudi Sovereign Fund, has signed an agreement To buy it with other Niantic titles. A millionaire operation. Scopely has decided to disburse $ 3.5 billion to get part of the Niantic games business, which in 2024 generated more than 1,000 million dollars in revenue and maintains a base of more than 30 million active players per month. As we can see, this agreement does not imply the total purchase of the American company, but the acquisition of a part. If regulators are approved, Scopey, based in the United States and 950 employees in Spain distributed between Barcelona and Seville, will stay with ‘Pokémon Go’, ‘Pikmin Bloom‘ and ‘Monster Hunter Now‘, in addition to’ Campfire ‘,’ Wayfarer ‘and the global network of meetings that support them, such as live events. It will also absorb the team responsible for these projects, guaranteeing their jobs. A catalog with several successes. Scopely is the ‘Monopoly Go’ editor, a mobile game that, although it may not sound you, It became one of the great prominent global after beating its income record in 2024. And it is not his only strong letter. It is also behind ‘Stumble Guys’, ‘Star Trek Fleet Command’ and ‘Marvel Strike Force’, games with huge communities. With this acquisition, it seeks to get your business a step further. What will happen to Pokémon Go? One of the questions that can be asked is what will happen to the game. Scopely has given a signal by absorbing Kei Kawai and Ed Wu, veteran leaders of their studies. The company ensures that the teams “will continue with their ambitious roadmaps” and that “players can expect these games, apps and events to remain faithful to the experiences they know and love.” One of the keys to the success of other Scopey titles has been his aggressive monetization strategy, an issue that follows in the air in regard to ‘Pokémon Go’. It is not clear if the company will apply the same model or if it will respect the current structure of the game. In any case, Pokémon remains owned by The Pokémon Companyso any important modification should have its approval. Challenging moments for Niantic. The agreement comes after a complicated stage for Niantic. Although ‘Pokémon Go’ was a phenomenon from day one, reaching more than 500 million players in their first year, its popularity collapsed during confinements, when its mechanics based on outdoor exploration was practically unusable. This was followed by several setbacks. Niantic canceled ‘Transformers: Heavy metal’, developed in collaboration with the creator of Sleep no More‘Punchdrunk’, in addition to two internal projects with Blue Sky and Snowball Key names. There were also layoffs: In 2023, more than 300 employees were disconnected. With this panorama, the big question is inevitable: if Niantic is letting go to its greatest success, what bet does it have for the future? A turn to AI. Once the operation is finished, Niantic will transform its technological platform into Niantic Spatial Inc., a new Geospatial company. Its objective will be to develop a new generation map for devices and machines to interact with the physical world. As part of the agreement, Scopely will invest 50 million dollars in the company and continue to share certain data from the players. Black gold to digital world. It is no secret that Saudi Arabia seeks reduce its dependence on oil and diversify its economy. A key piece in this strategy is its sovereign fund, owner of Scopely, the company that has just signed the agreement with Niantic. The Fund plans to invest about 40,000 million dollars in the video game industry, with the aim of creating hundreds of companies and thousands of jobs from here to 2030. Images | Scopery | Niantic In Xataka | Neom seems crazy, but Saudi Arabia does not take the brake and begin to build a cube in which 20 Empire State fit In Xataka | The video game industry seems to be clear where its next boom is: in the games “for couples”

The good news is that Aemet already knows when the Jana Borrasca will leave. The bad is that 10 more days of rain await us

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As of today, Monday, the BORRASCA JANA It will lose strength. But that does not mean that Aemet Go withdraw your notices by rains in half a country. And it is that the high -impact formation will continue with us generating instability, cloudy skies and generalized rainfall. Although, in reality, this seems only the beginning. Rain, rain and more rain. Although the eastern facade of the peninsula continues with His particular viacrucis (Especially in Alicante), the screws seem to have changed in the rest of the country: the largest accumulated will be in the south, both in the Atlantic and Eastern Andalusia aspect. Also in the central system. On the contrary, where the rains are less likely it is in the Cantabrian and the Northeast. In the Canary Islands there will be cloudy skies and scattered showers. But this will have an end … right? Of course he will have it, the problem is that we do not know when it will be. Jana is going to weaken And that, perhaps, we give us a little respite. But, as Aemet points out, “the rain will continue during the week of March 10 to 16”. After the borrasca jana“new fronts associated with Atlantic storms will sweep our country, with rainfall in large areas.” Again, the most abundant seems to be in the environment of the central and west system of Andalusia. How is this possible? A few days ago we counted that It was being established A huge blocking anticyclone between Greenland and Scandinavia. That was very good news because I was going to force the Atlantic storms to turn south. To this has been added something else: that the temperature of the surface water of the ocean is above the average and, thanks to the joint work between the blocking anticyclone and that of the Azores, an atmospheric river has been articulated that insuffes us with moisture from the Caribbean. The result is 10 days of generalized rains. That is to say, An unusually wet March. Is something of Holy Week know? This year, Holy Week falls between April 13 and 21. That is, there is a lot of time left. However, Aemet has published A climatological analysis. Unlike the predictions, what this type of analysis is investigated is the “standard time” for those days taking into account the historic. For example, According to the agency“In most of the southern peninsular half the average temperatures vary between 13 and 17 ºC” while “in the northern half we find lower values, with temperatures near the 9 ° C on the plateau and close to the 0 ºC in the summits.” Aemet The problem is that, as we can see in the superior graph, these “spring dates are characterized by their great climatic variability.” In recent years, temperatures have been high and, a priori, it is what we should expect. But there we have the year 2012 to show us that the situation can turn around when we least expect them. Image | ECMWF In Xataka | Aemet special notices are just the beginning: everything points to an extremely rainy March in Spain

The most unknown language in Spain is in danger. The 500 gypsies who speak it just want them to leave them alone

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Next to Spanish, officially and According to the Ministry of Educationthe co -official languages ​​of the CCAA in Spain are four. Namely: Catalan, Valencian, Basque and Galician. What happens is that behind these four officially through the different statutes of autonomy, they arise hundreds of languages that They attest to wealth and culture from all over the country. And of all of them, a serious danger. That is known, only a few hundred people distributed between Spain and France use it, and just want to go unnoticed. A heritage in danger of extinction. While languages ​​such as Basque, Catalan or Galician have managed to consolidate and protect themselves within the Spanish regional framework, there is one that, despite its deep cultural value, is on the verge of disappearing: The erromintxela. Spoken for just under 500 people in Spain And a similar amount in France, this pogadolelect is a Mix between Basque and Romaníreflex of a historical coexistence between Basques and gypsies that dates back more than 600 years. However, his future is uncertain, since he does not have any institutional protection and his speakers, mostly elderly, are losing him in favor of Basque and Spanish. Origins: Gypsies and Basques. Erromintxela arose from of contact between gypsieswho emigrated from northern India 1,500 years ago, and the Basquesthat already inhabited the territory where the former settled in the fifteenth century. In search of refuge, the gypsies found in the geography of the Basque Country a safe place to hide from the constant persecution to which they were subjected in Europe. However, the prolonged contact between the two peoples generated A cultural and linguistic exchange that gave rise to this particular way of speaking. In this regard, Oscar Vizarraga, spokesman for the gypsy association Kale Dor Kayikothat both Sanskrit and Basque Declinations system and certain suffixes. In other words: this language is not simply a fusion of vocabulary, but a tangible proof of a deep miscegenation between two communities that, at first glance, seemed to have nothing in common. A miscegenation that altered the gypsy structure. Beyond the language, coexistence with Basque culture caused Changes in social structures of the gypsies of the region. For example, while most Romanis groups have maintained a patriarchal system, in the Basque Country more matriarchal models have been developed, where maternal lineage has a predominant weight, something unusual in any other gypsy community. In addition, many Basque gypsy families have Basque surnames and have adopted local cultural traditions, such as THE FOUND OF BALDEREROS In San Sebastián, where gypsy iconography has a leading role. Threat of extinction and institutional disinterest. The problem of this language is that despite its uniqueness, Erromintxela has been historically ignored by institutions. In the 90s, The Kale Dor Kayiko Associationtogether with the University of the Basque Country and Euskaltzaindia, made The first formal investigation on the same in Bizkaia, Álava and Gipuzkoa. Although the study confirmed its existence, the funds were never given to expand it, leaving many unresolved unknowns. They want them to leave them alone. Not just that. One of the greatest obstacles to documentation and conservation is The reluctance of their own speakers to be studied, analyzed or even interviewed. For the gypsy community that uses it, the erromyntxela is A simple means of communication Or everyday tool, not a valuable linguistic heritage worth preservation. Many prefer to stay away from public care, either by distrust of institutions or simply because they have never seen their language as something worthy of being protected, which complicates efforts for revitalization. This attitude, added to the Lack of conservation policiesit has accelerated its disappearance. The imposition of Basque in education and the growing influence of Spanish have displaced the Erromintxela, leaving new generations without interest in learning it. In fact, Vizaraga warned that, if not taking measures soon, this language “as Basque as gypsy” It will lose irremediably. A call to action. Thus, today the erromyntxela does not have any type of Official recognition. His disappearance would mean not only of a language, but of a unique historical testimony about the interaction between gypsies and Basques. Vizarga insists on the urgency of continuing research and exploring other regions, such as Navarra and Iparralde, where speakers could still be found. The Philological Community and Cultural Heritage Experts also warn that, if no measures are now taken, Erromintxela could be extinguished in a matter of yearstaking centuries of shared history. From Kale Dor Kayiko, financing has been requested to develop educational programs and conservation initiatives, but so far, institutions have shown disinterest, although A recent documentary About its history it seems to have given some air to the fight to maintain it. The possible disappearance. He Erromintxela It is not just an in danger of extinction. If you want also, it is the living footprint of that cultural miscegenation that has survived for centuries. His disappearance, no doubt, would be an irreparable loss for the linguistic diversity of Spain and for the historical memory of the gypsy and Basque peoples. As experts indicate, if immediate actions are not taken for their protection, it will be relegated to oblivion, disappearing in the silence of those who, due to ignorance or indifference, did not know how to assess its importance. Image | Jorge Fraganillo In Xataka | From Aragonese to the Asturian: what is it like to learn a language in danger of extinction in the 21st century In Xataka | In his desire to formalize Catalan, Basque and Galician in the EU, Spain has found an obstacle: Slovakia

There are people who never know when to leave a series. Someone has investigated the exact moment to do so

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It has all the meaning of the world that we discuss and reflect tirelessly on what point the series spoils, how the series are not eternal and what methods we can find to anticipate the tragic moment in which our favorite series ceases to be what it was. After all, we invest a lot of time in them: They are hours and hours of our free time, and when they stop liking ourselves, we continue looking for their company in the hope that they will do it again. Sometimes it happens, sometimes not. Daniel Parris’s Newsletter Significant Star It is dedicated to answering these types of questions using thousands of data collected in databases of the most varied. ¿When we stop finding new music? ¿What classic films endure the passage of time? ¿They die more famous now than before? And above all, the essential:People hate as much as it looks like Coldplay? (In this case I can speak for me, and no statistics are needed). In this line of transcendental questions that can be answered with statistics (A fan of statistics assures us, but that’s another issue), it’s’How many episodes of a series have to endure before stopping seeing it?‘Before continuing, it would be necessary to clarify that these data start from the logical fallacy of thinking that a note in IMDB is the mother of the lamb, and a series (or episode) that suspends in IMDB is effectively bad, when there are thousands of variants (Review Bombicscult series to which the well-mal dichotomy does not feel good or, punch, that many times people are wrong) that question this reasoning. But let’s start from there. The average grade as a canon Parris calculations take, for example, to calculate the average grade of all the episodes of a series. Puts the example of ‘Friends‘, which has an average (quite high) note of 8.34. We can say that this is the intermediate quality point: an episode with more note that will have a greater quality than the majority, with less that quality will be lower. There are series whose first episodes are already around this average note (‘Game of Thrones‘, for example), in other cases the series take to find that average note. The aforementioned ‘Friends’, for example, It does not reach that 8.34 to the seventh episode. Well: Parris calculation consists in taking all IMDB series and Compare the note of each episode with this average grade, and the result is a differential. Most of the series, it seems to be, take six or seven episodes to achieve that average quality. It is clearly appreciated in this graphic Image: Stant significant Is it a lot? Is little? Well, it is a considerable amount of hours, but Parris overlooks a very complicated topic to quantify: the last episodes of a series are better/more interesting/more exciting than the former because … This is how stories work! The first episodes always serve to prepare the way and then have interest. The data we can get from this is: do not trust a statesman to make cultural criticism. But let’s continue. After all, as Parris says, the verySeinfeld‘It took 16 episodes in find your Mojo. How much before I take me? But you can go further, and expand the photo: what if we go to the seasons? Practically All series have a time when interest begins to declinewhere they have been elongated beyond the reasonable, where everything that could be counted has been counted and we entered into argumentary arches that are repeated, characters that no longer have grace, loss of originality, skacuartos spirit and other phenomena that can come to load the memory of a series in its entirety because, again Paradigmatic case of ‘Game of Thrones’ It appears, many times from the end is what people remember the most. Let’s look at this new picture: Image: Stant significant Again using that average note as the base of the quality of a series, we have to in most series there is a change between the fifth and sixth season. From there there is no back. Of course, There are variables: In ‘Game of Thrones’ the greatest fall in the valuations with respect to the first is the eighth season, in ‘House of Cards’ the sixth and in ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ the fourth. They are not necessarily the last seasons, but the most disappointing season. There is no clear rule, but a more or less immutable truth: there is no series that can be prolonged indefinitely. Can conclusions based on mathematics from here be drawn? Well yes and no: It seems more or less reasonable to think that no series can survive foreverbut there are some that after a great quality descent recover something from its initial attraction. The advice that can be removed from this data is: there is no unique solution and applicable to all series, but in general, when you start seeing a decline in quality, leave it. In very, very rare occasions things will be like in that wonderful episode eight of the first season. Header | Warner In Xataka | The 17 best streaming series of 2024 and where to see them

Surfshark’s offer shows that having a VPN does not have to leave expensive

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No matter how our day to day: the most normal thing is that we spend a few hours sailing online. Taking into account the amount of dangers that we can find, it is not unusual that has become fashionable to navigate with a VPN. We can use a free, Although it is always better to bet on one for paymentand for this you don’t have to leave a fortune. The test is surfshark, now on offer: its VPN barely costs 2.19 euros a month. Surfshark Starter Subscription – Monthly * Some price may have changed from the last review Travel or in your day to day, a VPN can be very helpful As we have said a little higher, there are A good number of free VPNalthough they mostly have enough limitations. If we want to give our connection extra security and our data, it is best to invest a bit in getting one that works well. Surfshark fits there perfectlywith the advantage that it is now thrown in price. Let’s put a practical example. Imagine that you have to go for work somewhere and you have no data, you can only depend on A public wifi. Using one of these without taking precautions is really dangerous, especially if we access sensitive information. However, using a VPN, we will win in security and we will save many problems. Surfshark has its VPN in its Starter Plan, which also comes with another most useful tool: ALTERNATIVE ID. With it, we can create an alternative email connected to ours, so that we can register where we want without giving our personal data. The most economical way to get this plan is with its 24 -month plan. With him, the monthly subscription will come to 2.19 euroswhich implies that we will pay a total of 59.13 euros in total (instead of the more than 417 we would pay without the offer). And eye: Besides, We will receive 3 months of gift. If we want a little more, we also have the Surfshark One Plan available. This, which also includes the surfshark and alternative ID VPN, includes other super user tools, such as Surfshark Alert. Thanks to it, we will receive A real -time alert in our mail In case our data appears in any Internet filtration. Surfshark One Subscription – Monthly * Some price may have changed from the last review The best thing about this plan is that it offers much more And its price is not so far from the price of the Starter pack. It barely costs 2.69 euros per month in its 24 -month plan, which implies that we would pay in total 72.63 euros and we would have the same three months of gift. Taking into account that the price without offer of this plan is almost 485 euros, the truth is that it is worth it. Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Image | Surfshark In Xataka | Why it is dangerous to connect to public wifis and what you should do to protect yourself In Xataka | Antivirus in Windows 11: What are, differences between free and payment and the best for your PC

We already know how big the hole that Ryanair will leave in the small cities of Spain will leave: 640,000 squares

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He will leave Jerez and Valladolid. And will drastically reduce its operations in Vigo. It will also offer less flights at the airports of Santiago de Compostela, Zaragoza, Asturias and Santander. That is Ryanair’s decision made In response to AENA rates that consider excessive and the lack of incentives to maintain airlines. In total, it is estimated that 643,000 seats will be lost With the departure of the company Low-Cost of these airports or the reduction of their activity from this summer. The company’s numbers point to a reduction in the offer of 800,000 places But a small part of these seats will be compensated with the arrival of other airlines or the increase in their activity. Incentives and rates in the center of the conflict With Ryanair’s departure, it is also confirmed that it is the minor airports that more will suffer from summer. Valladolid is undoubtedly the city that in relative terms more passengers loses. This summer will have 96,000 seats less. It will go from the 154,000 seats offered in 2024 to just 60,000 places, which represents a reduction of 61%. However, in absolute terms, Santiago de Compostela airport is the one that will lose the most passengers from all over Spain. Next summer will have 334,000 less places, which is a reduction of 11.4% compared to last year’s programming. A blow to a city that has in the summer a wave of tourism arrived from the Camino de Santiago. Among the most affected airports, Zaragoza is another of the places where its departure will most be noticed, losing 113,000 seats that represent 18.5% of the operations. Santander, with 88,000 lost places, will lose 10% of its passenger volume compared to last year. Jerez will stay at 7%, with 52,400 places offered less. Other airports, however, manage to hold the stick that supposes the exit of the Irish company. Vigo, where Ryanair announced a reduction of 61% of its operations, will grow and offer this summer 64,700 seats more than in 2024, 8.8% higher than last year. Asturias will not run so much luck but cushion the impact with a reduction in the volume of travelers that is barely reflected in a 1.8% decrease (27,000 places less). In general terms, AENA will lose 643,000 places offered with the departure of Ryanair from some of its airports and the descent of its operations. An output that occurs after the company indicated AENA’s rates as abusive and incentives to operate in small insufficient airports. For their part, in Aena they have seen this movement as blackmail, according to Five days. Although in recent days the Irish company has generated even more noise with an aggressive advertising campaign in which Call “clown” to Pablo Bustinduy, Minister of Consumptionusing the fine receivable in the cabin As a claim, it was the operating rates in AENA and the lack of incentives in small airports that motivated the exit of these places. The rates charged by Aena are designed to guarantee the proper functioning of an airport, is the price to be paid for a company to provide the security or cleaning service, among others. On average, Companies pay 10.35 euros per passenger in Spain But in smaller airports they barely reach two or three euros because some incentives are applied to operate in these lines. For example, 100% of the rate of reduced mobility travelers or 100% of the safety rate is reimbursed, to make these spaces more attractive from the big cities. Decisions that are not enough for Ryanair who ask “A substantial reduction” Of the same or that, even, “if there is a regional airport with 500,000 passengers, which is given a discount to all the 50% airlines on the existing traffic and free for the next 50,000 passengers”, in the words of Eddie Wilson , CEO of Ryanair, during an interview with Five days. What Wilson does not do in that interview is one of the economic incentives from low -cost airlines that provide services at these airports and receive subsidies from institutions in the form of advertising to maintain their flights. They are contracts that, with its departure, the airline is breaking and that allowed, for example, that In Vigo a fluid line was maintained with London airport. Photo | Marty Sakin In Xataka | Ryanair’s breakdown is a warning for world tourism: plane tickets are very expensive

Apple has been making the bulk of the iPhone in China for years. Now wants to leave … and China prevent it

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Apple is accelerating its diversification plan for the production of the iPhone outside of China … with India as the main alternative destination. Is A story that comes from afar But now steal the accelerator. As revealed Financial Times In an extensive profile about this movement, Apple is running this movement with extreme caution so as not to antagonize Beijing, who sees with suspicion how he could lose his dominant position in the global supply chain. Why is it important. This manufacturing migration can end up being one of the biggest changes in the world economy in decades. China has been the factory in the world for two decades and Apple’s main industrial partner, but the cook company needs to minimize its risks to an increasingly tense and complex geopolitics. In addition to China, it no longer has such a cheap labor that it had a decade ago: its salaries have grown to the beat of its economy. In Xataka More and more Apple suppliers move from China to Vietnam. The problem is that there are not enough workers In figures: The Indian production of the iPhone already represents 15% of the global total. It is expected to reach 25% in 2027. Only the Chinese province of Henan exports between 50 and 60 million smartphones A year, equivalent to all the annual demand of the iPhone in its largest market, United States. The backdrop. This Apple strategy, known as “China Plus One“, the reasons began to take shape: Commercial tensions with the US during Trump’s first legislature. Logistics problems during pandemia, which They cost Apple 8,000 million in income. Chinese restrictions on the use of Apple devices by its officials. The new tariff threats after the start of Trump’s second legislature. Between the lines. Beijing is actively hindering this exodus hindering the movement of Chinese technicians towards India. It is also restricting the export of critical equipment, blocking the entry of Chinese manufacturers in India and imposing regulatory obstacles to Apple services as Apple Intelligence. India, meanwhile, is taking advantage of the opportunity: Has allocated 6,000 million dollars To encourage smartphones production. Tata, the largest Indian conglomerate, is positioning itself as Apple key partner. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka They compete for attracting investments. The iPhone 16 They are already manufactured in India. For the country it is a great milestone. In summary. Apple needs to balance this transition very delicately. China remains vital for its supply chain, but a company like Apple cannot afford to depend on a single country in an increasingly volatile geopolitical context. Outstanding image | Xataka with Midjourney In Xataka | The mobile market in China has changed radically. Apple loses ground while I live and (especially) Huawei grow like foam

El Corte Inglés boundary offers leave OLED televisions, speakers, computers and much more

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During this weekend, El Corte Inglés has launched its particular campaign Limit offerswhich will be available until next February 16 and is loaded with very good discounts on all types of products in the electronics category. From Samsung OLED televisions to MSI laptops. Samsung Oled S93D by 1,199 eurosa very complete 55 -inch television that has a good 43%discount. HP S5 524SW by 129 eurosa monitor with anti -reflective screen and with Eyesafe certification. Samsung Galaxy Buds Fe by 59 eurosvery good Bluetooth headphones that have dropped in price with the 46%discount. Marshall Acton III by 220.15 eurosa Bluetooth speaker with retro design and with a good audio power. MSI KATANA 15 by 1,399 eurosa gaming laptop with Intel processor and RXT 4060 graphics card. Samsung Oled S93D OLED televisions do not usually lower too much price, except for the occasional exception. During the boundary offers of El Corte Inglés, we can find a good discount on the Samsung Oled S93Dsince it stays for 1,199 euros instead of 2,099 euros. This television stands out, among other things, for its 55 -inch OLED OLED PANELfor their speakers that offer an audio power of 60W RMS and that are compatible with Dolby Atmos And because it comes with the voice assistant Alexa integrated. * Some price may have changed from the last review HP S5 524SW If you are looking for a good Monitor to work at homein the boundary offers of El Corte Inglés we can find the HP S5 524SW for only 129 euros instead of 169 euros. It is interesting both for the price and for everything that offers: 23.9 inches antirreflective IPSEyesafe certification, 100 Hz soda rate and Full HD resolution. * Some price may have changed from the last review Samsung Galaxy Buds Fe On the other hand, if what you are looking for is a good price in some Bluetooth headphones That they are comfortable and that offer a very good audio quality, the Samsung Galaxy Buds Fe They are now reduced by 59 euros instead of the usual 109 euros. They are comfortable, perfect for sports, have a good autonomy of up to 30 hours and have Active noise cancellationas well as transparency mode. * Some price may have changed from the last review Marshall Acton III In the boundary offers of El Corte Inglés there are also very good prices in Bluetooth speakers. One of the best offers is the model Marshall Acton IIIsince it stays for 220.15 euros instead of 299 euros. The most striking is its retro design inspired by the classic amplifiers, but we must also know that it offers a good 30W RMS audio power. * Some price may have changed from the last review MSI KATANA 15 There are even very good prices in gaming laptops. Some models with components to have a very good experience in video games (also in productivity) have received discounts of the most interesting, such as the case of MSI KATANA 15which has dropped from 1,799 euros to 1,399 euros. The MSI computer comes with a 15.6 -inch QHD screen, riding an Intel Core i7 13620h processor, has 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB of SSD, its graphics card is a NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4060 And it comes with Windows 11 Home. * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | The English Court and Buying (header), Samsung, HP, Marshall, MSI In Xataka | Better televisions in quality Price: which to buy and seven recommended 4K 4K 4K In Xataka | Best laptops in quality price. Which to buy depending on the use and eight recommended models

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