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Plan to remove 2,000 million from the chips and give them to critical minerals

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Donald Trump has criticized on many occasions The Chips Law approved in July 2022 by the government of Joe Biden. At the end of last January and just a week after returning to the White House, the US president He made this statement: “In the very close future we will impose tariffs on foreign production of computer chips, semiconductors and pharmaceutical products to return the manufacture of these essential goods to the US (…) went to Taiwan; now we want them to return. We do not want to give them billions of dollars in The ridiculous Biden program. They already have billions of dollars. “ “The ridiculous Biden program.” It is evident that Donald Trump doesn’t like Chips law at all. Three months before, in October 2024, I had already charged ferocity against this program of the previous administration In Joe Rogan’s podcast: “We put millions of dollars on the table so that rich companies came, they borrow the money and build chip companies here. And they will not give us the best companies.” At that time the possibility that Donald Trump dismantled the Chips program if he arrived at the government was on the table, which caused semiconductor manufacturers They were hurry to collect subsidies Before his return. The partial dismantling of the Chips Law is on the table Presumably Intel, TSMC, Globalfoundries and other designers and manufacturers of integrated circuits have already charged the subsidies of the Chips program assigned to them during the mandate of Joe Biden. Or part of these funds. A priori the money that has already been delivered will not be returned to the administration, but a part of the funds remains in the hands of the Department of Commerce, which is currently led by Howard Lutnick. AND, According to Reutersthe government is considering reallocating at least 2,000 million dollars. China is restricting the export of many of these minerals in response to US sanctions and their allies If this measure thrives those funds initially reserved for semiconductor research and the construction of chips factories will be used to finance projects dedicated to obtaining and the processing of critical minerals. At the moment China controls extraction, processing and the distribution chain of a good part of this crucial strategic resource for many industries, such as integrated circuits, telecommunications, batteries or the electric car, among others. And the country led by Xi Jinping is restricting export of many of these minerals in response to the US sanctions and their allies. The US needs to drastically reduce its dependence on critical minerals controlled by China, and the decisions that Donald Trump has made during recent months reflect clearly that he is much more worried about reinforce the American land industry to deliver subsidies to chips manufacturers. However, the reallocation of these 2,000 million dollars will have an additional effect, if it thrives, it is worth not overlooking: Howard Lutnick will expand its influence to the critical mineral sector. And this manager has the total confidence of Donald Trump. Image | TSMC | Gage Skidmore More information | Reuters In Xataka | The US will not be able to contain the technological development of China. Experts from the chips industry forecast it

Remove the talgo from the discord from the Madrid-Barcelona line

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In theory they were going to be one of Renfe’s great tricks to compete in the market newly liberalized of high Spanish speed, but the Avril de Talgo trains They have been choked to the railway operator. First by The delay In your delivery. Then for the punctuality problems or the “Effect 2000” who suffered trains at the beginning of 2025. and now for a technical incident that has led Renfe to make a radical decision, according to advances The world: to do without the Avril in one of its most important corridors, Madrid-Barcelona. And all this in the middle of summer. What happened? That Renfe has decided to do without the Talgo-Avril trains (106 series) in one of its most important corridors: the Madrid-Barcelona line. The news He has confirmed it The worldwhich points out that the operator has decided to make a particular ‘Sudoku’ to separate the S106 of the Avlo service that links the city and the capital of the country. The decision comes after a technical problem was detected (cracks in a Bogie) that forced the change of pieces. According to Precise The worldthe rail operator has chosen to remove the Avril from the Madrid-Barcelona line and change them for other trains of the 103 (Siemens) series assigned so far to another of Renfe’s most important corridors, which links Madrid and Seville. The ‘files’ movement has forced S100 to be used between Valencia and Madrid and assign the Avril to Levante. Is it a surprise? Not quite. Last week The economist had echoed already An internal message of Renfe in which he warned his employees that, “due to lack of Bogies of replacement “it was” foreseeable “that the S106 trains of Barcelona was temporarily out of service. Now The world It goes further And he clarifies that Renfe has an Avril section due to lack of spare parts and has chosen to withdraw the rest of the Madrid-Barcelona corridor. And all that, why? By an incident that dates back a few weeks ago, when during a routine review fissures were found in a Bogie of one of the S106 trains (Avril) that provide the service Low Cost Avlo on the Madrid-Barcelona line. He Bogie Integrates suspension systems, wheels, axes and brakes of the cars and the revision of the fleet found that it was not a timely failure. The same problem was detected in the rest of the units (there are five Avril trains assigned to the Madrid-Barcelona corridor), so the affected pieces had to be changed. During that process, Precise The economistRenfe came to suspend the sale of Avlo service tickets between Madrid and Barcelona for the month of August (something that the operator denies) and it was agreed to reduce the maximum speed at which the S106 circulates in a section of 190 km in the Madrid-Barcelona line. What does Renfe say? The operator launched An official statement At the end of July, before the circular that sent its employees was filtered, confirming that during a routine review it was identified “A technical anomaly” In one of the five trains of the 106 series that circulate in the high speed Madrid-Barcelona, which led him to “carry out an exhaustive review” in the rest of trains. “The necessary measures to guarantee the operation of the service were adopted, proceeding to replace the affected systems and reinforce the technical reviews, so that the trains are operating without any anomaly,” Clarifies the operatorwhich ensures that he has carried out inspections in other S106 fleet trains without detecting “any abnormality.” However, in the same statement the company advances its decision to “reorganize” the Avlo services of the 106 series that circulate in the high speed Madrid-Barcelona. Is there more? Yes. After the information of recent days and that Populi voice Publish images of the Bogies spoiled, some unions They have asked to Renfe to withdraw all the units of the model from the circulation. The five Talgo Avril S106 that cover the Avlo service in the Madrid-Barcelona corridor are not the only ones the rail operator has. The fleet exceeds twenty units. The economist Precise In any case that not all units are the same. There would be a subsorie of 15 units endowed with Bogies Iberian wide including the five affected trains. And another 15 of movable rolling with other components that allow the train to combine different types of network. The same newspaper He slippedH oce a few days that the fissures detected in several Bogies He has opened a new front between the trains manufacturer, Talgo, and Renfe: who must assume the cost of repair. The units would still be in the guarantee period, since the Avril were delivered 15 months ago, in May 2024. Why is it important? Because beyond its effects on the Madrid-Barcelona line in the middle of summer, the relationship between Renfe and Talgo on account of the S106 trains, the great commitment of the rail operator to fight in a newly liberalized market. First the trains were delivered with a remarkable delay, which resulted in a fine of 116 million euros that catches the firm In full sale. That bad start was followed punctuality problems and a computer failure at the beginning of this year that was known as “Effect 2000”. In the specific case of the Madrid-Barcelona line, Talgo alleges that the problem is that part of the journey is not in conditions for their trains to reach 300 km/h, according to Precise The world. For Adif, things are very different and remember that other models or operators such as Ouigo or Iro have not detected problems. Images | Nelso Silva (Flickr) and Renfe In Xataka | Portugal has taken a decisive step for its high -speed trains network. One that brings him closer to Galicia, not Madrid

The oil market is so broken that Spain already prepares its great weapon to fix it: remove oil via decree

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They do not run easy times for the olive oil market. Or rather, they run paradoxical times. In recent years, farmers had to deal with bad harvests that raised prices and They punished consumption. Now they enjoy a good campaign that will overcome the 1.4 million tonsbut things are not much better. The prices they charge They have fallen so much that they have left them in a committed situation, with a Great hole In your income. Given that scenario, the government has decided to move and endow A ‘Nuclear button’ That, if necessary, it will allow you to stabilize the market in the 2025-2026 campaign. As? Removing oil if the harvest is very abundant. What happened? That the Ministry of Agriculture wants to anticipate a possible imbalance in the extra virgin olive oil sector. In view of The good prospects Of the 2024-2025 campaign and the fear that this abundance of fruit ends up impacting the Spanish market, the government has launched its administrative machinery to have a tool that allows it to re-may be rebuilt. As? Basically removing oil from the oil mills. Remove olive oil? Exact. The community regulations allow states to activate a “marketing standard” for the olive oil sector that “improves and stabilizes” its market. That general framework moved to Spain with the Royal Decree 84/2021which in turn contemplates that “when the conditions justify it” it is withdrawn as a result of the markets, reserving it for the next campaign or even dedicating it to a different use to that of food. The process, yes, is somewhat more complex and requires that the autonomies and organizations representing the sector be consulted before. And that is precisely what the Ministry of Agriculture has just done: open A public consultation so that those who want to comment on their order for the 2025/2026 campaign can do so. The observations can be sent until next Wednesday. And why do you do it? For the data that arrive from the olive sector itself. Although the crops of 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 were rather Parcas (666,000 and 854,500 tons, respectively), which contributed to the price of olive oil to be triggered in the stores, the current panorama is quite different. It is estimated that the current campaign, which started in October and will end in September, will leave More than 1.4 million of tons. In March the Minister of the Branch, Luis Planas, even He spoke of 1.42 million. There are who is even More optimistic and talks about major figures for the next campaign. And how do prices respond? If in 2023 and 2024, coinciding with the bad harvests, the price of olive oil came to be around nine euros per kilo in the case of the Aove, now, with a generous campaign, that value has been reduced to 3.59 euros. And so It is a problem For farmers. Juan Luis Ávila, from COAG, warned In May that while the consumer pays about six euros for the liter of oil, the producers receive less than 3.5 euros for the AVE, which would be below the cost of production in the olive groves. What is that fall? The million dollar question. Especially since farmers ensure that market prices are not those that should in current circumstances. “The data is overwhelming and alarming, since there is an unjustified lag of more than two euros per kilo between the real price at the origin of olive oil and the value it should have,” He warned in May Miguel Padilla, of the Coordinator of Agriculture and Livestock Organizations, COAG. To reinforce its position, the collective even presented A report which estimated that the Aove should quote 5.55-6.14 euros per kilo in the current campaign, far from what the olivicultores perceive. “Speculation Campa at ease”, regrets UPA General Secretary, Cristóbal Cano, who believes that there should be “a different pricaries in the market, according to the law of supply and demand.” What will the new standard be for? With its new order for the 2025-2026 campaign, the government wants to be prepared to “stabilize” the market with a clear strategy: withdrawing product. From the Ministry they advance, yes, that will only happen “if high production estimates are found that can generate imbalances.” I would be The first time That the Planas department activates the mandatory oil withdrawal mechanism to rebalance the market. What does the sector think? The EFE agency has spoken with several organizations, such as ASAJA, COAG, UPA, UDU or agro-food cooperatives, which the initiative see with good entrance. “It is absolutely essential to have all the prepared machinery. Until now we had not needed, but before a predictable good harvest we have seen the convenience of activating it, as simple as possible, to avoid the sinking of prices,” comment In DCoop. Not everyone is equally optimistic. In Murcia there are producers who They are suspicious that the oil withdrawal from the market to control prices is the effective solution. Images | Government of Castilla-La Mancha (Flickr) and Deoleo In Xataka | More and more giants get into the Andalusian field and in the olive oil industry. The last: Pepsico

Amazon tried to remove the dependents and ATMs of the equation. But who has really achieved it is Inditex

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Amazon imagined a system of Automated stores in which the client should not even worry about. However, It has not been The giant founded by Jeff Bezos who is the best results in this goal. Who is breaking it is Inditex. In the last presentation of results, the Textile multinational assured that its autopagogue system is being a resounding success in some stores of the firm, reaching 90% of the total operations in some cases, such and as they point out in Five days. The passage through box, a critical moment. The time to pay has always been one of the most delicate in the shopping experience, especially for The long lines that can be formed in traditional boxes. Therefore, the arrival of autophagous systems has meant a radical change in supermarkets and large stores. In some of the most relevant stores of the Inditex Group, the number of autophagous transactions has exceeded the collection operations in conventional box. This figure, which practically doubles the one of the previous year, shows that the autopagogue model has ceased to be a simple trend to become the norm in many of its most advanced premises. More technological investment. The good Inditex results in their payment experience have their origin in the investment of brands such as Zara in Automated payment systems whose pilot test was launched in March 2025 in four establishments of the firm in Madrid, Santiago de Compostela, Bilbao and Barcelona. This investment is not only to install more autophagous positions, but also accompanied by different mobile technologies. Through a tablet any store employee scan the “soft labels” of the garments through NFCadd them to a virtual basket and the customer can pay their purchase instantly with your mobile card or payment. When completing the payment, the RFID label integrated in the garment is deactivated. Together, Inditex claims to offer an experience similar to online purchasebut face -to -face in store and with garments in hand. Priority in new openings and Flagships. According to Gorka García-Tapia, director of relationship with investors in Inditex, the multinational has begun to prioritize the use of this autopagogue model in some of the new openings of their brands of all the world. He has also applied it to some of his Flagships such as Zara de Plaza de España in Madrid, Major Zara in Spain, and in other new international locations such as Los Angeles and Nanjing. Automatizing the purchase process contributes to these new stores Be more profitable. Article 14 collected The statements of Oscar García Maceiras, CEO of Inditex about the importance of this technology in the purchase experience. “This initiative is part of the commitment to improve customer experience and innovate with new technologies.” Advantages and Challenges of Autophagus. The popularity of autophagous systems is, above all, to the speed and comfort they offer to the reduce queues and wait to be attended in a conventional box. Customers value being able to manage their purchase autonomously and without waiting, which significantly improves their satisfaction. However, these advances also raise important challenges, especially for older people, who can find difficulties to adapt to these new technologies, something that bank has not yet solved with Your ATMs. In addition, there is some concern among consumers for the possible impact on employment. Autophagous systems can be perceived as a threat to jobs that traditionally occupied the ATMs. Companies, on the other hand, defend that the staff can devote themselves to advice and customer service tasks, “allow us to devote more time to improve customer experience,” said García Maceiras. In Xataka | The Inditex formula for Zara’s success is not new. The new thing is that they tell her Image | Flickr (Junta de Andalucía), Inditex

The Switch 2 comes with a protector that many would remove without thinking. Nintendo has a warning for users

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One of the first gestures we usually release a new device is to withdraw the screen protector that comes from the factory. It is almost an act reflex: remove the bright movie, place a more robust temperate glass and, if it is a mobile, sheems it to protect it from blows. But with the Nintendo Switch 2that custom can play against. This time, what seems like a simple protective film is not there for aesthetics or courtesy. Nintendo has made it clear that it is not convenient to withdraw it. And he has done it even before the official launch of the console, scheduled for June 5. The notice appears in the security manual that will accompany the device on its arrival to the European market. The document, already available on the official websiteincludes a very clear warning: the screen is covered with a movie designed to prevent fragments from being dispersed in case of breakage. The exact phrase, in Spanish, is direct: “Do not withdraw.” Nintendo’s warning, as appears in the official manual This may sound strange if we think of other technological products. After all, we have been getting used to this type of film for years, almost a wrapping. But not here. In this case we talk about a layer with a concrete security featuresimilar to the one that already incorporated the Nintendo Switch Oled. In that device the same target had: prevent cuts and prevent pieces from jumping. The previous consoles did not have this protection. The Original switch and the Lite They used plastic screens and, therefore, did not present that risk. But the change to glass screens has forced Nintendo to take action. It is not just a change in the material, it is a decision that impacts the use, safety and how we should treat the device as soon as they get it out of the box. And it is not something exclusive to Nintendo. In the world of smartphones we have already lived a similar situation. The most remembered example was the Galaxy Fold Samsung original. That first niche of folding mobiles included a layer that many confused with A simple protector. When they withdrew it, Some experienced problems. Not everything that looks like an accessory is. Sometimes, it is part of the device itself. Returning to the Switch 2, the advice is clear: it is convenient not to touch what we do not know exactly what it is for. And even more read the instructions. Because this console, which will cost 469.99 euros (VAT included), it is not precisely a cheap investment (Like your games). Risking to spoil the screen for an automatic and avoidable gesture is not worth it. In Xataka | All the questions and doubts that remain to be resolved from the Nintendo Switch 2 to a week of its launch

Specialty coffee is expensive and there is something that increases it even more: to remove caffeine

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For many, drinking coffee is almost a daily ritual. There are those who take it for pleasure or by necessity, but there is also the case of Who wants all their benefitsexcept Caffeine. There are many ways to decaffeinate coffee, and not all are equally healthy. Among all methods, we know two that are employees for specialty coffee to remain specialty. Now, they are tremendously technical and more expensive than the most general methods. Market. The demand for decaffeinated coffee is experiencing sustained growth in recent years. In more commercial coffees Like capsules Or snapshots, we have decaffeinated varieties for a long time, but increasingly easy to find options among specialty coffees. Depending on the indicator we take (total market or only grains), and depending on the analysis, it is esteem That the decaffeinated coffee bean market was $ 31,580 million in 2024, with a projection to 41,050 million dollars by 2032. Others analysis They estimate it at 6,740 million in 2023, with a growth up to 12,330 million by 2031. The way they are, in what they coincide is that it is a upward market. Controversy without decaffeinar. Something that has also increased is awareness about what we eat. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle depends on a lot of factors, and that saying of “we are what we eat” points in an adequate direction. Why do I say this? Because there are several ways to eliminate coffee from coffee (although there is always a certain residual percentage), but not all are as natural as we would like. The two most used methods are precisely the most controversial. One is the one who uses methylene chloride to dissolve caffeine. In the process, the solvent is eliminated by evaporation and grains, subsequently, it is washed and dry, passing controls so that the solvent residues are maintained below the legal limits. The other uses ethyl acetate, which is a compound that is found naturally in some fruits and the process is the same as in methylene chloride. Although it is considered more natural, it is still a chemical solvent that can also leave an aroma impregnated in coffee. More natural processes. These processes in which solvents are used have been at the point of view of organizations such as the United States Food and Medicines Administration, being the methylene chloride in the conversation. But there are other methods that are used to substantially reduce the coffee level of coffee. One is the swiss water process. In it, the grains immerse themselves in hot water to dissolve caffeine. Then, the water goes through active carbon filters that retain only caffeine and this process is repeated until the grains contain a minimum percentage of caffeine. Image: Swiss Water Process Another is the one who uses Supercritical co₂. In it, the grains undergo high pressures and expose themselves to CO₂ in a supercritical state, acting as a selective solvent for caffeine. Decaffeination through the supercritical co₂ method | Image: James Hoffmann Technology to coffee power. That they are more natural does not imply that there is no sophisticated technological network after the process. James Hoffman, one of the reference baristas for coffee world lovers, has visited facilities in which this decaffeination process is carried out through the Swiss Water technique and we can see that … it is a fairly boring environment: There are simply drums, silos and warehouses in which that “soaking” of the grains, drying and storage is being carried out. But the key is in the control room. Hoffmann cannot show us the graphs that are used to control these processes, but comments that they have computers connected to probes that, in real time, send information of the caffeine present in the grains in several points of the process. Thus, the technicians are adjusting the process until leaving the caffeine necessary to be considered decaffeinated without altering the properties of the grains themselves. The great drums | Image: James Hoffmann And the cabin in which the information of all the sensors is collected to send it to the technicians responsible for supervising the process | Image: James Hoffmann Specialty. These are two more natural methods because they do not use chemicals or solvents, and something for which they are appreciated is because they better retain both the aromas and the original aromas of the grains. And there is a segment that interests that this is: that of specialty coffee. In the search for a coffee with a better flavor, but above all more sustainable for both farmers and the planet, the specialty coffee is earning a hole between palates both understood and profane. In regions such as Europe and North America, the global specialty coffee market is growing at a 10% annual rate. Of $ specialty coffee. Now, decaffeinated specialty coffee is 1 + 1. The specialty coffee is expensive because there is a meticulous process behind. They are selected crops, the harvests are usually done by hand, they have strict control processes for washing and drying, implies fair trade, more sustainable practices and a lower volume. All that makes it a more expensive coffee both to produce and buy. But, in addition, processes such as Swiss Water or the Supercritical Co₂, due to its complexity, the time that is required and, especially in the case of the supercritical co₂, due to the infrastructure to be mounted, make this type of coffee even more. They take away the caffeine, but add some cents to the price. Tags. That is why the methods without solvents are more used in the decaffeination processes of instant coffee, capsule or the most common mixtures that we find in the bar and the supermarket, while the most natural and expensive methods are those associated with decaffeinated specialty coffee. If you are a consumer worried about this, the way of knowing how your favorite coffee has been decaffiled is … Looking for information and look at the labels. When a coffee uses methods such as the supercritical CO2 … Read more

Needs to remove tariffs on your electric cars

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We are on April 14. Anyone would say that we have climbed into a concord and we have turned over the speed of sound without pause, without scales. Without stopping to repost. Since last April 2, the United States began to Apply cars tariffssteel and aluminum but, above all, since it imposed New commercial barriers to almost all of the world, it seems that everything has happened at a dizzying speed. In just 12 days we have seen USA Impose tariffs on (almost) every inhabited country. Even if I was inhabited by penguins and a handful of humans. We have seen one Chinese response, to the bag falla Increased hostilities In the commercial war, raising tariffs, threats from the European Union, the stock market falling again, increases in the figures of the tariffs that touched the absurd and a final step of Donald Trump with a 90 -day truce and Exemptions in some products Arriving from China. But before all this happened, there last October 2024, the European Union began to apply tariffs to Chinese electric cars that remain in force. A commercial dispute that has had multiple derivatives. To start, in Spain we have seen how The government changed minds About tariffs on Chinese electric cars To avoid Chinese reprisals. Reprisals that have reached countries like Italy, where investments have been cast back for supporting these tariffs in the past. Or that they led to Byd, Saic and Geely to file a lawsuit before the Court of Justice of the European Union. Months after the first storm, it seems that Europe and China begin to understand each other. At least that’s what the German newspaper affirms Handelsblatt. Looking for a land price To be clear about what we are talking about, you have to know where we come from. In September 2023the European Union began talking clearly to impose tariffs on Chinese electric cars. The agencies began to defend that the Chinese automobile industry was distorting the market offering electric cars at a very low price. That low and highly competitive price could allow it because, according to the European Union, their companies were Dopadas with state money. Either with direct subsidies, with soft credits or with the transfer of land, the European Commission ended up voting in favor of imposing what, first, were “Compensatory Rights” And, already in October 2024, they reached the figure of “duty” as we know them. Before that last approval, the European Union and China maintained an open dialogue on them. So Europe opted for impose tariffs with specific rates to each manufacturer, ensuring that not everyone had received the same aid and depending on the degree of collaboration shown. For example, Byd was the Chinese company that received the least punishment (17.4%) but SAIC, which is the property of the Chinese state, was 37.6%. To these figures we must add the 10% base that any country pays for exporting its cars to Europe. The rates, in addition, were applied to cars European manufacturers They produce in China. For example, the Volkswagen Group that in China is associated with SAIC has to pay very high tariffs for bring your electric cupra. It was a measure that tried to bring money and investments to Europe but that, with the rejection of China, ended by become a shot in the foot For some countries. From the first moment, the Chinese government was contrary to this decision and considered discriminatory this way of acting. For its part, the European Union opened the door to dialog combustion cars and plug -in hybrids. A type of especially attractive product in countries like Spain where cars purchases are dominated by low -end vehicles. Months after that, the German newspaper Handelsblatt It states that the European Union already negotiates with China a land price to its vehicles in exchange for lifting tariffs on electric cars. The media ensures that Maros Sefcovic, EU trade commissioner, has filed conversations with Wang Wentao, Chinese Minister of Commerce. At this meeting, the agreement would have reached a land price to its vehicles. The problem now is to reach an understanding, in Reuters They explain that so far the minimum prices that the European Union has imposed on foreign products always They have taxed simple products. That is, to non -complex products such as a car. The news agency already advances that from Europe they are willing to reach an agreement with different prices depending on the vehicle. At the moment, there is no news of what this land would be and if it would also affect cars with combustion engines or only electric vehicles as it happens right now with additional tariffs. Keep in mind that a different land price may make sense due to vehicle size or other variable that represents the quality and final price of the vehicle. It would be completely absurd to impose a land price of 20,000 euros (for example) to a five -meter car and leave the same figure for a large five -meter berling, generally associated with higher quality vehicles, cost and price. Liberating tariffs on Chinese manufacturers is also an advantage for Europeans who manufacture in Asian soil. In this way they will be able to offer their products without having to pay the corresponding rates so from Germany they already press so that this decision comes forward. Those who can show more contrary to this proposal are French manufacturers such as Renault or Stellantis. Except the Dacia Springthe Renault group does not bring electric cars from China and has always sold as a value to produce its Renault 5 In France. Stellantis either has Factories in China And in Europe it sells Leapmotor cars but the goal is that are manufactured in European landreuseting the facilities that the company has already distributed throughout Europe. At the same time, China needs agreements to continue selling cars outside its borders. Its production threatens to create a surplus of vehicles. Byd aims to sneak into the Five largest … Read more

Now Trump plans to remove it discreetly, according to Politico

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After the Trump’s electoral victoryElon Musk appeared as the arm executor of the “chainsier” Trump to cut waste in public administration. Just three months later, and with one controversy after anotherMusk could take a step to the side and abandon his role in front of Doge to redirects the situation of Tesla. Rumors on the output of Doge Musk. The American medium Political published an exclusive in which he claimed that Donald Trump would have communicated to his near circle the departure of Musk in front of Doge. Trump is satisfied with the work of “special government employee” that Musk has done in the administration since he arrived in the presidency in January. Despite that, he considers that it is a good time for the millionaire to return to his business and reduce the pressure that public opinion is exercising on the government for his presence in the White House. Musk and the government are racing the way. Last Thursday, In an interview of Elon Musk for Fox Newsthe millionaire claimed: “I think we will have completed most of the work necessary to reduce the deficit in a billion dollars within that period.” On the other hand, the head of Communication of the White House, Karoline Leavitt, assured in a publication since Your profile in X that: “Elon Musk and President Trump have publicly declared that Elon will leave the public service as a special government employee when he completes his incredible work in Doge”, while showing his rejection for the information published in Political. Plus a ballast than an ally. Trump’s imminent withdrawal as Trump’s right -handed hand arises at a time when some members of Trump’s government cabinet see Musk more as a political ballast than as an asset. According to sources cited by PoliticalTrump could take advantage of the end of the 130 days of validity of the special status granted to the millionaire to make the transition and keep it discreetly from the political sphere. These tensions within the Republicans were revealed with the heated conversation between several Trump cabinet members in the White House. Among them that Marco Rubio was, who reproached Musk for the methods used by Doge when cutting in certain strategic departmentsas published The New York Times. The drop that has filled the glass: Wisconsin. Trump would have already commented at the end of March his intention to relegating Musk to the background. However, the Last weekend defeat In the elections to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, in which Musk has invested about 25 million dollars, according to He affirmed The New York Timesit could have been the definitive proof that Republicans give Musk by amortized. Despite rumors, sources of Political They believe that Musk will maintain a role as an informal advisor and could be seen occasionally for the offices of the White House. However, others warn that it would be naive to think that Musk will move away completely from the Trump’s influence. A change in the relationship with Trump. Beyond political tensions with Republicans, or the growing reputational crisis that Musk’s participation in Doge is causing Tesla, this President’s movement reveals a change in the relationship between both millionaires. Just a month ago, the president said that Musk had come to stay. Instead, he is now organizing a quiet and discreet transition to move Musk away from political power positions. According to the information of PoliticalTrump would have declared about Musk: “I think it’s incredible, but I also think he has a great company to direct, so at some point he will return. He wants to do it. He would keep him while he could.” Tesla in flames by Musk. In any case, Musk’s exit from the political candlestick will contribute to the waters to return to their channel in Tesla, where the political exposure From his CEO he has caused protests and attacks on the concessionaires and vehicles of the brand. A Morgan Stanley survey to Tesla investors revealed that 85% thought that Musk’s political position was harming Tesla’s reputation. These protests have not remained at the local level. The sales of the brand worldwide have collapsed and, with them, the value of their actions, which they have lost in the last two months All won After the elections. In Xataka | A government “Extremely Hardcore”: Elon Musk is applying to the US the same recipe that has applied to all its companies In Xataka | Elon Musk’s father believed that his son had too many open fronts: Tesla’s wand has shown that he was right Image | Flickr (Gage Skidmore)

It has rained so much in Spain that the reservoirs are up. And still nobody wants to remove water restrictions

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For more than a month, when Garoé, Éowyn, Herminia and Ivo They synchronized to water the peninsula, the water level of Spain has been decreasing day by day. March has changed everything. In just one week, the accumulated water increased almost 3% and 2025 remains above the 2024, 2023 records and the average of the last 10 years. Aemet He has already warned That comes more water and that “the long duration drought, in which Spain entered at the end of 2023 and that still lasts at the end of February, will also end up reversing most likely with what is raining” Ahroa himself. And yet, the administrations have come out in Tromba … To say there will be no changes. Catalonia is the best example: although the reserves already exceed 40% and is, for good, in an unpublished situation for more than 50 months, the Minister of Territory and spokesman of the Generalitat, Silvia Paneque, He explained that the situation “It does not completely solve the situation we are living.” In Andalusia the reaction has been similar. In fact, the Board has delayed Until the end of March or early April, making any decision on drought. In Murcia they go further and not only is not withdrawing measures, but they are working on Expand measures To stop the drought. And, on paper, it makes sense. At the purely administrative level and as explained, for example, the Catalan Water Agency, from the pre -alert level, can be considered that The drought has sent. However, water stress problems in the interior basins of Catalonia, Segura or the Andalusian Mediterranean basins are systemic. In that sense, no one advocates directly to withdraw control measures and restrictions. The problem is that with that it is not enough. And it is not enough because the fact that the restrictions are not removed means nothing. Moreover, it can be even worse. We know it from experience. I quote it often, but Datadista has a fantastic investigation In which it looks very clearly how “from the deep drought of the 1990s, each dry period has served to implement emergency measures (…) or allow practices that were not eliminated when the rains returned, they were used to expand irrigation, increasing the problem of overexploitation and contamination of aquifers and the wetlands to which they feed.” That is, the fact that administrations resist raising prohibitions does not serve much if that surplus takes advantage of efficiency improvements to implement policies that, ultimately, “make the country’s water system more fragile” instead of favoring that becoming more robust. The most important drought happens when drought ends. That is the great historical lesson that can give us the water management of Spain: that the crucial is what happens when the weather drought has disappeared and we have to make decisions about what to do with all that water we did not have before. In that context, prudence calls are interesting and necessary. But they need a transition plan behind, but we will simply be building closer and closer to that cliff called climate change. Image | ECMWF In Xataka | After becoming the most humid March, Konrad also wants to turn it into one of the coldest: the snow is back

Elon Musk is a citizen of Canada since 1989. Now 230,000 Canadians have claimed to remove it

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As Trump Special Advisor Elon Musk is part of a government that it seems to threaten Canadian sovereignty, especially after Trump repeatedly hinted that Canada should become The 51st State of the United States. Canadians have responded with the bureaucratic tools they have, and now it is time to decide the government, bound by the law itself. Hundreds of thousands of signatures. Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship, awarded in 1989 Thanks to his mother, Maye Muskoriginally from Saskatchewan, is located in the center of a growing political controversy in Canada. The reason? More than 200,000 citizens have signed A parliamentary request requesting that citizens be revoked due to its proximity to Donald Trump and their alleged involvement in activities contrary to the national interests of Canada. The requestpresented on February 20 at the Chamber of the Commons in Canada by the writer Qualia Reed and sponsored by the parliamentarian Charlie Angus, of the new Democratic Party (NDP), He has won traction Very fast. His main argument: that Musk, acting as a Trump advisor, has backed a foreign government that threatens Canadian sovereignty. In particular, they point out the aggressive rhetoric of the president, who has threatened Impose severe tariffs to Canadian products and has even suggested that more than unlikely Annexation of Canada as the 51 state of the nation. Reasons of the petition and reactions. As we said, the discontent of the signatories lies in Musk’s attitude Faced with American politics, as well as in its total support for Trump and its economic policies. Musk has promoted, for example, initiatives to reduce federal spending in the United States under the new administration, which has led to Mass cuts in agencies such as the Department of Venaries’ Affairs, the Department of Defense and the National Parks Service. The conflict between Musk and Trudeau. There is more, of course. Its use of social network X, acquired in 2022, has been key in the controversy. Musk mocked the Canadian Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau, after his announcement of resignation as the leader of the Liberal Party, praising instead of the conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, in what was seen as an interference in Canadian politics. Besides, Trump’s threats Towards Canada have intensified public outrage. In a recent speech, the president referred again to Trudeau as a simple “governor”, minimizing the independence of the country. The conflict climbed when Trump and his press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said the nation should become partly in the United Statesto which Trudeau responded bluntly In X: “There is no possibility in the hell that Canada becomes part of the United States. Workers and communities in both countries benefit from being the largest commercial and mutual security partners.” The economic factor and commercial tensions. Beyond the political debate, Trump’s position and Musk towards Canada has also generated concern in the economic field. Trump has threatened impose 25% tariffs to Canadian imports, a measure that would have had significant consequences for the country’s economy. Be that as it may, these tariffs have been delayed until March 4, after Trump declared that the Canada government had taken measures to combat illegal immigration and drug trafficking in cooperation with the United States. Is it possible to revoke citizens? It is the big question. According to the Canadian law, citizenship It can be revoked In cases of fraud, false information in the application for immigration or threat to national security, but there are no precedents of a revocation for political reasons or ideological alignments. It is also allowed Voluntary renunciation of citizenssomething that Musk has not indicated that he would consider. That said, the petition has overcome the threshold of 500 signatures required to be formally presented to Parliament. After its presentation, it will be the government who decides if it progresses or rejects it. Meanwhile, the House of Commons will resume sessions on March 24, although a possible call for general elections before that date could also affect the progress of the petition. An unknown scenario. Despite the magnitude of the petition, experts agree that the possibility of revoking the citizenship of Musk It is low. Irene Bloemraad, immigration and citizenship specialist at British Columbia University, explained to Washington Post That “although the petition reaches millions of signatures, the government cannot simply revoke the citizenship of a person.” Also, Gideon Christian, Professor of Law at the University of Calgary, He stressed that Any attempt at revocation should “follow the legal procedures established for all Canadian citizens.” In the distant scenario on which the revocation was approved and executed, Musk would have to wait 10 years to request the Canadian citizenship again. The businessman would continue to keep his American and South African citizenships, of course, but losing his Canadian passport could affect his investments and commercial relations in the country. 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