Antoni Bassas' analysis: 'Has anyone thought about today's Catalonia?'
Between the present, the country's gridlock every morning and the bureaucracy of the Generalitat, provincial councils, and town halls, and the future, its lag in renewable energy, it seems that no one has given this country any thought in the last twenty years.
Hello, how are you?
The week begins as usual: at 10 a.m., four commuter train lines were closed. President Isla, I'm back: appoint a Mobility Minister. The country is jammed every day. On the trains and on the AP-7. I'm back: it's not about sending astronauts to Mars, but about getting trains running.
The news of the week starting today will arrive the day after tomorrow, April 2nd, the day Trump's tariffs against the world, especially his current trading partners: Canada, Mexico, China, and the European Union, will go into effect. This will be a breach of the international trade rules in force until now. Trump's calculation is to raise a lot of money from the tariffs that companies wishing to sell in the US market will have to pay, and at the same time, since it is likely that some of these companies will no longer have competitive prices, some products will return to being manufactured in the United States, or American consumers will choose American products sooner, since they will be cheaper. Remember: Trump already knows that this policy will hurt the American economy at first, but he believes it will do even more damage to the rest of the world and that the United States is better equipped to resist it. In Trump's idea, only three countries count: the United States, China, and Russia (because of its nuclear force). The measure will begin the day after tomorrow, and Trump referred to April 2nd as "Liberation Day." This idea that the world is taking advantage of Americans is a long-standing issue in Trump's thinking. That's why he said yesterday that if Americans were to raise car prices by 25% from the start, "he couldn't care less." Wednesday's measure affects Repsol, which bought oil from him in Venezuela. Trump wants to punish with tariffs The countries that buy oil from him in Venezuela. Trump also said early this morning that he's seriously considering running again, which at this point means he's seriously considering how he can bend the law—some jurists even believe he'll violate it—to run again, even though he'll be 82 and a half by the end of this term. One way he's admitted he could do it is if Vance were to run and then resign in favor of Trump. These are dark times for the world.
Speaking of light: it is known that Catalonia consumes more electricity than it generates, that Catalan nuclear plants should be shut down within ten years because they have become old and we are far behind in renewable energy. On this page you will find the informationBetween the present, the country's gridlock every morning, hampered by the bureaucracy of the Generalitat, provincial councils, and town halls, and the future, its lag in renewable energy, it seems that no one has given this country any thought in the last twenty years.
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