A few months before leaving the Elysée, Emmanuel Macron wants to set the idea he has been pursuing for years on track: Europe must militarily emancipate itself from the United States and work together for its security and defense. Donald Trump's arrival at the White House gave impetus to the idea, and the war in Ukraine has contributed to European countries working together to defend themselves, albeit with still unencouraging results.

Vigo is the city that this Saturday hosted the Armed Forces Day event, with a military parade with 3,700 troops, more than 70 aircraft, 109 vehicles and 32 motorcycles. And it was the first time that Princess Leonor presided over this parade. The event, however, will probably not be remembered for the magnitude of the parade, but because the Spanish flag that they raised while the Spanish anthem was playing fell.