There is talk of the problems with Morocco that Puigdemont forgets, tourism and bleeding in Podemos

Puigdemont ‘forgets’ his problems with Morocco

Last week Carles Puigdemont once again positioned himself against Spain in the open diplomatic crisis with Morocco by assuring that “Ceuta and Melilla are African cities, which are part of the EU by inheritance of a colonial past”. These comments are reminiscent of those made by the former president of the Generalitat of Catalonia as soon as the conflict arose, after our country welcomed the leader of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali. Puigdemont then posted a message on social media reminding his “dear friends” in Morocco that Spain “never keeps its promises.” The renewed interest that Puigdemont shows in taking advantage of this conflict has caused a wave of reactions in Catalan political circles. Some of them resort to irony when commenting on how well the former president wants to get along with Morocco, now that that country even offers him “political asylum.” And they remember how much the rudeness that the Alaouite kingdom did to him in the past hurt the honorable molt, when he organized a visit to Moroccan territory. “None of the country’s authorities wanted to meet with him,” they say.

Return to half gas of tourists to the Balearic Islands?

The Government has been announcing to British tourists for weeks that Spain was opening its borders to them without restrictions. So much so that, from Monday, these travelers can enter our country without having to present a negative PCR, whether or not they are vaccinated. Despite this relaxation, the first data coming from the Balearic Islands are not overly optimistic about the recovery of British tourists. This is demonstrated by the fact that only five of the 100 flights that have landed in the archipelago since Monday departed from the United Kingdom. Tour operators are also pessimistic in confirming that the opening of borders does not imply an increase in reservations. “At the moment, Great Britain only represents 5% of the reservations for the summer, which is a low percentage in relation to its weight in our tourism,” they say. “As long as the United Kingdom does not remove Spain from its list of unsafe countries, there is little to do,” they say.

The bleeding that Podemos suffers in Andalusia

They say that there are dozens of resignations of members of Podemos in Seville. However, they say that what worries the purple Executive is that “all those who leave do so to join Adelante Andalucía”, Teresa Rodríguez’s party that will attend the general elections as an independent formation.