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The most discussed topics on Burbuja.info - Foro de economía, actualidad y política., summarised in English: Spanish news, economy, housing and society as Spain talks about them.

• Nord Stream: who loses from the sabotage and who wins
  The Nord Stream sabotage reopens the debate over who wins: the US is already shipping its gas to Europe and the Russian pipeline is out of action
  Sep 30, 2026 · 169 replies
• The Mass: A Sample Sunday Mass in Ordinary Time
  Twenty-four moments shape the Sunday Mass in Ordinary Time: what is sung, what is omitted, and why the Gloria depends on the calendar.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 16 replies
• Segovia diocese backs denying communion to mayor
  The parish priest of Torrecaballeros told the mayor he could not take communion; the Diocese of Segovia confirmed he acted in line with Catholic doctrine.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 306 replies
• Neither Getafe nor Pinto: €1,000 rent on an ordinary salary
  The thread cites rents above €1,000 in Getafe, from €800 in Pinto, and ordinary salaries of €1,300 to €1,800: access to housing is stuck.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 347 replies
• Marrying in Poland: The economic calculation behind the pitch
  A Polish woman invites Spanish men to marry her in Poland, invoking tradition. The pitch comes down to dowry, track record and legal risk
  Sep 30, 2026 · 257 replies
• Euro falls below 1,06 as markets price in end of ECB rate hikes
  With the euro at 1,075 and the Netherlands in recession, some on the forum price in an end to ECB hikes and see parity ahead.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 185 replies
• Brave New World and 1984, among the most cited books
  Brave New World and 1984 are among readers' favorites, with dystopias about totalitarianism sitting alongside classics, essays and science fiction.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 145 replies
• Two years in investment banking and a promise to be 90% truthful
  A purported investment banking professional with two years' experience says don't pay down the mortgage: 1% interest vs 4% inflation
  Sep 30, 2026 · 272 replies
• Nokia: from buying at €2 to selling at €5.70 with a leveraged CFD
  Nokia was worth €2 a share in 2012 and neared €6 just over a year later: the 'new Apple' pitch, the bet on Navteq maps and the purchase of…
  Sep 30, 2026 · 194 replies
• Spanish government ousts Pallete at Telefónica and installs Murtra
  Spain's government pushes out Álvarez-Pallete after eight years at Telefónica and proposes Indra chairman Marc Murtra. Shares fall 3%.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 220 replies
• Yanks compare their lives with China's: $8 an hour and two jobs
  The US minimum wage can be just $8 an hour, and many juggle two jobs: online comparisons with China are fueling disillusionment.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 241 replies
• SpaceX's Starship explodes on seventh test flight
  SpaceX's seventh Starship test flight explodes over the Caribbean, diverting flights, while two astronauts remain on the ISS without a return date…
  Sep 30, 2026 · 296 replies
• Why a Linux veteran is going back to Windows
  A veteran abandons Linux after years of dual-booting: he slams its desktops, software and instability, and says Windows is cheap.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 540 replies
• Summer is a no-show: 21 degrees in Coruña and blankets in Córdoba
  21 degrees and rain in Coruña, 22 in Krakow and blankets in Córdoba on the cusp of August: summer goes off course in Europe
  Sep 30, 2026 · 458 replies
• Zaporiyia: 'More than 20 Leopards' knocked out, according to a forum
  ‘More than 20 Leopards and ten Bradleys knocked out’ in Zaporiyia: €5,000 drones vs €11m tanks
  Sep 30, 2026 · 242 replies
• Almeida falls for Russian prank about Ukraine and refugees
  Martínez-Almeida falls for a phone prank by two Russian comedians that exposes his stance on Ukraine, refugees and Madrid Central
  Sep 30, 2026 · 259 replies
• Mariupol holds out: Azov grows to regiment size and remains at Azovstal
  Azov says it destroyed ammunition depots and a platoon in Mariupol and now operates as a regiment at Azovstal, while a user declares the Sea of Azov lost
  Sep 30, 2026 · 136 replies
• "22 wings for €9": less than €0.50 each, according to a forum user
  "22 wings for €9", an order a forum user attributes to KFC: less than €0.50 per unit, cheaper than butcher's chicken according to their calculation.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 36 replies
• Putin: 'We haven't started anything serious yet' — the battle over casualty figures
  Putin's 'we haven't started anything serious yet' sparks a war over casualty figures, from the Pentagon's count to the 800,000 circulating.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 201 replies
• Astún: 30 injured and 80 skiers still trapped on chairlift
  At least 30 injured, 17 serious and nine critical in the Canal Roya chairlift accident in Astún, with 80 people still stranded.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 208 replies
• TikTok's 'viogening': girlfriends who brag about having a jealous partner
  TikTok's 'viogening': videos that turn the jealous partner into a trend and a debate on why control is idealized online
  Sep 29, 2026 · 203 replies
• A forum describes Hong Kong: 12-hour shifts and sleeping cubicles
  One poster describes 12-hour shifts, shared beds and seven days off in year four; another corrects: public pensions and healthcare exist
  Sep 29, 2026 · 101 replies
• Nuremberg II: the Covid archive awaiting trial
  A citizen archive compiles VAERS and EudraVigilance figures and Covid vaccine data for a hypothetical Nuremberg II that has no date yet.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 406 replies
• Dacia Logan and Citroën C-Elysée diesel km0: when they're worth it and when they're not
  The Dacia Logan and Citroën C-Elysée km0 cost 11,500 euros. Owners disagree: one has topped 80,000 km; another wouldn't buy one again.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 115 replies
• A forum user puts the cost of running two cars at €740 a month
  A tally puts the cost of two family cars since 2006 at €80,000: €8,889 a year and €740 a month, almost half in taxes, another calculation says
  Sep 29, 2026 · 224 replies
• Clash at Sol protest camp over Spanish flag bracelet
  A woman wearing a Spanish flag bracelet was confronted at the Sol camp for backing Abascal, as the Comunidad de Madrid deadline looms
  Sep 29, 2026 · 75 replies
• Fiftysomething and diabetic in the Philippines on €1,000 a month
  A 50-year-old Spanish diabetic content creator lives in the Philippines on €300-400 a month and wants to marry a woman in her twenties, unverified cover.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 202 replies
• Pi Network burns coins from unverified accounts
  Pi Network closed its grace period on March 14: those who did not verify their accounts lost their mined coins, with losses of thousands of dollars.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 264 replies
• Secondary school teacher: €2,800 gross, not net
  The €2,800 credited to secondary school teachers is gross: starting pay is €1,800–€1,900 net depending on the autonomous community (region).
  Sep 29, 2026 · 352 replies
• Fico leaks that NATO countries are weighing sending troops to Ukraine
  Robert Fico reveals that several NATO and EU countries are exploring sending troops to Ukraine bilaterally, while Macron admits there is no consensus
  Sep 29, 2026 · 475 replies