Summaries in English – Page 18

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.

• Russian TV simulation: a missile reaches Berlin in 106 seconds
  Russian TV airs simulation showing missiles from Kaliningrad reaching Berlin in 106 seconds and Paris and London in 200
  Sep 29, 2026 · 105 replies
• Chat Control
  Only 1 of the EU's 27 states opposes Chat Control, according to NXT EU. What message scanning is and what role the European Parliament plays.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 1 replies
• Ukraine bombs front line with Su-27 and 1,000-pound JDAM-ER
  The Ukrainian Air Force releases video of a Su-27 dropping a 1,000-pound JDAM-ER, said to be the first.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 224 replies
• Retiring at 72 proposed as voluntary
  The proposal to raise the retirement age to 72 is billed as voluntary, but fears it will end up mandatory dominate the analysis
  Sep 29, 2026 · 291 replies
• [SIZE=6][B]Trump's Tariffs: 25% on His Neighbors and 10% on China[/B][/SIZE]
  Trump slaps 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and 10% on China. Trade is just 24% of US GDP; in the EU it's over half.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 233 replies
• Eleven years of the online chess league born on a forum
  Eleven seasons of the LBA: Swiss Grand Prix qualifier, Honor and Silver divisions, and a six-point rulebook rewritten every year.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 1549 replies
• 50,000-euro weddings that end in divorce within months
  A wedding can cost between 30,000 and 50,000 euros and end in divorce within months. The nuptial rite inflates the bill and the division of assets
  Sep 29, 2026 · 162 replies
• A forum user: “Vatican II caused Europe's decline”
  A priest praises Vatican II and revives the claim that the Church went off the rails in 1962 and precipitated Europe's decline
  Sep 29, 2026 · 494 replies
• KAFKAESQUE: Sindicato de Inquilinas (Tenants' Union) spokesman is a multimillionaire — and a box of live cockroaches was sent to the owners of Mari Carmen's flat
  Eduardo Inda said on Horizonte that the spokesman for the Sindicato de Inquilinas in Sol has €80m in property firms. Why that claim is spreading unchecked.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 14 replies
• In 1960, 13% of Spain's university students were women; in the US, 38%
  In 1960, 13% of Spain's university students were women, compared with 38% in the US. The figure reopens the debate about women under Franco.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 338 replies
• Only 14.8% of under-30s in Spain live independently
  Only 14.8% of young Spaniards live independently before 30. The 'boomerang generation' returns home to save for a deposit
  Sep 29, 2026 · 230 replies
• Adopted son kills his mother in Badajoz and calls police himself
  A 17-year-old of Ethiopian origin allegedly killed his adoptive mother, 60, in Badajoz and called 091 himself. The case has reignited debate.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 508 replies
• DANA in Greece: 2,000 l/m² forecast and rain gauges off the scale
  Forecasts for Greece exceeded 2,000 l/m² in 48 hours. Zagora recorded 780 mm and some rain gauges maxed out their scales.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 283 replies
• Reported in Italy for using a company car to get home
  A worker says he was owed €1,732 and ended up being reported in Italy for using a company car to get home. Without a lawyer or interpreter.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 196 replies
• Truckers: 1,800 euros net and two trucks sitting idle in Pontevedra
  Ramón Fariña, owner of Frutas Moncho, pays 1,800 euros net and has two trucks idle. The full truck licence costs around 4,500 euros.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 347 replies
• The speculative housing market and the non-market
  Spain's 1908 Usury Act remains in force and SAREB was created in 2012. Why housing is no ordinary market.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 0 replies
• Murcia expands video surveillance network with 1.330 new cameras
  Murcia installs 1.330 new video surveillance cameras, quadrupling its network. The 'Murcia Segura' project aims to improve security and police response…
  Sep 29, 2026 · 19 replies
• €3 tariffs on AliExpress: the end of the cheap fix
  The EU charges €3 per item on AliExpress, and a basket of ten €1 products now costs €40. The real average tariff is 4%.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 182 replies
• Forum user: ‘Fecal nihilism is immune to rational criticism’
  A forum user argues that fecal nihilism turns disgust into armor: when provocation is the language, no rational argument can break through.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 39 replies
• 48.9% back capping ownership at one or two homes per owner
  48.9% of respondents would cap ownership at one or two homes per owner, and only 30.5% reject any limit, according to released data.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 214 replies
• Denialist chirigota drowned out by shouts and boos at Cádiz Carnival
  The chirigota 'Abre los ojos' was met with shouts and boos at Cádiz Carnival over its denialist messages. The audience rejected the spread of falsehoods…
  Sep 29, 2026 · 468 replies
• The stand-by generation: no home, no savings, no next generation
  Spain has 11% unemployment but 71% of SMEs can't fill vacancies: pay doesn't cover housing, and under-40s are stuck waiting.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 353 replies
• €500 fine for leaving a dog tied up outside the pharmacy
  A €500 fine for leaving a dog tied outside a pharmacy ended in a warning and inspired the idea of offering to hold dogs.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 363 replies
• Islam: the debate over whether it is a religion of peace remains open
  An analysis of Islam reopens the argument over theology, jihad and immigration: does “religion of peace” describe the faith or is it just a slogan?
  Sep 29, 2026 · 227 replies
• Machines paying into Social Security: what's being proposed
  A forum user puts gross operating surplus at 8%: the proposal for machines to contribute divides between redistribution and capital flight
  Sep 29, 2026 · 223 replies
• Morocco’s Rearmament: The Debate Over Ceuta, Melilla and the Canary Islands
  Spain’s disarmament, Ceuta, Melilla and the Canary Islands are at the heart of the debate over Morocco’s rearmament and tensions on the southern flank.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 202 replies
• Bayer at 19.80 and Novo at 55: the dividend investor's magnet
  Bayer bought at 40.23 euros and topped up at 19.80; Novo Nordisk falls 21% and is bought at 55. A breakdown of dividend investing.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 427 replies
• Kerry attributes 33% of global emissions to agriculture
  Kerry says agriculture accounts for 26-33% of global emissions and urges transforming the sector before COP28
  Sep 29, 2026 · 132 replies
• Undone: two seasons and a finale that redefines the multiverse
  Amazon Prime's animated series Undone uses rotoscoping to portray multiverses and timelines across two seasons and a surprising finale.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 120 replies
• A €5.5 Million House: An Investment Portfolio on a Whiteboard
  A €5.5 million house built in 2020 has a whiteboard with Bitcoin, Ethereum, the S&P 500 and China. Users try to decode its percentages
  Sep 29, 2026 · 127 replies