Summaries in English – Page 9

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.

• Sánchez invested as prime minister: amnesty and the cost of the pact
  Sánchez invested as prime minister on 16-N with amnesty as the price of the pact: debt, pensions, Ferraz protests and economic tension in the background
  Sep 30, 2026 · 416 replies
• Irati Etxandi, the 22-year-old mechanic taking TikTok by storm
  Irati Etxandi, a 22-year-old mechanic in San Sebastián, is taking TikTok by storm—while some customers still ask to speak to a mechanic.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 121 replies
• Clearing an occupied flat: 3.000€ via a company or years in court
  Legally evicting a home occupied by squatters can take over three years; one firm charges 3.000€. A flat in Zaragoza ended differently.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 225 replies
• The Economist and the 4 cryptocurrencies on its cover
  The Economist puts Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Cardano on its cover, a reading some see as a 2022 prediction. According to one participant…
  Sep 30, 2026 · 101 replies
• Retiring before 40: real cases and what they cost
  Saving over €1,000 a month and paying off your home in 15 years: the formula repeated by those who quit work before 40, almost always with...
  Sep 30, 2026 · 182 replies
• Europe sets its sights on older people’s ‘too big’ homes
  The European Commission calls for mobilising every square metre of housing stock and notes that 55% of Spanish households live in overly large homes.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 132 replies
• Dog tax: 30 euros for a problem still unsolved
  Between 20 and 30 euros a year per owner and a real cost of 1,400 per dog: Spain is split over a dog tax that fails to solve the dog mess problem.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 429 replies
• Clint Eastwood at 94: His diet and discipline, in his own words
  Clint Eastwood directs Juror #2 at 94, following a restrictive diet and lifelong exercise routines, as he has said himself
  Sep 30, 2026 · 100 replies
• Melon: from 0.69 to 1.29 euros, according to prices cited in the forum
  Prices cited in a thread: melon goes from €0.69/kg on offer to €1.29, while €30–35 shops now cost €70. Fruit, oil and meat strain the basket
  Sep 30, 2026 · 290 replies
• RTVE's seven-way debate: Vox against everyone and the issues left untouched
  RTVE's seven-way debate brought together seven spokespeople for 125 minutes and four blocks: Vox stood alone while pensions and immigration barely came up.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 533 replies
• Solar panels will reach end of life before 2050
  Millions of solar panels already installed will reach end of life before 2050, and recycling still doesn't pay off: their likely destination is landfill.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 101 replies
• 70s and 60s music: the repertoire that survives on cassette
  The 70s and 60s music repertoire that survives on cassette tapes is still being searched for on YouTube: Rainbow, Boney M, ballads and disco
  Sep 30, 2026 · 1421 replies
• A fixed band on the Valencia radar: what we know and what we don't
  A straight band has sat fixed on the radar over Valencia for hours. From 5,4 GHz WiFi to a sea-based transmitter theory: what’s known and what isn’t.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 205 replies
• Carrefour’s 1973 prices and the trap of comparing them
  A 1973 Carrefour leaflet shows DYC at 82 cents, but pay was around 4.000 pesetas and inflation topped 10%
  Sep 30, 2026 · 263 replies
• Quevedo, Clapton and 'Nothing Compares 2 U': the canon of heartbreak
  From Quevedo and Clapton to 'Nothing Compares 2 U': the quest for the greatest heartbreak song of all time
  Sep 30, 2026 · 466 replies
• Milei limits free medicines to pensioners with higher incomes
  PAMI ends free medicines for pensioners earning over 388,500 pesos and requires registration.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 213 replies
• Catalan parents organise: “My daughter can’t add or subtract”
  Catalonia drops 23 points in Maths and 38 in Reading in PISA as 800 families organise to demand more academic rigour in classrooms
  Sep 30, 2026 · 383 replies
• Rates at 5% for a Decade: The Hit to Mortgages and SMEs
  A forecast sees interest rates at 5% for a decade. The sector debates whether that's the anomaly or a return to normal, with fixed mortgages at 7%...
  Sep 30, 2026 · 238 replies
• High cholesterol: the numbers now considered normal
  Triglycerides jumping from 250 to 780 in one patient: how normal cholesterol levels are debated and when statins come into play
  Sep 30, 2026 · 216 replies
• The 23 pieces of evidence that weren't enough to convict the CAM president's son-in-law
  The prosecution built its case over the CAM widow on 23 clues that collapsed: no DNA or gunpowder. The Constitutional Court upheld the acquittal.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 118 replies
• Reform the calendar so seasons start on the 1st
  A calendar reform would make each season begin on the 1st of its month: a 32-day August and the year anchored to January 1, not the perihelion.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 15 replies
• The Nation: Construct or Instinct?
  Debate on whether the nation is a modern artificial construct or an innate human instinct, plus an analysis of nationalism, state power and self-rule.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 288 replies
• Sneaker durability, ranked: from 6 years to 2 months
  From 6 years for Onitsuka Tiger to 2 months for store brands: a brand-by-brand durability ranking upends the retail pecking order
  Sep 30, 2026 · 221 replies
• The war that leaves gas untouched: $1bn a day to Russia
  Russian gas crossing wartime Ukraine earns Moscow $1bn a day, and the pipelines remain intact and protected.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 129 replies
• Marco Garrido publishes his manual with declared 24% annual return
  Marco Garrido publishes 'Gana dinero en bolsa' with a declared 24% annual return, 36 Amazon reviews and accusations of hyping stocks online
  Sep 30, 2026 · 336 replies
• Free highways no more: 9 cents per kilometer
  End of concessions paves way for highway tolls: industry proposes 9 cents/km, €104bn over 25 years
  Sep 30, 2026 · 421 replies
• Chiqui Sweet: Five Injections a Day and the Diet Debate
  A girl with a blood sugar of 650 and five daily injections sparks debate over the carbs and diets prescribed to diabetics
  Sep 30, 2026 · 193 replies
• ING's fake-transfer trick: 4.5% to 2% depending on the customer and the day
  Simulating a transfer to hold onto your money gets ING offers from 4.5% to 2% depending on amount, account holder and how often you repeat the trick.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 175 replies
• Housing 15% more expensive in 2025 as Barcelona rooms hit €600
  Housing costs rise 15% in 2025 and a room in Barcelona averages €600. Real inflation, INE (Spain's statistics agency) and new rules reshape the market.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 206 replies
• The migrant relocation plans targeting Spain
  Circulating messages claim hundreds of thousands of irregular migrants will be relocated to Spain between 2024 and 2027. No official confirmation.
  Sep 30, 2026 · 315 replies