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The author noted that Pedro Passos Coelho would give an interview to Maria João Avillez on SIC Notícias, between 9 PM and 10 PM, and argued that his governance should be reassessed in light of the financial conditions he encountered. According to the author, Portugal had already requested external assistance when Passos Coelho arrived at the Government in 2011, and the adjustment program of 78 billion euros had been negotiated before he took office. He maintained that during the legislature, exports rose from about one-third of GDP to nearly 40% in 2015, including tourism, and that the tourism sector gained strategic momentum. Regarding privatizations, he acknowledged that some operations were questionable and warranted scrutiny but argued that they allowed the collection of billions of euros, the amortization of public debt, and reduce financing needs and interest burdens. He also considered that cuts in the public sector were painful but questioned what the alternatives would have been when the State could no longer finance itself normally. The author further highlighted that Portugal completed the financial assistance program in 2014 and returned to market financing without a precautionary program, recovering, in his view, decision-making leeway. He stated that Passos Coelho was the most relevant politician of the century in Portugal for having made unpopular decisions and contributed to an economic change whose effects surpassed his Government. #Portugal #Política #Economia (translated)

The Indonesia GP of MotoGP presents itself as an exciting race in which Marc Márquez and Jorge Martín fight to position themselves at the top of the championship, with Márquez seeking to consolidate his leadership and Martín trying to regain ground after a difficult season. #MotoGP #GPIIndonesia #MarcMárquez (translated)

Germany has inaugurated the tallest wind turbine in the world, standing at 365 meters, designed to generate double the energy by harnessing winds from higher layers of the atmosphere without requiring more land for its installation. #EnergíaEólica #Innovación #Alemania (translated)

Political polls show that, although the center-left remains ahead, the center-right is gaining ground and Vannacci is experiencing a decline for the first time, with the help of decisive minor parties like South Calls North. #SondaggiPolitici #Centrodestra #Centrosinistra (translated)

Sarah Santaolalla stated that Pedro Sánchez understood earlier than others that the electoral campaign was contested in the squares, streets, and camps of the country. She added that while others debated over acronyms and labels, he was already defining the playing field. #Elecciones2023 #España #Política (translated)

The Executive Board always seemed more like a shield for the minister's position than an essential structure for the functioning of the SNS. "The Executive Board always seemed more like a shield for the minister's position than an essential structure for the functioning of the SNS. It was a projection error, and it is now trying to mend something that was wrong," says the president of FNAM, André Gomes, criticizing, nevertheless, the Government for planning significant changes without listening to those who are on the ground. #FusãoNaSaúde #Megaestruturas #ReformaDaSaúde (translated)

The price war between OpenAI and Anthropic is intensifying, with OpenAI gaining ground by offering more economical and diverse options just before its expected stock market launches, while both companies compete to demonstrate their financial viability to Wall Street. #IA #OpenAI #Anthropic (translated)

Albert Ortega compared José Mourinho's current reaction to what he believes he would have had 15 years ago: he stated that back then he would have publicly reprimanded Mbappé, would have put him on the bench this weekend, and would have used the strongest player in the squad as an example. Instead, he said that now Mourinho only imposes his authority over Asencio, whom he described as the fifth central defender of Real Madrid. #Mourinho #Mbappé #RealMadrid (translated)

Gustavo Martínez calculated that, in a new home costing €400,000, the taxes and costs linked to the State amounted to €140,000, almost 40% of the cost. In his breakdown, he included €40,000 of VAT, €6,000 of AJD from the buyer, €10,000 in permits, ICIO, and municipal fees, another €6,000 of AJD for the new construction and horizontal division, and €20,000 related to the land and the taxes of the seller. He also estimated €12,000 for the corporate tax of the developer and €35,000 for labor contributions and income tax. Martínez described the State as the "true vulture fund." #Vivienda #Impuestos #Economía (translated)

Carlos Iglesias, brother of Julio Iglesias, has been sentenced to six months in prison and fined nearly 10 million euros for defrauding 19.6 million from the tax authorities after failing to pay taxes on the sale of land in Madrid. #CarlosIglesias #DelitoFiscal #JulioIglesias (translated)

José Antonio Kast Rist reported that, according to him, Las Condes was facing a quickly activated emergency that had caused serious damage to vehicles and homes on some streets due to a flood of water and mud. He stated that the Delegate was already on site and that Minister De Grange, Subdere Figueroa, and teams from the MOP were on their way to take urgent measures. He also indicated that he had communicated with Mayor San Martin and the director of Senapred to assess the impact on the municipality. #Emergencia #LasCondes #Aluvión (translated)

The author wrote that the collapse of Sánchez's government and the housing crisis could lead Spain to an unprecedented situation since the dictatorship. He also stated that, at that moment, polls indicated that a coalition of conservatives and neo-Francoists would govern the country. https://t.co/3HPr4w6js5 #Espanha #CriseHabitacional #Política #ES (translated)

The Government of Spain and the Junta of Andalusia have agreed to expedite the demolition of the El Algarrobico hotel and restore the protected land, after resolving their differences and progressing in a coordinated manner on the necessary administrative process to carry out this action. #ElAlgarrobico #Demolición #Andalucía (translated)

The guano accumulated in these bird populations, which can gather tens of thousands of individuals, generates extraordinarily intense methane emission hotspots that had not been measured or quantified on the ground until now,” explains Alejandro Román, researcher at ICMAN-CSIC and the first author of the study. #Pingüinos #Metano #Antártida (translated)

The Figueira da Foz City Council approved the sale of land for 550 thousand euros for the construction of a four-star hotel and a congress center with a capacity of 1,500 people, although the councilors from PS and Chega voted against the sale, arguing that the project compromises public utility. #FigueiraDaFoz #Hotel #CentroDeCongressos (translated)