Feed MRSS-S giorgia_meloni_a, english.elpais.com en-us https://english.elpais.com Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:05:12 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-19/albania-europes-laboratory-where-ai-combats-or-hides-corruption.html Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:05:12 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-19/albania-europes-laboratory-where-ai-combats-or-hides-corruption.html Francisco Peregil Pecellín Following the government’s announcement that a virtual minister will control public contracts, the Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating its creators and the deputy prime minister Following the government’s announcement that a virtual minister will control public contracts, the Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating its creators and the deputy prime minister Albania Edi Rama Enver Hoxha Tirana Giorgia Meloni @edi rama Albania IA Screenshot of Albania's virtual minister, Diella, generated by Artificial Intelligence. Screenshot of Albania's virtual minister, Diella, generated by Artificial Intelligence. <p>Albania’s prime minister, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-10-16/european-union-offers-a-new-growth-plan-to-western-balkans-that-partly-opens-access-to-single-market.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-10-16/european-union-offers-a-new-growth-plan-to-western-balkans-that-partly-opens-access-to-single-market.html">Edi Rama</a>, knows how to draw attention to his country. The former national basketball player (who stands at 6′6″) introduced Diella, a virtual minister in charge of public procurement, last September. The leader of the Albanian Socialist Party, who has been in office for over 12 years and is now serving his fourth term, won the 2025 elections promising Albania’s full EU membership by 2030. To achieve this goal, combating corruption is essential, one of Brussels’ major demands of the country of 2.3 million inhabitants, which formally began EU accession negotiations four years ago. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-19/albania-europes-laboratory-where-ai-combats-or-hides-corruption.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-14/trapped-in-europes-largest-migrant-settlement-the-forces-sustaining-italys-informal-economy.html Sat, 14 Feb 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-14/trapped-in-europes-largest-migrant-settlement-the-forces-sustaining-italys-informal-economy.html Íñigo Domínguez This area of Borgo Mezzanone is home to the workforce for the area, which produces 40% of the country’s tomatoes This area of Borgo Mezzanone is home to the workforce for the area, which produces 40% of the country’s tomatoes Giorgia Meloni Pedro Sánchez Paolo Manzo (EL PAÍS) Borgo Mezzanone Aerial view of the informal settlement of Borgo Mezzanone, which has sprung up around the runway of an old military airport near Foggia, in southern Italy. Aerial view of the informal settlement of Borgo Mezzanone, which has sprung up around the runway of an old military airport near Foggia, in southern Italy. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/AJYR2SAEWJCXJGRI3LW563ZJNQ.jpg?auth=9987809e4ba9809c536e10fa9b51c6f87efad6ebc032e2d36e139864c9582da2" width="3999" height="2666" alt="Aerial view of the informal settlement of Borgo Mezzanone, which has sprung up around the runway of an old military airport near Foggia, in southern Italy."></img><p>Abdul Camara, a 31-year-old Senegalese man, agrees to show EL PAÍS his house: it took him seven years to build it with his own hands. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-14/trapped-in-europes-largest-migrant-settlement-the-forces-sustaining-italys-informal-economy.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/Y2QJUZQ7ERD47PPYHJZJO2ZOME.jpg?auth=59ac1b718e5c4b708054724a2d99cddbb48571ff721ed905171822ed7346575e" width="5472" height="3648" alt="Abdul Camara, a Senegalese man who has lived in the informal settlement of Borgo Mezzanone for seven years, stands at the door of the house he built with his own hands."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/OS6LX6LT3BAN3JG7E3ATAHYAIM.jpg?auth=49491cb81011171cc5079456563e67b8ee548a94d537f62df687aa3dbc38d1cb" width="5472" height="3648" alt="A clothing store in the informal settlement of Borgo Mezzanone."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/2RM7ZFAXEBFVTIOURD7MTGXIM4.jpg?auth=b5ddfc17d32785d5caad0465cd6eaf321fa96ac398a0362c35c10d30fc038cb2" width="5344" height="3563" alt="A group of migrants receive legal assistance at the USB union office in the Rignano ghetto, near Foggia."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/GGJG2IFBPVFRPMICOHXKDWYWDI.jpg?auth=b500607637ec673e6c4a39bb38289c0225c1bc477dd6c11ffad461603590e8ef" width="5472" height="3648" alt="A butcher shop set up in a shack in the informal settlement of Borgo Mezzanone."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/5PHYXF5TY5ENLNKQYGQ52EMCN4.jpg?auth=92387e796305389f425c0845dd828728629c935724d1f293e39c5bb32d02963d" width="5472" height="3648" alt="Two people walk along one of the entrances to the informal settlement of Borgo Mezzanone."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/UAAAW7SE4ZCH5DAVNMFVQDQS54.jpg?auth=21b955fd16f929c00eb64f6cf1cf172b8f28720184914f8a70c6c0208eb13a45" width="5461" height="3641" alt="Maddalena Fabbi and Martina Di Girolamo, two of the people in charge of the Fatoma school in Borgo Mezzanone, which teaches Italian to migrants living in the informal settlement near the town."></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-27/global-opposition-to-trump-gains-momentum.html Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:29:35 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-27/global-opposition-to-trump-gains-momentum.html Andrea Rizzi ,Silvia Ayuso Statements made at the World Economic Forum in Davos reveal a change in Europe’s stance, with countries increasingly adopting policies of defiance similar to those of China, India, and Brazil Statements made at the World Economic Forum in Davos reveal a change in Europe’s stance, with countries increasingly adopting policies of defiance similar to those of China, India, and Brazil Donald Trump Davos Canadá Mark Carney China India Keir Starmer Marine Le Pen Jordan Bardella AFD Bart de Wever Emmanuel Macron Giorgia Meloni Jonathan Ernst (REUTERS) FILE PHOTO: 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos U.S. President Donald Trump poses for the media during the Davos summit last Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump poses for the media during the Davos summit last Wednesday. <p>Trumpism is facing growing opposition on a global scale. The week at the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-23/davos-highlights-the-deterioration-of-americas-international-standing.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-23/davos-highlights-the-deterioration-of-americas-international-standing.html">World Economic Forum in Davos</a> has strengthened the ranks of its opponents, with a shift among numerous European leaders — including figures from the far right, theoretically close to Trump — who have abandoned their usual conciliatory attitudes and are now opting for firm rejection in the face of his abuses and insults. In this way, albeit without formal coordination, they are joining the group of countries that refuse to yield, such as China, India, Canada, and Brazil.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-27/global-opposition-to-trump-gains-momentum.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-01-20/the-us-europe-standoff-reaches-davos-set-to-hold-a-critical-meeting-on-greenland.html Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:30:13 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-01-20/the-us-europe-standoff-reaches-davos-set-to-hold-a-critical-meeting-on-greenland.html Andrea Rizzi The World Economic Forum celebrates its traditional annual meeting, marked by the transatlantic crisis and the assault on free trade and international institutions The World Economic Forum celebrates its traditional annual meeting, marked by the transatlantic crisis and the assault on free trade and international institutions Davos Donald Trump Nigel Farage Giorgia Meloni Mark Rutte Scott Bessent Ursula von der Leyen Irán Palantir Markus Schreiber (AP) Switzerland Davos U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the press outside USA House in Davos on Monday. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the press outside USA House in Davos on Monday. <p>The world is witnessing the death of an era, one that was to a large extent embodied and symbolized by the World Economic Forum in Davos. It was a time of free trade, borderless investment, democratic expansion, cosmopolitanism, and alliance among Atlantic democracies. Another era is now taking hold — the antithesis of that one: trade and financial fragmentation, democratic backsliding, nationalism, and a dramatic <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-09/king-of-spain-warns-about-the-risk-of-dismantling-the-link-between-europe-and-the-us.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-09/king-of-spain-warns-about-the-risk-of-dismantling-the-link-between-europe-and-the-us.html">unraveling of the transatlantic relationship</a>. This is the somber backdrop against which the World Economic Forum’s traditional annual conference opens this Tuesday in the Swiss Alpine resort, with a notable turnout of business and political leaders, among them Donald Trump, the figure leading the assault on the old world.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2026-01-20/the-us-europe-standoff-reaches-davos-set-to-hold-a-critical-meeting-on-greenland.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-19/the-gaza-board-of-peace-60-countries-invited-for-a-fee-of-1-billion-each.html Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:20:20 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-19/the-gaza-board-of-peace-60-countries-invited-for-a-fee-of-1-billion-each.html Joan Cabasés Vega The project to rebuild and run the Gaza Strip gives broad powers to the US president but Israel objects to the composition of the new body The project to rebuild and run the Gaza Strip gives broad powers to the US president but Israel objects to the composition of the new body Donald Trump Israel Benjamin Netanyahu Giorgia Meloni Hamás Marco Rubio Jared Kushner Tony Blair DPA vía Europa Press (DPA vía Europa Press) A refugee camp in northern Gaza. A refugee camp in northern Gaza. <p>U.S. President Donald Trump has put the price that countries must pay for a permanent seat on the Gaza Board of Peace at $1 billion. The White House has invited at least 60 world leaders to join a body that Washington initially linked to the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-15/gazans-view-trumps-plan-and-the-future-with-pessimism-things-will-go-back-to-the-way-they-were-or-even-worse.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-15/gazans-view-trumps-plan-and-the-future-with-pessimism-things-will-go-back-to-the-way-they-were-or-even-worse.html">resolution of the war in the Palestinian enclave</a>, but which takes the form of a global assembly that would have Trump as its leader, according to a draft of the founding charter to which Reuters and Bloomberg have had access.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-19/the-gaza-board-of-peace-60-countries-invited-for-a-fee-of-1-billion-each.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-12/venezuela-releases-around-20-political-prisoners.html Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:53:17 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-12/venezuela-releases-around-20-political-prisoners.html EL PAÍS ,Florantonia Singer The order was given by acting president Delcy Rodríguez, following Italian diplomatic and intelligence efforts and US mediation. Non-profits confirmed that 24 people have been freed so far The order was given by acting president Delcy Rodríguez, following Italian diplomatic and intelligence efforts and US mediation. Non-profits confirmed that 24 people have been freed so far Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez Nicolás Maduro Giorgia Meloni Donald Trump Venezuela political prisoners Alberto Trentini and Mario Burlò are free, in an image released today by the Italian Foreign Ministry. Alberto Trentini and Mario Burlò are free, in an image released today by the Italian Foreign Ministry. <p>The government of Venezuela has announced the release of 116 political prisoners. Non-profit groups have for now confirmed that 24 individuals were freed in the early hours of Monday morning, including two Italians and the dual Spanish‑Venezuelan citizen Alejandro González, the former husband of lawyer, human rights defender, and academic Rocío San Miguel. The statement from the Ministry for Prison Services notes that “these measures have benefited individuals deprived of their liberty for acts associated with disrupting the constitutional order and undermining the stability of the nation.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-12/venezuela-releases-around-20-political-prisoners.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-06/europe-urges-trump-to-respect-greenland-following-annexation-threats.html Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:57:16 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-06/europe-urges-trump-to-respect-greenland-following-annexation-threats.html María Sahuquillo A group of states, led by Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, support Denmark and propose that the US strengthen Arctic security A group of states, led by Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, support Denmark and propose that the US strengthen Arctic security Donald Trump Emmanuel Macron Friedrich Merz Giorgia Meloni Donald Tusk Pedro Sánchez Keir Starmer Mette Frederiksen Nicolás Maduro Tom Little (REUTERS) Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen with the head of the Arctic Command, Soeren Andersen, aboard an inspection ship in the waters around Nuuk (Greenland), last April. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen with the head of the Arctic Command, Soeren Andersen, aboard an inspection ship in the waters around Nuuk (Greenland), last April. <p>The leaders of Europe’s major countries closed ranks with Denmark and Greenland on Tuesday following renewed threats from Donald Trump over <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-12-31/greenland-annexation-trumps-whim-rattling-denmark.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-12-31/greenland-annexation-trumps-whim-rattling-denmark.html">the annexation of the vast island</a>, an autonomous territory belonging to the Nordic nation, which is a member of NATO (like the U.S.) and the European Union. “Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland,” <a href="https://www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-macron/2026/01/06/joint-statement-on-greenland" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.elysee.fr/en/emmanuel-macron/2026/01/06/joint-statement-on-greenland">reads a declaration</a> signed by the leaders of France, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Denmark itself, with other leaders joining in the process.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-06/europe-urges-trump-to-respect-greenland-following-annexation-threats.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-01-02/2026-the-year-democracy-is-put-to-the-test.html Fri, 02 Jan 2026 12:22:19 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-01-02/2026-the-year-democracy-is-put-to-the-test.html Máriam Martínez-Bascuñán The most unsettling issue is not that the authoritarians are winning. It’s that those who should be opposing them seem to have forgotten why The most unsettling issue is not that the authoritarians are winning. It’s that those who should be opposing them seem to have forgotten why Donald Trump Opinión Nayib Bukele Emmanuel Macron Giorgia Meloni Evgeny Morozov Marine Le Pen Lula da Silva Zohran Mamdani Mette Frederiksen Keir Starmer El Salvador Olaf Scholz Alex Brandon (AP) Trump New Year's Eve Donald Trump during the New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Donald Trump during the New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. <p>On July 4, 2026, the United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding. Rarely has a milestone coincided so precisely with the exhaustion of the very idea that made it possible. It will be like toasting a world that no longer exists. The nation that for decades presented itself as the guarantor of global democratic order has, according to the most rigorous political scientists, crossed the line separating democracy from competitive authoritarianism. This is neither a metaphor nor rhetorical exaggeration. In 2025, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-27/from-hungarys-orban-to-chiles-kast-how-trump-helps-turbo-charge-the-far-right.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-27/from-hungarys-orban-to-chiles-kast-how-trump-helps-turbo-charge-the-far-right.html">the number of autocracies</a> in the world surpassed that of democracies for the first time. While the guardian has become the arsonist, others watch and wait. But the most troubling thing is not that authoritarians are gaining ground — it is that those who should oppose them seem to have forgotten why.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-01-02/2026-the-year-democracy-is-put-to-the-test.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-28/the-complicated-life-of-francesca-albanese-a-rising-figure-in-italy-but-barred-from-every-bank-by-trumps-sanctions.html Sun, 28 Dec 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-28/the-complicated-life-of-francesca-albanese-a-rising-figure-in-italy-but-barred-from-every-bank-by-trumps-sanctions.html Íñigo Domínguez The UN special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories has become a leading voice in her country, but she is on a US blacklist as if she were a terrorist and can only use cash The UN special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories has become a leading voice in her country, but she is on a US blacklist as if she were a terrorist and can only use cash Giorgia Meloni Israel Benjamin Netanyahu MOHAMED MESSARA (EFE) Francesca Albanese Francesca Albanese, at a public event in support of the humanitarian flotilla to Gaza held in Tunisia, where she resides, last September. Francesca Albanese, at a public event in support of the humanitarian flotilla to Gaza held in Tunisia, where she resides, last September. <p>The life of Italian legal scholar <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-06-27/francesca-albanese-un-special-rapporteur-on-the-occupied-palestinian-territories-israel-commits-crimes-like-it-breathes-it-must-be-stopped.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-06-27/francesca-albanese-un-special-rapporteur-on-the-occupied-palestinian-territories-israel-commits-crimes-like-it-breathes-it-must-be-stopped.html">Francesca Albanese</a>, who has been the U.N. special rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories since 2022, began to change this summer on the day she presented her report <a href="https://www.un.org/unispal/document/a-hrc-59-23-from-economy-of-occupation-to-economy-of-genocide-report-special-rapporteur-francesca-albanese-palestine-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://www.un.org/unispal/document/a-hrc-59-23-from-economy-of-occupation-to-economy-of-genocide-report-special-rapporteur-francesca-albanese-palestine-2025/"><i>From the Economy of Occupation to the Economy of Genocide</i></a>, in which she accused major corporations of being complicit in Israel’s offensive in Gaza. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-28/the-complicated-life-of-francesca-albanese-a-rising-figure-in-italy-but-barred-from-every-bank-by-trumps-sanctions.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-12-27/from-safe-haven-investment-to-geostrategic-weapon-who-owns-the-most-gold-and-where-are-the-bars-kept.html Sat, 27 Dec 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-12-27/from-safe-haven-investment-to-geostrategic-weapon-who-owns-the-most-gold-and-where-are-the-bars-kept.html Nuria Salobral The war in Ukraine, Trump’s disruptive policies, and his interference with the Federal Reserve have revived countries’ interest in controlling and increasing their reserves of the precious metal The war in Ukraine, Trump’s disruptive policies, and his interference with the Federal Reserve have revived countries’ interest in controlling and increasing their reserves of the precious metal Donald Trump Giorgia Meloni AFD picture alliance (DPA / Getty Images) Oro Gold bars of various sizes lie in a safe on a table at the precious metal dealer Pro Aurum. Gold bars of various sizes lie in a safe on a table at the precious metal dealer Pro Aurum. <p>Gold has been a symbol of wealth for thousands of years. While humans have used all sorts of instruments as money (salt, coins, banknotes, or now, algorithms), no asset even comes close to matching its historical significance. And popular culture is also full of references to the precious metal. These include historical references, like the Moscow gold sent by the Spanish Second Republic to the USSR, and television references, such as the success of the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-12-11/money-heist-star-ursula-corbero-dazzles-jimmy-fallon-on-us-late-night-debut.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-12-11/money-heist-star-ursula-corbero-dazzles-jimmy-fallon-on-us-late-night-debut.html">series <i>Money Heist</i></a>. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-12-27/from-safe-haven-investment-to-geostrategic-weapon-who-owns-the-most-gold-and-where-are-the-bars-kept.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-16/media-and-political-earthquake-in-italy-over-sale-of-la-repubblica-and-la-stampa-the-two-main-opposition-newspapers.html Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:05:16 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-16/media-and-political-earthquake-in-italy-over-sale-of-la-repubblica-and-la-stampa-the-two-main-opposition-newspapers.html Íñigo Domínguez The Agnelli family group, which owns the outlets, is negotiating with a conservative Greek magnate who is close to Donald Trump, while Giorgia Meloni makes light of the deal and publicly attacks journalists The Agnelli family group, which owns the outlets, is negotiating with a conservative Greek magnate who is close to Donald Trump, while Giorgia Meloni makes light of the deal and publicly attacks journalists Donald Trump Giorgia Meloni La Stampa La Repubblica Corriere della Sera John Elkann Agnelli Fiat The Economist Sky Italia Eugenio Scalfari Silvio Berlusconi Juventus Simona Granati - Corbis (Corbis via Getty Images) Sale of ‘La Repubblica’ and ‘La Stampa’ 'La Repubblica' employees demonstrate on December 12. 'La Repubblica' employees demonstrate on December 12. <p>The Italian media and political landscape is experiencing a seismic shift with the potential sale of two historic newspapers, <i>La Repubblica</i> and <i>La Stampa</i>, the country’s second and third best-selling newspapers after <i>Corriere della Sera</i>, and currently the two main progressive opposition media outlets to the government of far-right leader <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-02-19/macrons-mini-summit-exposes-eu-disagreements-over-trumps-ukraine-shake-up.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-02-19/macrons-mini-summit-exposes-eu-disagreements-over-trumps-ukraine-shake-up.html">Giorgia Meloni</a>. <i>La Repubblica</i> and other media outlets belonging to the GEDI group, such as the Italian edition of the <i>Huffington Post</i> and three radio stations (M20, Deejay, and Capital), could end up in the hands of the Antenna group, headed by Greek businessman Theodore Kyriakou, a conservative and ally of U.S. President Donald Trump. Kyriakou is also a partner in Greece of Saudi Crown Prince <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-20/the-world-is-bowing-to-bin-salman-over-the-forgotten-corpse-of-jamal-khashoggi.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-20/the-world-is-bowing-to-bin-salman-over-the-forgotten-corpse-of-jamal-khashoggi.html">Mohammed bin Salman</a>, whose PIF fund holds a 30% stake in Antenna Greece BV.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-16/media-and-political-earthquake-in-italy-over-sale-of-la-repubblica-and-la-stampa-the-two-main-opposition-newspapers.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-09/the-bbc-is-no-exception-far-right-forces-are-targeting-european-public-broadcasters.html Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:31:32 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-09/the-bbc-is-no-exception-far-right-forces-are-targeting-european-public-broadcasters.html Quino Petit ,Ignacio Fariza The far right is threatening to stiffle state-owned media corporations or put them at its service if it comes to power The far right is threatening to stiffle state-owned media corporations or put them at its service if it comes to power Portugal Donald Trump RAE RTVE AFD BBC Nigel Farage Vox Marine Le Pen Giorgia Meloni TOLGA AKMEN (EFE) Reform UK leader Farage proposes ending benefits for EU citizens Far-right politician Nigel Farage, on November 18 before a television interview. Far-right politician Nigel Farage, on November 18 before a television interview. <p>The far right has a long list of targets. Immigrants. Taxes. The left in general. Those who advocate solidarity or the values upon which an increasingly blurred international order rests. And public media corporations have now become a <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-17/the-battle-for-press-freedom-the-bbc-stands-firm-against-trump.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-17/the-battle-for-press-freedom-the-bbc-stands-firm-against-trump.html">top target</a>.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-12-09/the-bbc-is-no-exception-far-right-forces-are-targeting-european-public-broadcasters.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/society/2025-11-13/how-housing-became-the-key-to-winning-elections-in-the-west.html Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:01:28 GMT https://english.elpais.com/society/2025-11-13/how-housing-became-the-key-to-winning-elections-in-the-west.html Ignacio Fariza Progressive political forces are increasingly taking the message away from the far right, posting recent victories in New York, the Netherlands and Ireland Progressive political forces are increasingly taking the message away from the far right, posting recent victories in New York, the Netherlands and Ireland Zohran Mamdani Universidad Oxford Marine Le Pen Giorgia Meloni Vox México Piroschka Van De Wouw (REUTERS) Rob Jetten Rob Jetten, leader of D66, after winning the Dutch elections. Rob Jetten, leader of D66, after winning the Dutch elections. <p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-11-05/new-york-celebrates-zohran-mamdanis-mayoral-win-this-is-a-victory-for-the-people.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-11-05/new-york-celebrates-zohran-mamdanis-mayoral-win-this-is-a-victory-for-the-people.html">Zohran Mamdani</a> has just become mayor of New York City with a powerful central message: facilitating access to affordable housing, a pipe dream these days. His main promise is to freeze the rent in in rent-stabilized apartments, in a city where $2,000-a-month leases (€1,800) have been a thing of the past for years—today they average around $3,000—and where the high cost of living affects even families with salaries that would be eye-watering in virtually any other part of the West.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2025-11-13/how-housing-became-the-key-to-winning-elections-in-the-west.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-01/israel-prepares-to-intercept-gaza-aid-flotilla.html Wed, 01 Oct 2025 22:26:22 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-01/israel-prepares-to-intercept-gaza-aid-flotilla.html Antonio Pita ,Carlos de Barrón Members of the flotilla, which includes an EL PAÍS journalist, had spotted around 20 vessels nearby earlier. The flotilla had already entered the exclusion zone established by the Israeli military Members of the flotilla, which includes an EL PAÍS journalist, had spotted around 20 vessels nearby earlier. The flotilla had already entered the exclusion zone established by the Israeli military Israel Hamás Giorgia Meloni Greta Thunberg Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu <p>A fleet of Israeli vessels blocked the passage of the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-09-10/gaza-aid-flotilla-is-hit-by-second-drone-attack-against-one-of-its-ships.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-09-10/gaza-aid-flotilla-is-hit-by-second-drone-attack-against-one-of-its-ships.html">flotilla heading to Gaza with humanitarian aid</a> late Wednesday and has intercepted its main ships. The mission had already entered the exclusion zone established by the Israeli military. The flotilla reported via its X account that several of its vessels had been boarded by Israeli military personnel. “We are working to confirm the safety of the mission members,” read a brief statement. The live signal from most of the ships has been lost. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-01/israel-prepares-to-intercept-gaza-aid-flotilla.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-22/operation-white-house-how-european-leaders-backed-zelenskiy-against-trump.html Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:37:15 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-22/operation-white-house-how-european-leaders-backed-zelenskiy-against-trump.html Silvia Ayuso The carefully choreographed European talks sought to curb the US cronyism with Putin seen in Alaska and increase pressure on Moscow to agree to negotiations with Kyiv The carefully choreographed European talks sought to curb the US cronyism with Putin seen in Alaska and increase pressure on Moscow to agree to negotiations with Kyiv Donald Trump Kremlin Vladimir Putin Volodimir Zelenski Kiev Mark Rutte FOX Ursula von der Leyen Giorgia Meloni AARON SCHWARTZ / POOL (EFE) Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and European leaders at the White House. Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and European leaders at the White House. <p>Donald Trump likes to be told how well he does everything. So it’s no surprise that, at the start of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-21/trump-faces-the-challenge-of-offering-security-guarantees-to-ukraine-in-his-push-for-peace.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-21/trump-faces-the-challenge-of-offering-security-guarantees-to-ukraine-in-his-push-for-peace.html">Monday’s summit on Ukraine</a>, he boasted that he was the president who had hosted the most leaders at once in the White House. So many Europeans had come to talk with him about the war in Ukraine that they had to meet outside the Oval Office. The U.S. president’s satisfaction with this record was an early indication that the European strategy of flocking to accompany Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on his second and very sensitive visit to the White House in less than six months could go as well as could be expected in the face of a president as unpredictable as Trump. Although the results were not guaranteed.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-22/operation-white-house-how-european-leaders-backed-zelenskiy-against-trump.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-19/the-decline-of-summer-vacations-in-italy-families-now-only-go-to-the-beach-on-weekends.html Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:50:50 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-19/the-decline-of-summer-vacations-in-italy-families-now-only-go-to-the-beach-on-weekends.html Íñigo Domínguez Traditional private establishments on the coast warn that the middle class can no longer afford to spend the holidays by the sea Traditional private establishments on the coast warn that the middle class can no longer afford to spend the holidays by the sea Giorgia Meloni Burton Zaro (Alamy/Cordonpress) playas italia View of the Beach Hotel in Torre Pedrera, in the Italian municipality of Rimini, one of the country's traditional middle-class summer resorts. View of the Beach Hotel in Torre Pedrera, in the Italian municipality of Rimini, one of the country's traditional middle-class summer resorts. <p>July, and then August, have set off alarm bells on Italy’s beaches, as a trend becomes more established: fewer and fewer families are spending one or two weeks in a seaside town because they can no longer afford it, and the beach is only filling up on weekends. In contrast, the number of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/travel/2025-07-06/what-if-im-the-bad-tourist-how-to-go-on-vacation-and-try-not-to-be-part-of-the-problem.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/travel/2025-07-06/what-if-im-the-bad-tourist-how-to-go-on-vacation-and-try-not-to-be-part-of-the-problem.html">foreign tourists</a> staying for longer holidays is growing, and they are the ones most visible from Monday to Friday. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-19/the-decline-of-summer-vacations-in-italy-families-now-only-go-to-the-beach-on-weekends.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-18/zelenskiy-travels-to-washington-under-threat-of-trump-demanding-he-give-in-to-putin.html Mon, 18 Aug 2025 08:23:24 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-18/zelenskiy-travels-to-washington-under-threat-of-trump-demanding-he-give-in-to-putin.html Cristian Segura The Ukrainian president and several European leaders will meet with the US president Monday to discuss peace negotiations with Russia The Ukrainian president and several European leaders will meet with the US president Monday to discuss peace negotiations with Russia Washington D.C. Donald Trump Volodimir Zelenski Vladimir Putin Kremlin Kiev Donbás J. D. Vance Friedrich Merz Emmanuel Macron Ursula von der Leyen Giorgia Meloni Keir Starmer Mark Rutte Donetsk Crimea Thomas Peter (REUTERS) Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a press briefing after speaking to Donald Trump, May 19, 2025. Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a press briefing after speaking to Donald Trump, May 19, 2025. <p>The sword of Damocles once again hangs over Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The Ukrainian president is scheduled to meet with Donald Trump Monday in Washington, facing the threat that his American counterpart will <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-03-18/trump-breaks-the-taboo-of-negotiations-over-ukraines-territories.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-03-18/trump-breaks-the-taboo-of-negotiations-over-ukraines-territories.html">place unacceptable demands on the table</a> to force a peace agreement with Russia. The obstacles to ending the war are enormous, especially after Vladimir <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-16/trump-ends-putins-isolation-without-reaching-a-ceasefire-in-ukraine.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-16/trump-ends-putins-isolation-without-reaching-a-ceasefire-in-ukraine.html">Putin made his conditions known to Trump</a> on Friday in Alaska. One of these is that the Ukrainian army withdraw from the Donbas region and hand it over to the occupiers on a silver platter.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-08-18/zelenskiy-travels-to-washington-under-threat-of-trump-demanding-he-give-in-to-putin.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-27/roberto-saviano-to-be-believed-you-have-to-die-like-falcone-or-risk-dying-what-kind-of-world-do-we-live-in.html Sun, 27 Jul 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-27/roberto-saviano-to-be-believed-you-have-to-die-like-falcone-or-risk-dying-what-kind-of-world-do-we-live-in.html Íñigo Domínguez The writer has won a moral victory in court, after 17 years, against a whole movement in Italy, especially on the far right, that downplays the death threat from the Camorra hanging over him The writer has won a moral victory in court, after 17 years, against a whole movement in Italy, especially on the far right, that downplays the death threat from the Camorra hanging over him Roberto Saviano Camorra Silvio Berlusconi Giorgia Meloni Matteo Salvini Mafia Giovanni Falcone Salman Rushdie Claudio Furlan//LaPresse (LAPRESSE) Roberto Saviano visiting the 'Corriere della Sera' editorial office in Milan, April 30, 2025. Roberto Saviano visiting the 'Corriere della Sera' editorial office in Milan, April 30, 2025. <p>Last Monday, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2017/09/12/inenglish/1505215239_289582.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2017/09/12/inenglish/1505215239_289582.html">Roberto Saviano</a> partially healed a wound opened 17 years ago. The Rome Court of Appeal, the court of second instance, ruled that in March 2008, the Casalesi clan, the most feared Camorra clan at the time, had indeed threatened to kill him. The court convicted capo Roberto Bidognetti and the clan’s lawyer, Michele Santonastaso, who had read a text in the courtroom during a major Camorra trial requesting the transfer of the case to another court, and directly accused Saviano, who had published <i>Gomorrah</i> in 2006, and journalist Rosaria Capacchione of influencing the judges with their information. In other words, Santonastaso placed the responsibility for a possible conviction, which later actually arrived, on them.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-27/roberto-saviano-to-be-believed-you-have-to-die-like-falcone-or-risk-dying-what-kind-of-world-do-we-live-in.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-06-14/the-great-reset-the-far-rights-detailed-plan-to-dismantle-the-eu.html Sat, 14 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-06-14/the-great-reset-the-far-rights-detailed-plan-to-dismantle-the-eu.html Ángel Munárriz Fernández An initiative by Hungarian and Polish think tanks has secured the support of Spain’s Vox and other populist forces for a detailed program to liquidate the European institutions An initiative by Hungarian and Polish think tanks has secured the support of Spain’s Vox and other populist forces for a detailed program to liquidate the European institutions Vox Jaime Mayor Oreja Viktor Orban Ursula von der Leyen Roberta Metsola Santiago Abascal Giorgia Meloni Donald Trump Sergio Pérez (EFE) From left to right, Geert Wilders, Marine Le Pen, Santiago Abascal, Viktor Orbán, and Matteo Salvini, at a far-right political event in Madrid in February. From left to right, Geert Wilders, Marine Le Pen, Santiago Abascal, Viktor Orbán, and Matteo Salvini, at a far-right political event in Madrid in February. <p>Option A: Dismantle the European Union. Option B: Shut it down and replace it with a mini version. Either way, say goodbye to the current EU. Both “scenarios” are described in <a href="https://en.ordoiuris.pl/civil-liberties/great-reset-urgent-need-drastic-eu-reform" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="https://en.ordoiuris.pl/civil-liberties/great-reset-urgent-need-drastic-eu-reform">The Great Reset</a>, a document penned by the Ordo Iuris Institute of Poland and the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) of Hungary, backed by <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-02-24/elon-musk-shows-support-for-spains-far-right-party-vox-will-win-the-next-election.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-02-24/elon-musk-shows-support-for-spains-far-right-party-vox-will-win-the-next-election.html">Spain’s far-right Vox</a> and other parties of a similar ilk. Usually couched in vague rhetoric against “Brussels bureaucrats,” Vox’s support for the report represents a dramatic step forward for Spain’s third-largest political party. The Great Reset, which the two think tanks are promoting as a roadmap for the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-12-22/the-far-right-is-moving-closer-to-the-old-dream-of-a-nationalist-international.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-12-22/the-far-right-is-moving-closer-to-the-old-dream-of-a-nationalist-international.html">far right on a European scale</a>, is far from a nationalist rant or a vague declaration of intent. It is an orderly and detailed plan to reduce the current EU to ashes.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-06-14/the-great-reset-the-far-rights-detailed-plan-to-dismantle-the-eu.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-05-28/trump-breaks-all-the-negotiation-manuals.html Wed, 28 May 2025 08:18:22 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-05-28/trump-breaks-all-the-negotiation-manuals.html Carmen Sánchez-Silva De Santiago Experts caution business leaders against emulating the US president’s arrogance, although they value his clear communication Experts caution business leaders against emulating the US president’s arrogance, although they value his clear communication Donald Trump China Florida Instituto Elcano Giorgia Meloni Ursula von der Leyen SAUL LOEB (AFP / GETTY IMAGES) (EL PAÍS) NEGOCIOS 25/05/2025 TRUMP President Donald Trump's notorious meeting at the Oval Office with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy. President Donald Trump's notorious meeting at the Oval Office with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy. <p>The world is being redrawn. And Mar-a-Lago has become the new Versailles where <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-05-25/spike-lee-i-dont-know-how-we-can-talk-about-american-values-considering-who-the-president-is.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-05-25/spike-lee-i-dont-know-how-we-can-talk-about-american-values-considering-who-the-president-is.html">Donald Trump wants to be honored</a>, according to Federico Steinberg, senior analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute think tank. The U.S. president has deployed a style of negotiation that is raising eyebrows among his opponents. It is a model that could serve as a guide for business leaders, who are taking note of the positive and negative lessons that negotiation experts see in Trump’s dealmaking practices.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-05-28/trump-breaks-all-the-negotiation-manuals.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-01/jordan-bardella-gropes-through-the-chaos-of-the-french-far-right.html Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:02:56 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-01/jordan-bardella-gropes-through-the-chaos-of-the-french-far-right.html Daniel Verdú The 29-year-old president of the RN has no links to the party’s dark past or to the Le Pen surname other than being Marine’s protégé The 29-year-old president of the RN has no links to the party’s dark past or to the Le Pen surname other than being Marine’s protégé Marine Le Pen Jordan Bardella Jacques Chirac Donald Trump Marion Maréchal-Le Pen Jean Marie Le Pen Giorgia Meloni JACK GUEZ / POOL (EFE) Jordan Bardella The president of the National Rally and Marine Le Pen’s protégé, Jordan Bardella, in Jerusalem on March 27. The president of the National Rally and Marine Le Pen’s protégé, Jordan Bardella, in Jerusalem on March 27. <p>Some organisms mutate radically in order to survive. The current National Rally (RN), for example, a political entity founded 56 years ago as the National Front by former members of the SS, a handful of anti-Semitic collaborators and former OAS terrorists — the organization opposed to the French exit from Algeria that tried to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle — <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-07-08/france-stops-the-far-right.html">is today a mainstream political party</a>. But the road to so-called normalization has been plagued by resignations and in-fighting. After denying its origins, expelling its founder, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2012/04/11/inenglish/1334164389_143577.html">Jean-Marie Le Pen</a>, and rebranding itself as pro-Israel, the party could now complete its transformation by eliminating the Le Pen name from its ranks.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-01/jordan-bardella-gropes-through-the-chaos-of-the-french-far-right.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-02-19/macrons-mini-summit-exposes-eu-disagreements-over-trumps-ukraine-shake-up.html Wed, 19 Feb 2025 12:40:09 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-02-19/macrons-mini-summit-exposes-eu-disagreements-over-trumps-ukraine-shake-up.html Daniel Verdú The discomfort shown by Giorgia Meloni, who made explicit her closeness to the US, reflects the difficulty of the community partners in finding a common strategy The discomfort shown by Giorgia Meloni, who made explicit her closeness to the US, reflects the difficulty of the community partners in finding a common strategy Emmanuel Macron Giorgia Meloni Donald Trump París Washington D.C. Kiev Volodimir Zelenski Pedro Sánchez Olaf Scholz François Bayrou Elon Musk AFD EFE Macron Ucrania Giorgia Meloni and Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday Giorgia Meloni and Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday <p>“Those who go to Mar-a-Lago regularly have to be part of a strong Europe, because President Trump does not like weak friends,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned during the Munich Security Conference last weekend. Only two European leaders have so far been to the U.S. president’s Florida residence: Giorgia Meloni and Viktor Orbán. And only one, the Italian prime minister, was at the Paris meeting on Monday, urgently convened by French President Emmanuel Macron to deal with the shockwaves caused by <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-02-18/russia-and-us-agree-to-lay-the-groundwork-for-future-negotiations-as-first-face-to-face-talks-on-ukraine-conclude.html">Washington negotiating directly with Russia</a> — and without Europe — on the war in Ukraine.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-02-19/macrons-mini-summit-exposes-eu-disagreements-over-trumps-ukraine-shake-up.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-01-26/italy-plans-crackdown-on-fake-restaurant-and-hotel-reviews.html Sun, 26 Jan 2025 04:30:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-01-26/italy-plans-crackdown-on-fake-restaurant-and-hotel-reviews.html Lorena Pacho The government has approved a bill that includes mandatory identification of users, the right of reply for establishments, and the prohibition of the purchase and sale of reviews The government has approved a bill that includes mandatory identification of users, the right of reply for establishments, and the prohibition of the purchase and sale of reviews Giorgia Meloni TripAdvisor Robert Alexander Italy plans crackdown on fake restaurant and hotel reviews A pizzeria in Florence, Italy. A pizzeria in Florence, Italy. <p>The Italian government is aiming to eradicate fake reviews and opinions on the internet about restaurants and hotels, a phenomenon that is causing increasing concern to the sector due to the considerable damage it can cause to establishments. <a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2023-08-03/americans-are-back-in-spain-tourist-numbers-rise-following-end-of-pandemic-restrictions.html">The influence of reviews on consumers</a> when making a decision about a restaurant, hotel, or museum is a fact supported by numerous studies. In recent years, an illicit industry has developed that exploits and takes advantage of the value provided by public customer evaluations.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-01-26/italy-plans-crackdown-on-fake-restaurant-and-hotel-reviews.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-01-17/whos-been-invited-to-donald-trumps-inauguration.html Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:01:16 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-01-17/whos-been-invited-to-donald-trumps-inauguration.html Jordi Alonso Martínez Yañez Former presidents, businessmen and celebrities are on the list of potential inauguration day attendees Former presidents, businessmen and celebrities are on the list of potential inauguration day attendees América Donald Trump Bill Clinton George W. Bush Xi Jinping Elon Musk Tim Cook Mark Zuckerberg Giorgia Meloni Javier Milei Nayib Bukele Jair Bolsonaro Viktor Orban Nigel Farage Sam Altman Jeff Bezos Benjamin Netanyahu Michelle Obama Barack Obama Joseph Biden US-TRUMP Nayib Bukele, Giorgia Meloni, Elon Musk and Javier Milei. Nayib Bukele, Giorgia Meloni, Elon Musk and Javier Milei. <p>The <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/elections/2025-01-15/inauguration-of-donald-trump-what-time-will-it-be-where-to-watch-and-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-event.html">inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States</a> will take place on Monday, January 20, at the Capitol in Washington D.C. This historic ceremony, which takes place every four years, has on its guest list key figures in world politics, as well as <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/elections/2024-12-16/donald-trumps-government-of-billionaires.html">businessmen seeking to gain favor with the new commander-in-chief</a>, and celebrities who have supported him and share his vision for the future of the country.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-01-17/whos-been-invited-to-donald-trumps-inauguration.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-01-14/mexico-has-a-plan-sheinbaum-addresses-uncertainty-a-week-before-trump-returns-to-the-white-house.html Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:55:32 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-01-14/mexico-has-a-plan-sheinbaum-addresses-uncertainty-a-week-before-trump-returns-to-the-white-house.html Elias Camhaji Mascorro The president says she has not been invited to the inauguration and sources consider it unlikely that she will travel to Washington, while doubts prevail over Mexico’s strategy to contain the Republican’s attacks The president says she has not been invited to the inauguration and sources consider it unlikely that she will travel to Washington, while doubts prevail over Mexico’s strategy to contain the Republican’s attacks Claudia Sheinbaum Donald Trump Noticias de México Washington D.C. Xi Jinping Javier Milei Nayib Bukele Giorgia Meloni Esteban Moctezuma Mario Guzmán (EFE) ‘Mexico has a plan’: Sheinbaum fights against uncertainty a week before Trump returns to the White House Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during the presentation of the 'Plan México,' in Mexico City. Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during the presentation of the 'Plan México,' in Mexico City. <p>After a wait of more than two months, the moment of truth is approaching. Donald Trump will be <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-01-06/congress-set-to-certify-trumps-election-victory-four-years-after-capitol-riot.html">sworn in as U.S. president</a> on January 20, and the Mexican government is in the decisive stages of defining its strategy for what comes next. “I am convinced that the relationship between Mexico and the United States will be good and respectful, and that dialogue will prevail,” said Claudia Sheinbaum when delivering the report for her first 100 days in power, in an event marked by the concerns raised by the return of the Republican magnate to the White House. The president left her participation in Trump’s inauguration up in the air having stated last week that she had not received a personal invitation from the transition team. Barring a last-minute change, it is most likely that the Mexican representation will be delegated to its diplomatic corps in Washington, given that the participation of heads of state or government in this type of ceremony is not customary, according to sources consulted by EL PAÍS.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-01-14/mexico-has-a-plan-sheinbaum-addresses-uncertainty-a-week-before-trump-returns-to-the-white-house.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>