The breakup between Donald Trump and Giorgia Melonithe uncertainty in the Middle East and the immigration regularization decree mark the news. This is how Carlos Alsina summarizes the main issues of the day.
Trump breaks with Meloni and is left without allies in Europe
In case it were short of enemies, donald trump He has already started attacking his friends. Until yesterday his relationship with Giorgia Meloni was more than close, a political asset and his clearest support in the European Union after Viktor Orbán. Now, without the Hungarian and facing the Italian prime minister, he is left without defined allies in Europe.
The crisis was triggered after Meloni, along with the group of Italian leaders, criticized Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV. The American president responded in a conversation with Il Corriere de la Sera calling his position unacceptable and even questioning Italy’s position in the war.
This clash also occurs in a delicate political context for Meloni, after the defeat in the referendum and the fall of Orbán in Hungary, which could, however, strengthen its internal position. In parallel, it has decided to freeze the renewal of the military cooperation agreement with Israel.
The first meeting between Israel and Lebanon has concluded with the objective of delimiting borders and weakening Hezbollahalthough without specificities on its application. Meanwhile, negotiations between Iran and the United States remain suspended despite Trump’s announcements. He International Monetary Fund warns that if the war continues beyond the summer it could trigger a global recessionwith oil at around $110 per barrel and a significant inflationary impact.
The Government approves the regularization of immigrants
Today it is published in the BOE the immigration regularization decree. Starting tomorrow, citizens in an irregular situation will be able to start the process, first electronically and from Monday also in person. As a novelty with respect to the initial draft, it will be mandatory to present a criminal record certificate. The Government estimates that the measure will benefit half a million people and considers it one of the milestones of the legislature.
He People’s Party rejects the initiative, criticizes that it has not been debated in the Cortes and warns of a possible call effect. Alberto Núñez Feijóo He has described the regularization as inhuman, unfair and unsustainable, despite the fact that his party previously supported the processing of a similar initiative.
Political clash over the Begoña Gómez case
The Government has closed ranks in defense of Begoña Gómez and has charged against the judge Hairstyle. The spokesperson Elma Saiz has questioned the judicial order, while the Minister of Justice, Felix Bolañoshas assured that it worries a large part of the judiciary. The minister has been more forceful Oscar Puentewhich has suggested that an attempt may be made condition political action through judicial decisions. In parallel, the trial of the mask case continues, where the former Undersecretary of Transportation has pointed out José Luis Ábalos as responsible for the purchase of material Koldo Garcia as an intermediary in the offer of the company involved.
