The campaign of the European elections in the United Kingdom was marked by the opinion polls that showed UKIP –United Kingdom Independence Party– as the winning power (30%) with a great difference with the Conservative Party (22%) and slightly above of the 27% forecasted for the Labour Party (average percentages of the opinion polls published on May 8th and 9th, 2014. Source: http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/european-elections).
The attitude of the Catholic Church before public protests and government repression generates admiration and wonder in those sectors unaware of the key criticisms of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference to the regime's projects and fail to recall memorable episodes of the struggle against the former dictatorship.
On 29 April, the French National Assembly approved a first major package of measures presented by the new socialist cabinet, led by the newcomer Prime Minister Manuel Valls, as the only way to meet the economic goals set by the European Union. Under this plan, launched as a 'Stability Pact', the costs of government will be reduced by a total of fifty billion euros until 2017, of which the so-called 'welfare state' will be deducted 11 billion, in cuts from social protection programs, and 10 billion to be saved on health-care costs.
A few days ago The Wall Street Journal (04.05.2014) published an article entitled 'Assault on the Chilean Miracle'. Its subject was the drastic tax reform proposed by the new president, Michelle Bachelet, which could raise the company tax from 20% to 35%. This added to the effect of a rise of the income tax from 20% to 25% and the elimination of the tax exemption on reinvested earnings. Thus Chile is moving counter-current in a world where the trend, especially in small and open economies, is to lower taxes in order to attract investment.
The outcome of the presidential elections of 4 May in Panama is not overly surprising. The truth is that the Panamanian electoral behaviour is characterised by a constant alternation between the major parties (the Panamanian Party and the Democratic Revolutionary Party) ever since the military regime ended twenty-five years ago. No party has managed to win two consecutive presidencies, which shows there is a lively electoral competition, which was joined in 2009 by the Democratic Change of President Ricardo Martinelli. So much so, that the three main candidates continued having their aspirations late in Sunday, according to all polls.
JOSÉ MARÍA LASALLEOcho años de gobierno: una visión personal de España (JOSÉ MARÍA AZNAR)JAVIER ZARZALEJOSPalabra de vasco. La parla imprecisa del soberanismo ()TULIO DEMICHELISi me quieres escribir (PEDRO CORRAL)JOSÉ LUIS RESTÁN¡Levantaos! ¡vamos! (JUAN PABLO II)MOISÉS RUBIAS BARRERAOccidente contra occidente (ANDRE GLUCKSMANN)MIGUEL ÁNGEL QUINTANILLA NAVARROEl poder legislativo estatal en el estado autonómico (ENRIQUE ARNALDO / JORDI DE JUAN)JOSÉ MANUEL DE TORRESRetos de la sociedad biotecnológica. Ciencia y Ética ()
05.19.2014. The campaign of the European elections in the United Kingdom was marked by the opinion polls that showed UKIP –United Kingdom Independence Party– as the winning power (30%) with a great difference with the Conservative Party (22%) and slightly above of the 27% forecasted for the Labour Party (average percentages of the opinion polls published on May 8th and 9th, 2014. Source: http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/european-elections).
05.14.2014. The attitude of the Catholic Church before public protests and government repression generates admiration and wonder in those sectors unaware of the key criticisms of the Venezuelan Episcopal Conference to the regime's projects and fail to recall memorable episodes of the struggle against the former dictatorship.
05.12.2014. On 29 April, the French National Assembly approved a first major package of measures presented by the new socialist cabinet, led by the newcomer Prime Minister Manuel Valls, as the only way to meet the economic goals set by the European Union. Under this plan, launched as a 'Stability Pact', the costs of government will be reduced by a total of fifty billion euros until 2017, of which the so-called 'welfare state' will be deducted 11 billion, in cuts from social protection programs, and 10 billion to be saved on health-care costs.
05.09.2014. A few days ago The Wall Street Journal (04.05.2014) published an article entitled 'Assault on the Chilean Miracle'. Its subject was the drastic tax reform proposed by the new president, Michelle Bachelet, which could raise the company tax from 20% to 35%. This added to the effect of a rise of the income tax from 20% to 25% and the elimination of the tax exemption on reinvested earnings. Thus Chile is moving counter-current in a world where the trend, especially in small and open economies, is to lower taxes in order to attract investment.
05.08.2014. The outcome of the presidential elections of 4 May in Panama is not overly surprising. The truth is that the Panamanian electoral behaviour is characterised by a constant alternation between the major parties (the Panamanian Party and the Democratic Revolutionary Party) ever since the military regime ended twenty-five years ago. No party has managed to win two consecutive presidencies, which shows there is a lively electoral competition, which was joined in 2009 by the Democratic Change of President Ricardo Martinelli. So much so, that the three main candidates continued having their aspirations late in Sunday, according to all polls.
07.01.2004. JOSÉ MARÍA LASALLEOcho años de gobierno: una visión personal de España (JOSÉ MARÍA AZNAR)JAVIER ZARZALEJOSPalabra de vasco. La parla imprecisa del soberanismo ()TULIO DEMICHELISi me quieres escribir (PEDRO CORRAL)JOSÉ LUIS RESTÁN¡Levantaos! ¡vamos! (JUAN PABLO II)MOISÉS RUBIAS BARRERAOccidente contra occidente (ANDRE GLUCKSMANN)MIGUEL ÁNGEL QUINTANILLA NAVARROEl poder legislativo estatal en el estado autonómico (ENRIQUE ARNALDO / JORDI DE JUAN)JOSÉ MANUEL DE TORRESRetos de la sociedad biotecnológica. Ciencia y Ética ()
