Boiling Kettle

The first draft for the decree on languages’ usage in the Galician education system was published when I was on holidays in Norway, fortunately and completely unplugged. Back home, a record amount of emails were stored in my mailbox: those of them completely in opposition to the decree are even more than those giving me advice on credit, penis erection or teeth problems, or than those wishing me a happy 2010. However, the decree is not that bad as expected even if far from perfect, and a mild landscape of opportunities is created for the Galician language. The strategy of total opposition upheld by pro-Galician groups is very conservative, unproductive and, I am afraid, a waste of precious time.

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Os concellos españois teñen grandes cantidades de débeda, pero esta non está homoxeneamente esparexida polo estado, e a bancarrota (por que non?) é unha seria ameaza pra algúns deles. Ou, mesmo peor, pra todos e todas en España. Esta é unha breve análise das cifras da débeda municipal en España e Galicia.
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Local authorities in Spain have large amounts of debt, but this debt is not homogeneously spread throughout the country, and bankruptcy is (why not?) a serious threat for some of them. Or, even worse, for everybody in Spain. This is a short analysis of council debt figures in Spain and Galicia.
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O venres publicouse a lista de ministros europeos e certamente houbo poucas sorpresas. En realidade, o sistema para elixir os membros da comisión é non só pobremente democrático, senón tamén o mellor método de promoción da ineficacia.

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The names’ list of European ministers was unveiled on Friday with few surprises. Actually, the system to elect the commissioners is not only poorly democratic, but also the best way to promote inefficiency.

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