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EXCLUSIVE: JUNCKER WANTS TO BE "A TRANSITION PRESIDENT" AND TELLS PARTIDO POPULAR TO SEARCH FOR A REPLACEMENT

Prime Minister Juncker, on a stock photograph

Jean-Claude Juncker does not want to be the Spanish Prime Minister anymore. In fact, he never wanted: he just ran for the position in order to guarantee a calm transition between the Aguilar era and a new era, that he would not be in charge of; and because the former President asked him to do so. The former Premier Commissioner and current Prime Minister and head of the Partido Popular could be now looking for someone to replace him, someone that would receive his endorsement and probably Aguilar's in order to guarantee the transition both have aimed for: calm, non-compromising and achieving a strong leadership that keeps the conservative-liberals in power during the next elections.

This decision has, however, surprised many within the central core of the People's Party, that did not expect Juncker's unwillingness to continue. However, why has he "changed his mind"? The answer to that question is in Germanium, the region Juncker was Chancellor of before becoming the Partido Popular's Commission candidate; and specifically in the position previously mentioned. According to very close sources to the Prime Minister, «Juncker wants to retire in Germanium, and serve until someone receives enough support to remove him from power». His return to Europe is also discarded, even if some members of the European branch of the PP would like to see his return.

With his resignation almost imminent, the question about who his replacement will be arises rapidly: some sources claim that Juncker might have already called Donald Tusk, the current Speaker of the European Council. However, Tusk would have declined the offer, as he considers his Europolis departure would force both a Speaker election that Spain might not win again; and a Councillor election for which the party has no candidate as of yet. Other names over the table are Alberto Núñez Feijóo, current vicepresident of the Government; Isabel Díaz Ayuso, the current President of Madrid; Penny Mourdaunt, Minister of Defence; or else opting for a new face. The leadership race, and jointly, the Presidential race, might have restarted.

HIGH SPEED TRAINS ARRIVE IN ASTURIAS AFTER OPENING OF 25KM TUNNEL

The Variante de Pajares tunnel between Telledo and Pola de Gordón might be the longest in Europe

50 kilometres of works, and possibly the longest tunnel of the European Union with 25km of longitude: those are the two main facts about the Pajares Bypass, the newly inaugurated AVE (Alta Velocidad Española, or Spanish High Speed) tracks between León and Asturias, that finally take high speed services to the region. The project is an unprecedented advance that will reduce the journey time for passengers between Asturias and Madrid by more than an hour and will allow freight trains to increase their load by up to 15% and be longer.

Accompanied by Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker; the Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Mariastella Gelmini; and the Presidents of Madrid, Castilla y León and Asturias; his Majesty the King Felipe VI has completed the inaugural journey between Madrid-Chamartín and Oviedo. In total, 12 tunnels and 10 viaducts form part of this 50-kilometre stretch between La Robla and Pola de Lena, built with maximum integration with the environment and biodiversity while making the bypass safe for all. Renfe has already sold 70.000 tickets for the new journeys between Madrid and Oviedo; and it is expected that during its first year of full service, 1,25 million people will travel throughout the Pajares bypass.

On a press event held in Oviedo station, Prime Minister Juncker has remarked the great high speed network the Kingdom has: "our nation has the longest tunnel in Europe, that adds up to the longest high speed network with over 4,000 kilometres of tracks. But we are not stopping here: our network will be longer, we will keep investing and we will take high speed rail to all our dominions. We are already investing 9,000 million EMUs in Cantabria, the Basque Country, Extremadura and Navarra; and during 2024, we will be investing 10,000 more in our preautonomic states".

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Government Works With Major Cities To Establish CREZ

SACRAMENTO/LOS ANGELES---The government enforced new regulation to establish carbon emission reduction zones. The prime minister visited Los Angeles today, which is the largest zone. San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Fresno and Sacramento are also taking part in this as well. In fact, those city and state governments are coordinating with the federal government to adequately support those areas.

In my opinion, pardon my French and to quote Lizzo...it's about damn time.

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Councilor for the Commonwealth of California

Debate is now over. It is time to vote on the proposed amendments. There are SEVEN amendments up to vote:

Amendment I - Proposed by Cllr. Edutitalle Dína

Section I: EUROPEAN Trademark

9. Companies with pre-existing brands before this act have 1 calendar year from the introduction of the system to apply for trademarks to the ETO after which they are served on a first come first serve basis. will have their trademarks automatically maintained under the ETO unless they would be ineligible for a trademark under the ETO, in which case they must apply to the ETO and be processed on a first come first served basis.

Amendment II - Proposed by Cllr. Iras Tilkannas

Section I: EUROPEAN Trademark

4. European Trademarks may not be granted for
   a. Single letter names
   b. Common cultural symbols or landmarks of a culture or member state
   c. generic words used to describe a product in general
   d.where it is a proposed trademark too close to an existing trademark in its business or product segment and that could legitimately cause confusion between it and an existing companies products within a business or product segment

Amendment III - Proposed by Cllr. Iras Tilkannas

Section I: EUROPEAN Trademark

4. European Trademarks may not be granted for
   a. Single letter names
   b. Common cultural symbols or landmarks of a culture or member state
   c. generic words used to describe a product in general
   d. where it is too close to an existing trademark in its business or product segment and could legitimately cause confusion between it and an existing companies products within a business or product segment
   e. words and/or phrases in common use at the time of registration

Amendment IV - Proposed by Cllr. Iras Tilkannas

Section I: EUROPEAN Trademark

5. European Trademarks may be granted for
   a. In perpetuity, The use of recognizable insignia, phrase, design, word, or symbol or combination of these elements that denotes a specific product and legally differentiates it from all other products of its kind or company brand name in a business segment.

6. European Trademarks must be maintained annually for a nominal fee or by a simple (free) filing. Failure to keep a European Trademark current and active shall result in automatic expiration, 6 months from the date an annual fee / filing is considered missed. There shall be a grace period of 30 days in which a late fee / filing may be paid / made after its due date before it is considered missed.Letters and notification shall be sent to the owners at the annual payment date of the payment, 3 months afterwards and a further 3 months later. As long as the annual fee is paid the trademark shall be maintained in perpetuity.

Amendment V - Proposed by Cllr. Iras Tilkannas

Section II: EUROPEAN Trademark OFFICE

4. The Board of Appeal and Enforcement of the ETO shall
   a. consist of a set number of qualified legal experts nominated by the European Council or its subcommittee; and

Amendment VI - Proposed by Cllr. Susie Dakota

Section I: EUROPEAN Trademark

7. European Trademarks must be maintained annually for a nominal fee or by a simple (free) filing. Failure to keep a European Trademark current and active shall result in automatic expiration, 6 months from the date an annual fee / filing is considered missed. There shall be a grace period of 30 days in which a late fee / filing may be paid / made after its due date before it is considered missed. Letters and notification shall be sent Digital notifications/messages shall be mandated to be sent through nations eGovernment services. Member states that don't offer eGovernment services shall mail letters to the owners. Digital notifications/messages and letters shall be sent at the annual payment date of the payment, 3 months afterwards and a further 3 months later. As long as the annual fee is paid the trademark shall be maintained in perpetuity.

Amendment VII - Proposed by Cllr. James Mizrachi-Roscoe

Section I: EUROPEAN Trademark

7. European Trademarks must be maintained annually for a nominal fee or by a simple (free) filing. Failure to keep a European Trademark current and active shall result in automatic expiration, 6 months from the date an annual fee / filing is considered missed. There shall be a grace period of 30 days in which a late fee / filing may be paid / made after its due date before it is considered missed.Letters and physical and/or digital notifications shall be sent to the owners at the annual payment date of the payment, 3 months afterwards and a further 3 months later. As long as the annual fee is paid the trademark shall be maintained in perpetuity.

I must note that Amendments IV, VI and VII are in conflict one to another. Voting on amendments will commence NOW and will last until 16:38 GMT on October 26th, 2023.

Donald Tusk
Council Speaker and Councillor for Spain

Debate begins NOW and will continue until 16:26 GMT on October 26th, 2023.

Donald Tusk
Council Speaker and Councillor for Spain

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17 October 2023

The government has put in several defence policies to only use military for self defense only. We find no purpose beyond defending the homeland.

Beth Rigby: It's the end of conference season and while there was a more upbeat tone from Labour and the Greens, the Tories and Lib Dems were less so. Meanwhile, Fine Gael and the SNP promoted their subnational achievements. The Prime Minister and Labour continually referred to improved cost and quality of living. Tories and Lib Dems hounded the tax burden and both promised to cut taxes.