Five lessons from the elections in Madrid The results of the elections in the Comunidad (Region) of Madrid held on May 4 are as follows (with a scrutiny of 95.6%): Partido Popular wins the elections comfortably (44.57% of the votes) and reaches an absolute majority with VOX (9.11%); the Socialist Party (PSOE) suffers a…
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Madrid approves new measures to promote emobility Madrid City Council approved today 30 March its first Air Quality and Sustainability Ordinance. It will come into force the day after its publication in the Official Bulletin of the Region of Madrid (BOCM). It is worth noting that the Ordinance has counted with the Socialist Party’s vote…
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Europe sets homework for Spain’s future Start-up Law The Spanish Prime Minister, Mr. Pedro Sánchez, made an announcement on February 11th. He said that, “imminently”, his Government would begin to process the so-called Start-up Law (Emerging Companies’ Ecosystem Law in its formal name). Today is March 19th and “imminent” seems to be, well,…
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The origins of “Unblocking Disruption” I recently read “The Fixer” by Bradley Tusk. I found it fascinating. I believe that the business model that Tusk has created in the United States would be applicable to Spain (with the inevitable adaptations) and I intend to make it happen. Tusk (born in New York in…
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