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Ukraine’s supporters move to ‘operational phase’ in ceasefire planning, Starmer says‘Coalition of the willing’ will meet again on Thursday to discuss how a truce could be guaranteedKeir Starmer hosted a video meeting with other world leaders on Saturday in a bid to boost support for Ukraine © via REUTERSThe leaders of 26 countries have agreed to move to an “operational phase” in planning for a multinational force to guarantee a ceasefire in Ukraine, UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has said, adding: “Let the guns fall silent.”Starmer said military planners would meet in London on Thursday to discuss how a truce could be guaranteed “by strong security arrangements through our coalition of the willing”.After hosting a video call of the 26 mainly European leaders on Saturday, Starmer admitted the US was still not prepared to provide a military “backstop” to ensure any peace was durable.“The Kremlin’s dithering and delay over President Trump’s ceasefire proposal, and Russia’s continued barbaric attacks on Ukraine, run entirely counter to President Putin’s stated desire for peace,” Starmer said. “A position of ‘Yes, but . . . ’ isn’t good enough.”Speaking in Downing Street, Starmer confirmed that the group of countries would “double down and increase sanctions” on Russia, including looking at the option of seizing Russian assets to intensify pressure on Putin.British officials said a number of countries had made new offers to send troops to Ukraine to help secure a peace deal but declined to say which ones.“The position of the US has not changed,” Starmer said, referring to the idea of American military support for a UK-France led peace guarantee force. “We have been clear this has to be done in conjunction with the US.” He said Britain was speaking to the US on a daily basis.Starmer launched what he called a coalition of the willing at a summit in London two weeks ago, with the assembled countries considering varying levels of support for Ukraine.Most of the countries on Saturday’s call were from Europe; the participants also included Australia, Canada and New Zealand. The EU and Nato were represented along with Ukraine. Starmer said that Japan, which was not on the call, had offered “backing”.Britain and France are the only countries to have firmly committed to send troops to Ukraine to help guarantee a peace deal, although others are open to the idea. Some have offered financial or logistical support.The leaders agreed to make preparations for a force to be sent to Ukraine in the event of a peace agreement to act as a “robust” guarantee, with talks at a military planner level due to be held in London on Thursday.“We agreed to accelerate our practical work to support a potential deal. So we will now move into an operational phase,” the British prime minister said.Starmer said the leaders had agreed to increase financial and military support for Ukraine in the short term but also in the longer term, to help Kyiv provide its own security guarantees.He stressed the need for US backing for any peacekeeping operation, saying the risk was that “we will repeat the experience of recent years and Russia will breach the line again”.The prime minister also confirmed that the leaders discussed beefing up sanctions if Putin did not agree to a ceasefire. Downing Street said that seizing more than €200bn of frozen Russia assets was being considered.Number 10 conceded that seizing Russian assets — as opposed to using interest accruing from them to support Ukraine, as it currently does — was “a complex situation”.Starmer said that the leaders would “continue to explore all lawful routes to ensure that Russia pays for the damage it has done to Ukraine”.France and Germany, which have long opposed a full-blown seizure of assets held in the EU, are warming to the idea and are discussing with the UK others ways in which they could be used as part of a negotiation to end the war.While Britain and France have offered to put troops on the ground to help secure the peace — but only if a proposed initial 30-day ceasefire holds — other countries have been more reluctant to commit direct military support.Starmer told the meeting that the “coalition of the willing” had to help “monitor a ceasefire” during the truce. That would initially involve satellites and surveillance rather than the deployment of troops to Ukraine, UK officials said.Countries including Germany and Poland have reservations about sending troops to Ukraine. The office of Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s prime minister, said Italian participation in a “possible military force on the ground was not envisaged”.Dick Schoof, Dutch prime minister, said on X that the Netherlands would join the meeting of military planners on Thursday “in the context of security guarantees”.Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, said the ball was in Putin’s court. “In the meantime, we will support strengthening Ukraine and its armed forces,” she said.“We will step up Europe’s defence efforts through ReArm Europe,” she added, referring to new Brussels initiatives aimed at increasing national defence spending.German chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz, whose Christian Democratic Party won elections last month, has reached a deal with the country’s mainstream parties to inject hundreds of billions into Germany’s defence sector and exempt military aid for Ukraine from strict borrowing limits. The German parliament is due to vote on the constitutional changes on Tuesday.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged European leaders to “massively” increase military production.“Everyone understands that at the current pace, Ukraine and Europe can be strengthened within five years. We believe this is too long and too dangerous,” Zelenskyy said on X after the online summit. “If the Russians do not agree, it means they are not disagreeing with our proposal, but specifically with President Trump’s proposal.”
“Les damos a los estadounidenses 3.000 millones de dólares para apoyar su base industrial submarina, pero ellos no tienen obligación de vendernos un submarino”, reprochó Turnbull en una entrevista para The Guardian.Además, subrayó que el acuerdo firmado con Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido ha convertido a Australia en “una base central de operaciones desde la cual proyectar poder”, más que en un aliado soberano con capacidades propias.En este contexto, el ex analista de inteligencia australiano Clinton Fernandes, también para el medio inglés The Guardian, sostiene que el verdadero objetivo de Aukus no es dotar a Australia de una flota de submarinos, sino consolidar su rol como un “estado centinela” para la estrategia de Estados Unidos en el Indopacífico. “El acuerdo Aukus solo tiene sentido si entendemos que su verdadero propósito es demostrar la relevancia de Australia para la supremacía global de Estados Unidos”, afirmó Fernandes.
https://www.ft.com/content/3e829490-9f86-4fef-85b7-71d6f5a427f8CitarUkraine’s supporters move to ‘operational phase’ in ceasefire planning, Starmer says‘Coalition of the willing’ will meet again on Thursday to discuss how a truce could be guaranteedKeir Starmer hosted a video meeting with other world leaders on Saturday in a bid to boost support for Ukraine © via REUTERSThe leaders of 26 countries have agreed to move to an “operational phase” in planning for a multinational force to guarantee a ceasefire in Ukraine, UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has said, adding: “Let the guns fall silent.”Starmer said military planners would meet in London on Thursday to discuss how a truce could be guaranteed “by strong security arrangements through our coalition of the willing”.After hosting a video call of the 26 mainly European leaders on Saturday, Starmer admitted the US was still not prepared to provide a military “backstop” to ensure any peace was durable.“The Kremlin’s dithering and delay over President Trump’s ceasefire proposal, and Russia’s continued barbaric attacks on Ukraine, run entirely counter to President Putin’s stated desire for peace,” Starmer said. “A position of ‘Yes, but . . . ’ isn’t good enough.”Speaking in Downing Street, Starmer confirmed that the group of countries would “double down and increase sanctions” on Russia, including looking at the option of seizing Russian assets to intensify pressure on Putin.British officials said a number of countries had made new offers to send troops to Ukraine to help secure a peace deal but declined to say which ones.“The position of the US has not changed,” Starmer said, referring to the idea of American military support for a UK-France led peace guarantee force. “We have been clear this has to be done in conjunction with the US.” He said Britain was speaking to the US on a daily basis.Starmer launched what he called a coalition of the willing at a summit in London two weeks ago, with the assembled countries considering varying levels of support for Ukraine.Most of the countries on Saturday’s call were from Europe; the participants also included Australia, Canada and New Zealand. The EU and Nato were represented along with Ukraine. Starmer said that Japan, which was not on the call, had offered “backing”.Britain and France are the only countries to have firmly committed to send troops to Ukraine to help guarantee a peace deal, although others are open to the idea. Some have offered financial or logistical support.The leaders agreed to make preparations for a force to be sent to Ukraine in the event of a peace agreement to act as a “robust” guarantee, with talks at a military planner level due to be held in London on Thursday.“We agreed to accelerate our practical work to support a potential deal. So we will now move into an operational phase,” the British prime minister said.Starmer said the leaders had agreed to increase financial and military support for Ukraine in the short term but also in the longer term, to help Kyiv provide its own security guarantees.He stressed the need for US backing for any peacekeeping operation, saying the risk was that “we will repeat the experience of recent years and Russia will breach the line again”.The prime minister also confirmed that the leaders discussed beefing up sanctions if Putin did not agree to a ceasefire. Downing Street said that seizing more than €200bn of frozen Russia assets was being considered.Number 10 conceded that seizing Russian assets — as opposed to using interest accruing from them to support Ukraine, as it currently does — was “a complex situation”.Starmer said that the leaders would “continue to explore all lawful routes to ensure that Russia pays for the damage it has done to Ukraine”.France and Germany, which have long opposed a full-blown seizure of assets held in the EU, are warming to the idea and are discussing with the UK others ways in which they could be used as part of a negotiation to end the war.While Britain and France have offered to put troops on the ground to help secure the peace — but only if a proposed initial 30-day ceasefire holds — other countries have been more reluctant to commit direct military support.Starmer told the meeting that the “coalition of the willing” had to help “monitor a ceasefire” during the truce. That would initially involve satellites and surveillance rather than the deployment of troops to Ukraine, UK officials said.Countries including Germany and Poland have reservations about sending troops to Ukraine. The office of Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s prime minister, said Italian participation in a “possible military force on the ground was not envisaged”.Dick Schoof, Dutch prime minister, said on X that the Netherlands would join the meeting of military planners on Thursday “in the context of security guarantees”.Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, said the ball was in Putin’s court. “In the meantime, we will support strengthening Ukraine and its armed forces,” she said.“We will step up Europe’s defence efforts through ReArm Europe,” she added, referring to new Brussels initiatives aimed at increasing national defence spending.German chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz, whose Christian Democratic Party won elections last month, has reached a deal with the country’s mainstream parties to inject hundreds of billions into Germany’s defence sector and exempt military aid for Ukraine from strict borrowing limits. The German parliament is due to vote on the constitutional changes on Tuesday.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged European leaders to “massively” increase military production.“Everyone understands that at the current pace, Ukraine and Europe can be strengthened within five years. We believe this is too long and too dangerous,” Zelenskyy said on X after the online summit. “If the Russians do not agree, it means they are not disagreeing with our proposal, but specifically with President Trump’s proposal.”
Cita de: pollo en Marzo 15, 2025, 05:34:12 amCita de: senslev en Marzo 14, 2025, 19:06:22 pmhttps://x.com/hamptonism/status/1900015843020337390CitarChief Al Scientist at Meta, Yann LeCun, believes we're never going to get to human level AI by text:Es algo obvio a poco que se piense. La mayoría de conocimiento e información en el universo no está escrita. Está en la experiencia directa de todos y cada uno de los individuos. El texto sólo representa una parte muy parcial de ese conocimiento en un formato muy específico y limitado, y además está plagado de ruido que no aporta gran cosa (no es lo mismo 2000 páginas de obras de un escritor que 2000 páginas de conversaciones casuales entre chonis).Sólo hay que reparar en lo enormemente diferente (en lo limitado) que es una conversación textual y una conversación cara a cara, que contiene muchos más aspectos gestuales, de voz, etc. y en el que interviene también la biología, la experiencia, los aspectos socioculturales y las emociones.Además el texto escrito sólo es el resultado final de un modelo extremadamente complejo de pensamiento. No se puede imitar ese modelo mental sólo usando los resultados del pensamiento (texto), porque no se reproduce el modelo subyacente ni los mecanismos de este. Sería como aprender a tocar como un maestro del piano escuchando tocar a alguien, o a correr como Usain Bolt viendo muchas carreras de él, o a escribir como un escritor consumado leyendo sus libros. Si no funciona así con nosotros, no parece muy lógico creer que vaya a funcionar así para unos modelos mucho más sencillos y limitados.Discrepo. Sólo puede ser con lenguaje. De otro modo, no lo entenderíamos nosotros. Si es nuestra, si es humana, es mediante lenguaje.La información del Universo sólo es entendible para nosotros si es equivalente a un lenguaje. A un logos.
Cita de: senslev en Marzo 14, 2025, 19:06:22 pmhttps://x.com/hamptonism/status/1900015843020337390CitarChief Al Scientist at Meta, Yann LeCun, believes we're never going to get to human level AI by text:Es algo obvio a poco que se piense. La mayoría de conocimiento e información en el universo no está escrita. Está en la experiencia directa de todos y cada uno de los individuos. El texto sólo representa una parte muy parcial de ese conocimiento en un formato muy específico y limitado, y además está plagado de ruido que no aporta gran cosa (no es lo mismo 2000 páginas de obras de un escritor que 2000 páginas de conversaciones casuales entre chonis).Sólo hay que reparar en lo enormemente diferente (en lo limitado) que es una conversación textual y una conversación cara a cara, que contiene muchos más aspectos gestuales, de voz, etc. y en el que interviene también la biología, la experiencia, los aspectos socioculturales y las emociones.Además el texto escrito sólo es el resultado final de un modelo extremadamente complejo de pensamiento. No se puede imitar ese modelo mental sólo usando los resultados del pensamiento (texto), porque no se reproduce el modelo subyacente ni los mecanismos de este. Sería como aprender a tocar como un maestro del piano escuchando tocar a alguien, o a correr como Usain Bolt viendo muchas carreras de él, o a escribir como un escritor consumado leyendo sus libros. Si no funciona así con nosotros, no parece muy lógico creer que vaya a funcionar así para unos modelos mucho más sencillos y limitados.
https://x.com/hamptonism/status/1900015843020337390CitarChief Al Scientist at Meta, Yann LeCun, believes we're never going to get to human level AI by text:
Chief Al Scientist at Meta, Yann LeCun, believes we're never going to get to human level AI by text:
Cita de: sudden and sharp en Marzo 15, 2025, 09:01:51 amCita de: pollo en Marzo 15, 2025, 05:34:12 amCita de: senslev en Marzo 14, 2025, 19:06:22 pmhttps://x.com/hamptonism/status/1900015843020337390CitarChief Al Scientist at Meta, Yann LeCun, believes we're never going to get to human level AI by text:Es algo obvio a poco que se piense. La mayoría de conocimiento e información en el universo no está escrita. Está en la experiencia directa de todos y cada uno de los individuos. El texto sólo representa una parte muy parcial de ese conocimiento en un formato muy específico y limitado, y además está plagado de ruido que no aporta gran cosa (no es lo mismo 2000 páginas de obras de un escritor que 2000 páginas de conversaciones casuales entre chonis).Sólo hay que reparar en lo enormemente diferente (en lo limitado) que es una conversación textual y una conversación cara a cara, que contiene muchos más aspectos gestuales, de voz, etc. y en el que interviene también la biología, la experiencia, los aspectos socioculturales y las emociones.Además el texto escrito sólo es el resultado final de un modelo extremadamente complejo de pensamiento. No se puede imitar ese modelo mental sólo usando los resultados del pensamiento (texto), porque no se reproduce el modelo subyacente ni los mecanismos de este. Sería como aprender a tocar como un maestro del piano escuchando tocar a alguien, o a correr como Usain Bolt viendo muchas carreras de él, o a escribir como un escritor consumado leyendo sus libros. Si no funciona así con nosotros, no parece muy lógico creer que vaya a funcionar así para unos modelos mucho más sencillos y limitados.Discrepo. Sólo puede ser con lenguaje. De otro modo, no lo entenderíamos nosotros. Si es nuestra, si es humana, es mediante lenguaje.La información del Universo sólo es entendible para nosotros si es equivalente a un lenguaje. A un logos.Lo que dice Yann LeCun es que el camino hacia IAs más avanzadas requiere dotarlas de un cuerpo (lo que se conoce como embodiment) de forma que puedan "experimentar" el mundo a través de sus sentidos al igual que los seres vivos.This is World | Father of AI: AI Needs PHYSICS to EVOLVE | prof. Yann LeCunSi están interesados en el tema les recomiendo la lectura de un libro relativamente poco conocido titulado El ojo de la mente, fantasías y reflexiones sobre el yo y el alma que consiste en una recopilación de ensayos y textos de ficción hechos por Douglas R. Hofstadter (científico cognitivo y autor del famoso Gödel, Escher, Bach: un Eterno y Grácil Bucle), y Daniel C. Dennett (filósofo), a través de los que exploran la naturaleza del yo.En la cuarta parte del libro, titulada: "La mente como programa", se explora la conexión entre cuerpo y cerebro utilizando una serie de experimentos mentales como son los descritos en los textos: "¿Donde estoy?" o "¿Donde estaba yo?":CitarEl primer texto es de Daniel Dennett titulado "¿Dónde estoy?" en él cuenta una anécdota ficticia con la NASA y El Pentágono, relacionado con su trabajo con el cerebro e investigaciones nucleares. A través de un experimento separan su cuerpo de su cerebro, él al ser filósofo empieza a teorizar sobre posibilidades de dónde está, en donde está su cerebro, en donde está su cuerpo o quizá en ninguno de los dos sitios o quizá en ambos. Después de ocurrir un accidente, el cerebro de Dennett termina en un nuevo cuerpo, lo que deriva en más reflexiones sobre su condición y la dualidad que termina por generarse y hacer que existan dos Dennett.CitarEl segundo texto es una continuación, obra del también filósofo David Hawley Sanford, "¿Dónde estaba yo?" en un tono cómplice con Dennett, escribe una ficción, donde cuenta que por su parte trabajó para el Departamento de Defensa en apoyo a la misión de Dennett. Ahonda en la forma en que se trasladó el cerebro, los problemas que hubo y narra como sustituyen cada uno de los sentidos por máquinas que hacen el trabajo equivalente a oídos, ojos, piel, boca y creando un cuerpo entero controlado por retroalimentación directamente conectado al cerebro de Sanford. Las reflexiones que hace tocan temas como el viaje espaciotemporal sin ocupar posiciones intermedias, una especie de teletransportación percibida. Toca también el argumento filosófico de Descartes "Pienso, luego existo" y lo relaciona con la percepción de sus sentidos sintéticos. La reflexión final cita Marvin Minsky sobre la posibilidad de reproducir el cuerpo humano o al menos la experiencia motora y sensorial con sensores y motores, a lo que llama "telepresencia". La reflexión que se presenta destaca la importancia de ser cautelosos en la interpretación de las fantasías filosóficas que involucran elementos tecnológicos imposibles o poco probables en el presente. En general, es importante tener en cuenta que muchas de las fantasías filosóficas más interesantes pueden requerir reglas y premisas poco realistas, lo que puede limitar su relevancia en el mundo real.Saludos.
El primer texto es de Daniel Dennett titulado "¿Dónde estoy?" en él cuenta una anécdota ficticia con la NASA y El Pentágono, relacionado con su trabajo con el cerebro e investigaciones nucleares. A través de un experimento separan su cuerpo de su cerebro, él al ser filósofo empieza a teorizar sobre posibilidades de dónde está, en donde está su cerebro, en donde está su cuerpo o quizá en ninguno de los dos sitios o quizá en ambos. Después de ocurrir un accidente, el cerebro de Dennett termina en un nuevo cuerpo, lo que deriva en más reflexiones sobre su condición y la dualidad que termina por generarse y hacer que existan dos Dennett.
El segundo texto es una continuación, obra del también filósofo David Hawley Sanford, "¿Dónde estaba yo?" en un tono cómplice con Dennett, escribe una ficción, donde cuenta que por su parte trabajó para el Departamento de Defensa en apoyo a la misión de Dennett. Ahonda en la forma en que se trasladó el cerebro, los problemas que hubo y narra como sustituyen cada uno de los sentidos por máquinas que hacen el trabajo equivalente a oídos, ojos, piel, boca y creando un cuerpo entero controlado por retroalimentación directamente conectado al cerebro de Sanford. Las reflexiones que hace tocan temas como el viaje espaciotemporal sin ocupar posiciones intermedias, una especie de teletransportación percibida. Toca también el argumento filosófico de Descartes "Pienso, luego existo" y lo relaciona con la percepción de sus sentidos sintéticos. La reflexión final cita Marvin Minsky sobre la posibilidad de reproducir el cuerpo humano o al menos la experiencia motora y sensorial con sensores y motores, a lo que llama "telepresencia". La reflexión que se presenta destaca la importancia de ser cautelosos en la interpretación de las fantasías filosóficas que involucran elementos tecnológicos imposibles o poco probables en el presente. En general, es importante tener en cuenta que muchas de las fantasías filosóficas más interesantes pueden requerir reglas y premisas poco realistas, lo que puede limitar su relevancia en el mundo real.
https://www.eleconomista.es/vivienda-inmobiliario/noticias/13268930/03/25/grandes-tenedores-como-azora-axa-y-hines-recurren-el-tope-al-alquiler-en-cataluna.htmlSaludos.
Europe needs ‘big bang moment’ to boost investment, says Deutsche Börse chiefStephan Leithner says EU should take advantage of investors switching into region’s markets away from US as tariff concerns growThe trading floor at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Germany’s Dax index has outperformed the S&P 500 this year as investors dump US equities in favour of European stocks © Alex Kraus/BloombergEurope needs a “big bang moment” to boost long-term investment in companies and capitalise on this year’s surge in the region’s stock markets, according to the head of Germany’s stock exchange.Stephan Leithner, chief executive of Deutsche Börse, told the Financial Times that EU officials should make the most of investors switching into European markets away from the US as worries over tariffs rise.He wants Brussels to speed up plans to make the bloc more competitive by pushing forward on reforms to encourage domestic investment in the region’s companies.“Many small things have been done but the big bang moment was missing,” he said. “It’s now a moment for a big bang . . . the sense of urgency is there.”Germany’s Dax index has outperformed the US S&P 500 this year as investors dump American equities in favour of European stocks, which are less exposed to the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs. The Dax has risen 14.8 per cent since the start of the year, while the S&P 500 has fallen 3.9 per cent.The EU has largely escaped the worst of Trump’s barrage of tariffs, which have pushed America into a trade war with major trading partners including Canada and China.Stephan Leithner: ‘It’s now a moment for a big bang . . . the sense of urgency is there’ © SvenSimon/picture alliance“The conviction of international investors that German companies can play a strong role is documented in that improvement in momentum, in the returns that have been made, the revaluation that has happened,” he said. “Now the opportunity is . . . to step up and re-energise the competitiveness.”The EU has long tried to encourage investment into the region by unifying its fragmented capital markets and encouraging funds and ordinary savers to put more money into stocks. But efforts have been hampered by resistance from some countries.A French proposal backed by Italy, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands to forge ahead with a capital markets union ran aground last year as it was opposed by a majority of smaller member states, wary of losing the right to set their own rules.Leithner said there was €11tn worth of “totally unproductive” cash sitting in European savings accounts that should instead be ploughed into the market. “The savings and pension systems need to be reformed and extended,” he said, adding that a US 401k style product — a workplace retirement plan — would foster enthusiasm for equity investing, and tax incentives could be created.The German government’s flagship spending package marks “a very clear stance around the change that is needed” to re-energise the country’s economy, he said.Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz plans to create a €500bn infrastructure fund and change the country’s limits on debt to allow unlimited borrowing to fund defence. The private sector should complement plans for public funding to create “a much better ecosystem”, Leithner said.The Deutsche Börse boss, who has worked at the Frankfurt-based exchange since 2000 and took over as sole chief executive in January, added that executives were exploring a listing of ISS Stoxx, its corporate governance and data unit, in which it has an 80 per cent stake.“We’d always list in Frankfurt” if the decision is made to IPO the company, he continued, saying that they were also considering buying the remaining shares from US private equity firm General Atlantic, which has a 20 per cent stake in ISS.
El drama de vivir en habitaciones de alquiler: contratos de menos de 12 meses con precios disparadosLa falta de estabilidad habitacional afecta tanto a la economía como al bienestar emocional de quienes se ven obligados a cambiar de residencia constantemente“Durante los cuatro cursos que estuve estudiando la carrera, me cambié de piso cuatro veces. Cada año que pasaba, llegaba el casero de turno y me decía que o me subía el alquiler o terminamos el contrato”. Es la denuncia que hace Daniel a Vozpópuli, un joven de 23 años nacido en Madrid y que se ha visto obligado a buscar habitación nueva en la capital cada doce meses por culpa de la revalorización constante del mercado inmobiliario.“El aumento del alquiler es imparable”, asegura. “Cada vez que firmaba un nuevo contrato, el precio se disparaba, obligándome a buscar una opción más económica”, relata este joven, que estudió en la Universidad Complutense hasta hace dos años.“No es solo una cuestión económica, lo peor es la falta de estabilidad: no sabes cuándo tendrás que mudarte de nuevo, y eso te afecta tanto en lo personal como en lo académico”, afirma.Daniel, como muchos de su generación, se ha visto forzado a acudir a las habitaciones en alquiler para poder permitirse vivir fuera de la casa de sus padres. Una práctica en la que la incertidumbre es norma, y es que los precios del alquiler en todo el país ronda el 20% según las cifras del Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Más aún cuando se trata de las dos grandes capitales, Madrid y Barcelona.El joven madrileño relata cómo el tener que adaptarse a nuevos entornos, convivir con distintos compañeros y renunciar a la posibilidad de “crear un hogar” afecta su bienestar emocional y su rendimiento académico.Algo parecido le ha ocurrido a Carmen, con la complicación añadida de que ella es madre divorciada y tiene dos hijos: “He tenido que buscar soluciones que se ajusten a mi presupuesto y eso ha significado cambiar de residencia más veces de las que me habría gustado”, explica a Vozpópuli.“Cada mudanza implica no solo un problema económico, sino también el mal trago de ver a mis hijos adaptarse constantemente a nuevos barrios, escuela y amigos”, apunta. “Es agotador y me preocupa que, a este ritmo, el acceso a una vivienda digna se convierta en un privilegio solo para unos pocos”.Su testimonio refleja la doble carga de la crisis del alquiler: el impacto económico y el deterioro de la calidad de vida, especialmente para aquellos que tienen responsabilidades familiares. La falta de estabilidad habitacional genera un efecto cascada en la salud mental y en la cohesión social de los barrios, afectando la movilidad social y la integración comunitaria.Zonas tensionadas: subidas hasta del 50%La subida de los alquileres se ha agudizado especialmente en las grandes capitales, como Madrid y Barcelona, donde la alta demanda y la escasa oferta de viviendas generan un incremento un incremento constante que, según informes de Idealista (2023) y Fotocasa (2023), oscila entre el 25% y el 35% en algunos barrios céntricos, alcanzando incluso picos del 50%. Estas plataformas destacan la escasez de viviendas asequibles y señalan que la oferta no se ajusta a la creciente demanda, creando un círculo vicioso de movilidad forzada.Así es imposible irse de casaSegún el último Observatorio de Emancipación del Consejo de la Juventud de España (CJE), el precio medio de un alquiler en España se sitúa en 1.072 euros al mes, mientras que el salario medio de un joven es de 1.048 euros. Es decir, un joven tendría que dedicar la totalidad de su salario para pagar el alquiler, sin contar con los gastos de suministros, comida, transporte, etc.Esta situación, como era de esperar, ha provocado que la tasa de emancipación juvenil se desplome hasta el 14,8%, lo que significa que solo 1 de cada 7 jóvenes de entre 16 y 34 años vive fuera del hogar familiar. En 2008, la tasa llegó a alcanzar el 26%, lo que demuestra la gravedad de la situación actual.El encarecimiento de la vivienda es, sin duda, el principal factor que está impidiendo a los jóvenes emanciparse. Desde 2008, los alquileres han subido un 54%, mientras que los salarios solo lo han hecho un 10,8%. Esta brecha se ha agrandado en los últimos años, haciendo que la vivienda sea cada vez más inaccesible para los jóvenes.
Trump is destabilising economy worse than Covid, claims ECB vice-presidentLuis de Guindos says fears over what US administration will do are hurting investment and consumer confidenceLuis de Guindos, vice-president of the European Central Bank MARIA RITA QUITADAMO/ECBThe vice-president of the European Central Bank claims the new Trump administration has created more uncertainty in the economic environment than the pandemic did five years ago.In an interview with The Sunday Times, Luis de Guindos said President Trump’s use of tariffs, plans to deregulate the financial system and intentions to reform corporate tax were all causing short-term volatility in markets, and putting a question mark over inflation expectations and the path of interest rates.“We need to consider the uncertainty of the current environment, which is even higher than it was during the pandemic,” he said. “What we’re seeing is that the new US administration isn’t very open to continuing with multilateralism, which is about co-operation across jurisdictions and finding common solutions for common problems. This is a very important change, and a big source of uncertainty.”But while US economic policy is casting a fog of doubt and complicating monetary policy just as the ECB is rapidly slashing rates, De Guindos said he remained confident that inflation was moving towards the central bank’s 2 per cent target on a sustainable basis.“We also need to try to look through the short-term evolution of markets and distinguish between short-term volatility and permanent or medium-term forces,” he said. “If we were to be as volatile as the markets, that wouldn’t be very reassuring.”De Guindos, ECB president Christine Lagarde and the rest of the governing council are trying to chart a course to stabilise inflation in the euro area amid unpredictable international relations and a rapidly changing economic environment.Last week the council approved the sixth rate cut since June, unwinding much of the bank’s record-setting response to the bout of inflation that followed the end of Covid lockdowns and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.This is what is meant by “meaningfully less restrictive” — ECB lingo for lower rates. On the plus side for the ECB’s comfort levels, wage growth has moderated and energy prices have come down, suggesting inflation will fall from its most recent reading of 2.4 per cent.However, the long-awaited pick-up in household consumption and business investment has not yet arrived, delayed — according to De Guindos — by dented confidence caused by concerns about what Trump might do next.“Real wages have increased, inflation is declining, interest rates are coming down and financing conditions are better. But still, the reality is that consumption is not picking up,” De Guindos said, echoing an analysis by Philip Lane, the Irishman who is the ECB’s chief economist.“This is because consumers don’t always react to developments in their short-term real disposable income. They also consider what might happen with the economy over the medium term, which is clouded in uncertainty. The possibility of a trade war or wider geopolitical conflict has an impact on consumer confidence.”He called trade wars a “lose-lose situation for everybody” and blamed the tit-for-tat politicking between the US and its trade partners for a decline in euro area growth projections.Yet paradoxically, Trump’s conditional approach to common defence, which has so unsettled America’s Nato allies, could provide the stimulus Europe needs to prime its growth pump. “As a result of the new administration’s attitude towards defence, we have the European Commission’s proposal to increase national defence spending by 1.5 per cent of GDP,” De Guindos said.“This is certainly a decision in the right direction, and it will have an impact on the macroeconomic outlook. We don’t know enough details about the package to make an accurate assessment about its impact on the economy, but it will likely be positive for growth and have a limited impact on inflation.”But he was cautious about assessing the impact in advance of increased defence spending, warning that much of it could be spent outside the EU or covered by higher taxes and reduced public spending, which could dampen growth.On housing, where ECB rates have perhaps their most significant impact, De Guindos pointed his finger at national governments for shortages.“At the European level, improving the performance of the rental market will be very important in the near future. We should foster common action to achieve this, because it’s a significant source of social upset,” he said. “But this is for national governments to do, not the ECB.”