EL PUNT AVUI 47 DIJOUS, 26 DE MAIG DEL 2016 |

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POINT MADE Jordi Panyella FACES OF THE DAY CHAIRMAN OF CASA TARRADELLAS Everyone loves The train that never arrives Josep Tarradellas Reputation and turnover a good debate Members of the Mediterranean corridor strategy council yesterday morning were the subject of an interesting picture on the lawns of Leader in pizzas and refrigerated dough, cold cuts and salamis, the Catalan company continues to invest in its Our Finest Hour, this the Pedralbes Palace. It is an overhead shot, taken by a photo- +-= production line; 2015’s turnover, €859 million, up 6.3%. evening, Matthew grapher from the terrace of the first floor of the building, showing a welcomes his guests compact group, displaying an unequivocal image of unity and ac- FILM MAKER Anna Arqué, Francesc tion in their demand for a rail infrastructure considered vital for the Juanjo Giménez Colom and Patricia economy of the country. The image shows all those who took part in the meeting yesterday, a hundred representatives of all sectors The short takes the prize Gabancho and political spectrums. It also shows the number of men and Cannes, Sunday, and the Catalan film maker walks away Today from 7:10pm women who took part; there were only 13 women! Not only is there with a Palma d’Or (beating 5,007 other hopefuls) with his a delay, but there are trains that never seem to arrive. +-= 15 minute short “Timecode”. Glory has arrived! The TV debate war begins aSánchez wants one-to-one debate with Rajoy to present himself as the only alternative and shut out Iglesias; PP says a four-way joust is more appropriate

Montse Oliva defeating Sánchez, but MADRID Rajoy. The leader of the PP however, is unlikely to First it was the war to re- help Sánchez but the PP duce electoral costs. Now Deputy Secretary, Pablo Protesters clash with supporters in New Mexico ■ REUTERS the battle is for the TV de- Casado has left the door bates where different slightly ajar saying that INTERNATIONAL leaders seek to position “Just which of the two themselves depending on forces the polls reflect what the polls indicate. greater importance Fighting breaks out The PSOE leadership should be considered.” started things off yester- Iglesias must appear as at Trump meeting day morning proposing a the real alternative to the new face to face between PP, and he is open to any Police in Anaheim (California) stantly interrupted the speech Mariano Rajoy and Pedro debate, but the only clash were yesterday preparing for of the presidential candidate. Sanchez. This, to stem the that seems certain at pre- possible incidents at the rally Outside the building, pro- momentum that the coali- The opening scene from last December’s debate between sent to be repeated is be- Donald Trump was to hold in testers chanted slogans tion between Pablo Igle- Mariano Rajoy and Perdo Sánchez ■ ELPUNTAVUI tween Iglesias and Rivera, their town, the day after dis- against Trump and waved the sias and Alberto Garzón is moderated by Jordi Évole. turbances broke out at an Mexican flag. Police re- gaining which could political scene in Spain. blurred, despite Sanchez The PSOE has turned electoral meeting in New sponded with smoke bombs possibly result in a new Rajoy has rejected the pro- taking centre stage in the down the risk of facing Ig- Mexico. Hundreds of pro- and pepper spray. The same force to the left of Spain’s posal and says he will only negotiations after the De- lesias alone. testers gathered at the Albu- evening, Trump won the pri- socialists and to present accept one debate be- cember elections, what is In all likelihood, there querque Convention Centre, maries in the state of Wash- the PP and the PSOE as tween the four main can- needed now is that the will be a four-way en- where Trump was speaking, ington. With this victory he is the only alternatives to didates. real aim of the IU-Podem counter as it suits every- pulling down barriers and close to the majority of del- government, perpetuat- With the socialist group led by Iglesias does one’s interest. Except, throwing rocks and bottles at egates needed to win his ing the pre-December brand increasingly not appear to the public as that is, for Sánchez. ■ anti-riot police. Arrests were party’s presidential nomi- made inside and outside the nation at the convention in centre, where protesters con- Ohio this summer. ■ STAFF

The workers’ proposed ————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————— co-management system is SCIENCE SOCIETY Workers propose new based on a managerial structure for companies Scientist awarded Tighter gun of more than 2,000 EMBO’s gold control for police structure for CCMA workers established in medal on sick leave Germany 50 years ago. With this system, workers Ben Lehner, headof the Catalonia’s internal affairs de- Staff journalists’ association. nia. The aim is to place this would have more deci- Centre de Regulació Ge- partment has made changes BARCELONA An independent commis- model of co-management sion-making power in di- nòmica team and ICREA re- to gun control in regards to sion in TV3, unconnected of the CCMA in the public recting the entity. It is pro- search professor, has been police officers who are off Workers from TV3 yester- to the employees’ council eye and open political de- posed that a significant awarded the EMBO Gold work for reasons of health, fol- day evening presented a has been working on the bate. Yesterday’s presen- part of the managerial Medal, one of the most presti- lowing the death of a woman proposal to change the proposal for three years. tation was attended by board would be profes- gious awards given by the Eu- killed by her estranged management model of the This opens a debate at the UAB professor and former sionals on staff elected by ropean Molecular Biology Or- partner, a Mossso d’Esquarda Catalonia’s broadcasting same time that parlia- Catalan minister of broad- internal vote. In addition, ganisation for his contribu- on leave for depression. Fol- commission, the CCMA, ment has just begun to de- casting and culture, Joan workers want the board to tions to life sciences. Lehner lowing her death, the officer based around the co-re- liberate amendments to Manuel Tresserras, under act as an organ of manage- studies the origins of pheno- committed suicide. Officers sponsibility of profes- the law on audiovisual whose direction the pre- ment control as well as typic diversity in development must now relinquish their sionals, at the Catalan communication in Catalo- sent law came into being. strategic direction. ■ and evolution.■ XA arms immediately. ■ STAFF