Eduardo Rodríguez Rovira -- Corruption and transparency 2020
Transparency International has just published the Corruption Perceptions Index 2020. In this indicator, Spain ranks 32nd out of the 180 countries analysed. Spain has fallen two positions since 2019. Frankly, we have no reason to be proud. Leading the way in corruption cleanliness, unsurprisingly, the usual Scandinavian countries [...]
Eduardo Rodríguez Rovira -- A stubborn vaccination
Discouragement sets in when we see that not only are we the developed country with the highest number of deaths per inhabitant due to Covid-19, with the highest rates of economic destruction, the highest unemployment rate and the biggest stock market crash during 2020, but that at the beginning of 2021 we occupy a low position [...].
Eduardo Rodríguez Rovira -- Disturbing neglect
We have known this since the beginning of the pandemic, but the data have come out in full force in the media these days and today it is a trending topic. Between January and May of this year, according to the mortality data of the National Institute of Statistics, 45,684 people died with Covid-19, the 90%, people over 75 years of age.
Antonio García Villanueva -- Corporate communication trends for the new era
If there is one thing we can learn from this annus horribilis, it is the importance of being prepared for any situation, both the expected and the unexpected. In the field of corporate and business communication, we have also had to learn from this unprecedented year, where the focus has been on health and [...]
Eduardo Rodríguez Rovira -- Contributory pensions and notional accounts
“...the Commission notes the need to preserve and reinforce the principle of contributory nature, understood as the existence of a balanced relationship between the amount of the benefit recognised and the contribution effort previously made by each worker” This is how recommendation 11 of the Toledo Plan Report, recently approved by the Spanish Congress, begins.
Eduardo Rodríguez Rovira -- Spain fails on coronavirus
After more than 100 days of strict lockdown, this period of the pandemic is coming to an end, but we are not going to close the door behind us as we leave. Now is the time to criticise the phase that is ending and express what we Spaniards think about what has happened so far. The Eurobarometer survey just published by the [...]
Eduardo Rodríguez Rovira -- A question to the Second Vice-President
We are unable to ascertain the exact numbers of infected and deceased individuals in care homes, distinguishing between those under public and private management. We have a general problem with transparency, as evidenced by the daily fluctuations in the official coronavirus death toll, which is at least 50% lower than the actual figure […]
Confine viruses, not people
This sentence makes sense, as does the reflection that historical epidemics confined the sick, not the healthy. I am surprised how little radical feminism has publicised the success of the excellent political leaders who have managed to dominate COVID-19 in their countries with some of the world's best results [...].
Red lines
The reconstruction phase will soon begin, in which we have to be on the ground to avoid the damage that could be done to one of the social systems that, although perfectible, works best in our country: the pension system. There is no doubt that in the Spanish and European bodies [...]
Alarming situation
Indeed, the situation was alarming when the state of emergency was declared. And afterwards? Now it is chaotic and completely uncoordinated, according to the General Council of Nursing, due to the relentless spread of coronavirus without protective measures. For its part, the General Council of Doctors will bring charges against the Ministry of Health in cases of [...]
Triage would have ruled them out!
Undoubtedly, one of the greatest causes of distress among people over 70 confined to their homes has been the news that coronavirus patients over 80 would not be admitted to the ICU. Many hospitals have applied this rule as is. Others have used the following criteria [...]
Vulnerable elders
The coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating effect on older people and those of any age who are in poor health due to serious illnesses. This happens not only in epidemics but also in all natural disasters, situations of war, famines, etc., in which the older generation is decimated and sometimes disappears. In […]