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"The State's Job is to Avoid Historical Deformations for Political Purposes".

The former Minister of Education, Culture, and Sport, José Ignacio Wertpresented his book The Education in Spain, a Pending Subject in Proa Comunicación's videos celebrating its tenth anniversary. "The state's job is to avoid historical deformations for political purposes," he said forcefully when referring to the Catalan social and political conflict. Additionally, he highlights in his book that "the manipulation of textbooks used in Catalonia has been abundant" and this has not only been the work of the nationalist parties, but the Tripartito Government as well.

On the other hand, in relation to the Lomce (organic law to better the quality of education), he wanted to point out that "the lack of implementation of its main objectives is what has prevented a greater improvement in education". Also, he remined us of the context of the law saying that "the Lomce was passed during impossible fiscal and economic conditions."

Lastly, he signaled that dropping out of school early is the main problem in Spanish Education, "it surprises me how poor the awareness of this problem is in our country".

Marcos de Quinto -- "The important thing in communication is to be different".

Marcos de Quinto, former vice-president of The Coca Cola Company and former deputy for Citizens, participates in a new video by PROA in which he reflects on what Spanish companies should do in the face of this crisis and what his experience has been in relation to his political career.....

José Antonio R. Piedrabuena -- The best recipe for getting old and ill

Accumulating evidence indicates an association between the circadian clock, the ageing process and metabolic stability. Our organism, like everything else alive on the planet, is adjusted to the circadian rhythm. Television, "going out", going to bed late are having serious consequences. With...

Carlos Salas -- "Businesses face the challenge of communicating in the age of distractions".

María González, consultant at PROA Comunicación interviewed Carlos Salas, the firm's Training Director, who has given communication courses to executives from Accenture, KPMG, Repsol, Indra, Gas Natural, Allianz, Google, Baxter, Greenpeace, L'Oréal, Guardia Civil, Telefónica, McKinsey, CNMV, SAS, Hogan Lovells, Mutua Madrileña, Cepsa, Grupo Santander,...

The depopulation of Spain

Agriculture is becoming deserted due to lack of economic profitability; we all know that some deserts, or almost deserts due to the gold rush, were filled with inhabitants. Politicians say that we have to fill the towns with services; here where I am there are services... for those who are left, the old ones ....

José María Sánchez Galera -- The hero and the saint, leadership role models

France is one of the countries which, for centuries, has often had intellectuals and organisations that have set standards. Its geopolitical position, its academic institutions, its media, its sense of excellence are some of the aspects that explain why it is a reference outside its borders. A Latin country...

Manuel García Ramírez -- COVID-19 and the different types of security

Security is generally thought to be only physical, and in some cases logical if it affects programs or technology. But people are always the ultimate......

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