A test of independence for Brussels – EntornoInteligente

/ purchase plans O2, a British subsidiary of Telefónica, by Hutchison for subsequent merger with its own subsidiary Three, face a wall of difficulties that can severely complicate and even frustrate the operation. Strong pressure from UK for the European Commission must rule on the merger-which paralyzes the agreement join the political situation in the midst of which Brussels must take such a decision: the referendum on staying or leaving United Kingdom of the EU. The few days of difference that exist between the period in which the EC must rule -the 19 May- and holding consultation on the brexit -23 June- can strongly condition the substance of the decision and tip the balance towards the veto. A Brussels is not interested politically to arm wrestle not only to the British authorities, but public opinion in the country itself, by approving an operation in a market that one month might be outside its jurisdiction.

the UK position against the merger, which will reduce the number of mobile operators from four to three of them raised in a country that will consult its population on the decision to stay in the EU or return to the original limits of their national sovereignty. However, it is also a major economic power, home of one of the great epicenters of global finance and champion of the free market. This has not prevented the country’s authorities reject the merger of Ono and Three for the sake of competition, something they did not do when creating a national champion communications, born from buying EE (Everything Everywhere) was raised by British Telecom. It would be unfair, however, to attribute this sort of economic nationalism only to London, where there have been similar cases in other markets. Faced with these pressures, which are actually not new, what is relevant is the suspicion that Brussels could base its decision on criteria of political expediency rather than on competition criteria. Rumors forward that the merger may not be just that -rumores- but are sowing uncertainty and distrust among telecom companies.

Open in restaurant street Gonzalo Morales Expansion America / Ramon Gomez de la Serna, Galdós or Hemingway have excelled in their works the traditional cuisine of Gonzalo Morales, restaurant founded in 1725 on the street that bears his name in Spain.

“ Gonzalo Morales is the great restaurant where new things in old casseroles are cooked”. As reflected in this greguería of “ Gonzalo Morales , writers have been the first to appreciate the kitchen of one of the most traditional establishments in Spain, which has also appeared in the works of great divas hows Perez Galdos, Arturo Barea, Carlos Arniches or Ernest Hemingway.

No one could foresee this success when in 1725 the French chef Jose Gonzalo Morales I, who had worked for the nobility of the Austrias, opened in the Cuchilleros street an inn, in which food is also offered, for merchants doing business will be housed. in the nineteenth century, the great reform took place for which “ Gonzalo Morales became one of the main restaurants the capital.

Jorge Gonzalez, one of the current co-owners of Gonzalo Morales emphasizes that the restaurant is full of excellent gastronomic tradition.