EL PAÍS solely premieres ‘Moncloa. Four seasons’, the cursed documentary that nobody wished to broadcast | Communication and Media | EUROtoday

Moncloa. Four seasonsthe documentary produced by The Pool and Secuoya Studios that takes the viewer into the day-to-day lifetime of the Presidency of the Government of Spain, arrives subsequent Sunday for all EL PAÍS Premium subscribers. The first installment will probably be seen on October 20, and the opposite three chapters will premiere from Monday to Wednesday. The venture, directed by Curro Sánchez Varela, had develop into a cursed documentary that nobody dared to broadcast. Until now.

In addition to narrating completely different milestones within the lifetime of La Moncloa, throughout the completely different installments it’s proven, from inside, how a few of the nameless and most recognizable officers of the headquarters work: from the falconer who’s accountable for the safety of the airspace of the premises to the cook dinner who has been in workplace for many years, the president’s secretary or these accountable for studying the letters despatched by residents, to the advisors specialised in every topic.

The employees inform how they got here to the place, what their work entails and what it means for his or her private life to have a job that requires so many hours and dedication. In an interview with this newspaper, Curro Sánchez Varela states that this documentary “tells how the Government machinery works.” And that secrets and techniques could also be found, such because the bunker that homes the Department of Homeland Security.

Four episodes

Each installment takes place in a season of the yr and features a notable occasion. In the spring, the completely different groups of advisors to the President of the Government work with the Ministries to get the European Council to acknowledge the Iberian exception and permit Spain and Portugal to restrict gasoline costs after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

In the summer time we uncover how the NATO Summit in Madrid was organized. From the safety operations to the receptions on the Moncloa palace, which was attended by the principle world leaders and through which the path of the group for the following decade was established.

During the autumn, viewers can be taught concerning the group of COP 27 in Egypt from the then Minister of Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera. And, throughout the winter, the primary vice chairman and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, negotiates the 2023 General State Budgets with the collaboration of ministers akin to Félix Bolaños, Minister of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Cortes, and Yolanda Díaz, second vice chairman and minister of Labor and Social Economy.

Furthermore, those that comply with the documentary will have the ability to be taught concerning the President of the Government’s journeys to Brussels – to attend the classes of the European Council – and to Ukraine, the place he visited areas affected by the invasion of Ukraine, one yr after the invasion. There he additionally intervened in Parliament and conveyed Spain’s help to the Ukrainian individuals.

In scoop, for Premium subscribers of EL PAÍS

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