2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/35347The concept of the space-time as emerging in the world phase transition, vs. a priori existing, is put forward. The theory of gravity with two basic symmetries, the global affine one and the general covariance, is developed. Implications for the Universe are indicated.Plenary talk presented at Workshop on High Energy Physics&Field Theory (Protvino, Russia, 2004)General Relativity and Quantum Cosmologytext