2024-02-07 ECONOMY
Montero sees "impossible" and "unviable" the conditions demanded by the PP to approve the deficit path
The Government and the PP are still far from reaching an agreement on the deficit path for public administrations. This is crucial for the preparation of the General State Budgets. The Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, has described the conditions demanded by the PP as " ...
2024-02-07 ECONOMY
The Government approves the increase in the minimum wage to 1,134 euros and an increase of 0.5% for public salaries
On Tuesday, the Government approved an increase in the minimum interprofessional wage (SMI) to 1,134 euros per month in 14 payments, which is 5% higher than in 2023. Additionally, public salaries will receive an extra 0.5% increase with retroactive effects to 2023. These measure ...
2024-02-07 INTERNATIONAL
Chaos in El Salvador: they declare the preliminary scrutiny failed and will open the polls to count "vote by vote"
The recent presidential and legislative elections in El Salvador have faced scrutiny from the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. Nayib Bukele, who claimed victory in the elections, has not yet officially been declared the winner. The Tribunal will be opening a significant ...
2024-02-07 INTERNATIONAL
If the 'king of German literature' would raise his head…
If the German poet and playwright Johann Wolfgang von Goethe were to come back to life, he would surely request a new house and a different burial. This desire stems from Goethe's belief, as described by his biographers, that brain volume is linked to intelligence. ...
2024-02-07 INTERNATIONAL
Boric remembers Piñera as a "democrat" who contributed to building great agreements for the good of the country
The president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, has paid tribute to former president Sebastián Piñera, who tragically passed away in a helicopter accident on Tuesday. Boric described Piñera as a "dedicated democrat" who played a significant role in forging important agreements for the be ...
2024-02-07 INTERNATIONAL
Piñera, the first conservative president in Chilean democracy who faced the 2019 outbreak
Former Chilean president Sebastián Piñera, who died this Tuesday at the age of 74 in a helicopter accident, in 2010 became the first conservative to come to power after the return to democracy and during his two non-consecutive terms he had to face some of the most important mi ...
2024-02-07 INTERNATIONAL
The EU warns that Maduro cannot choose his rivals in the presidential elections
The European Union expressed its concerns on Tuesday about the Venezuelan government's persecution of the opposition in the country. They emphasized that the government should not have the power to choose its rivals in the upcoming presidential elections. However, they expressed ...
2024-02-07 INTERNATIONAL
Sebastián Piñera, former president of Chile, dies in a helicopter accident
The former president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, died this Tuesday at the age of 74 after the helicopter in which he was traveling with three other people crashed into Lake Ranco, in the Los Ríos region, in the center of the country. Andean. Sources clo ...
2024-02-07 INTERNATIONAL
Blue cheese can now be produced with other colors
Experts from the University of Nottingham have made a groundbreaking discovery in the world of blue cheese. By manipulating the pigment produced by the fungi responsible for the cheese's ripening, they have been able to create blue cheese in a variety of colors. The team of experts from the Faculty ...
2024-02-06 SPORTS
Samuel Eto'o's plot: 20 years for another Cup final in Mallorca
Sergio Campoy is 48 years old and Mallorcanism in his veins. He belongs to the club of vermilion fans who have seen his team travel through the Olympus of football: he has been in the three Copa del Rey finals that RCD Mallorca has played in 107 years of history. ...
2024-02-06 SPORTS
En-Nesyri's double and the unfortunate attack on Ocampos in Vallecas: "There is always a fool"
Youssef En-Nesyri's return proved crucial for Sevilla as they secured a vital victory against Rayo Vallecano, pushing them three points clear of the relegation zone. After being eliminated in the round of 16 of the African Cup, the Moroccan forward ended his goal d ...
2024-02-06 ECONOMY
The PP will overthrow the deficit path, but does not rule out negotiating if taxes are lowered and more margin is given to the communities
The PP will overthrow the Government's deficit path next Wednesday in the Senate thanks to the absolute majority it has in the Upper House. This was announced this Monday by the PP Deputy Secretary of Economy, Juan Bravo, in a press conference held at the party's nati ...
2024-02-06 ECONOMY
The countryside mobilizes this week in the Spanish streets against the CAP, cost increases and cheap imports
Once again, the streets of Spain's main cities and provincial capitals will be filled with tractors and farmers wearing yellow vests in protest of the current situation in the countryside. The three major agrarian employers' associations have called for mobilizations this week a ...
2024-02-06 ECONOMY
The struggle to attract large investments opens another 'war' between autonomies and the Government for access to the electricity that supplies them
Produce green hydrogen in the Escombreras Valley, in Murcia, or green steel in Puertollano, in Ciudad Real. Electrify the ceramics industry in Castellón, develop circular economy projects in Cerceda (A Coruña) or hundreds of industrial and urban planning projects in Madrid. All ...
2024-02-06 ECONOMY
The final 'sprint' that launched the historical tourism record in Spain: visits grew by 12% after the summer compared to before the covid
2023 was a record year for the tourism sector. Spain welcomed 85.1 million foreign visitors, an unprecedented figure in historical series. Never before have so many international tourists arrived in the country in a single year, which demonstrates not only the recovery of the s ...
2024-02-06 ECONOMY
The OECD raises its growth forecast for Spain in 2024 by one tenth to 1.5% and points out that prices will grow by 3.3%
This Monday the OECD has improved its economic forecasts for Spain in 2024. The update suggests that the GDP will advance somewhat more than initially expected and, on the contrary, the rise in prices will be more contained. Specifically, the international organization predicts ...
2024-02-06 INTERNATIONAL
Heroes, collaborators and veterans: the Belgian drama with its darkest past
Netflix has just added a new film called Will to its collection. Set in Antwerp in the 1940s, the movie is based on a book by Jeroen Olyslaegers and follows two police officers struggling to balance their allegiance to the Resistance with their obligations to the G ...
2024-02-06 INTERNATIONAL
Maduro seeks date and rivals for his elections
The Bolivarian revolution has once again presented a revised version of the National Dialogue Table, aimed at manipulating the upcoming presidential elections. This table, also known as the "little table" due to its lack of representation, was previously used in th ...
2024-02-06 INTERNATIONAL
The fires in Chile: the greatest catastrophe since the 2010 earthquake: "It is the entire Chile that mourns and suffers for our dead"
Chile is shocked, hit by the biggest catastrophe since the earthquake that left 521 dead and 56 missing in 2010.. It was expected that this year, with a dry and hotter summer, the fires would grow, but no one imagined what February 2024 would bring: more than 15,0 ...
2024-02-06 ECONOMY
Ribera now points to the big banks: "The financial sector must reflect so as not to be trapped in investments full of CO2"
Banco Santander, BBVA, CaixaBank.... The greatest leaders of the Spanish financial world are now in the crosshairs of Teresa Ribera. The Minister for the Ecological Transition has singled out big banks for their significant role in financing a fully sustainable ene ...
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