Economía

The Sectoral Conference on Housing and Urban Agenda held this morning in Madrid has approved the State Housing Plan 2026-2030 (PEV), with a total investment of 7 billion euros. Of this amount, 60% (4.2 billion) will be contributed by the ministry and the remaining 40% (2.8 billion) by the autonomous communities. The Government of Spain and the autonomous communities and cities have reached an agreement after almost a year of work in this morning’s meeting, despite some disagreements from the autonomous communities.

The Supreme Court has annulled the single registration procedure for short-term rentals that are intended to be advertised through digital platforms, considering that the State lacks the authority to regulate it. Specifically, it argues that it establishes a regulation of a national registry that overlaps with the regional registries for the registration of tourist rentals.

The Auto 2030 plan, to boost the motor industry in Spain in the electrification wave, was presented this Thursday in Catalonia, still with one of the key points, purchase subsidies of up to 4,500 euros, pending deployment. “The system will be operational before summer” and the subsidies can be requested, detailed Jordi García Brustenga, Secretary of State for Industry, at an event in Barcelona. Despite the delay, the subsidies will be retroactive from January.

The war in Iran and the energy crisis resulting from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz are already being felt in the pockets of European citizens. The European Commission has lowered the economic forecasts for the eurozone this spring by three tenths, from 2.3% to 0.9% for this year, while inflation rises from 1.9% to 3% due to high fuel prices. This is something that the Economy Commissioner, Valdis Dombrovskis, had already been warning about: the risk of a “stagflation” scenario, with low growth and high inflation, with consumer prices through the roof.

The National Court has established that holidays falling on the weekly rest day on Saturday must be compensated and entitle the enjoyment of an additional day of rest. This is set forth in a ruling that responds to the collective dispute raised against the agreement of the customer service center sector (“contact center”).

The arrest of Jonathan Andic, eldest son of Isak Andic, the owner of Mango who died in December 2024 after falling off a cliff in the Montserrat mountain, has created a lot of expectation, especially after the judge in the case charged him with an alleged homicide and released him on bail of one million euros. The judge’s order provides evidence pointing to the detainee as the author of his father’s death while they were walking in the mountains.

SpaceX, the rocket and satellite company led by Elon Musk, filed on Wednesday for an initial public offering (IPO), paving the way for one of the most anticipated stock market debuts of the year and expected to raise a record amount.

One detail stands out in the investigation into the death of Isak Andic, founder of Mango, during a walk with his son Jonathan in Montserrat in December 2024. It is the trace of the alleged slip that caused what could have been an accidental fall, which has become one of the clues the judge uses to understand that what happened that day was not an accident.

On December 14, 2024, Isak and Jonathan Andic were not alone on the Montserrat mountain. Father and son parked their vehicles in the Collbató parking lot from which the Les Feixades path starts, a slippery but simple trail that connects the Salnitre caves with the Montserrat monastery. After barely ten minutes, the 71-year-old businessman fell into the void and died from the severe injuries of the impact. The son, who was released on Tuesday after posting a bail of one million euros and is accused of homicide, took four minutes to make the first call and it was to his father’s partner, Estefanía Knuth. Two minutes later he alerted 112 to ask for help. After half an hour, two climbers who had been practicing sport in the massif appeared on the trail and approached Jonathan, alerted by his cries of distress, according to sources familiar with the investigation that La Vanguardia has been able to learn.

The bailout granted during the pandemic by the state holding company SEPI to Plus Ultra as part of the support for strategic companies in trouble is at the center of the plot surrounding José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero investigated by judge José Luis Calama. According to the judge, the executives of this small airline tried to obtain the aid of 53 million granted by SEPI through “mechanisms outside the legally established channels,” either through the mediation of José Luis Ábalos or Zapatero himself, which was the channel used. The former Prime Minister played a “predominant role” and “allowed Plus Ultra to achieve the pursued objectives.” How did this SEPI aid program work? Why was it so decisive for many companies and so controversial in some cases?