The 'cashier' of the reserved funds Pérez de los Cobos points to Pino for the expenses of the 'Kitchen'

The ‘cashier’ of the reserved funds Pérez de los Cobos points to Pino for the expenses of the ‘Kitchen’

When the National Court judge Manuel García Castellón concluded the investigation into Operation Kitchen, he put in black and white that “dysfunctions and irregularities in the management and control” of the reserved funds were evident, which had led to the financing of the “intrinsically illegal police operation” [to steal documentation from the former treasurer of the Popular Party Luis Bárcenas that could affect the party].

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Santacreu wins the battle for the silver chairs of the Chamber after a very close vote

Santacreu wins the battle for the silver chairs of the Chamber after a very close vote

Close vote on the silver seats in the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce that ends with a victory for the measure promoted by Josep Santacreu. The president of the institution has gathered the necessary support to advance the proposal that has generated the most division in the institution in recent months. The entity’s plenary approved this Thursday the expansion of the paid seats with a tie of 29 votes in favor and 29 against, which was resolved positively with Santacreu’s casting vote.

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Why Legos and HP cartridges keep washing up on Europe's beaches

Why Legos and HP cartridges keep washing up on Europe’s beaches

It doesn’t happen every day, but often enough to raise suspicion of a pattern. And it doesn’t only happen in Spain: there are records in the Azores, Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, Portugal, France, Norway… It has been occurring since 2014 and the origin is clear today but not defined. But if while walking on one of the beaches of Western Europe the reader comes across an HP brand printer cartridge, be aware that you have in your hands the relic of a shipwreck.

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Services and consumption drive the Catalan economy against the weakness of the industry

Services and consumption drive the Catalan economy against the weakness of the industry

“The services have continued to be the great engine of the Catalan economy.” That is one of the conclusions of the Annual Report on the Catalan Economy 2025 presented this Thursday at the Palau de la Generalitat. With a “gradual recovery of the agricultural sector,” the Catalan economy shows that new face in which the industry has not quite regained the brilliance of previous years. “The weakest increase has been recorded in the industrial sector,” the report states.

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The energy shock from the Iranian conflict weakens the manufacturing sector

The energy shock from the Iranian conflict weakens the manufacturing sector

The shock of energy prices due to the Iranian conflict is beginning to claim its first victims. A report from Caixabank Research warns that the manufacturing industry risks weakening its growth, even sinking into stagnation. The intensity of energy consumption as well as dependence on foreign trade cause this sector to be the most sensitive to the international situation.

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Barcelona dismantles the drug addicts' camp on Montjuïc mountain

Barcelona dismantles the drug addicts’ camp on Montjuïc mountain

La Guardia Urbana evacuated early Friday morning 32 people settled in tents and some very precarious constructions built on the slope of Montjuïc that faces the Ronda del Litoral, right next to the Firefighters’ park, on Josep Carner Avenue… We are talking about what would practically be the most precarious, unsafe, and on top of that unhealthy shantytown neighborhood in the city that this mountain has become for some time now.

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