Bárcenas goes beyond the Kitchen: “This operation (espionage) is initiated by those responsible for the PP”

Bárcenas goes beyond the Kitchen: “This operation (espionage) is initiated by those responsible for the PP”

With a firm, calm step and now free —which is no small thing—, Luis Bárcenas arrived this morning at the Audiencia Nacional ready to undergo an interrogation in which he would explain what documents were stolen from him through the so-called Operation Kitchen, allegedly orchestrated by the Ministry of Interior during Mariano Rajoy’s time. However, the former treasurer of the Popular Party, with no outstanding issues with justice, delved into an area that the judge who instructed the case did not want to enter: “this operation was initiated by the party leaders”.

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Illa and Junqueras sign the budget agreement tomorrow at the Palau de la Generalitat

Illa and Junqueras sign the budget agreement tomorrow at the Palau de la Generalitat

El Govern and Esquerra Republicana have reached an agreement for the 2026 budgets. After two months of negotiations, socialists and republicans have reached a pact by which Catalunya will have its first accounts since 2023. To stage this understanding, the president of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, and the leader of ERC, Oriol Junqueras, will sign the pact tomorrow at 8 a.m. in the Palau de la Generalitat.

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Strong job creation adds 232,000 new affiliates in May

Strong job creation adds 232,000 new affiliates in May

The approach of summer boosts the labor market. If in the Spanish economy May is always a good month for employment, this year’s has been even better than usual. An increase of 232,000 affiliates, which is the second-best May in the historical series and leads to a new record in the total number of contributors, who have already exceeded 22.3 million. And a significant fact: practically half of the increase in contributors in May comes from foreign workers, with 111,000 new affiliates. Among Spaniards, the employment growth rate is clearly lower.

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How to protect wealth in these uncertain times

How to protect wealth in these uncertain times

Barcelona strengthens its role as a space for economic reflection after hosting the first Mapfre Forum on Economy and Wealth Management in the city. The event, held on Tuesday, brought together experts from the legal and financial fields at the Torre Mapfre to address the major challenges of wealth management, from taxation to the behavior of global markets, with one premise: without planning, wealth is exposed to avoidable risks.

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