Cristina Jolonch is not an invention of artificial intelligence. She is a flesh-and-blood journalist from Barcelona who joined La Vanguardia in 1989 as an intern and quietly established herself among us to work in the newspaper’s gastronomy section. We are
CaixaBank has been awarded Best Digital Private Banking in Europe 2026 at the Wealth Tech Awards, which are annually presented by the Professional Wealth Management (PWM) magazine of the Financial Times Group. This is the third consecutive year that the entity receives this recognition, placing it at the forefront of the high net worth management sector in the European continent. Additionally, the entity has received a special mention (highly commended) this year as Best Private Banking in Digital Innovation in Europe 2026.
The strong imbalance between rental demand and supply is fueling the mortgage boom in Catalonia. The community is the only one, along with Castilla-La Mancha, where the granting of financing to buy housing is increasing, according to data published yesterday by the Notarial College of Catalonia.
The city of Madrid has fully rallied behind the Spanish national team. Hundreds of thousands of people have been in the streets of the capital since mid-afternoon. The Government Delegation in Madrid estimates up to two million people, including the entire route. In the Plaza de Cibeles, the players are climbing onto the stage set up for the celebration. Neither the 36-degree temperature nor the desire for vacations and to escape the capital have dampened the enthusiasm of the fans, who have been forming rivers of people heading towards the square that houses the Madrid City Hall and the Bank of Spain. The goal: to see their idols, even if they couldn’t have them as close as they wanted.
Inflation is rising in the United States and Europe as a result of the visible increase in gas and oil prices after seven months of a wide-ranging regional war in the Middle East. The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised interest rates, going against President Donald Trump. The European Central Bank has moved in the same direction to try to stop this spiral. It is the cost of the Iran war, with a geographic focus on the Straits of Hormuz and Bab el Mandeb. The price increase especially affects diesel, an essential fuel for industrial economies. It is estimated that at this time the Middle East is supplying ten million fewer barrels of crude oil daily to the global economy. The diesel bottleneck is found in the refineries.
A research program from French public television revealed this Thursday new footage of the high-profile robbery at the Louvre Museum, which occurred on October 19, 2025, showing four guards powerless against the actions of the two assailants and how one of them drops Eugenia’s crown.
The Council of Ministers has given the green light today to the airport regulation document for the period 2027-2031, known as DORA III. This includes an investment of nearly 13 billion euros across the entire network of Spanish airports managed by Aena, of which 1.963 billion euros will be invested in the airports of Catalunya.
Employers’ organizations have long warned that one of the main problems of the lack of competitiveness of the Spanish economy is the high level of work absenteeism. Pimec published a report last January focused on Catalonia that pointed out that sick leaves
Two weeks ago, the owner of the historic Soriano flower shop on Gaudí Avenue received the latest offer to leave and make way for another store crowded with souvenirs. His gladioli enjoy privileged views of the Sagrada Família temple. “And this time it really was a good offer – admits Xavier Soriano himself –. The truth is that I have been holding on for a few years because of my father and my grandfather, because my father and grandfather dedicated their lives to this flower shop, because my family has been here since 1940. But it has been a long time since I made a living with other businesses, because selling flowers here makes very little sense, because on this avenue there are only problems… I would have accepted this offer, I admit it, and let them start selling souvenirs, but…”.
Real Madrid announced this Thursday that it officially calls elections for President and Board of Directors of the club and sets the dates to submit candidacies, which range from today until May 23, both included, that is, 9 days.
