Zapatero tries to appease the PSOE's concern: “I am not asking for an act of faith, I am convinced of my innocence”

Zapatero tries to appease the PSOE’s concern: “I am not asking for an act of faith, I am convinced of my innocence”

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero admitted this Thursday, in his first public interview on TVE since he was charged with alleged corruption offenses on May 19, the enormous concern that these accusations have caused in the socialist ranks. “I suffer a lot thinking that the PSOE could suffer because of the situation I am in, I suffer a lot,” he acknowledged. But to all socialists who maintain confidence in his innocence, starting with Pedro Sánchez, he conveyed: “I am not going to ask for an act of faith.”

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The Government approves the salary increase for teachers and the supplement for excursions

The Government approves the salary increase for teachers and the supplement for excursions

The Government is moving forward with the education agreement reached with CC.OO. and UGT as it committed, despite the conflict remaining alive in the education sector. The Executive Council approved this Tuesday the increase of the specific salary supplement for all teachers, as reported by the department’s minister, Esther Niubó, via the social network X. And it is expected to be included in teachers’ pay slips in May.

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Zaragoza slams the referee for conditioning the result against Huesca

Zaragoza slams the referee for conditioning the result against Huesca

While awaiting the harsh sanction that Real Zaragoza goalkeeper, Esteban Andrada, will face for the brutal punch he dealt to SD Huesca player, Jorge Pulido, which has gone viral worldwide, the Aragonese club also wanted to express this Monday its “absolute disagreement” with the refereeing performance of official Dámaso Arcediano, “especially due to the disparate criteria” in decisions made in both areas. “It clearly and directly conditioned the result,” they add in a statement.

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“The paradox of effort”: a self-employed person pays 558 euros more in income tax than an employee on low income

“The paradox of effort”: a self-employed person pays 558 euros more in income tax than an employee on low income

It’s the “paradox of effort.” This is how Marta Alcega, a member of the Associació Professional de Tècnics Tributaris de Catalunya i Balears (APttCB), summarizes it. In the income tax return, a self-employed person with an annual income of 10,000 euros faces a tax bill of 558 euros in the personal income tax settlement, while an employee with the same income pays nothing.

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The Castellers de Barcelona seek to crown the castell at the "highest altitude in history" in the Alps

The Castellers de Barcelona seek to crown the castell at the “highest altitude in history” in the Alps

Los Castellers de Barcelona are preparing to export the castellera tradition to an unprecedented altitude. This June 25, the group from the Catalan capital will travel to the Swiss Alps with the goal of completing what is announced as the “highest castell in history,” in the words of their public relations manager, Jordi Planas, to La Vanguardia.

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