The PISA 2025 report (Programme for International Student Assessment, in English), released this morning, indicates that Spain is below the OECD and EU averages in the three competencies analyzed (mathematics, reading, and science) and plummets compared to its own 2022 data where a sharp decline had already occurred. It is the worst result in its historical series since the year 2000.
Volkswagen Group España Distribución (VGED), responsible for distributing vehicles, parts and spare parts of several brands of the German giant in the country, is experiencing a sweet moment. Despite the challenges of the European automotive sector, it closed 2025 with record revenue figures. The Barcelona-based company achieved a turnover of 5,045 million euros, after growing 23% over last year, and breaks the 5,000 million mark for the first time.
“No matter where Raphinha plays; for me, it is more about what he shows on the field,” explained Hansi Flick after the win against Athletic Club. The sporting management and the coach agreed that, beyond the number nine, the urgency was to strengthen the wingers in the transfer market, since last season the team lost a lot of quality when Lamine Yamal or Raphinha himself were absent.
A bad August awaiting a September that will likely be worse. The data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) this morning confirmed that prices soared last month to 4.3%, the highest rate since February 2023.
La Generalitat Valenciana has sent an Es-Alert message to order the confinement of the municipality of Gátova, with 452 inhabitants, due to the forest fire declared on Thursday afternoon between Gátova and Segorbe (Castellón) caused by a lightning strike, because of the risk posed by the smoke reaching the municipality.
The PNV spokesperson in Congress, Maribel Vaquero, announced this Tuesday that her group will abstain this afternoon in the plenary vote on the decree-law extending rental contracts.
“This is neither left nor right.” Danger. Danger. When you hear this phrase, it is usually because it is either left or right. “From this conflict, no political gain should be made nor electoral calculations done.” Be careful. When you hear that phrase, the person who says it…
Madrid doctors and medical staff return to the national strike called from today Monday 18 to Friday 22 May against the proposed reform of the Framework Statute for statutory personnel of the Ministry of Health’s health system.
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 image of a safe haven of the Persian Gulf countries, on which their opulent economies were based, has been disrupted by the Iran war. Maintaining the perception of security has become an imperative for these monarchies, even if it infringes on the freedom of expression of their citizens. Amnesty International (AI) denounced on Monday a “campaign of repression,” resulting in more than a thousand detainees accused of sympathizing with Iran during the United States and Israel war against the Islamic Republic.
