The Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility (Airef) has revised upwards the growth forecasts for the Spanish economy for the coming years, from 2027 to 2030. The reason is immigration. Foreign workers are making a significant contribution to the improvement of GDP and will continue to do so in the coming years, assures the regulator.
Shortly after the pandemic restrictions were lifted, the people in charge of the historic hat shop Mil de Barcelona shared on these pages that they were very worried because the lease contract for their store on Fontanella Street was nearing its end and, on top of that, dark clouds were looming everywhere. The fourth and fifth generations of these hatters were not sure their business could survive. On both sides, 24-hour supermarkets were opening at full speed. The family feared becoming part of the honorable list of iconic businesses that had disappeared due to the whirlwind of these times.
The majestic image of the Sagrada Família featured on our cover today is a tribute to Antoni Gaudí, on the centenary of his death, and to the city of Barcelona itself for having this fabulous architectural jewel. There are only a few days left until June 10, when,
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero sold to the businessman Julio Martínez Martínez, located at the center of the plot investigated by judge José Luis Calama, a house in Almería in 2011, the last year of his term as President of the Government, according to the report from the National Office for Fraud Investigation (ONIF) submitted to the case file, which does not specify the exact date of the transaction.
Air transport faces a situation of maximum uncertainty at the gates of summer due to the war in the Middle East. No matter how much airlines and the tourism sector in general strive to show a public image of calm, the reality behind closed doors is one of great concern about the real risk of aviation fuel shortages in the coming weeks. The airport association, ICE, warns of supply problems in just two weeks, and the International Energy Agency (IAE) estimates that in little more than a month there will be a lack of kerosene in Europe.
EU countries already have their box of recommendations from the European Commission to mitigate the energy crisis stemming from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. And it does not include the suggestion of teleworking, as an earlier draft stated, but it does include reinforced coordination of energy reserve storage among Member States, one of the few competencies the Community Executive has in this area. Brussels, however, is for the moment shelving the idea of approving a European mechanism to tax the extraordinary profits of energy companies, despite the request from large EU countries such as Spain, Italy, and Germany.
In research aimed at changing the treatment of advanced prostate cancers, a new drug combination has halted disease progression in men with aggressive tumors.
Àlex Márquez will be discharged from the hospital this afternoon after successfully undergoing surgery for a fracture of the right clavicle. The Catalan rider suffered a dramatic crash yesterday in Montmeló, where he was thrown through the air during the Catalunya GP race.
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he will increase tariffs on vehicles from the European Union (EU) and accused the Old Continent bloc of not complying with its trade agreement with the United States.
The truce between Russia and Ukraine for the days May 8, 9, and 10 is now a reality. This was confirmed by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, in a statement on Truth Social, in which he thanks both presidents for reaching an agreement.