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The goal of returning peace to Ukraine is more alive than ever. The fear that the invasion of the regions of Donesk and Lugansk by Russia climb to a greater conflict is leading to the global powers to seek the mechanisms to return peace to the territory, especially after the approach conato that the president of the United States, Donald Trump, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, have had. China had spoken as a neutral actor and a peace catalyst in the territory, but Beijing had never raised the sending of troops to the area, until now. According to Chinese…

The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, has criticized this Saturday his Argentine counterpart, Javier Milei, whom he has branded as a “nostalgic (Benito) Mussolini” and “greedy”, in addition to defining him as “Cipayo”, a term used to refer to a person who betrays the interests of his country and favors that of foreign powers. “Milei comes from the European world, does not come from Latin American flow. He is Italian. And today Italy is in full decline and still longs for the Roman Empire, but Mussolini, something worse,” said the president in an interview with the Spanish economist Alfredo Serrano…

The Association of Construction and Concessionaires of Infrastructure Seopan has calculated that Spain needs to invest 85,000 million euros in water infrastructure until 2035 to adapt its network to the necessary quality requirements. This Saturday, March 22, World Water and Spain Day is celebrated is the fourth European country, according to Eurostat, with the highest economic losses due to extreme meteorological phenomena and climatic events, which represented 27.13 euros per inhabitant in 2020. The DANA last October confirms the scientific evidence of the impact of climate change in the Mediterranean basins, which would require, among other measures, the implementation of…

Spring is the station of the new beginnings, the perfect moment to renew spaces and strengthen the connection with plants and nature. In an accelerated world, plant care has become a perfect ally to learn to relax and disconnect. Under this philosophy, Lidl presents a selection of more than 700 decoration products and garden tools from 1.99 euros, available under its own brands Livarno, Grillmeister and Parkside, and which includes products such as garden furniture, barbecues, sun loungers, hammocks, decoration accessories, planters and gardeners, garden tools, umbrellas and more. This assortment will be available in the Lidl online store, with…

The Agricultural Organization of Extremadura Asaja has demanded the Declaration of Catastrophic Zone in the areas of the Extremadura Campo that have been “seriously” affected by the recent “torrential rains.” The president of Apag Extremadura Asaja, Juan Metidieri, has revealed the “urgency” of adopting “immediate” measures to alleviate the situation, mainly in the most affected areas, among which Jaraíz de la Vera (Cáceres) and the Pacenses regions of Vegas Altas, La Serena, South Campiña, among others, where the “force of the water has wreaked off, among others, where the” force of water has wreaked for both infrastructures. in agricultural farms.…

The Ministry of Finance will veto next week the proposition of the law that presented to add the minimum interprofessional salary (SMI), with the aim of preventing its processing, according to its processing, according to sources from the Ministry to EFE. From the department headed by María Jesús Montero, they explain that her portfolio maintains the favorable position to maintain the current minimum, although this implies that some workers who charge the SMI have to pay. The regulations reserve the Council of Ministers this possibility, known as “budget veto” since it can be submitted to any amendment or proposition that…

The employer Conpymes, the business organization that was born in 2021 surrounded by the wife of the President of the Government, Begoña Gómez, and the Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz, and of which Pimec is a part of Pimec has marked distances this Tuesday in Madrid with an act against the preliminary draft of the reduction of the working day at 37.5 hours that the Congress of the Deputies will arrive in the coming weeks. Entrepreneurs harden their speech against the defendant months ago and call to stop their process instead of agreeing. “We do not want alms, we want…

Strive business ties, boost the local economy and, consequently that of Spain, and ask for agility in the Cantabrian-Mediterranean axis. These are the three main points that have been addressed in the first meeting of the Aragón and Navarra Business Council, held in Zaragoza, in which the companies of both autonomies have joined efforts to continue moving forward in the lines of joint work that have already been developing for years. Within these lines, one of the priorities is the Cantabrian-Mediterranean axis. “It is very important for Aragon and Navarra and also for Spain,” explained the president of CEOE Aragón,…

India announced this Sunday the beginning of the negotiations with New Zealand for the signing of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two nations, a decision that coincides with the arrival of the Asian country of the Neozyme Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, for an official visit. “On the occasion of the proposed meeting between the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, and the very honorable Christopher Luxon (…) The two nations are pleased to announce the launch of negotiations for a free trade agreement,” the Indian Ministry of Commerce reported in a statement. Luxon began this Sunday an official…

The agreement reached by conservatives and social democrats with the greens this Friday to reform the Constitution opens a new chapter in the history of military spending in Germany, since it enables an unlimited increase as a reaction to the threat of the Russia of Vladimir Putin and the need for Europe to guarantee its security. “There is a clear message to our partners and friends, and also to our enemies of our freedom: we are able to defend ourselves and we are also fully prepared to defend ourselves,” said the conservative and probable leader next chancellor Friedrich Merz. The…

The annual negotiation round between entrepreneurs and unions for salary revaluation in Japan-Knowing as ‘shhunto’ in Japanese culture- a year has resulted in the largest rise agreement in 34 years. If last year the same milestone was reached with an initial 5.28% increase (which ended up being 5.1% at the end of the negotiation), this year the Confederation of Japanese Trade Unions (Rengo) has scratched 5.46% in the preliminary pact, although foreseeably it will also be reduced after the debate is the smallest companies. This salary revulsion, however, is not expected to be sufficient to revive numb consumption – one…

The Minister of Finance and Public Administration, Elena Manzano, said this Thursday, March 13, that Extremadura will not participate in the payment of the “Catalan Festival” with the deception of the “foronation” of the debt offered by the Government of Spain to the Autonomous Communities. Manzano has appeared in the assembly at his own request to explain the issues discussed in the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council of February 26 and has stressed that “condoning is forgiving and nothing is forgiven” since, he added, “the debt does not disappear, it does not evapo, it is assumed by the State and…

The US needed a positive news in the macroeconomic plane and this Wednesday has arrived. Inflation gave in February a (very) small respite to the first power of the planet, relaxing the fears that were installed after the hot data of January. Fears that joined the explosive combination of economic deterioration and more inflationary pressures derived from Donald Trump’s policies. With the front of the ‘quiet’ inflation for the moment, despite remains closer to 3% than of the objective of 2%, economists and investors will continue to focus on the debate of a potential recession if the White House tenant…

High growth companies (EAC) are those that have grown more than 20% per year in the last three years and have a minimum of 10 employees. In Spain there are 15,276 EAC, which congregate 35% of the total turnover of Spanish companies with 567,947 million euros. In addition, these types of societies create 1,280,096 of jobs. Jordi Esteve, responsible partner of Strategy of PWC, acknowledges that “these types of societies represent their own ecosystem in an environment in Spain in which we have a lack of business size,” Esteve confirmed in the presentation analysis of high growth companies in Spain:…

The work cost per hour worked in the last quarter of 2024 with an increase of 2.3%, according to the data without correcting. These data certify a moderation of the increase, despite accumulating two and a half years of increases. If seasonal and calendar effects are eliminated, this increase is at 3.7%, according to the index that measures the ICLA. The largest increase in the cost occurred in the second quarter of 2019, coinciding with the increase in the minimum interprofessional salary of 736 euros per month to 900. Now, the increase in labor costs have been 14 months of…

The administration of the US President, Donaldtrump, asked the managers of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to address an additional cuts of 1,000 workers, which would lead to the departure of 20% of the workforce and that according to experts could affect the capacity of the agency to make temporary, storms and hurricane forecasts. According to internal sources, consultations of the New York Times, this new order adds to the 1,300 workers who have resigned or have been fired in recent weeks and represents almost 20% of the around 13,000 workers of this agency on which the National…

Japan and the United Kingdom have agreed on Friday to adopt a new Economic Association Agreement to promote a free and open international trade, amid the concern for the repercussions of the tariff threats of the US President, Donald Trump, against his business partners. In the first economic dialogue 2+2 between the two countries, their exterior and trade holders have committed themselves to collaborate to address the energy and security challenges raised by the new US administration policies, as the Japanese chancellor, Takeshi Iweaya, summarized in a press conference. “Sharing fundamental values, Japan and the United Kingdom will continue to…

The Government of Murcia will encourage with three million euros the realization of industrial research and experimental development projects, with the aim of achieving a competitive improvement in the defense and security industry, according to sources from the Murcian Executive in a statement. This was announced on Thursday by the president of the region, Fernando López Miras, during the inauguration of the European Congress of Naval Defense Industry that, in collaboration with the European Commission, is held on March 6 and 7 in Cartagena, and which is attended by more than 300 people from all over Europe. This specific R&D…

Yolanda Díaz, Second Vice President and Minister of Labor, has assured that in Spain you cannot live “with dignity” charging the median salary, which is located at 1,599 euros per month. Díaz’s statements have taken place in their appearance in the Labor Commission of the Congress of Deputies, in which he has recognized that salaries in Spain are “moderate” and “susceptible to improvement” and that, taking as reference the median salary those 1,599 euros “do not allow to live with dignity to anyone.” “With all respect, 1,599 euros per month do not allow to live with dignity to anyone having…

The president of Cepyme, Gerardo Cuerva, has accused the government of “balancing” social dialogue and has recriminated that his decisions cause the decrease in productivity and lack of competitiveness with his international counterparts. It has been in reference to the Manifesto of the SME that was presented on July 3 and in which small and medium enterprises rebelled against interventionism and over -regulation by the Executive led by Pedro Sánchez: “7 months ago of the Manifesto of the SME, it was a hard document, but meditated at a time of tiredness in which the small entrepreneurs demanded to respond to…

To charge a pension of sufficient amount to face with guarantees retirement is one of the obsessions of the workers throughout their professional career and especially in the years prior to that change from worker to pensioner. Put to dream, a good retirement pension would be, for example, one of 2,500 euros per month. With this amount, at least a priori, all our needs would be covered. But, of course, to get to it you have to meet a series of requirements that cannot always be met. First of all, what the worker must be clear is that, in order…

The Second Vice President and Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz, opens to recover the aid for small and medium enterprises to adapt to the reduction of the day to 37.5 hours per week. In her speech at the opening of the Electoral Assembly of ATE, the work leader valued the aid to the SMEs that were raised from the Ministry during the negotiation of the reduction of the workday between the employer, the ministry and the unions, although they did not finally incorporated into the text since they did not reach an agreement and the employer ‘left’…

The Parliament of Iran has dismissed this Sunday to the Minister of Economy of the country, Abdolnasser Hemmati, six months after reaching the position of the government’s president, Masud fishshkian, in the midst of an economic crisis due to the collapse of the rial, the national currency. Hemmati has been unable to overcome a motion of censure in the Islamic Advisory Assembly despite the fact that the Iranian President appeared to grant in person his support for his minister’s work in the face of the hard economic situation that the country is going through, under US sanctions for his nuclear…

The Deputy Secretary of Economy of the PP, Juan Bravo, has admitted this Saturday that the communities governed by his party are “autonomous” pear decide whether or not the debt remove proposal raised by the Government, but has insisted that “the condom is not the solution” because, in reality, “nothing is forgiven” and the debt must be paid the same. In an interview with the ‘Parliament’ program of RNE, Bravo explained that none of his directors has spoken in deprived of the possibility of accepting that remove. Asked if they would understand that any of their territories were accepted that…

The economy grew in Galicia 2.9% in the fourth quarter of 2024 in relation to the same period of the previous year, as can be seen from the quarterly accounting information regarding this period, published this Friday by the Galician Institute of Statistical (IGE). Regarding intertramestral evolution, from September to December 2024, autonomic GDP increased 0.8%, while the year closed with a 2.8%growth. From or point of view, the gross capital formation increased by 3.8% and exports of goods and services have an interannual rate of 3.7%. Regarding imports, 1.7%rise, at the same time that domestic demand and final consumption…