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The Federal Reserve’s board of governors Kevin M. Warsh takes the reins of the Federal Reserve at a critical juncture for the economy, and for the central bank itself.As Fed chair, a role he will soon assume, Mr. Warsh will need to navigate a delicate economic moment, a president who demands lower interest rates and an increasingly divided leadership committee — one whose members will now include Jerome H. Powell, the departing Fed chair.An unusual transitionFor the first time since 1948, a former Fed chair will remain with the central bank past the end of his term. Mr. Powell’s decision…
In just one month, Spain will end the express route that since 2018 has allowed tens of thousands of Venezuelans to regularize their situation almost automatically. As EL PAÍS reported, the Ministry of the Interior has formalized the decision in an internal letter in which it details the legal framework that supports the closure of permits for humanitarian reasons and sets the exact dates of the transition. As of June 12, 2026, these temporary residence authorizations cannot be granted or renewed, regardless of when the application was submitted.Continue reading
Most positions for HR specialists in Germany are not publicly advertised by Volkswagen, Deutsche Telekom or another DAX group, but by personnel service providers such as temporary employment agencies, personnel consultancies and placement agencies. Between January and March of this year, almost every second HR position was published by them. But the decline in jobs is also evident among external recruiting professionals: In the first quarter of 2026, personnel service providers – which dominate the HR job market as external advertisers – placed almost a quarter fewer HR advertisements than in the first three months of last year – 7,479…
In the midst of his government’s fight for survival, British Health Minister Streeting reportedly wants to challenge Prime Minister Starmer. He is already said to be preparing to resign in order to run for party leadership.
The EU member states must do so by June 7th EU Pay Transparency Directive (ETRL) have been incorporated into national law. That’s the plan. But many countries will not meet this deadline – including Germany. “The implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive into national law will take place during this legislative period,” was recently stated in response to a request from our editorial team from the Federal Ministry of Education, Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. Infringement proceedings: What threatens Germany if the deadline is missed? Should that ETRL If it is not written into national law in this…
The socialist candidate for the Andalusian presidency, María Jesús Montero, has presented the elections next Sunday the 17th as a referendum on public health. “What we are at stake is the defense of our public services, and very particularly health, because this service is the one that deteriorates the fastest and the one that has the greatest impact on people’s lives in the short term,” he said in an interview on Cadena Ser. For her part, the spokesperson for the PP in Congress, Ester Muñoz, has accused the PSOE of lying and waging a “dirty campaign” against the popular candidate,…
What is our culture of remembrance? In the SPIEGEL talk, historian Götz Aly, author Susanne Siegert and journalist Hadija Haruna-Oelker discuss Nazi involvement in the family – and where remembering becomes memory theater.
Catalan teachers begin the second consecutive day of strike, although this Wednesday they focus only on Baix Llobregat and Penedès. The day began, as usual, with a road closure. A group of fifty teachers have blocked the B-23 in Sant Joan Despí (Barcelona) since 7 in the morning. Continue reading
The businessman Julio Martínez Martínez, investigated in the Plus Ultra casehides more than half a million euros deposited in bank funds in Miami (United States), according to what has been revealed The World and EL PAÍS has been able to confirm. The businessman, a friend of the former President of the Government José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, is being investigated for crimes of criminal organization and money laundering, among others, in a case in the National Court that analyzes whether the 53 million euros with which the Government rescued the Plus Ultra airline after the pandemic were used to launder funds.…
According to a report by the US Congress, Donald Trump’s planned missile defense system could cost up to $1.2 trillion – many times the amount previously mentioned. Space-based defense would be particularly expensive.